background: to investigate the association between the red cell distribution width (rdw) and mortality in patients with acute pancreatitis (ap), and to assess the ability of rdw to predict mortality in ap patients. materials and methods: this retrospective cohort study included 120 patients (50 males and 70 females) with ap who were admitted to the first affiliated hospital of zhongshan medical...

background: the purpose of this work was to investigate the use of polyvinyl chloride (pvc) dyed with methyl red as a high dose radiation dosimetry. materials and methods: commercial pvc films from sabic made from resins pvc57s with thickness of 60 µm and methyl red with a molecular weight of 269.31 were used. irradiation was carried out using a 60co γ-ray generator with sources arranged in rec...

although the most common hematological disturbance in thymoma is pure red cell aplasia, pancytopenia is a very rare paraneoplastic syndrome in this disorder. we only found one case in literature reviews. we report a 36 year old female with an anterior mediastinal mass and severe pancytopenia. with a mediastinotomy incision, biopsy of the tumor was obtained. the report of the pathologist was thy...

background: asphyxia is a common cause of perinatal mortality in 5-10% of all births worldwide. the present parameters for determining perinatal asphyxia, e.g. preeclampsia, cannot be considered as markers per se, and require auxiliary markers, e.g. increased number of nucleated red blood (nrbc) cells, for early diagnosis of perinatal asphyxia. objective: in this study, we evaluated the mean nr...

introduction: skeletal staining is an important part of anatomical studies which can evaluate macroscopic disorders in bones and cartilages development. the aim of the present article is to illustrate two distinct protocols by all details in order to stain skeletal system of the lab animals in all ages of their lives so it becomes easy for future studies in this field. methods: in this paper, s...

Taurine, a sulfur-containing amino acid (Figure), has been termed a functional nutrient that could be used to protect against, among others, diabetes mellitus and atherosclerosis.1 Indeed, an increasing body of literature supports the use of taurine supplements. Because taurine has very diverse functions, notably, intracellular osmoregulation and bile acid formation, and is abundantly present i...

background : due to symptoms and its complications, menopause influences the mental, psychological and physical health, social performance and familial relationships. because of the undesirable side effects of hormone replacement therapy, tendency and desire toward alternative treatments in relieving menopausal symptoms have increased. among the alternative therapies are herbs and among those, ...