Background: Atrazine (ATR) is herbicide which is known to induce endocrine disruption. According to previous reports, long-time exposure to ATR leads to severe seminiferous tubules degeneration and significant reduction in sperm content. Moreover this chemical exerts its pathological impact partly by inducing oxidative stress. Therefore present study was designed in order to evaluate protective...

background and objectives: noise pollution has a high prevalence among the environmental pollutions and is considered as a teratogenic agent for reproductive system. this study was performed with the purpose of evaluation of the effect of honey and vitamin e on sex hormone levels in male rats exposed to noise pollution. methods: twenty-four adult male rats with the mean weight of 200±20g were r...

This experiment investigated the effects of dietary supplementation of vitamin E and vitamin C on sow reproductive performance and transfer of vitamin E to piglets via the placenta, colostrum and milk. A total of 58 sows were allocated to the following treatment diets: control, vitamin C 1 g/day, vitamin C 10 g/day, vitamin E 200 mg/kg feed, vitamin E 400 mg/kg fed, and vitamins E and C (vitami...

Background: Methotrexate (MTX), as antimetabolite and antifolate compound, is used to treat the certain types of tissue over activity and cancers. The MTX interferes with cell division through inhibiting the purine and pyrimidine synthesis. Moreover, the toxic impact of the MTX on gonadal tissues has been reported. Therefore, current study was designed to evaluate the protective effects of corn...

background antioxidant compounds have been shown to slow down the development of chemically induced tumors. it has been estimated that most of human cancer cases are due to environmental factors and would be preventable if the main risks could be identified. the potential of vitamin e as a cancer preventive agent has been studied and individuals whose intake of vitamin e was above average showe...

There are many reports that show the teratogenic effects of phenobarbital can be decreased by stimulation of maternal immune system. Therefore, in this study, the prophylactic effects of levamisole and vitamin E on teratogenic effects of phenobarbital were compared. This study was performed on 20 pregnant rats that were divided into four groups. Control group received normal saline and test gro...

Using phytobiotics as fish feed additives has interestingly increased during the recent decade. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the effect of individual and combined levels of thyme and vitamin E in common carp. Juveniles were separately fed four distinct diets including a control diet (commercial diet without any additive), a diet supplemented with 1% ground Shirazi thyme, diet su...

Background: Radio frequency wave (RFW) generated by mobile phones and wireless communication systems has been reported to cause adverse effects on reproductive function, vision and hematological parameters, possibly through oxidative stress. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of RFW generated bybase transceiver station BTS on oxidative stress in testis, eye and erythrocyte, and th...