reproduction in domestic animals, as a major source of food and other products for human, has greatimportance and study of related subjects including sex differentiation and gonadogenesis during fetal life can solve many questions on normal development and various disorders of urogenital system. since studies on sex differentiation in goat fetus are scarce, this study was performed. twenty-five...

introductio n: gestational diabetes is a medical condition that can lead to adverse outcomes of pregnancy. in this regard, the best way to reduce symptoms in patients, is to educate. this study was to determine the effect of face to face training and booklet on the consequences of maternal and fetal - neonatal diabetes in pregnancy.    method : the study is randomized controlled clinical trial ...

neonatal tetanus (nt) is a leading cause of neonatal mortality in many parts of the world. tetanus is a vaccine-preventable disease and is second only to measles worldwide as a cause of childhood mortality. in this study the various irnrnunoglobulin classes of anti-tetanus antibody in the sera of 105 iranian women of childbearing age (13-45 years) were titrated by enzyme linked immunosorbent as...

conclusion reference ranges for umbilical cord csa have been generated. the csa of the umbilical cord and other components of it increase as a function of gestational age. these measurements correlate with fetal size. results the values of the csa of the umbilical cord, umbilical vein and wharton’s jelly (wj) increase consistently until 30 weeks of gestation, after which they reach a plateau. t...

most women want to know about possible consequences radiology, radioisotope or even television terminal. because knowing about them, prevent from fear. fetus is inevitably placed to some types of radiation. environmental radiation occurs from atmosphere, soil and buildings. total radiation above, ingested and possibly inhaled radioisotopes probably is seventy five-thousandth to one-tenth of ram...

Background: Silymarin is a potent inhibitor of apoptosis. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of prenatal silymarin administration during the gestational period on fetal growth. Methods: This experimental study was conducted on 24 virgin female BALB/c mice weighing 20-30 grams. One male animal was caged with two females overnight, and they were examined for the presence of a vagi...

Spring 2013 | Volume 7 Columbia Undergraduate Science Journal 10 Characterizing the Biomechanical and Biochemical Properties of Mouse Uterine Tissue Eli Mondragon*, Kyoko Yoshida, M.S. Kristin Myers, Ph.D Biomedical Engineering Department, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027 Mechanical Engineering Department, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027 Abstract For a successful pregnancy, the u...