(1) Intrauterine application of neem oil appears to induce a pre-implantation block in fertility; the possible mechanisms of the antifertility action are discussed.
(2) Only samples of neem giving over 90% bioassay mortality were used in field trials.
(3) Peritoneal lavage, collected on subsequent days, showed a maximum number of leukocytic cells on day 3 following treatment with neem oil; peritoneal macrophages exhibited enhanced phagocytic activity and expression of MHC class-II antigens.
(4) It was concluded that the histological and biochemical alterations observed were due to the toxicological potential of the neem oil rather than to hormonal properties.
(5) Neem oil, a natural product of Azadirachta indica was investigated for various hormonal properties in relation to its post-coital contraceptive action.
(6) The results of this study indicate that neem oil acts as a non-specific immunostimulant and that it selectively activates the cell-mediated immune (CMI) mechanisms to elicit an enhanced response to subsequent mitogenic or antigenic challenge.
(7) In the Ayurvedha and Sidha system of medicine (Indian system of medicine) Azadirachta indica ADR ('Neem') and Curcuma longa ('Turmeric') has been used for healing chronic ulcers and scabies.
(8) Margosa oil (MO), a fatty acid-rich extract of the seeds of the neem tree and a reported cause of Reye's syndrome, has been used in the induction of an experimental model of Reye's syndrome in rats.
(9) Though a number of plants and their parts are used for dental ailments among population in rural and urban areas of developing countries, in India however, the most common house-hold, road-side plants are mango (Mangifera indica), neem (Azadirachta indica; Melia azadirachta), ocimum (Ocimum basilicum), tea-dust (Camellia sinensis) and uncommonly murayya, i.e., currey leaf (Murayya koenigi) [Chopra et al.
(10) Effects of azadirachtin, a triterpenoid extracted from neem seed, Azadirachta indica A.
(11) Larval abundance in plots under water management alone did not differ significantly from the controls, but was significantly reduced when water management was combined with neem products.
(12) In group C the neem oil was administered on days 4-6, and in group D on days 7-9, i.e., after implantation.
(13) Histological studies in ovariectomized rats also supported the relatively inert action of neem oil when given with hormones.
(14) with neem oil; control animals received the emulsifying agent with or without peanut oil.
(15) That was because the music seemed to flow through this person, through Hickox or Neeme Järvi, through Jerzy Maksymiuk or Jukka-Pekka Saraste, into the musicians, and then into the audience.
(16) Spermicides enhance the effectiveness of barrier contraceptives, and new approaches--including use of neem oil and in vitro cobaltous ions--are under development.
(17) The seed oil of Azadirachta indica (neem oil) is well known for its medicinal properties in the indigenous Indian system of medicine.
(18) Since the post-coital contraceptive effect of neem oil seems to be non-hormonal, neem oil would be expected to elicit less side effects than the steroidal contraceptives.
(19) Current effort is directed towards structure-activity studies and synthesis of the extraordinarily potent antifeedant and growth-disrupting agent azadirachtin, isolated from the Neem tree, Azadirachta indica (A. Juss).
(20) The animals treated with neem oil showed a significant leukocytic infiltration in the uterine epithelium between days 3 and 5 post coitum, i.e.
Neer
Definition:
(adv. & a.) Nearer.
Example Sentences:
(1) Satisfactory results (according to Neer) were found in 94.3%.
(2) Although almost 100 cases of osteolysis of the distal clavicle have been reported in the literature, none have occurred in females (Neer and Rockwood, 1984).
(3) The best results regarding function and pain reduction have been obtained by the Neer prosthesis, but the lack of cranial support ("fornix humeri") and the ovalization of the head seem to be responsible for some cases of upward migration of the head of the prosthesis.
(4) Ten Designed After Natural Anatomy (DANA) and five Neer prostheses were implanted.
(5) In 51 patients (27-67 years) with subacromial impingement syndrome, an acromioplasty according to Neer was performed.
(6) As a therapeutic procedure, it constitutes a more sensitive test than Neer's test.
(7) There were a few complications, but on the whole we feel that the Neer total shoulder arthroplasty is a valuable procedure for a patient with polyarthritis.
(8) The cross-linked G protein is functional, and its alpha subunit can change conformation upon binding GTP gamma S. GTP gamma S stabilizes alpha o to digestion by trypsin (Winslow, J.W., Van Amsterdam, J.R., and Neer, E.J.
(9) Neer's classification of humeral fractures was proved on 657 patients.
(10) Twenty-nine Neer-type total shoulder arthroplasties were performed in 26 patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
(11) Surgical treatment consisting of implantation of two Neer total replacements was successful: the functional result was good, and within 12 weeks the patient was free of pain and able to resume work.
(12) A carbon fiber tow application combined with Neer's anterior acromioplasty seems useful in the reconstruction of large tears of the rotator cuff.
(13) A Neer prosthesis and allogeneic bone grafts were used to reconstruct the shoulder joint.
(14) Fixation objectives are evaluated in light of Neer's four segment classification.
(15) Analysis of twelve studies performed by Neer et al.
(16) Since 1981 the simpler approach of Neer without resection of acromion has been used (for synovectomy as well as for prosthetic replacement) with an easier postoperative management and equally good results.
(17) Four patients required replacement of five humeral heads with Neer's prostheses.
(18) The Neer anterior acromioplasty served as comparison in the evaluation to arthroscopic technique.
(19) The two methods commonly applied are the resection of the coracoacromial ligament and Neer's anterior acromioplasty.
(20) The results were assessed using the point system of Neer.