We studied 201 pregnancies that were established by in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) and compared the frequency of cytogenetic abnormalities with that found in a large control population matched for indication group (advanced maternal age) and time of sampling. A total of 252 IVF-ET fetuses were cytogenetically analysed by either chorionic villus sampling (CVS; n = 80) or amn...

a case with two simultaneous dens invaginations (dis) and one dens evagination (de) in a permanent maxillary lateral incisor is reported for the first time in a 21-year-old girl. de known as talon cusp of the anterior teeth is a rare entity and its co-existence with di has been reported scarcely in the literature. simultaneous occurrence of two dis with one de has not been reported elsewhere. u...

Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is widely used as a plasticizer in consumer products. People are continuously exposed to DEHP through ingestion, inhalation and dermal absorption. From epidemiological studies, has been shown associate with various adverse health effects, such reproductive abnormalities metabolic diseases. Health concerns have raised regarding exposures; therefore, relevant ris...

the use of donated embryos has offered hope for infertile couples who have no other means to have children. in iran, fertility centers use fertile couples as embryo donors. in this paper, the advantages and disadvantages of this procedure will be discussed. we conclude that embryo-donation should be performed with frozen embryos thus preventing healthy donors from being harmed by fertility drug...

The Ras/Raf/MEK/MAP kinase cascade transmits signals from activated cell-surface receptors to transcription factors in the nucleus and is an essential component of metazoan intracellular signaling pathways (see, for example, [1-6]). In the mouse, the Raf protein kinase family is comprised of three homologous genes, Raf-1, A-Raf and B-Raf [5] which are ubiquitously expressed in the developing em...

The effect of in vitro preimplantation exposure of mouse embryos to N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU) on development subsequent to embryo transfer into pseudopregnant surrogate mothers has been investigated. The offspring developed from mouse blastocysts exposed to MNU or to solvent were examined carefully for 1 year after birth and then examined with X-rays and complete autopsies. Metaphase chromos...

The early phase of embryonic development involves a lot signaling and growth factor proteins that will influence the interactions among cells. Administration BSA (Bovine Serum Albumin) at beginning embryo can interferes organogenesis causing abnormalities in development. Administrations were expected to induce responses immune system, which be hoped mimicking stress on system caused by infectio...