matic vein was achieved either by partial ligation ofthe left renal vein in rats and dogs or by surgical destruction of the valve of the left testicular vein in a second group of dogs. 1 mo after partial ligation in the rats and 3 mo after partial ligation or valve destruction in the dogs, testicular blood flow was measured using Strontium 85 (SR-85)-labeled microspheres (15±1.1 ,um). Intratest...

background: assessment of quality of life can promote health services. the purpose of this study was evaluation of health related quality of life in lower limbs amputee veterans of iran. methods: in the present cross sectional study, we compared 38 lower limbs amputee veterans with 50 normal healthy subjects with sf36 questioner in face-to-face interview. results: amputees had significantly low...

Maternal obesity is associated with increased risk of pregnancy complications and greater risk of obesity in offspring, but studies designed to examine preconception weight loss are limited. The objective of this study was to determine if a combined dietary [oligofructose (OFS)] and pharmacological (sitagliptin) preconception intervention could mitigate poor pregnancy outcomes associated with m...

In this investigation, diabetes was induced in adult male Sprague-Dawley rats by single intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (STZ) at 45 mg kg -1 of body weight. A group comprised of 8 diabetic rats was treated with metformin at 100 mg kg -1 of body weight for reducing the elevated blood glucose level. The results revealed that, in the untreated diabetic rats, the body and testicular wei...

background bioflavonoids are well known for their multi directional biologic activity including antidiabetic effect. it has been demonstrated that flavonoids can act as insulin secretagogue or insulin mimetic agents. objectives this experimental study was designed in arak university of medical sciences, arak, iran, to investigate the effects of biochanin a (a bioflavonoid) on fasting blood gluc...

The effects of high calcium diet on body weight in OC treated rats are unknown. This study therefore investigated the effect of increasing dietary calcium from 0.9% to 2.5% on body weight, food ingestion, water intake, heart weight index and renal weight index in female Sprague-Dawley rats treated with a combination of OC steroids (ethinyloestradiol + norgestrel). The rats were assigned into th...

The aim of this study is the evaluation effect Afghan talkhak (Acroptilon Repens) root aqueous extract on blood glucose level diabetic rats. Rats were randomly divided into 5 groups (1 Normal, 1 Diabetic and 3 groups). Experimental diabetes was induced by single-dose intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection streptozotocin (55 mg/kg) in extracts groups. 72 hour later, induction approved received Acropti...

The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of obesity on flap and donor-site complications in patients undergoing free transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flap breast reconstruction. All patients undergoing breast reconstruction with free TRAM flaps at our institution from February 1, 1989, through May 31, 1998, were reviewed. Patients were divided into three groups based on...

Background: This study primarily aimed to investigate the possible association between the risk of suffering from Iron Deficiency (ID) and body weight status among a group of obese, overweight, and normal body weight children. The second aim of this study was to assess Serum Iron (SI), Serum Ferritin (SF), Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC), Hemoglobin (Hb), and Body Mass Index (BMI) among the ...