BACKGROUND Dietary modification via both caloric and nutrient restriction is associated with multiple health benefits, some of which are related to an improvement in antioxidant status and a decrease in the production of reactive oxygen species. The Daniel Fast is based on the Biblical book of Daniel, is commonly partaken for 21 days, and involves food intake in accordance with a stringent vega...

the aim of the present study was to determine the effect of dietary supplementation of pioglitazone (pgt) during transition period on the ovarian function and the incidence of several diseases after parturition. eighty holstein cows were randomly allocatted to four treatment groups (n=20) using a 2×2 factorial design.  pioglitazone was fed for 14 day before the expected parturition time, or for...

We have shown that protein restriction during lactation is associated with higher levels of serum and milk tri-iodothyronine (T(3)) with lower serum thyroxine (T(4)), suggesting an increased T(4) to T(3) conversion. To investigate this hypothesis, the activity of type 1 (D1) and/or type 2 (D2) iodothyronine deiodinases was evaluated on days 4, 12 and 21 of lactation in several tIssues of dams f...

BACKGROUND & AIMS Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a leading cause of chronic liver disease for which there is limited therapy available. Insulin sensitizing, anti-inflammatory, and antifibrotic properties of thiazolidinediones support their use in treating NASH. We have evaluated pioglitazone in the treatment of nondiabetic patients with NASH. METHODS We randomized 74 nondiabetic patie...

A total of eight Simmental heifers (114 ± 3.2 days old and weighing 118 ± 3.8 kg BW) were used to study the effects of feeding method on intake and animal behaviour in a crossover design experiment. Treatments consisted of feeding concentrate and chopped barley straw as (1) choice (CH; concentrate and straw in separate feedbunks) or (2) total mixed ration (TMR; concentrate and straw in one feed...

The purpose of this paper was to impair normal parturition in rats in order to measure tissue levels of progestins and estrogens and compare these results with those of normal parturition in rats. Abnormal parturition was obtained by injection of isotonic saline into the uterine lumen of pregnant rats at the end of pregnancy or by handling the uterus. After each of these treatments on day 21 of...

سفیدبالک‏ گلخانه Trialeurodes vaporariorum یکی از مهم‌ترین آفات محصولات گلخانه‏ای در سراسر دنیا می‏باشد. این پژوهش، زیست­شناسی و جدول زندگی دوجنسی سن- مرحله آفت روی سه محصول مهم شامل بادمجان، خیار گوجه‏فرنگی دمای 2±25 درجه‏ سلسیوس، رطوبت نسبی 10±65 درصد دوره نوری 16:8 ساعت (تاریکی: روشنایی)‏ مورد بررسی قرار گرفت. میانگین‏ها خطای معیار بر اساس روش بوت‏استراپ با یک‏صد هزار تکرار محاسبه شد. نتایج ...

This study conducted to evaluate the effect of prebiotics (Fermacto) and isoleucine and their combination on performance and some blood parameters of broiler chickens during finisher period. At the first of experiment 300 one-day-old mixed Ross broiler chicks reared in same condition according to Ross manual guide up to 21 days old. Chicks at 21 day old were randomly allocated to 20 groups of 1...

AIM The aim of this study was to examine the pharmacokinetics of donepezil HCl and ketoconazole separately, and in combination, following administration of single and multiple oral doses. METHODS This was an open-label, randomized, three-period crossover study in healthy volunteers (n=21). During each treatment period, subjects received single daily doses of either donepezil HCl (5 mg), ketoc...