the effect of three different levels of dietary electrolyte balance (deb), in mean values of 114, 183 and 250 (meq/kg), on broiler performance was evaluated. a number of 486 arian male chicks were employed in a randomaized block design of three replicates and 54 chicks in each level replication. diets were available to chicks ad lib and in three dietary phases. serum na+,k+, cl- concentrations ...

BACKGROUND Blood flow in the corpus luteum (CL) is associated with luteal function. The present study was undertaken to investigate whether luteal function can be improved by increasing CL blood flow in women with luteal phase defect (LFD). METHODS Blood flow impedance in the CL was measured by transvaginal color-pulsed-Doppler-ultrasonography and was expressed as a resistance index (RI). The...

PURPOSE To evaluate circuit lifespan (CL) and bleeding risk during continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), in combined liver and renal failure. METHODS Single-center retrospective analysis of adults with acute liver failure or decompensated cirrhosis who received CRRT, without anticoagulation or with heparinization in intensive care unit. RESULTS Seventy-one patients with 539 CRRT circ...

Chemotherapy drugs have been prescribed for the systemic treatment of cancer. We selected three chemotherapy drugs, including methotrexate, mitomycine C and vincristine to inhibit the proliferation of HT1080 human fibrosarcoma cells in S, G2 and M phases of the cell cycle respectively. These chemotherapy drugs showed significant toxicity and growth inhibition to the cancer cells measured by MTT...

BACKGROUND Acute kidney injury and hyperchloremia are commonly present in critically ill septic patients. Our study goal was to evaluate the association of hyperchloremia and acute kidney injury in severe sepsis and septic shock patients. METHODS In this retrospective cohort study in a provincial tertiary care hospital, adult patients with severe sepsis or septic shock and serum chloride meas...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVE Determine if pre-operative cervical alignment serves as an independent predictor of pre-operative disability as measured by the neck disability index (NDI). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA There is growing interest in the relationship between cervical sagittal alignment and clinical outcomes. While prior studies have shown that C2-C7 sa...