Glycerol-blanked triglyceride assays with laboratory animals

Glycerol blanking in triglyceride assays: is it necessary?

As evidenced by the article by Jessen et al. in this issue, the question of whether to blank triglyceride analyses for glycerol is still alive and well and, as ever, controversial. The value of glycerol blanking has been debated in several such articles over the years, and, because of complexities involved, will probably be a source of disagreement in the foreseeable future. A laboratory direct...

Modified double skeletal staining protocols with Alizarin red and Alcian blue in laboratory animals

Abstract Purpose: Skeletal staining is a way to study the effect of many chemical or herbal substances on development of bones and cartilages in order to record the level of probable deformity.This article aimed to present a modified protocol to make all skeletal studies on laboratory animals possible. Materials and Methods: The important notes about skeletal staining were fixing by ethan...

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Allergy to laboratory animals in laboratory technicians and animal keepers.

The prevalence of allergy to laboratory animals (LAA) was investigated in laboratory technicians and animal keepers. In a questionnaire 41 of 101 technicians reported symptoms provoked by work with laboratory animals. On clinical investigation 30 were found to have symptoms and signs related to contact with animals, and allergy was confirmed by radioallergosorbent tests (RAST) and skin tests in...