Biomedical subjects

C Moran

Publications and source records attributed to C Moran.

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A sensitive immunoassay for flunitrazepam and metabolites.

The objective of this study was to develop an immunoassay that would be capable of detecting flunitrazepam and/or cross-reacting metabolites in urine and comparing the results with those obtained by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Doses of Rohypnol varying between 0.5 and 4 mg were given to volunteers, and urine was collected for up to two weeks postingestion. These samples were analyzed by an ELISA that was developed using an antibody raised to flunitrazepam and a drug-enzyme conjugate prepared by attaching 7-aminoflunitrazepam to horseradish peroxidase. Significant levels of flunitrazepam and/or cross-reacting metabolites were detected in urine for up to one week after ingestion. The immunoassay is selective with only diazepam cross-reacting at a level of 1000 microg/L.

Anti-Anxiety Agents↗

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Analysis of microsatellites and parentage testing in saltwater crocodiles.

Fifteen microsatellite loci were evaluated in farmed saltwater crocodiles for use in parentage testing. One marker (C391) could not be amplied. For the remaining 14, the number of alleles per locus ranged from two to 16, and the observed heterozygosities ranged from 0.219 to 0.875. The cumulative exclusion probability for all 14 loci was .9988. the 11 loci that showed the greatest level of polymorphism were used for parentage testing, with an exclusion probability of .9980. With these 11 markers on 107 juveniles from 16 known breeding pairs, a 5.6% pedigree error rate was detected. This level of pedigree error, if consistent, could have an impact on the accuracy of gentic parameter and breeding value estimation. The usefulness of these markers was also evaluated for assigning parentage in situations where maternity, paternity, or both may not be known. In these situations, a 2% error in parentage assignment was predicted. It is therefore recommended that more micro-satellite markers be used in these situations. The use of these microsatellite markers will broaden the scope of a breeding program, allowing progeny to be tested from adults maintained in large breeding lagoons for selection as future breeding animals.

Alligators and Crocodiles↗

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Genetic analysis of triploidy in a selected line of chickens.

We investigated the pattern of inheritance of maternal meiotic errors responsible for a high frequency of triploid progeny in a selected line of chickens. For the genetic analysis, F1 and backcross populations were produced from crosses between normal diploid individuals of the triploidy line and a control line. Triploid embryos were produced by 35% and 67% of reciprocal F1 females and by 24% and 67% of reciprocal backcross females. These results exclude autosomal recessive and sex-linked recessive or sex-linked dominant inheritance. A single autosomal dominant gene is also not likely to be responsible. However, the results are consistent with the determination of triploidy by a single autosomal gene with no dominance, and an even better fit is obtained by two loci, an autosomal gene with no dominance and a sex-linked gene. The results cannot exclude a multifactorial mode of inheritance, but the rapid response to selection for triploidy and consistent expression of the meiotic errors in different genotypes suggest that meiotic mutations at one or two loci are the most plausible genetic basis for the trait.

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Fertile male tortoiseshell cats. Mosaicism due to gene instability?

Two fertile male tortoiseshell Burmese cats with atypical coat color distribution were found to have normal 38XY karyotypes. Synaptonemal complex analysis of one of these cats revealed normal meiotic pairing. Progeny data indicated that both cats were transmitting both alleles at the sex-linked orange locus, but with unequal frequencies. For one of these cats, analysis of pedigree and progeny data indicated that gene instability at the orange locus was the only possible explanation for its mosaicism. A third male tortoiseshell Burmese cat with typical tortoiseshell phenotype was found to be 39XXY and sterile.

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Microsatellite repeats in pig (Sus domestica) and chicken (Gallus domesticus) genomes.

Separate databases were made for all pig and chicken sequences in the Genbank database, which were then systematically searched for all possible mononucleotide, dinucleotide, trinucleotide, and tetranucleotide repeats of about 20 bp or greater in length. A total of 13% of pig genes and 10% of chicken genes contained one or more of these microsatellite-like repeats. There was a considerable difference in the frequency of dinucleotide repeats between pigs, where they comprised 30% of the repeats found, and chickens, where they comprised only 12%. The AC/GT category displayed the greatest difference: seven cases were found from 181 genes in pig (3.9%), whereas only five were found from 531 genes in chicken (0.9%). There appears to be a substantial difference in the spectrum of microsatellites between pigs and chickens. Primer sequences for amplifying these microsatellites are presented.

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Sexually transmitted diseases and related genital pathologies in oligozoospermia.

Sexually transmitted pathogens are associated with a wide range of anomalies and diseases, including recurrent genital herpes, urethritis, syphilis, prostitis, genital ulcers, perihepatitis, unexplained infertility, infant prematurity, low birth weight, and neonatal death or malformations. Prompt diagnosis of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is essential to ensure appropriate specific treatment and to reduce complications. Extensive studies on the etiology of male infertility include poorly treated infections such as STDs, epididymitis, complications associated with mumps, delayed treatment of undescended testes, repair of inguinal hernia, varicocele, endocrine disorders, anomalies of the reproductive tract and male accessory organs, trauma, surgery, heat-cold injury, and active-passive immunization.

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Survival of social relationships following head injury.

A retrospective search through the medical records at a rehabilitation hospital in Melbourne, Australia, identified 38 subjects (within the age range 19-34 years) suffering the effect of a severe closed-head injury 2-10 years post-trauma. In regard to social relationships, availability of post-trauma close attachment figures and looser social networks were markedly reduced for the head-injured group in relation to a matched community control group. However, they did not generally perceive these social relationships as inadequate when compared to a normal control sample. Moreover, within the head-injured group the perception of inadequate social relationships was not significantly associated with minor psychiatric disturbance. The implications of these results in terms of the social bond theory of depression are discussed, and issues in long-term social support of this population are raised.

Activities of Daily Living↗

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