results brdu ihc showed a significant decrease in neurogenesis following tld in both sexes showing more severity in male rats than in female rats. results of nissl staining and mwm also confirmed the brdu findings. regarding sexual dimorphism, our data showed no significant sex differences in the dg area of the hippocampus. conclusions sex-dependent reduction in neurogenesis following tld could...

purpose: to present two patients with acute corneal hydrops, superimposed with infectious keratitis using topical steroids. patients and findings: the first case was a 44-year-old man with acute corneal hydrops in his left eye which was on topical steroids for one week. visual acuity was hand motion at presentation and there was a large epithelial defect with stromal infiltration and corneal ed...

conclusions exposure to formaldehyde vapor can destroy testicular structure and decrease percentages of sperm count and progressive motility. the present study indicated that a reduction in the percentage of progressive motile sperm may be potentiated by noise (700-5700 hz) in the simultaneous exposure to formaldehyde and noise group. thus, it can be anticipated that simultaneous exposure to fo...

objective: there are several factors, like environmental agents, neurotrophic factors, serotonin and some hormones such as estrogen, affecting neurogenesis and neural differentiation. regarding to importance of proliferation and regeneration in central nervous system, and a progressive increase in neurodegenerative diseases, cell therapy is an attractive approach in neuroscience. the aim of the...

although uncommon, traumatic optic neuropathy (ton) is an important cause of visual loss. different therapeutic approaches including different dosages of steroids, surgical decompression of optic canal and observation alone have been suggested but there has been no conclusive evidence to establish a standard approach to this devastating cause of visual loss. to determine the effectiveness of in...

background: progressive prevalence of anabolic steroid use and physical and mental consequences of these drugs are known as worldwide healthy problems. willingness to being fitness and having muscular body and unhealthy beliefs about anabolic steroids are determinant behavioral factors of anabolic storied use. the purpose of this study was to determine the behavioral reason of anabolic steroid ...

the aim ofthe current study wasto comparegeneral health and mood state profile in bodybuilders with/without anabolic steroid consumption. thestatistical populationconsisted of all bodybuilders in tehran city in 2015. 200 bodybuilders were selected from tehran sport clubs with convenience sampling method. after excluding unauthorized questionnaire, 192 questionnaires were analyzed. the data were...