The levels of glycated haemoglobin, fetal haemoglobin and methaemoglobin in 618 Saudi subjects were determined. A statistically significant decrease in the percentage of glycated haemoglobin was observed in all haemoglobinopathic groups studied in comparison to normal controls. However, there was no significant difference in the percentage of glycated haemoglobin in patients with sickle cell an...

Guinea-pigs, rats, dogs, rabbits, monkeys, sheep, and goats were screened for G-6PD activity in erythrocytes by the methaemoglobin reduction test, the brilliant cresyl blue decolorization test, and the spectrophotometric determination of the NADPH generation rate. Guinea-pigs, rats, dogs, rabbits, and monkeys were found to have normal G-6PD activity in erythrocytes, whereas sheep and goats were...

Foetal haemoglobin exhibits a much greater resistance towards alkaline denaturation than does adult haemoglobin, thus constituting an important distinction between the two types of haemoglobin. The phenomenon was first described by Korber (1866), observed again by Kruger (1887-88), and subsequently studied in more detail by Bischoff (1926), Haurowitz (1929, 1930), and Brinkman, Wildschut and Wi...

This study evaluated the dose-response effect of inhaled nitric oxide (NO) on gas exchange, haemodynamics, and respiratory mechanics in patients with adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Of 19 consecutive ARDS patients on mechanical ventilation, eight (42%) responded to a test of 10 parts per million (ppm) NO inhalation with a 25% increase in arterial oxygen tension (Pa,O2,) over the bas...