Manizheh Karami

Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran

[ 1 ] - Information Recall Deficit in the Novel Task after Treatment of Rats with Ethanol

Background and Objective: Identifying the details of the injurious effects of alcohol seems to be decisive in nowadays with growing abuse of the substance. This study mainly aimed to assess the adverse effects of ethanol on the recalling of information in the Wistar rats. Materials and Methods: Male Wistar rats (Pasteur Institute of Iran) were evaluated using the novelty seeking behavior based ...

[ 2 ] - Ovarian Polycystic Induction with Morphine in Wistar Rat

Background and Objective: The effect of opioids on the reproductive system has been studied as an attractive research field. In this study, the effect of morphine as an analgesic opioid was evaluated on the ovarian polycystic induction in the rat. Materials & Methods: In this study, 24 female virgin Wistar rats weighing 200-250 g were injected with morphine (1-10 mg/kg/day) for 9 days. Control ...

[ 3 ] - Toxic Effect of Colchicine on Hippocampal Cortical Area

Background and Objectives: Study of deleterious effect of neurotoxins on the animals' brain is a fascinating research plan. In this project, the damage effect of colchicine on the hippocampal cornu ammonis 1 (CA1) was examined by the studying the hippocampal tissue. Materials and Methods: Injections of colchicine (1-75 μg/rat, intra- hippocampal CA1) were performed in cannulated male Wistar rat...

[ 4 ] - Interaction of sulpiride with morphine in induction of male rat infertility

Introduction & Objective: Male fertility depends on the proper function of a complex system of organs. Harmful effects of morphine on male reproduction and fertility are well documented. Dopamine facilitates sexual behavior in different animal species. The antagonizing of dopamine D2 receptors with sulpiride was aimed to investigate the interaction of dopaminergic system with morphine-induced i...