Accumulated evidence implicates immunological alterations in endometriosis. The purpose of this study was to look for variations in antibodies to distinct antigens in peritoneal fluid of women with and without endometriosis. Peritoneal fluid was aspirated from 17 women undergoing laparoscopy for tubal ligation and 37 patients complaining of symptoms of pain and/or infertility. Peritoneal fluid ...

The study investigated the effect of 10% aqueous extracts ginger, garlic and onion on quality shelf life frozen chevon pork as reflected by changes in values 2-thiobartituric acid reactive substances (2-TBARS) total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N) over a 14 day storage under conditions.  pH, 2-TBARS TVB-N were measured from at -20°C after days. resulted low pH 5.63, 5.79 5.67 for mixed...

Gill O2 uptake, CO2 excretion, ventilation and blood respiratory/acid­base variables were evaluated in control and softwater-acclimated trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) to test the hypothesis that gill chloride cell (CC) proliferation, elicited by 2 weeks of softwater exposure, impairs the diffusion of respiratory gases across the gill. The proliferation of CCs in softwater fish was verified usi...

OBJECTIVE To compare intralesional versus oral chloroquine in cutaneous leishmaniasis and determine the cure rate, duration of treatment, and total dose of drug. STUDY DESIGN Randomized controlled study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Dermatology, Sheikh Zayed Medical College/Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan, from November 2013 to June 2014. METHODOLOGY Consecutive 86 patients of cutan...

Skeletal muscle has been shown to adjust serial sarcomere number in response to chronic static length changes. However, the adaptive responses to alterations in the dynamic environment are less well defined. The adaptations of the adult mouse tibialis anterior (TA) muscle to altered length and excursion were investigated by surgical transection of the flexor retinaculum. TA moment arm and muscl...

The objective of this study is to estimate variance-covariance components and genetic parameters for growth traits in Tswana cattle. Genetic analyses average daily gain (ADGs) were conducted using 7223 records animals which born between 1996 2013 from 1662 dams 188 sires 54 contemporary groups. Both univariate bivariate animal models used. Heritability estimates ranged 0.12±0.03 BWT 0.45...

Long-jawed mudsuckers (Gillichthys mirabilis) were acclimated to sea water (SW) at 7 °C, SW at 26 °C or dilute sea water (DSW) at 26 °C for 5 months. Gill cells were isolated and the proportion of mitochondria-rich (MR) cells was determined. The number of cells harvested amounted to 4.7x10(7)±0.6x10(7) to 10.6x10(7)±1.1x10(7) and the yield was between 7.1x10(8)±...

A study to investigate the factors affecting hatchability of Archachatina marginata eggs, had 600 eggs collected from snail pens and incubated in treated substrates; moist soil/sawdust mixture (MSD), sawdust (MD), soil (MSb), dry (DD) (DS) as well rearing (1 m × 1 0.8 m) containing (MSp). Results showed that egg weights  at  laying  ranged  from  250  to&nbsp...

The respiratory and circulatory physiology of exercising Christmas Island red crabs Gecarcoidea natalis were investigated with respect to their annual breeding migration. Red crabs were allowed to walk for up to 45 min. During this exercise period, the functioning of the circulatory system in gas transport and the energy status of the red crabs were quantified. Energy production during exercise...