Four new complexes were prepared by the metathetic reaction of trace heavy metals like Cd, Zn, Cu and Hg with two different dithioligands of the formula ML 2 [ M= Cd, Zn, Cu and Hg and L= potassium-1,1-dicyano-2,2-ethylenedithiolate and potassium N-4-fluorobenzyl, N butyldithiocarbamate ] and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, UV-visible, 1H,13C NMR and AAS. Atomic Absorption Spectrophoto...

Address reprint requests to Dr. Philip E. Cryer, Metabolism Division, Washington University School of Medicine. Received for publication 6 December 1982 and in revised form 21 March 1983. resulted in a progressive fall in mean plasma glucose to a hypoglycemic level late after glucose ingestion; the final glucose concentration was 40% lower (P < 0.02) than the control (epinephrine deficient) val...

It is a principle recognised not only by our own but by other legal systems that ignorance of the law is no excuse for violating it. This is also expressed in the form of a legal presumption that everyone knows the law. So it is the duty of every person to be acquainted with that part of it which concerns him or her. In recent years there have been a number of malpractice suits based on lack of...

This exploratory-descriptive survey was carried out with a sample consisting of 73 nurses from two hospitals in order to know the perception they have of their work via-a-vis patients' rights and develop an instrument capable of measuring such perception. Four constructs referring to the nurses' performance via-a-vis patients' rights were identified and validated, based on questions the nurses ...

The physical and chemical characteristics differ depending upon the pharmaceutical processing of medicated oils. These changes eventually influence the actions of these medicaments this particular aspect is highlighted in this article.