PURPOSE To evaluate the effects of Ecballium elaterium (EE), Elaterium officinarum, in postoperative intraperitoneal adhesions in rats. METHODS Thirty rats were divided into three groups and underwent midline laparotomy under 35 mg/kg ketamine and 5 mg/kg xylazine anaesthesia. In group 1 (n=10), the sham operation group, the abdominal walls were closed without any process. In group 2 (n=10), ...

. eight holstein cows in early lactating stage were used in a 4×4 change-over design within 4 periods of 21-d to determine the effects of alfalfa hay particle size and soybean oil supplementation on intake, digestibility, ruminal and blood metabolites, chewing activity, milk yield and compositions. four total mixed rations containing 20, 20 and 60% corn silage, alfalfa hay and concentrate respe...

Eight multiparous, ruminally cannulated Holstein cows averaging 40 d in milk and 575 kg BW at the start of trial were in a replicated 4 x 4 Latin square arrangement (28-d periods) to determine the effects of dietary nonfiber carbohydrate (NFC) level and Aspergillus oryzae fermentation extract (AO) on intake, milk production, and nutrient digestibility. Treatments were 42 or 35% NFC and 0 or 3 g...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the intake and nutrient digestibility, nitrogen balance and ruminal ammonia nitrogen in lambs of diets containing different levels of residual frying oil. METHODS Levels of 0, 20, 40, 60, and 80 g/kg dry matter (DM) base of residual frying oil in the diets of lambs were evaluated. Five castrated lambs with initial body weights of 36.8±3.3 ...

Octylphenol (OP) and bisphenol A (BPA) are known as endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). During pregnancy, the expression of steroid hormone receptors is controlled by maternal and fetal nutrition. To evaluate the impact of EDCs during pregnancy, ethinyl estradiol (EE, 0.2 mg/kg/day), OP (50 mg/kg/day), and BPA (50 mg/kg/day) were administered to pregnant mice. The mRNA levels of TRPV6 (trans...

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a common metabolic circumstance characterized by high blood glucose level and partial or absolute impairment of insulin secretion. Diabetes in females leads to sexual disorders such as loss of libido, low ovulation rate and disorder in oocyte maturation. Therefore the current study was designed to evaluate the protective effect of Equisetum arvense alcoholic ext...

We have measured the metabolic response to sequential administration of propacetamol, metamizol and/or external cooling in 20 febrile patients under sedation and analgesia and during mechanical ventilation. There was no change in temperature (T degree) after propacetamol therapy, whereas after metamizol only a small decrease was noted (from 38.9 (SEM 0.2) to 38.5 (0.3) degrees C; P = 0.02). Ext...