THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS LABORATORY: THE EXPERIMENT THAT BECAME ROUTINE From its inception the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh actively pursued an interest in the development of science, both medical and non-medical. In 1887, during the Presidency of Sir Douglas Maclagan (1812-1900) the College decided to establish a laboratory for the prosecution of original research. So came i...

Pentobarbital sodium (Somnopentyl) can induce surgical anesthesia with a strong hypnotic effect that causes loss of consciousness. Animals have been known to die during experimental surgery under anesthesia with Somnopentyl, causing it to be declared inadequate as a general anesthetic for single treatment. An anesthetic combination of 0.3 mg/kg medetomidine, 4.0 mg/kg midazolam and 5.0 mg/kg bu...

Abstract The presented checklist and red list include 231 liverwort (Marchantiophyta) two hornwort species (Anthocerotophyta). Overall, 22.9% of liverworts are evaluated as threatened (CR – 4.3%, EN 7.8%, VU 10.8%), while 17 (7.4%) categorized NT, 11.6% DD 3.0% RE. A total 128 (55.4% the flora Slovakia) were assessed LC. For Lunularia cruciata criteria not applicable (NA), since this is native ...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Cucumis melo subsp. agrestis (Cucurbitaceae) is cultivated in many African regions for its edible kernels used as a soup thickener. The plant, an annual, andromonoecious, trailing-vine species, is of high social, cultural and economic value for local communities. In order to improve the yield of this crop, the first step and our aim were to elucidate its breeding system. M...

on the hindquarters at the age of about 3 months. In the following 1 to 2 months, hair is lost from these regions revealing raised patches of bright pink skin. Each patch is about 20 mm long and 15 mm wide, has a coarse texture, one or two characteristic folds (Pl. 1, Fig. 1) and a musty odour. Histologically, the skin contains very greatly enlarged holocrine sebaceous glands (Pl. 1, Fig. 2). T...