Sturgeon is one of the most important species of the Caspian Sea aquatics. Unfortunately, this species faces the threat of extinction today. This makes specific studies on any type of sturgeons more important than before. Studies like histological studies, radiology, and sonography, all require a complete understanding of the anatomy of this fish. Since pilot studies showed some misconceptions ...

 Probiotic is considered as a remedy to solve disease problem in shrimp aquaculture. Shrimp body and environment bacterial flora are recommended as reliable source for extracting of beneficial bacteria. Therefore, 5000 pieces of post larvae of Penaeus monodon were distributed equally in 4 tanks in probiotic and antibiotic free condition up to juvenile. Then microbiological samples from...

By J. W. Farquhar, M.D., F.R.C.P.E. (Pp. 28; figs. 2. 5s). Edinburgh and London: S. & S. Livingstone, 1970. THIS little book of 27 pages adequately covers what parents of diabetic children need to know to enable them to manage their child's disability successfully. However, urine testing four times daily would seem to be a standard of perfection beyond reach and counting the total number of uri...

background: a person's beliefs can influence the progression of his/her disease; and battling an illness can trigger severe anxiety about death. this study aims to compare the attitude toward death between healthy people and those suffering from diabetes and cancer. methods: in a cross-sectional study, 300 individuals were selected by convenient sampling method. three groups were matched by gen...

n modern society people are very concerned about the ealthy diet. Is there any food or mixture of food for mainaining sound health and slim body shape without worrying bout calories? This question does not have a simple answer. ee et al., in this issue (pp. 39) searched many literatures nd pointed out very interesting aspect of digestive funcion among specific types of Sasang Constitutional Med...

This section summarizes the adaptations of the digestive system to the habitat, diet and other physiological characteristics of vertebrates and speculates on how these may have evolved. Speculations on the digestive system of early vertebrates are based mostly on comparisons of their skeletal remains, habitat, and environment with those of present-day species. Although our discussion has been l...