OBJECTIVES The purpose of current study was to determine the effect of Phaleria macrocarpa (P. macrocarpa) fruits aqueous extract on reproductive performance of adult male rats by assessing the serum testosterone level and evaluating their libido behavior. METHODS AND MATERIALS Eighteen male adult Spraque Dawley rats were divided into three groups and designated as treatment (240 mg/kg P. mac...

objective: herbal medicine and medical plants such as ziziphus jujuba are widely used in the treatment of diseases such as diabetes mellitus. we investigated the effects of ethanol extracts of ziziphus jujuba fruit on serum glucose, triglycerides, ldl-cholesterol, hdl-cholesterol, cholesterol and activities of aminotransferase enzymes in streptozocin-induced diabetic adult male rats. materials ...

Methylphenidate (MPH) is the active ingredient in Ritalin, although effective treating ofthe attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), its neurostimulation action attractiveamong students order to increase focus or improving student performance. In context Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) concept, states that insults incritical phases development, as peripubertal perio...

Background: Formaldehyde (FA) is a suspected reproductive toxicant, which may cause significant adverse effects on human reproductive system. Given to its widespread use in occupational setting, and more recently, in several industries related to construction and household products, everyone may be exposed to FA. This study was designed to determine the effect of FA and to investigate possible ...

Macroscopic and microscopic study of the testis after vasectomy and ligation of vasefferentia of testis in adult male albino rats. a b c d Original Article Vasectomy Fertility Adult male albino rats Sexual potency The present study is done to reassess the effects of ligation of excurrent duct system of testis at different levels in adult male albino rats and to study the long term effects of va...

Materials and methods twelve newborn female Wistar rats were used, and half of them submitted to saline solution administration (control) and the other half were administrated monosodium glutamate solution, 4.0 mg/Kg body weight (obese) in neonatal period. At adult age (90 days of life) these female rats were mated with health male rats and the male offspring were used, divided into two groups:...

BACKGROUND The effects of acute and repeated treatment with desipramine on the functional response of alpha2-adrenoceptors were tested in adult and 13-day old rats. The functional response measured was hypothermia that was induced by brimonidine, an alpha2-adrenoceptor agonist. The change in the extent of the brimonidine-induced hypothermia following pretreatment with either single or 4 twice-d...

The purpose of this study was to determine whether chronic administration of Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) during adolescence would (1) modify any sex-specific effects of THC on learning and (2) affect the development of tolerance to THC as an adult. Male and female rats received daily injections of saline or 5.6 mg/kg of THC from postnatal day 35-75, yielding four groups (female/saline, fema...

Early life stress poses a risk for the development of psychopathologies characterized by disturbed emotional, social, and cognitive performance. We used maternal separation (MS, 3h daily, postnatal days 1-14) to test whether early life stress impairs social recognition performance in juvenile (5-week-old) and adult (16-week-old) male Wistar rats. Social recognition was tested in the social disc...