Endocrine Abstracts

Adrenal cortex is an essential portion for life and its function can be affected by many chemical agents and drugs. This study was to investigate effect of silymarin, a flavonoid, on adrenocortical structure of male dexamethasone treated hamsters.In this study, 20 young adult male golden hamsters were randomly allocated to four groups: control group which received no drug; group two which received 7 mg/kg dexamethasone; group three which received 100 mg/...

In this study, pituitary of five carp fish were collected. The pituitary cells were dispersed enzymatically and cultivated as monolayers in MEM for 72 h. Then the culture media were collected and frozen in −20 °C.The carp ovaries were also collected and their follicles were separated mechanically and incubated in BSS Cortland medium in 24 well microplates for 48 h in room temperature. Then the incubated ovarian follicles were divided in two gr...