background mesenchymal stem cells (mscs) are ideal candidates for treatment of diseases. amniotic membranes are an inexpensive source of mscs (am-msc) without any donor site morbidity in cell therapy. adipose tissue derived stem cells (ascs) are also suitable cells for cell therapy. there is discrepancy in cd271 expression among mscs from different sources. in this study, the characteristics of...

brassica chinensis l. is a popular vegetable, especially in asian dishes. for plant growing withinorganic fertilizer, cadmium (cd) has been one of the highest metal and health-risk factors included. thisresearch aimed to assess the bioaccumulation of cd by the plant and its genetic changes. the plant was grownin the soil supplemented by cd at 0, 15, 30, 60 and 120 mg/kg. the accumulations in th...