The inhalation of distilled water can induce bronchoconstriction and a transient increase in sensitivity to methacholine in asthmatics. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of the induced bronchoconstriction in the increased sensitivity to methacholine which follows the challenge with distilled water. Eighteen asthmatic children (age 9-17 yrs) were challenged by inhalation of dis...

cinnamon has many therapeutic effects, such as its impact the increase of sexual ability. this experiment was conducted to determine the effect of cinnamon extract on spermatogenesis and hormonal axis of pituitary gonad in mice. the animals used in this study are male adult mice (weighing about 30-34 g and 9-10 weeks old). cinnamon was purchased from one of the most valid shops in jahrom and th...

Background & Aims: Memory and its role in learning have long been of interest to humans. Therefore, human beings have always sought ways to enhance their memory and reduce its deficit. In the present study, the effect of pumpkin seed extract on memory and learning in adult male rats were studied. Methods: The rats (weighing 180-220 g) were divided into 7 groups (n = 8); control, sham (control a...

BACKGROUND Acute Renal Failure (ARF) in patients with cirrhosis is one of the most frequently encountered complications of obstructive jaundice. Marine organisms from the Mediterranean Coast of Egypt are considered potential sources of bioactive molecules. The present study was undertaken to explore the curative effects of Holothuria arenicola extract (HaE) against renal injury induced by bile ...

Media The motility buffer (MB) contained (/l of distilled water) K2HPO4, 11.2 g; KH2PO4, 4.8 g; (NH4)2SO4, 2 g; MgS04. 7H20, 0.25 g; PVP, 1 g; and EDTA, 0.029 g.1 LuriaBertani (LB) broth contained LB (/l of distilled water) 25 g. Tryptone medium contained (/l of distilled water) tryptone, 10 g and Nacl, 5 g. Different concentrations of chemotaxis medium was prepared by adding different amounts ...

introduction: resin composites are an important part of restorative treatment in modern dentistry. there are many trademarks available in iran market and physico-chemical properties of many of these resin composites are not evaluated yet. this study was carried out to evaluate the physico-chemical properties of four available resin composites and also to assess the effect of aging on their prop...

We describe an outbreak of Sphingomonas paucimobilis in 13 newborn infants with septicemia and septic shock. Fifteen available isolates were obtained from patients and distilled water. Pulsed field gel electrophoresis showed that there was a cross-transmission of S. paucimobilis in eleven patients but these types were not the same the isolate obtained from the distilled water. The outbreak was ...