OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine the sonographic features of trisomy 13 at 11 to 13(+6) weeks of gestation. STUDY DESIGN This was a retrospective study that examined the features of trisomy 13 at the ultrasound scan at 11 to 13(+6) weeks of gestation, which in our center is performed for the measurement of crown-rump length, nuchal translucency thickness, and fetal heart rat...

Incurable neuroretinal degeneration diseases cause severe vision loss and blindness in millions of patients worldwide. In previous studies, we demonstrated that transplanting human bone marrow stromal cells (hBMSCs) in the extravascular spaces of the choroid (EVSC) of the Royal College of Surgeon rats ameliorated retinal degeneration for up to 5 months. Assessing the safety of hBMSC treatment a...

Abstract Background Two separate experiments were conducted in the minor season from September to November, 2019 and major March May, 2020 determining type of soil amendment transplanting age that can best improve post-harvest quality shelf life sweet pepper fruits at Benso oil palm plantation Adum Banso Estate Mpohor District Western Region Ghana. The as a 4 × 2 factorial, arranged Randomized ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the frontomaxillary facial (FMF) angle in fetuses with trisomy 13 at 11 + 0 to 13 + 6 weeks of gestation. METHODS A three-dimensional (3D) volume of the fetal head was obtained before karyotyping at 11 + 0 to 13 + 6 weeks of gestation in 23 fetuses with trisomy 13. The FMF angle, defined as the angle between the upper surface of the maxilla and the frontal bone in a m...

OBJECTIVE To examine the potential value of maternal serum concentration of placental protein 13 (PP13) at 11-13 weeks' gestation in screening for preeclampsia (PE). METHODS Serum PP13, PAPP-A and uterine artery pulsatility index (PI) were determined in a case-control study of 208 cases that developed PE including 48 that required delivery before 34 weeks (early-PE) and 416 unaffected control...

BACKGROUND Transplanting a fecal sample from lean, healthy donors to obese recipients has been shown to improve metabolic syndrome symptoms. We therefore examined the gut microbiota in mice after administering a long-term, high-fat diet (HFD) supplemented with feces from lean mice through the fecal-oral route. METHODS C57BL6/W mice were allowed to adapt to a non-specific pathogen free (SFP) e...

The present study investigated whether changes in thyroid hormone (TH) signalling can occur after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with possible physiological consequences on myocardial performance. TH may regulate several genes encoding important structural and regulatory proteins particularly through the TR alpha 1 receptor which is predominant in the myocardium. AMI was induced in rats by l...

Soil microorganisms play an important role in the degradation of PAHs and use various metabolic pathways for this process. The effect soil pH, different amendments co-cultivation fungi on activity ligninolytic enzymes was evaluated. For that purpose, three were studied: Trichoderma viride, Penicillium chrysogenum Agrocybe aegerita. Biodegradation assays with a mixture 200 ppm (fluorene, pyrene,...