Ascorbate defense system and response of steroid producing glands under reserpine treatment in albino rats (Rattus norvegicus).

Isolation and Evaluation of Antifertility Activity of Total Alkaloids from Leaves of Aegle Marmelos in Male Albino Rats (rattus Norvegicus)

Aegle marmelos (Rutaceae) is being used in traditional medicine treatments, such as for intermittent fever, intestinal ailments, fertility control etc. It has been proved to be effective against several major diseases including cancer, diabetis and cardiovascular diseases. Although the plant is a well known male antifertility plant, till today only the crude extracts of the plant were screened ...

Effect of Alkaloids of Achyranthes aspera Linn. on fertility in male albino rats (Rattus norvegicus)

A survey on helminthic infection in mice (Mus musculus) and rats (Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus) in Kermanshah, Iran

Parasitic infections of rodents can compromise scientific research as well as the health of the animals and humans. Based on previous studies, infection rate of parasitic helminths is different in various regions of Iran. The current survey was aimed to determine endoparasitic helminths infection in 138 trapped rodents of Kermanshah county, Iran. Mice and rats were trapped using metal snares fr...

Effect of Purple Variety Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) Anthocyanin on Expression of Estrogen Receptor-Α and Endometrium Thickness on Uterus of Female White Rats (Rattus norvegicus) Exposed to Cigarette Smoke

Cigarette smoke contains around 4000 chemical substances including free radicals and carcinogens, which are xenobiotic agents in the body, affecting the reproductive system. Purple sweet potatoes contain the color pigment anthocyanin. The purple color pigment (anthocyanin) in purple sweet potatoes is a beneficial antioxidant because it can react with free radicals that can cause damage in the b...

Karyotype of four Malayan rats. (Muridae, genus Rattus Fischer).

A great deal of information concerning the Malayan rats (Muridae, genus Rattus Fischer) exists in the literature. However there is no report on the karyotype of these rats. Karyotype information of wild rats in other parts of the world exists, but is scanty. Makino (1942, 1943, 1949b, 1952c) studied six species of Rattus found in Japan. Most other studies have been confined to Rattus norvegicus...