ABSTRACT
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of radiation injury on some liver kidney and blood enzymes namely acid and alkaline phosphatase and transaminases [GOT and GPT] and possible control by the use of a metabolic inhibitor compound [KCN]
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Animals, Laboratory , Radiation Injuries, Experimental , Biomarkers , Aspartate Aminotransferases , Alkaline Phosphatase , Alanine Transaminase , RatsABSTRACT
Two hundred and forty adult male albino rats were used and divided into 8 equal groups. Group I was used as a control, group II was exposed to gamma radiation at a dose rate six Gy, group III was intramuscularly injected with a single dose of estrogen [0.166 mg/100 g b.w.], group IV was injected with fractionated dose of estrogen [0.09 mg/100 g b.w] daily for seven days, group V and VI were injected with the same single and fractionated doses 10 and 5 days preirradiation respectively, group VII and VIII were injected with the same single and fractionated doses 7 and 5 days post-irradiation respectively. From the results, it was concluded that pre-irradiation injection of single or fractionated doses of estrogen could result in the best effect on the serum testosterone level and the histological changes of testis in the irradiated rat
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Male , Animals, Laboratory , Estrogens/pharmacology , Testis/radiation effects , Histological Techniques , Rats , Radiation-Protective AgentsABSTRACT
During a 12 months period 693 patients undergoing surgical - procedures were prospectively studied to investigate the etiology of postoperative fever. The overall rate of - fever was similar for the three categories of surgical procedures studied. No cause of fever was found in 5%, 2.7% and 1.7% of patient. who underwent clean, clean contaminated and contaminated surgical procedures