Glandular Function tests

Gastroduodenal Motility and Glandular Stomach Function in Young Ostriches

Gastroduodenal motility has been described in several avian species. In domestic turkeys (Melagridis gallapavo; Duke et al. 1972, Dziuk and Duke 1972), chickens (Gallus gallus; Roche et al. 1971), Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedorum; Levey and Duke 1993), and Leach's Storm-Petrels (Oceanodroma leuchoroa; Duke et al. 1989), the sequence begins with contraction of the pair of thin muscles of the m...

Studies on the physiological function of glandular kallikrein by radioimmunoassay.

I t was shown by a radioimmunoassay t h a t p i g p a n c r e a t i c k a l l i k r e i n can be absorbed i n the r a t i n t e s t i n a l t r a c t . The a b s o r p t i o n seems to o c c u r both by way of l y m p h a t i c s and m e s e n t e r i c v e i n r o u t e . G l a n d u l a r k a l l i k r e i n was shown to be present i n the serum of p i g and man i n c o n c e n t r a t i o n ...

Studies on the biological function of glandular kallikrein.

*Abteilung fur Klinische Chemie und Klinische Biochemie i n der Chirurgischen K l i n i k der Universität München, Nussbaumstr. 20, D-8000 München 2, Germany **Anatomisches I n s t i t u t der Universität Erlangen, Krakenhausstr. 9, D-8520 Erlangen, Germany * * * I n s t i t u t fur Chirurgische Forschung an der Chirurgischen K l i n i k der Universität München, Nussbaumstr. 20, D-8000 München ...

Effect of Ramadan Fast on Liver Function Tests

Pulmonary Function Tests:

Indications for pulmonary function tests (PFTs) have widened substantially, ranging from screening smokers for early lung disease to determining the diagnosis and prognosis of pulmonary conditions. Current indications also include screening for drug-induced lung toxicity and preoperative screening for lung resection surgery. In the workup of respiratory symptoms, such as dyspnea, cough, and whe...