We previously showed in newborn lambs that the pulmonary hemodynamic responses to foreign particulate matter (liposomes; Monastral blue) developed in parallel with the maturation of the pulmonary intravascular macrophage system. We now report our use of the liposome-encapsulated heavy-metal-chelating agent dichloromethylene diphosphonate to deplete the intravascular macrophages of small lambs. ...

The identification of severely burnt human remains by genetic fingerprinting is a common task in forensic routine work. In cases of extreme fire impact, only hard tissues (bones, teeth) may be left for DNA analysis. DNA extracted from burnt bone fragments may be highly degraded, making an amplification of genetic markers difficult or even impossible. Furthermore, heavily burnt bones are very pr...

introduction methylene blue was first described for the treatment of methemoglobinemia but practical usage of the compound for surgical purpose is common. the aim of this report is to describe a case of hemolysis in neonatal period as a potential hazard of methylene blue toxicity without presence of g6pd deficiency. case presentation in october 2015, a 36-week ga female infant with 2.05 kg weig...

The chicken retina contains rhodopsin (a rod visual pigment) and four kinds of cone visual pigments. The primary structures of chicken red (iodopsin) and rhodopsin have been determined previously. Here we report isolation of three cDNA clones encoding additional pigments from a chicken retinal cDNA library. Based on the partial amino acid sequences of the purified chicken visual pigments togeth...

In this paper, dye removal ability of the surface modified nanoparticle SMN copper ferrite from single and quaternary systems was investigated. Acid Blue 92 AB92, Direct Green 6 DG6, Direct Red 23 DR23 and Direct Red 80 DR80 were used as model compounds. The effect of surfactant concentration, adsorbent dosage, dye concentration and pH on dye removal was evaluated. The adsorption isotherm and k...

Protected areas (PAs) on tropical mountains undergo greater forest destruction in their lower altitudes. We compared the extent of forested, nonforested, and fragmented areas between lowland (o 1000 m asl) and montane zones of the Blue Mountains inside the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park established in Jamaica in 1993. We found that in 2008, inside the montane zone, only 4 percent of...