A new human malignant rhabdoid tumor (MRT) cell line (designated FRTK-1) was established from MRT of the kidney of an 18-month-old boy. The cell line is maintained for over 24 months with more than 100 passages. FRTK-1 cells in vitro showed 2 different growth patterns, adherent and non-adherent patterns. The FRTK-1 cells showed the same morphological and immunophenotypical characteristics as pr...

Virological and serological surveys have documented that H1N1/2009, avian-origin canine H3N2 (cH3N2), seasonal human-origin H3N2 (hH3N2), and equine-origin H3N8 influenza viruses are consistently circulating in dogs. In the present study, a multiplex reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (mRT-PCR) assay was developed for simultaneous detection and differentiation of these influenza vi...

Extra renal extra cranial malignant rhobdoid tumors (MRT) are rare, frequently lethal and affect mostly children. No definite treatment has been made and the role of radiation therapy is poorly defined. This report explains a 14 year old girl with MRT in her neck soft tissue. She is alive with no evidence of disease 18 months after diagnosis. Through the experience with this case, we suggested...

The relation between body mass (BM) and digesta mean retention time (MRT) in herbivores was the focus of several studies in recent years. It was assumed that MRT scaled with BM(0.25) based on the isometric scaling of gut capacity (BM(1.0)) and allometric scaling of energy intake (BM(0.75)). Literature studies that tested this hypothesis produced conflicting results, arriving sometimes at higher...