objective(s) the effect of berberis vulgaris aqueous extract in hepatocarcinogenic rats was studied to investigate the apoptotic and sodium, potassium elements properties. a loss of both intracellular potassium and sodiumoccurs when apoptotic cells shrink and prior to the loss of membraneintegrity. materials and methods forty-eight sprague dawley rats were randomly divided into 2 groups, normal...

objective(s): to investigate the effect of topical administration of alpha-lipoic acid into chitosan conduit on peripheral nerve regeneration using a rat sciatic nerve transection model. materials and methods: forty five wistar rats were divided into three experimental groups randomly. a 10-mm gap of sciatic nerve was bridged with a chitosan conduit following surgical preparation and anesthesia...

background: excessive and uncontrolled television watching by children predisposes them to some risks such as developmental, social and psychological disorders. parents play an important role in nurturing their children and controlling the factors affecting their health. the aim of this study was to determine the impact of health education programs on parents' supervision skills to control thei...

background and aims. it is important to evaluate the effects of endodontic materials on tooth structures to avoid endodontic treatment failure. the aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of mineral trioxide aggregates (mta) and portland cement (pc) on fracture resistance of dentin. materials and methods. thirty-six freshly extracted human single-rooted premolar teeth were select...

The objective of this study was to elucidate the optimum protocol timing thermal manipulation (TM) during embryogenesis, which underline genetic improvement muscle thermotolerance acquisition. For present study, 1,440 fertile eggs were divided randomly and equally into control (37.8 °C with 56% relative humidity) four thermally manipulated groups (TM1, TM2, TM3, TM4) subjected 39 for 18 h 65% h...