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This study was conducted to investigate the yield and quality characteristics of red bean sprouts of three cultivars (Arari, Geomguseul, and Chungju) soaked in water for 0, 6, 12 or 24 h. The sprout yields of 'Arari' and 'Geomguseul' on day 7 were highest with the seeds soaked for 12 h. For 'Chungju', the yields from the seeds soaked for 12 and 24 h were not significantly (p > 0.05) different. Longer hypocotyls and shorter roots, which are also desirable characteristics of good sprouts, were also found in the sprouts with 12 h of seed soaking. The amounts of total minerals, thiamine, total free amino acids, and total phenols and DPPH radical scavenging potential of sprouts of all cultivars were higher than those of their seeds. This study showed that higher yield and better quality of red bean sprouts could be obtained with the seeds soaked for 12 h.
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CASE SUMMARY: A 9-year-old male neutered domestic shorthair cat presented with anorexia. Ultrasonography showed an irregularly shaped hypoechoic mass in the cranial pole of the right kidney. Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of the renal mass was performed. Cytology revealed moderate cellularity smears composed of epithelial cell clusters, which consisted of an exclusive population of oncocytic cells seen in sheets and papillary clusters along with abundant single cells. A moderate-to-abundant amount of densely stained granular cytoplasm with round nuclei and indistinct nucleoli was seen. The cytological diagnosis was renal oncocytic neoplasm. CT and surgical resection revealed a firm tan mass in the right kidney. A final diagnosis of renal oncocytoma was made on the basis of histology, immunohistochemical staining profile (positive for cytokeratin, and negative for chromogranin A, neuron-specific enolase and vimentin) of neoplastic cells, together with the electronic microscopy results. RELEVANCE AND NOVEL INFORMATION: We believe that this is the first report of the cytological features of feline renal oncocytoma.
