The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO-NPs) and copper ions (Cu++) on guppy (Poecilia reticulata), in order to assess Cu uptake in the gill, and histopathology of gill and intestinal organs in semi-static regimes for 10 days. Guppy fish were assigned into three groups; one control group, and two experimental groups receiving 20 µg/l of eith...

this study was carried out of determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites and effects of some demoghraphic factors on the central district of Kerman city.in this study ,2104 stool samples were randomly collected(1219 specimens from urban areas and 885 from the surrounding villages of Kerman city) in 1991.the samples were examined by formalin-ether concentration method.the results showed th...

Food handlers could be major sources of intestinal parasites transmission (specially Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba histolytica) in case of not observing the hygienic rules. To determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites' infection in food handlers in Nowshahr and Chalous, 1373-74, 411 food handlers in three major groups including: 1) chelokababi(120), 2) sandwich makers(61), and 3) groceries,...

pycnocycla spinosa decne. ex boiss. var. spinosa (fam. umbelliferae) is an essential oil-containing wild plant growing in central part of iran. hydroalcoholic extract of pycnocycla spinosa has antispasmodic and antidiarrheal activity. the aim of this study was to further investigate antidiarrheal and small intestinal transit effect of p. spinosa extract for a comparison with loperamide and dicy...

in this study, symbiotic yog-ice (rozen yogurt) was produced that was inoculated with different levels of inulin(0,2.5 amd 5%)as prebiotic compound and lactobacillus casei as probiotic bacteria in two types; free and encapsulated with sodium algint-whey protein concentration for low fat yog-ice cream.the survivability of this probiotic bacteria was evaluated under simulated gastro-intestinal co...

abstract intestinal parasitic infections are among the most important infectious diseases that are associated with individual and public hygiene. every year millions of people are infected with some sort of intestinal parasites worldwide. in iran there are different types of intestinal parasites that cause economic, social, and health losses. the aim of the cross-sectional study was to investig...

fungal infections of the gastrointestinal tract are not common in children, especially in immunocompetent ones. in this case report we describe a child who was presented with abdominal pain and mass, bloody diarrhea and fever. he was treated for amebiasis, but due to treatment failure and deterioration of his condition, he underwent a laparatomy. histologic examination of the excised bowel in t...