organophosphate insecticides such as diazinon are common to control pests in many agricultural fields that are located in the vicinity of fresh water resources. in this study male goldfish were exposed for 10 days at concentrations of 3 and 6 mg/ l diazinon (granules 10%) and after that histopathological effects of diazinon on some fish tissues were examined by light microscope. according this ...

background: heat shock proteins (hsps) are a family of proteins that are known to play a significant role in the repair of denatured proteins in the cell. it seems that cytoprotective properties of hsps may help in malignant progression by facilitating tumor cell growth and survival. the purpose of this study is to evaluate hsp27 and hsp70 expression in various histopathological grades of squam...

in tropical and subtropical countries, envenomation by scorpions (so-called scorpionism) represents a serious public health problem. in the present study, the toxic effects of mice ld50 injections of mesobuthus eupeus (me) venom on the kidney and liver of anesthetized rabbits were investigated. six rabbits were selected and alt, ast, bun and creatinine were measured at 0, 1 and 3 hours after...