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Vol.1 No.5 -1 : Association of some adipokines and oxidative stress biomarkers with septic patients.

By : Ramy Mostafa, 1; Mohamed Afify, 2 Ahmed I.Amin, 3 Amr Saad4 Abstract The incidence of sepsis has increased considerably since the late few decades. Sepsis became one of the major causes of death in developed countries. We became in desperate need of updated models for assessing severity of sepsis with no limitations. Therefore, […]

Vol.1 No.5 -2 : Efficacy of a novel water soluble curcumin derivative versus Tadalafile in mediating erectile function.

By : Zaahkouk,SA.M.1, Atta H.M2., Fouad Hanan. 2, Hesham G.A1. Yehia M. Hussein.1 Abstract The present study was conducted to assess the efficacy of a novel curcumin derivative (NCD) versus Tadalafile in erectile signaling. The study was conducted on 15 control male rats and 75 diabetic male rats divided into the following groups:, diabetic, curcumin, […]

Vol.1 No.5 -3 : Biological activity of four plant oils, against the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Oliver), (Coleoptera Curculionidae).

By : Ahmed F. A.; Hussein K.T. and Gad M.I Abstract In the present study, four botanical oils of Melissa officinalis, Borago officinalis, Laurus nobilis and Carapichea ipecacuanha were tested against newly emerged adult males and females of the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Oliver) for investigating their insecticidal activity, their effects on some bilogical […]

Vol.1 No.5 -4 : The role of Caselio (plant fertilizer) exposure on digestive gland histology and heavy metals accumulation in the freshwater snail, Lanistes carinatus.

By : Sherin K. Sheir Abstract The adverse effects of Caselio, the plant fertilizer (PMR) on the freshwater snail, Lanistes carinatus were studied. Snails were collected from Bahr Shebeen canal, Menoufia Province, Egypt. Snails were exposed to 200 and 600 μl/l of the fertilizer (PMR) for 0, 1, 3 and 7 days. Shell, operculum, foot […]

Vol.1 No.5 -5 : Apoptotic Marker Alternations in the Spleen of Experimentally Hyperthyroid and Hypothyroid Rat.

By : Ezar Hafez; Ahmed Masoud; Magdy Barnous; Ehab Tousson Abstract Apoptosis plays a critical role in the development and homeostasis of multicellular organisms, especially those with high cell turnover such as the lymphoid system. The current study aimed to examined the effects of changes in thyroid hormones on apoptosis of spleen in male rats. […]