thirty young, healthy, nonsmoking women (mean age approximately 28 years) taking low-dose oral contraceptive pills were recruited for the study of the effects of these pills on coagulating factors. twenty subjects were taking ld pill (ethinyl estradiol 0.03 mg, levonorgestrel 0.15 mg) and 10 others were taking cilest (ethinyl estradiol 0.035 mg, norgestimate 0.25 mg) for six months. the control...

introduction: although the initial hypothesis for the action of doxepin was based on the inhibition of the reuptake of neurotransmitters, it has been suggested that it may also involve other mechanisms. therefore, this study aims to investigate the effect of doxepin on spatial memory, tumor necrosis factor alpha (tnf-α) level, expression of pro-apoptotic (bad and bax) and anti-apoptotic (bcl-2)...

the effect of dose and regimen of organic acids on micro-flora and morphology of small intestine were studied in a total of 300 male day old broiler chicks using completely randomized design. salkil had no significant effects on the number of villi per view field and percent of convoluted villi. salkil had a significant effect on the number of tongue, ridge shaped (p

Introduction: Astrocytes have an important role in many neurodegenerative diseases. Active astrocytes release inflammatory factors such as NO and ILs. Shikonin, a naphthoquinone pigment of Lithospermum erythrorhizon roots has anti-inflammatory and antitumoral effects. The present study aims to investigate the anti-inflammatory and toxic effects of Shikonin on cultured astrocytes. Methods...