[Feeding rate of sibling vole Microtus rossiaemeridionalis and Mandarin vole Lasiopodomys mandarinus].

Consumption of food of different nutritive value by sibling vole Microtus rossiaemeridionalis and Mandarin vole Lasiopodomys mandarinus as a function of housing conditions--in cages or enclosures--was comparatively studied. Experimental groups included 8-14 adult non-reproducing animals of both sexes kept one per cage or enclosure. The rate of food consumption and digestibility were studied by standard methods and the obtained data were statistically analyzed using Statistica 6.

[Results of observation of infective endocarditis patients during 1965-2005].

Aim: To clarify the trends in infective endocarditis by our experience for 40 years.

Material And Methods: During the last 40 years (1965-2005) we observed 620 patients with infective endocarditis (IE). There were 615 patients with subacute IE (99.