A total of 255 sera were collected from unvaccinated crossbred (174) and indigenous (81) cattle and buffalo having history of respiratory and reproductive disorders. All the sera sample were subjected to indirect ELISA and passive haemagglutination (PHA) test for the detection of BHV-1 antibodies. Indirect ELISA and PHA test detected significantly (P<0.01) varied prevalence of BHV-1 antibody i....

Pyogenic hepatic abscess (PHA) is a rare but potentially serious disease. Investigations of new therapeutic methods urgently need experimental support in corresponding animal models. However, to date, few studies have evaluated PHA in the minipig. The linear regression equation of the Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 strain was established. PHA was successfully mocked, and S. aureus ATCC 29213 ...

The most popular configuration for TMC's 4096 Channel Pulse Analyzer Systems is for 2-Parameter studies of coincident nuclear events. To provide the flexibility needed for this general class of experiments, TMC has designed the Model 242, 2-Parameter Input Unit. The Model 242 will accommodate two Plug-in Logic Units to carry out PHA vs. PHA, PHA vs. TOF, TOF vs. TOF. It may also be stacked to p...

Background: Similar to inflammatory cells, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) can also infiltrate in to kidney and urinary tracts and subsequently excreted by urine. In this study we determined the viability rate and response to phytohemagglutinin-A (PHA) of human PBMCs in normal urine. Methods: A number of 1&times;106 ficoll-hypaque isolated PBMCs were dispensed in 1 ml normal urine...

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biodegradable polyesters that have a wide variety of physical properties dependent on the lengths of the pendant groups of the monomer units in the polymer. PHAs composed of mostly short-chain-length (SCL) monomers are often stiff and brittle, whereas PHAs composed of mostly medium-chain-length (MCL) monomers are elastomeric in nature. SCL-MCL PHA copolymers can...

During long-term incubation of human peripheral blood lym phocytes with phytohemagglutinin (PHA), adenosine cyclic 3': 5'-monophosphate (cyclic AMP) phosphodiesterase increases about 5-fold and guanosine cyclic 3':S'-monophosphate (cyclic GMP) phosphodiesterase increases about i 0-fold in specific activity. Under similar conditions, there is little change in either basal or fluoride-stimulated ...

Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) is a class of biodegradable plastics that have great potential applications in the near future. In this study, the micro-biodiversity and productivity of PHA-accumulating bacteria in activated sludge from a domestic wastewater treatment plant were investigated. A previously reported primer set and a selfdesigned primer set (phaCF1BO/phaCR2BO) were both used to amplify...

Malignant transformation of murine and human cells is commonly associated with increased —GlcNAcffl-6Manal-6Manff— branching in asparagine-linked Oligosaccharides. Somatic mutations and drugs which block expression of the ,/l 6 branched Oligosaccharides are potent inhib itors of tumor cell invasion and metastasis in animal models. This suggests that the Oligosaccharides are required for met...

Allocation trade-offs of carotenoids between their use in the immune system and production of integumentary colouration have been suggested as a proximate mechanism maintaining honesty of signal traits. We tested how dietary carotenoid supplementation, immune activation and immune suppression affect intensity of coccidian infection in captive greenfinches Carduelis chloris, a passerine with car...

Synthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) from intermediates of fatty acid beta-oxidation was used as a tool to study fatty acid degradation in developing seeds of Arabidopsis. Transgenic plants expressing a peroxisomal PHA synthase under the control of a napin promoter accumulated PHA in developing seeds to a final level of 0. 06 mg g(-1) dry weight. In plants co-expressing a plastidial acyl-a...