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| ultrastructural observations on myoepithelial cells and nerve terminals in the camel harderian gland. | the myoepithelial cells and the nerve terminals of the harderian gland in the one-humped camel were examined by using the transmission electron microscope. the myoepithelial cells are well developed, and composed of a cell body containing the nucleus, and many cytoplasmic processes. the cytological features are consistent with the function of the myoepithelial cell mainly as a contractile element, and possibly as a regulator for fluid transport. they are attached to the glandular cells of the en ... | 1992 | 1567024 |
| oligonucleotide fingerprinting to individualize ungulates. | the optimal combination of restriction enzyme and oligonucleotide probe has been determined for the individualization of hoofed animal species (cattle, pig, goat, sheep, horse and camel). four different restriction endonucleases were used as well as five synthetic oligonucleotide probes hybridizing to different simple tandem repeats for fingerprint analyses in unrelated cattle (swiss and german simmental of unknown relationship and three families): 4 x 10(15) cows and oxes would reveal different ... | 1992 | 1567920 |
| experimentally induced rumen acidosis in a 1-year-old camel bull (camelus dromedarius)--a preliminary report. | 1992 | 1576522 | |
| vitamin content of camel milk. | the content of vitamin c, vitamin b2 and fat-soluble vitamins e and a in camel milk was studied. the milk samples were collected from 20 individual camels (camelus dromedarius) in two different occasions. the study showed that camel milk contains considerably less vitamin a and b2 than cow milk while the content of vitamin e was about the same level. the level of vitamin c was in average three times higher than that of cow milk. | 1992 | 1587705 |
| pharmacy promotion of tobacco use among children in massachusetts. | the role played by pharmacies in the promotion and distribution of tobacco to children was assessed in a survey of 100 pharmacies. of the 100 surveyed, 95 sold tobacco products, 50 advertised tobacco, 42 advertised the cigarette brands that are most appealing to children, and 23 displayed the camel cartoon advertisements that have been identified as being targeted specifically at children. candy tobacco products were sold in 22% of the pharmacies. of the pharmacies selling tobacco, 81% were will ... | 1992 | 1590207 |
| an attempt to define the host range for african horse sickness virus (orbivirus, reoviridae) in east africa, by a serological survey in some equidae, camelidae, loxodontidae and carnivore. | a survey was carried out in horse, zebra, elephant, camel, sheep and goat and wild carnivore sera for virus-serum neutralising antibody to the nine type strains of african horse sickness virus. antibody was found amongst the horse, zebra and elephant sera to all nine different strains. no antibody was detected in any sera from camels, sheep and goats. none was found in sera from hyaena and jackals in this series but had been detected earlier. | 1992 | 1615634 |
| development of a live cell culture camelpox vaccine. | a saudi isolate of camel orthopoxvirus was serially propagated on monolayers of camel kidney cell cultures. the attenuation of the 78th passage was tested in two susceptible camels. two other susceptible camels were inoculated with vaccinia virus four times propagated in camel kidney cell cultures. the four inoculated camels showed no postinoculation clinical symptoms and formed neutralizing antibodies against both the camel orthopox and vaccinia viruses. no postchallenge clinical symptoms were ... | 1992 | 1621417 |
| food deprivation and refeeding in the camel (camelus dromedarius). | camels thrive in arid and semiarid areas, although food and water frequently are scarce. however, the mechanisms enabling camels to withstand food deprivation are poorly understood. in this study four female camels were totally deprived of food for 4 days. their body weight decreased by 6%. food deprivation caused no change in total plasma protein concentration in the camel, indicating that no alterations in plasma volume occurred. when the first meal was withheld water intake was unchanged. nex ... | 1992 | 1621853 |
| evaluation of a competitive enzyme immunoassay for detection of coxiella burnetii antibody in animal sera. | a competitive enzyme immunoassay (ceia) was established and compared with other serological techniques for detecting coxiella burnetii antibody in camels, goats, and sheep. this technique was evaluated because a conjugated anti-camel immunoglobulin was not available to serve as a direct signal for the demonstration of antigen-antibody reaction. a c. burnetii antibody-positive human serum and a peroxidase-conjugated anti-human immunoglobulin g were used as an indicator system competing against an ... | 1992 | 1624582 |
| functional innervation of cultured skin grafts. | the aims of the present study were to determine 1) if grafts of cultured skin become innervated; and 2) whether tactile function of these grafts could be improved by implanting target tissue into them. autologous skin equivalents were generated in vitro (30 d) for individual adult sprague-dawley rats. some animals received pure skin equivalent grafts; others had target tissue consisting of 2-mm punch biopsies (normal skin or touch domes) inserted into their skin equivalents at the time of grafti ... | 1992 | 1629624 |
| electron microscopy of the endometrium of camels in normal and some diseased conditions. | ultrastructure of the camel's endometrium in normal and diseased conditions, was studied using the electron microscope. the samples were obtained from 6 normal uteri and 10 uteri with inflammatory lesions. three ovaries of the latter 10 uteri showed ovarian cysts. all the animals were non-pregnant. no cyclic changes were taken in consideration because the camel is an induced ovulator animal. the surface and the glandular epithelium of the normal uteri consisted of one layer of tall columnar cell ... | 1992 | 1642066 |
| activity of some enzymes in the serum of dromedary camels. | the activities of aspartate aminotransferase (ast), alanine aminotransferase (alt), alkaline phosphatase (alp), acid phosphatase (acp), lactate dehydrogenase (ldh) and isocitric dehydrogenase (icd) in the serum of 60 healthy dromedary camels of either sex and different ages (one to 25 years) were determined. the results were analysed with respect to time of year (december-january and may-june), sex and age groups (below four years; four to 10 years; and over 10 years). the overall mean activitie ... | 1991 | 1664969 |
| epitopes of the t19 lymphocyte surface antigen are extensively conserved in ruminants. | the reactivity of five monoclonal antibodies (mabs sbu-t19, 197, il-a29, cc-15 and cc-39) specific for the t19 molecule on sheep and cattle cd4-cd8- t cells was compared. mabs sbu-t19 and 197 were shown to recognise separate epitopes on t19. all mabs reacted with lymphocytes from several different ruminant species and the tissue distribution and frequency of positive cells was similar in each case. none of the mabs reacted with horse, pig or camel lymphocytes. the extensive conservation of t19 e ... | 1991 | 1708546 |
| dural sinuses in the camel and their extracranial venous connections. | the dural sinuses of one-humped camel (camelus dromedarius) and their connections with veins of the head and neck were described and, whenever possible, were compared with other domestic animals emphasizing species differences. information obtained from gross dissection of embalmed camel heads was correlated with latex injected vascular casts, as well as venographs. although the disposition of the dural sinuses, in general, was similar to those of other domestic animals, they were somewhat compl ... | 1991 | 1759725 |
| comparative studies on the distribution of rhodanese in different tissues of domestic animals. | 1. the activity of rhodanese in different tissues of some domestic animals was measured. 2. rhodanese was present in all tissues studied. 3. the activity of rhodanese in most tissues of sheep was higher than other animals studied. 4. in sheep and cattle the epithelium of rumen, omasum and reticulum were the richest sources of rhodanese. significant activity of rhodanese was also present in liver and kidney. 5. in camel the liver contained the highest level of rhodanese followed by lung and rumen ... | 1991 | 1769215 |
| evaluation of triflupromazine as a sedative in camels (camelus dromedarius). | effects of administration of triflupromazine were evaluated in 11 adult domesticated camels (camelus dromedarius) weighing 403 +/- 29.5 kg (mean +/- se). six camels were used to evaluate sedative properties of the drug and its effects on haematological and blood biochemical parameters. in the remaining 5 camels, effects on haemodynamics, acid base status and blood gases were studied. in all the animals triflupromazine was administered intramuscularly in the gluteal region at the rate of 2 mg/kg. ... | 1991 | 1771979 |
| [a new case of mycobacterium bovis pulmonary tuberculosis in the dromedary (camelus dromedarius) in mauritania]. | a case of pulmonary tuberculosis is described in a dromedary from nouakchott (mauritania). gross lesions affected pulmonary parenchyma, diaphragmatic pleura, pericardium and regional lymph nodes: caseo-calcified nodules, miliary tubercles and haemorrhagic "pendeloques". microscopically lesions were characterised by granulomatous tissue, epithelioid cells, necrotic material in the centre. no langhans giant cells were seen. mycobacterium bovis was isolated from these samples. | 1991 | 1775689 |
| the barren camel with endometritis--isolation of trichomonas fetus and different bacteria. | this study constitutes the first reported isolation of trichomonas fetus from the uterus of breeding camels. twenty-four of 68 camels, which were barren for 1-4 years were found to be positive for t. fetus. one preputial washing of a camel bull which had served the herd was found to be positive for t. fetus. the uterine flora of all camels were examined. ten different bacterial and 2 fungal species were isolated. all samples were negative for campylobacter sp., taylorella equigenitalis and strep ... | 1991 | 1776379 |
| development of radioimmunoassay and enzyme immunoassays for luteinizing hormone in dromedaries (camelus dromedarius). | polyclonal antibodies against luteinizing hormone in dromedary (camlh) were raised in a rabbit and enabled the development of homologous immunoassays (radioimmunoassay, competitive enzymeimmunoassay (eia) and sandwich eia) for the measurement of circulating camlh in plasma. these assays were highly specific for camlh since neither dromedary follicle-stimulating hormone, growth hormone nor prolactin cross-reacted significantly. the lowest detection limit (0.08 ng/ml) was obtained with the sandwic ... | 1991 | 1787460 |
| anatomical and histological observations on the tongue of one-humped camel, camelus dromedarius. | the camel has a typically elongated mammalian tongue, which tapers to a dorsally flattened tip. the filiform papillae are mostly of the simple type which are scattered over the dorsum and the lateral edges of the tongue. the fungiform papillae are scattered among the filiform papillae. circumvallate papillae could be seen on the posterior of the tongue. the dorsum lingue is covered with cornified stratified squamous epithelium and inferior surface with non-cornified squamous epithelium. the tong ... | 1991 | 1802040 |
| thermophilic and thermotolerant fungi of animals' hair. | nine thermophilic genera and 17 species in addition to one variety of aspergillus flavus, malbranchea pulchella and humicola grisea were collected from hair samples in riyadh, saudi arabia at 45 degrees c. fifty-one hair specimens of rabbit, sheep, camel and horse were examined for the presence of thermophilic fungi. the most frequent species were aspergillus fumigatus, aspergillus niger, thermoascus aurantiacus and malbranchea pulchella var. sulfurea. in low frequency, aspergillus flavus, asper ... | 1991 | 1805498 |
| experimental infection in mice of cryptosporidium muris isolated from a camel. | cryptosporidium muris-like oocysts in 5 g of camel feces were concentrated by the sheather sugar flotation method, saline-washed, pelleted and reconstituted to an approximate concentration of 2.5 million per ml. one- to 2-microliters inocula were given per os to 25 2- to 20-day-old mice, with 15 contact control litter-mates. the 15- and 20- day inoculates had acid-fast-positive fecal smears by day-12 after inoculation. necropsies of mice inoculated at 2 and 5 days of age showed colonization only ... | 1991 | 1818148 |
| camel (camelus dromedarius) contagious ecthyma in the sudan. a case report. | the clinical and pathological features of the contagious ecthyma in camel calves in the sudan were investigated. the animals were inappetant, emaciated and slightly anaemic. the disease was characterized by skin lesions around the lips and nostrils with occasional involvement of mucocutaneous junctions. the pathology includes vaculoar changes of the epithelial layers. affected areas were ulcerated, haemorrhagic and with frequent secondary bacterial surinfection. negative contrast electron micros ... | 1991 | 1818357 |
| predisposing factors in enterotoxemias of camels (camelus dromedarius) caused by clostridium perfringens type a. | c. perfringens type a was isolated from different organs and intestines from breeding and racing camels which died from peracute and acute enterotoxemias in two separate outbreaks. pathological changes in the digestive tract were mild in breeding camels, and severe in racing camels. a polyvalent clostridial antiserum of bovine origin given intravenously had a life-saving effect on breeding camels, but not on racing camels. in the two outbreaks, fifty percent of the breeding camels were suffering ... | 1991 | 1818358 |
| the epidemiology of hydatidosis with special reference to the mediterranean area. | in the mediterranean area 2 subspecies of echinococcus granulosus exist: e. g. equinus and e. g. granulosus. the latter is divided into sheep, cattle, pig and camel strains, the adult forms of which mainly occur in farm-dogs but sometimes in wild canidae. some of these strains can infect man: namely, the sheep and the pig strain. the infectivity of the cattle strains for man is not certain. the epidemiological cycle is mainly a rural one, but it can become sylvatic or even urban. thus, the epide ... | 1991 | 1841192 |
| unusual membrane-bound bodies in the basal lamina of the uriniferous tubules of the camel camelus dromedarius. freeze-fracture and ultrathin-section study. | kidney samples of the camel camelus dromedarius were aldehyde fixed and glycerol impregnated for ultrathin-section and freeze-fracture studies of the basal lamina. results obtained show the presence of extracellular membrane-bound bodies within the thick basal lamina of the tubular portion of the nephron. the 10- to 500-nm bodies appear isolated and are found at various levels along the width of a highly structural lattice basal lamina. the bodies are observed either in small groups or as single ... | 1991 | 1867058 |
| an abattoir survey of female genital disorders of imported camels (camelus dromedarius) in kano, nigeria. | an abattoir survey of 850 female genital organs of imported camels was conducted at the kano abattoir between october 1987 and april 1988. an incidence of 4.49% of disorders was recorded, including follicular cystic degeneration (0.12%), ovarian haemorrhagic cysts (0.47%), pyometra (0.35%), early embryonic mortality (0.12%), endometrial haemorrhages (0.47%), fetal maceration (0.12%), abscess (0.24%), vulvar tick infestation (1.77%) and cervical hypoplasia (0.12%). | 1991 | 1878773 |
| bacterial and mycoplasmal flora of the healthy camelid conjunctival sac. | healthy conjunctival sacs of 88 animals of 3 species of captive camelids (lama glama, lama guanicoe, lama pacos) and llama-guanaco hybrids were sampled for bacterial and mycoplasmal flora. mycoplasmas were not isolated from any animal. eleven genera of bacteria were isolated. the most frequent isolates were staphylococcus epidermidis and pseudomonas spp. nine varieties of pseudomonas were found, which represented at least 3 pseudomonas species. many of the bacterial isolates (especially the pseu ... | 1991 | 1892259 |
| the camel shed test. | 1991 | 1895466 | |
| onchocerca fasciata railliet and henry, 1910 and its nodule development in camels in saudi arabia. | a total of 192 male camels of three age groups (young, adult and old) from saudi arabia were examined for onchocerca fasciata infection by detection of microfilariae in skin snips and nodules in the nuchal ligaments and subcutaneous tissues of the neck and shoulder. the overall prevalence rates were 10.9 and 33.3%, respectively. the prevalence rate by the skin snip technique and the number of microfilariae per gram of skin were higher in young and adult camels than in old camels. however, the pr ... | 1991 | 1897120 |
| purification and characterization of purine nucleoside phosphorylase from developing embryos of hyalomma dromedarii. | purine nucleoside phosphorylase from hyalomma dromedarii, the camel tick, was purified to apparent homogeneity. a molecular weight of 56,000 - 58,000 was estimated for both the native and denatured enzyme, suggesting that the enzyme is monomeric. unlike purine nucleoside phosphorylase preparations from other tissues, the h. dromedarii enzyme was unstable in the presence of beta-mercaptoethanol. the enzyme had a sharp ph optimum at ph 6.5. it catalyzed the phosphorolysis and arsenolysis of ribo- ... | 1991 | 1905141 |
| influence of allosteric effectors on the heme conformation of dromedary ferrous nitrosylhemoglobin detected by xanes spectroscopy. | the changes of the fe heme-active site conformation of dromedary (camelus dromedarius) nitrosylhemoglobin (hbno) induced by inositol hexakisphosphate (ihp) and chlofibric acid (cfa) have been studied by using x-ray absorption near-edge structure (xanes) spectroscopy. structural information has been determined by multiple scattering analysis of the fe k-edge xanes spectra. the proximal histidine is found to move away from iron centers by about 0.4 angstrom on the average over the four hemes upon ... | 1991 | 1932085 |
| external fixation repair of a displaced comminuted radial fracture in a juvenile camel. | a young female camel had a complete comminuted midshaft fracture of the right radius. the fracture was repaired by external coaptation, which involved 2 full-limb fiberglass casts for 15 weeks. a thomas splint was placed around the second cast for 12 weeks. the fracture healed in nonaligned configuration, and although lameness was substantial after the fracture had healed, the camel's breeding potential had been salvaged. this successful outcome is an indication that a high-limb fracture in a ca ... | 1991 | 1955371 |
| brand logo recognition by children aged 3 to 6 years. mickey mouse and old joe the camel. | little is known about the influence of advertising on very young children. we, therefore, measured product logo recognition by subjects aged 3 to 6 years. | 1991 | 1956101 |
| rjr nabisco's cartoon camel promotes camel cigarettes to children. | to determine if rjr nabisco's cartoon-theme advertising is more effective in promoting camel cigarettes to children or to adults. to determine if children see, remember, and are influenced by cigarette advertising. | 1991 | 1956102 |
| does tobacco advertising target young people to start smoking? evidence from california. | to evaluate whether tobacco advertising encourages teenagers younger than 18 years to start smoking. | 1991 | 1956103 |
| left ventrolateral cesarean section in three dromedary camels (camelus dromedarius). | left ventrolateral cesarean section was performed in three adult female dromedary camels for dystocias due to schistosoma reflexus, uterine torsion, and fetal malposition. | 1991 | 1962416 |
| zeta-crystallin is a major protein in the lens of camelus dromedarius. | camel (camelus dromedarius) lenses contain a protein with an apparent subunit mr 38,000 that constitutes approximately 8-13% of the total protein. the protein has been purified and has a native mr 140,000 as determined by gel filtration. this is consistent with its being a tetramer. the protein reacts with antibodies raised against both guinea pig zeta-crystallin and peptides corresponding to amino acids 1-10 and 295-308, but not to antibodies raised against amino acids 320-328 of zeta-crystalli ... | 1991 | 1990971 |
| determination of the primary and secondary structures of the dromedary (camelus dromedarius) prolactin and comparison with prolactins from other species. | a non-glycosylated form of camel prolactin (camprl), isolated from one-humped camel (camelus dromedarius) pituitaries, was totally sequenced. a glycosylated form, separated by affinity chromatography on cona-sepharose, was partially sequenced. the comparison of the n-terminal amino acid sequences of the glycosylated and non-glycosylated forms showed that the only putative site of n-glycosylation (asn-31) was indeed glycosylated. the far ultraviolet (uv) circular dichroism (cd) spectra of the two ... | 1991 | 2029533 |
| [isolation and identification of camel poxvirus in morocco]. | the virus isolated from young dromedaries during a poxvirus infection, was cultivated on vero cells. the infection of egg chorio-allantoic membrane caused pustulous lesions (pocks). when inoculated in newborn mice, adult mice or guinea pigs the virus had no pathogenic effect. the virus presented all the characteristics of a poxvirus when observed under the electronic microscope. | 1991 | 2042910 |
| the fine structure of the camel prostate gland. | the prostate glands of 10 mature camels (3-5 years of age) were studied with the transmission electron microscope. ultrastructural examination of the secretory acini showed 2 types of cells, i.e. tall secretory epithelial cells and basal cells. the cells both were characterised by rounded nuclei. the subnuclear cytoplasm was filled with abundant stacks of rough endoplasmic reticulum (rer). the rer was occasionally observed to be interconnected with whorls and networks of smooth endoplasmic retic ... | 1991 | 2064019 |
| gross and histologic study of the rostral epidural rete mirabile and the cavernous sinus in one-humped camels. | gross and histologic features of the rostral epidural rete mirabile (carotid rete) and the cavernous sinus in one-humped camels were studied. it was evident that the branches of the carotid rete share a common tunica adventitia with the veins of the cavernous sinus. transmission electron microscopy of the rostral epidural rete mirabile and the cavernous sinus revealed gap junctions in endothelial cells lining the walls of the arterial rete branches and veins. the internal elastic lamina of rete ... | 1991 | 1892276 |
| ultrastructure of the nephron of the young camel camelus dromedarius. | 1991 | 29865532 | |
| purification and characterization of glycosylated and non-glycosylated forms of prolactin from the dromedary (camelus dromedarius). | 1. camel prolactin (camprl) was isolated from the insoluble residue left after extraction of the gonadotropins fsh and lh from a single batch of one-humped camels (camelus dromedarius) pituitaries. 2. several isoforms of camprl were isolated and characterized. 3. glycosylated and non-glycosylated forms of camprl were separated by affinity chromatography on con-a sepharose. 4. the glycosylated form represented more than 20% of total camprl and was found to be only 10-20% as active as the non-glyc ... | 1990 | 2085952 |
| exhalation of malondialdehyde from the smoke of high grade cigarettes and effectiveness of filtering it. | it has been found that malondialdehyde penetrates during smoking through filters and exhales with smoke from cigarettes such as: "pall mall", "winston", "camel", "lucky strike", "kansas", "mustang", "ronson", "chesterfield", "rally", "oscar" and "marlboro". these cigarettes exhale malondialdehyde in a different way, in free form in the amount from 8.5 to 23.5 mg/kg cigarettes on an average of 13.3 mg/kg for the whole group and totally (in free and bounded form) from 9.5 to 26.5 mg/kg (average 16 ... | 1990 | 2089261 |
| histochemical and biochemical observations on milk-fat-globule membranes from several mammalian species. | a specific secretory product of the lactating mammary gland are triglyceride fat globules which are enveloped by a very complex membrane, the milk fat globule membrane (mfgm). in different mammalian species (man, rhesus monkey, horse, goat, sheep, cow, grey seal, camel, alpaka) the glycoproteins of this membrane have been analyzed by gel electrophoresis, western blotting and lectin histochemistry. a remarkable intra- and interspecific variability of these glycoproteins has been detected pointing ... | 1990 | 2091048 |
| ultrastructure of camel basophilic granulocytes with special reference to its functions. | the ultrastructure of camel basophils in peripheral circulating blood of the arabian camel were studied in order to provide detailed description of its constituents. camel basophils were found to possess pseudopodia of varying lengths and numbers. electron micrographs of camel basophilic granulocytes reveal that the cytoplasm is of moderately electron density. membrane bound granules of different sizes and varying electron density, spherical or oval in shape, were observed, vacuoles of various f ... | 1990 | 2091412 |
| [the characteristics of heat-shock protein synthesis in the blood cells of the camel camelus dromedarius]. | 1990 | 2097137 | |
| seroepidemiological survey for yellow fever antibodies in domestic animals. | a total of 192 out of 300 serum samples from camel, cattle, sheep and goats tested for yellow fever virus antibody by the counterimmunoelectrophoresis were found positive. this test was confirmed by the single radial haemolysis and serum neutralization tests. twenty-one and 36 sera were positive for specific yellow fever virus antibodies by the single radial haemolysis and serum neutralization tests respectively. the possible role of these animals in the epidemiology of yellow fever is discussed ... | 1990 | 2099827 |
| note on onchocerca armillata in the sudanese camel (c. dromedarius). a histological and anatomo-pathological approach. | aortic onchocercosis due to o. armillata was diagnosed in 45 (41%) out of 109 sudanese camels. although the thoracic aorta was regularly affected, involvement of other vessels such as the abdominal aorta, brachiocephalic, pulmonary and costocervical arteries was not excluded. gross examination of the affected blood vessels revealed tortuous tunnels of parasitic tracks readily visible in the intimal surface of the vessels. nodular lesions were more common on the adventitia. microscopically, the l ... | 1990 | 2103058 |
| survey of ticks (acarina: ixodidae) for crimean haemorrhagic fever virus activity in jammu & kashmir state, india. | a survey of ixodid ticks was carried on in 1977 to determine the crimean haemorrhagic fever (chf) virus activity in jammu & kashmir state, india. in all, 412 immatures and 3258 adults belonging to 7 genera and 16 species of ticks were collected as ectoparasites of small and large mammals. these included one species each of the genera boophilus, dermacentor and nosomma, 2 species of rhipicephalus, 3 species of ixodes and 4 species each of haemaphysalis and hyalomma. haem. bispinosa was the predom ... | 1990 | 2111801 |
| amino acid sequences of stomach and nonstomach lysozymes of ruminants. | complete amino acid sequences are presented for lysozymes c from camel and goat stomachs and compared to sequences of other lysozymes c. tree analysis suggests that the rate of amino acid replacement went up as soon as lysozyme was recruited for the stomach function in early ruminants. the two lysozymes from goat stomach are the products of a gene duplication that probably took place before the divergence of cow, goat, and deer about 25 million years ago. partial sequences of three lysozymes fro ... | 1990 | 2111849 |
| liver purine nucleoside phosphorylase in camelus dromedarius: purification and properties. | 1. purine nucleoside phosphorylase (purine nucleoside:orthophosphate ribosyl transferase, ec 2.4.2.1) was purified to electrophoretic homogeneity from the liver of camelus dromedarius. 2. the enzyme appears to be a dimer with a 44,000 subunit mol. wt and displays non-linear kinetics with concave downward curvature in double reciprocal plots with respect to both inosine and orthophosphate as variable substrates. 3. the effect of thiol compounds on the enzyme activity and of ph on kinetic paramete ... | 1990 | 2123764 |
| ciliate protozoa in the forestomach of the bactrian camel in inner-mongolia, china. | ciliate composition in the forestomach was examined in four bactrian camels, camelus bactrianus, inhabiting mongol and steppes, then 7 genera containing 14 species with 5 formae were identified. one of these formae was a new forma, and described as entodinium okoppensis f. cameli n.f. six species containing one new forma were new records in the forestomach of camels. the percentage composition of genera varied with the individuals of host and the collection sites in the stomach but entodinium wa ... | 1990 | 2126306 |
| serological survey of brucella abortus antibody prevalence in the one-humped camel (camelus dromedarius) from eastern sudan. | a five year investigation of brucella antibody prevalence in camel sera was conducted in 1502 one-humped camels of both sexes and different ages. the average (mean +/- sd) incidence rate of positive results was 6.95 +/- 1.55%. among adult one-humped camels, the rate was 4.94 +/- 2.51% in males and 13.76 +/- 4.41% in females. juvenile one-humped camel calves showed a 0% incidence rate in males and a 1.82 +/- 3.64% in females. antibodies against brucella abortus were prevalent in one-humped camel ... | 1990 | 2128713 |
| tenth international meeting on trypanosoma evansi: report of the working group. paris, 24 may 1989. | some epidemiological surveys have provided information on the incidence of trypanosoma evansi infection among dromedaries in mali, and among buffaloes in java and indonesia. the disease among camels has been reported again from kazakhstan in the ussr, with the coexistence of t. evansi and cephalopina titillator in animals which developed acute infection. the disease has been studied among horses in venezuela and among buffaloes in vietnam and indonesia, and suspected among horses in brazil. diag ... | 1990 | 2132713 |
| an outbreak of suspected tick paralysis in one-humped camels (camelus dromedarius) in the sudan. | an outbreak of suspected tick paralysis occurred in one-humped camels in southern darfur, the sudan, between latitudes 11-12 degrees n and longitudes 24-25 degrees e, when the camels were herded in tick infested areas. it involved 251 camels of different ages, in ten herds causing 34.3% mortality. the symptoms were incoordination of movements, unsteady gait and recumbency followed by death or recovery. hyalomma adults and/or rhipicephalus nymphs and adults were incriminated to be the cause of th ... | 1990 | 2132792 |
| structure and histochemistry of the sublingual salivary glands of the one-humped camel (camelus dromedarius). | morphometric, histological and histochemical studies were carried out on the sublingual salivary glands of the arabian camel (camelus dromedarius). the glands are of the tubulo-acinar type and consist of many lobules that are composed of two types of cells, mucoserous and seromucous. the mucoserous cells form the main secretory units of the gland but seromucous cells are much more seldom and form associated acini. the former cells secrete and elaborate large quantities of neutral mucosubstances, ... | 1990 | 2132794 |
| vasopressin enhances the clearance of beta-endorphin immunoreactivity from rat cerebrospinal fluid. | the effect of intracerebroventricular (lateral ventricle) administration of arginine8-vasopressin (avp) on the concentration of beta-endorphin immunoreactivity in the cerebrospinal fluid obtained from the cisterna magna was studied in rats. a decrease was observed 5 min following injection of 0.9 fmol avp. no statistically significant changes were found 5 min after intracerebroventricular treatment of rats with 0.09 or 9 fmol. the decrease induced by 0.9 fmol avp was of short duration and was fo ... | 1990 | 2138399 |
| camel papillomatosis in somalia. | outbreaks of papillomatosis in camels (camelus dromedarius) were detected for the first time in somalia. electron microscopic investigations revealed typical papillomavirions in skin lesions. histopathological sections showed alterations which are regarded as pathognomonic for warts. the presumptive diagnosis of the skin disease was contagious ecthyma, as this infection was found simultaneously in some affected herds with symptoms similar to those of papillomatosis. | 1990 | 2166984 |
| [dromedary hump]. | 1990 | 2182922 | |
| [jirí josef camel, pharmacist and botanist]. | jirí josef camel (1661-1706), a pharmacist and botanist, was born in brno, educated at a grammar school and then joined the jesuit order as a laic brother. he worked in the college pharmacies in brno, jindrichův hradec and ceský krumlov. in 1687 he left for a religious mission to the philippine islands, where he worked for 17 years in a hospital as a pharmacist. he died in manila in 1706. he wrote 19 treatises, in which he acquainted european medicine and pharmacy with the flora and fauna of the ... | 1990 | 2199080 |
| comparison of the hydrolytic activity of microorganisms in the forestomachs of dromedaries and sheep. | 1990 | 2206327 | |
| the acute effects of dexamethasone on some haematological parameters and serum biochemistry in the camel (camelus dromedarius). | the effects of dexamethasone at different dose regimens on some haematological parameters and serum biochemistry were studied in the camel. dexamethasone increased the serum concentration of glucose as well as neutrophils and total leukocyte count in the blood. conversely, the serum concentrations of potassium and phosphorus and lymphocyte count in blood were decreased by dexamethasone treatment. dexamethasone, however, had no effect on the activities of cpk and gamma-gt, on the serum concentrat ... | 1990 | 2218029 |
| a comparative study of glycosylated haemoglobin level in the arabian camel (camelus dromedarius) during different seasons. | 1. the extent of haemoglobin glycosylation from 60 camels has been determined (4.39%) in blood samples drawn during winter. 2. phosphate (9.45 mg/dl), dpg (2.9 mumol/ml) and glucose (138 mg/dl) levels were also recorded. 3. in addition the p50 at ph 7.4 was measured (22.8 torrs). 4. the data obtained compared with human blood levels and with levels reported for camels during summer sampling. 5. despite the fact that camels have higher blood glucose levels than humans, the extent of glycosylation ... | 1990 | 2225777 |
| comparative benzylpenicillin pharmacokinetics in the dromedary camelus dromedarius and in sheep. | benzylpenicillin pharmacokinetics were compared in the dromedary camelus dromedarius (n = 5) and in sheep (n = 5) after administration of a single intravenous injection of benzylpenicillin. the data were described by an open three-compartment model with elimination from the central compartment. body clearance (clb) was 4.87 +/- 0.63 ml/min/kg in the dromedary and 9.17 +/- 1.39 ml/min/kg in sheep, the steady-state volumes of distribution (vss) were 0.151 +/- 0.023 l/kg and 0.165 +/- 0.038 l/kg an ... | 1990 | 2231871 |
| review of animal mycoses in australia. | this review covers the available literature on the mycoses of animals in australia since the last review published in 1967. of the cutaneous infections, dermatophytoses have been recorded in a wide range of animals: cattle, horses, goats, pigs, sheep, cats, dogs, mice, guinea-pigs, rabbits, a lion, kangaroos, a camel, koalas and wallabies. these infections were caused by several species and varieties of the genera, microsporum and trichophyton. eight agents of ringworms have been recorded in the ... | 1990 | 2233984 |
| fine structure of camel erythrocytes in relation to its functions. | the fine structure of the red cells in arabian camels was investigated and certain characteristic features were noted. the plasmalemma of camel erythrocytes are tri-laminar, the inner and outer membranes are of high electron density between which is a zone of lesser electron density. no intracellular organelles were observed with the occasional exception of a small number of mitochondria. in the camel erythrocyte, a marginal band consisting of 30-45 microtubules was observed in many cells. some ... | 1990 | 2238793 |
| prenatal development of adenohypophyseal cell types, ovary, and uterus of dromedary camel. | the somatotrophic and thyrotrophic cells were originally developed in the adenohypophysis from undifferentiated chromophobic cells at the foetal age of 4-8 weeks. the follicle-stimulating hormone cells appeared at a foetal age of 24-28 weeks. prolactin and luteinizing hormone cells were first seen at of foetal age levels of 32-36 and 40 weeks. the germinal epithelium of flattened and cuboidal cells in the ovary was changed to cubical and columnar types, 24-28 weeks of foetal age. the sex cords a ... | 1990 | 2241496 |
| [update on the epidemiology of hydatidosis. hydatid echinococci: species; life cycles; epidemiologic consequences]. | human hydatidosis results from infestation by two species of echinococcus. (1) e. vogeli, the life-cycle of which occurs in amazonian forests and involves wild canidae and cuniculidae. (2) e. granulosus, which includes two geographical groups: (a) northern group, with two sub-species e. g borelis and e. g. canadensis, the life-cycle of which is sylvatic and that are agents of a pulmonary hydatidosis which may affect man. (b) "european" (actually cosmopolitan) form, with two sub-species: (1) e. q ... | 1990 | 2249146 |
| age-dependent variations in the camel lens crystallins. | 1. water-soluble crystallins from cortex and nucleus of both young and adult camel lenses were fractionated by gel filtration into high molecular weight aggregate (hmw-aggregate), alpha-low, beta-high, beta-low, gamma-high and gamma-low protein fractions. 2. crystallins were characterized by sds-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (sds-page) and isoelectric focusing (ief). changes related to age and lens parts were compared. 3. the major changes in crystallin distribution included an increase in ... | 1990 | 2253478 |
| natural dermatophilus congolensis infection in camels (camelus dromedarius) from kenya. | natural dermatophilus congolensis infection is found in many species of livestock and wild animals. it is, however, rarely described in camels and there are no details of bacterial isolation. in an investigation of both arid and semi-arid areas in kenya, an outbreak of dermatophilosis was observed in camel calves being reared on a commercial farm in a semi-arid area. histopathology and bacterial isolation were used to diagnose the diseases. the potential impact of the disease in camels is discus ... | 1990 | 2258468 |
| influence of dehydration and watering on camel red cell size: a scanning electron microscopic study. | three young female camels were subjected to an eleven day period of dehydration followed by a single large drink. blood haematocrit and plasma protein concentration were monitored regularly during dehydration and for 48 h following watering. blood samples were taken at regular intervals, before and after watering, and prepared for scanning electron microscopy (sem) for analysis of red cell size and shape. plasma protein concentration did not change rapidly on watering implying that the camel has ... | 1990 | 2259794 |
| purification and partial characterization of growth hormone from the dromedary (camelus dromedarius). | camel growth hormone (camgh) was isolated from the insoluble residue left after extraction of the gonadotropins fsh and lh from a single batch of one-humped camel (camelus dromedarius) pituitaries. only one form of camgh was isolated and characterized; no glycosylated form of camgh could be evidenced. the isoelectric points (pi) of camgh was determined by chromatofocusing. the n-terminal amino-acid sequences of camgh was determined and compared to those of ghs from other species. the availabilit ... | 1990 | 2261763 |
| scototaxis and target perception in the camel tick hyalomma dromedarii. | the camel tick, hyalomma dromedarii, exhibited positive scototaxis in an arena, e.g. it oriented towards a black or grey target in front of a white background. the degree of the scototactic response varied with the size and the elevation of the target, with its luminance contrast, with its shape and with the speed by which the target was moved: (1) the response to stationary and moving targets increased with increasing target size; (2) presentation of the targets at an elevation of 11 degrees--1 ... | 1990 | 2261819 |
| presumed anthrax in a camel. | 1990 | 2267721 | |
| camel lens crystallins glycosylation and high molecular weight aggregate formation in the presence of ferrous ions and glucose. | the incubation of camel lens cortex homogenate with 100 microm ferrous ions and 5.5 mm glucose under sterile conditions caused rapid protein aggregation, but little or no reaction was seen with either 100 microm ferrous ions or 5.5 mm glucose alone. the formation of glycosylated high molecular weight (hmw) protein aggregates was confirmed by light scattering studies, a decreased level of free -sh groups, incorporation of [14c]-glucose and elution of hmw protein aggregate just after the void volu ... | 1990 | 2268346 |
| direct identification and characterization of llama (lama glama l.) whey proteins by microsequencing after western blotting. | amino acid sequence determination is the most reliable and powerful tool to identify a protein or to classify a new one by comparison of its primary structure with already known sequences. a rapid and simple purification procedure is an essential pre-requisite for routine sequence determination. structural characterization of llama whey proteins was undertaken for evolutionary as well as economic purposes. n-terminal sequence analyses directly on an immobilon polyvinylidene difluoride (pvdf) mem ... | 1990 | 2280056 |
| acute monensin toxicosis in stone sheep (ovis dalli stonei), blesbok (damaliscus dorcus phillipsi), and a bactrian camel (camelus bactrianus). | accidental monensin toxicosis developed in 5 stone sheep (ovis dalli stonei), 5 blesbok (damaliscus dorcas phillipsi), and a bactrian camel (camelus bactrianus) at the st louis zoological park. eight animals died acutely and 1 was euthanatized because of chronic hind limb paresis. all affected animals had clinicopathologic evidence of severe muscle necrosis, serum electrolyte disturbances, and hemoconcentration. | 1990 | 2295548 |
| acute toxoplasmosis in a camel. | a 6-year-old camel was examined because of a history of dyspnea of unknown duration. approximately 24 l of turbid fluid was drained from the pleural cavity. numerous toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites were found in macrophages in smears of the pleural fluid. high titers (1:20,000) of t gondii antibodies were found in pleural fluid. | 1990 | 2298664 |
| the relationship between the concentration of selenium in the blood and the activity of glutathione peroxidase in the erythrocytes of the dromedary camel (camelus dromedarius). | 1990 | 2316188 | |
| facial vessels of desert camel (camelus dromedarius): role in brain cooling. | the reactivity of the superficial veins of the camel was investigated in vitro in response to stretch, heat, norepinephrine, and transmural nerve stimulation (tns). stretch at 30 degrees c or 37 degrees c produced a maintained tone and phasic contractions of the facial and nasal veins. the developed tone increased significantly with increasing the temperature (from 30 to 45 degrees c), especially in the proximal part of the buccal facial vein. norepinephrine caused a constrictor response in the ... | 1990 | 2316709 |
| a comparison of cardiac glutathione s-transferases from wild and domestic animals. | 1. cardiac glutathione s-transferases from wild animals; hyena, red fox, porcupine, coypu and mountain gazelle were purified and compared with the enzymes from domestic animals; cow, camel, goat and sheep. 2. by using 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene as a substrate, domestic hearts expressed higher glutathione conjugating activity than wild animals hearts. 3. in all the studied hearts, the bulk of the activity was associated with near neutral and acidic glutathione s-transferase isozymes with pi valu ... | 1990 | 2328567 |
| [seroepidemiologic studies of the detection of antibodies to brucella, chlamydia, leptospira, bvd/md virus, ibr/ipv virus and enzootic bovine leukosis virus (ebl) in dromedary mares (camelus dromedarius)]. | camels which are bred for the purpose of racing were tested serologically for 6 different animal diseases. the group were split into racing and breeding camels. the following results were achieved: brucellosis, breeding camels 2%, racing camels 6.6%; chlamydiosis 24%, 15%; leptospirosis 2.5%, 5.6%; bvd/md 9.2%, 3.6%. no antibodies were detected against ibr/ipv- and ebl-virus. the results are discussed under an epidemiological point of view. | 1990 | 2331972 |
| clinical and subclinical colloid goitre in adult camels (camelus dromedarius) at kordofan region of sudan. | colloid goitre was diagnosed in adult camels in the kordofan region of the sudan. the disease is characterized by gross enlargement of the thyroid, histopathological follicular changes, reproductive disorders, low concentrations of circulating thyroid hormones (t3, t4) and normocytic normochromic anaemia. the possible cause of the condition is discussed and iodine supplementation is recommended. | 1990 | 2364252 |
| bending undulations and elasticity of the erythrocyte membrane: effects of cell shape and membrane organization. | the undulatory excitations (flickering) of human and camel erythrocytes were evaluated by employing the previously used flicker spectroscopy and by local measurements of the autocorrelation function k (t) of the cell thickness fluctuations using a dynamic image processing technique. by fitting theoretical and experimental flicker spectra relative values of the bending elastic modulus kc of the membrane and of the cytoplasmic viscosity eta were obtained. the effects of shape changes were monitore ... | 1990 | 2364914 |
| fetal membranes and ancillary structures of llamas (lama glama). | the placenta of llamas is epitheliochorial, with patchy areas of dense folded papillation serving as the placentome. the amnion of the full-term placenta is closely adhered to either the allantois or the chorion and remains with these structures at the time of parturition. llamas and alpacas, like dromedaries, have an extra fetal membrane that is derived from the epidermis of the fetus. in association with the watery amniotic fluid of llamas, the epidermal membrane is slippery, facilitating deli ... | 1990 | 2396800 |
| characterization of echinococcus granulosus species or subspecies at the level of nucleic acid contents. | the present study is an attempt to clarify the nature of the differences in the subspecies of echinococcus granulosus in egypt by comparing the contents of the nucleic acid in the cysts obtained from livers and lungs of camel, pig and sheep, intermediate hosts, as well as in the adult worms obtained by experimentally feeding of these cysts to puppies. the biochemical study revealed that the mean values of dna and rna in fertile camel lung-cysts as well as in its adult worms were significantly lo ... | 1990 | 1698603 |
| taking the camel by the nose: the anencephalic as a source for pediatric organ transplants. | 1990 | 11659552 | |
| [harmful practices affecting women's health]. | the harmful practices discussed in this article are based on case histories form the central maternity in niamey, yet these practices universally affect women throughout africa. nutritional taboos are aimed at certain diseases such as measles, diarrhea, dysentery, malnutrition and anemia and consumption of foods rich in proteins and lipids are forbidden. children are forbidden from eating eggs; pregnant women are forbidden from eating fruits and vegetables because of the fear of hemorrhaging f ... | 1990 | 12342832 |
| chemical composition and quality of camel meat. | l. dorsi, semitendinosus and triceps brachii muscles from the camel had similar moisture, protein and fat content, but significantly (p < 0·05) different ash content. these muscles had also similar sarcoplasmic and myofibrillar protein concentrations. l. dorsi muscle had the highest content of collagen but a higher solubility of hydroxyproline than semitendinosus and triceps brachii muscles. it also had a brighter red colour. water-holding capacity was not significantly different between the thr ... | 1990 | 22055364 |
| the desert camel as a meat animal. | fifty-two mature, fattened male camels were used for determining live animal and carcase measurements, carcase yield and characteristics. the average slaughter weight of mature, fattened desert camels was 456 kg, while the mean empty body weight was 404·8 kg. the camel carcase dressed out as 55·8% and 63·6% of live and empty body weight, respectively. the mean carcase composition was 56% meat,19% bone and 13·7% fat. of the body components of the camel, the head, hide and liver represented 3·5, 8 ... | 1989 | 22055021 |
| circulating concentrations of thyroid hormones in pregnant camels (camelus dromedarius ). | blood samples from 16 female camels were collected at monthly intervals commencing from 60 d post. breeding until the last month of gestation. two camels failed to conceive and two had unnoticed abortions. the average gestation period was 398+/-13 and 372+/-11 in camels bearing male and female fetus, respectively, with an overall mean of 383+/-9 d. sera were analyzed for thyroxine (t(4)) and triiodothyronine (t(3)) by radioimmunoassay. mean t(4) and t(3) concentrations varied from 76 to 116 ng/m ... | 1989 | 16726643 |
| the fine structure of the epithelial lining of the epididymis of the camel (camelus dromedarius) with special reference to regional differences. | 1989 | 17103615 | |
| polymorphic plasma postalbumin (po) of llamas and alpacas identified as gc protein. | immunoblotting with antiserum specific to human gc protein was used to identify gc protein as the previously reported polymorphic plasma postalbumin (po) of llamas and alpacas. this is the first report of gc polymorphism in camelid species. one gc variant appeared to be identical in llamas, alpacas, dromedaries and bactrian camels. | 1989 | 2474262 |
| ag-nor staining and in situ hybridization of rdna in the chromosomes of the south american camelids. | the location and frequency of ag-stained nors and sites of rdna hybridization were studied in the chromosomes of the south american camelids. in the four camelids these regions occur distally on chromosomes 18, 21, and 27 and the smallest biarmed elements. quantitative analysis of nor distribution showed variations between both cells and species. in llama, guanaco and alpaca the nors number averaged 6 per cell, this being higher than in vicuña where the average was 3. relative frequencies of nor ... | 1989 | 2482825 |
| n-terminal amino-sequencing of camel (camelus dromedarius) luteinizing-hormone alpha and beta-subunits. | the subunits of luteinizing hormone from the camelus dromedarius (camlh) have been separated by reverse phase hplc after reduction and alkylation of their disulfide bridges. the n-terminal amino-acid sequencing of the alpha and beta subunits has been performed up to the 53rd and 67th residue respectively (i.e. more than half of each polypeptide chain). these sequences have been compared to those of lh from other mammalian species in order to estimate the phylogenetic divergence of lh in this spe ... | 1989 | 2483583 |
| nadph-dependent reduction of glyceraldehyde: a unusually high activity in the lens of the camel (camelus dromedarius). | the enzymes of the polyol pathway, namely aldose reductase and sorbitol dehydrogenase, were measured in camel lens extracts. a nadph-dependent glyceraldehyde and erythrose reductase activity 25 times higher than that of calf lens was observed in camel lens. a preliminary comparison between this enzyme activity present in the camel and aldose reductase of calf lens is reported. | 1989 | 2504255 |
| camel brain glutathione s-transferase purification, properties, regional and subcellular distribution. | 1. camel brain glutathione s-transferase was purified by glutathione-linked agarose affinity column and the different isozymes were separated by chromatofocusing. 2. the basic isozymes which comprise 45% of the total activity were immunologically indistinguishable from the near-neutral isozymes which constitute 55% of the activity. 3. some differences were detectable among the basic and near-neutral isozymes in relation to substrate specificities and subunit composition. 4. biochemical and immun ... | 1989 | 2505965 |
| silicate pneumoconiosis in camels (camelus dromedarius l.). | in a random screening of camel diseases in somalia dust-laden macrophages in lungs and/or bronchial lymph nodes were discovered in 94 of 134 animals. in 44 cases the dust-laden macrophages occurred in a number of small or large aggregates. there was a significant positive correlation between dust-laden macrophage aggregates in the lungs and pulmonary fibrosis not related to other chronic lung diseases, such as echinococcosis and chronic pneumonia. six cases showed a cellular reaction and hyalini ... | 1989 | 2515689 |