descriptive case report of a 42-year old woman with coetaneous vasculitis, and severe abdominal pain, which was led to diagnostic laparotomy. these presentations are probably as a side effect of methocarbamol injection. this is the first report according to our literature search (pubmed, google scholar, isi web of knowledge, proquest, md consult, science direct, scopus) about methocarbamol rela...

in recent years, biotechnology has provided the possibility of creating genetically modified (gm) organisms by transferring genes from sources such as viruses, bacteria, animals, and plants into usually unrelated species. this ability to overcome insurmountable physiological barriers by exchanging genetic materials among all living organisms is a double-edged sword. on the one hand, it allows t...

background: phenol and its derivatives like dinitrophenol and pentachlorophenol (carbolic acid) are widely used as insecticides, but they are very toxic substances. phenol is a general protoplasmic poison with corrosive local effects that denature proteins. poisoning with phenol compounds may occur by ingestion, inhalation, and absorption through skin. in this report we presented the toxicity e...

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background patients, who survived from shotgun injuries, often have some retained lead pellets in their bodies. several cases of lead toxicity have been reported regarding these patients. objectives this study seeks to compare the serum lead level in patients who have retained lead pellets in their bodies with the control group. patients and methods in this case-control study, we gathered the s...

background previous studies have shown that shallomin, one of the active constituents of persian shallot, has a broad range of antimicrobial properties. objectives the safety of shallomin must be established before it can be used in clinical applications. therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the acute toxic effects of shallomin and to estimate its lethal dose low (ldlo) value...