Nickel concentration in serum and whole blood as well as nickel excretion in urine was assayed at different time intervals before and after ingestion of nickel sulfate in eight healthy volunteers during a three days study. The peak level of nickel in blood was reached 2.5 hours after nickel ingestion and the maximal urinary excretion of nickel was during the first eight hours after ingestion. G...

objective(s): the silver nanoparticles, being very small size, can permeate the cellular membrane and interfere in the cell's natural process. in the present study, the effects of time, the dosage of these particles and their use on blood molecules and hormones, the volume of drinking water, and the urine parameters were analyzed.materials and methods: thirty six rats of the wistar race, as sub...

BACKGROUND Cadmium exposure has been inconsistently related to blood pressure. OBJECTIVES We updated and reevaluated the evidence regarding the relationships of blood cadmium (BCd) and urine cadmium (UCd) with blood pressure (BP) and hypertension (HTN) in nonoccupationally exposed populations. DATA SOURCES AND EXTRACTION We searched PubMed and Web of Science for articles on BCd or UCd and B...

conclusions with regard to the ease of urine sample preparation and the 100% specificity the pcr method, performing urine pcr could be used as a diagnostic aid in ptb cases obtaining sputum samples is problematic. results results of the current study indicated that 48 (62.3%) patients out of 77 had a positive sputum culture. urine cultures and acid-fast smears were negative. urine pcr-tb was po...

Distributio7i of Hair : Face: Axillae: Chest: Abdomen: Pubes: Thighs : Breasts : Size : Shape : Sensitiveness: Consistence Secretion : Duration : Relation to last childbirth or abortion : Relation to onset of amenorrhcea : Amount: B.M.R. : X-ray of Sella Turcica : Blood Sugar Tolerance : Fields of Vision : Hormone Analysis: CEstrm. Gonadotropic Hormone. Blood. Urine. Blood. Urine. 1st week 2nd ...

Background: The analysis of ethanol in bio-samples is an important method for determination of acute alcohol use/abuse both in clinical and forensic toxicology. In forensic cases, it is known that micro-organisms involved in the postmortem putrefaction process can produce alcohol and when the body has been traumatized. In clinical setting, post-ingestion time has a critical role for determinati...