Méndez M.C., Aragão M., Elias F., Riet-Correa F. & Gimeno E.J. 2002. [Experimental intoxication by the leaves of Melia azedarach (Meliaceae) in cattle.] Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 22(1):19-24. Laboratório Regional de Diagnóstico, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, 96010-900 Pelotas, RS, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]. Green leaves of Melia azedarach were adminis...

Introduction: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex endocrine disorder in women that is associated with an increased risk of infertility. This study aims to evaluate the neurobehavioral and neurochemical changes along with the associated changes in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) of the dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)-induced PCOS model rats. Metho...

A single dose of 8 or 20 Gy Co γ rays was given to C3H male mice at 4 months of age. The ultrastructural changes in mouse pituitary, thyroid and the adrenal gland due to brain irradiation were observed at 4 days to 18 months after irradiation. The pituitary microvasculature showed degenerative lesions including swollen endothelial cells and cytoplasmic blebs in the capillary sinusoids of all ir...

Chronic inorganic arsenic toxicity was induced in goats by oral administration of one-fifth of the acute lethal dose 50 (ALD(50)) of sodium arsenite (25mgkg(-1) body weight) packed in gelatin capsules and given daily for 12 weeks. Clinical signs of toxicity developed from 3 week post-exposure, consisting of gastrointestinal disturbances and renal insufficiency with 100% mortality in all animals...

The purpose of this study was to systematically demonstrate and compare the pathological and immunohistochemical changes in goats which were infected by a fixed rabies virus that was used in vaccine production. In the histopathological examinations, varying degrees of inflammatory, degenerative and necrotic changes were detected in the central nervous system. In the preparations stained by the ...

This study aimed to investigate the antioxidant and hepatoprotective effects of Celtis tournefortii fruit extract (Ct) against copper-induced liver damage in rats. Thirty-two Wistar Albino rats were divided into four equal groups (n = 8): Control, Copper (Cu), + C. (Cu+Ct), (Ct). Superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), catalase (CAT) activities, (GSH) concentration, malondiald...