background: female age and basal fsh level are independently associated with ivf outcome. they are both related to the same phenomenon, namely ovarian reserve. objective: to evaluate the effective role of serum fsh concentration at the start of treatment cycle on art outcome. materials and methods: a total of 207 women undergoing ivf and icsi cycles were included in this study. basal fsh concen...

background: lactic acidosis in cardiac surgical patients is a manifestation of systemic inflammation and excess pro-inflammatory cytokine production. this investigation was designed to integrate basic concepts about lactate acidosis with a clinically used of serum lactate in patients under coronary artery bypass surgery (cabg) by on pump method. methods: from august to september 2012, 15 patien...

Background Contact urticaria in atopic patients was described by Hannuksela [1], among others, in 1980. It generally appears within 30 min of allergen contact and, in the majority of cases, is restricted to the areas of contact; however, local spread and generalized urticaria in the sense of anaphylaxis are seen. Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma may also subsequently occur [2]. Von Krogh...

Omalizumab is marketed for chronic severe asthma patients who are allergic to perennial allergens. Our purpose was to investigate whether omalizumab is also effective in persistent severe asthma due to seasonal allergens. Thirty patients with oral corticosteroid-dependent asthma were treated with Omalizumab according to the dosing table. For each patient with asthma due to seasonal allergens, w...

In this study 71 head of conceiving ewe and their progeny (91 head) from the flock of Lori-Bakhtiari sheep (360 head), in Sholi Station were randomly selected to determine the relationship between the immunoglobulin (IgG) concentration in the ewe's serum and colostrum, and lamb's serum. Ewe blood sample, colostrum of ewe and blood of the lamb was taken 2 weeks before parturition, 1 to 8 hours a...

seventy six high and low producer cows were selected to determine the composition of theblood and milk parameters, and their interrelationships to determine the indices which could beuseful to improve the milk yield. the highest mean blood concentrations were found in highproducer cows. mean values for blood urea nitrogen (bun), serum protein (sptn), creatinine,triglycerides (tgs), cholesterol,...

kernicterus (bilirubin induced encephalopathy) is an uncommon disorder with tragic consequences, especially when it affects healthy term and near-term neonates. appointment of cut off value of total serum bilirubin level that have a safe margin for early prompt treatment, as a result, prevention of kernicterus. in our study, all of icteric neonates that admitted in our center in 1 year were enr...

antidiabetic action of garlic is established in animal studies. since all of the pervious studies have focused on the therapeutic role of garlic, this study investigated the preventive effect of garlic juice on biochemical factors and histological features in streptozotocin (stz)-induced diabetic rats. forty male rats were divided into five groups (n = 8): 1-normal group (n), 2-normal+garlic gr...

due to a narrow therapeutic range, measurment of theophylline serum levels is highly recommended in patients with a long-term theophylline therapy. in this regard, since blood sampling is an invasive method, exploring alternative methods using other biological fluids in particular saliva samples are targeted. this study was designed to determine any relationship between serum and saliva levels ...