Autologous Serum Skin Test versus Autologous Plasma Skin Test in Patients with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria.

Previous studies indicate that 25-45% of chronic urticaria patients have an autoimmune etiology. Autologous serum skin test (ASST) and autologous plasma skin test (APST) are simple tests for diagnosing chronic autoimmune urticaria (CAU). However, there are still some questions about the specificity of these tests.

Effects of a new hemostatic agent Ankaferd Blood Stopper(®)on the intraocular tissues in rat model.

Purpose: To investigate the histopathological changes due to administration of Ankaferd Blood Stopper(®) (ABS) into intraocular tissues by an anterior chamber and intravitreal injections.

Methods: Twenty Wistar albino rats were divided into four equal groups. Group 1 was injected 0.