the objective of the present study was to estimate heritability values for some performance and egg quality traits of native fowl in isfahan breeding center using reml and bayesian approaches. the records were about 51521 and 975 for performance and egg quality traits, respectively. at the first step, variance components were estimated for body weight at hatch (bw0), body weight at 8 weeks of a...

The effect of bacteria on the production of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and PGE2 metabolites by fetal membranes has been investigated. Live bacteria stimulated a large increase in the levels of PGE2 metabolites, but only a small increase in the levels of PGE2 on the fetal side of the membranes. No significant changes in the levels of PGE2 or its metabolites were found on the maternal side. Bacteria...

how to cite this article: talebian a, goudarzi rm, mohammadzadeh m , mirzadeh as. vincristine-induced cranial neuropathy. iran j child neurol. 2014 winter; 8(1):66-68.   abstract vincristine (vcr) is a vinca alkaloid that is used for treatment of many malignancies. the vinca alkaloids are neurotoxic, usually causing a peripheral neuropathy, but cranial neuropathies are rare as side effects.  de...

remifentanil is an ultra short acting opioid that is suitable for many operations and is wildly used for induction and maintenance of anesthesia. in this article we have reported the incidence of abdominal pain after cataract surgery in patients with remifentanil based anesthesia. this study is a randomized single blind clinical trial on 300 patients who were candidates for elective cataract su...

this cross sectional study was carried out between 1993 to 1998 at razi skin hospital, the affiliated dermatology department of tehran university of medical sciences. eight hundred patients receiving etretinate for various skin diseases took part in this study. among them, 457 patients with first admission to dermatologic clinic who had at least four regular sequential visits and responding to ...

Background & Aims: Due to the importance of a suitable treatment for nausea and vomiting during pregnancy and reducing maternal and fetal complications, and the beneficial effect of Ondansetron in the treatment of nausea and vomiting compared with promethazine, this study was performed. Methods: In this case-control study, 60 pregnant women under 20 weeks of gestation with hyperemesis gravidaru...

ôbjective: to compare the effectiveness and safety of the methylphenidate produced in ïran (stimdate®) with its original brand (ritalin®) in children with âttention deficit hyperactivity disorder (âdhd). methods: ïn this double-blinded randomized clinical trial, 30 patients with âdhd who were 6 to 16 years old, were divided into two groups: 15 in stimdate® and 15 in ritalin® group. the two grou...

introduction:   although there no agreement about best way for relieving  pain in delivery, finding an appropriate method with the lowest pain and drug dose and side effect shoud be considered. the aim of this study is to compare the analgesic efficacy and side effects of remifentanil and meperidine as two methods of pain relieving in obstetrics during an uncomplicated labor.  materials and met...

Regulators such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have elaborate, multi-year processes for approving new drugs as safe and effective. Nonetheless, in recent years, several approved drugs have been withdrawn from the market because of serious and sometimes fatal side effects. We describe statistical methods for post-approval data analysis that attempt to detect drug safety problems as qui...

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