conclusions these results suggest that serum cholesterol, phospholipids and triacylglycerols have no effect on the levels of cholesterol, phospholipids and triacylglycerols of spermatozoa and seminal plasma. our findings suggest that sperm lipid content is regulated locally within the male reproductive tract. patients and methods cholesterol, phospholipids and triacylglycerols in sperm cells, s...

purpose: in the present work, clinical symptoms, serum immunoglobuline alteration and eosinophil count were investigated in the patients infected with giardia lamblia. materials and methods: in this regard, 50 persons infected with giardia and 50 healthy individuals were selected as the study and control groups respectively in tehran. sera of the groups were tested for igg, ige, iga levels and...

electrocardiography (ecg) may be used to recognize cardiac disorders. levels of milk production may change the serum electrolytes which its imbalance has a role in cardiac arrhythmia. fifty high yielding and fifty low yielding holstein dairy cows were used in this study. electrocardiography was recorded by base-apex lead and blood samples were collected from jugular vein for measurement of seru...

in this study the effects of water salinity on serum total protein and its components in grass carp were investigated. the aim of this study was to determine the effect of salinity tolerance of fish on total serum protein level and its components as an indicator of liver and kidney activity. one hundred and twenty grass carp were divided into four groups, randomly. the first three groups were r...

purpose: this study aimed to investigate the effect of one intensive training session on the changes of beta-endorphin and serum cortisol levels of elite wrestlers. methods: in this quasi-experimental research with one group and pretest-posttest design, 16 elite wrestlers within the age range of 18 to 25 years were purposefully and selected and they voluntarily participated in the research. the...

conclusions the findings suggest that low levels of leptin may be a contributory factor for malnutrition in hd patients. further studies are required to ascertain the significance of leptin levels in relation to nutritional factors in hemodialysis patients. patients and methods this analytical descriptive study included 45 hemodialysis patients and 40 healthy subjects. biochemical parameters an...

objective: pinus eldarica (p. eldarica) is one of the most common pines in iran which has various bioactive constituents and different uses in traditional medicine. since there is no documented evidence for p. eldarica safety, the acute and sub-acute oral toxicities of hydroalcoholic extract of p. eldarica bark were investigated in male and female wistar rats in this study. materials and method...

background: transcutaneous bilirubinometry (tcb) is a simple method for estimating bilirubin levels in neonates. this method is noninvasive, quick, and painless. we aimed to compare serum and cutaneous bilirubin measurements in term neonates.method: in this descriptive cross-sectional study, 200 neonates with icter with birth weights of at least 2500 grams were studied. tcb was measured using a...

background: infants of diabetic mothers (idm) is a critical issue in pediatrics, which is regarded as a major risk factor for birth trauma, respiratory distress syndrome (rds), birth asphyxia, transient tachypnea of the newborn (ttn) and jaundice. idm is also a risk factor for microvascular (e.g., ocular and renal complications) and macrovascular complications (e.g., cerebrovascular accident, a...