1. A study has been made of the formation and regression of synapses formed by spinal nerves 16 and 17 in axolotl hind-limb flexor muscles following the severing of nerve 16, using histological,… (More)
Serum levels of complement components (C3 and C4) were measured serially in 173 initially normotensive pregnant women and the results compared with those obtained in 32 nonpregnant women of similar… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate parents' satisfaction with the services provided in an emergency department located at a paediatric hospital.
METHODOLOGY
A descriptive study in which the parents of children… (More)
The international journal of biochemistry & cell…
2007
Overproduction of reactive oxygen species associated with several diseases including sickle cell anaemia reduces the concentration of glutathione, a principal cellular antioxidant. Glutathione… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To determine whether a solution of bupivacaine Marcain [Astra]), adrenaline and cocaine (MAC) is as safe and effective as tetracaine, adrenaline and cocaine (TAC) as topical anaesthesia for… (More)
The erythrocyte is exposed to reactive oxygen species in the circulation and also to those produced by autoxidation of hemoglobin. Consequently, erythrocytes depend on protection by the antioxidant… (More)
BACKGROUND
Banked red blood cells (RBCs) undergo changes that reduce their viability after transfusion. Dysfunction of the glutathione (GSH) antioxidant system may be implicated. We measured the rate… (More)
Glutathione is an intracellular antioxidant that often becomes depleted in pathologies with high oxidative loads. We investigated the provision of cysteine for glutathione synthesis to the human… (More)
Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome (HIES) with recurrent infection is a rare primary immunodeficiency characterized by the clinical triad of recurrent staphylococcal abscesses, cyst-forming pneumonia and… (More)