The presence of nematode or round worms in the flesh of marine fish has long been known and is perceived to be both an aesthetic and human health problem. The most abundant group are members of the genus Anisakis and within fish they are small, colourless worms which are found, often lightly coiled within the flesh or the viscera. Within the flesh they are often difficult to see with the naked ...

we used wild boars and roe deer as biomonitors of lead (pb), cadmium (cd), and mercury (hg)contamination in two major industrial sites in poland with different levels of toxic metal pollution. masurianlakes district, located far away from industry, was used as the reference site. levels of pb, cd, and hg in liver,kidney and muscle samples and in the stomach content of the animals were determine...

In fall of 2009, several mass strandings of Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) occurred on Vancouver Island (49°7 60N 125°54 0W). Morphological dissections coupled with DNA barcoding of stomach contents revealed Sardinops sagax (PaciWc sardine) and Clupea pallasii (PaciWc herring) as their primary prey. Plastic nurdles, Wshing line, bull kelp, eelgrass, and a guillemot feather were also discovere...

Gastric motility in the Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) has been the subject of few previous studies. A gastroduodenal contraction sequence beginning with the glandular stomach (proventriculus), then the muscular stomach (gizzard), and lastly the duodenum was observed radiographically by Reed and Reed (1928) and Kostuch and Duke (1975). Contractions arise near the isthmus in the muscular st...

Flunitrazepam (FNZ) is a short-intermediate acting benzodiazepine derivative, and easily reduced to 7-amino FNZ. We autopsied the buried cadaver of homicide victim two years after the strangulation following ingestion of FNZ. The whole body of the cadaver had become moderately decomposed and adipocere without any obvious dehiscence. There was a fracture of the lamina thyroid cartilage. Gas chro...

Marine plastic debris is a global issue, which highlights the need for internationally standardized methods of monitoring plastic pollution. The stomach contents of beached northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) have proven a cost-effective biomonitor in Europe. However, recent information on northern fulmar plastic ingestion is lacking in the North Pacific. We quantified the stomach contents of ...

Two methods used to measure the volume of gastric contents were evaluated in 24 supine anaesthetized adults. Methods compared were: (1) aspiration of stomach contents through a large, vented, multi-orificed gastric tube, and (2) indirect determination by a dye dilution method using polyethylene glycol (PEG) as the marker. The volumes determined by these methods (Vasp and Vpeg respectively) were...