Liver cancer remains one of the severe lethal malignancies worldwide and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common form. The current study was designed to evaluate the prophylactic role of the fruit of Averrhoa carambola (star fruit or Kamrak) on diethylnitrosamine- (DENA-) induced (15 mg/kg b.wt.; single i.p. injection) and CCl4-promoted (1.6 g/kg b.wt. in corn oil thrice a week for 24...

Tumors of the liver, kidneys, and lungs have been induced in rats by the feeding of dimethyl nitrosamine (DMN) and diethylnitrosamine (DENA) (1, 11, 12, 18). Dontenwill et al. (3, 4) reported that squamous-cell carcinoma of the trachea and lung of Syrian hamsters followed ad ministration of DENA by each of three ap proaches—tube feeding, inhalation, and subcu taneous injection. They observed ...

The data on the fauna and biotopic distribution of ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in yew-boxwood grove Caucasian State Natural Biosphere Reserve are presented. A total 27 ant species were identified, belonging to 17 genera 4 subfamilies ( Dolichoderinae , Ponerinae Formicinae Myrmicinae ). – Lasius F. Temnothorax Mayr richest include 5 each. For grove, all presented for first time.

the nnw-trending dena fault, with 140 km length, cuts the major structures of zagros fold-thrust belt in borujen region. the fault has divided the region in two zones, in which different structural, andmorphological features as well assedimentation and seismtectonic characteristics have developed. this study presents a new interpretation for the kinematics of dena fault based on field evidence....

This study was conducted to find out the antibacterial ability of a folk medicinal plant in Can Gio Mangrove Biosphere Reserve, Avicennia alba Blume. Leaf powder A. derived from 3 different locations Reserve used make ethanol extracts and decoctions. Methods evaluate included agar well diffusion, Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) Bactericidal (MBC). The results showed that extract Dan Xay ...

Protected areas are no longer focused solely on conservation and protection needs but play a central role in promoting sustainable development local socio-territorial systems. The Tepilora Natural Regional Park (TNRP) Sardinia offers an example of this phenomenon. This paper highlights the significance TNRP balancing with populations – effort that resulted establishment Tepilora, Rio Posada M...