hydroalcoholic extract of pycnocycla spinosa has spasmolytic action in vitro . at oral dose of 250 m g/kg it inhibits castor oil induced diarrhea in mice. if p. spinosa extract has no serious adverse effect, it would be a good alternative medicine for treatment of diarrhoea and abdominal spasm. in this research, overall systemic effect of p. spinosa extract on mice behavior and reaction was inv...

background: reduction of physical activity among people is one of the most important problems of society which is resulted from life industrialization. the aim of this study was to survey knowledge and theory of planned behavior constructs inclusive attitude, intention, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control regarding girl student’s physical activity in naein payam noor university in...

Repeated administration of nicotine causes incentive and behavioral sensitization in animals. Ascorbic acid administration inhibits some effects of nicotine. In the present study, the effect of ascorbic acid administration on nicotine-induced behavioral sensitization in Male Swiss-Webster mice (20-25 g) was investigated. Animals were injected with nicotine (0.25 mg/kg, i.p.) once daily for seve...

background: regular physical activity is ranked as a leading health indicator. despite the extensive benefits of physical activity, elder people are much less active than desired. using theory of planned behavior (tpb) and the self-efficacy construct, this study examined the prediction of physical activity intention and behavior in a sample of elderly male resident of a nursing home. methods: i...