objective(s) it is well known that prenatal stresses (ps) induce a variety of neurobiological and behavioral alterations, some of them involving the hippocampal formation. this study aimed to determine whether restraint stress influences the neuronal volume and number of granule cells in the hippocampus of adult rat offspring. materials and methods ten wistar pregnant rats were randomly divided...

background: autologous skin graft is frequently used in the field of plastic, and reconstructive surgery. the engraftment is dependent upon revascularization and angiogenesis, which can be regulated by different factors. in addition to its hematopoietic effects, erythropoietin is shown to positively affect the wound healing process. objectives: we studied effects of human erythropoietin on reva...

background: increase in world population is one of the serious and threatening issues in this century. therefore, it is vitally important to find safe and effective contraceptive methods, especially for men which already have few choices in this regard. medicinal plants that were used for contraception in ancient times could be good sources of investigation in this filed. ruta graveolens l. is ...

Objective: In this study aimed at evaluating the antifertility effect of the methanolic extract of Abelmoschus esculentus (okro) fruit using albino wistar rat. Methods: Fifty adult male rats weighing 200g to 300g were weighed and divided into five groups of five rats each. Group1 served as the control and were given water and normal rat chaw while groups 2, 3, 4 and 5 served as the test groups ...

Objective: Acute and chronic ethanol consumption cause oxidative stress and ginger improves suchconditions. In this study, the protective effects of ginger were studied on indices of oxidative stress, total homocysteinelevel and the level of the some of the oxidative stress-associated trace elements against toxicity induced by ethanol in rat eye. Materials and Met...