October 2012

Traditional and modern practices in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of animal diseases in South Kordofan State, Sudan

The present study shows at least 32 animal diseases of different etiological factors found to be prevalent in South Kordofan State. The most economically important ones are: foot and mouth disease, pox infections, lumpy skin disease, hemorrhagic septicemia, black quarter, contagious bovine pleuro pneumonia, and parasites infestations. Practically, all of these diseases have local names and most of them can be diagnosed...

Author(s): Basheir Osman Basheir, Khitma Hassan ElMalik, Atif Elamin Abdelgadir and Ahmed Abdel Rahim Gameel

October 2012

Maternal nicotine exposure altered expression of laminin α 5 in lung tissue newborn mice

Maternal smoking has been clearly demonstrated to be associated with increased health problems in infants and children. Nicotine is a chemical substance with high level of toxicity. It crosses through the placenta and accumulates in the developing organs of fetus. Previous investigation indicated that maternal nicotine exposures induce decreased fibronectin expression in lung parenchyma. In this study, the effect of...

Author(s): Mahdi Shariati Kohbanani, Mohammad Reza Nikravesh, Mehdi Jalali, Alireza Fazel and Mojtaba Sankian