L( + )-Arginine hydrochloride was obtained from the Sigma Chemical Co., St Louis, Mo., U.S.A. The Arlco jackbean meal used in the preparation of urease was supplied by Hopkin and Williams Ltd., Chadwell Heath, Essex. The 'manganese-maleate solution' used in the preparation of arginase was made by dissolving 8-9 g. of MnSO4,4H20 and 1-8 g. of disodium maleate in glassdistilled water and making t...

background due to a recent alarming increase in the number of hiv-hcv co-infected patients in romania. objectives a cross sectional study was conducted to assess the baseline predictors of liver disease evolution. patients and methods 83 hiv-hcv co-infected patients, untreated for hcv infection, were evaluated for viral replication, liver fibrosis (estimated by a noninvasive marker - fib4), and...

Background: Infertility problem affects young couples. One of the known causes of spermatogenic disorder is chemotherapy in patients with cancer. Since dividing cells are mainly affected by anticancer drugs, the aim of the present study is to investigate the preventive effect of GnRH antagonist on spermatogenic defect produced by anticancer drug. Materials and Methods: In the present study 30 a...

Observations of interstellar gas-phase and solid-state species in the 2.4–200 μm range obtained with the spectrometers on board the Infrared Space Observatory are reviewed. Lines and bands due to ices, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, silicates and gas-phase atoms and molecules (in particular H2, CO, H2O, OH and CO2) are summarized and their diagnostic capabilities illustrated. The results are...

introduction: the aims of this study were i) to define the chemical constituents of cuminum cyminum (cumin) essential oil, ii) to compare the antimicrobial activity of this oil to that of chlorhexidine (chx) and co-trimoxazole on planktonic and biofilm forms of bacteria isolated from the teeth with persistent endodontic infection and iii ) to compare the cytotoxicity of these medicaments on l92...