the mechanism by which lead may cause a perturbotion in the nevous system is through the nitric oxide synthase. in this study the effect of lead acetate on the hippocampal constitutive nitric oxide production was studied. the variation in the nitric oxide production may contribute to physiological lead neurotoxicity in vivo. different concentrations of lead acetate (10-9 to 10-6 m), wre added t...

results the mean number and size of betz cells in the stressed group decreased significantly compared to those in the control group (p < 0.05). qualitative observations revealed chromatolysis of nissl bodies, nucleus condensation, and a decrease in neural processes. the mean number of apoptotic cells in the stressed group were also significantly increased compared to that of the control group (...

objective(s):this study was carried out to evaluate the effect of maternal morphine exposure during gestational and lactation period on pyramidal neurons of hippocampus in 18 and 32 day mice offspring. materials and methods: thirty female mice were randomly allocated into cases and controls. in case group, animals received morphinesulfate 10 mg/kg.body weight intraperitoneally during 7 days bef...

Objective(s):Growing evidence indicates that extract of Ginkgo biloba (EGb) attenuates hippocampal-dependent memory deficit in aged individuals; however, very little is known about the effect of EGb on the structure of hippocampus. Therefore we examined the EGb-induced morphological changes of the Cornu Ammonis (CA) region in aged rats. Materials and Methods: Sixteen aged male Wistar rats, 24 ...

In this paper, the morphology of chemically etched silicon with various concentration  is reported. The surface of Silicon (100) has pyramidal structures which can be used for anti-reflection applications in solar cells. Pyramidal structures can capture incident sun light therefore can enhance the efficiency of silicon solar cells. The structure of silicon pyramid was studied using scanni...

objective(s):growing evidence indicates that extract of ginkgo biloba (egb) attenuates hippocampal-dependent memory deficit in aged individuals; however, very little is known about the effect of egb on the structure of hippocampus. therefore we examined the egb-induced morphological changes of the cornu ammonis (ca) region in aged rats. materials and methods: sixteen aged male wistar rats, 24 m...

introduction: (s)- 3,5-dihydroxyphenylglycine (dhpg) is an agonist for group i metabotropic glutamate receptors. dhpg-induced synaptic depression of excitatory synapses on hippocampal pyramidal neurons is well known model for synaptic plasticity studies. the aim of the present study was to examine the effects of dhpg superfusion on excitatory synapses on pyramidal and fast-spiking gabaergic cel...

introduction: although aging is the most important risk factor for alzheimer&apos;s disease (ad), there is evidence indicating that neuroinflammation may contribute to the development and progression of the disease. several studies indicated that minocycline may exert neuroprotective effects in rodent models of neurodegenerative diseases. nevertheless, there are also other studies implying that...