We succeeded in the extraction of a substance from beef cornea and rabbit muscle, that markedly inhibits mitosis of sea urchin eggs. The substance extracted from beef cornea is nondialysable and it can be separated into three fractions by DEAE-cellulose column. Although everyone of these fractions has an antimitotic action, that of fractions II and III is especially marked. These fractions are ...

Postfertilization manipulation of mammalian embryos results in various developmental alterations. To determine whether the manipulation of the Ca2+ regime causing oocyte activation is a valuable experimental means in helping understand the biological process by which embryos integrate signals from outside and later regulate gene expression, we linked Ca2+ signal parameters i.e. amplitude, numbe...

Taenia solium causes human neurocysticercosis and is endemic in underdeveloped countries where backyard pig keeping is common. Microscopic fecal diagnostic methods for human T. solium taeniasis are not very sensitive, and Taenia saginata and Taenia solium eggs are indistinguishable under the light microscope. Coproantigen (CoAg) ELISA methods are very sensitive, but currently only genus (Taenia...

Blastocyst implantation trophoblast attachment proteases rabbit Two hypotheses have been proposed for the origin of the gelatin dissolving enzyme involved in the dissolution of blastocyst coverings in the rabbit: trophoblastic vs. matern al origin. In aseries of experiments described in the present communication, egg coverings without living blastocyst tissue (mucoprotein-covered Sephadex beads...

A Schistosoma mansoni adult worm anionic fraction (PIII) has previously been shown to protect mice against challenge infection and to reduce pulmonary and hepatic granulomatous hypersensitivity. Serum from PIII-immunized rabbit was used to screen a lambda gt11 cDNA library from S. mansoni adult worm in order to identify antigens capable of modulating granulomatous hypersensitivity. We obtained ...

As a consortium partner the authors took part in a research project aiming at the development of high added value, healthy and environment friendly animal products. From among the products developed by the consortium (rabbit meat, omega3-fatty acid enriched beef, goose liver from non forcible feeding, selenium-, vitamin-E and natural color enriched eggs) the present study describes the results ...

the aim of this study was to determine the combination effect of latanoprost and pilocarpine on theintraocular pressure and pupil size in normal rabbits. in this study, 18 rabbits were randomized to threegroups of 6 animals each. the right eyes of rabbits in group 1 were treated topically with latanoprost, ingroup 2 with pilocarpine and in group 3 with latanoprost and pilocarpine. the left eyes...

camel milk has an importance in the treatment of diabetes. it has been shown that the patients who drink camel milk daily, their need to insulin decrease. therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of camel milk in comparison with insulin treatment in experimentally-induced diabetes. this study was carried out on forty male new zealand rabbits, divided into four groups with ten rabbi...

objective: for many years in herbal medicine the antihypertensive and lowering blood lipid properties of achillea wilhelmsii (a. wilhelmsii) have been suggested. in the present study the impacts of the plant extract on rabbit’s blood pressure and heart rate have been investigated. materials and methods: twelve nwz rabbits weighed 2-3 kg were randomly divided into two groups of 6 rabbits. the te...

background: effects of estrogen on bone metabolism and its protective role on prevention of osteoporosis are well   documented. however, the efficacy of estrogen treatment on bone healing is not well investigated. the drug can be delivered both systemically or locally to the bone with differences in concentrations and side effects. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of local an...