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Effect of Heavy Metals in Plants of the Genus Brassica by Mourato, Miguel P, Moreira, Inês N, Leitão, Inês, Pinto, Filipa R, Sales, Joana R, Martins, Luisa Louro

“…Several species from the Brassica genus are very important agricultural crops in different parts of the world and are also known to be heavy metal…”
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Influence of Chlorella vulgaris on growth, digestibility and gut morphology and microbiota of weaned piglet by Martins, Cátia F., Trevisi, Paolo, Coelho, Diogo F., Correa, Federico, Ribeiro, David M., Alfaia, Cristina M., Pinho, Mário, Pestana, José M., Mourato, Miguel P., Almeida, André M., Fontes, Carlos M. G. A., Freire, João P. B., Prates, José A. M.

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of Chlorella vulgaris (5% in the diet), supplemented or not with two exogenous carbohydrase mixtures on…”
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Effect of Laminaria digitata dietary inclusion and CAZyme supplementation on blood cells, serum metabolites and hepatic lipids and minerals of weaned piglets by Ribeiro, David M., Pinto, Rui M. A., Lopes, Paula A., Pestana, José M., Alfaia, Cristina M., Costa, Mónica M., Carvalho, Daniela F. P., Mourato, Miguel P., de Almeida, André M., Freire, João P. B., Prates, José A. M.

“…Seaweeds, such as Laminaria digitata , are a sustainable alternative to conventional feedstuffs for weaned piglet diets, improving their health and mitigating…”
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Dietary Ulva lactuca and CAZyme supplementation improve serum biochemical profile and hepatic composition of weaned piglets by Ribeiro, David M., Lopes, Paula A., Pinto, Rui M. A., Pestana, José M., Costa, Mónica M., Alfaia, Cristina M., Mourato, Miguel P., de Almeida, André M., Freire, João P. B., Prates, José A. M.

“…Ulva lactuca is a seaweed with antinutritional cell wall for monogastrics. Carbohydrate-Active enZymes (CAZymes) supplementation can potentially cause its…”
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Effects of high dietary inclusion of Arthrospira platensis, either extruded or supplemented with a super-dosing multi-enzyme mixture, on broiler growth performance and major meat quality parameters by Costa, Mónica M, Spínola, Maria P, Tavares, Beatriz, Pestana, José M, Tavares, João C, Martins, Cátia F, Alfaia, Cristina M, Carvalho, Daniela F P, Mendes, Ana R, Ferreira, Joana I, Mourato, Miguel P, Lordelo, Madalena M, Prates, José A M

“…This investigation assessed the effects of high dietary inclusion of Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) on broiler chicken growth performance, meat quality and…”
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Acetaminophen Induces an Antioxidative Response in Lettuce Plants by Leitão, Inês, Martins, Luisa L., Carvalho, Luisa, Oliveira, M. Conceição, Marques, M. Matilde, Mourato, Miguel P.

“…Contaminants of environmental concern, like pharmaceuticals, are being detected in increasing amounts in soils and irrigation waters and can thus be taken up…”
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Impact of long-term feeding a high level of Spirulina combined with enzymes on growth performance, carcass traits and meat quality in broiler chickens by Spínola, Maria P, Costa, Mónica M, Tavares, Beatriz, Pestana, José M, Tavares, João C, Martins, Cátia F, Alfaia, Cristina M, Maciel, Verena, Carvalho, Daniela F P, Mourato, Miguel P, Lordelo, Madalena M, Prates, José A M

“…This study evaluates the effect of prolonged feeding with a high inclusion level of Spirulina, combined with peptidases, on broiler chicken's growth…”
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Impact of high Spirulina diet, extruded or supplemented with enzymes, on blood cells, systemic metabolites, and hepatic lipid and mineral profiles of broiler chickens by Spínola, Maria P, Alfaia, Cristina M, Costa, Mónica M, Pinto, Rui M A, Lopes, Paula A, Pestana, José M, Tavares, João C, Mendes, Ana R, Mourato, Miguel P, Tavares, Beatriz, Carvalho, Daniela F P, Martins, Cátia F, Ferreira, Joana I, Lordelo, Madalena M, Prates, José A M

“…The impact of 15% dietary inclusion of Spirulina ( ) in broiler chickens was explored, focusing on blood cellular components, systemic metabolites and hepatic…”
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The Effect of Species and Sex on the Element Content of Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) and Caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) Tissues by Ribeiro, David Miguel, Raundrup, Katrine, Mourato, Miguel P., Almeida, André M.

“…Muskox ( Ovibos moschatus ) and caribou ( Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus ) are wild ruminants that inhabit the Greenland tundra. They are part of the diet of…”
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Stress response of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) to environmental contamination with selected pharmaceuticals: A proteomic study by Leitão, Inês, Leclercq, Céline C., Ribeiro, David M., Renaut, Jenny, Almeida, André M., Martins, Luisa L., Mourato, Miguel P.

“…Pharmaceutical compounds have been found in rivers and treated wastewaters. They often contaminate irrigation waters and consequently accumulate in edible…”
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Mineral profiling of muscle and hepatic tissues of Australian Merino, Damara and Dorper lambs: Effect of weight loss by Ribeiro, David Miguel, Scanlon, Tim, Kilminster, Tanya, Martins, Cátia Falcão, Greeff, Johan, Milton, John, Oldham, Chris, Freire, João P. B., Mourato, Miguel P., Almeida, André Martinho

“…Seasonal weight loss (SWL) is a major constraint to extensive animal production systems. The Australian sheep production is based on merino sheep, a European…”
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Oxidative stress response in spinach plants induced by cadmium by Pinto, Filipa R., Mourato, Miguel P., Sales, Joana R., Moreira, Inês Neto, Martins, Luisa Louro

“…In this work we studied the effect of cadmium (Cd) (25 μM), in spinach plants (Spinacea oleracea) growing in nutrient solution, for 1, 2 and 7 days. Spinach…”
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Effect of Cattle Slurry on the Growth of Spinach Plants in Cd-contaminated Soil by Pinto, Filipa R., Mourato, Miguel P., Sales, Joana R., Fangueiro, David, Martins, Luísa Louro

“…In this work the effect of the addition of different amounts of cattle slurry (CS) to a Cd contaminated soil, was studied regarding its effect in spinach…”
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Response to stress induced by different potentially toxic elements (As, Cd, Cu and Na) in rapeseed leaves by Leitão Inês, Sales Joana, Martins Luisa Louro, Mourato, Miguel P

“…The main objective of this work was to study the effect of different potentially toxic elements (PTE) in the same experimental conditions in leaves of Brassica…”
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Amino acid profiles of muscle and liver tissues of Australian Merino, Damara and Dorper lambs under restricted feeding by Ribeiro, David M., Madeira, Marta S., Kilminster, Tanya, Scanlon, Tim, Oldham, Chris, Greeff, Johan, Freire, João P. B., Mourato, Miguel P., Prates, José A. M., Almeida, André M.

“…Seasonal weight loss (SWL) is a major constraint in extensive animal production systems in the tropics and Mediterranean. The objective of this study was to…”
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Comparison between a Traditional (Horse Manure) and a Non-Conventional (Cork Powder) Organic Residue in the Uptake of Potentially Toxic Elements by Lettuce in Contaminated Soils by Inês Moreira, Inês Leitão, Miguel P. Mourato, Luisa L. Martins

“…The use of natural organic correctives is a current agricultural practice that may have advantages for the production of plants in contaminated soils. Cork…”
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Effect of Copper on Antioxidant Enzyme Activities and Mineral Nutrition of White Lupin Plants Grown in Nutrient Solution by Mourato, Miguel P, Martins, Luisa Louro, Cuypers, Ann

“…We analyzed the effect of different copper (Cu) concentrations (0.10, 0.15, 0.20 and 0.35 mM) and time (1 day to 9 days) on several growth and biochemical…”
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Cadmium accumulation and antioxidative defences in Brassica juncea L. Czern, Nicotiana tabacum L. and Solanum nigrum L by Pinto, Ana P., Alves, Ana S., Candeias, Antonio J., Cardoso, Ana I., de Varennes, Amarilis, Martins, Luisa L., Mourato, Miguel P., Gonçalves, Maria L.S., Mota, Ana M.

“…Remediation of sites contaminated with heavy metals using hyperaccumulators seems a promising alternative to engineering approaches. In this work, we compared…”
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