Publications by authors named "C Rotar"
Background: Echogenic content in the fetal gallbladder is rather an incidental finding during third-trimester ultrasonography. The etiology, clinical course, and prognosis of this condition are still unclear. We highlight the demographic, clinical and ultrasound characteristics of our patients with echogenic content in the fetal gallbladder.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssessment of the efficacy of a grape seed waste in counteracting the changes induced by aflatoxin B1 contaminated diet on performance, plasma, liver and intestinal tissues of pigs after weaning.
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April 2019
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate how grape seed byproduct could help reduce the negative effects of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) on the health of weaned piglets, particularly concerning their plasma, liver, and gastrointestinal tract.
- Twenty-four crossbred pigs were divided into four diet groups: a control, an AFB1-contaminated feed, a grape seed meal diet, and a combination of AFB1 and grape seed feed, over a period of 30 days.
- Results indicated that AFB1 caused significant health issues, but adding grape seed meal improved the pigs’ antioxidant enzyme activity, reduced inflammation, and ultimately enhanced growth performance despite the presence of AFB1.
The eye is a target organ for the action of several topical or systemic drugs. The aim of the present study is to analyze the differences in reactivity between the iris and conjunctiva vessels after the topical administration of histamine and histamine receptor blockers respectively. Using a novel non-invasive technique for the quantification of the vascular diameters in the eye vessels, the response of these vessels to histamine, to H1 receptor blocker promethazine, and to H2 receptor blocker ranitidine versus vehicle (control) was analyzed.
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