objective: carthamus tinctorius l. (safflower) is a member of the asteraceae family which had been classified as a fertility regulator in the traditional medicine. the purpose of this study was to investigate its possible effects on the ovarian histomorphology and the levels of female reproductive hormones in the mice. materials and methods: sixty adult female balb/c mice were selected and rand...

Diarrhea is a disease that still health problem worldwide; one of the causes Shigella flexneri. Non-dairy probiotic functional foods and beverages are gaining popularity, with researchers seeking to assuage consumer concerns regarding lactose intolerance veganism. Coffee has anti-inflammatory antibacterial properties. This study aims determine effect mixture Lampung Robusta coffee extract Lacto...

Background. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) therapy complicates up to 10% of pregnancies. During therapy, SSRIs exert pleiotropic antidepressant, anorexigenic, and neurotrophic effects. Intrauterine SSRI exposure has been modeled by neonatal administration to developmentally immature rodents, and it has paradoxically elicited features of adult depression. We hypothesized neonatal ...

With aging, the skeletal muscles of humans sustain decreases of approximately 30% in mass and maximum force. Contraction-induced injury may contribute to these declines. When a 225 lengthening contraction protocol (LCP) was administered to small, non-weight-bearing muscles of mice, muscles of young/adult mice recovered completely, whereas those of old mice sustained permanent deficits of 20% in...

Background Pyrethroids are commonly used as insecticides for both household and agricultural applications, and have recently been linked to endocrine disruption. Cypermethrin is a type П pyrethroid which is used widely throughout the world. The present study was aimed to investigate the effects of cypermethrin on the sexual behaviour and plasma level of pituitary-gonadal hormones of adult male ...