To investigate uterine fluid and serum copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) variations during the estrous cycle in water buffaloes, 71 genital tracts and blood samples were collected from the abattoir in Urmia, Iran. The phase of the estrous cycle was determined by examining ovarian structures; 18, 15, 16 and 22 were pro-estrous, estrous, met-estrous and diestrous, respectively. The uterine fluid was coll...

We studied whether the biomechanical properties of brain play an important role in the development of early ischemic brain edema in cats with middle cerebral artery occlusion. Brain tissue pressure, tissue compliance, and tissue resistance were measured from the gray matter in the core and the periphery of the middle cerebral artery territory for 6 hours after occlusion. Regional cerebral blood...

Some of the major serum proteins that are also found in follicular fluid, including transferrin, alpha-macroglobulin and albumin, are thought to play a role in oocyte maturation. This study set out to identify proteins in human follicular fluid by capillary zone electrophoresis and to investigate their relationship to follicular/oocyte maturity and fertility outcome. 176 individual follicular f...

The nature of the fluid draining from the kidney, after its artery was occluded, was investigated. Samples of systemic arterial blood, renal venous blood and urine were also analyzed. It was found that the fluid draining from the kidney after occlusion is a mixture of vascular blood and another fluid designated as "diluting fluid," each contributing half to the composite mixture. In volume the ...

Interplay of the constituents of the articular cartilage synovial fluid combine and its role was examined through the biochemical and rheological studies on bovine joints. The results showed an inverse relationship between the changes in the hyaluronic acid of synovial fluid and the proteoglycans content in articular cartilage together with alterations in the rheological properties of synovial ...

The pharmacokinetics of ceftriaxone were studied for seven patients with pleural effusion of various etiologies. All patients received 1 g of antibiotic, administered as an intravenous bolus. The pleural fluid had a high total protein content (6.0 g/dl). Ceftriaxone levels in plasma and in pleural fluid were determined by the agar well diffusion technique. Total and free drug concentrations in ...

BACKGROUND Preterm birth is often associated with impaired growth. Small for gestational age status confers additional risk. AIM To determine the body water content of appropriately grown (AGA) and small for gestational age (SGA) preterm infants in order to provide a baseline for longitudinal studies of growth after preterm birth. METHODS All infants born at the Hammersmith and Queen Charlo...

KB Endoscopic treatment of pancreatic fluid collections involves internal drainage of the collection into the bowel lumen. Historically, in order to perform endoscopic drainage, 3 conditions have to be met. First, the fluid collection has to be reasonably mature (ie, it has to have a well-defined wall and be primarily liquid in content). Second, the wall of the fluid collection has to be adhere...