The objective was to study the influence of livestock production system, extensive vs. intensive, on growth performance of lambs of Churra Tensina breed. In the extensive system, 18 lambs were reared with their ewes on pasture from 7 days old to slaughter, with no supplementation feed. The intensive system, 18 lambs were kept indoor with free access to concentrate, while their ewes were also in...

background: successful therapy of leishmaniasis depends on effective cellular immune response. we evaluated the effectiveness of sodium selenite and zinc sulphate as known immunomodulator materials, in combination with glucantime® in treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis lesions resulting from leishmania ma­jor in susceptible animal model. methods: thirty three female mice weighing 18-20 g at th...

Objective: In cardiovascular diseases, inflammatory response plays an important role and affects heart function. As a flavonoid compound, p-coumaric acid (pCA), commonly exists in many fruits and vegetables and has a therapeutic effect on inflammatory diseases due to its anti-inflammatory properties. The purpose of the present study was to investigate pCA anti-inflammatory effect and the miRNAs...

The effectiveness and safety of intravenous amiodarone in children are not well established. This study reviewed its use in 30 infants and children for life-threatening tachyarrhythmias: 18 patients (19 episodes) with supraventricular tachycardia, and 12 with ventricular tachycardia. Eighteen patients had structural heart defects with arrhythmias that occurred after surgery. The mean loading do...

M e t h o d s Design: Randomized placebo-controlled trial. Allocation: {Concealed}†.* Blinding: Blinded {clinicians, patients, data collectors, outcome assessors, data analysts, and data safety and monitoring committee}†.* Follow-up period: Until resolution of neutropenia: median 15 to 19 days in patients with leukemia and 8 days in patients with solid tumors or lymphoma. Setting: 35 centers in...

We used the immature rat uterotrophic assay to determine the estrogenicity of bisphenol A (BPA). We administered BPA (in sesame oil) to rats subcutaneously (sc; 0, 8, 40, and 160 mg/kg/day) or orally (0, 40, 160, and 800 mg/kg/day) for 3 days beginning on postnatal day (PND) 18; rats were sacrificed 24 hr after the last administration. Uterine wet, blotted, and relative weights increased in all...

BACKGROUND This study evaluated the therapeutic efficacy of combining vascular disrupting agents with antiangiogenic agents. MATERIALS AND METHODS Human clear cell renal carcinoma (Caki-1) tumors were established in nude mice. Treatments consisted of Avastin (2 mg/kg) administered twice a week; CA4P (100 mg/kg) or OXi4503 (25 mg/kg) administered 3 times a week for a period of 2 weeks; or a co...