background: preterm premature rupture of membranes (pprom) occurs in 3% of pregnancies and 30-40% of preterm labors are related to this problem. early diagnosis of pprom is very important due to its impact on pregnancy outcomes. objective: to determine the diagnostic value of aspartate aminotransferase (ast) and alanine aminotransferase (alt) levels in vaginal fluid for the diagnosis of preterm...

hydatid disease is caused by the larva of echinococcus granulosus parasite. mebendazole (mbz) is used as an alternative choice for the treatment of the disease. aspartate aminotransferase (ast) is an essential enzyme in amino acid metabolism. the aim of the present study is to evaluate the effect of mbz on ast activity of hydatid cyst parasite in order to detect enzymatic parameter for drug eff...

Background: Paraquat is a non-selective contact herbicide, widely used to control weeds in agriculture farms and aquatic plants in surface waters. Paraquat can have adverse effects on the health of aquatic organisms. The aim of this study was to detect the alterations in the blood biochemical parameters of common carp exposed to sub-lethal concentrations of commercial formulations of paraquat. ...

The influence of anaemia on alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activities in dogs infected with B. canis was investigated. Samples of blood and serum from 230 infected dogs were divided into two groups: A (with anaemia) and B (without anaemia). The differences in the activities of the enzymes between both groups were not statisticall...

We examined the kinetics of the catalytic activities of aspartate aminotransferase (AST, EC 2.6.1.1) isoenzymes in serum of 28 patients with myocardial infarction who were to receive either intracoronary urokinase--reperfusion angiographically proved--or conventional therapy (control group). Cytosolic (soluble) AST (s-AST) activity in serum increased rapidly immediately after recanalization, re...

This study aims to synthesize Platinum nanoparticles (Pt NPs) using Olive leaves extract's environmentally friendly approach. UV-Visible spectroscopy has been used follow the turning of Pt +4 ions Pt0 NPs. X-ray diffraction (XRD) investigate as-synthesized NPs and its cubic face-centered structure crystallinity. The average size was 9.2 nm, calculated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). ...

abstract pollution is a world problem with serious consequences. heavy metals are an important group of these contaminants and enter aquatic ecosystems from anthropogenic and natural sources and animal health and systems are affected. in this study, the effect of lead exposure (3 mg/l concentration, 30 days) on activity of tissue enzymes, including acetyl cholinesterase, alanine aminotransferas...

two hundred and twenty one-day male chicks (ross 308) were used in a completely randomized design with 5 treatments and four replicates each to investigate the effects of the different levels of 0.15, 0.3 and 0.6 percent rosemary extract along with nitrate (27.4 mg sodium nitrate/liter water) in drinking water on growth, some blood parameters and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens. no ...