BACKGROUND Anabolic-androgenic steroids have been associated with several side effects range. This experimental study was conducted to evaluate the effects of nandrolone decanoate (ND, an anabolic steroid) on lipid profile and liver enzymes in rats in Iran. METHODS Forty adult male and female of Wistar strain rats were randomly assigned to four groups of 10 animals each: male control, female ...

Chemical defoliation of seed corn production fields accelerates maturation and desiccation expedites harvest. Early harvest is important to minimize the risk frost damage while in field. This newly adopted practice also allows companies plan manage dryer space more efficiently. However, premature may interfere with migration oil bodies within embryo cells during affect germination vigor. The ob...

This study analyses the consequences of previous defoliation on the survival of the larvae of the pine processionary moth Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Denis and Schiffermüller) feeding on relict Scots pine Pinus sylvestris (L.) ssp. nevadensis Christ in the Sierra Nevada mountains (SE Spain). Egg batches of the pine processionary moth were placed on four groups of Scots pines that underwent differe...

AIM To investigate the reversibility of the effect of nandrolone decanoate (ND) on sperm parameters after discontinuing the drug. METHODS Three groups of rats received peanut oil (control), low and high doses of ND for 14 weeks, respectively. Each group was divided into subgroups A and B, in which rats were killed 14 and 28 weeks after initiating the injection, respectively. RESULTS Sperm c...

objective(s): human and animal studies have shown a close relationship between obesity and asthma severity. here, we examined the effects of diet-induced obesity (dio) on the expression levels of il-1β, irak-1 and traf-6 mrna in male wistar rats tracheal after sensitization with ovalbumin (ova). materials and methods:twenty male wistar rats divided to four groups, included, control group with n...

BACKGROUND Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 plays an important role in the remodeling of left ventricles (LVs) and right ventricles (RVs). We investigated the differences of MMP-2 expression between LV and RV in response to nandrolone decanoate (ND), swimming training (ST), and combined ND and ST (NS) in mice, based on their structural, functional, and biochemical characteristics. METHODS Tot...