background: vitamin c is one of the important nutrients in fish culture and as a potent anti-oxidant, is of great importance in preserving cells against oxidation and boosting resistance in stress conditions and against pathogens. objectives: the purpose of the present study is to add high level of vitamin c supplementation to rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) diet reared at high density and ...

DNA is the primary intracellular target of anticancer drugs due to the interaction between small molecules and DNA, which cause DNA damage in cancer cells, blocking the division of cancer cells and resulting in cell death. Of these studies, the interaction of transition metal complexes containing multidentate aromatic ligands, with DNA has gained much attention. This is due to their possible ap...

The main objective of this study was to elucidate the effect of short- term exposure of Japanese quail eggs to acute high incubation temperature on embryonic development and on the ability of post- hatched chicks to cope with subsequent heat stress conditions during the growing period. A total of 998 Japanese quail eggs were divided into two groups, the first group (470 eggs) was maintained at ...

Background: The present clinical trial study aims at investigating the effect of daily energy intake in 6 isocaloric meals in comparison with the current meal pattern (3 meals and 2 small snacks per day) on type 2 diabetes risk markers in diabetes during 3-month period. Methods: Eighty four type 2 diabetes patients were randomly divided into 6 isocaloric meal diet or a balanced diet (3 meals an...

Objective: Garlic has a protective effect against hyperlipidemia and ghee in diet is considered as a risk factor for hyperlipidemia. We examined the effects of fresh garlic administration on body weight, lipid profiles and plaque formation in the male rats fed with a high ghee diet. Methods: Twenty-four male Wistar rats were randomly divided into 3 groups of 8. The control group consumed an ord...

conclusions an adjuvant therapy with tlc diet and supplementation with q10 and lc seems to be required for secondary prevention following mi and pci. tlc diet and q10 plus lc appeared to be effective in inflammatory biomarkers of isr as well as ldl reduction. methods this single-blind randomized controlled trial was conducted on 128 subjects. after randomization for treatment allocation, the su...

The objective of the present study was to investigate effects different doses dietary Eucommia ulmoides leaf extract (ELE) on juvenile red claw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus). A total number 720 (initial body weight 0.24 ± 0.01 g) were randomly assigned six groups and fed diets containing 0 (Diet 1), 0.5 2), 1 3), 2 4), 4 5) 10 6) g dry (dw) ELE kg (dw)?1 for eight weeks challenged with micr...

Minerals and vitamins play an important role in animal nutrition with beneficial effects on animal reproductive performance. To investigate this issue, 44 Ghezel ewes weighing 55±  2 kg (Mean±SD) and 2-3 years old were randomly divided into groups (n=11), to investigate the effect of the selenium and vitamin E supplementation on blood hormones and metabolites and possible reproductive performan...

Six experiments (EXP) were conducted to evaluate growth performance of different breed crosses of broiler chicks fed diets containing soybean meal, soy protein isolate (SPI), soy protein concentrate (SPC), or rice and casein. Cornish x Plymouth Rock (C x PR; EXP 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6) or New Hampshire x Columbian (NH x C; EXP 2 and 4) cross chicks were used. The chicks were fed a corn-soybean meal ...