July 2009

Ultrastructural study of ovarian follicles in growth (Algerian rumbi sheep)

The present study is a contribution to the knowledge of the ultrastructure of ovarian follicles in growth of the sheep of breed Algerian Rumbi. This last is characterized by parameters of reproductions very valuable and puberty seems to occur between 10 and 12 months with the onset of the first heat among lambs. The aim of the present study was to characterize the ultrastructural of Rumbi sheep preantral and antral...

Author(s): Mohand Said Hamaidi, Nacer Benmeradi, Fella Chergui, Affaf Zoubiri and Djamel Guetarni

July 2009

Unbiased stereological and histological study of silymarin effects on hamster adrenocortical structure in response to an exogenous glucocorticoid

Adrenal cortex is an essential portion for life and its function can be affected by many chemical agents and drugs. In this investigation, effect of silymarin, a flavonoid, on adrenocortical structure of male dexamethasone (Dexa) treated hamsters were studied by histological and unbiased stereological techniques. The results showed that the adrenal gland mass of Dexa treated hamsters was...

Author(s): Hamidian, Gh., Alboghobeish, N., Najafzadeh Varzi, H. and Esmaeilzadeh, S.