Thyroxine utilization in the new-born lamb

The Rates of Utilization of Thyroxine

These observations were made in an effort to determine the rate of production of thyroxine in normal man. Boothby, Sandiford, Sandiford and Slosse (1925) have shown that when thyroxine is injected intravenously at intervals of from two to fourteen days, the average daily dose required to maintain the basal metabolism of a " thyroidless " individual at the normal level is 0.25 mgm. Since the inj...

The diagnosis of Wesselsbron disease in a new-born lamb by immunohistochemical staining of viral antigen.

Wesselsbron disease (WSL) was diagnosed in a 2-d-old lamb on a farm in the north-eastern Free State Province where a few abortions and neonatal deaths occurred in sheep in April 1994. The liver of the lamb was slightly swollen and orange-brown and, microscopically, it revealed single or small groups of necrotic hepatocytes that were randomly scattered throughout the lobules. Other histopatholog...

Cryptosporidium spp. in new born lambs in IRAN

A Case of Neurotibromatosis in A 5-Month New Born

SUMMARY Neurofibromatosis, an autosomal dominant disorder is characterized by showan cell tumor affecting any Part of the body containing such cell, giving rise to appropriate fealture according to the organ involved but the most characteristic clinical aspect of the disease is pripheral or cranial nerve tumors usually associated with cafe au lait spots more than 6 in number and larger than 1....

Malaria in the New-Born