Christmas trees are an enduring holiday tradition. U.S. producers supply about 35 million trees annually. The past few decades have seen the Pacific Northwest’s rise to prominence as the leading Christmas-tree producing region in the United States. With a combined annual production estimated at more than 11 million trees, Oregon,...
Wines, specifically those in which lactic acid bacteria can grow can cause transient toxic effects due to the formation of biogenic amines such as histamine and tyramine. Some people specifically avoid red wines because they are more often associated with headaches and other discomforts. An understanding of the origin, occurrence...
Wines, specifically those in which lactic acid bacteria can grow can cause transient toxic effects due to the formation of biogenic amines such as histamine and tyramine. Some people specifically avoid red wines because they are more often associated with headaches and other discomforts. An understanding of the origin, occurrence...
The hepatic α-tocopherol transfer protein (TTP) is required for optimal α-tocopherol bioavailability in humans; mutations in the human TTPA gene result in the heritable disorder ataxia with vitamin E deficiency (AVED, OMIM #277460). TTP is also expressed in mammalian uterine and placental cells and in the human embryonic yolk-sac, underscoring...