desferroxamine (desferal) is used tochelate iron in thalassemia, a disease of very high prevalence in various parts of lran. we have investigated intestinal zinc absorption in desferal-treated rats which, in pilot experiments, showed low serum levels of both iron and zinc. intraperitoneal administration of ten 0.5 g doses of desferal (one injection every other day) to male rats produced severe ...

Desferroxamine (Desferal) is used tochelate iron in thalassemia, a disease of very high prevalence in various parts of lran. We have investigated intestinal zinc absorption in Desferal-treated rats which, in pilot experiments, showed low serum levels of both iron and zinc. Intraperitoneal administration of ten 0.5 g doses of Desferal (one injection every other day) to male rats produced sev...

birth and death indicators were examined through retrospective surveys conducted in 1985 and 1987 in the islamic republic of lran, reviewing 1984 and 1986 events, to obtain infant mortality rate (imr) and other necessary indicators for health planning and evaluation. comparison between 1985 and 1987 surveys revealed: 1. no major change in crude death rate ( 6.3 per 1000 in 1987 survey) had occu...

review of factors resulting in self burning in burning ward   of em.am khomeini hospital in urmia university   of medical sciences, 1380     nanbakhsh j [1] , kiani m [2] , jahangiri o [3] , hemmali m [4] , vazife asi m [5]     abstract:   introduction: suicide may be defined as a request for help. those who commit suicide may regard it as a way for getting rid of terrors of life but it more li...