s: The reports of life threatening fungal infection chytridiomycosis on amphibian populations have emerged from various parts of the world and the fungus has been considered as major contributor to the decline of amphibian population worldwide. However, a meticulous scan through the literature revealed that this disease is yet to be identified in Asia. Therefore, it was thought pertinent to inv...

Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is characterized by inflammation and fibrosis of the interstitium and destruction of alveolar histoarchitecture ultimately leading to a fatal impairment of lung function. Different concepts describe either a dominant role of inflammatory pathways or a disturbed remodeling of resident cells of the lung parenchyma during fibrogenesis. Further, a combination of both the mec...

Hepatoprotective activity of hydroalcoholic extract of Luffa acutangula (HAELA) against carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) and rifampicin-induced hepatotoxicity in rats was evaluated and probable mechanism(s) of action has been suggested. Administration of standard drug- silymarin and HAELA showed significant hepatoprotection against CCl4 and rifampicin induced hepatotoxicity in rats. Hepatoprotective...

The toxic effects of beryllium salts have been studied on the reproductive organs of cyclic adult female albino rats; simultaneously an attempt has been made to overcome these effects by using an Ayurvedic remedy Liv.52 (The Himalaya Drug Co., Bombay). Liv.52-primed rats (1 ml/rat/d for 15 days) were exposed to beryllium nitrate intravenously and were sacrificed at different time intervals. At ...

The common carotid arteries (CCA) of dog ended near a transverse plane passing throughout the hyoid bone body originating on the both sides the right and left external carotids (ECA) as well as the right and left internal carotid arteries (ICA). The ICA irrigated the brain, contributing to formation of the arterial circulation at the base of the brain (Puchades-Orts et al., 1976), while the ECA...

A study was undertaken to determine if it might be possible to prepare tissue sections on slides without the use of paraffin embedding, microtome sectioning, or cryostat sectioning which involve equipment and training not always available to scholars or professionals wishing to examine tissue microscopically. After evaluating many different reagents, cutting instruments and solid supports, we d...

Antibiotics are essential for specific and diagnosed practices in aquaculture many of them toxic to fish if abused. This study reports the effects prolonged use dietary oxytetracycline at 0-10 times therapeutic dose (×: 80 mg/kg biomass/day) on kidney liver histoarchitecture Oreochromis niloticus. A dose-dependent reduction feed intake, survival biomass were noticed day 30 dosing. The major his...