Antipyrylazo III myoplasmic calcium transients were recorded in cut skeletal muscle fibres of the frog (Rana esculenta), using the double vaseline-gap voltage-clamp system. Intracellular calcium removal mechanisms were analysed, using a slightly modified model taken from the literature. Parameter values reported here are generally consistent with those obtained by the original model. Caffeine (...

In Charge West Hospital Laboratory, Rajkot A boy presented himself for treatment at the above hospital with ulcers on his legs that had the typical appearance of Naga sores. The boy gave a history that the lesions began as small pustules which ruptured and afterwards had spread until the condition shown in the photographs was presented. Diagnosis was confirmed by finding fusiform bacilli and sp...

? 1 naore so is it when a patient has to prepare an instrument to pass upon himself. The author |n this book details the instructions which he is in the habit of giving to such patients. Chapter I deals with the various kinds of catheters and bougies. Chapter II with their sterilisation by boiling water with a layer of liquid vaseline on the surface, so that on withdrawal of the instrument from...

This study was carried out between July 2007 and June 2008 and reports on the occurrence of human myiasis caused by the New World screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in São Gonçalo in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Liquid or solid vaseline was used to suffocate the larvae, which were then preserved in 70% ethanol and sent to the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz fo...

UNLABELLED The graphic obtained by acoustic rhinometry in Caucasian adult individuals with no nasal affections clearly shows two notches at the beginning of the nasal echogram. However, there are controversies in the literature concerning their anatomic correlation. AIM The aim of this study was to obtain data that would contribute to the anatomic correlation of these two notches. STUDY DES...

Among many important physiological functions played by NADH (the reduced form of beta-nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) its antioxidative properties are remarkable. Acting directly as an antioxidant, NADH can effectively protect the cell and its membrane from destruction by free radicals. NADH can be stabilized as a suspension in hydrophobic ointments prepared in a way that prevents contact wi...

The relationship of leaf and fruit transpiration rates with the incidence of spongy tissue in mango cultivars Dashahari (free from spongy tissue) and Alphonso (susceptible to spongy tissue) was investigated. Leaf transpiration rates were similar in both the cultivars, however the fruit transpiration rates were significantly higher in cv. Dashahari. Artificially induced variations in fruit trans...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to evaluate various creams for their capability to protect photosensitized skin from visible light. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS Two cover creams and creams containing various combinations of Vaseline with TiO(2), ZnO, and Fe(2)O(3) were used to measure the reduced light transmission and the light absorption spectrum. In vitro and in v...

The aim of the study was the evaluation of myorelaxant action of bee venom (BV) ointment compared to placebo. Parallel group, randomized double blinded trial was performed. Experimental group patients were applying BV for 14 days, locally over masseter muscles, during 3-minute massage. Placebo group patients used vaseline for massage. Muscle tension was measured twice (TON1 and TON2) in rest mu...