background: the interaction between follicular cells and oocyte leads to a change in gene expression involved in oocyte maturation processes. objective: the purpose of this study was to quantify the expression of more common genes involved in follicular growth and oocyte developmental competence. materials and methods: in this experimental study, the expression of genes was evaluated with qrt-p...

Introduction: Evaluation of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) white blood cell (WBC) count and glucose and protein concentrations is used to assess the probability of the presence of central nervous system (CNS) infection. Although normal values are well established for CSF cell counts and protein and glucose contents in children and adults, this is not the case for neonates. The purpose of this st...

introduction lumbar puncture (lp) is a commonly needed procedure in pediatric medicine. in teaching hospitals, it is usually taught to junior residents by senior residents. objectives the goal of this study was to determine the dexterity of pediatrics residents in performing this procedure. patients and methods all pediatric residents of shiraz university of medical sciences were enrolled in th...

introduction:   sometimes physicians need to assess some markers on selected children's cerebrospinal fluid specimen according to lumbar puncture (lp). although immediate diagnosis and treatment especially for meningitis is necessary, but just at this moment, due to some incorrect believe in society, some parents may not allow physician to do lp. the reality is that most of these people, i...

Anestrus is essential to an unsuccessful pregnancy in dairy cows. One of the many factors that influences anestrus inactive ovary. To characterize detail plasma metabolic pro- file, cows suffering from ovaries were compared with those natural estrus. The Holstein 60 90 day postpartum intensive farm assigned into groups (IO, n=20) and estrus group (CON, n=22) according signs rectal palpation ova...

The use of transcatheter percutaneous edge-to-edge mitral valve repair with the MitraClip (Abbott) for treatment regurgitation has rapidly expanded since it received Food and Drug Administration approval. Currently, patients more complex anatomies are undergoing this procedure progressively improving clinical outcomes. This review focuses on advanced steering maneuvers needed technical success ...

AIM To assess the safety and cosmetic efficacy of a new multiple noncontinuous transepithelial puncture technique for tattooing a decompensated cornea. METHODS It was a non-comparative clinical case series study. The study examines 33 eyes in 33 patients with total corneal opacity due to corneal decompensation, which developed following intraocular surgery. Corneal tattooing was performed usi...

Background: Rodents with short reproductive cycle length are the best model for investigation of physiology and molecular aspects of reproductive biology. This study aimed to establish a correlation between histological changes of uterus and ovaries with the vaginal smear. Materials and Methods: 6-8 weeks old virgin Female NMRI mice were submitted to the vaginal smear collection and observed us...