The short and long term effects of chromium toxicity on brain catecholamines and acetylcholinesterase levels were investigated. Rats were injected daily with varying amounts of chromium. The short term (2 h) administration of chromium (8 mmol/kg) reduced catecholamines level of cerebellum, mid-brain and brain-cortex by 22.8, 19.4 and 21.2% respectively. Acetylcholinesterase activity was also re...

The article reveals the essence of one phenomena era Alexander’s reforms which on scale Russian Empire was most common in Belarus but until now has not become subject research by Belarusian historians. According to sources identified archives and book repositories Belarus, Russia, Lithuania military post due special geostrategic position provinces mid 1850s – 1870s an integral attribute daily l...

objective: to investigate the presence of helicobacter pylori in sinonasal mucosa of patients with chronic sinusitis design: a prospective case-control study materials and methods: mucosal specimens were collected from the mid-third middle meatus and lateral side of mid-cornea. h. pylori has been investigated using pcr after dna extraction and urease test. results: h. pylori was not found in an...

re-vegetation of bare soil is believed to increase, or at least maintain the organic matter levels of soil. the aim of this study was to investigate the soil characteristics changes, nutrient pool sizes and their availability under mid canopy, and canopy gap positions of saltbush in an area re-vegetated with atriplex lentiformis. some of the physical and chemical soil characteristics (the parti...

the outbreak of sugarcane whitefly, neomaskellia andropogonis corbett has been recently recorded in sugarcane fields in khuzestan province. the seasonal population dynamics of n. andropogonis was investigated in sugarcane fields (cultivar cp69-1062) in amir kabir agro-industrial in khuzestan during 2006-2007. one hectar field in the middle of a large field (25 hectar areas) was selected randoml...

conclusions due to the significant reduction in the mean inactivation dose of colon cancer cells in the presence of gold nanoparticles, it seems that gnps are suitable options to achieve a new approach in order to improve radiotherapy efficiency without increasing the prescribed radiation dose. results cell survival in the presence of gnps was more than 90% and the maximum uptake of gnps was ob...

background: gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (gnrh) agonist is used for controlling ovarian stimulation in assisted reproductive technology (art) cycles which has some benefits. objective: to compare the efficacy of two different formulations of gnrh agonist: short-acting and long-acting, for art protocols. materials and methods: in a prospective randomized study, one hundred women who underwent...

The present study compared the effects of consuming red versus white whole grapes on oxidative and lipidemic indices in people with hypercholesterolemia. Sixty nine patients were randomized into three groups. The two treatment groups consumed 500 g of either Condori red grapes or Shahroodi white grapes daily for 8 weeks, and the third group served as a control. Plasma glucose, triacylglycerol (...