the aim of this research was the collection and freezing of honey bee sperm, apis mellifera, as a trail and evaluating different semen extenders to improve sperm quality after freeze-thawing process as a first trail in iran. semen was collected using artificial insemination device. in this experiment three different extenders including; egg yolk (tey), buffer and 0.5% soybean lecithin (tsl0.5) ...

Technetium labelled Sucralphate has been used as an ulcer scanning agent in the gastrointestinal tract. The labelling described in the literature involves incubation of Tc99m-HSA (Human serum albumin) with Sucralphate. Due to difficulty in obtaining HSA we used bovine serum albumin (BSA) to tag radioactivity with Sucralphate. The radioactive yields (Tagged Sucraiphate and Tc99m-BSA) obtained af...

BACKGROUND The results of early conventional tests do not correlate with cerebral outcome after cardiac arrest. We investigated the serum levels of astroglial protein S-100 as an early marker of brain damage and outcome after cardiac arrest. METHODS AND RESULTS In 66 patients undergoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation after nontraumatic cardiac arrest, blood samples for the evaluation of S-100 ...

The time course of the effects of a single intravenous bolus injection of 10 mg/kg aspirin or 0.8 mg/kg F(ab')2 fragments of the monoclonal antiplatelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor antibody 7E3 [7E3-F(ab')2] on arterial occlusion, platelet aggregation, and bleeding time was studied in 30 dogs with an everted (inside out) carotid arterial segment inserted into the femoral artery. In the absen...

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES Computed tomography (CT) was used to noninvasively monitor local drug pharmacokinetics from polymer implants in rat livers before and following radiofrequency ablation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Polymer matrixes containing carboplatin (a platinum-containing chemotherapeutic agent) were implanted into rat livers either immediately after radiofrequency ablation (n = 15) or ...

BACKGROUND Randomized trials evaluating efficacy of local infiltration analgesia (LIA) have been published but many of these lack standardized analgesics. There is a paucity of reports on the effects of LIA on functional capability and quality of life. METHODS 56 patients undergoing unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) were randomized into 2 groups in this placebo-controlled study with 12...

Pig breeding is mainly conducted through Artificial Insemination (AI) in Western and developing countries. Apart from requiring specific catheters and trained staff, preserving boar semen in proper conditions is needed to ensure high reproductive performances. Although, at present, boar sperm may be preserved in liquid (15-17oC) or frozen states, more than 95% of AIs are conducted using liquid ...

OBJECTIVE To study the neurobehavioral, biochemical and histopathological consequences of permanent focal brain ischemia, and the putative neuroprotective action of ketoprofen. METHOD One-hundred-and-three Wistar rats divided into groups A and B were respectively submitted to 48 hours and 15 days of ischemia. Each group was divided into 4 subgroups: ischemic not treated, ischemic treated, sha...

Methodology: This was a randomized, controlled trial performed in Obstetrical Unit with support of Neonatal Unit of Paediatrics and Department of Clinical Pathology of BSMMU on neonates born at term without complication to mothers with uneventful pregnancies. After obtaining written parental consent newborns were randomly assigned to cord clamping within first 15 seconds (group-I Early Cord Cla...

Of 119 neonates dying after 48 hours of life, 19 (16%) showed disseminated fibrin thromboembolism, a histological condition that is very similar to one form of maternal hypofibrinogenaemia. The incidence is nearly five times that among stillbirths and neonates dying within 48 hours of birth. Most of the mothers had a normal pregnancy, labour, and puerperium. One twin may show the condition whil...