BACKGROUND Cardiovascular and kidney diseases are a global public health problem and impose a huge economic burden on health care services. Homocysteine, an amino acid, is associated with coronary heart disease, while urea is a harmful metabolic substance which can be used to reflect kidney function. Monitoring of these two substances is therefore very important. This in vitro study aimed to de...

PCR Conditions: PCR reactions are carried out in a total volume of 25 fi\ containing: 25 ng genomic DNA, 5 pmole of each primer, 1.5 mM MgCl2, 200 jiM dNTPs, 50 mM tris-Cl, 20 mM (NH^SO,,, pH 9, 0.25 mM spermidine and 0.6 units of ReplinaseTM (NEN/Dupont). Amplification was performed in 96 well plates in a BiosyclerTM oven (Bios Corp., New Haven, CT) for 32 cycles. We used a 4 temperature cycle...

Despite the evolution of runner performance in athletes with cerebral palsy (CP), little is known about neuromuscular parameters of sprinters from different classes, especially related to power output, muscular imbalances and asymmetry indexes in lower limbs. The aim of this study was to assess muscle power, muscular imbalance and asymmetry in sprinters with CP. Four male sprinters with CP (age...

This experiment examined the relationship between prenatal stress and subsequent calf temperament through weaning. The prenatal stressor used was repeated transportation of pregnant Brahman cows for 2 h at 60 ± 5, 80 ± 5, 100 ± 5, 120 ± 5, and 140 ± 5 d of gestation. Prenatally stressed calves ( = 41) were compared with controls ( = 44; dams did not undergo transportation during pregnancy) from...

To the Editor: Alternative strategies to reduce the onset time of nondepolarizing muscle relaxants, such as priming,1 administering large doses2 and using the timing principle3,4 have not been completely succesful. We have used a propofolrocuronium mixture for the rapid induction of anesthesia. First however, we tested whether a propofol-rocuronium mixture is stable. UV spectra were obtained on...

The purpose of the study was to determine intubating conditions after administration of either succinylcholine or vecuronium in a rapid induction sequence. Patients received either succinylcholine 1.5 mg.kg-1 (Groups I and II) after d-tubocurarine 0.05 mg.kg-1 four minutes earlier, or vecuronium (Groups III and IV) in an initial dose of 0.01 mg.kg-1 followed four minutes later by 0.1 mg.kg-1. I...

TERRESTRIAL ANALOGUES OF MARS EVAPORITE ENVIRONMENTS. N. Stivaletta, R. Barbieri, M. Bosco, C.Picard, G.G. Ori, L. Marinangeli, 1 Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Bologna, Bologna, P.zza Porta San Donato 1, 40126, Italy, [email protected], [email protected] 2 Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agroambientali, Area Microbiologia, Università di Bologna, Bologna...