This study was conducted to assess the preventive effect of aqueous extract of Berberis integerrima Bge. root (AEBIR) on liver damage and oxidative stress induced by diabetes mellitus in rats. Forty male rats were divided into 5 groups as follows: 1- normal (N); 2- normal + barberry (N+B) (they received barberry root extract for 6 weeks); 3- diabetic (D) (they received Streptozotocin (STZ), 65 ...

This study was conducted to assess the preventive effect of aqueous extract of Berberis integerrima Bge. root (AEBIR) on liver damage and oxidative stress induced by diabetes mellitus in rats. Forty male rats were divided into 5 groups as follows: 1- normal (N); 2- normal + barberry (N+B) (they received barberry root extract for 6 weeks); 3- diabetic (D) (they received Streptozotocin (STZ), 65 ...

BACKGROUND Clonidine, an α-2 adrenergic agonist, is used in the perioperative period and in intensive care for the management of hypertension. The in vivo and in vitro effects of clonidine on the actions of nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking drugs are conflicting. We evaluated the potency and time course of rocuronium-induced neuromuscular block after prolonged pretreatment with clonidine i...

Aim: The experiment was carried out, to find out the impact of integrated use inorganic, organic and biofertilizers on growth, yield quality pea (Pisum sativum L.).
 Study Design: Experiment laid in randomized block design (RBD) with three replications. Azad P-3 variety grown evaluate effect different treatments.
 Place Duration Study: It conducted during 2021 at Experimental Farm Fac...

In vitro flowering and effective micropropagation protocol were studied in Swertia chirayita, an important medicinal plant using axillary bud explants. The Murashige and Skoog's medium (MS) supplemented with benzyl amino purine (BAP) 1.0 mg L(-1) and adenine sulfate 70.0 mg L(-1) was found optimum for production of multiple shoots. In the present study, incubation of flowering cultures on BAP s...

The patterns of nitrate reductase activity (NRA) in the leaves (in vivo assay) and root nodule nitrogenase activity (C(2)H(2) reduction) were investigated throughout the season in field-grown Phaseolus vulgaris plants.Maximal NRA (per g fresh weight) occurred at early stages of leaf development but total activity (per leaf) was maximal when the leaf reached full size. In mature plants, most NRA...

During floral induction and flower development plants undergo delicate phase changes which are under tight molecular control. MADS-box transcription factors have been shown to play pivotal roles during these transition phases. SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE (SVP) and AGAMOUS LIKE 24 (AGL24) are important regulators both during the transition to flowering and during flower development. During vegetative...

The objectives of this experiment were to determine the effects of different application rates of an enzyme hydrolyzed animal protein biostimulant (Pepton) compared to a standard application rate of a biostimulant derived from seaweed extract (Acadian) on plant growth parameters and yield of gold cherry tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.). Biostimulant treatments were applied starting at 15 days...

Drs C A HENDERSON and A S HIGHET (York District Hospital, York Y03 7HE) write: We report three cases of depression associated with etretinate treatment. In 1984 a 49 year old, 90 kg man with plaque psoriasis started taking etretinate 100 mg/day. Despite a reduction in dose the drug had to be discontinued owing to peeling skin, thinning hair, and depression. These effects resolved a few weeks la...