Background and Aim: Reduction in sperm motility is one of the main causes of male infertility. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Carob supplementation on sperm parameters, inflammatory factors, oxidative stress indices and sex hormones in the men with idiopathic infertility. Materials and Methods: This study was a randomized double-blind controlled clinical trial which inc...

in the religion of islam, fasting is obligatory for healthy adults during ramadan. millions of muslims around the world practice fasting in this holy month which may cause different metabolic and hormonal changes due to the restrictions in regular caloric intake. this article was aimed to review some possible effects of ramadan fasting on the endocrine system which has a great impact on physiol...

Temperate woody plants suffer environmental stresses caused by seasonal changes. Seasonal changes affect tree cambium activity, resulting in the annual periodicity of growth. In present study, we provide a model for plant hormone coordination monolignol biosynthesis to cope with poplar species. First, 27 core lignin-related genes were identified Populus tomentosa, and co-expression lignifying t...

Background : One of risk factors for increased rate cardiovascular diseases and development menopausal symptoms in perimenopausal/postmenopausal women is reduced estrogen production. Yoga practice improved postmenopausal women. Whether yoga had effect on perinomopausal/postmenopausal was not known. Thus, this study conducted to assess the female hormones; estrogen, progesterone, luteinizing hor...