conclusions in conclusion, the prevalence of sga was approximately one tenth of all pregnancies. sga incidence was associated with nulliparity and more frequently seen in lower age group. results of 312 pregnant women, 33 had sga fetuses. the average of body mass index (bmi) was lower in sga group than non-sga. pulsatility index has no stastical meaningful between sga and nonsga groups. in gest...

Studies were conducted in Swiss (CD-1) mice to evaluate the potential of inhaled vapors of methyl isocyanate (MIC) to affect reproduction and development. Inhaled MIC at concentrations of 0, 1, or 3 ppm, 6 hr per day during days 14 through 17 of gestation caused a significant increase in the number of dead fetuses at birth and caused a significant decrease in neonatal survival during lactation....

the thyroid structural changes in pregnant ewes and their fetuses were investigated. out of 100 pairs of thyroid glands collected from ewes and their fetuses at the local municipal abattoir in ahvaz city of khuzestan province, multiple lesions were seen in 59% and 21% of the thyroid glands of ewes and fetuses, respectively. histologically, ninety nine lesions in the ewes and twenty two lesions ...

The thyroid structural changes in pregnant ewes and their fetuses were investigated. Out of 100 pairs of thyroid glands collected from ewes and their fetuses at the local municipal abattoir in Ahvaz city of Khuzestan province, multiple lesions were seen in 59% and 21% of the thyroid glands of ewes and fetuses, respectively. Histologically, ninety nine lesions in the ewes and twenty two lesions...

introduction: prenatal stress has deleterious effects on the development of the brain and is associated with behavioral and psychosocial problems in childhood and adulthood. this study aimed to determine the protective effect of l-arginine on fetal brain under maternal stress. methods: twenty pregnant wistar rats (weighting 200-230 g) were randomly divided into 4 groups (n=5 for each group). th...

objective(s) quinazolinones are heterocyclic compounds, with biological and pharmacological activities, such as inhibiting some proteins, enzymes and reducing blood lipids. materials and methods following previous results of our group, effects of two new derivatives of quinazolinones 9(3)-quinazolinone-2-propyl-2-phenylethyl (qppe) and 9(3)-quinazolinone-2-ethyl-2-phenylethyl (qepe) on livers, ...

Health of the mother is known to affect sex-ratio offspring in sexually dimorphic mammals. Both density-dependent and environmental factors (conditions at present, or seasonal conditions year before) could impact health mother. There are however two opposing hypotheses for whether a good should invest more strong son (that can father many offspring) daughter stay same area use resources). Fetus...

Background: Toxoplasma gondii is a significant cause of abortion in sheep and goats in the world. Toxoplasmosis is caused reproduction disorders such as fetal resorption, early embryonic death, mummification, abortion, stillbirth, neonatal and fetal death in sheep . Objectives: The aim of this study was to detect T. gondii infection in ovine aborted fetuses in Khorasan Razavi province. Methods:...

The aim of this study was to examine the feasibility of using an economic and practical method in order to perform non-invasive prenatal testing of thalassemia as a sing gene disorder.Sixteen (16) pregnant mothers in the 11th week of pregnancy who were referred for prenatal diagnosis of thalassemia were selected. The parents had one of IVSII-1, IVSI-5 or FR codon 8/9 mutations. Enrichment of cf...

us damages to the ovary storage and the matrix muscle state. some of these patients may admit to infertility clinics for having pregnancy and on the other hand hormonal administration for superovulation induction is a routine procedure in assisted reproduction technology (art) clinics.objective: this study aimed to investigate fertility and fetuses of hormone treated super ovulated female mice ...