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Zār spirit possession in Iran and African countries: Group distress, culture-bound syndrome or cultural concept of distress?
(2015-01-01)Zār is the term used to describe a form of spirit possession common in northern African, eastern African, and some Middle-Eastern societies. Although these regions share some cultural similarities arising from their history ... -
Zero inflated statistical count models for analysing the costs imposed by GERD and dyspepsia
(2013-12-01)Background and study aims: Recent studies have shown that the high prevalence and the various clinical presentations of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and dyspepsia impose an enormous economic burden on society. ... -
Zinc and copper plasma concentrations in Rheumatoid arthritis patients from a selected population in Iran
(2009-12-01)The importance of trace elements in chronic inflammatory diseases is related to their cofactor role in immune system functions and in different metabolic processes in articular tissues. The aim of this study was to compare ... -
Zinc status in patients with major β-thalassemia
(2008-01-01)To determine the zinc status in patients with major β-thalassemia and its effect on their growth, the authors studied 64 thalassemic patients in comparison with 64 healthy matched individuals. Demographic and anthropometric ... -
Zinc-leuprolide complex: Preparation, physicochemical characterization and release behaviour from in situ forming implant
(2007-10-01)Leuprolide acetate (LA) has been accepted as treatment for prostatic cancer and is currently also being evaluated in phase II clinical trials for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. In this study, the zinc complex of ... -
ZNF797 plays an oncogenic role in gastric cancer
(2014-10-20)© FUNPEC-RP. Human cancer cells resemble stem cells in expression signatures leading them to share some features, most notably, self-renewal. A complex network of transcription factors and signaling molecules are required ... -
Zolpidem-induced suicide attempt: A case report
(2013-12-20)Zolpidem is a popular drug indicated for the short-term treatment of insomnia. Side effects are not uncommon with zolpidem. Herein we describe an Iranian 27-year-old man with no known mood disorder or neuropsychological ... -
Zonisamide efficacy as adjunctive therapy in children with refractory epilepsy
(2013-07-10)Objective Approximately one third of epileptic children do not achieve complete seizure improvement. Zonisamide is a new antiepileptic drug which is effective as adjunctive therapy in treatment of intractable partial ... -
Zoonotic subcutaneous dirofilariasis in Iran
(2003-01-01)Zoonotic dirofilariasis has been reported sporadically from many parts of the world, but there are few reports of this condition from Iran. In this article, we present a case with subcutaneous infection due to Dirofilaria ... -
α-Amylase inhibitory activities of six Salvia species
(2008-12-01)α-Amylase inhibitory activities of ethanol extracts from six selected Iranian Salvia species (S. hydrangea DC., S. hypoleuca Benth., S. officinalis L., S. reuterana Boiss., S. verticillata L. and S. virgata Jacq.) were ... -
α-Terpineol attenuates morphine-induced physical dependence and tolerance in mice: Role of nitric oxide
(2016-02-01)© 2016, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. All right reserved. Objective(s): Dependence and tolerance to opioid analgesics are major problems limiting their clinical application. α-Terpineol is a monoterpenoid alcohol ... -
α-Terpineol attenuates morphine-induced physical dependence and tolerance in mice: Role of nitric oxide
(2016-02-01)© 2016, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. All right reserved. Objective(s): Dependence and tolerance to opioid analgesics are major problems limiting their clinical application. α-Terpineol is a monoterpenoid alcohol ... -
α:Non-α and Gγ:Aγ globin chain ratios in thalassemia intermedia patients treated with hydroxyurea
(2014-01-01)© 2014 by the Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine. Objectives: To elucidate the possible ways by which hydroxyurea molecules affect globin chain (α or β-like) synthesis. Methods: A total of 23 thalassemia intermedia ... -
β-cyclodextrin functionalized poly (5-amidoisophthalicacid) grafted Fe<inf>3</inf>O<inf>4</inf> magnetic nanoparticles: A novel biocompatible nanocomposite for targeted docetaxel delivery
(2016-11-01)© 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Thiol-lactam initiated radical polymerization (TLIRP) was successfully employed to prepare poly-N-5-acrylamidoisophthalicacid grafted onto Fe 3 O 4 magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs@PAIP). ... -
β-cyclodextrin functionalized poly (5-amidoisophthalicacid) grafted Fe<inf>3</inf>O<inf>4</inf> magnetic nanoparticles: A novel biocompatible nanocomposite for targeted docetaxel delivery
(2016-11-01)© 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Thiol-lactam initiated radical polymerization (TLIRP) was successfully employed to prepare poly-N-5-acrylamidoisophthalicacid grafted onto Fe 3 O 4 magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs@PAIP). ... -
γ-scintigraphic evaluation of enteric-coated capsules containing chitosan-brilliant blue gel beads as hydrophilic model for colon drug delivery
(2005-09-01)In the present study, a suitable enteric-coated capsule containing brilliant blue-chitosan beads was prepared and investigated by means of γ-scintigraphy for colon drug delivery. Chitosan brilliant blue gel beads were ...