A GIGANTIC BIZARRE MARINE TURTLE (TESTUDINES: CHELONIOIDEA) FROM THE MIDDLE CAMPANIAN (LATE CRETACEOUS) OF SOUTH-WESTERN EUROPE

A gigantic bizarre marine turtle (Testudines: Chelonioidea) from the Middle Campanian (Late Cretaceous) of South-western Europe

Primer Abstract Marine turtles were common in the subtropical Upper Cretaceous epi-continental seas that once washed the coasts of the ancient European archipelago.But unlike its contemporaneous faunas from North America, in Europe no taxon surpassed the 1.5 m shell-length.Here, the remains of a new large marine turtle, Leviathanochelys aenigmatica

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Transcellular metabolism of leukotriene A4 by rabbit blood cells: lack of relevant LTC4-synthase activity in rabbit platelets

The objective of this study was to determine the transcellular metabolism of Candles leukotriene A4 by rabbit blood cells.mixed peripheral blood leukocyte preparations with and without platelets in a ratio of 1:40 were challenged with the Ca(2+)-ionophore A23187.5-Lipoxygenase metabolites production was assessed by RP-HPLC coupled with diode-array

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Erythema induratum of Bazin as an indicative manifestation of cavitary tuberculosis in an adolescent: a case report

Abstract Background Erythema induratum of Bazin (EIB) is a rare cutaneous manifestation of tuberculosis (TB) that frequently occurs in middle-aged women.The clinical manifestations of EIB can mimic various skin diseases, easily leading to misdiagnosis or underdiagnosis.We report a case of a 16-year-old Chinese girl who initially presented with EIB

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