florfenicol is a broad-spectrum antibiotic, widely used in veterinary medicine. the aim of this study was to determine florfenicol residues in the muscle and liver of cultured rainbow trout in iran by elisa. the samples were collected from three areas (kiar, ardal, and koohrang), considered as areas with high production of trout in the western part of iran. sampling was completed during the spr...

anzali wetland is one of the most important aquatic ecosystems of iran located at southwest of the caspian sea. this wetland is a habitat for valuable fish with vital role in life cycle of this ecosystem. assessment of pollutants concentration is rational due to complications of determining biological effects in a habitat. the present study examined the concentration of lead (pb) and cadmium (c...

purpose: to evaluate demographics and therapeutic outcomes of patients with third nerve palsy who had been treated between 1999 to 2009 at labbafinejad medical center. methods: in this retrospective study, we evaluated 52 patients with third nerve palsy who had been referred to labbafinejad medical center over a ten-year period. results: in this retrospective study, subjects who had been treate...

purpose: to report a case of partial agenesis of the inferior rectus muscle in a child who was presented because of ocular misalignment and a deficient depression of the right eye. patient and findings: the patient was a 4-year-old girl. preoperative ct scans confirmed the clinical diagnosis of inferior rectus agenesis. the patient underwent augmented transposition of horizontal recti muscles w...

abstract study design: a cross-sectional non-experimental study. objectives: to collectively detect the reliability and feasibility of the five types of clinical tests that have been used to measure endurance of the trunk muscles in subjects with and without low back pain (lbp) and identify the sensitivity of each test to predict the probability of the occurrence oflbp. background: testing spin...

objective(s): previous studies showed that skeletal muscle microcirculation was reduced in chronic heart failure. the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of endurance training on capillary and arteriolar density of fast and slow twitch muscles in rats with chronic heart failure. materials and methods: four weeks after surgeries (left anterior descending (lad) artery occlusion), chr...

purpose: to determine the anatomical location of the inferior oblique (io) muscle and any possible correlation between io overaction and io muscle mass. methods: in this interventional case series, eyes undergoing primary surgery for io overaction underwent measurement of the distance between io muscle borders from the limbus as well as muscle belly circumference, intraoperatively. results: ove...

background: lower limbs antigravity muscles weakness and decreased functional ability have significant role in falling. the aim of this study was to find the effects of aging on muscle strength and functional ability, determining the range of decreasing strength and functional ability and relationship between them in healthy women. methods: across-section study was performed on 101 healthy wome...

objective: patients with conversion disorder may be seen by different specialists in various clinics and emergency situations. however, there are not sufficient studies on the most effective treatment for this disabling illness. methods: in a clinical trial, we compared four treatment strategies muscle relaxation, suggestion, hypnosis and intravenous diazepam infusion, in 80 patients with acute...