The neural mechanisms underlying the transition from a drug-nondependent to a drug-dependent
state remain elusive. Chronic exposure to drugs has been shown to increase brain-…

Asymmetric segregation of damaged proteins (DPs) during mitosis has been linked in yeast
and bacteria to the protection of one cell from aging. Recent evidence suggests that stem …

Drug administration to avoid unpleasant drug withdrawal symptoms has been hypothesized
to be a crucial factor that leads to compulsive drug-taking behavior. However, the neural …

Nanoparticles (NPs) have extensive industrial, biotechnological, and biomedical/pharmaceutical
applications, leading to concerns over health risks to humans and biota. Among various …

Long term cell cultures could be obtained from brains of adult sea bass (Dicentrarchus
labrax) up to 5 days post mortem. On three different occasions, sea bass brain tissues were …

Recent work has shown that infusion of brain‐derived neurotrophic factor ( BDNF ) into the
ventral tegmental area ( VTA ) promotes a switch in the mechanisms mediating morphine …

Recent evidence suggests that proliferating cells polarize damaged proteins during mitosis
to protect one cell from aging, and that the structural conformation of damaged proteins …

Continuous cell lines from aquatic invertebrate species are few and the development of
crustacean cell lines remains an elusive goal. Although a crayfish cell line derived from neural …

This thesis explores the unequal partitioning of damaged proteins during mitosis and its
implications for cell fate. Initially described in unicellular organisms, it was unclear if this method …

Lignocellulosic wastes from Amazonian crops are promising for the production of biochar.
However, there are scientific gaps concerning the thermodegradation mechanisms of widely …