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Genistein: is the multifarious botanical a natural anthelmintic too?
Genistein (4′,5,7-trihydroxyisoflavone) is naturally present in plants of the soy family and is known to have various pharmacological activities, such as anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, anti-oxidant, etc. The phyt...
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Erratum: Management of neglected sacral fracture with cauda equina syndrome: report of two cases with review of literature
Correction to: Spinal Cord Series and Cases (2015) 2, 15020. doi:10.1038/scsandc.2015.20; published online 8 October 2015 Since the publication of this article, the authors have noticed an error in the author ...
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Autologous bone marrow cell transplantation in acute spinal cord injury—an Indian pilot study
Phase- I/II, prospective, randomized, single-blind, controlled pilot study.
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Management of neglected sacral fracture with cauda equina syndrome: report of two cases with review of literature
A retrospective study was performed.
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Retrospective analysis of spinal trauma in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a descriptive study in Indian population
This study aims to understand the demographics, mode of trauma, hospital stay, complications, neurological improvement, mortality and expenditure incurred by Indian patients with spinal trauma and ankylosing s...
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Morphological and molecular characterization of Posthodiplostomum sp. (Digenea: Diplostomidae) metacercaria in the muscles of snakeheads (Channa punctata) from Manipur, India
The spotted snakehead, Channa punctata Bloch, 1793, is a locally important fish species commonly consumed by the natives in the state of Manipur, Northeast India. The fish host C. punctata from Lamphel area revea...
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Molecular characterization of the Indian poultry nodular tapeworm, Raillietina echinobothrida (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea: Davaineidae) based on rDNA internal transcribed spacer 2 region
The nodular tapeworm, Raillietina echinobothrida is a well studied avian gastrointestinal parasite of family Davaineidae (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea). It is reported to be the largest in size and second most prevale...
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A checklist of helminth parasite fauna in anuran Amphibia (frogs) of Nagaland, Northeast India
An exhaustive exploratory survey on helminth parasite fauna of anuran frogs was carried out in several localities falling under 5 districts of western region of Nagaland state. Altogether 34 parasite species w...
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In vitro anthelmintic efficacy of Carex baccans (Cyperaceae): ultrastructural, histochemical and biochemical alterations in the cestode, Raillietina echinobothrida
The aqueous juice of the root extract of Carex baccans (Family: Cyperaceae) is used as an anthelmintic in Meghalaya, India. The present investigation was carried out to evaluate the extent of ultrastructural, his...
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Potentilla fulgens (Family Rosaceae), a medicinal plant of north-east India: a natural anthelmintic?
The cestode parasite, Raillietina echinobothrida and the trematode, Gastrothylax crumenifer were exposed to the ethanolic root peel extract of Potentilla fulgens, an antiparasitic local medicinal plant of Meghala...
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Helminth parasite spectrum in rodent hosts from bamboo growing areas of Mizoram, North-east India
In the northeastern state of Mizoram, India the rodent outbreak is periodic and coincides with bamboo (Melocanna baccifera) bloom causing a tremendous destruction to food crops that often results in famine. The p...
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Molecular characterization of Gastrodiscoides hominis (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda: Digenea) inferred from ITS rDNA sequence analysis
Gastrodiscoides hominis (Digenea: Paramphistomata: Gastrodiscidae) is an amphistomid intestinal fluke of pigs causing gastrodiscoidiosis. With the use of molecular tools assisting the conventional diagnostic proc...
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Molecular identification of the Indian liver fluke, Fasciola (Trematoda: Fasciolidae) based on the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer regions
The species of liver flukes of the genus Fasciola (Platyhelminthes: Digenea: Fasciolidae) are obligate parasitic trematodes residing in the large biliary ducts of herbivorous mammals. While Fasciola hepatica has ...
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Surface fine topography and PCR-based determination of metacercaria of Paragonimus sp. from edible crabs in Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India
In several mountainous regions of Northeastern India, foci of Paragonimus infection reportedly involving species that are known to prevail in China have been identified. The present study was undertaken to demons...
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PCR-based determination of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions of ribosomal DNA of giant intestinal fluke, Fasciolopsis buski (Lankester, 1857) Looss, 1899
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Anthelmintic efficacy of Flemingia vestita (Fabaceae): alteration in the activities of some glycolytic enzymes in the cestode, Raillietina echinobothrida
The crude root-peel extract of Flemingia vestita, genistein and praziquantel were tested against some selected glycolytic enzymes—hexokinase (HK), phosphofructokinase (PFK), phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEP...
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CT diagnosis of Meckel diverticulum in a paracolic internal hernia
The autopsy incidence of internal hernia has been reported to be between 0.2% and 0.9%, and these hernias are usually diagnosed on imaging due to their complications or at surgery. Meckel diverticulum is the m...
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A Novel Artificial Neural Networks Force Model for End Milling
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Withdrawal of cyclosporine in renal transplant recipients with acute tubular necrosis improves renal function
In this study, patients with acute tubular necrosis (ATN) after renal transplantation were prospectively randomized to either conventional immunosuppression or withdrawal of cyclosporine and replacement with ...
