Principal objectives of my research were to: (1) report for the first time that coelomocytes are able to reduce NBT dye and confirm the presence of lysozyme-like activity in earthworm; (2) develop a standard methodology for determination of NBT reduction and lysozyme-like activity in earthworms; (3) compare NBT reduction and lysozyme-like activity in earthworms with those of murine and human cells and fluids; and (4) demonstrate the sensitivity of earthworm NBT reduction and lysozyme-like activity as the assays using matrics in refuse-derived fuel fly ash (RDFF) and CuSO4.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc277598 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Chen, Shing-Chong |
| Contributors | Goven, Arthur James, 1950-, Fitzpatrick, Lloyd C., Shanley, Mark Stephen, Kester, Andrew S., Doster, Joseph A., 1943-, Venables, Barney J. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | ix, 91 leaves: ill., Text |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., Chen, Shing-Chong |
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