BACKGROUND Spontaneous electrical activity (SEA) is a feature of myofascial trigger points (MTrPs), which can either be latent or active. However, SEA at different stages of recovery from MTrPs remains unclear. OBJECTIVE To investigate the temporal changes in the nature of SEA after generation of MTrPs in a rat model. METHODS 32 rats were divided into four groups: 24 rats were assigned to e...

The aims of this study were to compare glycerol (G) at customary concentrations and ethylene glycol (EG) as cryoprotectants for stallion semen in a skimmed milk (SM) extender, to test different EG concentrations and to compare the results of manual and computerized analysis with the hypoosmotic swelling (HOS) test. Ejaculates from two stallions were collected over 3 weeks (6 ejaculates per stal...

Lauric acid (LA) and myristic (MA) were used to prepare a binary eutectic mixture. The expanded graphite (EG) was as the carrier, lauric–myristic acid/expanded (LA–MA/EG) composite phase change material prepared by physical adsorption method. microstructure, chemical structure, thermal properties of LA–MA/EG characterized scanning electron microscopy (SEM), differential calorimeter (DSC), Fouri...

In this study unfunctionalized expanded graphite (EG) was incorporated into poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK) using twin-screw extrusion and injection moulding to manufacture cost-effective PEEK/EG composites for mass production of high-performance antistatic materials. Direct current electrical conductivity, morphology, rheological thermal properties the were investigated. At an EG loading 5 vol...

The interactions of the selectin family of adhesion molecules with their ligands are essential for the initial rolling stage of leukocyte trafficking. Under inflammatory conditions, the vascular selectins, E- and P-selectin, are expressed on activated vessels and interact with carbohydrate-based ligands on the leukocyte surface. While several ligands have been characterized on human T cells, mo...