The present study delineates the cellular responses of dorsal pallium to targeted genetic ablation of the principal preplate neurons of the neocortex. Ganciclovir treatment during prenatal development (E11-E13; where E is embryonic day) of mice selectively killed cells with shared S-phase vulnerability and targeted expression of a GPT [golli promoter transgene, linked to HSV-TK (herpes simplex ...

The present study was designed to evaluate the hepatotoxicity of aluminium oxide (Al2O3). To achieve this objective, Al2O3 of three different sizes (30nm, 40nm and bulk) was orally administered for 28 days to 9 groups of 10 Wistar rats each, at the dose of 500, 1000 and 2000 mg/Kg/rat. A tenth group of 10 rats received distilled water and served as control. After 28 days of exposure, the animal...

Twenty-seven patients with primary hypothyroidism were studied to evaluate the relationship between hepatic function and thyroid hormone deficiency in this disorder. In hypothyroidism, hypergammaglobulinemia was found in 71%, elevated glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT) in 48%, high lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) in 58%, hypercholesteremia in 52% and low elimination rate constant of indocyanin ...

Changes in CSF enzyme activity were studied after brain trauma for their prognostic value. Raised values of CPK and HBDH were demonstrated in the CSF of patients with severe brain injuries. Standardised cold lesions of the brain were induced in cats. The activities of the enzymes CPK, HBDH, LDH, GOT, GPT, and pseudocholinesterase were studied at half hour intervals in the cerebrospinal fluid an...

M e t h o d s Design: Randomized controlled trial (Standard and New Antiepileptic Drugs [SANAD] trial, Arm A) Allocation: Concealed.* Blinding: Unblinded.* Follow-up period: Up to 6 years. Setting: Hospital-based outpatient clinics in the United Kingdom. Patients: 1721 patients (mean age 38 y, 55% men) who had ≥ 2 clinically definite, unprovoked epileptic seizures in the past year and were reco...

OBJECTIVES To determine the effects of exercise training on physical condition in 25 college rugby players during a summer training camp, and to compare these variables by the different players' positions. METHODS Changes in body composition parameters and blood biochemistry were examined before and after a summer training camp. RESULTS Body weight and percentage body fat did not change sig...

The preservation quality of buffalo semen is poor. The possibility that the cause is inherent in the enzyme system of the spermatozoa and seminal plasma has not so far been systematically studied. There are a few reports on acid and alkaline phosphatase (Eapen, Shrivastava & RazaNasir, 1946; Roy, Pandey & Rawat, 1960; Sengupta, Misra & Roy, 1963; Misra, Singh & Tomar, 1969), but no reports appe...

Field testing of a proprietary stormwater treatment device (GPT) was undertaken over a one year period at a commercial site located in Sippy Downs, Queensland. The focus of the study was primarily on evaluating the effectiveness of the GPT device in removing pollution in the form of nutrients (Total Suspended Solids, Total Nitrogen, Total Phosphorus) from stormwater runoff. Water quality analys...

AIM pH is the direct indicator of the body reaction following the activities performed. Establishing precise correlations between pH and blood biochemical parameters might support the balancing of values during periods of marked physical activity. METHOD We conducted a case study in a group of elite rowers. Twelve athletes were included in the study. Monitoring was carried out by collecting b...

General purpose technologies (GPTs) are drastic innovations, such as electrification, the transistor, and the Internet, that are characterized by the pervasiveness in use, innovational complementarities, and technological dynamism. The transitional and long-run dynamic effects of a GPT are analyzed within a quality-ladders model of scale-invariant Schumpeterian growth. The diffusion path of a G...