background and objectives: lipoprotein-a potentially represents a useful tool for risk stratification in cardiovascular accidents.  the aim of this study was to evaluate the atorvastatin effect on serum lipid profile & lipoprotein a. material & methods: in 2009, 405 patients with acute coronary syndrome randomly were divided into 2 groups, taking 20 & 40 mg atorvastatin daily for 3...

oral supplementation with 50, 100 and 150 ?g/ml calcium chloride to the fifth stadium larvae of csr2xcsr4 biovoltine hybrid silkworm, b. mori on fat body glycogen, protein, and total lipids and haemolymph trehalose and protein have been studied. one of the four normal feeds per day was substituted with treated leaves fed to silkworms at fifth instar larvae. the controls were fed with the leaves...

the waste tyres represent a source of energy and valuable hydrocarbon products. waste tyres were pyrolysed catalytically in a batch reactor under atmospheric pressure. the effects of basic catalysts (mgo and caco3) were studied on the pyrolysis products. the distribution ratio of gas, liquid and char with mgo and caco3 were 24.4:39.8:35.8 wt % and 32.5:32.2:35.2 wt % respectively at 350°c for 2...

background and objectives: this study aimed to develop and validate a food frequency questionnaire (ffq) for measuring calcium intake in 9-13 years old children in tehran, iran. materials and methods: a 56-item ffq containing main contributors of calcium in iranian diet was designed. criterion validity of the calcium specific ffq was evaluated through comparing its result with five 24-h recalls...

to investigate uterine and serum ca++ and mg++ variations during the estrous cycle in the bovine, 66 genital tracts and blood samples were collected from urmia abattoir, urmia, iran. the phase of the estrous cycle was determined by examination of the structures present on ovaries and uterine tonicity. of the collected samples, 17 were pro-estrus, 12 estrus, 14 metestrus and 23 diestrus. the ute...

the asiatic hybrid lily, a bulbous ornamental plant, has a special position in the horticulture as cut flower. to overcome some problems in nutrition of bulb flowers, the use of hydroponic system and nutrient solution is important in the cultivation of these flowers. the asiatic hybrid lilium bulbs “tresor” cultivar, used for the current research were planted under 3 different calcium levels in...

Objective(s): The rotavirus nonstructural protein 4 (NSP4) is responsible for the increase in cytoplasmic calcium concentration through a phospholipase C-dependent and phospholipase C-independent pathways in infected cells. It is shown that increasing of intracellular calcium concentration in rotavirus infected cells is associated with the activation of some members of protein kinases family su...

In this study, linear alkyl-benzene calcium sulfonate nanoparticles were made using linear alkylbenzene. Calcium sulfonate nanoparticles are widely used as an additive in a variety of engine oils and have cleansing, anti-wear and anti-oxidant properties and anti-corrosion properties. In this method, a sulfonation set up was constructed and sulfonation reaction was carried out both directly and ...