The effects of gas composition on the productivity of biomass and intra-cellular fatty acids were investigated in semi-batch cultures of a green alga Chlorococcum littorale (C. littorale) with gas flowing at 100 ml/min under the conditions of temperature of 22 C and light intensity of 4200 lx. Growth rates were enhanced and total fatty acids contents increased by flowing an O2-free gas mixture ...

This study was conducted to evaluate the tissue of liver, gills and kidney Rutillus caspicus exposed to concentrations of 50, 100, 150 mg of Methyl tert-butyl ether, for 7, 14, 21 days. Average water temperature of 19±1 °C, water oxygen of 7.6 ± 0.2 mg/l and zero salinity were measured. A total of 156 fishes were studied in this experiment. In the first, second and third week of the test, three...

BACKGROUND Secondary increase in intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) may result from extra-abdominal pathology, such as massive fluid resuscitation, capillary leak or sepsis. All these conditions increase the extravascular water content. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between IAP and body water volume. MATERIAL AND METHODS Adult patients treated for sepsis or septic shock wi...

OBJECTIVE To assess the clinical features of several members of the same family diagnosed with both hot water epilepsy (HWE) and cerebral lesions. METHODS Age at onset and types of seizure, precipitating factors, EEG findings, and neuroimages were evaluated. RESULTS The family consisted of six generations, including one consanguineous parent. Of eight family members diagnosed with epilepsy,...

A method is described for the determination of the pH of intracellular water based on the distribution of [14C]benzoate (0.01 mM) between intra- and extra-cellular water. Benzoate at higher concentrations (2-10mM) enters the yeast cell in the undissociated form, and its neutralization within the cell can cause a shift of the pH of the intracellular water by more than 1 pH unit. Benzoate causes ...