This study continues a longitudinal analysis of rhesus macaque social behavior following bilateral neonatal ibotenic acid lesions of the amygdala or hippocampus, or sham operations. The social behavior of female subjects was evaluated at a critical developmental time point-the transition to adulthood. At approximately 4 years of age, female subjects were housed in small groups with other female...

Objective(s) Ocimum basilicum L. is widely used in folk medicine of many countries including Iran. Both O. basilicum and its oil extract have received considerable attention for their potential medicinal properties, but there are a few reports about possible toxicity of this plant. Therefore, in the present study, acute and subchronic toxicity of O. basilicum hydroalcohlic extract have been ev...

in the present study, the effects of pregnant nmri mice restraint stress on the responsibility of their children to the behavioral properties of morphine, sulpiride and dextromethorphan were investigated in the f2 generation. twenty four pregnant nmri female mice (w: 25 g) were divided into the experimental and control groups (n = 12/group). animals in the experimental group were kept in the re...

Repeated administration of morphine sensitizes animals to the stimulant and rewarding properties of the drug. It may also alter the expression and function of GABA receptors within the ventral tegmental area (VTA), a midbrain region that is implicated in morphine action. In the present study, the effect of activation of GABAB receptor subtypes within the VTA on morphine-induced incentive sensit...

Repeated administration of morphine sensitizes animals to the stimulant and rewarding properties of the drug. It may also alter the expression and function of GABA receptors within the ventral tegmental area (VTA), a midbrain region that is implicated in morphine action. In the present study, the effect of activation of GABAB receptor subtypes within the VTA on morphine-induced incentive sensit...

list of mammals successfully cloned from adult cells almost adds up to a complete farmyard, lacking only the dog and the farmer. The cloned farmyard inventory demonstrates how much cloning research is guided by economic considerations rather than scientific curiosity. The mouse is the only traditional laboratory animal here. Each addition to the list of cloned species creates a different kind o...

Received: 21/11/2013 Revised: 19/12/12013 Accepted: 20/12/2013 Abstract The relationship between nutrition and reproduction is a topic of increasing importance and concern among dairy producers, veterinarians, feed dealers and extension workers. Nutritional deficiencies cause various reproductive problems. Therefore, the recommendation has been made to feed the cows for top production. Then, th...