RADIOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENTS OF THE CARDIAC SILHOUETTE AND COMPARISON WITH OTHER RADIOGRAPHIC LANDMARKS IN WILD GALAHS (EOLOPHUS ROSEICAPILLA)

Radiographic Measurements of the Cardiac Silhouette and Comparison with Other Radiographic Landmarks in Wild Galahs (Eolophus roseicapilla)

Background: Part of the diagnostic workup for cardiac diseases is radiographic imaging.To determine an enlarged heart, species-specific reference values are necessary.Wild birds are rarely diagnosed with cardiac disease, and only a few studies have been done to investigate the cardiac silhouette in wild birds.Methods: In this retrospective study, t

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The membrane bound LRR lipoprotein Slr, and the cell wall-anchored M1 protein from Streptococcus pyogenes both interact with type I collagen.

Streptococcus pyogenes is an important human pathogen and surface structures allow it to adhere to, colonize and invade the human host.Proteins containing leucine rich repeats (LRR) have been identified in mammals, viruses, archaea and several bacterial species.The LRRs are often involved in protein-protein interaction, are typically 20-30 amino ac

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A murine experimental model of the pulmonary thrombotic effect induced by the venom of the snake Bothrops lanceolatus.

BackgroundThe venom of Bothrops lanceolatus, a viperid species endemic to the Lesser Antillean Island of Martinique, induces thrombosis in a number of patients.Previous clinical observations indicate that thrombotic events are more common in patients bitten by juvenile specimens.There is a need to develop an experimental model of this effect in ord

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The vocational formation toward the right proffession for kids who are in their 6th year of life in preschool education

In the last few years Cuba has started a process of updating of its economic model, to that purpose it is vital the development of the right vocation toward crafts in the entire society, which has to be V-Zug DFPQ12c Extractor hood ChromeClass started in a young age, however in preschool education dont exist the nedeed mechanisms to enlist the inst

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Acute pre-B lymphoblastic leukemia and congenital anomalies in a child with a de novo 22q11.1q11.22 duplication

Microdeletions and microduplications are recurrent in the q11.2 region of chromosome 22.The 22q11.2 duplication syndrome is an extremely variable disorder with a Hayward HPxxA(1)(EE) phenotype ranging from severe intellectual disability, facial dysmorphism, heart defects, and urogenital abnormalities to very mild symptoms.Both benign and malignant

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