Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase from camel liver was purified to homogeneity by ammonium sulfate precipitation and a combination of DEAE-cellulose, Sephacryl S-300 gel filtration, and 2', 5' ADP Sepharose 4B affinity chromatography columns. The specific activity of camel liver G6PD is increased to 1.80438 units/mg proteins with 63-fold purification. It turned out to be homogenous on both nati...

In this paper we describe CAMEL, an interactive parallel environment based on the cellular automata theory. CAMEL is a tool designed to support the development of high performance applications in science and engineering. It offers the computing power of a highly parallel computer, hiding the architecture issues from a user. The system can be used both as a tool to model dynamic complex phenomen...

To the Editor: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a member of the family Hepeviridae, genus Orthohepevirus, which comprises 4 species, Orthohepevirus A–D. Orthohepevirus A contains 7 genotypes (HEV1–7) (1,2). HEV1 and HEV2 infect humans only; HEV3, HEV4, and HEV7 can infect humans and other mammals; and HEV5 and HEV6 have been detected in animals only. Worldwide, HEV is the most common cause of acute v...

Despite the rapid expansion of the built environment, we know little about the biology of species living in human-constructed habitats. Camel crickets (Rhaphidophoridae) are commonly observed in North American houses and include a range of native taxa as well as the Asian Diestrammena asynamora (Adelung), a species occasionally reported from houses though considered to be established only in gr...

Thirty camel embryos and fetuses of both sexes, ranging from 0.8 cm to 12.0 cm CVRL, were used in this study. These specimens were collected from Zagazig and Cairo abattoirs. They were fixed and prepared by normal histological technique for light microscopical study. The present study revealed that, the camel palatogenesis was a complicated developmental process, that required two main events; ...

OBJECTIVE Cyclophosphamide (CYP), a cytotoxic anticancer drug, causes a substantial reduction in leukocytes numbers, called leukopenia. Leukopenia is a major predisposing factor to infections caused by opportunistic pathogens. The aim of the present study is to assess the effects of camel milk consumption against CYP-induced leukopenia and other toxic effects. MATERIALS AND METHODS CYP at a d...

BACKGROUND Food allergies in children are often very serious and can lead to anaphylactic reactions. Observations that camel milk ameliorates allergic reactions were noted over the years. The effect of camel milk is probably related to its special composition. OBJECTIVES To investigate the effect of camel milk in several children with severe food (mainly milk) allergies. METHODS We studied ...

Tumor Ag NY-ESO-1 is an attractive target for immunotherapy of cancer, since both CD8(+) CTL and CD4(+) Th cells against NY-ESO-1 have been described. Moreover, NY-ESO-1 as well as the highly homologous tumor Ag LAGE-1 are broadly expressed in various tumor types. Interestingly, the NY-ESO-1 and LAGE-1 genes also encode for proteins translated in an alternative open reading frame. These alterna...