Effect of Propolis, a Honeybee Product, Against a Parasite (Ligictaluridus floridanus) from Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) Gills.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the in vitro and in vivo efficacy of propolis against Ligictaluridus floridanus on Ictalurus punctatus gills.

Methods: This study used an ethanol extract of propolis at a concentration of 300 mg mL, with a total polyphenol concentration of 2.77 mg mL as determined by chromatography.

[Hemodynamic and angiocardiographic assessment of thoracopagus twins for surgical separation purposes].

The rate of conjoined twins is 1 in 50,000 births. These patients usually have a common pericardial sac (90%) and conjoined hearts (75%). In case of shared heart there is a communication by a vascular channel between both atria and ventricles.