1. to determine whether difference in birth body mass influenced growth performance in pipistrellus kuhlii we studied a total of 12 captive-born neonates. bats were assigned to two body mass groups: light birth body mass (lbw: 0.89 ± 0.05, n=8) and heavy birth body mass (hbw: 1.35 ± 0.08, n=4). heavier body mass at birth was associated with rapid postnatal growth (body mass and forearm length) ...

objective: the objective of this study was to investigate the invitro fluoride release of four new self-adhesive resin cements; set (sdi, australia), breeze (pentron, usa), embrace wetbond (pulpdent, usa), g-cem (gc, japan) and to assess the bonding performance of these self-adhesive resin cements for bonding of orthodontic brackets. materials and methods: for fluoride release experiment, six ...

nitric oxide (no) is a small molecule synthesized by most of mammalian cells with diverse biological activities including vasodilatation, host defense and wound healing. impaired wound healing is a common occurrence among diabetics and patients receiving glucocorticoid therapy. on the other hand the application of laser in biomedical area have been increased. thus, the current studies were desi...

The aim of this study was evaluate tissue lesions caused by black gill disease and its causes in 85-80 days old Litopenaeus vannamei with an average weight of 13-15 g located in the Delvar shrimp rearing site from Bushehr province. Primary and secondary gill lamella was necrosis, central axis were not arranged and gill lamella swelling, epithelial cell necrosis along with karyorrhexis and pykno...

In the present study histological effects of copper and Zinc sulphate on, 250 Caspian beluga (Huso huso) fingerlings were studied. In this regard, fish of treatment groups were exposed to 0.1, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.7 and 0.8 mg/l of copper and 5, 25, 50, 75, 80 and 85 mg/l of Zinc sulphate during 4 days respectively. Behaviours and clinical signs of fish were recorded during the experiment. Samples ...

based on the latest records of typhlops vermicularis merrem, 1820 from iran, this species is distributed in the northern and southern regions of the country. in this study, new records of typhlops vermicularis are presented and it is shown that distribution range of this species is extended towards the eastern and western iran, and according to the new distribution map, it can be assumed that t...