Tri-sodium citrate, the focus of this article, is one such alternative. The article will include consideration of the anticoagulant properties of citrate, some detail of how tri-sodium citrate is used to anticoagulate the dialysis pathway, and the advantages of using citrate rather than standard heparin anticoagulation. The use of tri-sodium citrate is not without risk; the potentially harmful ...

The regulation of the fate of acetyl units derived from the P-oxidation of L( -)-palmitylcarnitine was studied using isolated rat liver mitochondria. Citrate synthesis from acetyl-CoA was dependent upon the concentration of Lmalate, the immediate precursor of oxalacetate in this system. The independence of the rate of citrate formation on the means used to stimulate respiration, e.g. ADP for co...

There are many reasons for considering the possibility that the metabolism of citrate is interrelated with the physiological effects of vitamin D and with the equilibrium of calcium and phosphorus in the body. Hamilton and Dewar10 and Shohl'7 demonstrated that the addition of citrate to rachitogenic diets resulted in prevention or cure of rickets in rats. Subsequently, Shohl and Butler1' showed...

BACKGROUND In 2003, it became legal in the UK for syringe exchange programmes (SEPs) to provide citrate to injecting drug users to solubilise heroin. Little work has been undertaken on the effect of policy change on SEP function. Here, we examine whether the introduction of citrate in Cheshire and Merseyside SEPs has altered the number of heroin/crack injectors accessing SEPs, the frequency at ...

The aim of the present study was to compare the reproductive outcomes of letrozole and laparoscopic ovarian drilling (LOD) in women with clomiphene citrate (CC)-resistant polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). A total of 141 women with CC-resistant PCOS were enrolled and randomly allocated into groups A and B. Group A (n=71) received 2.5 mg letrozole from days 5 to 10 of menses for up to six cycles,...

Objective: To evaluate the effect of N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC), a mucolytic drug with insulin sensitizing properties, as an adjuvant therapy in subjects with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) resistant to clomiphene citrate (CC). Design: Placebo-controlled, double-blind randomized trial. Setting: University-based hospital and private infertility practice. Patient(s): One hundred fifty women diagno...

Objective: Isolation and determine antibiotic sensitivity test for coagulase positive Staphylococcus aureus isolates from restaurants and fast food serving hotels from Lusaka, Zambia. Methods: A total of 205 Paper currency notes of Zambia Kwacha (50,100,500,1000,5000,10,000,20,000 and 50,000)were randomly collected from market place and swab samples were analyzed in microbiology lab for S.aureu...

Lead citrate is a key precursor for the green recycling of spent lead acid battery paste in a citric acid/sodium citrate (CA/SC) solution. In this study, the main paste component, PbSO4, was leached and crystallized to yield lead citrate. Results showed that the leaching of PbSO4 in citric acid/sodium citrate solution was remarkably enhanced by an increase in temperature from 35 ◦C to 95 ◦C and...