May 2012

Evaluation of four serological tests to detect prevalence of bovine brucellosis in Khartoum State

To estimate the prevalence rate of bovine brucellosis in Khartoum State of Sudan and to compare the different serological tests, 636 stratified random samples of milk from farms and markets in the state were collected. Individual milk and blood samples were also collected from farms which showed positive reaction to the bulk milk ring test. All these samples were tested for Brucella antibodies using the milk...

Author(s): Adil M. A. Salman and Hind A. El Nasri

May 2012

Optimal incubating time of in vitro bromodeoxyuridine labeling of human umbilical cord blood- mononuclear cells and their functional assessment in ICH rats

Bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) is a thymidine analog that is ready to be incorporated into DNA and can be used as a marker for in vitro pre-labeling of isolated stem cells. The objective of this study was to explore the optimal incubating time of in vitro BrdU labeling for human umbilical cord blood - derived mononuclear cells (HUCB-MCs). The mononuclear cells were isolated by the standard...

Author(s): Masoumeh Seghatoleslam, Mehdi Jalali, Daryoush Hamidi Alamdari, Mohammad Reza Nikravesh, Mahmoud Hoseini, Alireza Fazel and George Koliakos