thirty multiparous holstein dairy cows with average body weights of 687±15 kg and body condition scores of 3.25±0.15 were allocated to 1 out of each 3 groups, immediately after parturition (dim=11) and in a completely randomized design. the first group was fed diet low in rumen undegradable protein (rup; 5.1% of dry matter), the second group fed with medium rup (7.2% of dry matter) while the th...

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between serum level of testosterone and sex hormone-binding globulin in men with type 2 diabetes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this case-control study, forty men aged 40-70 with type 2 diabetes mellitus were randomly selected and compared with 40 non-diabetic men. The two groups were matched for their age and BMI. After complete observation and examination...

In order to investigate the effect of celery,sour apple and carrot on some of the biochemical parameters of serum from diabetic rats,25 male adult rats were selected.the rats were divided into 5 groups.a group consisting of 5 rats were chosen as the control group and diabetes mellitus was induced in 20 out of 25 adult male albino rats using intraperitoneal injection of 170mg/kg(body weight) of ...

Abnormal sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) and hormone concentrations are the cause or consequence of cardiometabolic diseases, however, clinical correlates SHBG is clearly less understood. In our study we investigate sex- age-specific serum levels their association with cardiovascular risk (CVR) factors high-risk conditions in an adult cohort Italian population. Data from 1176 men 2236 women...

abstract background: lymphoproliferative disorders are among the most serious and potentially fatal complications of chronic immunosuppression in kidney transplant recipients. the principle risk factors for development of ptld are the degree of overall immunosuppression and the ebv serostatus of the recipient. in this study, the risk of ptld in kidney transplant recipients who received anti- ly...

Some prospective studies showed that rabbit antithymocyte globulin was inferior to horse antithymocyte globulin as first-line therapy for patients with severe aplastic anemia. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical outcome of 455 children with severe aplastic anemia who received horse antithymocyte globulin (n=297) or rabbit antithymocyte globulin (n=158) combined with cyclosporine as first-l...

1. Zinc deficiency was produced experimentally in guinea-pigs fed on a diet containing 1.25 mg Zn/kg diet over a period of 60 d. In addition, the response of the Zn-deficient (ZnD) animals to Zn supplementation was studied for 15 d. 2. In the ZnD group a significant reduction was found in serum Zn and protein concentrations and in alkaline phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.1; AP) activity from day 24 onwar...

Kinetic analyses have indicated that moderate hydrostatic pressures, up to some 700 atmospheres, oppose reversible and irreversible denaturations of certain enzyme systems, apparent at temperatures above the normal optimum of the enzyme reaction, as well as at lower temperatures in the presence of denaturants such as alcohol (14). Qualitative observations have shown that such pressures also ret...