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Failure to find antibody to human immunodeficiency virus type I in Libya.

Letter English Giasuddin AS, Ziu MM, Abusadra A, Gamati A. J Infect. 1988 Sep;17(2):192-3. Abstract Keywords: Failure to find antibody to human immunodeficiency virus type I in Libya. Link/DOI: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WJT-4FY576B-V5&_user=10&_coverDate=09%2F30%2F1988&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=e7b6d46354b4e8a84417712808fe8380

A clinical, epidemiological and genetic study of hereditary motor neuropathies in Benghazi, Libya.

Original article English Radhakrishnan K, Thacker AK, Maloo JC. Department of Medicine, Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. J Neurol. 1988 Sep;235(7):422-4. Abstract A 4-year-search for spinal muscular atrophies (hereditary motor neuropathies, HMN) in Benghazi, Libya, yielded a total of 24 patients, among whom 18 were index cases. This group comprised 6 acute infantile, 12 chronic …

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Familial achalasia, microcephaly, and mental retardation. Case report and review of literature.

Case report English Khalifa MM. Department of Pediatrics, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 1988 Oct;27(10):509-12. Abstract Two Libyan brothers with achalasia of the cardia, microcephaly, and mental retardation are described. The parents were first cousins and were normal, as were two other male siblings and the female twin of one of the affected …

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Gossypol and testicular lipids of adult rats.

Original article English Sheriff DS. Department of Biochemistry, Al Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Horm Metab Res. 1988 Nov;20(11):691-2. Abstract Testicular lipids act as source of energy, structural components of spermatozoa and precursors of androgen biosynthesis. Treatment with antispermatogeneic agents cause accumulation of testicular lipids. Gossypol, an effective antispermatogenic agent causes marked accumulation of testicular …

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Tea consumption and serum lipids in a Libyan population in Benghazi.

Original article English Sheriff DS, el Fakhri M. Department of Biochemistry, Al Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Ann Clin Biochem. 1988 Nov;25 ( Pt 6):670-2. Abstract Libyan subjects are known to consume large amounts of tea. There are reports that consumption of tea is associated with a reduction in serum total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol. In …

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Foreign bodies in the tracheobronchial tree: a review of 102 cases in Benghazi, Libya.

Original article English Agarwal RK, Banerjee G, Shembish N, Jamal BA, Kareemullah C, Swaleh A. Department of Paediatrics, Al-Fateh Children’s Hospital, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Ann Trop Paediatr. 1988 Dec;8(4):213-6. Abstract A total of 102 children in whom foreign body aspiration was suspected were admitted to hospital and their records reviewed. Bronchoscopy was performed …

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