The ketogenic diet (KD) is a high fat and low carbohydrate and protein diet. It is used in the clinical treatment of epilepsy, in order to decrease cerebral excitability. KD is usually composed by long-chain triglycerides (LCT) while medium-chain triglycerides (MCT) diet is beginning to be used in
Administration of gentamicin to rabbits intramuscularly at a dose of 80 mg/kg per day for 5 days induced nephrotoxicity exhibited by significantly (P < 0.001) elevated serum urea and creatinine levels and a significant (P < 0.001) decrease in renal cortical alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, in
BACKGROUND
Obesity has been associated with an increased risk of developing several psychiatric illnesses, including major depression and posttraumatic stress disorder. Likewise, these stress-related disturbances are associated with a higher rate of obesity; yet, the neurobiological mechanisms
Hypomagnesemia and sub-clinical atherosclerosis are common in type 1 diabetic patients, and are especially common in poorly controlled and chronically treated diabetics. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationships between serum magnesium (Mg) and intima-media thickness (IMT), and
Several psychiatric disorders increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, including posttraumatic stress disorder and major depression. While the precise mechanism for this association has not yet been established, it has been shown that certain disorders promote an unfavorable lipid profile. To
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