Effects of short term and long term Extremely Low Frequency Magnetic Field on depressive disorder in mice: Involvement of nitric oxide pathway.

Aims: Previous reports on the possible effects of Extremely Low Frequency Magnetic Fields (ELF MF) on mood have been paradoxical in different settings while no study has yet been conducted on animal behavior. In addition, it was shown that ELF MF exposure makes an increase in brain nitric oxide level. Therefore, in the current study, we aimed to assess the possible effect(s) of ELF MF exposure on mice Forced Swimming Test (FST) and evaluate the probable role of the increased level of nitric oxide in the observed behavior.

Effects of extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields on paraoxonase serum activity and lipid peroxidation metabolites in rat.

Background: Atherogenic effects of ELF-MF exposure have not been studied well so far. Therefore we have hypothesized that ELF-MF exposure might have atherogenic effect by impairing antioxidant function and increasing lipid peroxidation. This study was therefore undertaken to examine the effects of ELF-MF on paraoxonase (PON) activity, antioxidant capacity and lipid peroxidation metabolites.

Acceleration of skin wound healing with tragacanth (Astragalus) preparation: an experimental pilot study in rats.

Gum tragacanth is a natural complex mixture of polysaccharides and alkaline minerals extracted from species of Astragalus plant, which is found widely in arid regions of the Middle East. In a pilot experimental study we examined the effects of its topical application on wound healing in ten albino adult male rats. Two similar parasagittal elliptical full-thickness wounds (control vs.

Effects of extremely low frequency electromagnetic field (50 Hz) on pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures in mice.

The electromagnetic fields (EMF) have various behavioral and biological effects on human body. There are growing concerns about the consequences of exposure to EMF. However, some studies have shown beneficial effects of these waves on human.

Endonasal laser-assisted microscopic dacryocystorhinostomy: surgical technique and follow-up results.

Purpose: Endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy is known as an increasingly attractive and effective approach for the surgical treatment of nasal duct obstruction with minimal complications and best cosmetic consequences. In a relatively large-scale case-series study over a 5-year period, we describe the surgical technique and 12-month follow-up results of microscopic laser dacryocystorhinostomy with particular regard to the effect of various pre-/postoperational factors (ie, patients' sex, age, symptoms chronicity, previous interventions, duration of silicone intubation) on the surgical outcome.

Materials And Methods: A total of 162 cases in 151 patients with chronic epiphora, mucocele, or recurrent episodes of dacryocystitis were included in the study.