the effect of dietary sucrose on dna formation in rat liver and kidney compared with that of starch was studied. male, weanling rats were fed for 6 and 14 days on diets containing 68% 'sucrose or 68% starch, and liver and kidneys were examined for 1ilie amount and rate of formation of dna; and also for content of fat, protein, and moisture. food intake and weight gain were estimated. sucrose fe...

CONTEXT Malnutrition is widely described in patients waiting for liver transplantation (LTx). However, risk factors associated with weight loss during liver disease have not yet been well studied. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to assess weight loss and its risk factors during liver disease and up to the first appointment after transplantation. Patients who underwent LTx were retrospect...

Total hepatic water content, dry weight, protein, lipid, carbohydrate, RNA, DNA, and electrolyte concentrations were determined in control and Streptococcus pneumoniae-infected rats. During infection, there was a significant (P = 0.001) increase in total liver weight. This increase was the result of increased total liver water content and increased total liver dry weight. Intracellular water co...

Background & Aim: The human body has the liver as one of its largest organs. It serves as the major site for metabolism and excretion. Injury to the liver or impairment of its functions may complicate one’s health and therefore, constitutes one of the serious public health challenges. The ethanol seed extract of Citrus paradisi Macfad (CPE) was carried out to evaluate ...

PURPOSE To assess the accuracy of a formula derived from 159 living liver donors to estimate the liver size of a normal subject: standard liver weight (g) = 218 + body weight (kg) × 12.3 + 51 (if male). Standard liver volume (SLV) is attained by a conversion factor of 1.19 mL/g. METHODS The total liver volume (TLV) of each of the subsequent consecutive 126 living liver donors was determined u...

Background & Aims: Teucrium polium (TP) is amongst the commonly used remedies in traditional medicine. Some reports have claimed hepatotoxicity of TP but other reports have not supported it. This study was designed to evaluate the probable hepatotoxicity of TP. Methods: Petroleum ether fraction of TP was dissolved in DMSO and the final concentration was adjusted by diluting in physiologic salin...

The distribution of tissue polypeptide antigen (40 kD molecular weight) in normal adult and fetal liver, and in liver disease was investigated and compared with the distribution of low and high molecular weight cytokeratins. In normal liver tissue polypeptide antigen was found only in bile duct epithelium; this distribution is similar to that of high molecular weight cytokeratin, but differs fr...

background: no study has been conducted on iron requirements of broiler breeder hens until now. objectives: the purpose of the present study was to determine the iron requirement of broiler breeder hens using nonlinear models. methods: forty eight (cobb 500) broiler breeder hens were individually placed in galvanized wire cages. in order to depletion of hens iron reserved, hens were offered a s...

This study evaluated the effectiveness of different arsenical sources on inducing fatty liver, on changes in lipid metabolism and on liver function in mule ducks. Sixty twelve-week-old mule ducks were selected and randomly divided into five treatments, including the control group and four different arsenical sources; Roxarsone (300 mg/kg), arsanilic acid, As2O5 or As2O3, containing 85.2 mg/kg a...