Egg specific IgE levels are frequently used in combination with skin-prick tests to guide clinical decisions and to monitor egg allergy evolution in children. We compared both Immulite and ImmunoCAP egg specific IgE assays in egg allergic children, and found a linear correlation between both assays with a mean Immulite:ImmunoCAP ratio of 3. This is relevant information for clinicans wishing to ...

Peptide Microarray Immunoassay (PMI for brevity) is a novel technology that enables researchers to map a large number of proteomic measurements at a peptide level, providing information regarding the relationship between antibody response and clinical sensitivity. PMI studies aim at recognizing antigen-specific antibodies from serum samples and at detecting epitope regions of the protein antige...

determination of normal gastric emptying time and small intestinal transit time are useful in detecting gastrointestinal motility disorders and partial obstructions of the pylorus or small intestine. this study was conducted to evaluate iodixanol as a contrast agent in the gastrointestinal tract in new zealand white rabbit. twelve clinically healthy adult rabbits were prepared and kept for two ...

in this investigation, 25 adult new zealand white rabbits randomly selected from both sexes and studied.coloured latex injection and corrosion cast methods were applied on the materials. this study was carried out to disclose the distribution of the cardiac veins of the new zealand white rabbits. the veins that drain the heart were found to be the great cardiac vein, the middle cardiac vein, th...

background: zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (zcl) is an increasing public health problem in some endemic re­gions. horseradish peroxidase (hrp) conjugated rabbit anti- rhombomys opimus ( r. opimus ) ig is needed for im­munoblotting and elisa tests used to explore the immune response of the rodents against the sand fly saliva. in this study, the production of hrp conjugated rabbit anti- r. opim...

Abstract The insecticide resistance in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes has remained the major threat for vector control programs but fitness effects conferred by these mechanisms are poorly understood. To fill this knowledge gap, present study aimed at testing hypothesis that antibiotic oxytetracycline could have an interaction with genotypes and consequently inhibit fecundity An. gambiae. Four st...

F or successful mammalian fertilization, sperm penetrate the outer investments of female gametes in the ampulla of the oviduct and fuse with the egg plasma membrane. The “fertilizing” sperm traverse the cumulus mass surrounding ovulated eggs, bind temporarily, and then penetrate through the zona pellucida, a structured extracellular glycomatrix, to enter into the perivitelline space (Fig. 1A). ...

objective(s): throughout evolution, mammalians have increasingly lost their ability to regenerate structures however rabbits are exceptional since they develop a blastema in their ear wound for regeneration purposes. blastema consists of a group of undifferentiated cells capable of dividing and differentiating into the ear tissue. the objective of the present study is to isolate, culture expand...