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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"Venipuncture"”.
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The effect of antioxidant vitamins on muscle damage during a 50-mile endurance ride in horses
… muscle damage. Blood was collected by jugular venipuncture prior to and at 0, 23, 35, and 50 miles of a 50-mile endurance ride. Both creatine kinase and aspartate aminotransferase increased significantly pre-exercise to post-exercise in both vitamin E and vitamin E plus C groups. Vitamin E plus …
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Use of Glucose Monitoring Systems in Horses
… collection techniques such as capillary stick, venipuncture, or the placement of intravenous catheters. Limitations of traditional methods include the limited information provided by intermittent testing and the stress associated with restraint and discomfort experienced by patients. The …
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EFFECT OF REPRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCY IN REGARDS TO WORKLOAD ON PERIPHERAL CIRCULATIONS OF BLOOD CORTISOL AND LEPTIN IN THE OPEN MARE
… work (MW). Blood was taken weekly via jugular venipuncture prior to first heat cycle from each mare. Additionally, blood was taken at time of ovulation and then weekly until a 30 day (d) heartbeat was reported for the fetus. Each blood sample was assayed for leptin and cortisol concentrations, …
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The Role of Escherichia Coli Endotoxins in The Pathogenesis of Lactation Failure in The Sow
… electric shock stimulation or restraint and venipuncture but did decline following removal of the suckling stimulus.
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Fecal Phosphorus Characteristics of Forage-Fed Beef Cattle
… P (Pi). Blood was collected via jugular venipuncture following each collection period and plasma Pi was quantified. Total fecal P increased linearly with increasing dietary P concentration: 6.44, 10.6, 16.1, and 18.8 g/d (P < 0.0001). Fecal Pi increased linearly with increasing dietary P …
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Student Nurses' Perceptions on Practice Readiness After a Clinical Capstone Experience
… cohorts as most uncomfortable were blood draw/venipuncture, central line care, chest tube care, and responding to an emergency/CODE/changing patient condition. Management of 2 and 3 patients and the type of BSN program were not significant in both cohorts. Yet, analysis revealed that a higher …
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Examining the Mediating Effects of Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety, and Perceived Stress on the Association Between Bereavement and Inflammation
… answering self-report questionnaires and a venipuncture blood draw to examine inflammation. An independent samples t-test found no differences in psychological health (i.e., stress, depression, and anxiety) and no differences for inflammatory markers CRP and TNF-α between bereaved and …
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The Relationship of Testosterone and 5-HT to Aggressive, Self-Aggressive, and Antisocial Behavior in Men
… were measured by assaying serum samples via venipuncture at four time points. Results showed that cortisol was negatively correlated with antisocial behavior and that blunted cortisol response (i.e., decreased 5-HT activity) predicted increased aggressive behavior, both of which were …
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A novel approach to real-time monitoring of erythrocyte ATP release as a function of hypoxia
… from 10 healthy, young adults (18-35y) via venipuncture. Washed RBCs were diluted to 5% hematocrit and added to the glass chamber of a calibrated Oxyfluorimeter along with 5μM Mg-G. Nitrogen gas was constantly injected into the chamber at 1 ml/min to decrease PO2. An LED-based fluorescence …
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Evaluation of a stage II screening protocol for prostate cancer
… a DRE and serum PSA. These men were referred for venipuncture and transrectal ultrasound (TRUS). Clinical tests included TRUS, agespecific reference range PSA (Age-PSA), prostate specific antigen density (PSAD), and free-to-total prostate specific antigen ratio (%fPSA). Clinical results were …
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Effects of aerobic exercise and weight reduction on carbohydrate metabolism during submaximal exercise in sedentary, overweight women
… Blood was sampled before and after the work via venipuncture. Whole blood was immediately analyzed for lactate accumulation. The remaining blood was centrifuged, separated, and frozen for subsequent serum glucose, cortisol, and insulin measurement. There was a significant increase in oxygen …
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Effects of breed and ram exposure on Spring estrous behavior and Summer fertility in domestic ewes
… ewes in Virginia. Ewes were bled via jugular venipuncture twice weekly and serum samples were radioimmunoassayed for progesterone (P4) content as an indicator of estrous activity. All rams were fitted with crayon equipped marking harnesses for use as an indicator of mating behavior in ewes. …
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Subsequent milk production and metabolic response of first-calf heifers fed whole raw soybeans during the last trimester of gestation
… for both groups. Blood obtained by jugular venipuncture four times per day during gestation (-90 d, -69 d, -48 d, and -27 d), on day of calving (0 d), and during lactation (+35 d) was used to evaluate glucose and NEFA response to diet. Glucose concentration in blood plasma at -69 d and 0 d …
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Evaluating the impact of heat stress and altered glycemic state on plasma ɣ-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) in lactating Holstein cows
… samples were collected once daily via coccygeal venipuncture into heparinized evacuated tubes. Plasma GABA concentrations were determined using a competitive ELISA. The data were analyzed in two ways. The first analysis included data from all treatment periods and yielded no period-based …
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The Effects of a GnRH Antagonist, Cetrorelix, on Ovarian Function in Cattle
… follicle), or normal saline (Control). Jugular venipuncture plasma samples were collected 0, 2, 4, and 6 days after cetrorelix treatment to assess luteal function. In all cetrorelix-treated heifers, dominant follicle regression occurred, and a new follicular wave emerged consistently 5.8 ± 0.3 …
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The UP AMIGOS project: Testing the predictive validity of the 2007 Pediatric Expert Committee Recommendations in Latinos
… a physician-conducted history and physical, and venipuncture for blood biomarkers. Analysis. In order to determine prevalence of CVD risk factors, descriptive statistics were run making comparisons in prevalence by sex and weight category: normal weight, overweight, or obese. The value of the …
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Effects of a sustained-release copper bolus on growth and reproductive traits of beef bulls
… and 140. Blood was collected via jugular venipuncture to determine serum Cu and plasma ceruloplasmin (Cp) concentrations. Breeding soundness examinations (B S E) were conducted on all bulls on d 140 and 185 in experiment 1 and d 168 in experiment 2. Body weight and SC were not affected by …
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Behavior and Physiological Responses of Livestock Under Different Grazing Systems
… Blood samples were collected through coccygeal venipuncture and hair was collected from the left rump for cortisol analysis. Ear, tail, and hoof temperatures were collected for each heifer using an infrared thermal imaging camera. In 2020, heifers that grazed NE tall fescue had greater (P = …
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ULTRASOUND CHARACTERIZATION OF ANTRAL FOLLICLE DYNAMICS ACROSS THE ADIPOSITY SPECTRUM
… In Chapter 1, we use serial ultrasonography and venipuncture to characterize antral follicle development and ovarian hormone production during an inter-ovulatory interval (IOI) in women with obesity and regular ovulatory cycles and determine any differences in follicle and endocrine dynamics …
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