Ultrasound measurement of corporeal (penile) length in newborns.

In the initial clinical examination of a child with ambiguous genitalia an accurate measurement of the corporeal length is needed. Most often the corporeal length is measured with a ruler from the symphysis pubis to the tip of the glans of a stretched penis. More recently, ultrasound has been successfully used to measure corporeal length.

Induction of multipolar spindle in Allium sativum.

The effect of the polyene antifungal antibiotic aureofungin on the chromosomes of Allium sativum was examined. Mitotic studies showed chromosomal abnormalities of metaphase and anaphase. Besides these anomalies, the alteration of the spindle, i.

Induced chromosomal aberrations in somatic cells of Nigella sativa L. by mitomycin C.

A cytological study was carried out on root tips of Nigella sativa L. by treatment with Mitomycin C at 0.001% for six time intervals (10, 15, 20, 30, 40, and 50 min).