Diffuse cystic lung diseases are characterized by cysts in more than one lung lobe, the cysts originating from various mechanisms, including the expansion of the distal airspaces due to airway obstruction, necrosis of the airway walls, and parenchymal destruction. The progression of these diseases is variable. One essential tool in the evaluation of these diseases is HRCT, because it improves t...

PCOS is one of the most common endocrine disorders among women between 12 and 45 years age, affecting 5-10% women. The patients were included in current study based on criteria Rotterdam diagnosis polycystic ovarian syndrome with at least two following three criteria: menstrual cycle disorder, chemical for high levels androgen, detection ovary using ultrasound (10 or more cysts 2-10 mm diameter...

BACKGROUND Cystic ovarian disease is an important cause of infertility that affects bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and even human beings. Alterations in the ovarian micro-environment of females with follicular cysts could alter the normal processes of proliferation and programmed cell death in ovarian cells. Thus, our objective was to evaluate apoptosis and proliferation in ovarian ...

The clinical outcomes of seven girls presenting with pseudosexual precocity caused by isolated autonomous ovarian follicular cysts are presented. Six of the seven girls, aged 11 months to 6.9 years, had a unilateral ovarian cyst detected by ultrasound at the first acute episode. Plasma oestradiol was raised in only five of the cases, but all had a low response to luteinising hormone releasing h...

objective: sera from 186 sheep (93 rams and 93ewes) from tabriz, north-west of iran were evaluated for antibodies to toxoplasma gondii using a commercial elisa kit. methods: the animals were divided into two age groups (< 2 years, and > 2 years). results: antibodies to t. gondii were found in 13 of 186 sheep (6.98%). infection rate in ewes was higher than rams but this difference was not signif...

The first aim of the research conducted as part of this thesis was to investigate the expression and activities of 11PHSD enzymes in porcine mural granulosa cells and COCs from small, medium and large antral follicles, as well as from ovarian cysts. Both cloned lipHSD enzymes (11 PHSD 1 and 11PHSD2) were expressed in porcine granulosa cells however the results of the expression studies in COCs ...