The antioxidant enzymes like catalase and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were studied in erythrocytes and lens at various stages of cataractogenesis in albino rats. The rate of peroxidation was measured by assessing the malondiadehyde (MDA) in lens and plasma. The insoluble and soluble protein fractions were measured in lens to study the protein crosslinkings in relation to the above said parameter...

The alcoholic extract of the roots of Polygonum hydropiper Linn. was fractionated by column adsorption chromatography. The various fractions obtained were tested for antifertility activity in female albino rats. Petroleum ether, petroleum ether +benzene (1:1 v/v) and benzene +chloroform (1:1 v/v) fractions prevented pregnancy in 8/10, 6/10 and 6/10 albino rats, respectively, while the first two...

In a previous study (1) during the investigation of the mutually reinforced instrumental sexual rqponses in rats a positive correlation has been found between the male and female response latencies. The purpose of the present work was to investigate whether this correlation is related to the mating behavior. Mutually reinforced instrumental responses, rewarded by contact with an animal of the o...

This study was carried out to investigate the effect of prolonged intake of calcium-channel blocker amlodipine, an antihypertensive drug on gonadal steroid hormone (testosterone) of male albino rats. Three different concentrations of amlodipine (0.01, 0.02 and 0.03 mg/kg body weight) was administered orally to three different groups (B, C, and D) of experimental male Wistar albino rats (n = 8) ...

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the pre-clinical efficacy and toxicity of polyherbal cough syrup Linkus. Method: Animals (healthy Wistar albino rats; (150 250 g) of either sex) were housed under standard environmental conditions; i.e. 25 ̊C ± 1 ̊C and 12 h dark/light cycle. Food and water were available at libitum. The rats were treated orally with the recommended doses of the ...

Objectives: Exposure to chromium, the transition element found in many compounds of earth’s crust, leads to various health hazards including cancer, dermatitis, damage of liver and kidneys, and reproductive toxicity in both male and female. Toxic effect of chronic exposure to chromium at low environmentally relevant dose is recently recognized and less studied. In the present study, we evaluate...

Crassocephalumcrepidioides has been widely used in many parts of the world. The succus plant also since years by local people Manipur to treat fresh wounds. However, there no scientific studies till date prove its role wound healing. present study is an attempt evaluate effects methanol extract leaves this on healing activity albino rats using different models.

The present study was done to investigate the therapeutic efficiency of Beta vulgaris roots ethanolic extract versus N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in overcoming experimentally induced hapatotoxicity rats by given double maximum dose Acetaminophen (N-acetyl-para-aminophenol (APAP) or paracetamol®) orally. experiment performed two parts: First part involved extraction using 90% solvent and detection mai...

Early monocular enucleations were done in rats, either at embryonic day 16 (E16) or on the day of birth, and the surviving uncrossed pathway was studied either at birth for some of the animals enucleated prenatally, or in the adult for all of the other animals. The uncrossed pathways were studied by using HRP as a retrograde tracer. The neonatal enucleations showed the increase of the surviving...