This paper summarizes the result of vegetation cover changes in Mato Grosso State in Amazonia, and changes on hydrological aspects of that region. The study area is the main soybean plantation area of Brazil along the Highway BR 163, in the Rio Verde Drainage. Using multi-temporal imageries of Landsat TM of the same area, alteration of vegetation cover was analyzed, performing unsupervised clas...

ischemia-reperfusion injury is the tissue damage happened when blood supply returns to the tissue after a period of ischemia or shortage of oxygen. this brain injury initiates an inflammatory response involving the expression of adhesion molecules and cytokines. the aim of this study is investigating the effect of hydroalcoholic extract of  cyperus rotundus l. on the expression of the bcl-x1 an...

Background & Objective:  Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety reaction, which occurs as a result of encountering a seriously traumatic event during one’s lifetime. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of saffron aqueous extract and crocin on spatial memory and learning with the Barnes maze in a PTSD model on male Wistar rats (Weighting 200–250 gr). Materials & Method...

background and objective: temporal lobe epilepsy (tle) usually leads to memory deficit. in this study, we tried to assess the effect of withania somnifera extract on the impaired learning and memory in the intrahippocampal kainate model of tle in the rat. materials & methods: male rats (n=32) were divided into sham, extract+sham, kainite, and kainite+extract. for induction of epilepsy, uni...

Introduction: Origanum vulgare a rich source of natural phenolic antioxidants and has potential to be a source nutritional ingredients for functional food. Herbs such as Origanum have long been used in food preservation d in traditional medicine in the treatment of common ailments and have potential for positive modulation oxidation-linked diseases such as diabetes. Here we investigated t...

Objective(s) We determined the effect of a high fructose diet either alone or in combination with Iranian shallot or garlic extract on cognitive functions, plasma lipid profile, and the intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test (IPGTT). Materials and Methods Following induction of insulin resistance in fructose-fed rats (Fru-fed), they were randomly assigned to three subgroups. The first subgro...