the present study was carried out to examine the effects of satureja khuzistanica essential oils(skeo), on cholesterol content, fatty acids composition, and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances,(tbars) concentration of raw breast meat in broiler chickens. a total of 720 one-day-old broilerchicks (cobb 500) were taken as sample to study the effects of six experimental treatments in 6replicate...

We evaluated the inflammatory indices according to the fever duration in children with Kawasaki disease (KD), and determined duration when the inflammatory processes in KD reach their peak. Children with KD (n=152) were classified into 7 groups according to fever duration: at the third day or earlier (n=20), fourth (n=33), fifth (n=46), sixth (n=15), seventh (n=15), eighth (n=9), and at the nin...

BACKGROUND Dyslipidemia does not occur in all HIV-infected or antiretroviral therapy-experienced patients suggesting role of host genetic factors but there is paucity of data on association between dyslipidemia and gene polymorphisms in Zimbabwe. OBJECTIVE To determine association of lipoprotein levels and apolipoprotein B polymorphisms in HIV-infected adults. METHOD Demographic data were c...

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of different levels of dried whey and protexin probiotic on the productive performance, carcass trait and blood parameters of broiler chickens. In this study, 360, one-day old male and female commercial Ross 308 broiler chickens of mixed gender were used in a randomized design with four treatment (six replicated in each treatment and 15 birds/...

Ten females and ten males of each of the Rhenish, Italian and Landes breeds of geese were force fed for four weeks. Blood samples were collected from the birds at weekly intervals beginning from the week before force feeding, the total protein and its fractions, total lipid and cholesterol were determined in the faultless blood serum samples. As regards total proteins level, the values did not ...

Babesia ovis plays an important role in causing anemia and kidney dysfunction in affected animals. There are few extensive studies about hematological and biochemical findings of small ruminants' babesiosis caused by B. ovis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of babesiosis on some hematological and biochemical parameters in infected small ruminants with B. ovis. A total of 280 sh...

OBJECTIVE To compare the effects of losartan and enalapril on the markers of metabolic syndrome. METHODS One hundred and twenty six newly diagnosed hypertensive patients having other markers of metabolic syndrome participated in this study. The study was performed in the department of pharmacology, college of medicine at Ibn-Sina Teaching Hospital in Mosul city, Iraq, during the period betwee...

There is no direct method of estimating accurately the function of the thyroid gland; so other measures have to be employed in diagnosing thyroid deficiency and in regulating subsequent treatment. Recognition of typical cases of hypothyroidism should not be difficult, but there are borderline cases with slight symptoms that are not so easy to detect. Standard methods of investigation are helpfu...

BACKGROUND Traditional medicines with anti-diabetic effects are considered suitable supplements to treat diabetes. Among medicinal herbs, Stevia Rebaudiana Bertoni is famous for its sweet taste and beneficial effect in regulation of glucose. However, little is known about the exact mechanism of stevia in pancreatic tissue. Therefore, this study investigated the possible effects of stevia on pan...