Motility techniques

Spohr A, Agger T, Carlsen M, Nielsen J (1998) Quantitative morphology of filamentous organisms. In Wilkinson MHF, Schut F (eds) Digital image analysis of microbes imaging, morphometry, fluorometry and motility techniques and applications. Wiley, New York, p 373... 

Vitamin D Rat Lead absorption using everted sac techniques Both low and excess levels of vitamin D increase lead uptake by affecting motility Barton et al. 1980... 

Lopez-de-Victoria, G., Zimmer-Faust, R. K., and Lovell, C., Computer-assisted video motion analysis a powerful technique for investigating motility and chemotaxis, J. Microb. Meth., 23, 329, 1995. 

Time-lapse cinematography, originally pioneered by Abercrombie (1953, 1957), who first suggested that locomotory behavior of malignant cells could differ from that of normal cells, has evolved and has been replaced by the more sophisticated time-lapse videomi-croscopy. This technique allowed a more precise description of cell motility, and suggested a correlation between cancer cell motility... 

Van Look, K.J.W. (2001) The development of sperm motility and morphology techniques for the assessment of the effects of heavy metals on fish reproduction. PhD Thesis, University of Sheffield, Sheffield. 

The use of an indwelling catheter frequently is associated with infection of the urinary tract and represents the most common cause of hospital-acquired infection. The incidence of catheter-associated infection is related to a variety of factors, including method and duration of catheterization, the catheter system (open or closed), the care of the system, the susceptibility of the patient, and the technique of the health care personnel inserting the catheter. The incidence of infection from a single catheterization in a healthy ambulatory patient is 1%. Bacteria may enter the bladder in a number of ways. During the catheterization, bacteria may be introduced directly into the bladder from the urethra. Once the catheter is in place, bacteria may pass up the lumen of the catheter via the movement of air bubbles, by motility of the bacteria, or by capillary action. In addition, bacteria may reach the bladder from around the exudative sheath that surrounds... 

Recent advances in enteral access techniques have contributed to the expanded use of EN for conditions in which PN had previously been used. In particular, improved methods of achieving jejunal access for feeding have allowed for the use of EN during the early postoperative and postinjury period when gastric motility is typically delayed. As outlined in Table 138-5, various factors influence the selection of access site, including anticipated duration of use (short-term or longterm) and whether to feed into the stomach or small bowel. A review... 

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