vitex agnus castus (chasteberry) is a popular treatment for the management of female reproductive disorders including corpus luteum insufficiency, premenstrual syndrome (pms), menopausal symptoms, and insufficient milk production. according to developing situation of complementary medicine, and frequent use of this herb, it is important to examine its effects during pregnancy. in this research ...

phenobarbital is a phenobarbiturate used as a sedative, anticonvulsant, or hypnotic with the doses prescribed and can cause teratogenic effects. the goal of this study was to examine an alternative method for the recognition of the mechanism or the bimolecular potential changes in mice fetus caused by phenobarbital using ftir micro spectroscopy. the mice were injected with phenobarbital (120mg/...

background: methamphetamine (ma) is one of most common illicit drugs which were reported that nearly half of ma consumers are women. ma can cross through placenta and affects pregnancy and fetus development. objective: our aim was to evaluate effects of injected ma on crown-rump length, head and placental circumference, body weight, histological changes and apoptosis in fetus. materials and met...

miconazole is an imidazole antifungal agent, commonly applied topically to the skin or mucous membranes. the aim of this study was to examine the alternative method for gaining mechanism or the bimolecular changes caused by the possible teratogenic effects of miconazole on mice fetus brain tissue using ftir-microspectroscopy. the mice were injected with miconazole (60 mg/kg) on gestation day 9....

metronidazole is used to treat trichomoniasis, bacterial vaginosis, and other diseases. there are controversy aspects about its teratogenicity. a teratogenic agent can alter morphology or subsequent function of the fetus. the aim of this study was to examine an alternative method for the recognition of the mechanism or the bimolecular potential changes in mice fetus caused by metronidazole usin...

background: the study of specific genes expressed in the testis is important to understanding testis development and function. spermatogenesis is an attractive model for the study of gene expression during germ cell differentiation. spermatogenesis associated-19 (spata-19) is a recently-identified important spermatogenesis-related gene specifically expressed in testis. its protein product is in...

Miconazole is an imidazole antifungal agent, commonly applied topically to the skin or mucous membranes. The aim of this study was to examine the alternative method for gaining mechanism or the bimolecular changes caused by the possible teratogenic effects of Miconazole on mice fetus brain tissue using FTIR-Microspectroscopy. The mice were injected with Miconazole (60 mg/Kg) on gestation day 9....

in mammals, the intrauterine condition has an important role in the development of fetal physiological systems in later life. suboptimal maternal environment can alter the regulatory pathways that determine the normal development of the fetus in utero, which in post-natal life may render the individual more susceptible to cardiovascular or metabolic adult-life diseases. changes in the intrauter...

Campylobacter fetus is a cause of enteritis and invasive extraintestinal disease in humans. In order to develop an animal model of C. fetus infection, outbred ICR SCID mice were orally challenged with a clinical isolate of C. fetus. The stomachs of SCID mice were heavily colonized with C. fetus, and colonization was associated with the development of chronic atrophic gastritis. This lesion was ...

Background: The study of specific genes expressed in the testis is important to understanding testis development and function. Spermatogenesis is an attractive model for the study of gene expression during germ cell differentiation. Spermatogenesis associated-19 (Spata-19) is a recently-identified important spermatogenesis-related gene specifically expressed in testis. Its protein product is in...