Background and Aims: Diabetes mellitus is accompanied with higher incidence of cardiovascular disorders. There is some evidence on antidiabetic potential of silymarin. In this study the effect of chronic administration of silymarin on contractile-relaxation response of thoracic aorta of diabetic rats was investigated. Methods: In this experimental study, male Wistar rats were divided into 5 gro...

in this report, the clinical course and treatment response of 210 patients with grawes’ disease referred to the research institute for nuclear medicine were studied. the disease was more common in 3rd and 4th decades and more frequent in women (f/m=4). treatment response with antithyroid drugs was about 50%, whereas 80% of the patients treated by i-131 showed positive response. there was no mea...