A Mechanism for Stress-Susceptibility in Swine

Plasma CPK as an Indicator of Stress Susceptibility in Swine

A total of 18 pigs from litters in which one or more littermates died from stress were used to study the effect of sampling technique and exercise on plasma creatine phosphokinase (CPK). Plasma CPK in stress susceptible pigs was compared to CPK concentration in 7 control pigs with no history of stress. Plasma CPK was similar in samples obtained from cannulae and first and second samples obtaine...

passivity in waiting for godot and endgame: a psychoanalytic reading

this study intends to investigate samuel beckett’s waiting for godot and endgame under the lacanian psychoanalysis. it begins by explaining the most important concepts of lacanian psychoanalysis. the beckettian characters are studied regarding their state of unconscious, and not the state of consciousness as is common in most beckett studies. according to lacan, language plays the sole role in ...

Effects of thermal stress, breed and stress susceptibility on corticosteroid binding globulin in swine.

Day-to-day variations in binding capacity and association constant of corticosteroid binding globulin (CBG) and plasma cortisol levels were determined in crossbred gilts maintained under controlled or fluctuating environmental temperature and humidity regimes. In addition, effect of breed and stress susceptibility of swine on CBG properties and plasma cortisol concentrations were also studied. ...

An outbreak of acute swine erysipelase in a herd

A Genetic Susceptibility Mechanism for Major Depression

Major Depression (MD) is a highly inherited psychiatric disorder. The norepinephrine transporter (NET) gene plays important role in pathophysiology of MD. This study attempted to examine the relationship between polymorphisms of NET gene and MD. Patients with MD and healthy controls were recruited and subgrouped. The T-182C and G1287A polymorphisms of NET gene were genotyped by direct sequencin...