The occupancy of high-affinity ryanodine-binding sites of isolated heavy sarcoplasmic reticulum vesicles occurring in concentrated salt solutions affects ATP-dependent calcium accumulation and caffeine-induced calcium release. The initial suppression of calcium uptake is followed by a marked uptake activation resulting in a reduction of the final calcium level in the medium. Simultaneously, caf...

Although considerable data have been gathered on the metabolism of the ash constituents, the literature concerning the interrelations between calcium and magnesium metabolism is very limited. This experiment was undertaken to ascertain whether an increased intake of calcium would affect the urinary and fecal excretion of magnesium and eice r’ersn, thus showing intcrrclations between the metabol...

The purpose of our study was to assess whether the chemical composition of drinking water in the city of Szczecin, Poland, creates the correct environment in the oral cavity for promoting regeneration processes in the mineralized tissue of teeth. The drinking water samples were collected from a water treatment station, as raw and treatment water, and from consumer’s water pipes. The concentrati...

We report the identification and characterization of a novel lipid kinase that phosphorylates multiple substrates. This enzyme, which we term MuLK for multi-substrate lipid kinase, does not belong to a previously described lipid kinase family. MuLK has orthologs in many organisms and is broadly expressed in human tissues. Although predicted to be a soluble protein, MuLK co-fractionates with mem...

In several previous experiments to determine the composition of interstitial fluid, the results varied depending on the collecting technique, and the electrolyte concentrations differed from those of a hypothetical ultrafiltrate of plasma. In our approach, since a change of position from standing to supine is accompanied by hemodilution with interstitial fluid, we used the changes in hematocrit...

Altered secretion of saliva and its changed composition in patients undergoing chemotherapy often results in oral mucosa pathologies. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of oral hygiene and the concentration of calcium, phosphate and magnesium ions in the saliva on developing oral mucositis in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) during anticancer therapy. The study incl...

to investigate uterine fluid and serum calcium (ca) and magnesium (mg) variations during the estrus cycle in water buffaloes, 71 genital tracts and blood samples were collected from the abattoir in urmia. the phase of the estrous cycle was determined by examining ovarian structures. 18 animals were pro-estrous, 15 estrous, 16 met-estrous and 22 diestrous. the uterine fluid was collected by gent...

how to cite this article: namakin k, zardast m, sharifzadeh gh, bidar t, zargarian s. serum trace elements in febrile seizure: a case-control study. iran j child neurol. summer 2016; 10(3):57-60.     abstract objective febrile seizure (fs) is one of the most common neurological problems during childhood.pathogenesis of febrile convulsion is unknown. this study investigated some trace elements a...