Effects of batroxobin treatment on the survival of random skin flaps in rats.

Objective: Batroxobin is a medicinal preparation extracted from the venom of the Fer-de-Lance snake, and is used to lower blood viscosity, promote blood fibrinogen decomposition, and inhibit thrombosis. This research is to investigate whether batroxobin can improve the survival of random skin flaps in a rat model.

Materials And Methods: Dorsal McFarlane flaps were harvested from 36 rats divided into two groups.

[Changes of trace elements in regional lymph nodes of gastric carcinoma].

Objective: To explore the relationship between the changes of trace elements and lymphatic metastasis in gastric carcinoma.

Methods: Trace elements including Fe, Mg, Mn, Ca, Cu, Zn, Se were measured in primary gastric carcinoma and regional lymph nodes from 40 patients with gastric carcinoma, and compared among the primary tumor, metastatic, and non-metastatic nodes.

Results: There were no significant differences in the contents of Fe, Mg, Mn and Ca among primary gastric tumors, regional lymph nodes with or without metastasis (P=0.