testosterone is believed to play a significant role in spermatogenesis, but its contribution to the process of spermatogenesis is not completely understood. given that extracellular matrix (ecm) facilitates differentiation of spermatogonial stem cells (sscs) during culture, the present study was conducted to elucidate whether testosterone contribute to the permissive effect of ecm on sscs diffe...

objective(s): the enzymatic activity of fungi has recently inspired the scientists with re-explore the fungi as potential biofactories rather than the causing agents of humans and plants infections. in very recent years, fungi are considered as worthy, applicable and available candidates for synthesis of smaller gold, silver and other nano-sized particles.  materials and methods: a standard str...

the use of biogenic selenium nanoparticles for various purposes is going to be an issue of considerable importance; thus, appropriate simple methods should be developed and tested for the synthesis and recovery of these nanoparticles. in this study, a fungus was isolated from a soil sample, identified as aspergillus terreus and used for extracellular synthesis of selenium nanoparticles (se nps)...

background: matrigel (extracellular matrix) can improve the growth of many cell types in vitro. objective: the aim of the present study was to determine the effect of matrigel on the development of 2-4 cells human embryos in culture. material and methods: surplus 2-4 cells human embryos, resulting from icsi, were divided into two groups (control and test). quality of embryos in both groups was ...

The polysaccharide capsule of Streptococcus pneumoniae defines over ninety serotypes, which differ in their carriage prevalence and invasiveness for poorly understood reasons. Recently, an inverse correlation between carriage prevalence and oligosaccharide structure of a given capsule has been described. Our previous work suggested a link between serotype and growth in vitro. Here we investigat...

Exposure of Cryptococcus neoformans cells to gamma radiation results in a gradual release of capsular polysaccharide, in a dose-dependent manner. This method allows the systematic exploration of different capsular regions. Using this methodology, capsule density was determined to change according to the radial distribution of glucuronoxylomannan and total polysaccharide, becoming denser at the ...

INTRODUCTION Capsule endoscopy has, over the last few years, become a first-line test to visualize the mucosa of the small intestine. This technique is generally considered safe and does not cause discomfort for patients. However, although patients may have difficulty in swallowing the capsule, bronchial aspiration of a capsule endoscope is a very rare complication. We report the case of an 82-...