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Effect of diet composition on growth performance, hepatic metabolism and antioxidant activities in Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii, Brandt, 1869) submitted to starvation and refeeding
(2016-12-01)
© 2016, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht. Many fish species undergo natural starvation periods. Adaptation to starvation is possible through the activation of behavioral, biochemical and physiological mechanisms. ...
Effects of flaxseed oil on serum lipids and lipoproteins in hemodialysis patients: A randomized controlled trial
(2016-11-01)
© 2016, Iranian Society of Nephrology. All rights reserved. Introduction. One of the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease is lipid abnormalities among hemodialysis patients. The present study was designed to ...
Plasma calcitonin levels and miRNA323 expression in medullary thyroid carcinoma patients with or without RET mutation
(2017-08-01)
Background: Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) is an endocrine tumor featuring parafollicular or C-cell differentiation, with calcitonin as a specific biomarker in MTC diagnosis. Germline mutations in the RET proto-oncogene ...
Eliciting an antibody response against a recombinant TSH containing fusion protein
(2017-05-04)
© 2017 Taylor & Francis. Designing novel antigens to rise specific antibodies for Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) detection is of great significance. A novel fusion protein consisting of the C termini sequence of TSH ...
Identification of sequence variation in the apolipoprotein A2 gene and their relationship with serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels
(2016-04-01)
© 2016, Pasteur Institute of Iran. All rights reserved. Background: Apolipoprotein A2 (APOA2) is the second major apolipoprotein of the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). The study aim was to identify APOA2 gene ...
Effects of eight weeks aerobic training on levels of amyloid β42, neprilysin and γ-secretase in the hippocampus of male rat alzheimer’s model by homocysteine injection
(2016-06-01)
© 2016, Semnan University of Medical Sciences. All rights reserved. Introduction: The aim of present study was to investigate the effects of eight weeks aerobic training on amyloid β42 (Aβ 1-42 ), neprilysin and γ-secretase ...
Germline mutations of RET proto-oncogene exon 2 in Iranian population with medullary thyroid carcinoma
(2016-03-01)
© 2016, Semnan University of Medical Sciences. All rights reserved. Introduction: Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) accounts for 5-10% of all thyroid cancers andit is inherited in autosomal dominant pattern. Association ...
Detraining-induced alterations in adipokines and cardiometabolic risk factors after nonlinear periodized resistance and aerobic interval training in obese men
(2016-01-01)
© 2016, Canadian Science Publishing. All rights reserved. This study compared the effects of nonlinear resistance training (NRT), aerobic interval training (AIT), and detraining on adipokines and cardiometabolic risk factors ...
Assessment of cardiovascular risk factors in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism
(2016-01-01)
© 2016, Acta Cardiologica. All rights reserved. Objective Overt hypothyroidism is associated with accelerated arteriosclerosis and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Whether subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) is also associated ...
Familial aggregation of metabolic syndrome with different socio-behavioral characteristics: The fourth phase of Tehran lipid and glucose study
(2016-08-01)
© 2016, Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal. Background: Since genetic and most environmental factors shape the context of families, some studies have been initiated to investigate the role of familial relationships in ...