Serum samples from 218 small mammals trapped in forest and grassland in the Ardennes region (North-eastern France) were tested for antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii. Using the modified agglutination test, positive results were found in 4/92 Apodemus sp., 3/64 Clethrionomys glareolus, 0/26 Microtus agrestis, 0/4 Micromys minutus, 3/5 Sorex sp., 2/9 Arvicola terrestris, and 7/18 Talpa europaea. Tox...

THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS LABORATORY: THE EXPERIMENT THAT BECAME ROUTINE From its inception the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh actively pursued an interest in the development of science, both medical and non-medical. In 1887, during the Presidency of Sir Douglas Maclagan (1812-1900) the College decided to establish a laboratory for the prosecution of original research. So came i...

Pentobarbital sodium (Somnopentyl) can induce surgical anesthesia with a strong hypnotic effect that causes loss of consciousness. Animals have been known to die during experimental surgery under anesthesia with Somnopentyl, causing it to be declared inadequate as a general anesthetic for single treatment. An anesthetic combination of 0.3 mg/kg medetomidine, 4.0 mg/kg midazolam and 5.0 mg/kg bu...

elham ahmadi   agricultural zoology research department, iranian research institute of plant protection, tehran, iran       received: 16 november 2010 accepted: 21 april 2011     *corresponding author: email: [email protected]       abstract     one of the effective managing methods for slugs control is cultural method. a field study on the effect of different irrigation times on slug (agriol...

Abstract The presented checklist and red list include 231 liverwort (Marchantiophyta) two hornwort species (Anthocerotophyta). Overall, 22.9% of liverworts are evaluated as threatened (CR – 4.3%, EN 7.8%, VU 10.8%), while 17 (7.4%) categorized NT, 11.6% DD 3.0% RE. A total 128 (55.4% the flora Slovakia) were assessed LC. For Lunularia cruciata criteria not applicable (NA), since this is native ...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Cucumis melo subsp. agrestis (Cucurbitaceae) is cultivated in many African regions for its edible kernels used as a soup thickener. The plant, an annual, andromonoecious, trailing-vine species, is of high social, cultural and economic value for local communities. In order to improve the yield of this crop, the first step and our aim were to elucidate its breeding system. M...