Medical responsibility in the Libyan law.
Review English Benomran FA. Med Law Int. 1994;1(3):289-300. Abstract Keywords: Medical responsibility in the Libyan law. Link/DOI:
Doses from radiocesium and 40K activities found in some tobacco leaves and cigarettes.
Short communication English Fletcher JJ. Tajoura Research Centre, Libya. Appl Radiat Isot. 1994 Jan;45(1):133-4. Abstract It has been found that tobacco leaves and cigarettes contain on the average 1.30 +/- 0.40 Bq.g-1 of 40K which is a beta-gamma emitter. Besides due to the unfortunate Chernobyl accident tobacco leaves may contain 0.04 Bq.g-1 of 137Cs and …
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Prevalence of schistosomiasis mansoni in Tauorga town, north-west Libya.
Original article English Baccush MM, Nayak CS, Gibreel AO. Faculty of Medicine, El-Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya. J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 1993 Aug;23(2):527-33. Abstract Study was conducted in 9 localities of Tauorga town, which is situated North-West of Libya, with the objective of finding out the present trend of Schistosomiasis mansoni in general population and to …
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Sclerotherapy of the human gallbladder using ethanol and tetracycline hydrochloride.
English el-Mufti M. Department of Surgery, University Teaching Hospital, Hawari, Benghazi, Libya. Br J Surg. 1993 Jul;80(7):916. Abstract Keywords: Sclerotherapy of the human gallbladder using ethanol and tetracycline hydrochloride. Link/DOI:
Comparative study of salivary acetaminophen concentration in Libyans, Senegalese and Sudanese.
Original article English Ali BH, Sharif SI. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Pharmacology. 1993 Jul;47(1):24-7. Abstract In the first of two experiments, acetaminophen (paracetamol) was measured in the saliva of healthy male and female Sudanese, Libyan and Senegalese volunteers. Saliva was collected 1 h after ingesting 1 g of …
History of surgery of the abdominal cavity. Arabic contributions.
Review English Fallouji MA. University Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Benghazi, Libya. Int Surg. 1993 Jul-Sep;78(3):236-8. Abstract In-depth historical research is made on Arabic contributions to surgery of the abdominal cavity highlighting their specific achievements in laparotomy and caesarian section. Albucasis (936-1013) in his book “Al Tasrif” produced the first authentic description …
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Complete penetrance of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in Libyan Jews carrying the E200K mutation in the prion protein gene.
Original article English Spudich S, Mastrianni JA, Wrensch M, Gabizon R, Meiner Z, Kahana I, Rosenmann H, Kahana E, Prusiner SB. Department of Neurology, University of Calfornia, San Francisco 94143-0518, USA. Mol Med. 1995 Sep;1(6):607-13. Abstract BACKGROUND: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a prion disease which is manifest as a sporadic, inherited, and transmissible neurodegenerative disorder. …
Immunoblot evaluation of the 100 and 130 kDa antigens in camel hydatid cyst fluid for the serodiagnosis of human cystic echinococcosis in Libya.
Original article English Shambesh MK, Craig PS, Gusbi AM, Echtuish EF, Wen H. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Salford, UK. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1995 May-Jun;89(3):276-9. Abstract Two high molecular weight antigens with molecular masses approximately 100 kDa and 130 kDa were identified by immunoblotting camel hydatid cyst fluid, with 94% sensitivity …
Surgical management of pulmonary hydatid cysts in children.
Original article English Elburjo M, Gani EA. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Thorax. 1995 Apr;50(4):396-8. Abstract BACKGROUND–Hydatid disease is common in Libya with a prevalence of 2%. Surgery of pulmonary hydatid disease remains the best treatment and aims to remove the cyst or its remnants and obliterate the …
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Basic aspects of GABA-transaminase in neuropsychiatric disorders.
Review English Sherif FM, Ahmed SS. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Al-Fateh for Medical Sciences, Tripoli, Libya. Clin Biochem. 1995 Apr;28(2):145-54. Abstract Over the last two decades, there have been several studies suggesting the major inhibitory amino acid neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is involved directly and/or indirectly in the pathogenesis of many …
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