Background: We are in new era of knowledge and treatment of women with PCOS. We should find management modalities that can improve their life quality. Due to high prevalence of PCOS, and zinc deficiency in Iran, importance of antioxidants such as zinc on treatment and improvement of PCOS complications, and due to the disadvantages of the current treatment for the disease (i.e. OCPs), finding an...

In order to evaluate the foliar application of iron and zinc on some quantitative and qualitative characteristics of Orlando Tangelo, an experiment was performed on 5-year-old trees in a garden in Manojan city in Kerman province. Experimental factors included zinc and iron each at 3 levels (0, 1 and 2 per thousand). Results showed that the application of iron and zinc significantly increased th...

This pot experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of ordinary and nano forms of zinc oxide on growth and ion content of four wheat cultivars (Niknejad, Iniya, Rowshan and Moghan2) under three salinity levels (0, 75 and 150 mM NaCl). In this experiment, shoot and root dry weight, and concentration of potassium, sodium and zinc in shoots were measured. Results showed that with an incre...

Background: There are conflicting reports about zinc, a trace element, in the pathogenesis of hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of zinc in high blood pressure.Methods: We conducted this study on 80 patients with primary (idiopathic) hypertension and 80 normotensive people with similar age who attended to Tehran Heart Center between 20...