conclusions acupressure at both acupoints reduced anxiety level and increased maternal-fetal attachment. this method can be easily used in the delivery room. results the results revealed no significant difference among the three groups regarding the anxiety level before the intervention (p > 0.05). one hour after the intervention, this measure was significantly lower in the intervention groups ...

6- mercaptopurine (6-mp) is widely used in clinic as an immunosuppressive for treatment of acute lymphocytic leukemia, crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis with documented unpredictable hepatotoxicity. the potential molecular cytotoxic mechanisms of 6-mp against isolated rat hepatocytes were searched in this study using “accelerated cytotoxicity mechanism screening (acms)” techniques. t...

the activity of aspartate aminotransferase (ast) in human serum has been widely determined as a diagnostic aid in liver disease. in this study, the effect of aluminium on ast isoenzymes in relation to aluminium intoxified patients has been investigated. using gel filtration chromatography technique with sephacryl s-300, mitochondrial aminotransferase (m-ast) and cytosolic aminotransferase (c-as...

the radiation-induced bystander effect is the phenomenon which non-irradiated cells exhibit effects along with their different levels as a result of signals received from nearby irradiated cells. responses of non-irradiated cells may include changes in process of translation, gene expression, cell proliferation, apoptosis and cells death. these changes are confirmed by results of some in-vivo s...

mitochondria play an important role in energy production for the cell. the proper function of a myocardial cell largely depends on the functional capacity of the mitochondria.  therefore it is necessary to establish a novel and reliable method for a non-invasive assessment of mitochondrial function and metabolism in humans. although originally designed for evaluating myocardial perfusion, 99mtc...

maternal smoking has been recognized as a common cause of low birth weight, preterm birth and the decrease of gestational age period. unfortunately, there is an increasing interest within public especially woman in iran in the tobacco products consumption. on the other hand, the deleterious effect of maternal smoking on human fetus in pregnancy period especially in the first trimester encourage...

Background: Fetal electrocardiography is a developing field that provides valuable information on the fetal health during pregnancy. By early diagnosis and treatment of fetal heart problems, more survival chance is given to the infant.Objective: Here, we extract fetal ECG from maternal abdominal recordings and detect R-peaks in order to recognize fetal heart rate. On the next step, we find a be...

extractthe fetal as a passenger that her/his trip takes nine months. accidents and incidents may cause this trip will remain incomplete or to create different effects. islamic authors believe these accidents and incidents not only affected fetal but also affected on all of mental and physical aspects of fetal ' s mather, because fetal is such a part of her body. as good nutrition in mother...

Mitochondria are essential for cell growth, fission, differentiation, and survival, particularly in undivided cells with high energy requirements, such as cardiomyocytes. The morphology position of mitochondria change the activity mitochondrial fission proteins fusion proteins. These regulatory mechanisms substantially affect cardiomyocyte supply normal function. In dynamin-related protein 1 (D...

Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) is the largest and one of most complex cellular structures, indicating its widespread importance variety functions, including synthesis membrane secreted proteins, protein folding, calcium storage, lipid biogenesis. Moreover, ER implicated in cholesterol, plasmalogen, phospholipid, sphingomyelin biosynthesis. Furthermore, contact with organelles, such as mitochondria,...