conclusion the involved liver with hht typically shows vascular shunting and biliary diseases. also, arteriovenous shunts may be vulnerable to biliary diseases. results (i) three types of shunting were found in the livers, including arteriovenous (hepatic artery to hepatic vein) in 6 cases, arterioportal (hepatic artery to portal vein) in 2 cases, and portal venous (portal vein to hepatic vein)...

objective: despite sensitive antibody based blood donor screening, infection can be transmitted during window period. therefore sensetive methods bosed on nucleic acid tests (nats) have been considered. the aim of this project was to design a more sensitive method for detection of pcr products and diagnosis of hiv-1/hcv co-infection accurately. materials and methods: after designing specific p...

Objective(s) The use of co-culture cells as well as extra cellular matrix are among those strategies that have been employed to direct mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) bone differentiation in culture. In this regard, there is no study considering the effects of Matrigel on mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) in vitro bone differentiation. This was the subject of the present study. Materials and Methods ...

background: phosphorus is an indispensable element for the growth of animals and plants. there are several environmental problems related to phosphate; therefore, the technical and economic methods of removing phosphate are of great importance. this study evaluated the efficiency of polyaniline/ni0.5zn0.5fe2o4 magnetic nanocomposite in removing phosphate from aqueous environments. methods: the ...

This study was designed to determine whether combined treatments with soybean isoflavone dosage and moderate exercise would exhibit synergistically effects on bone metabolism following the onset of menopause. Fifty 12 wk-old female Wistar rats were assigned to five groups: 1) Sham operated (Sham), 2) ovariectomized (OVX), 3) OVX received soybean isoflavone (OVX-IF), 4) OVX exercised (OVX-EXE) a...

Phosphatases have been extensively studied in soil, as shown by some reviews (Ramirez-Martinez 1968; Speir and Ross 1978; Malcom 1983; Tabatabai 1994), because they catalyse the hydrolysis of ester–phosphate bonds, leading to the release of phosphate (P), which can be taken up by plants or microorganisms (Cosgrove 1967; Halstead and McKercher 1975; Quiquampoix and Mousain 2005). It has been sho...

BACKGROUND Breast cancer is the commonest malignancy of women in Nigeria. Change in serum levels of some biochemical parameters could assist diagnosis and follow-up of breast cancer. OBJECTIVE To determine serum levels of calcium, inorganic phosphates, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and acid phosphatase (ACP) activities in patients with breast cancer, and change in the serum levels over time. M...