Objective: To determine the abnormality of spermatozoa in the contralateral epididymis after unilateral testicular torsion. Material & method: Twenty wistar rats were divided into two groups i.e. Group B (sham procedure) Group A (torsio and orchiectomy 24 hours later), and contralateral epididymectomy was performed a month later Spermatozoa in the contralateral epididymis are extracted and anal…
Objective: To evaluate the effect of prednisone in unilateral testicular torsion on Sertoli cell quality of contralateral testis. Material & Method: Thirty Wistar rats were divided into three groups i.e. group A (sham procedure), group B (unilateral torsion + orchiectomy after 6 hours), and group C (unilateral torsion + orchiectomy after 24 hours). Group B and C were further divided into subgro…
Postnatal growth restnction in low birth weight infants is associated with long term adverse neuro-developmental sequel. Meanwhile, infants with excessive weight gain in early weeks of life have a greater likelihood of later obesity, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. Identifying factors associated with acceptable growth rate in low birth weight infants is important to prevent this potential…
To evaluate the smooth muscle-collagen fibers ratio in the bladder wall of castrated male wistar rats.Material & method: Sixteen wistar rats were equally assigned to castrated group (n = 8) and sham group (n = 8). All wistar rats were subjected to a one-week acclimatization period before undergoing treatment. After 60 days, cystectomy was performed in all rats in both groups and subsequent spec…
A higher prevalence of kidney stone in diabetes mellitus (34%) is probably caused by insulin resistance. Insulin resistance inhibits gluconeogenesis, which might be associated with a low urine pH that lead to stone formation. Objective: To compare glycogen level of kidney tubular cells in diabetic kidney stone patients with in nondiabetic kidney stone patients. Material & method: We revi…
Low birth weight is one of the cause of the death of babies around the world. In Indonesia, it is estimated that around 400.00-900.000mlow birth weight babies are delivered are delivered every year. Low birth weight babies are hightly related to foetal and neonatal mortality and morbidity. There are several influencing factors in the prevalence of low birth weight babies, one of then is the cha…
Antibiotic substance contained in honey is active against the attack of pathogens that cause disease. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of honey consumption on perineal wound healing time in onnecticut rips Ny. Ena Mualifah. The method carried out by observational and interview. Subjects in this research is occurring post partum perineal tear grade 2. Samples in this study a…