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ea0020p6 | Adrenal | ECE2009

Unbiased stereological study of silymarin effects on adrenocortical structure of dexamethasone treated hamsters

Hamidian Gholamreza , Alboghobeish Naeem , Najafzadeh Varzi Hossein , Esmaeilzadeh Saleh

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/...