this study was carried out within 7 months in dikjeh area, golestan province, iran. during that time the relationship between water salinity and ec with hematocrite, blood serum ionic parameters, growth, survival and stress indices in common carp (cyprinus carpio) were investigated. hematocrite as stress index was measured by hemocitometry standard method using microhematocrite reader. fish bio...

the physiological effects of a diet free of meat and eggs were studied. fifteen adult lacto-vegetarians were matched with non-vegetarian individuals by age, sex, body weight and height. a two-week dietary record was secured from each individual. the food consumed over a 48-hour period was measured. venous blood samples were taken from each individual for determination of serum total protein, ur...

We studied the effect of putrefactive decomposition sheep hooves on cellular composition, physical and chemical properties blood, as well biochemical composition its serum. In production conditions sheep-breeding complex, orthopedic medical examination identification with decay were carried out. Subsequently, blood samples collected from 10 sick clinically healthy animals for general clinical a...

Background: Both vitamin D deficiency and hypertension are prevalent in the general population. Several observations indicate an association between vitamin D deficiency and high blood pressure. The present case-control study aimed to compare serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) in hypertensive patients versus healthy controls. Methods: One hundred patients aged 30-60 years with hypertension (...

total serum copper levels of 70 pregnant women hospitalized for delivery at misaghieh (private), 90 at farah (public) maternity hospitals immediately after delivery and 27 non-pregnant women (control) were measured. the copper level in the blood serum of umbilical cord of the newborn infants was also determined. the copper levels were significantly elevated in both pregnant groups as compared t...

the relationship between blood physiological attributes and carcass characteristics wasstudied in 40 randomly selected 8-month-old ram lambs of ghezel and mehraban (20 rams per breed)sheep. one day before slaughter, blood samples were obtained after a 24 hr fast. serum samples wereassayed for glucose, cholesterol, serum urea nitrogen (sun), total protein, albumin, triglycerides,creatinine, and ...

The major use of alternative light sources (ALS) in the evaluation bloodstains has been primarily focused on detection whole blood, with relatively little attention to visualization blood serum. Serum may become separated from pools during clotting, and because it is invisible certain backgrounds, go undetected by a perpetrator attempting clean up crime scene. Recently, Ultraviolet 365 (UV 365)...

Background : Some studies have shown that the serum concentration of 25- hydroxy vitamin D which is represent the status of body vitamin D, has a diverse relationship with obesity status, and the risk of obesity decreases in people with high level of 25- hydroxy vitamin D. The aim of this study is to investigate the correlation between the serum level of 25- hydroxy vitamin D and anthropometric...

To investigate uterine fluid and serum calcium (Ca) and Magnesium (Mg) variations during the estrus cycle in water buffaloes, 71 genital tracts and blood samples were collected from the abattoir in Urmia. The phase of the estrous cycle was determined by examining ovarian structures. 18 animals were pro-estrous, 15 estrous, 16 met-estrous and 22 diestrous. The uterine fluid was collected by gent...