Increase cellular immunity by using G-CSF for treatment of zoonotic dermatophytoses

In this study, 50 skin scrapings were taken from cattles as well as 20 samples were collected from the skin of human who had a contact with these animals. The percentage of T. verrucosum var. discoides isolated from cattles was 40%. The percentage of T. verrucosum var. discoides isolated from individual cases with a contact with cattle was 60%. In conclusion, WBCs counts were 5.5 Thos./UL at zero time and were increased to 26.4 after ten days during treatment, then increased to 59.2 Thos/UL after ten days of daily treatment, but the count was decreased to 35.1 Thos/UL when the cattle was clinically cured

study of correlation and estimation of stature from hand length and hand breadth in adult Egyptian males

The present study is based on a sample of 300 normal healthy Egyptian males in Alexandria. Each subject has been studied for 3 anthropometric measurements; height, hand length and hand breadth. The data were computed and analyzed for the mean standard deviation and regressions. Regression lines have been drawn for the estimation of stature from somatometry of the hand. The data were also compared to similar studies

Effect of visibile light on the testis and retina of albino rats: a histological and histochemical study

Forty male albino rats were classified equally into a control group under natural daily, light and an experimental group exposed to 40 W fluorescent lamp for a period of one month. After sacrificing the animals the right eye and testis were processed for histological study, while those of the left side were used for the histochemical study. The semineferous tubules of the testes exposed to light appeared to be enlarged and showed complete spermatogenesis and both the succinic dehydrogenase and alkaline phosphatase enzymatic activity were increased. Retinas exposed to visible light showed folds in the outer layer and hypertrophy in the cells of the inner nuclear layer. The enzymatic activity of succinic dehyrogenase was decreased while the activity of alkaline phosphatase was increased in the pigment epithelium

dermatoglyphic index for the diagnosis of Down Syndrome

The plam and foot prints of 52 male Mongols and 100 male normal controls were examined for the pattern of 28 dermatoglyphic areas. Statistical analysis revealed significant differences between Mongols and control subjects in the pattern frequency of 15 areas; only eight pattern areas accounted for most of the total dermatoglyphic variation between the two groups. Since discriminant function analysis of these eight areas permitted accurate diagnosis of subjects with Down syndrome, a simple dermatoglyphic diagnostic index was devised to facilitate clinical application of the method

Electron microscopic study of the postnatal changes in the hepatocytes of the albino rats

The postnatal ultastructural age changes of the liver cells in albino rats were studied. These studies included the changes in the size of the hepatocytes and the nucleus-cytoplasm ratio. Changes of the nucleus, its membrane, nuclear inclusions and nucleolus were also studied. The size and number of the mito-chondria and endoplasmic reticulum have been observed. The activity and number of lysosomes as well as cytoplasmic vacules were detected in the different ages. The age changes affecting the cytoplasmic inclusions as glycogen granules, fat droplets and accumulation of lipofuscin pigments were also described and discussed in this study