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Effect of furazolidone on tissue sulphydryl groups, ascorbic acid, and lipid peroxide levels in the rat, and the influence of dimethylsulphoxide thereon.

Original article English Ali BH. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Pharmacol Res. 1992 Apr;25(3):247-54. Abstract The concentrations of sulphydryl groups (SH), ascorbic acid (AA) and lipid peroxide (LP) were measured in the liver, kidney and brain of rats 24 h after treatment with furazolidone at single oral doses of …

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Gastroduodenal duplication.

Case report English Murty TV, Bhargava RK, Rakas FS. Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. J Pediatr Surg. 1992 Apr;27(4):515-7. Abstract A newborn baby presented with a lump in the right hypochondrium. She had a bout of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. At operation, a pyloroduedenal duplication cyst was successfully removed. The …

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Oculomotor nerve repair using interposed nerve graft.

Case report English Krajewski R. Neurosurgery and Neurology Department, Salaheldin University Hospital, Tripoli, Libya. Neurosurgery. 1992 Apr;30(4):591-4. Abstract A case of interposed nerve graft repair of an oculomotor nerve damaged during surgery for a laterally growing retrosellar pituitary adenoma is reported. The patient showed partial but functionally useful recovery of nerve function and was able …

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Observations on the New World screwworm fly in Libya and the risk of its entrance into Egypt.

Original article English el-Azazy OM. Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt. Vet Parasitol. 1992 May;42(3-4):303-10. Abstract Data on traumatic myiasis caused by Cochliomyia hominivorax in Libya were reported from August 1988 until February 1989. A total of 468 cases of screwworm myiasis were recorded in seven species of livestock and 229 …

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Choroidal vascular aneurysm with massive choroidal hemorrhage.

Case report English Dhir SP, Elgalhud AT, Shishku MN. Department of Ophthalmology Al-Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya. Ann Ophthalmol. 1992 May;24(5):182-4. Abstract A rare case of a choroidal vascular aneurysm arising from the short posterior ciliary artery is reported in a 40-year-old woman. The aneurysm was detected by fluorescein angiography. It caused recurrent choroidal hemorrhage with …

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Diabetes mellitus in Libya: a retrospective study.

Original article English Rao GM. Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Great Al-Fateh University of Medical Sciences, Tripoli, Libya. Indian J Med Sci. 1992 Jun;46(6):174-81. Abstract The records of the Diabetes Hospital, Tripoli, Libya for the years 1961-1983 were examined and the available particulars relating to 24,962 diabetic patients (12,486 males + 12,476 females) registered …

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Gentamicin nephrotoxicity in rat: some biochemical correlates.

Original article English Ali BH, Abdel Gayoum AA, Bashir AA. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Pharmacol Toxicol. 1992 Jun;70(6 Pt 1):419-23. Abstract The present work examines the effect of treatment of rats with graded doses of the aminoglycoside antibiotic gentamicin on the concentration of reduced glutathione (GSH) and diamine …

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