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Original article English Khan MA. Department of Pediatrics, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi Libya. Indian J Med Sci. 1992 Sep;46(9):268-74. Abstract The psychometric evaluations in 60 cases of Down’s syndrome non-institutionalized children in the age group 1-15 years drawn after random selection was compared with 60 children with mental handicap from a residential institution drawn by …

Development outcome of Down’s syndrome in eastern Libya. Read More »

English el-Gheriani AS. Department of Prosthodontics, Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. J Oral Rehabil. 1992 Sep;19(5):535-8. Abstract There is no definitive method for the arrangement of artificial teeth in complete denture construction. A new method is introduced whereby the maxillary posterior teeth have been set in approximate positions mediolaterally similar to their natural predecessors. The …

A new guide for positioning of maxillary posterior denture teeth. Read More »

Case report English Haeusler G, Frisch H, Guchev Z, Hadziselimovic F, Neuhold A, Vormittag W. Pediatric Department, University Hospital, Vienna, Austria. Am J Med Genet. 1992 Sep 15;44(2):230-2. Abstract A 3-year-old Libyan boy with the XXXXY syndrome is described. MRI examination of the brain showed hypoplasia of the corpus callosum. He had growth retardation and …

Hypoplasia of the corpus callosum and growth hormone deficiency in the XXXXY syndrome. Read More »

Original article English Gabaj MM, Beesley WN, Awan MA. Department of Veterinary Parasitology, School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, U.K. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1992 Oct;86(5):537-42. Abstract In 1985-1988, 2287 farm animals (cattle, camels, sheep, goats, horses, donkeys, dogs and rabbits) suspected of carrying parasitic mites were examined at 58 farms throughout Libya. Mites were identified …

A survey of mites on farm animals in Libya. Read More »

Original article English Gabaj MM, Awan MA, Beesley WN. Department of Veterinary Parasitology, School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, U.K. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1992 Oct;86(5):543-8. Abstract Thirteen species of ixodid ticks and two species of argasid ticks were collected during a three-year survey of 58 farms in Libya. These included Boophilus annulatus, B. microplus, B. …

A survey of ticks on farm animals in Libya. Read More »

Original article English Sasi MM, Haider SS, el-Fakhri M, Ghwarsha KM. Department of Biochemistry, Al-Arab Medical University, Faculty of Medicine, Benghazi, Libya. Neurotoxicology. 1993 Spring;14(1):57-63. Abstract Administration of sodium metavanadate (3 mg/kg) to adult female Sprague Dawley rats for 5 consecutive days by intreaeritoneal route resulted in major alterations in lipid profiles and protein concentration …

Microchromatographic analysis of lipids, protein, and occurrence of lipid peroxidation in various brain areas of vanadium exposed rats: a possible mechanism of vanadium neurotoxicity. Read More »

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 Oct;46(10):301-3. Abstract Fasting plasma glucose levels, serum osmolality and serum concentrations of sodium and potassium were determined in 73 Libyan diabetic patients attending the outpatient clinic of the Diabetes Hospital, Tripoli, …

Serum electrolytes and osmolality in diabetes mellitus. Read More »

Original article English Gahukamble DB, Khamage AS, Gahukamble LD. Department of Paediatric Surgery, Al Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Ann Trop Paediatr. 1993;13(4):365-7. Abstract Of 66 children under 12 years of age treated for appendicular mass, seven underwent immediate surgery, and two of them developed post-operative wound infection. The remaining 59 children had conservative management …

Management of appendicular mass in children. Read More »

Original article English Ali BH, Bashir AA. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol. 1993 Jan;20(1):1-6. Abstract 1. The effects of graded doses of the alpha 2-adrenoceptor agonists clonidine, tizanidine and BHT-920, and the alpha 2-adrenoceptor antagonists yohimbine and idazoxan, on gastrointestinal transit were investigated in mice …

The effect of some alpha 2-adrenoceptor agonists and antagonists on gastrointestinal transit in mice: influence of morphine, castor oil and glucose. Read More »

Original article English Mustafa AA, Abusowa M. FAO Representative, Khartoum, Sudan. Vet Res. 1993;24(5):422-9. Abstract The Chinese Brucella suis S2 vaccine was studied in a flock of sheep and goats in field conditions. The locally-produced vaccine was orally administered in the form of a drench to 446 ewes, 50 lambs and 20 adult goats. After …

Field-oriented trial of the Chinese Brucella suis strain 2 vaccine on sheep and goats in Libya. Read More »