Recent evidence suggests that substance P (SP) is up-regulated in primary sensory neurons following axotomy and that this change occurs in larger neurons that do not usually produce SP. If this is so, then the up-regulation may allow normally neighboring, uninjured, and nonnociceptive dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons to become effective in activating pain pathways. By using immunohistochemist...

Areca nut (Areca catechu L.) is one of the leading plantation commodities in Jambi Province which has high economic value and plays an important role as a source foreign exchange for country. plants are most widely located Betara District, West Tanjung Jabung Regency. To increase yield areca nut, it necessary to know diseases that attack percentage disease attack. It useful control nut. This st...

Table 1. Application of the oxygen section of the NEWS chart to 400 routine observations rounds for 22 patients on a respiratory ward with target oxygen saturation range of 88–92%. SpO2 Number of observations (%) Number with appropriate oximetry score in NEWS (%) Satisfactory 350 (87.5) > 270 had saturation within target range > 80 had saturation >92% breathing air 22/350 (6.3) > 22 had SpO2 ≥9...

The relations between the concentration of deoxycholic acid (DCA), the cholesterol saturation index, and the nucleation time in gall bladder bile were measured to determine the role of DCA in bile in the pathogenesis of cholesterol gall stone disease. Bile was obtained from patients with cholesterol gall stones (n = 30), subjects without gall stones (n = 35), and patients with pigment gall ston...

The serum iron was determined in 60 normal subjects (38 males and 22 females) with a mean age of 32.0 and 36.2 years respectively. The plasma total iron-binding capacity (TIBC) was also determined in 54 of these subjects (32 males and 22 females). Serum iron and TIBC determinations were performed between 8.45 am and 9.15 am. The mean serum iron concentration is 138.3 +/- 4.3 mug/100 ml (SD +/- ...

B y using carbon m onoxide as a reagent for releasing oxygen from blood solutions (instead o f the custom ary potassium ferricyanide) and by com bining the techniques o f the Van Slyke constant-volum e gasom etric apparatus and the Scholander gas analysis apparatus, a precise m ethod has been devised o f estim ating oxygen content and carbon m onoxide capacity sim ul­ taneously on one and the s...

B y using carbon m onoxide as a reagent for releasing oxygen from blood solutions (instead o f the custom ary potassium ferricyanide) and by com bining the techniques o f the Van Slyke constant-volum e gasom etric apparatus and the Scholander gas analysis apparatus, a precise m ethod has been devised o f estim ating oxygen content and carbon m onoxide capacity sim ul­ taneously on one and the s...

The objective of the present study was to examine and determine whether the human acute monocytic leukemia cell line THP-1 contains side population (SP) cells, and, if so, to increase the proportion of SP cells using arabinosylcytosine (Ara-C). Fluorescent microscopy and flow cytometry were employed to detect the percentage of SP cells in THP-1 cells. Then, SP and non-SP (NSP) cell subpopulatio...

Background. Ferritin and the percentage of transferrin saturation (TS) are established parameters with which to evaluate endogenous iron availability during treatment of renal anaemia with recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEpo). Zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP) has been proposed as another valid marker in this setting. Methods. We determined the following parameters in 127 patients, including 117 h...

one of the main components affecting the ecohydrology is interception or loss of rainfall by plant canopy. interception of reduced effective precipitation and dry areas to prevent soil moisture. low level of abstraction is considered as important factors in managing rangeland resources. in this study, the vegetative form, some broad-leaved plants and plant selection and method of abstraction in...