Background: This study investigated the effects of estradiol on plasma calcium and prolactin cells of Heteropneustes fossilis kept in calcium-deficient and normal freshwater. Methods: Fish were deprived of food and divided into groups A-D. Group A and B were kept in artificial freshwater with normal electrolytes. Group C and D were maintained in calcium-deficient freshwater. Vehicle was admin...

objective: the aim of the present study was to elucidate the possible biochemical improving effect in lipid metabolic that may result from continuous treatment with green tea extract in normal albino rats and those rendered hyperlipidemic by long term supplementation of fat-enriched diet. materials and methods: fifty male albino rats aged six weeks with 200±10 g weight were randomly divided int...

Cultivating literacy awareness is an important work for schools to support the achievement of Program International Student Assessment (PISA) in Indonesia. One way cultivate a culture build reading habit. This aimed increase among student related School Literacy Movement (SLM). The activity conducted on March 1, 2022,until June 23, 2022, through Kampus Mengajar program. All from first grade unt...

Immunoreactive erythropoietin (Ep) was measured in normoxic and hypoxic (0.5 atm; 18 hours) fetal rats from day 14 to day 21 of gestation and in neonatal rats from birth to weaning, and was compared to the adult rat. Amniotic fluid (AF) Ep was approximately 100 mU/mL on day 14 and 15, and decreased to 20 mU/mL on day 20, with no difference between the hypoxic and normoxic mothers. Only on day 2...

BACKGROUND The pre-transplant model for end-stage liver disease (pre-MELD) score is controversial regarding its ability to predict patient mortality after liver transplantation (LT). Prominent changes in physical conditions through the surgery may require a post-transplant indicator for better mortality prediction. We aimed to investigate whether the post-transplant MELD (post-MELD) score can b...