A study was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation of phytase B (product of the Aspergillus niger phyB gene expressed in Trichoderma reesei) on feed intake, laying performance, eggshell quality, and on phosphorus and calcium balance in laying hens. Seventy-two, 40 weeks old Hy Line Brown hens were fed for 14 weeks the following four phosphorus-deficient (0.12% nonphytate p...

BACKGROUND Genetic haemochromatosis is a common hereditary iron loading disorder in humans. The disease is associated with loss of function mutations in the HFE gene. This is thought to change iron stores via increased iron absorption. AIMS In this study we investigated how adaptation of mucosal reductase activity is engaged in this process and how the changes compare with adaptation seen whe...

We investigated the effects of fructooligosaccharides (FO)-feeding on the absorption of iron (Fe), calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) and on the biochemical parameters in Fe-deficient anemic rats. Fe-deficient anemic rats were made by feeding an Fe-deficient diet for 3 weeks. Then these Fe-deficient rats were fed an experimental diet that contained one of two levels of Fe (15 or 30 mg/kg diet), in...

BACKGROUND Recently, experimental zinc deficiency has been correlated with depression-like alterations in rodents. METHODS In the first part of present study, the time course of zinc deficient diet induced alterations in the tail suspension test (TST) in mice was investigated. In the second part, the effect of imipramine and escitalopram in control and zinc-deprived for 3 weeks mice was exami...

Abstract Introduction: Omega 3 fatty acid especially in the form of fish oil, has structural and biological role in the body's various systems especially nervous system. Numerous studies have tried to research about it. Auditory is one of the affected systems. Omega 3 deficiency can have devastating effects on the nervous system and auditory. This study aimed to evaluate neural conduction in n-...

In the study presented here, the iron status in the kidney in passive Heymann nephritis, a complement-dependent model of membranous nephropathy, was examined. To examine whether the effect of immune injury on iron status has a pathogenic role, the effect of an iron-deficient diet was also determined. Injection of the anti-Fx1A antibody (10 mg/100 g body wt) in Sprague-Dawley rats resulted in no...