Several disease syndromes in captive rhinoceroses have been linked to low vitamin status. Blood samples from captive and free-ranging black (Diceros bicornis) and white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) and tissue samples of captive individuals from four rhinoceros species were analysed for vitamins A and E. Circulating vitamin A levels measured as retinol for free-ranging versus captive black a...

The effect of subcutaneous injections of vitamin C on the seminal characteristics of Markhoz bucks (2–4-year-old) was studied. The bucks, trained to serve an artificial vagina, were randomly allotted into three equal groups (n = 4) and received daily either zero (1 mL normal saline; control group), or 20 (VitC20 group) or 40 (VitC40 group) mg per kg body weight vitamin C from July 06, 2006 to O...

blood collection in heparin tubes for cytogenetic, and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (edta) tubes for molecular genetics applications respectively, are routine practices everywhere. if blood samples are required for cytogenetics as well as dna work, two samples from each animal are usually collected, which leads to wastage of time and money. the present study tried to explore the possibilitie...

purpose: this study aimed to investigate the effect of one intensive training session on the changes of beta-endorphin and serum cortisol levels of elite wrestlers. methods: in this quasi-experimental research with one group and pretest-posttest design, 16 elite wrestlers within the age range of 18 to 25 years were purposefully and selected and they voluntarily participated in the research. the...

OBJECTIVE To examine whether hand contamination with fruit results in a false blood glucose (BG) reading using capillary fingertip blood sample. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The study subjects were healthy volunteers with normal glucose tolerance test. Capillary BG samples were collected from the fingertip after peeling orange, grape, or kiwi fruit, followed by no action, washing hands with ta...

To evaluate the penetration of ciprofloxacin, a new wide-spectrum oral antibiotic, into the vitreous, ciprofloxacin was administered orally to 21 patients who were scheduled to undergo vitreal surgery. Seven patients received 750 mg ciprofloxacin 4 hr before surgery (group I), seven patients received this dose 8 hr before surgery (group II), and seven patients received two 750-mg doses of oral ...

Objective: To assess the hypothesis that a cholesterol-lowering regimen with simvastatin would improve red blood cell (RBC) oxygen diffusion, and that such improvement would correlate with the intensity of anginal symptoms and with exercise electrocardiogram (ECG) changes. Methods: Desaturated venous blood samples from 18 hypercholesterolemic volunteer subjects with exertional chest pain were c...

Objective: HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 are widespread worldwide and endemic in several areas such as Northeastern Iran. The present survey aimed to determine the prevalence of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 among healthy individuals in Neyshabour City during the years of 2010-2014. Methods: A total of 8054 blood samples were collected from participants referred to the great medical diagnostic laboratory in Neyshabur,...