Publications
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| normal serum activities of some diagnostic enzymes in dromedary camel in sudan. | 76 adult camel (30 males and 46 females) sera were surveyed for the normal activities of alkaline phosphatase (alp), alanine aminotransferase (alt), aspartate aminotransferase (ast), creatine phospho-kinase (cpk), gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (ggt) and lactate dehydrogenase (ldh). the values recorded for the above enzymes were compared to other data in the literature. | 1987 | 2888228 |
| the arabian race camel normal parameters--i. haemogram, enzymes and minerals. | 1. racing camels' (camelus dromedarius) normal blood parameters were determined in al-ain, u.a.e. the parameters were: packed cell volume, haemoglobin, total red and white blood cells, the activities of glutamate oxaloacetate (got), creatinine kinase (ck), gamma-glutamyl transferase (gamma-gt) and ck muscle-brain isoenzyme and the concentrations of creatinine, urea, total protein, albumin, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, potassium, zinc, copper and iron. 2. most blood parameters were fou ... | 1988 | 2900118 |
| the use of milk progesterone analysis to monitor reproductive activity in the camel (camelus dromedarius). | milk progesterone profiles were used to monitor the ovarian changes during the post-partum period of five she-camels. milk samples were collected daily for 60 days from four suckling camels (1-4) and from one animal whose calf died on day 3. progesterone was determined using the ovucheck bovine progesterone kits. the first increase of progesterone level in the five animals occurred on days 28, 26, 21, 24 and 20 respectively. at least two progesterone peaks of 6 +/- 2 sd days' duration occurred d ... | 1989 | 2920272 |
| dermoid cysts in camels. | in our experience the camel (camelus dromedarius) seems to be affected more commonly by dermoid cysts as compared to other cutaneous cysts. however, apart from one reference (monteverde, 1935), the dermoid cyst has not been reported in the camel. this report documents dermoid cysts in identical locations in 11 camels with two camels having bilateral dermoid cysts at the similar site. | 1989 | 2920282 |
| vaginal prolapse in a camel. | 1989 | 2929105 | |
| contribution to the paranasal sinuses of the one humped camel (camelus dromedarius). | 1985 | 2937344 | |
| ultrastructure of camel (camelus dromedarius) spermatozoa. | 1986 | 2944440 | |
| beta-endorphin: peripheral opioid activity of homologues from six species. | the peripheral opioid activity of six homologous beta-endorphins (beta-eps) were assayed on the guinea pig ileum and the vas deferens of the mouse, the rat and the rabbit. in the guinea pig ileum assay, human beta-ep (beta h-ep) was less potent than camel, turkey, and ostrich beta-eps, of the same potency as equine beta-ep and more active than des-acetyl salmon beta-ep. in the rat vas deferens, mammalian beta-eps showed higher activity than those from the bird and the fish, whereas in the mouse ... | 1987 | 2954920 |
| the purification, characterization and regulatory properties of liver phosphofructokinase in the arabian one-humped camel (camelus dromedarius). | 1. phosphofructokinase from camel liver was purified to homogeneity more than 3600-fold, and the yield of the preparation was 46%. 2. the sodium dodecyl sulphate-treated purified enzyme migrated as a single band in 10% polyacrylamide gel. 3. the enzyme is a tetramer, with a monomer mr 90,000. 4. the regulatory properties of the purified enzyme from camel liver were studied at ph 7.0. 5. the enzyme displayed cooperativity with respect to fructose 6-phosphate and was inhibited by high concentratio ... | 1987 | 2957144 |
| effects of org od 14 on pituitary and peripheral beta-endorphin in castrated rats and post-menopausal women. | the aim of the first part of this study was to evaluate the effects of a new synthetic steroid (7 alpha,17 alpha)-17-hydroxy-7-methyl-19-norpregn-5(10)-en-20-yn-3-one (org od 14), on anterior pituitary (ap) and neurointermediate pituitary lobe (nil) contents and on circulating levels of beta-endorphin (beta-ep) in rats. three weeks after ovariectomy, groups of 9 rats were treated with either org od 14 (2 or 10 micrograms/day/rat for 14 days) or a placebo. in addition, 2 groups of ovariectomized ... | 1987 | 2957569 |
| the distribution of phosphofructokinase isoenzymes in the liver of camel, rat and rabbit. | 1. the distribution of phosphofructokinase isoenzymes have been compared among camel, rat and rabbit livers. 2. only a single phosphofructokinase isoenzyme is present in the camel liver which has shown different physical and regulatory properties from the isoenzymes of rat and rabbit liver. 3. the ammonium sulphate precipitation curves of the camel and rabbit enzymes were monophasic, whereas the rat enzyme was biphasic. 4. rabbit liver phosphofructokinase was slightly more anodic than the rat en ... | 1988 | 2965635 |
| tonic pain time-dependently affects beta-endorphin-like immunoreactivity in the ventral periaqueductal gray matter of the rat brain. | beta-endorphin-like immunoreactivity (b-ep-li) levels have been investigated in the ventral periaqueductal gray matter (vpag) of rats killed 30, 60 or 120 min after the subcutaneous injection of dilute formalin (0.08 ml, 5%) in one fore- or hindpaw, or comparable handling. b-ep-li was estimated by radioimmunoassay, using an anti-camel b-ep serum directed against the c-terminal portion of b-ep molecule. in both fore- and hindlimb groups vpag b-ep-li values were significantly increased 60 and 120 ... | 1988 | 2966314 |
| binding characteristics of dermorphin, and [dermorphin1-7]-beta c-endorphin in rat brain membranes. | dermorphin and a camel beta-endorphin (beta c-ep) analog in which residues 1-7 correspond to the dermorphin sequence ([dermorphin1-7]-beta c-ep) have been investigated with respect to their receptor binding characteristics using human and camel beta-ep as reference peptides. tritiated dihydromorphine, [d-ala2, d-leu5]-enkephalin, ethylketocyclazocine and human beta-endorphin were used as primary ligands in the rat brain membrane preparation for radioreceptor assay. camel beta-endorphin was the m ... | 1985 | 2986079 |
| beta-endorphin: interaction with specific nonopioid binding sites on el4 thymoma cells. | binding of 125i-labeled camel beta-endorphin (125i-beta c-endorphin) to cells of several mouse thymoma cell lines was examined and was highest to el4 cells. 125i-beta c-endorphin binding to el4 cells was temperature-dependent; it was further characterized at 4 degrees c and exhibited saturability, complete reversibility, structural specificity and ph-dependence. 125i-beta c-endorphin binding was not inhibited by the opioid pentapeptides [leu] enkephalin or [met] enkephalin (which share common se ... | 1985 | 2997656 |
| orthopoxvirus dna: a comparison of restriction profiles and maps. | characteristic dna endonuclease digest fragment electropherograms and restriction site maps permitted differentiation and genome structure analysis of 38 orthopoxviruses that included isolates of monkeypox virus from humans and animals, monkeypox white variants, variola, vaccinia, ectromelia, tatera (gerbil) and raccoon poxviruses, and cowpox and camelpox viruses. hindiii cleavage sites mapped on the 38 virus genome dnas plus smai, bgli, saci, kpni, xhoi, and sali maps for variola (harvey) and m ... | 1985 | 2998003 |
| the prevalence of antibody to camel pox virus in six different herds in kenya. | serum neutralizing antibody to camel pox virus was found in 5 out of 6 camel herds in kenya. this was not related to recently observed clinical disease in the herds. | 1985 | 2999200 |
| human retinoblastomas have binding sites for the cooh-terminal segment of human beta-endorphin. | two human retinoblastoma cell lines (y79 and mca) were evaluated for the presence of binding sites for human beta-endorphin (beta h-ep). using tritiated beta h-ep (3h-beta h-ep) and synthetic beta-ep analogues, it was possible to demonstrate binding sites for 3h-beta h-ep with an ed50 of 3.5 nm in y79 cells and 8 nm in mca cells respectively. the non-opioid segment [beta h-ep-(6-31)] retained about 20% relative potency in y79 and 40% in mca in displacing the tritiated hormone when compared with ... | 1985 | 3002997 |
| [detection of antibodies to orthopoxvirus cameli in the sera of east african dromedaries with elisa]. | 1986 | 3019044 | |
| studies on purine turnover in the camel (camelus dromedarius) and zebu (bos indicus). | significantly higher hypoxanthine over uric acid ratios were found in camel plasma and urine, with respect to those of zebu. enzyme levels of purine catabolism were markedly lower in camel than in zebu liver. oxidation of hypoxanthine appears to be the limiting step of purine metabolism in camel liver. any hepatic hypoxanthine appears to be actively converted into imp in camel liver, rather than oxidized to uric acid. | 1986 | 3019607 |
| deceptive vulvar papillomavirus infection. a possible explanation for certain cases of vulvodynia. | use of the colposcope for vulvar and vaginal examination in four cases of long-standing vulvodynia led to the identification of lesions with an unusual appearance. in the vulvar vestibule, epithelial projections resembling cactus, camel humps or stony colonial pavement were observed. in the vagina, the lesions looked more like cerebral folds. biopsies of these lesions showed histopathologic changes diagnostic of human papillomavirus infection, scored according to reid's criteria. in one case, ca ... | 1986 | 3023608 |
| bluetongue in camels: a serological survey of the one-humped camel (camelus dromedarius) in the sudan. | 1985 | 3025974 | |
| a biotin-avidin amplified enzyme immunoassay for detection and quantitation of orthopox virus camel antibodies in dromedaries. | 1986 | 3028013 | |
| effect of inositol hexakisphosphate on the epr properties of the nitric oxide derivative of ferrous dromedary (camelus dromedarius) hemoglobin. evidence for two polyanion binding sites. | the effect of inositol hexakisphosphate on the epr properties of the nitric oxide derivative of ferrous dromedary (camelus dromedarius) hemoglobin has been investigated at 110 k. in the absence of inositol hexakisphosphate, the nitrosyl derivative of dromedary hemoglobin shows an epr spectrum with a rhombic shape and a weak hyperfine splitting in the gz region, a feature that is generally taken as characteristic of the high-affinity state of tetrameric hemoproteins. on addition of 1 mole of inos ... | 1987 | 3031211 |
| a survey of some drugs commonly used in the camel. | specific recommendations for drug dosages for the camel are rare and doses for this species are usually extrapolated from those recommended for other species. the pharmacology and toxicity of drugs likely to be used in the camel needs to be further studied to ensure the efficacy and safety of these drugs in this species. most of the reported work is on the chemotherapeutic efficacy of a few drugs long in use in other species against trypanosomiasis, mange and gastrointestinal nematodes. areas of ... | 1988 | 3051653 |
| purification of camel milk lysozyme and its lytic effect on escherichia coli and micrococcus lysodeikticus. | 1. camel milk lysozyme was purified using heparin-sepharose 4b, sephadex g-75 and hydroxyapatite chromatography. by this procedure lysozyme was separated from lactoferrin and a low molecular weight protein. 2. the lytic effect of camel milk lysozyme was assayed using escherichia coli and micrococcus lysodeikticus and its activity was compared with that of lysozyme from human milk and egg white. 3. the specific activity of camel milk lysozyme was found to be lower than that of lysozyme from human ... | 1988 | 3066579 |
| sarcocystis sp. in the one-humped camel (camelus dromedarius) from afghanistan. | 1986 | 3081235 | |
| forestomach fluid volume and retention of fluid and particles in the gastrointestinal tract of the camel (camelus dromedarius). | 1986 | 3094298 | |
| [transmission of vibrio cholerae. possible role of the camel]. | choleraic vibrio uses the moving means that man discovers to his own use. camels (passive and active vehicles of large quantity of crude water) were experimentally infected with a vibrio (tox. +) and an aeromonas (tox. +). suckling young camels eliminate them for 6 days and grown-up camels for 25 days. this experience, associated with the discovery of vibrio non 01 and shigella in the caravan camel dungs, lead them to become a potential vector of spreading from one oasis to another. | 1986 | 3096512 |
| purification and characterization of camel liver glutathione s-transferase. | glutathione s-transferases have been purified (18-fold) in 65-70% yield from the liver of one humped camel using affinity chromatography on glutathione-linked agarose. chromatofocusing technique resolves the glutathione s-transferases into seven distinct isoenzymes with apparent pi of 8.7, 8.4, 8.0, 7.8, 7.3 and 6.5. the major isoenzyme (pi 8.7) which accounted for over 95% of the total activity was composed of two identical subunits of molecular mass 24,000 and was immunologically similar to th ... | 1987 | 3106114 |
| a rapid purification procedure for camel kidney glutathione s-transferase. | glutathione s-transferase was isolated from supernatant of camel kidney homogenate centrifugation at 37,000 xg by glutathione agarose affinity chromatography. the enzyme preparation has a specific activity of 44 mumol/min/mg protein and recovery was more than 85% of the enzyme activity in the crude extract. glutathione agarose affinity chromatography resulted in a purification factor of about 49 and chromatofocusing resolved the purified enzyme into two major isoenzymes (pi 8.7 and 7.9) and two ... | 1987 | 3114733 |
| purification and characterization of luteinizing hormone from the dromedary (camelus dromedarius). | luteinizing hormone (lh) has been purified from 150 dromedary pituitaries and its partial physicochemical, biological and immunological characterization has been achieved. purification of the hormone was monitored by a porcine lh radioreceptor assay (rra). in this system, the final camlh preparation exhibited an activity 0.6-fold that of highly purified porcine lh. the acid half-dissociation of camlh at equilibrium was observed at ph 4.2. a homologous camlh rra was developed using the testicular ... | 1987 | 3120799 |
| beta-endorphin in neuroblastoma x glioma hybrid cells. | acid extracts from mouse neuroblastoma x rat glioma hybrid cells have been purified by means of sep-pak c-18 and fractionated by high performance liquid chromatography. each fraction has been submitted to a sensitive beta-endorphin radioimmunoassay and an immunoreactivity peak at camel beta-endorphin retention time was found. | 1985 | 3157880 |
| the cerebellum of the one-humped camel. | 1985 | 3158251 | |
| multiplicity of interactions between dromedary hemoglobin and solvent components. a structural and functional study. | the interaction of dromedary hemoglobin with various solvent components [2-(p-chlorophenoxy)-2-methylpropionic acid (cfa), 2,3-bisphospho-d-glycerate (glycerate-2,3-p2) and chloride] has been studied. 1. cfa greatly lowers the oxygen affinity of dromedary hemoglobin. 2. the oxygen-linked cfa binding sites are probably located in the deoxy derivative at the alpha cleft, while in the oxy form and in the presence of two other effectors (glycerate-2,3-p2 and chloride) additional, structurally and po ... | 1988 | 3169019 |
| purification and some properties of camel lens crystallins. | five major crystallin fractions were found in camel lens fractionated by sepharose cl-6b column chromatography. these crystallin fractions were named alpha high (alpha h), alpha low (alpha l), beta high (beta h), beta low (beta l) and gamma (gamma) by comparison with the elution profiles and molecular weights of rabbit crystallins. the amino acid composition and isoelectric focusing bands for crystallins of camel and rabbit were remarkably similar, but individual differences were found. by means ... | 1988 | 3180836 |
| cholinergic innervation of the tongue of the one humped camel, camelus dromedarius. | distribution of adrenergic and cholinergic nerve profiles in the tongue of camel has been studied by histochemical methods. the tongue is richly innervated by cholinergic nerve profiles as is evidenced by the presence of numerous nerve fibres at different levels. there is noted strong cholinesterase positive reaction close to the lateral border of the circumvallate papillae (in the region of the taste buds) and the upper border of the fungiform papillae. numerous nerve fibres have been observed ... | 1988 | 3189839 |
| in vitro effect of protein-free diet on protein nitrogen production in ruminal fluid of egyptian camel. | 1988 | 3190396 | |
| outbreak of camel contagious ecthyma in central somalia. | 1988 | 3194979 | |
| effects of maximal exercise on the blood composition of the racing camel. | haematological and blood biochemical changes were studied in nine camels after maximal exercise over 4 or 5 km. there was a lack of splenic reserve for red blood cells, indicated by a minimal increase in haemoglobin concentration and haematocrit. there were marked increases in plasma lactate (to over 20 mmol/litre), plasma ammonia and plasma glucose and a pronounced decrease in circulating free fatty acids. there were small but significant increases in plasma calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassiu ... | 1988 | 3195011 |
| scanning electron and light microscopic studies on the development of the oral mucosa of camel (camelus dromedarius). | 1988 | 3195184 | |
| ultrastructure of the adrenal cortex of the one-humped camel (camelus dromedarius). | 1988 | 3195188 | |
| the relationship between ultrastructure and function of formed elements in camel blood. 2. the lymphocytes. | 1988 | 3195191 | |
| electron microscopic studies on the thymus of the arabian camel (camelus dromedarius). | the thymus of young camels contained 2 main cell types: lymphocytes and epithelial reticular cells (er). 3 types of er cells were observed and described. 2 types from these cells showed secretory activities, meanwhile, the third type had well developed tonofilaments. hassall's corpuscles were noted in the medulla and were composed of degenerative concentrically arranged er cells. the functional morphology of the above mentioned structures was discussed. | 1988 | 3207189 |
| delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase activity in blood of egyptian camel and buffalo. | 1988 | 3219029 | |
| oxygen binding properties, capillary densities and heart weights in high altitude camelids. | the oxygen binding properties of the blood of the camelid species vicuna, llama, alpaca and dromedary camel were measured and evaluated with respect to interspecific differences. the highest blood oxygen affinity, not only among camelids but of all mammals investigated so far, was found in the vicuna (p50 = 17.6 torr compared to 20.3-21.6 torr in the other species). low hematocrits (23-34%) and small red blood cells (21-30 microns 3) are common features of all camelids, but the lowest values are ... | 1988 | 3220989 |
| ultrastructure of the nephron of the one-humped camel, camelus dromedarius. | the nephron of the one-humped camel camelus dromedarius was investigated by light and transmission electron microscopy. besides the many features common to other mammalian kidneys, the nephron of the camel is unique in having an unusually thick basal lamina underlying the epithelial cells of the nephron, the thickest being found in part of the parietal layer of bowman's capsule and the thin limb of the loop of henle. in the latter, the membrane usually appears lamellated and contains numerous ti ... | 1988 | 3221405 |
| onchocerca armillata railliet and henry, 1909 and onchocerca gutturosa (neumann, 1910) in camels (camelus dromedarius l.) in the sudan. | a study undertaken to determine the onchocerca species infecting camels that live in the same localities as cattle in the dinder region, blue nile province, sudan revealed concurrent infections with the bovine parasites onchocerca armillata in the thoracic aorta, brachiocephalic trunks and brachial arteries and onchocerca gutturosa in the ventral side of the lamellar parts of the ligamentum nuchae. the microfilariae of both species had the same predilection sites in the skin of the ears, head an ... | 1988 | 3222922 |
| scanning electron microscopic study of the lingual papillae of the one humped camel, camelus dromedarius. | the dorsum of the camel tongue shows filiform, fungiform, circumvallate and special (wart-like) papillae. filiform papillae are conical in shape and show different heights and thicknesses at various levels. fungiform papillae are rounded and are surrounded by robust filiform papillae. they can also be observed on the tip of the ventral surface. they have taste pores on their surfaces. circumvallate papillae are encircled by a primary groove and an annular pad. their taste pores open into the gro ... | 1988 | 3253256 |
| heterogeneity of the histological features along the course of the facial vein of the desert camel (camelus dromedarius): relevance to brain cooling. | sections from different parts along the facial vein of the camel (camelus dromedarius) were examined by light microscopy. the results demonstrated heterogeneity among the various segments. particular attention was paid to a specific area in the buccal region which was previously shown by physiological experiments to have a temperature-dependent myogenic tone. the morphology of that area showed highly thickened media with prominent bands of circularly disposed smooth muscles infiltrating both the ... | 1988 | 3270977 |
| morphometric and histological studies on the adrenal glands of the camel camelus dromedarius. | the adrenal gland of the camel consists of an outer cortex and an inner medulla. the general disposition of the cortex and medulla, however, differs occasionally from that of other mammals. extensions of medulla could reach as far as the periphery of the cortex. islet of medullary tissue may be found in sections of the cortex and cortical tissue consisting of all zones of the cortex may occur around arteries or nerves in the medulla. the medulla may be separated from the cortex by connective tis ... | 1988 | 3270979 |
| [hypotheses on the role of the prehistoric sahara in the spread of parasitic and hematologic diseases]. | 15,000 years ago, the sahara was moist, inhabited by tropical fauna and travelled over by nomadic populations. later, the dryness incited human migrations to north or west africa. african bilharziasis (s. mansoni and s. haematobium) could have been carried by nomadic populations infected in the nile river. sickle cell disease and alpha-thalassemia are derived from saudi arabia (unless in the case of alpha-thalassemia there was an identical mutation in several regions). echinococcosis was brought ... | 1987 | 3301031 |
| a comprehensive biochemical analysis of the blood of the camel (camelus dromedarius). | 1. the blood of twenty camels has been analyzed and the levels of eight serum enzymes determined. 2. in addition, pk and g6pd activities in the erythrocytes were assayed. 3. a number of other serum constituents were also measured, including haemoglobin, bilirubin, uric acid, phosphorus, cholesterol, total lipids and glucose. 4. wherever possible, the values obtained were compared with data for the camel reported in the literature. 5. where no such values existed, comparisons with other ruminants ... | 1988 | 3356128 |
| purification and comparison of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase from the liver and kidney of the arabian camel (camelus dromedarius). | 1. phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase was partially purified from camel liver and kidney by ammonium sulphate fractionation, gel filtration and ion-exchange chromatography. 2. the specific activity of the purified preparation from liver was 39.2 mumol/min per mg protein. 3. when isolated from the kidney the specific activity of the enzyme was very much higher 155.5 mumol/min per mg protein. 4. the enzyme from the two sources were similar in their ph optimum which was approx. 7.2 and their relativ ... | 1988 | 3356139 |
| a study of the genital organs of the female dromedary (camelus dromedarius). | camels (416 pregnant, 118 non-involuted post partum and 730 non-pregnant) were examined post mortem. large follicles (greater than 10 mm), small follicles (5-10 mm) and non-functional ovaries were observed in 144 (20.7%), 127 (18.3%) and 424 (61.0%) respectively out of 695 normal non-pregnant organs. season did not exert any significant influence on the frequency of these groups. recently formed and regressing cl after sterile mating were occasionally seen. corpora albicantia (3-15 mm) were the ... | 1988 | 3361493 |
| hydatidosis in camels in kuwait. | infection of indigenous camels, camelus dromedarius, with hydatid cysts has been recorded for the first time in kuwait. from february 1982 to april 1983, 293 camels slaughtered for human consumption were examined. the overall rate of infection was 39.6%: 18.5% in animals less than 6 years old, and between 40.1% and 45.2% in older animals. the infection rate in females (44.9%) was significantly higher than in males (24.7%). females also showed higher susceptibility to infections in multiple organ ... | 1988 | 3362831 |
| dependence of o2 transfer conductance of red blood cells on cellular dimensions. | to estimate the significance of the dimensions of rbc on o2 transfer, the kinetics of o2 release from rbc into medium containing dithionite (40 mmol/l) was measured, by a stopped-flow technique, for nine different species with varying rbc size (man, llama, vicuna, alpaca, dromedary camel, pygmy goat, domestic hen, muscovy duck and turtle). the observed o2 transfer kinetics were found to be size-dependent, i.e. the o2 transfer conductance of the single rbc, gst, was lower, whereas the specific o2 ... | 1988 | 3364283 |
| the ionic content of parasitic cysts in man, camel and sheep in riyadh, saudi arabia. | 1988 | 3373064 | |
| the occurrence of infectious diseases in mixed farming of domesticated wild herbivores and livestock in kenya. ii. bacterial diseases. | the prevalence of antibodies to brucella spp., mycobacterium paratuberculosis and the mycoplasma spp. causing contagious bovine pleuropneumonia and contagious caprine pleuropneumonia was determined in various species of ruminants on a ranch in the semi-arid zone of southeastern kenya. antibody titers to brucella spp. were found in eland (taurotragus oryx), oryx (oryx beisa) and camels (camelus dromedarius). reactors were not found in buffalo (syncerus caffer), sheep (ovis aries) and goats (capra ... | 1988 | 3373635 |
| interaction of organic azides with purified camel glutathione s-transferase. | a series of organic azides was synthesized and was tested as inhibitors of purified camel glutathione s-transferases. enzymes purified from camel liver, lung, and kidney were inhibited reversibly by these compounds in a concentration-dependent pattern. the liver glutathione s-transferase was more sensitive to inhibition by most of these compounds and the lung enzyme was the least affected. the most effective reversible inhibitors of the tested organic azides for the purified camel liver enzyme w ... | 1988 | 3377903 |
| prevalence of toxoplasmosis in saudi arabian camels (camelus dromedarius). | serum samples from 227 saudi arabian camels were examined for toxoplasma gondii antibodies by the indirect haemagglutination test, using a microtitre technique. agglutinations (greater than 2+) occurring at 1:64 dilution were considered positive. a total of 36 (16%) camels were serologically positive for toxoplasmosis, giving titres ranging between 1:64 and 1:8192. the prevalence was much higher in female compared to male camels and in adults compared to young individuals. | 1988 | 3388734 |
| prenatal development of the renal corpuscle of dromedary camel as revealed by scanning electron microscopy. | 1988 | 3388953 | |
| multiplicity of different stable quaternary conformations in ferric hemoglobin from camelus dromedarius. modulation by small anions. | the effect of small anions in modulating polyphosphate-induced conformational changes in ferric dromedary hemoglobin (camelus dromedarius) was investigated. the results obtained indicate that: i) in solution, the simultaneous presence of polyphosphate and small anions is essential to obtain quaternary changes in the protein; ii) the charge, rather than the size or sterical configuration, mainly affects the quaternary structural equilibrium of the macromolecule; iii) three distinct, stable quater ... | 1988 | 3401330 |
| plasma concentrations of progesterone, oestrogens, testosterone and lh-like activity during the oestrous cycle of the camel (camelus dromedarius). | peripheral plasma concentrations of progesterone, total oestrogens and testosterone (measured by rias) and lh (monitored by the mouse leydig cell bio-assay) were measured in 8 female camels for a complete oestrous cycle (23.1 +/- 1.2 days). the absence of an lh surge and a low concentration of progesterone (less than 1 ng/ml) during oestrus (5 days) and throughout the cycle indicated a failure of spontaneous ovulation and absence of a subsequent luteal phase in this species. high concentrations ... | 1988 | 3411553 |
| the mesonephric corpuscle of dromedary camel as revealed by scanning electron microscopy. | 1988 | 3414147 | |
| electron microscopic studies on the morphogenesis of the lingual gustatory papillae of camel (camelus dromedarius). ii. morphogenesis of the circumvallate papillae. | 1988 | 3414148 | |
| ultrastructure of the sebaceous glands of the camel (camelus dromedarius). | the sebaceous gland of the camel has been studied by light and electron microscopy. the gland is lobed but the lobes are not subdivided into lobules. the ultrastructure of the sebaceous gland of the camel is generally similar to that of other animals. it consists of cells at different stages of development and maturation. the cells which are programmed to produce lipid secretion are probably those which lose contact with the basal lamina. various forms of smooth endoplasmic reticulum are seen in ... | 1988 | 3417542 |
| estimation of progesterone level in camels' (camelus dromedarius) milk and its application in pregnancy diagnosis. | 1987 | 3427392 | |
| scanning electron microscopy of the skin and skin appendages of the camel (camelus dromedarius). | 1987 | 3433901 | |
| scanning electron microscopic studies on the morphogenesis of the lingual gustatory papillae of camel (camel dromedarius). i. morphogenesis of the fungiform papillae. | 1987 | 3445667 | |
| scanning electron microscopic studies of the morphogenesis of the lingual lentiform and coniform papillae in camel (camel dromedarius). | 1987 | 3445668 | |
| distribution of the renal vein in the kidney of the dromedary (camelus dromedarius). | the venous drainage of the kidney of the one-humped camel (camelus dromedarius) was studied in 17 kidneys of male and female adult animals. injection of latex, plastoid as well as radiopaque substance (40% barium sulfate) were used to follow the distribution of the renal vein through the kidney tissue. the renal vein of the camel is unique as it gives off vv. interlobares i which drain the ventral half of the kidney, in addition to large cranial and caudal stem vessels from which vv. interlobare ... | 1987 | 3453584 |
| characterization of a heterogeneous camel milk whey non-casein protein. | a milk protein, occurring in the whey fraction, has been characterized from camel milk. determination of the primary structure reveals the existence of two related types of chain with residue differences in at least the n-terminal region. a fragment representing an n-terminal part of the protein was also recovered (heterogeneous at the same positions). the absence of cysteine residues in the protein shows that no disulphide bridges are present. the pattern of fragments and a parent protein resem ... | 1987 | 3495459 |
| dna composition in south american camelids. i. characterization and in situ hybridization of satellite dna fractions. | the dna composition and the in situ hybridization of satellite fractions were analysed in the new world camelids llama, alpaca, guanaco and vicuña. in the four camelid forms, it was possible to identify a similar main band dna and five satellite fractions (i-v) with g + c base contents ranging from 32% to 66%. satellites ii-v from llama were in situ reannealed on chromosomes from the four camelid forms. the results obtained were: (a) the four satellites hybridized with regions of c-banding (cent ... | 1987 | 3505882 |
| orchitis in a camel (camelus dromedarius) infected with sarcoptes cameli. | 1987 | 3551317 | |
| immunocytochemical evidence for vasopressin and oxytocin pathways in the hypothalamo-hypophyseal axis of the camel (camelus dromedarius). | immunoperoxidase staining was applied to the hypothalamus and posterior pituitary of the camel. vasopressin and oxytocin cells and fibers were identified in different nuclei of the hypothalamus. immunoreactive fiber tracts were followed to the median eminence and the posterior pituitary. in the median eminence, two different pathways were found for vasopressin, one passing to the posterior lobe and the other contacting capillaries of the portal system. the oxytocin antiserum stained one unique p ... | 1987 | 3556315 |
| blood constituents in relation to the reproductive state in she-camel (camelus dromedarius). | progesterone, enzymes, minerals, trace elements, and total protein were determined in the blood serum of nine non-pregnant, early, mid-, and late pregnant as well as puerperal camels, and were assessed in their relation to the reproductive state. the progesterone level followed by the copper level reaches peak values at mid-pregnancy. the zinc level decreases with increasing pregnancy, alkaline phosphatase increases. hypocalcaemia and hypomagnesaemia occur towards the end of pregnancy; the total ... | 1986 | 3566702 |
| levels of glycosylated haemoglobin in the arabian camel (camelus dromedarius). | proportions of glycosylated haemoglobin (hb) were determined in 10 arabian camels (camelus dromedarius) and were compared with normal controls (n = 59) and diabetic patients (n = 47) using the thiobarbituric acid (tba) method. the level of glycosylated haemoglobin (5.5%) in camels is significantly different from that of normal healthy humans (4.9%) (p less than 0.001). whereas the glucose levels were comparable, this difference in percentages of glycosylated haemoglobin may be explained by the d ... | 1987 | 3568621 |
| chronic obstructive mastitis in the camel. a clinicopathological study. | unilateral chronic mastitis in three she camels was due to obstruction of the teat canal by keratin. this lead to dilatation of the ducts, retention of milk and secondary bacterial infection. the teat canals and dilated ducts were lined by stratified squamous epithelium. there was excessive periductal fibrosis. pasteurella hemolytica was isolated from one animal and staphylococcus aureus from another. the fluid from the third animal was sterile. the condition was treated successfully by surgical ... | 1987 | 3568684 |
| oxygen transfer properties and dimensions of red blood cells in high-altitude camelids, dromedary camel and goat. | to estimate the advantage of the small red blood cells (rbc) of high-altitude camelids for o2 transfer, the kinetics of o2 uptake into and release from the rbc obtained from llama, vicuña and alpaca were investigated at 37 degrees c with a stopped-flow technique. o2 transfer conductance of rbc (g) was estimated from the rate of o2 saturation change and the corresponding o2 pressure difference between medium and hemoglobin. for comparison, o2 kinetics for the rbc of a low-altitude camelid (dromed ... | 1987 | 3571563 |
| [pharmacokinetics of oxfendazole and febantel in camels (camelus dromedarius)]. | 1986 | 3589068 | |
| experimental infection of the one-humped camel (camelusdromedarius) and goats with sarcoptes scabiei var. cameli and s. scabiei var. caprae. | 1986 | 3594156 | |
| induction of luteal activity and progesterone secretion in the nonpregnant one-humped camel (camelus dromedarius). | corpora lutea (n = 20) were detected in 5 one-humped female camels studied during a period of 4 months. complete mating by a vasectomized male, male introduction into the pen of females without mating, or a progesterone decrease from a previous corpus luteum were followed by a similar progesterone pattern. a maximal plasma concentration of 4.5 +/- 1.5 ng progesterone/ml (2.7-8.8 ng/ml) occurred 8.55 +/- 1.32 days (6-11 days) after the inducing stimulus. luteal regression, beginning 8.65 +/- 1.18 ... | 1987 | 3598953 |
| xylazine and ketamine anaesthesia in the dromedary camel under field conditions. | the effects of either xylazine (0.25 mg/kg) intramuscularly, ketamine (5.5 mg/kg) intramuscularly, or a mixture of xylazine (0.15 mg/kg) and ketamine (2.5 mg/kg) intramuscularly on sedation, analgesia, cardiac and respiratory rates, body temperature and muscle relaxation were studied in the domesticated dromedary camel. either drug used separately was suitable for sedation and analgesia in the camel. however, the mixture of xylazine and ketamine was superior to either drug used alone. camels whi ... | 1987 | 3604017 |
| the camel as a patient. | 1987 | 3604024 | |
| [cardiac weight in cattle (bos taurus l.) during early fetal development]. | 68 bovine fetuses of both sexes (37 males, 31 females) from early developmental stage (80-990 gm) were studied. the coefficient of the absolute heart weights (42.4%) and the relative heart weight (0.76%) were described. body weight (125.9 gm) were given when the heart of the fetus reach 1 gm. for the relation between body and heart weight were found following equation: logy = 0.958 logx--2.009 and plotted on double logarythmic paper. the results from bovine fetuses were compared with analogical ... | 1986 | 3606979 |
| purine salvage as metabolite and energy saving mechanism in camelus dromedarius: the recovery of guanine. | the preservation of purine ring as purine bases appears to be a common feature of camel liver. hepatic guanine appears to be actively converted into gmp in the camel rather than further degraded. the limiting step of guanine degradation appears to be the lack of hepatic guanase activity. higher purine bases over uric acid ratios were found in camel urine with respect to those of zebu. | 1987 | 3608430 |
| the prevalence and pathology of eimeria infections in camels in saudi arabia. | three-hundred and eighty five saudi arabian camels were surveyed for eimeria infections and the pathology investigated. eimeria dromedarii, e. rajasthani and e. cameli were detected, e. dromedarii being the most prevalent and e. cameli the least. infections were more prevalent along the humid coastal areas than in the arid interior. all three parasites are pathogenic to young camel calves causing enteritis due to the destruction of intestinal mucosa by their giant schizonts. older camels are ooc ... | 1987 | 3611431 |
| fine structure of the gene's organ in the camel tick hyalomma (hyalomma) dromedarii (ixodoidea: ixodidae). | gene's organ of the camel tick hyalomma (hyalomma) dromedarii is located in the anterodorsal region of the body cavity ventrad to the scutum. it consists of a short stalk, dividing posteriorly into 2 pairs of horns and then into tubular glands. in unfed ticks, the epithelial layer of both the stalk and horns is lined internally by 2 cuticular layers; an inner, thin, greatly folded, dense layer surrounds the organ main lumen, and an outer, thick, slightly folded, less dense layer abuts the cell a ... | 1987 | 3612816 |
| thyroid hormones, cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the camel. | thyroxine, tri-iodothyronine, triglyceride and cholesterol were measured in the serum of clinically healthy male camels. thyroxine and tri-iodothyronine levels, which were assayed by an immunoabsorbent method, were not correlated with either age or cholesterol levels. | 1987 | 3616154 |
| reproduction in the male llama (lama glama), a south american camelid. i. spermatogenesis and organization of the intertubular space of the mature testis. | the cycle of the seminiferous epithelium of the llama was divided into eight stages, using as criteria the shape and distribution of the germ cell nuclei, the location of the spermatids, the presence of meiotic figures and the release of spermatozoa from the tubular wall. cell populations making up each stage are described. the relative frequencies of stages 1 through 8 were: 9.86, 12.46, 17.65, 14.12, 5.81, 8.09, 13.04 and 18.89%, respectively. in the seminiferous epithelium, spermatogonia of t ... | 1987 | 3618099 |
| hydatidosis in sheep, goats and dromedaries in morocco. | two thousand two hundred and forty-six sheep, 510 goats and 35 dromedaries were examined for hydatid cysts. the mean prevalence was 0.7% (range 0.4-38.5%) in sheep, 1.4% (range 0.2-7.7%) in goats and 80% in dromedaries. the increase in prevalence with age of the animals was statistically significant in sheep only. in all species examined infection of the lungs was more common and important than that of the livers. the fertility rate of hydatids was 50% in sheep and 67.8% in dromedaries; and dege ... | 1986 | 3632099 |
| a histochemical study on the innervation of the pancreas of the one-humped camel (camelus dromedarius). | autonomic innervation of the pancreas of the camel has been studied using histochemical techniques for the demonstration of adrenergic and cholinergic (acetylcholinesterase-positive) nerves. both extrinsic and intrinsic innervation of the pancreas were found. distinct peri-acinar, perivascular, peri-insular and periductal plexuses were found as well as both adrenergic and cholinergic ganglia. the role of the autonomic nerves in the synthesis and release of insulin, glucagon and somatostatin is d ... | 1987 | 3654346 |
| microsporum gypseum infection in a gray wolf (canis lupus) and a camel (camelus bactrianus) in a zoological garden. | 1987 | 3657852 | |
| [preliminary study of common blood parameters of the mauritanian dromedary (camelus dromedarius)]. | 1986 | 3659491 | |
| contribution to a knowledge of the morphogenesis of the nasal apparatus of the dromedary (camelus dromedarius) l.). | 1987 | 3692382 | |
| cholinergic innervation of camel skin. | 1986 | 3699644 | |
| effect of two insect growth regulators on the camel tick, hyalomma dromedarii (acari: ixodoidea: ixodidae). | 1986 | 3701801 | |
| electron microscopical diagnosis of ecthyma contagiosum in camels (camelus dromedarius). first report of the disease in kenya. | 1986 | 3705801 | |
| incidence and intensity of onchocerca fasciata railliet and henry, 1910 in local camels in saudi arabia. | onchocerca fasciata railliet & henry, 1910, which occurs in subcutaneous nodules, shows a site preference to the anterior parts of its host, camelus dromedarius l., i.e. the nuchal ligaments, neck, and shoulders. although the incidence of infection was generally high (59%), the infected camels did not exhibit any apparent disease. the intensity of infection ranged between 2 and 29, with a mean of 10.8 nodules per infected host. | 1986 | 3706990 |
| [reversible inhibition of acetylcholinesterases of different origins by quaternary phosphonium compounds]. | studies have been made on the reversible inhibition of acetylcholinesterase activity from the erythrocytes of man, horse and camel, the electric organ of the skate torpedo marmorata and eel electrophorus electricus, the venom of the snakes naja naja and vipera lebetina, the brain of the pigeon columba livia by tetraphenyl-, triphenylalkyl- and tributyrylalkyl-phosphonium salts. the investigated phosphonium inhibitors exhibit an evident specificity in their action: they were more effective in inh ... | 1986 | 3716682 |