In the 14 July 1997, issue of Lancet, Schlemper et al. [1] reported a study in which four Japanese and four Western pathologists (from the United States, Canada, Germany, and Finland) compared their diagnoses of gastric biopsy and resection specimens having epithelial lesions ranging from reactive, through preneoplastic, to invasive carcinoma. These pathologists independently classified microsc...

The increased energy required for acute moderate exercise by skeletal muscle (SkM) is derived equally from enhanced fatty acid (FA) oxidation and glucose oxidation. Availability of FA also influences contracting SkM metabolic responses. Whole body glucose turnover and SkM glucose metabolic responses were determined in paired dog studies during 1) a 30-min moderate exercise (maximal oxygen consu...

The effects of methoxamine and nitroglycerin on measurements of large vessel (left circumflex) coronary dimensions were examined in eight conscious dogs using an ultrasonic dimension gauge, and total coronary resistance was calculated from measurements of arterial pressure and coronary blood flow. Methoxamine (50 mug/kg per min), after transiently increasing left circumflex coronary dimensions,...

rosa damascena mill l., known as gole mohammadi in iran is one of the most important species of rosaceae family flowers. r. damascena is an ornamental plant and beside perfuming effect, several pharmacological properties including anti-hiv, antibacterial, antioxidant, antitussive, hypnotic, antidiabetic, and relaxant effect on tracheal chains have been reported for this plant. this article is a...

Objective: Rose oil is obtained from the petals of difference Rosa species especially Rosa centifolia L. and Rosa damascena Mill. Various pharmacological properties have been attributed to rose oil. The aim of the present study was to review the rose oil therapeutic effects which had been clinically evaluated in trial studies. Materials and Methods: Google scholar, PubMed, Cochrane Library, and...

Case Description- An eleven-year-old Golden retriever male dog (dog I) and a four-year-old neutered Toy Terrier (dog II) were referred to Small Animal Clinic. Dog I was suffered from   partial loss of vision and engorgement of episcleral vessels of his right eye and dog II was blind. Intraocular pressure (IOP) of right eye was 37.8 mmHg in dog  I  and 34.5 and 31.6 mmHg in the right and left...