the lernaea parasite was reported in alburnus hohenackeri kessler, 1870, collected from the char-nimeh (or chahnimeh) lake, eastern iran. three fishes were infected with l. intestinalis having 3 to 22 parasites increasing with fish size. the maximum and minimum of parasite lengths were 138.02 mm and 24.54 mm respectively. the prevalence, mean intensity and abundance of infection by plerocercoid...

Evidence has been presented in earlier publications that the rapid oxidation of ascorbic acid in plant press-juices, when exposed to air, is primarily due to the catalytic effect of copper combined with protein. The evidence was of three types : (a) sensitivity to a number of organic and inorganic copper inhibitors, (b) the presence of adequate quantities of copper in the press-juices and enzym...

background: cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) is a major health problem in many parts of iran, although diagnosis of cl especially in the endemic area is easy, but treatment and management of the disease is a global dilemma. diag-nosis of cl in non-endemic area is not as simple as in endemic foci. in this study, the status and the proportions of cl induced by leishmania major and l. tropica among cl...

Qasr-e Shirin owes its prominence primarily to the Sassanian period and the attention the region received from Khosrow Parviz. Khosrow took the first steps to make Qasr-e-Shirin habitable by constructing a complex consisting of a palace, a fortress, a religious building, a defensive wall and a water conveyance system. Later, Qasr-e-Shirin is mentioned in several texts and travel itineraries. Th...

serum. Lustig and Lyonnet (4) conclude that normal serum exhibits an inhibiting action and cancer serum a stimulating action on the growth of nor mal fibroblasts and myeloblasts in vitro. Norris and Majnarich (6), on the other hand, report that normal blood serum accelerates—and blood serum from cases of pernicious anemia, leukemia, and neoplastic disease inhibits—cell proliferation in nor ...