Background and Study Aim. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects different types contractions on muscle damage fatigue in sedentary individuals.
 Material Methods. Thirty healthy male individuals participated study. Strength training applied was 3 times a week for 8 weeks. Before study, loads were determined by making maximal force measurements all subjects. 30 subjects partic...

this study was aimed to evaluate the effect of gnrh injection on semen ejaculate characteristics in awassi rams collected in breeding and non breeding seasons. the study was conducted in late summer to early autumn when breeding activity commences, and in winter during the non breeding season. twelve mature awassi rams were used in this study. animals were randomly allocated into two equal grou...

Abbreviations: VGKC: Voltage-gated Potassium Channel; NMDAR: N-methyl, D-aspartate Receptor; LGI 1: Leucin-Rich Glioma-Inactivated-1; CASPR 2: Contact in-Associated Protein-2; SE: Status Epilepticus; WBC: White Blood Count; ALT: Alanine Transaminases; AST: Aspartate Transaminases; HSV-1: Herpes Simplex Virus; PCR : Polymerase Chain Reaction; EEG: Electro Encephalogram; CT: Computed Tomography; ...

The chemopreventive effects of kolaviron, a natural antioxidant bioflavonoid from the seeds of Garcinia kola, on aflatoxin B1 (AFB1)-induced genotoxicity and hepatic oxidative damage was investigated in rats. Kolaviron administered orally at a dose of 200 mg/kg once a day for the first 2 weeks and then 100 mg/kg twice a day for the last 4 weeks of AFB1 (2 mg/kg, single dose, intraperitoneal) tr...

The current study was conducted to investigate the effect of sodium fluoride (NaF) on the oxidative stress and apoptosis as well as their relationship in the mouse liver by using methods of flow cytometry, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), western blot, biochemistry and experimental pathology. 240 four-week-old ICR mice were randomly divided into 4 groups and exposed t...

the objective of this experiment was to determine the effect of long-term low-dose administration of lead (pb) on thyroid function in sheep. in this experiment 10 healthy iranian male sheep, aged about oneyear- old were randomly allocated into two equal groups of control (n = 5) and experiment (n = 5). both groups were kept under the same conditions of food and environment. the treatment group ...

OBJECTIVES Turnip leaf has been used in folk medicine of Iran for the treatment of diabetes. However,so far no scientific study has been done to support its use in traditional medicine. The present study was carried out to evaluate the possible hypoglycemic efficacy of aqueous extract of turnip leaf (AETL) in diabetic rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Alloxan-induced diabetic rats were orally treat...

Overt hypothyroidism frequently leads to liver dysfunction. Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) is linked to abnormalities of lipoprotein metabolism, however, data on liver function are lacking. We analyzed the effects of L-thyroxine (L-T4) therapy on liver function and their association with changes of serum lipoproteins in SCH as part of a prospective, double-blind study. 66 women with SCH were ...

Synthetic food colorants are widely added to in order attract the consumer. Many researchers have incriminated these additives for causing some problems human health. This research was conducted determinate toxic effects of selected synthetic dyes (A, B and C) biochemical parameters male albino rats acute test. The limit test dose 5000 mg/kg administered four then observed individually 1hour po...