We developed a multimodality fluorescence and optical coherence tomography probe based on a double-clad fiber (DCF) combiner. The probe is composed of a DCF combiner, grin lens, and micromotor in the distal end. An integrated swept-source optical coherence tomography and fluorescence intensity imaging system was developed based on the combined probe for the early diagnoses of atherosclerosis. T...

Gilbert, Walter R., Jr. (Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.) and Bernard F. Fetter. Experimental infection in the rabbit with Trichosporon capitatum. J. Bacteriol. 84:961-966. 1962.-Fifteen New Zealand white rabbits were inoculated intravenously with a saline suspension of spores and hyphal fragments of Trichosporon capitatum. Nine of the animals succumbed spontaneously. The others we...

The present work was conducted on 14 of local breed rabbits as well as on 12 New Zealand White rabbits. After preparing the specimens, different methods and techniques were conducted in a trial to produce clean bony specimens. The most suitable method used in the present investigation was cleaning by Dermestid Beetles then degreasing and bleaching using hydrogen peroxide. All characteristic fea...

Objective(s):Antibodies against actin, as one of the most widely studied structural and multifunctional housekeeping proteins in eukaryotic cells, are used as internal loading controls in western blot analyses. The aim of this study was to produce polyclonal antibody against a synthetic peptide derived from N-terminal region of β-actin protein to be used as a protein loading control in western ...

Rabbits have the capacity to regenerate holes in their ears by forming a blastema, a tissue that is made up of a group of undifferentiated cells. The purpose of the present study was to isolate and characterize blastema progenitor cells and compare them with marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Five New Zealand white male rabbits were used in the present study. A 2-mm hole was created in the a...

The use of ischemic preconditioning (IPC) to protect the myocardium is usually not effective in elderly patients. The aim of the present study was to design new methods to achieve enhanced myocardial protection, based on the differential role of endogenous adenosine (ADO) and ADO receptors (ARs) in the effects of IPC on young and old animals. An improved New Zealand white rabbit model of ischem...

background: in this experimental study, the radiographic and biomechanical characteristics of osteoperforated rabbit tibia during bone repair period were investigated. materials and methods: using dental drills, 2 mm holes were drilled at the mid-shaft of right tibia in 12 new zealand white rabbits. the left tibia was intact and selected as the control. x-rays of the left and right tibias were ...

rabbits have the capacity to regenerate holes in their ears by forming a blastema, a tissue that is made up of a group of undifferentiated cells. the purpose of the present study was to isolate and characterize blastema progenitor cells and compare them with marrow mesenchymal stem cells (mscs). five new zealand white male rabbits were used in the present study. a 2-mm hole was created in the a...

objective: amiodarone as an iodinated benzofuran derivative is a potent antiarrhythmic agent currently used for the treatment of ventricular arrhythmias. pulmonary toxicity is one of the complications of amiodarone therapy. the aim of this study was to determine the toxicity of amiodarone for pneumocytes. materials and methods: 14 male white new zealand rabbits were divided in a control group a...

This study aimed to evaluate effect of stage of feed restriction on performance and productivity of pregnant does. New Zealand white female rabbits were randomly divided into three groups. Control group was provided daily with 185 g of food increased to 200 g from the 15th day of gestation. R(1) was offered daily a restricted amount of food (60% restriction, 111 g) for the first half of pregnan...