Serum lipoproteins in liver diseases.

Agarose gel electrophoresis is a rapid technique yielding dependable results than any other conventional older ones, more cases in shorter time can be conveniently studied using this technique. In cirrhosis and hepatitis patients the alpha lipoprotein and the pre beta lipoprotein are found to be lower than that of normal healthy subjects.

Immunoglobulins in liver diseases.

Immunoglobulin are not produced in normal liver, but in chronic hepatic disease, they have been identified in the lymphoid and plasma cells infiltrating portal areas and parenchyma. It is reported that IgG appears to be the predominant Ig synthesized by mesenchymal cell in active chronic hepatitis and the IgM is the predominant Ig synthesized by lymphoid aggregates around the damaged bile ductules in primary bilary cirrhosis. In present study significant rise in the levels of IgA and IgM are observed in viral hepatitis patients.

Correlation of muscular fitness with intelligence in school children.

The present study was carried out to correlate muscular fitness (as measured by Kraus-Weber Tests) in Indian school children with their intelligence quotient (as measured by Porteus Maze Test). These tools have been tried and tested successfully in previous studies, don't require sophisticated equipment and are easier to administer than traditional tests like EMG (for muscular fitness) and Wechsler Tests (for intelligence quotient). The present study found a significant positive correlation between intelligence quotient and muscular fitness. Failures in Kraus-Weber Tests tend to have a lower Intelligence Quotient and vice versa.