Is it essential to inform the positive donor? A 2-year study in a tertiary care hospital

Is it essential to inform the positive donor? A 2-year study in a tertiary care hospital

January 27, 2012

Febe Renjitha Suman, R Krishnamoorthy, Vinod K Panicker, S Alexander, S IdaDepartment of Transfusion Medicine, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.92330 ABSTRACT Background: In India, screening of blood for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), and…

Effects of water deprivation on behavioral Changes in BALB/c mice in hot humid climate of north east India

Effects of water deprivation on behavioral Changes in BALB/c mice in hot humid climate of north east India

January 27, 2012

Pronobesh Chattopadhyay, Anurag Pandey, Sanjeev Karmakar, Lokendra SinghDivision of Pharmaceutical Technology, Defence Research Laboratory, Post Bag No. 2, Tezpur – 784 001, Assam, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.92328 ABSTRACT Aim: Abnormalities in water balance are manifested as hyponatremia and hypernatremia and the present investigation shows…

Comparison of real-time polymerase chain reaction assay methods for detection of RHD gene in amniotic fluid

Comparison of real-time polymerase chain reaction assay methods for detection of RHD gene in amniotic fluid

January 27, 2012

Tuba Gunel1, Ibrahim Kalelioglu2, Yusuf Surmeli1, Basak Turken1, Hayri Ermis2, Kiliç Aydinli31Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, 34134, Turkey2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey3Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.92327 ABSTRACT Hemolytic disease…

Anti-cobra venom activity of plant Andrographis paniculata and its comparison with polyvalent anti-snake venom

Anti-cobra venom activity of plant Andrographis paniculata and its comparison with polyvalent anti-snake venom

January 27, 2012

S John Premendran1, Kartik J Salwe2, Swanand Pathak3, Ranjana Brahmane4, K Manimekalai21 Department of Pharmacology, Mamata Medical College, Khammam, Andhra Pradesh, India2 Department of Pharmacology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pillaiyarkuppam, Puducherry, India3 Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Neharu Medical College, Sawangi (Meghe), India4 Department of Pharmacology, MGIMS, Sewagram,…

Glioma Indian scenario: Is there a human leucocyte antigen association?

Glioma Indian scenario: Is there a human leucocyte antigen association?

January 27, 2012

U Shankarkumar1, B Sridharan21Human Leukocyte Antigen and Transplantation Department, Department of Medicine National Institute of Immunohaematology, KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India2Madurai Medical College Madurai-Tamil Nadu, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.92323 ABSTRACT Background: The central nervous system tumors are a rare neoplasm with little knowledge with…

(pro)renin receptor: A stable molecule

(pro)renin receptor: A stable molecule

January 27, 2012

Viroj WiwanitkitWiwanitkit House, Bangkhae, Bangkok, Thailand.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.92321 ABSTRACT Background: Basically, (pro)renin acts via a specifi c receptor, (pro)renin receptor (PRR) binding between renin and prorenin, its inactive proenzyme form. The study on the molecular level of PRR can give useful knowledge to…

Spectrum of Guillain-Barré syndrome in tertiary care hospital at Kolkata

Spectrum of Guillain-Barré syndrome in tertiary care hospital at Kolkata

January 27, 2012

Ujjal Kr Sarkar1, Lalita Menon1, Debabrata Sarbapalli1, Ranabir Pal2, Forhad Akhtar Zaman2, Sumit Kar2, Jyoti Singh3, Mohan Mondal4, Soma Mukherjee51Department of Anesthesiology, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, India.2Department of Community Medicine, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences and Central…

Polyarthritic, symmetric arthropathy in reactive arthritis

Polyarthritic, symmetric arthropathy in reactive arthritis

January 27, 2012

Tushar Rathod1, Ajay Chandanwale1, Shital Chavan2, Munjal Shah11Department of Orthopedics, Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, India.2Department of Medicine, Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.92312 ABSTRACT Reactive arthritis (ReA) is an immune…

Computer battery cell in the cricopharynx of a toddler

Computer battery cell in the cricopharynx of a toddler

January 27, 2012

Aloke Bose Majumdar1, Arup Sengupta1, Ranabir Pal21Department of Otorhinolaryngology, M. G. M. Medical College and LSK Hospital, Kishanganj – 855 107, Bihar, India.2Department of Community Medicine, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences (SMIMS) and Central Referral Hospital (CRH), 5th Mile, Tadong, Gangtok,…

Aqueductal stenosis with optic atrophy in case of malignant osteopetrosis

Aqueductal stenosis with optic atrophy in case of malignant osteopetrosis

January 27, 2012

Someshwar V Chate1, Amol P Jaybhaye1, Rekha Somshekharan1, Tushar N Rathod21Department of Paediatrics, Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, India.2Department of Orthopedics, Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.92315 The incidence of malignant…