background: blood is permanently exposed to oxidation stress and therefore has a high antioxidants capacity. many different factors increasing the demand for the antioxidant capacity can be observed in the stored blood of donors. consequently, damage to erythrocytes by free radicals may occur. so it is useful to control the alternation of anti-oxidant enzymes in stored blood at different days o...

Objective: Turmeric (Curcuma Longa Linn) is a medicinal plant that contains curcumin. There is a growing interest in using curcumin powder (CP) as feed additives for antioxidative and antimicrobial properties to improve human health. This study was conducted to determine the appropriate levels of CP on blood parameters, immunity, and histology of jejunum in hens. Materials and Methods: A total ...

We describe an electroimmunodiffusion technique for measuring /3-lipoprotein in cord blood spotted on filter paper. A series of cord-blood samples, taken from 916 consecutive live-birth infants, was spotted directly onto filter paper and assayed for /3-lipoprotein. Eleven had abovenormal /3-lipoprotein. Of these 11, seven were tested two to six months later, along with their parents, for total ...

background : visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) is an endemic disease in some areas of iran. a cross- sectional study was conducted for sero-epidemiological survey of visceral leishmaniasis (vl) in baft district from kerman province, southeast of iran. methods: blood samples  were  collected  from children  up to 12 years old and 10% of adult population from baft villages with a multi-stage ran...

Introduction: This study investigated the effect of berberine on renal dysfunction and histological damages of the lung induced by renal ischemia/ reperfusion at an early stage. Methods: There were four experimental groups of adult male rats (n=7). Seven days before induction of ischemia, the Ber+I/R group received oral (by gavage) berberine (15 mg/kg/day) while the I/R group received distil...

although the infection of different animals and non-human primates with other members of anelloviridae have already been reported there is no report about infection of animals with torque teno midi virus/small anellovirs (ttmdv/sav). the aim of this study was to detect the virus in domestic village chickens. blood samples were collected from 79 domestic village chickens in isfahan. blood sample...

Objective: To determine a reference range for venous blood lactate concentrations in healthy neonatal dogs. Design: A prospective cohort study. Setting: All work was conducted at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University. Animals: Clinically healthy dogs: 68 puppies and 30 adults. Measurements and main results: A blood sample was collected from each puppy into lithium heparin via...

Two hundred and fifty day-old broiler chickens were housed in a high altitude farm and divided in two experimental groups (cold-exposed and control). At the age of 3 and 4 d, the cold-exposed chickens were exposed to 15?C for 3 h, while the control birds were reared under normal condition. During the period between 14 and 28 days, both groups of chickens were exposed to a low environmental temp...

The dengue viruses (genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae) are mosquito borne and cause 100 million cases of dengue fever each year in most tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Increased global travel has been accompanied by an increased import not only of dengue but also of severe fevers of unknown origin to Sweden. Fifty-seven Swedish travelers to dengue epidemic areas, with clinical ...