The Sysmex SE-9500 automated cell counter provides an estimate of immature cells referred to as 'haemopoietic progenitor cells' (HPC). The aim of this study was to relate the HPC count to CD34+ cell levels in mobilized peripheral blood and to determine whether the HPC count was valuable in predicting apheresis yields of CD34+ cells. Studies were performed on 114 samples from 67 patients undergo...

background: most studies on anabolic-androgenic steroids abuse have been done in adult rats, but few data are available to immature. objective: this study was conducted to assay the effect of nandrolone decanoate (nd) on the testis and testosterone concentration in male immature rats compare with mature ones in short and long time. materials and methods: 40 mature rats were divided into 4 group...

the laelapid mite, gaeolaelapsaculeifer (canestrini) is widespread in soil habitats and feeds on different small arthropods, fungi and nematodes. the development and fecundity of g. aculeifer feeding on rhizoglyphus echinopus (fumouze & robin) as prey was studied at eight different constant temperatures which include: 16, 17.5, 20, 22.5, 25, 27.5, 30 and 32.5 ºc, with relative humidity of 6...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate factors affecting peripheral blood hematopoietic stem cell yield in patients undergoing large-volume leukapheresis for autologous peripheral blood stem cell collection. METHODS Data from 304 consecutive autologous peripheral blood stem cell donors mobilized with hematopoietic growth factor (usually G-CSF), associated or not with chemotherapy, at Hospital Israelita Albert...

ABSTRACT Developments in meteorology over the last couple of decades have enabled significant improvements to be made in the accuracy of seasonal forecasts. This paper focuses on developing a model for cash crop planning that utilises these forecasts. It does this by determining the rate of growth of each crop as a function of heat units accumulated. This enables time to maturity to be determin...

In the past decades, a huge progressively escalating international pool of information regarding stem cell research and their applications was periodically accumulating. Among the famous, well-established stem cell sources and lines, a new source appeared that was derived from the adult glands. Despite the long time theories speculating that adult glands, as most of adult tissues, harbor their ...

Experimental studies in laboratory animals have shown that successful conception can be achieved by fertilizing oocytes with immature male germ cells. This gave rise to the concept that immature germ cells recovered from the testes of azoospermic men with maturation arrest may be used for assisted reproduction. However, in contrast to using germ cells recovered from healthy animals, clinical ap...

BACKGROUND Herbal medicines have been in use for many years and remain widespread in developing countries; whereas, the use of complementary alternative medicine is on the increase in developed countries. Senna didymobotrya is important for its medicinal benefits among most communities in treating a wide range of ailments. MATERIALS AND METHODS Plants were collected from a cluster in Siaya, N...

The quantum dynamics of transport networks in the presence of noisy environments has recently received renewed attention with the discovery of long-lived coherences in different photosynthetic complexes. This experimental evidence has raised two fundamental questions: firstly, what are the mechanisms supporting long-lived coherences; and, secondly, how can we assess the possible functional role...