background: sodium arsenite and/ or vasectomy may cause variation in sex hormones which affect pathophysiology of reproductive organs. objective: the aim was to investigate the morphological changes in structure of testis and hormonal imbalance in bilateral vasectomised rats treated with sodium arsenite. materials and methods: four groups of rats: bilateral vasectomy + sodium arsenite, bilatera...

In this Study, vanadium recovery from the steelmaking converter slag was studied. Salt roasting-basic leaching is the process which was applied to separate and extract vanadium from steel making slag. Ground slag was roasted after mixing with determined quantities of sodium carbonate. The effect of time and temperature of roasting and sodium carbonate content were studied. The optimum temperatu...

Background Reproductive dysfunction and endocrine disorders are common among men with complex partial seizures of temporal lobe origin. Diminished sexual desire and responsiveness along with decreased libido and less orgasm are frequently described in men with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). It appears that the reduced fertility in epileptic men is accompanied by erectile dysfunction and abnormal...

The thiazide-sensitive sodium-chloride cotransporter (NCC;SLC12A3) is central to sodium and blood pressure regulation. Metabolic syndrome induces NCC upregulation generating sodium-sensitive hypertension in experimental animal models. We tested the role of sensitivity hypertensive humans with metabolic syndrome. Conversely, oral potassium downregulation producing potassium-induced natriuresis. ...