The main aim of this study was to compare selected nonspecific immunity parameters in 14 allergic and 12 healthy horses. Each animal was assessed according to the following parameters: in vitro functional capacity of phagocytic cells using the nitro blue tetrazolium chloride reduction test, both spontaneous (NBT) and zymozan stimulated (NBTs), and ingestion capacity of phagocytic cells using a ...

Abstract: Processing consists of sequential operations aimed at cleaning, classifying, and treating seeds, with the goal improving quality lot. The aim this study was to evaluate effect processing stages on physical physiological chickpea cultivar BRS Cícero. Seeds were sampled before after passing through air screen machine (upper sieve 12 mm lower 7.5 mm), elevators, storage silo, gravity tab...

Chronic granulomatous disease is a rare inherited disorder characterised by inability of phagocytes to generate reactive oxygen species needed for intracellular killing of phagocytosed microorganisms. We report the case of an 8-month-old male child with recurrent chest infections and perianal abscess that had no response to conventional antibiotic treatment. His two elder brothers died due to s...

The ability of Mycoplasma pneumoniae cells and membranes to affect tetrazolium reduction by hamster trachea organ cultures was evaluated. Uninfected trachea explants reduced 2,3,5-triphenyl tetrazolium chloride (TTC) and nitro-blue tetrazolium when incubated at 37 C in the absence of air. Reduced tetrazolium salts (formazans) were extractable with acetone or ethylene glycol and could be quantit...

Mueller comments on the histochemical tests on the endothelium of stored human cornea. These tests showed severe endothelial changes in contrast to the good results obtained when grafting such material. He describes the technique used for assessing endothelial viability, a technique almost identical to that used by O'Neill, Mueller, and Trevor-Roper in earlier experiments (Brit. _X. Ophthal., I...

Abstract Seed physiology of 15 Eucalyptus species interest for cut foliage plantations was unknown and therefore evaluated. The viability vigour seeds germination potential determined by using a tetrazolium (TZ) staining test, the results were compared to test. In separate experiment, each lot subjected either 0 or 4-week cold stratification at 4 ± 1 °C investigate their requirement. After stra...

Candida albicans has the ability to change between yeast and hyphal cells and is known to be a virulence property. Efg1gene of C.albicans is as a main transcription factor that plays pivotal roles in biofilm formation The aim of the current study is to investigate the presence of Efg1 gene in Candida albicans isolates from women with vaginal candidiasis and its impact on biofilm formation.We us...