Four double-monoclonal time-resolved immunofluorometric assays (TrIFMAs) have been developed for the specific determination of pregnancy-associated plasma protein A/proeosinophil major basic protein (PAPP-A/ proMBP) complex in first-trimester maternal serum samples. The assays have a functional sensitivity of < 4 mIU/L and a working range from 4 to 1000 mIU/L. These 4 assays, together with a po...

Among 123 Nigerians with migraine seen at one clinic 49 (40%) had complicated migraine, with ophthalmoplegia in 20 and amaurosis or field defects in 13. Haemoglobin AS was found in 60% of patients with complicated migraine, compared with 20% of those with simple migraine.

1 Institute of Electronics, Technical University of Lodz Wolczanska St. 211/215 [email protected] 2 Institute of Electronics, Technical University of Lodz Wolczanska St. 211/215 [email protected] 3 Institute of Information Technology, Technical University of Lodz Wolczanska St. 211/215 [email protected] 4 Institute of Electronics, Technical University of Lodz Wolczanska St. 2...

Echinoderms are exclusively marine animals that, after the chordates, represent the second largest group of deuterostomes. Their diverse species composition and singular ecological niches provide at the same time challenges and rewards when studying the broad range of responses that make up their immune mechanisms. Two types of responses comprise the immune system of echinoderms: a cellular res...

UNLABELLED Left ventricular (LV) systolic function in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is usually normal. Late in the disease, however, LV systolic dysfunction and dilatation are recognized. Although abnormalities in cardiac sympathetic nerve activity in patients with HCM have been demonstrated using (123)I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) myocardial scintigraphy, the changes of cardiac sympathe...

Materials and methods: Weaned pigs were allotted to daily photoperiods of 20 hours and 8 hours of light, respectively, for days 1 to 4 after weaning. Data were obtained from 234 pigs from 12 pens, resulting in n = 6 replicates per treatment. Behavior was observed during the initial 48 hours after weaning and on day 5 (when photoperiod was changed from 20 hours to 8 hours) in the prolonged light...