Normal blood chemistry of the Houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata)

1996 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie‐Ann E. D'aloia ◽  
J. H. Samour ◽  
Judith C. Howlett ◽  
T. A. Bailey ◽  
J. Naldo
1998 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 195-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Beiran ◽  
O. Cochavi ◽  
B. Miller

We describe an unusual presentation of ocular Toxocara infection. On examination of a 52-year-old asymptomatic male with no previous relevant general or ocular history, a lesion suggestive of a scarred Toxocara worm was found in his right fundus. medical workup revealed normal blood count and blood chemistry. Serologic tests were negative for Toxoplasma and Echinococcus and in 1:4 dilution were positive for Toxocara. The patient appeared to have a subclinical Toxocara infection, resulting in the present picture.


1996 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 175-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. Samour ◽  
Marie‐Ann D'aloia

1998 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 174-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. R. Hasbún ◽  
A. J. Lawrence ◽  
J. Naldo ◽  
J. H. Samour ◽  
S. M. Al-Ghais

1996 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie‐Ann E. D'aloia ◽  
J. H. Samour ◽  
T. A. Bailey ◽  
J. Naldo ◽  
Judith C. Howlett

1985 ◽  
Vol 54 (03) ◽  
pp. 599-602 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Léon Alhenc-Gelas ◽  
M Aiach ◽  
A Gorenflot ◽  
J P Andreux

SummaryImmunoreactive AT III was found in human platelets. AT III antigen was quantified in platelets taken from each of 17 healthy donors by a specific competitive enzyme immunoassay using purified AT III and AT III antibodies. AT III antigen levels in extracts of washed platelets disrupted by freezing and thawing ranged from 32 to 140 ng per 109 platelets with a mean value of 70.3 ± 27.3. When stimulated by arachidonic acid, the platelets released AT III antigen together with immunoreactive fibrinogen. These results show that AT III is present in platelets at a level corresponding to approximately 0.01% of total antithrombin in normal blood, and suggest that platelet AT III, like fibrinogen, is contained in the storage granules.


2020 ◽  
pp. 30-40
Author(s):  
M. G. Melnik

Purpose. To study the dynamics of blood pressure (BP) indicators under the influence of exogenously administered melatonin (Melatonin-SZ, Severnaya Zvezda, Russia) with various manifestations of desynchronosis of circadian BP rhythms (arterial hypertension – AH, high normal blood pressure) to determine the scheme of their effective compensation. Material and methods. The study included 101 patients with desynchronosis of circadian rhythms of blood pressure – 52 patients with hypertension, constituting the first and second groups, and 49 individuals with high normal blood pressure, representing the third and fourth groups. Patients of the second and fourth groups received conservative therapy, patients of the first and third groups combined it with melatonin. All patients underwent measurements of office blood pressure, home monitoring of blood pressure (ABPM), electrocardiography, 24-hour blood pressure monitoring (ABPM). Results and discussion. In patients of the first and third groups, compared with the traditional treatment groups, by the end of the observation period, a significantly (p < 0.05) decrease in office systolic blood pressure (SBP) / diastolic blood pressure (DBP) was established: in the first group compared with the second – 1.11 / 1.13 times, in the third group compared to the fourth – 1.43 / 1.58 times; significantly more (p < 0.05) pronounced decrease in SBP / DBP during DMAD – by 1.08 / 1.17 and 1.58 / 1.62 times, respectively, Significantly (p < 0.05) more pronounced decrease in average daily, average daily and average nighttime SBP / DBP during ABPM – by 1.13 / 1.20, 1.11 / 1.20, 1.23 / 1.25 and 1.47 / 1.31, 1.42 / 1.19, 1.54 / 1.41 times, respectively; reliably (p < 0.05) more frequent registration of the dipper rhythm type SBP / DBP – 1.6 / 1.4 and 1.6 / 1.4 times, respectively. In addition, the dynamics of patients in the first and third groups showed a significant (p < 0.05) decrease in the mean daily and mean nighttime SBP / DBP variability (SBP in the first group by 27.3 and 41.3 %, respectively; DBP in the first group by 20.1 and 26.3 %, respectively; SBP in the third group by 13.5 and 25.2 %, respectively; DBP in the third group by 12.2 and 28.2 %, respectively). Conclusions. With various manifestations of desynchronosis of circadian rhythms of blood pressure (AH, high normal blood pressure), the prescription of melatonin (Melatonin-SZ, Severnaya Zvezda, Russia) at a dose of 3 mg per day 30–40 minutes before bedtime for a month against the background of non-drug therapy and antihypertensive drugs led to a significantly more effective decrease in blood pressure at its office measurement, DMAD, ABPM with an improvement in the circadian rhythm of blood pressure and normalization of blood pressure variability.


JMS SKIMS ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-42
Author(s):  
Muzafar Maqsood Wani ◽  
Imtiaz Ahmed Wani

Major biologic function of activated vitamin D is to maintain normal blood levels of calcium and phosphorus, thus regulating bone mineralization. Research suggests that vitamin D may help in immunomodulation, regulating cell growth and 1,4 differentiation as well as some diverse unspecified functions. Overt vitamin D deficiency leads to hypocalcaemia, secondary hyperparathyroidism and increased bone turnover, which in prolonged and severe cases may cause rickets in children and osteomalacia in elderly.... JMS 2011;14(2):40-42


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