Ethanol extracts of 20 plant species (Euphorbiaceae) were assessed for nematicidal activity against the root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid and White) Chitwood. Out of these, four extracts: Croton tiglium, Euphorbia fischeriana, Leptopus chinensis and Ricinus communis caused 100% mortalities of the root-knot nematode at 1000 μg/ml for 72 h. The ethanol extract of E. fischeriana ex...

The pharmacokinetics and safety of orally administered ciprofloxacin (Bay o 9867) were examined in 12 healthy male volunteers who received sequential doses of 250, 500, 750, and 1,000 mg. The individual and mean data were best described by biexponential disposition and elimination, assuming an apparent zero-order rate of absorption. The peak serum concentrations determined from the individual d...

The essential oil of catnip, Nepeta cataria (Lamiacae) was evaluated for behavioral effects on two populations of subterranean termite, Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) and R. virginicus (Banks) (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). The catnip essential oil contained approximately 36:64 E,Z-nepetalactone and Z,E-nepetalactone, respectively. The time to 50% dissipation (DT50) of the isomers in sand was d...

Background: To increase the therapeutic effect of drugs to combat diseases, combination therapy with current chemical and new medicines derived from medicinal plants is necessary. Objectives: The present work aimed investigate hydroalcoholic extract two plants, Ephedra major Momordica cacharantia (Carla), resveratrol drug on cell viability expression levels caspase-3 gene in MCF-7 line. Methods...

The objective of this study was to evaluate kinetics and the residual decline of tylosin in milk and plasma of lactating Najdi ewes following single intramuscular injection of tylosin at the dose of 10 mg/kg. Blood and milk samples were collected from the ewes before and at different time intervals after treatment. Tylosin concentrations were determined by microbiological agar plate assay using...

Vibrio cholerae cells were incubated at 4 degrees C in nutrient-limited artificial seawater (ASW) microcosms. Plate counts declined from 8 x 10(5) to less than 2 c.f.u. ml-1 in about 23 d. When samples of microcosms were shifted to 30 degrees C, plate counts increased to 2.2 x 10(5) c.f.u. ml-1 in 72 h. An experiment was performed to determine whether culturable cells obtained after temperature...

This paper reports an investigation into metabolic and endocrine maturity in the neonate lamb and the relationships between litter size, birth weight, and maternal metabolic and endocrine variables on behavior at birth and survival over the first 72 h of life. Data were from multiparous, fine-wool Merino ewes (n = 150; equal numbers of single-lamb and twin-lamb bearing status) lambed on pasture...

This review aims to answer the most common questions in routine surgical practice during the first 48 h of blunt chest trauma (BCT) management. Two authors identified relevant manuscripts published since January 1994 to January 2014. Using preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses statement, they focused on the surgical management of BCT, excluded both child and vascula...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of exposure to cigarette smoke on the elastolytic activity of guinea pigs' alveolar macrophages (AMs), and to compare elastolytic activity of AMs obtained by BAL with that of lung macrophages (LMs) obtained from minced lung tissue. METHODS AMs were obtained by BAL from seven adult guinea pigs exposed to cigarette smoke for 5 d/wk during 6 weeks, as well...