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Small Animal Internal Medicine
Survey of polycystic kidney disease and other urinary tract abnormalities using ultrasonography in Persian and Persian related cats in Iran

Parinaz Tavasolian; Masoud Rajabioun; Hamideh Salari Sedigh; Mohammad Azizzadeh

Volume 9, Issue 2 , June 2018, Pages 99-103

Abstract
  Ultrasonography is an accurate and accessible method for detecting polycystic kidney disease (PKD), an inherited autosomal dominant disease, and other urinary tract diseases. The present work is a preliminary study of PKD and urinary tract abnormalities using ultrasonography in Persian and other long ...  Read More

Pathology
Fabrication of novel tubular scaffold for tendon repair from chitosan in combination with zinc nanoparticles

Alireza Yousefi; Farshid Sarrafzadeh-Rezaei; Siamak Asri-Rezaei; Amir-Abbas Farshid; Mehdi Behfar

Volume 9, Issue 2 , June 2018, Pages 105-111

Abstract
  Chitosan bears numerous properties, such as biocompatibility, biodegradability and non-toxicity making it suitable for use in different biomedical fields. Zinc (Zn) is required for fibroblasts proliferation and collagen synthesis as essential elements of wound healing. Its nanoparticles are well known ...  Read More

Microbiology
First isolation and identification of Aeromonas veronii and Chryseobacterium joostei from reared sturgeons in Fars province, Iran

Amin Gholamhosseini; Vahideh Taghadosi; Nima Shiry; Mostafa Akhlaghi; Hassan Sharifiyazdi; Siyavash Soltanian; Nasrollah Ahmadi

Volume 9, Issue 2 , June 2018, Pages 113-119

Abstract
  The purpose of the present study was to isolate and identify the pathogenic agents in Acipenser stellatus (Pallas, 1771) and Huso huso, (Linnaeus, 1758) reared in the south of Fars province, Iran which have shown infectious disease signs. Samples from spleen and kidney of 32 fishes showing septicemia ...  Read More

Embryology
Morphometric development of sheep (Ovis aries) lymph nodes in fetal period

Mahmood Khaksary-Mahabady; Kaveh Khazaeel; Mahdi Pourmahdi Borujeni; Behnam Yazdanjoo

Volume 9, Issue 2 , June 2018, Pages 121-128

Abstract
  Immune system plays crucial role in body and lymph nodes are essential parts of this system for combating pathogens. However, no study has ever been conducted on morphometric development of sheep lymph nodes in fetal period. Thus, this study attempted to examine the morphometric characteristics of a ...  Read More

Clinical Pathology
Hepatoprotective effects of betaine on liver damages followed by myocardial infarction

Mahsa Hasanzadeh-Moghadam; Mohammad Hassan Khadem-Ansari; Gholam Hossein Farjah; Yousef Rasmi

Volume 9, Issue 2 , June 2018, Pages 129-135

Abstract
  Myocardial infarction is commonly considered as a leading cause of cardiovascular disease taking the lives of seven million people annually. Liver dysfunction is associated with cardiac diseases. The profile of abnormal liver functions in heart failure is not clearly defined. This study was designed ...  Read More

Small Animal Internal Medicine
Effects of medetomidine on intra-renal arteries resistive and pulsatility indices in clinically normal adult domestic shorthair cats

Farzaneh Azizi; Mohammad Nasrollahzadeh Masouleh; Seeyamak Mashhadi Rafie; Ahmad Asghari; Saied Bokaie

Volume 9, Issue 2 , June 2018, Pages 137-143

Abstract
  The aim of this study was to determine the effects of intramuscular injection of medetomidine on intra-renal arteriesresistive and pulsatility indices by duplex Doppler ultrasonographyin clinically normal adult domestic shorthair cats. For this purpose, twenty-six neutered adult healthy domestic shorthair ...  Read More

Theriogenology
Reactive oxygen species level, mitochondrial transcription factor A gene expression and succinate dehydrogenase activity in metaphase II oocytes derived from in vitro cultured vitrified mouse ovaries

Mahboobeh Amoushahi; Mojdeh Salehnia

Volume 9, Issue 2 , June 2018, Pages 145-152

Abstract
  The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of ovarian tissue vitrification and two-step in vitro culture on the metaphase II (MII) oocyte reactive oxygen species (ROS) level, mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) expression and succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) activity. After collection of ...  Read More

Food Hygiene
Preservative effects of sumac hydro-alcoholic extract and chitosan coating enriched along with Zataria multiflora Boiss essential oil on the quality of beef during storage

Ali Mojaddar Langroodi; Hossein Tajik; Tooraj Mehdizadeh

Volume 9, Issue 2 , June 2018, Pages 153-161

Abstract
  Beef is susceptible to rapid spoilage due to its high amount of protein (18.00%) and moisture (72.00%). Food industries have recently found methods to extend beef shelf-life. The influence of beef dipping in hydro-alcoholic extract of sumac (SE) and chitosan (CH) coating incorporated with Zataria multiflora ...  Read More

Parasitology
The first report of two monogenean gill parasites assigned to Diclidophora merlangi (Diclidophoridae) and Loxuroides pricei ‎‎(Axinidae) from brushtooth lizardfish and red porgy seabream of ‎the Red Sea, Egypt

Kareem Morsy; Mohammed Shazly; Mahrashan Abdel-Gawad; Nahed Saed

Volume 9, Issue 2 , June 2018, Pages 163-169

Abstract
  Monogenea is one of the most species-rich groups of parasitic flatworms worldwide with many species described from African freshwater fish. Little is known about the diversity and geographic distribution of monogenean parasites infesting the Red Sea fishes in Egypt. In the present ...  Read More

Theriogenology
Alpha-zearalenol negatively influences ram sperm parameters during liquid storage

Soghra Abbaszadeh; Farhad Farrokhi-Ardabili; Hassan Malekinejad; Iraj Bernousi

Volume 9, Issue 2 , June 2018, Pages 171-178

Abstract
  This study was aimed to investigate the effects of 17 𝛽-estradiol (E2) and 𝛼-zearalenol (α-ZOL) on motility parameters, plasma membrane integrity, levels of produced nitric oxide (NO) and total antioxidant capacity of Ghezel ram sperm during the liquid storage at 4 ˚C, for various periods ...  Read More

Food Hygiene
Study on the accuracy of milk amyloid A test and other diagnostic methods for identification of milk quality

Mohammadreza Taghdiri; Guiti Karim; Shahabeddin Safi; Abbas Rahimi Foroushani; Abbasali Motalebi

Volume 9, Issue 2 , June 2018, Pages 179-185

Abstract
  Bulk tank somatic cell count (BTSCC) is a gold standard test for identification of milk quality, but its results are influenced by several interventional factors. Recently, application of acute phase proteins and especially milk amyloid A (MMA) has been considered as accurate parameters for milk quality ...  Read More

Surgery
Protective effect of aqueous spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) extract on spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats

Gholam Hossein Farjah; Masoumeh Mohammad Pour; Mohammad Hassan Khadem-Ansari; Mojtaba Karimipour; Bagher Pourheidar

Volume 9, Issue 2 , June 2018, Pages 187-191

Abstract
  Operation on the thoraco-abdominal aorta may lead to paraplegia or paraparesis is after spinal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. In this study, we investigated the protective effect of the spinach extract on spinal cord I/R injury. Thirty-five male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into five groups: ...  Read More

Large Animal Internal Medicine
Simultaneous use of thyme essential oil and disodium fumarate can improve in vitro ruminal microbial fermentation characteristics

Hiwa Baraz; Hossein Jahani-Azizabadi; Osman Azizi

Volume 9, Issue 2 , June 2018, Pages 193-198

Abstract
  Two trials were conducted to investigate the effects of disodium fumarate (DSF; 0.00, 8.00, 10.00 and 12.00 mM) and thyme essential oil (TEO; 0.00, 100.00, 200.00, 300.00 and 400.00 µL L-1) solely and simultaneously (10.00 mM DSF along with 100.00, 200.00, 300.00 and 400 µL L-1 TEO) on in ...  Read More

Small Animal Surgery
Obstructive bacterial cystitis following cystotomy in a Persian cat

Zahra Nikousefat; Mohammad Hashemnia; Moosa Javdani; Ali Ghashghaii

Volume 9, Issue 2 , June 2018, Pages 199-203

Abstract
  Feline lower urinary tract diseases are known to be life threatening conditions in cats, especially when they occur as obstructive diseases in males. Early diagnosis and treatment is necessary, otherwise it may lead to death. A 3-year-old male Persian cat was referred to the clinic with a history of ...  Read More