The aim of this study was to compare the performance of hens (feed intake, rate of lay, egg weight, and BW gain), egg quality and blood biochemistry (enzymes, electrolytes, proteins, and other plasma constituents) of laying hens fed diets containing hemp products. Forty-eight Lohmann LSL-Classic (white-egg layers; 19 wk of age) were individually caged and fed 1 of 6 wheat-barley-soybean-based d...

To extend our understanding of the mechanism of action of digitalis drugs, we studied electrocardiograms (ECGs), renal function, plasma concentrations of catecholamines, and myocardial and renal Na+ + K+-dependent adenosine triphosphate (Na+ + K+ ATPase) activity in chronically digitalized dogs. Five healthy, male, mongrel dogs received a therapeutic regimen of digoxin (0.1 mg/kg on day 1 in th...

Glucose is readily soluble and so far as we know readily permeates the red blood cells. Unlike electrolytes, there is no reason to suppose that the conditions which determine the distribution of electrolytes on the two sides of the erythrocyte “membrane” would influence its distribution, so that it is reasonable to believe that the concentration of glucose in the plasma and erythrocytes would b...

LABORATORY DATA adrenal changes phaeochromocytoma adrenal cortex hormones adrenal insufficiency, adrenal hypoplasia aldosterone, high levels chromosomal assignment chromosome 11q localization chromosome 3p localization gene, structural-functional anomalies CCND1 (PRAD1) cyclin D1, gene chr.11q13 gene analysis-DNA analysis ST11 (PETS1), gene chr.3p25 VHL von Hippel-Lindau syndrome, gene chr.3p26...

1. In a prospective study involving fifty-six women, measurements of body weight, urinary creatinine, sodium and potassium and plasma sodium, potassium and renin activity were made in mid-pregnancy and at 36 weeks. The effect of sodium restriction and sodium ldading on these measurements was assessed in midpregnancy. 2. Mean plasma renin activity was significantly high'er throughout pregnancy t...

Liquid carbonate-based electrolytes are widely used in lithium ion batteries today. Dry polymer electrolytes are potential candidates for use in secondary lithium batteries because of ease of fabrication, good electrochemical stability, low flammability and toxicity with the ability to form good interfacial contact with electrodes. Conductivity and mechanical properties of dry electrolytes, how...

I t has been suggested that potassium may enter Valonia chiefly as KOH which reacts with an organic acid HA in the sap to form KA, after which A is exchanged for chloride so that potassium accumulates as'KC1. This is not contradicted by any known facts and it is supported by a variety of evidence; inasmuch as this has recently been discussed I it need not be cited here. Other cations may act si...

Obtaining and interpreting blood gases and electrolytes is fundamental to the management of many critically ill veterinary patients. Metabolic and electrolyte alterations are common, and can lead to profound clinical signs affecting many organs (including the heart, skeletal muscle, intestines and the lungs); when severe, death can ensue. This is the second of two articles describing the interp...