Fifteen broiler chickens (COBB 400) of 42 days of age weighing 1.8 to 2.0 kg were equally divided into 3 groups, each consisting of 5 birds. Hepatopathy was induced by oral administration of paracetamol while nephropathy was induced by intravenous administration of uranyl nitrate. Kinetic study was investigated in healthy, hepatopathic and nephropathic birds following single oral administration...

The flowering response of Coleus frederici and Coleus blumei x C. frederici is dependent on the photoperiod; both plants have a critical day length of about 12 hr. The inductive phase, defined as the period when light signals inhibit floral development, started 10 hr after the onset of darkness under 4 and 8-hr photoperiods, and 8 hr after the onset of darkness under a 12-hr photoperiod. Howeve...

To assess the prevalence and characteristics of physiological circadian (24-hour) and ultradian (12-, 8-, and 6-hour) rhythms of mean arterial blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR), we analyzed 24-hour ambulatory BP profiles from 938 healthy school children aged 5 to 18 years. Cosine harmonics were fitted by Fourier analysis, and an amplitude and acrophase (time of peak) were calculated for e...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Myeloid-related protein (Mrp) 8/14 complex is the functional relevant form of Mrp-8 and Mrp-14. Mrp-8/14 complex is actively formed in the cytoplasm of circulating neutrophils and monocytes and then secreted. Plasma Mrp-8/14 complex is emerging as a new biomarker that may discriminate between patients with an acute coronary syndrome and those with stable coronary heart di...

BACKGROUND The broad spectrum of oxidative damage DNA biomarkers: urinary excretion of 8-oxodG (8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine), 8-oxoGua (8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine) as well as the level of oxidative damage DNA in leukocytes, was analyzed in cancer patients and healthy subjects. MATERIAL/METHODS 222 cancer patients and 134 healthy volunteers were included in the analysis, using methodolog...

The effect of bovine pineal extract and light duration on lactation in mice was examined in two experiments. In Exp. I, groups of lactating mice were injected intraperitoneally with 0, .5, 1.0, 2.0 and 4.0 mg extractable protein from a bovine pineal crude extract. The highest dose level was equal to .14 g of pineal tissue. Neither lit ter (eight pups per litter) weight gains, which were used as...

Three experiments were conducted to determine the effect of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) on bovine embryonic development in vitro. Human recombinant VEGF(165) was employed at 5 ng/ml in modified synthetic oviduct fluid. In Exp. 1, bovine cumulus oocyte complexes were matured with or without VEGF for 22 hr, inseminated without VEGF for 6 hr, then cultured with or without VEGF for 42...

Amikacin 5 mg/kg q 48 hr IM for 5-14 tx Maruska 1994 Carbenicillin 200 mg/kg SQ, IM, or IC q 24 hr Crawshaw 1992 Ceftazadime 20 mg/kg IM q 48-72 hr Wright and Whitaker 2001 Chloramphenicol 50 mg/kg SQ, IM or IC q 24 hr; 20 mg/L bath; 10 mg/mL in 0.5% saline as 24-hr bath Crawshaw 1992; Crawshaw 1992; Menard 1984 Ciprofloxacin 10 mg/kg PO q 24-48 hr for 7 tx; 25-37.5 mg/gal for 6-8 hr bath q 24 ...

Maxima of hourly data from outdoor monitors may capture adverse effects of outdoor particulate matter (PM) exposures in asthmatic children better than do 24-hr PM averages, which form the basis of current regulations in the United States. Also, asthmatic children on anti-inflammatory medications may be protected against the proinflammatory effects of air pollutants and aeroallergens. We examine...