INTRODUCTION Iodine is essential for normal fetal and neonatal development. We studied the prevalence and impact on fetal thyroid development of iodine deficiency in pregnant women in the northern part of the Paris conurbation. MATERIALS AND METHODS 110 patients underwent several determinations of urinary iodine excretion (UIE) and of serum FT4, FT3, and TSH. Fetal thyroid gland size was asse...

Tetraploid clones have been useful for studies of somatic segregation (10), mutation (4), and the regulation of protein synthesis (14, 13, 12) . With the availability of various heterochromatin markers, such material is also proving valuable for cytological studies of interphase (5) . Finally, clones of cells with various ploidies should serve as very precise and convenient standards for flow m...

Abstract The aim of the study was to identify influence different widths and cardinal directions felled corridors on condition mensuration characteristics English oak trees planted there during conversion low-value young stands using corridor method. carried out in forests forest-steppe zone at a permanent sample plot. experiment included 8-year-old stand improve its species composition. plots ...

The study was conducted to determine the efficacy of constructivist’s teaching method (CTM) on proof mensuration theorem: a panacea for senior secondary school students’ interest and achievement. population subjects 3095 SSS II students composed in schools Agbani Education zone Enugu State. Four research questions four null hypotheses guided study. Multi-stage sampling technique used study, bas...