October 2012

Body mass index (BMI) related insulin resistance in polycystic ovarian syndrome among patients referred to gynecology clinic of Imam Reza Hospital, Tehran, Iran

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOs) is one of the commonest endocrinopathies of women. The present work has been undertaken with an aim to study insulin resistance rate among army personnel families. Out of 108 women suffering from oligomenorrhea and hirsutism referred to gynecology clinic of Imam Reza hospital from 2009 to 2010, 58 patients with PCOs were evaluated for insulin resistance. Their disease was diagnosed...

Author(s): Khayyat Khameneie Maryam⊃, Nahid Arian pour⊃, Aghdas Safari and Rasool Roozegar

October 2012

The effect of furosemide on experimentally-induced seizures in mice

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the loop diuretic, furosemide, on maximal electroshock- and leptazol-induced seizures in mice. Mice were given furosemide, phenytoin and diazepam intraperitoneally and after 30 min they were challenged with maximal electroshock (MES) or leptazol. In MES, furosemide at doses of 25 and 50 mg/kg did not protect against hind limb tonic extension (HLTE) while phenytoin...

Author(s): S. E. Oriaifo, I. Otokiti and E. K. Omogbai