years. however, the nature and initial factors associated with this serious health problem have not been studied yet. methods: to understand this issue, a cross-sectional study was conducted and sixty treatment and nontreatment seekers who met the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, 4th ed., text revision (dsm.iv-tr) criteria for drug dependence with mean age of 28.7 (± 8.3) ...

lipopolysaccharide (lps) is an important structural component of the outer cell membrane complex of gram-negative microorganisms. its causative role in gram-negative bacteria-induced diseases and broad applications in different kinds of cell stimulation experiments provided a conceptual basis for studies directed at the isolation, purification, and detailed chemical characterization of lps. the...

introduction: nowadays various bone pain palliative therapeutic agents have been developed for bone metastases. among those, 153sm-ethylenediamine tetramethylene phosphonic acid (153sm-edtmp) is the major therapeutic agent which is widely used in the world. in this study, production, quality control and biodistribution studies of this therapeutic radiopharmaceutical have been presented and foll...