Differences in the body image based on physical parameters among young women from the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Background: The increased prevalence of overweight and obesity in the Czech Republic and Slovakia has led to heightened emphasis on weight control, particularly among women. Our aim is to explore body image perceptions among women in both countries and compare their attitudes, focusing on the relationship between body image and body mass index (BMI), height, weight, body fat and the weight control.

Methods: The cross-sectional study involved 358 female students from the University of Pardubice and Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, with equal representation from the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Illegal drug use among female university students in Slovakia.

Background: This study is focused on the issue of illegal drug use among female university students preparing to become teachers. The main aim was to determine the frequency of drug abuse in a group of young women (n=215, mean age 20.44 years).

The effect of mammary gland-specific transgene expression on rabbit reproductive gland structure.

Transgenic rabbits are excellent animal models for human diseases and suitable bioreactors for the production of recombinant proteins on an experimental and commercial scale. The aim of this study was to compare the structure of the mWAP-hFVIII transgenic and non-transgenic rabbit ovarian and testicular tissue. Ovarian and testicular tissue samples were taken from transgenic and non-transgenic New Zealand White rabbits, examined by optical microscopy and analyzed morphometrically.

The effect of the cAMP analogue, dbcAMP, on proliferation and apoptosis of rabbit oviductal cells.

It was previously documented that cyclic AMP (cAMP)-dependent intracellular mechanisms can be involved in control of reproductive processes, and pharmacological regulators of these mechanisms could be practically used to improve rabbit fertility (Sirotkin et al. 2008; Sirotkin et al. 2010a; Chrenek et al.