OBJECTIVE(S) The adverse effects of pyridaben on reproductive system in male animals are not well established. This study was designed to elucidate how pyridaben can effects the histomorphometric, hormonal alternations and reproductive functions of BALB/c mice. Materials and Methods : For this study, 80 adult and apparently healthy male BALB/c mice were divided into three groups Viz, control, t...

BACKGROUND Recently, activation-dependant structural brain plasticity in humans has been demonstrated in adults after three months of training a visio-motor skill. Learning three-ball cascade juggling was associated with a transient and highly selective increase in brain gray matter in the occipito-temporal cortex comprising the motion sensitive area hMT/V5 bilaterally. However, the exact time-...

Dietary fibre is widely recognized to have beneficial effect in-patients with NIDDM. In particular, water-soluble fibre has been associated with improved glycaemic control and lowering of blood lipid (1). These effects are not due to increased insulin secretion but probably due to increased secretion of VIP and GIP, increased cholesterol binding in the gut and increased intestinal transit time ...