sleep deprivation has negative effects on performance and resulted in elevating of mortality risk, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. the purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of 30 hour sleep deprivation on serum levels of c-reactive protein, blood lactate, muscular strength and physiological factors of rast test in active students. the present study was a semi-experimental on...

A workshop was convened, at which seven enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) were compared with virus isolation for the detection of viraemia in serial blood samples collected from six pigs at up to fourteen days after inoculation with classical swine fever virus. All ELISAs were of the double antibody sandwich type, using monoclonal and/or polyclonal antibodies to detect a variety of vi...

background and objectives rheumatoid arthritis (ra) is a chronic inflammatory disease which is characterized by joint swelling, and synovial inflammation. c reactive protein (crp) and ceruloplasmin (cp) are identified as important biomarkers of ra and various inflammatory diseases. curcumin, a widely used yellow color spice is the most active component of curcuma longa l (turmeric). curcumin co...

the aim of this study was to consider reproductive performance parameters and blood progesterone concentration changes in high-producing dairy cows (39±2 kg per day) after artificial insemination, in summer and winter. 270 heads of holstein dairy cattle were choose in three big dairy farms, and blood samples were collected at days seven, ten and fourteen after artificial insemination. temperatu...

this study intended to compare the effect of consuming creatine and mixed creatine-carbohydrate supplementations on the anaerobic power and cellular damage indices (ck, ldh) in males aged between 15 and 18 in the city of kouhrang. for this purpose, 36 subjects (mean age 16.42±0.90 yrs, weight 54.85±9.96 kg, and height 167.75±8.28 cm) were selected by available method. first, blood samples were ...

definitive hosts of the echinococcus granulosus (e. granulosus ) parasite are carnivores such as dogs,wolves and foxes. detection of this parasite through faecal examination is not possible. in this study, dotblotting test for e. granulosus -specific coproantigens has been evaluated in dog. three 2–3-month-old puppies were treated with piperazine and then faecal samples were collected as pre-in...

Thirty-seven house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus) with conjunctivitis were admitted to a rehabilitation center. Six (35%) of 17 conjunctival swab samples collected before treatment began were positive on culture for Mycoplasma gallisepticum. All birds were treated with cipro­ f10xacin hydrochloride ophthalmic solution (one drop in each eye [OU] q 12h) for 5 to 7 days and tylosin tartrate in wat...

Background: The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of curcumin as a flavonoid antioxidant on serum lipid profile, oxidative stress, and blood glucose in experimental models of type 2 diabetes (DM2). Methods: Subcutaneous daily injection of dexamethasone (5 mg/kg/day) for a month was performed to induce DM2. For this purpose, 28 adult male Wistar rats were divided into four group...