to serum TNF-α level? Amir Jalali: Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy and Molecular and Cellular Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. Email: [email protected] Mohammad H. Pipelzadeh (corresponding author): Dept. of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. Email: mhpipelz...

Objective(s): Hemiscorpius lepturus is one of the dangerous scorpions of Iran leading to acute kidney injury (AKI) especially in infants. The purpose of this animal study was to compare the serological, pathological and scintigraphic data to quickly predict the occurrence of this disorder.Materials and Methods: In two groups of animals, each contained five rats, H. lepturus venom (1200 µg/Kg) w...

Background: Scorpion stings are responsible for many deaths in humans; however, the toxicity mechanisms of the venoms from many species are not well studied. We investigated the cardiotoxicity of the crude venom from H. lepturus scorpion and its isolated fractions, F-I to F-VI. Methods: The scorpion’s venom was extracted into six fractions by chromotagraphy. Healthy male Wistar rats (N=72) wer...

Hemiscorpius lepturus is the most dangerous scorpion species, endemic in Khuzestan province and other southwestern areas of Iran, causing morbidity and mortality in children and adults. The efficacy of the antivenom for reversal of manifestation caused by venom of this scorpion is a controversial issue. In the present work, H. lepturus venom (1500 µg/kg) was subcutaneously injected into two ...

Basic information on natural history is crucial for assessing the viability of populations, but is often lacking for many species of conservation concern. One such species is the White-tailed Tropicbird, Phaethon lepturus (Mathews, 1915). Here, we address this shortfall by providing detailed information on reproductive biology, distribution and threats on the Fernando de Noronha archipelago, Br...

This study investigated the response of the ichthyoplankton community to environmental changes in the Yangtze Estuary using canonical correspondence analysis. Ichthyoplankton community and environmental data were recorded during the autumns of 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2009. Among the ichthyoplankton, the dominant larval and juvenile families were the Engraulidae, Gobiidae and Sala...

El pez sable (Trichiurus lepturus) es un pescado semigraso, con contenido importante de proteínas, minerales y diferentes vitaminas. objetivo del presente estudio fue elaborar evaluar las características fisicoquímicas, microbiológicas, sensoriales textura una salchicha a partir carne lepturus), aceite oliva como fuente omega 3. La composición proximal se determinó siguiendo los métodos la AOAC...

conclusions hemiscorpius lepturus venom in sheep can cause severe changes in some of the coagulation factors. this should be considered as part of the pathogenesis of scorpion sting and seriously in the treatment protocol of scorpion sting victims. results in the studied groups, the effect of time on pt and platelets counts was significant (p < 0.05); however, it did not have a significant effe...

As top predators of pelagic food webs, marine birds naturally bioaccumulate essential and nonessential elements. Levels of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), mercury (Hg), manganese (Mn), selenium (Se) and zinc (Zn) were determined in the liver, kidneys and muscles of three species of marine birds found on Réunion Island: Barau’s Petrel (Pterodroma baraui), Audubon’s Shearwater...