background febrile seizures (fs) are the most common type of convulsion in young children. the predisposing factors are still under investigation; however, iron insufficiency might play a role in this regard. objectives our objective was to determine the association between iron status and febrile seizure. patients and methods this prospective case-control study was conducted among 109 children...

I ‘ HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN that blood platelets are isoantigenic.’ Serum isoantibodies reacting with platelets have been repeatedly demonstrated in 1)citieflts ‘ho have received multiple blood transfusions, and in multiparous vomen.’’4 The iiicidence of isoimmunity to blood platelets in niultitransfused iNitients has been studied mainly by the the anti-human globulin consumption,’2 the indirect Co...

irish potatoes is rich in carbohydrate, with varied glucose levels. it is also a very good source of apyrase, an enzyme used for platelet storage. the aim of this study was to explore irish potatoes as an easily available source for apyrase extraction and purification. apyrase was extracted from 5 kg of irish potatoes. platelets were derived from 5-10 ml of human whole blood and g6pd activity w...

Due to the scope of the discipline, an annual survey of teratology must encompass a broad spectrum of findings from the bio-medical sciences. The first volume in this series does range topically in including reviews on aspects of cytogenetic, pharmacological, radiobiological, and immunological problems. If a field such as teratology is to be reviewed, one cannot expect a high degree of correspo...

Wound healing is a complex response of the organism aiming to restore tissue integrity and organ function. In skin, vascular and inflammatory changes predominate for the first 3-5 days after wounding. The following granulation phase is characterized by new connective tissue production and re-epithelialization (1). In the mid-phase of cutaneous tissue repair, fibroblasts that have invaded the gr...

I ‘ HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN that blood platelets are isoantigenic.’ Serum isoantibodies reacting with platelets have been repeatedly demonstrated in 1)citieflts ‘ho have received multiple blood transfusions, and in multiparous vomen.’’4 The iiicidence of isoimmunity to blood platelets in niultitransfused iNitients has been studied mainly by the the anti-human globulin consumption,’2 the indirect Co...

Posttransfusion purpura typically occurs in PLA1 negative blood recipients who have been previously immunized to the PLA1 antigen. Following transfusion, severe thrombocytopenia develops with the formation of anti-PLA1. Since the patients' platelets lack the PLA1 antigen, one would not expect this antibody to destroy autologous platelets. In this study we show that PLA1 antigen exists in stored...