Evaluation of restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of the UL10-UL13 genomic region for rapid identification of human cytomegalovirus strains

We report a case of birdshot retinochoroidopathy following a cataract surgery in a 78-year-old man. Low-grade forms of the affection may be discovered lately on a recurrence of the inflammation following any event as an ocular surgical procedure. Medical management of cataract surgery in uveitis is then discussed.     

Use of isolated mitochondria as a tool for biochemical characterization of neuromuscular disorders

The products of a 14 week spontaneous abortion were examined and found to contain an embryo at a developmental age of around 35 days. It had a cystic lumbosacral spina bifida and was trisomic for chromosome 9.     

Ovarian blood flow in conscious and anaesthetized pregnant rabbits near term and the influence of arterial blood gas tensions

Total ovarian, luteal and stromal blood flows were measured with radioactive microspheres (25 mum diameter) in 7 rabbits anaesthetized with sodium pentobarbitone and 23 conscious rabbits at Day 28 of gestation. Despite major differences in cardiac output, arterial PO2, PCO2, pH and base status, ovarian tissue blood flows were similar in both groups. In the conscious rabbits total ovarian blood flow was negatively related to arterial pressure, and luteal blood flow was negatively related to pressure and arterial pH. In the anaesthetized rabbits ovarian stromal blood flow was positively related to arterial PO2.     

Efficiency of modified urea fertilizers for tropical irrigated rice

An objective of the International Network on Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Evaluation for Rice (INSFFER) network is to field evaluate deep-point placement (urea supergranules) and slow-release (sulfur coated urea) N fertilizers in irrigated rice. These N sources were compared for performance with split application of prilled urea at 19 sites in Asia in wet season 1981.SCU or USG differed significantly in response curves from prilled urea at 12 of the 17 sites where N response was observed. Over these 17 sites, 22–25% less N as SCU or 29–31% less N as USG provided the same yield increment as the comparatively higher level of N as prilled urea.High profit N rates were derived for 5 sites. The optimal N levels for SCU or USG were less than for prilled urea. However, in one case for both test materials prilled urea was more profitable than SCU or USG. The marginal rates of return of using SCU or USG as opposed to OPU were calculated for the 11 sites where the response functions of the test materials differed significantly from prilled urea. In other than 2 sites for SCU the MRR exceeded 2.0 for 29 and 58 kg N ha^–1, indicating the general profitability of these materials when compared to prilled urea.