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Epithelioid haemangioendothelioma of soft tissue after pellet injury.

Case report English Sarma NH. Department of Pathology, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. J Clin Pathol. 1992 Jul;45(7):640-1. Abstract Keywords: Epithelioid haemangioendothelioma of soft tissue after pellet injury. Link/DOI: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=1387656

Phoretic and parasitic mites infesting the New World screwworm fly, Cochliomyia hominivorax, following sterile insect releases in Libya.

Original article English McGarry JW, Gusbi AM, Baker A, Hall MJ, el Megademi K. Biomedical Science Division (Veterinary Parasitology), Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Med Vet Entomol. 1992 Jul;6(3):255-60. Abstract During the screwworm eradication programme in Libya in 1991, trapped specimens of Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel) were found infested with phoretic mites, Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Scopoli), or …

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Efficacy of low-dose cytarabine therapy in myelodysplastic syndromes.

Original article English el-Mangoush M, Singh NK. Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. J Assoc Physicians India. 1992 Jul;40(7):452-4. Abstract The efficacy of low-dose cytarabine given as 10 mg sub-cutaneously 12 hourly for 2 weeks and repeated at 2 to 3 weekly intervals was evaluated prospectively in 15 consecutive patients of myelodysplastic syndrome over a 3 …

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Intellectual and developmental assessment of cerebral palsy cases in Libyan city.

Original article English Khan MA. Department of Pediatrics, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Indian J Med Sci. 1992 Aug;46(8):235-8. Abstract This study was undertaken to evaluate the pattern of cerebral palsy (CP) cases seen at Children’s Hospital, benghazi, Libya, in respect of age and sex distribution and developmental outcome according to the type of CP …

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Transferrin (TF) polymorphism in Libyans.

Original article English Sebetan IM. Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar. Int J Legal Med. 1993;106(1):51-2. Abstract The genetic polymorphism of transferrin (TF) was investigated in 110 unrelated Libyans, using ultrathin layer polyacrylamide gel isoelectric focusing followed by staining with Coomassie brilliant blue R250. Five common and one rare phenotypes …

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Brain abscess in infants.

Original article English Krajewski R, Stelmasiak Z. Salahuddin University Hospital, Tripoli, Libya. Childs Nerv Syst. 1992 Aug;8(5):279-80. Abstract Brain abscesses are rare in infants and their clinical presentation is specific for this age group. Seven cases of brain abscess in infants aged 2-11 months are reported. The underlying cause was meningitis in four, sepsis in …

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Prevalence of human hydatid disease in northwestern Libya: a cross-sectional ultrasound study.

Original article English Shambesh MK, Macpherson CN, Beesley WN, Gusbi A, Elsonosi T. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Salford, U.K. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1992 Aug;86(4):381-6. Abstract A total of 4103 people were screened in an ultrasound survey of the prevalence of hydatid disease (Echinococcus granulosus) in five areas of northwestern Libya; hydatid cysts …

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Possibility of using a low-energy proton beam for particle-induced X-ray emission microanalysis.

Original article English el-Ghawi UM, Bahal BM, al-Arbi SK. Tajura Nuclear Research Centre, Tripoli, Libya. Radiat Res. 1992 Sep;131(3):243-8. Abstract The present analysis concentrates on the utilization of low-energy proton accelerators of several hundred kilovolts for particle-induced X-ray emission microanalysis. Experiments on stainless-steel and carbon matrices for thick target conditions have been carried out at …

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Effect of chloroquine on some carbohydrate metabolic pathways: contents of GHS, ascorbate and lipid peroxidation in the rat.

Original article English Abdel-Gayoum AA, Haider SS, Tash FM, Ghawarsha K. Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Pharmacol Toxicol. 1992 Sep;71(3 Pt 1):161-4. Abstract Adult male rats were treated intraperitoneally with chloroquine (5 mg/kg/day) for 9 days. A reduction in the fasting plasma glucose level by 17.6% and ascorbic acid …

Effect of chloroquine on some carbohydrate metabolic pathways: contents of GHS, ascorbate and lipid peroxidation in the rat. Read More »