the present  study  was carried out to investigate the polymorphism of intron 3 to exon 3 of prolactin gene containing 24 bpindel at nucleotide position (np)  358 and its association with some reproductive traits in japanese quail. these traits consisted of weight (wsm) and age at sexual maturity (asm), mean egg weight at 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 2-6th weeks (mew), and the number of eggs during the 2...

objective: the aim of the present study was to evaluate artificial insemination techniques on reproductive performance in ghezel ewes synchronized with cidr during breeding season. methods: all ewes were treated with controlled internal drug release device (cidr) inserted into the vagina of the ewes for 14 days. all ewes were treated a single intramuscular (im) dose of pmsg was injected. in thi...

background: dna immunization with plasmid dna encoding bacterial, viral, parasitic, and tumor antigens has been reported to trigger protective immunity. the use of plasmid dna vaccinations against many diseases has produced promising results in animal and human clinical trials; however, safety concerns about the use of dna vaccines exist, such as the possibility of integration into the host gen...

background & aim: evaluation of prevalence of risk factors for breast cancer in different regions of iran and identification of their significant effect on this disease can promote the prevention and reduction of breast cancer incidence. therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the prevalence, demographic characteristics, and frequency of the risk factors of breast cancer during 10 years. method...

abstract the aphid parasitoids, aphidius colemnai viereck and a. matricariae (haliday) (hymenoptera: braconidae: aphidiinae) have high potential as the most effective biological control agents for controlling the cotton aphis aphis gossypii glover (hemiptera: aphididae). in this investigation, the effect of five constant temperatures (10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 °c) on the reproductive parameters was...

background: based on classical two-cell, two-gonadotropin theory, in the follicle, follicle-stimulating hormone (fsh) and luteinizing hormone (lh) put on their main effects on the granulosa and theca cells. lh is essential for androgens production. androgens are used for estradiol production by granulosa cells. profound suppression of lh concentrations in some normogonadotropic patients can cau...

background: one of the problems that addicts suffer from is decreased libido. erectile dysfunction has been reported in men using opioids for treatment of heroin addiction. objective: the study was performed to investigate the effects of morphine and detoxification with methadone as causes of sexual dysfunction in addiction. methods and methods: a total of 40 adult male rats (wistar) were used....

background: nowadays artificially assisted reproductive techniques are used to cure infertility. these methods are highly expensive, time-consuming and have low success rates which are usually around 20-40%. one of the best alternate methods for infertility treatment that can be considered is adoption that often decreases the treatment costs and the psychological impact within an infertile coup...

Background & aim: Men’s sexual and reproductive health is one of the most important public health issues. However, less attention has been paid to this matter, compared to women’s health issues. The aim of this study was to evaluate the educational needs of men regarding sexual and reproductive health in Ahvaz, Iran. Methods:This descriptive study was performed on 1,068 adult men (aged 20-60 ye...

experiment was conducted as split plot in a randomized complete block design with three replications in kermanshah to shed lights on economic analysis of deficit irrigation and integrated application of biological and chemical fertilizer son cultivation of medicinal plant borage (borago officinalis l). irrigation tritments include: a) 30% less water than crop requires invegetative, b) inreprodu...