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Live vaccines more effective against horse herpes virus

Following the recent deadly outbreak of equine herpes virus at Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, a Cornell University virologist says his preliminary research indicates that vaccines containing weakened live viruses, called modified live vaccines (MLV), appear to be more effective in preventing horse herpes than other more widely used vaccines. "It's important that people know t...

Ancient DNA helps clarify the origins of two extinct New World horse species

The Patagonian Hippidion horse genus and North American stilt-legged horses have found a new place on the evolutionary tree, according to a new article in the open access journal PLoS Biology. In the paper, Jaco Weinstock, Alan Cooper, and colleagues use ancient DNA to argue that the Hippidion genus is younger than previously thought and that American stilt-legged horses were American endemics, n...

Horse antibodies against the bird flu virus H5N1 are effective as treatment in mice

Antibodies against the bird flu virus H5N1, derived from horses, prevent mice infected with H5N1 from dying from the virus. ) reveals that a dose of 100 µg of horse anti-serum effectively protects infected mice. These results suggest that an...

Horseshoe crab decline threatens shorebird species

Each year, the red knot, a medium-sized shorebird, makes a 20,000-mile round-trip from the southern tip of Argentina to the Artic Circle ?one of the longest migrations of any bird. And each year from April to June, the red knot stops over in the Delaware Bay to feed on horseshoe crab eggs resulting from the largest spawning of horseshoe crabs found on the East Coast of the United States....

Killing brain tumors from within: A 'Trojan horse' approach

A new method for targeting malignant brain tumors through inducing the cancerous cells to "commit suicide" has been developed by a team of researchers headed by a Hebrew University of Jerusalem professor of biochemistry. Alexander Levitzki, who is the Wolfson Family Professor of Biochemistry, his research associate, Dr. Alexei Shir, and his colleagues from the Ludwig-Maximilians Univers...

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Rabbit Anti-Staphylococcus Enterotoxin A Polyclonal Antibody, Horseradish Peroxidase Conjugated from Abcam

Description:Rabbit polyclonal to Staphylococcus Enterotoxin A (HRP) ( for all tested applications)....
Company:Abcam

Peroxidase, Horseradish, Conjugate-Stabilizing Solution from Calbiochem

Description:Clear yellow solution. In PBS containing BSA, 0.01% thimerosal, and other proprietary stabilizers; 0.2 M filtered. Diluent formulated to stabilize activity of horseradish peroxidase antibody conjugates at high conjugate dilutions for extended periods....
Company:Calbiochem

SUPER SENSITIVE READY-TO-USE MULTILINK IHC DETECTION KIT, HORSE RADISH PEROXIDASE/AEC, FOR AUTOMATION from BioGenex

Description:The BioGenex Super Sensitive MultiLink IHC Detection System is based on species-specific secondary antibodies, labeled with multiple biotin molecules, that bind to the bound primary antibody, and then are detected by a Streptavidin-Enzyme conjugate. This kit is for use on human tissue, with AEC as chromogen...
Company:BioGenex

Rabbit Anti-Bovine Xanthine Oxidase, Buttermilk Polyclonal Antibody, Horseradish Peroxidase Conjugated from Meridian Life Science, Inc.

Description:Rabbit anti Xanthine Oxidase Xanthine Oxidase, Bovine Buttermilk...
Company:Meridian Life Science, Inc.

Horseradish Peroxidase (HRP) Conjugation Kit For labeling Antigens/Antibodies (Reaction Time 2 hr) from Alpha Diagnostic International Inc

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High Sensitivity, Wide Dynamic Range, Horseradish Peroxidase (HRP) ELISA Using the LMax Microplate Luminometer (MaxLine Application Note #41)

Evelyn McGown, Ph.D. and Michael Su, M.S. Molecular Devices Corporation, 8/00 Immunoassays have traditionally employed colorimetric indicators. As such, multiple dilutions of samples were necessary to ensure that they fell within the dynamic range of the assay. Recently, chemiluminescent immunoassays, with gre...

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Experimental Therapy Effective Against Malignant Melanoma in Horses

Dr. John L. Robertson, a professor in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech and director of the college's Center for Comparative // Oncology (CECO) has been studying the similarities of malignant melanoma in horses and humans and has devised an experimental treatment for it. At a presentation before the American Cancer Society in Roanoke, Va., he...

Himachal Pradesh: Horse Dung To Be Converted Into Organic Fertilizer

Authorities in Himachal Pradesh's tourist resort of Kufri have finally found a way to solve the problem posed by horse dung scattered on hill treks - and even profit from // it. Kufri, 16 km uphill from here, is visited every day by hordes of tourists, with many of them riding horses. There are about 700 horses in that mountain resort. Health officials, however, have pointed...

Galloping Horse Disease

A lethal viral infection has affected a small portion of the horses in the Meath/Kildare region of Ireland, which is causing concern. // According to reports from The Department of Agriculture and Food in Ireland,this disease called EIA, or Equine Infectious Anemia, has an incubation period of 3 weeks, and can also lead to death of the horse. Though the extent of penetration and cause...

Horse Sense: The Dublin Horse Show Shall Go On

Equine Infectious Anaemia, a killer horse disease, is not about to deter the organizers of the Dublin Horse Show, who have made no bones that the show will go on// , despite the outbreak of the horse disease in the Republic. Nine horses have been fatally hit by EIA, also called swamp fever - and another four have tested positive for the disease. Show director Gerry McAuliffe confirme...

"Trojan Horse" Agent Halts Bone Metastasis in Mice

A novel vascular targeting agent completely prevented the development of bone tumors in 50 percent of the mice tested in a preclinical //study, providing early evidence that it could treat, or thwart, growth of tumors in bone, a common destination for a number of cancers when they start to spread. Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center reported in the jour...

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Mayfield Adult Horseshoe Headrest

Description:Horseshoe shaped headrest that provides cranial support in the prone or supine position for adults and older children....
Company:Integra LifeSciences Corporation

Mayfield Pediatric Horseshoe Headrest

Description:It provides cranial support in either prone or supine positions for premature infants and young children....
Company:Integra LifeSciences Corporation

AnchorSew™ 3mm Device

Description:The USS Sports Medicine™ AnchorSew™ 3 mm is a resorbable repair device used in conjunction with the USS Sports Medicine ArthroSew suturing device to attach soft tissue to bone using sutures.The resorbable repair device is implanted into a prepared hole in the bone, and is used to attach soft tissue. The soft tissue anchors are made of a resorbable copolymer, derived from glycolide and...
Company:USS Sports Medicine

Workhorse™ Retractor

Description:Simplicity and multi-directional retraction for a broad range of abdominal procedures...
Company:Boss Instruments, Ltd.

Allergen, Epidermals & Animal Proteins, Horse Hair & Dander

Description:ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' clients include more than half of the nation's university teaching hospitals and children's hospitals, maj...
Company:ARUP Laboratories

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Immunoassay Systems - Your Laboratory Workhorse

Although new and innovative technology has enabled more and more laboratory testing to occur at the bedside or physicians office, the central laboratory is hardly threatened with extinction. National volume data suggest that medium and large labs are busier than ever before, and the huge range of their capabilities, gold standard reliability and ability to handle very large volumes of tests a...