Morphological description of sand,flies has remained a neglected area. The different organs used in taxonomy have not yet been described adequatelAy with the scanning electron microscopy (SEM). We have examined the external genital structures offemales of three Old World phlebotomine sand,flies under SEMand recorded the morphological variations of the organs. We have,found the,female external g...

Background and Aims: Cola acuminata pod extract (CAPE) is used in Nigerian traditional medicine to treat low sperm count in males. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the effects of CAPE on the reproductive system of male albino rats. Materials and Methods: Preliminary acute toxicity testing, phytochemical screening, proximate analysis, and determination of vitamin E concentration were perf...

objective: in order to empower infertile clients and provide high quality patient-centered infertility care, it is necessary to recognize and meetinfertile clients’ educational needs.this study aimed toexamine infertility clients’ knowledge,and subsequently their education needs given their attitudinal approach to infertility education in infertile clientsundergoing assisted reproduction treatm...

Birth defects are structural abnormalities which develop in foetuses during their intrauterine life. Depending on the underlying cause, birth defects may affect one or more organ systems and sometimes present as recognizable syndromes. According to large series studies, defects of the heart (affecting about 1 in every 100 to 200 livebirths), neural tube (affecting 1 of every 1000 pregnancies), ...

the results of 10 year clinico - pathologic study about female genital tuberculosis in isfahan are reported. the main aims of this investigation were to study and review the tuberculosis of female genital tract to evaluate the influence of treatment and above all, to attempt to gain a better insight into the relation of infertility to this disease. in this study the following points have been t...

The Gld gene of Drosophila melanogaster is transiently expressed during every stage of development. The temporal pattern of Gld expression is highly correlated with that of ecdysteroids. Exogeneous treatment of third instar larvae with 20-hydroxyecdysone induces the accumulation of Gld mRNA in the hypoderm and anterior spiracular gland cells. During metamorphosis Gld is expressed in a variety o...