defined, based on incidence in the general population as compared to that in relatives of affected individuals, and useful as a measure of multifactorial inheritance. This book fulfills the criteria for a general information text in being accurate, clearly written, and easily read. It can be recommended by a physician to those patients desiring further knowledge of medical genetics. In fact, he...

objective: to report the case of a 28-year old hypercholesterolemic female with postpartum depression, whose triglyceride (tg) and total cholesterol (tc) levels decreased while being treated with fluoxetine. method: a 28-year old female, with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder with postpartum onset based on dsm-iv criteria, was hospitalized at a mental health hospital. her past history in...

evaluation of the blood and milk biochemical parameters always is considered as effective key factor for animal health and dairy products. in order to assess the association of kappa-casein (k-cn) genetic variants with blood biochemical indicators, blood samples were randomly and individually collected from 126 iranian guilan native cattle. blood plasma was used to measure blood glucose, urea, ...

an experiment was conducted in algerian desert goats to study the effect of age and season on blood biochemical and mineral profile during different physiological stages of the goats. serum ca, mg and na levels were significantly high at birth and decreases as the age advanced. the season had a significant effect on the decreased levels of ca, mg and k and inversely on the increased levels of n...