Sarcostemma clausum series clausa (Asclepiadaceae), new to Texas

Immunomodulatory Activity of Ethanol Extract of Sarcostemma Secamone (l.) Bennet (asclepiadaceae) in Mice

Sarcostemma secamone (L.) Bennet an ethnomedicinal plant was studied for its immunomodulatory activity. Immunomodulatory activity of different doses of ethanol extract of Sarcostemma secamone was evaluated in Swiss albino mice. Mice were treated with two doses (150 and 300mg/kg body weight) for 5 days. Body weight, relative organ weight, delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) response and Haemaggl...

Brucellosis in Dallas, Texas: a Case Series

648. Identical Strain of Mycobacterium conceptionense Isolated from Patients at 2 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers within the Same Metropolitan Area over a 4 Year Period Gina Oda, MS; Mark Winters, MS; Susan M. Pacheco, MD; Monica Sikka, MD; Susan Bleasdale, MD; Bruce Dunn, MD; Benjamin Winters, BS; Etta McDuffee, RN; Amelia Bumsted, RN and Mark Holodniy, MD, FIDSA, FSHEA; Public Health Surveil...

Calotropis Procera (Asclepiadaceae) : A Review

Calotropis procera belongs to the family Asclepiadaceae. It is a erect, soft wooded, evergreen perennial shrub. C. procera commonly known as “Akra” and “milk weed”. All the parts (root, stem, leaf and flowers) of C. procera are in common use in traditionally system of medicine. The present paper is an attempt to provide a detailed botanical description, classification, pharmacological study of ...

Multiresolution diffusion entropy analysis of time series: an application to births to teenagers in Texas

The multiresolution diffusion entropy analysis is used to evaluate the stochastic information left in a time series after systematic removal of certain non-stationarities. This method allows us to establish whether the identified patterns are sufficient to capture all relevant information contained in a time series. If they do not, the method suggests the need for further interpretation to expl...

Articulated cork in Calotropis procera (Asclepiadaceae)