The absorption, distribution and excretion of oxytetracycline and tetracycline were studied in female beagles following intra-arterial and oral drug administration. Concentrations of drug in body fluids and selected tissues ...

Although initially identified as an “activator” of follicle-stimulating hormone release from the pituitary, activin A can also function as a paracrine factor in many tissue contexts. As a member of the transforming growth ...

These studies demonstrate that brief exposure to ortho-substituted PCBs can cause alterations in the HPT axis in immature animals. The data indicate that ortho-PCBs 95 or 101 cause secondary or pituitary-related hypothyroidism. ...

Porcine pulmonary intravascular macrophages were isolated from six to eight week old pigs by perfusing the pulmonary vasculature with collagenase solution. The isolated cells were nonspecific esterase positive, phagocytic, ...

Although no direct evidence was found that Ae. albopictus is serving as a vector for La Crosse virus encephalitis, LAC virus continues to circulate in the sciurid amplifier host population and Ae. albopictus was shown to ...

A gas liquid chromatographic method was developed for the determination of T-2 toxin in feeds. The T-2 toxin was extracted from feeds with aqueous methanol. A zinc acetate and aluminum chloride solution was used to denature ...

The purpose of this thesis was to: (1) explore the in vitro dose-response relationship between gentamicin and Escherichia coli under conditions of constant and declining antibiotic concentrations and (2) to characterize ...