The aim of this study was to evaluate the degree of conversion (DC) of two lingual retainer adhesives, Transbond Lingual Retainer (TLR) and Light Cure Retainer (LCR), cured with a fast halogen light, a plasma arc light and a light-emitting diode (LED) at various curing times. A conventional halogen light served as the control. One hundred adhesive samples (five per group) were cured for 5, 10 o...

Anticoccidial drugs were evaluated for activity and for the development of resistance in a model of Toxoplasma gondii growing in human fibroblast cultures. Of 13 anticoccidial drugs tested, 9 had selective antitoxoplasma activity (50% inhibitory concentration, in micrograms per milliliter): decoquinate (0.005), arprinocid-N-oxide (0.015), robenidine (0.03), the aryl triazine CP-25,415 (0.2), to...

Eimeria belonging to the phylum apicomplexan protozoa is recognized as the the major parasitic disease of poultry. Caecal coccidioisis caused by Eimeria tenella is a major threat to poultry production. The drugs which can inhibit sporulation process are best choice as preventive measures. Anticoccidial drugs have played a major role in the effective control of avian coccidiosis, but their exten...

A new facility was designed to hold 1.8 million birds in 10 houses; chickens were placed in five of the houses, and the remaining five houses were under construction when this outbreak occurred. An increase in mortality was reported in five houses; however, mortality in house 7 was quite high. Well-fleshed birds were suddenly found dead without a significant drop in egg production. The middle a...

This study was designed to evaluate the signaling pathways coupling adenosine A1 receptors and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1 and 2 in human trabecular meshwork (HTM) cells. Studies were conducted using cultures of primary HTM cells and the HTM-3 cell line. Activation of ERK1/2, location of protein kinase C (PKC) isoforms, and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) secretion were determi...

Three sets of 15 pairs of black ducks (Anas rubripes) were given 0, 10, or 50 ppm toxaphene in a dry mash diet for a period of 19 months, which included two breeding seasons. Survival of adults was not affected, but the weights of treated males were depressed during the summer months. Egg production, fertility, hatchability, eggshell thickness, growth, and survival of young did not vary with to...

This presentation reports of a case of disseminated visceral coccidiosis (DVC) in a 4-month old captive white-naped crane (Grus vipio) in The Netherlands. Based on this case a review is presented describing macroscopic and histopathologic changes, therapeutic possibilities It also presents experimental derived information about the cycle of Eimeria gruis and E. reichenowi, as well as molecular ...