Upper-Room Ultraviolet Light and Negative Air Ionization to Prevent Tuberculosis Transmission [PDF]
, 2009 Background Institutional tuberculosis (TB) transmission is an important public health problem highlighted by the HIV/AIDS pandemic and the emergence of multidrug- and extensively drug-resistant TB.
A. Roderick Escombe +65 more
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Investigation Into the Humaneness of Slaughter Methods for Guinea Pigs (Cavia porcelus) in the Andean Region [PDF]
, 2016 Guinea pigs (Cavia porcelus) are an important source of nonhuman animal protein in the Andean region of South America. Specific guidelines regarding the welfare of guinea pigs before and during slaughter have yet to be developed.
Dennis M. B. +15 more
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Functional evolution of the feeding system in rodents [PDF]
, 2012 The masticatory musculature of rodents has evolved to enable both gnawing at the incisors and chewing at the molars. In particular, the masseter muscle is highly specialised, having extended anteriorly to originate from the rostrum.
Cox, Philip G. +7 more
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Incidental Findings in Computed Tomography Examination of the Head in Rabbits and Guinea Pigs [PDF]
, 2023 (1) Background: Rabbits and guinea pigs are popular pet animals and often undergo computed tomography (CT) examination for assessment of pathologies of the head.
Citi, Simonetta +3 more
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Characteristic of Individual Indicators of Endogenous Intoxication in the Experimental Asthma Dynamics and Their Correction by Thiotriasolin [PDF]
, 2016 The aim of this work was to find out the specifics of changes in endogenous intoxication, middle mass molecules (MMM) and erythrocyte intoxication index (EII) in the blood of animals for experimental asthma in different periods of its development and to ...
Kolishetska, M. (Marta)
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Distribution and Excretion of BisGMA in Guinea Pigs [PDF]
, 2008 Bisphenol-A-glycidyldimethacrylate (BisGMA) is used in many resin-based dental materials. It was shown in vitro that BisGMA was released into the adjacent biophase from such materials during the first days after placement.
Hickel, R. +7 more
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Macrophage TNF-α mediates parathion-induced airway hyperreactivity in guinea pigs. [PDF]
, 2013 Organophosphorus pesticides (OPs) are implicated in human asthma. We previously demonstrated that, at concentrations that do not inhibit acetylcholinesterase activity, the OP parathion causes airway hyperreactivity in guinea pigs as a result of ...
Allison D. Fryer +12 more
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Trichophyton mentagrophytes Dermatophytosis in Germfree Guinea Pigs [PDF]
, 1980 Primary and secondary Trichophyton mentagrophytes dermatophytosis was studied in germfree and conventionally-reared Strain 2 guinea pigs. Although the onset and early development of the primary cutaneous lesions appeared similar in both groups, the T ...
Balish, Edward, Green, Frederick
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Accuracy of ultrasound-guided intra-articular injections in guinea pig knees. [PDF]
, 2015 ObjectiveDunkin Hartley guinea pigs, a commonly used animal model of osteoarthritis, were used to determine if high frequency ultrasound can ensure intra-articular injections are accurately positioned in the knee joint.MethodsA high-resolution small ...
Breur, GJ +3 more
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Eotaxin: a potent eosinophil chemoattractant cytokine detected in a guinea pig model of allergic airways inflammation. [PDF]
, 1994 Eosinophil accumulation is a prominent feature of allergic inflammatory reactions, such as those occurring in the lung of the allergic asthmatic, but the endogenous chemoattractants involved have not been identified.
Collins, PD +8 more
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