Enzyme immunoassays for the determination of ovine LH and FSH.

The development of competitive enzyme immunoassays for ovine plasma LH (oLH) and FSH (oFSH) is described. Standards and plasma samples were preincubated with diluted antiserum to oLH or oFSH and the reacted solution (100 micro l per well) was transferred to plates previously coated with oLH or oFSH, respectively. The second antibody used was anti-rabbit IgG horseradish peroxidase.

Ultrasonographic appearance of clinically healthy testicles and epididymides of rams.

The clinically healthy testicles and epididymides of 31 rams were imaged inside and outside the breeding period, by using a real time ultrasound scanner. A scanning technique based on multiple imaging planes from the caudal and the lateral surface of the genitalia was employed. Optimum imaging was achieved by using a 6.

Borjeson-Forssman-Lehmann syndrome: two severely handicapped females in a family.

We report on a case of Borjeson-Forssman-Lehmann syndrome (BFS) in which two sisters appear with the clinical picture of severe mental handicap, dysmorphic features and grand mal seizures. Their mother presents the above symptomatology in a milder degree. It is one of the few reports in literature where females develop BFS in its typical clinical form.

Immunological parameters in patients with epilepsy.

Various immunological parameters (IgA, IgG, IgM serum levels, C3 and C4 complement components and T and B lymphocytes and T-lymphocyte subsets) were determined in 50 patients with epilepsy (20 without medication, 15 on carbamazepine and 15 on valproate) and in 20 controls. The epileptic group had fewer CD4 and more CD8 lymphocytes, while the CD4/CD8 ratio was lower; the levels of IgG and IgM were increased and C4 complement component was also decreased. Patients without medication showed all the above mentioned abnormalities.