The Calliptamus genus (Orthoptera: Acrididae) includes locust and grasshopper species, some of which have a high economic impact. Using an enriched methodology, 10 microsatellite markers have been developed from two species, Calliptamus italicus and Calliptamus barbarus. These polymorphic markers were tested on different populations of three Calliptamus species: C. italicus, C. barbarus, C. wat...

abstract seedless barberry (berberis vulgaris l. var. asperma) is one of the few crops that is cultured only in iran and southern parts of khorasan provinces. the origin of this variety is unknown and there has not been any study aiming to identify phylogenic relationships of this plant with other species existing in iran. in this study, aflp markers based on four primer combinations (ecori/tru...

various cell proliferation markers are used as diagnostic and prognostic tools in oral lesions. simultaneous evaluation of these markers can increase the precision of estimation of the proliferative status of different tissues. in this study we investigated the expression of pcna and ki-67 as markers of cell proliferation in 15 paraffin embedded samples of each dental follicle, dentigerous cyst...

Adenosine-5'-triphosphate (ATP) is an important phosphate metabolite abundantly found in Mycobacterium leprae bacilli. This pathogen does not derive ATP from its host but has its own mechanism for the generation of ATP. Interestingly, this molecule as well as several antigenic proteins act as bio-markers for the detection of leprosy. One such bio-marker is the 18 kDa antigen. This 18 kDa antige...

Albuminuria is the most characteristic marker of diabetic nephropathy (DN), which a complication associated with DN progression. However, renal functions decreased by about one-third patients before occurrence albuminuria. We study role telomere length (TL) blood leukocytes, some inflammatory markers in progression type 1 diabetes (T1D). Volunteers were selected and distributed into four groups...

The effects of thyroid hormone on guinea pig myocardial NaK-ATPase activity, transmembrane monovalent cation active transport, and cardiac glycoside binding were were examined. NaK-ATPase activities of left atrial and left ventricular homogenates of control and triiodothyronine (T3)-treated animals were determined, and compared to activities of skeletal muscle and liver. T3 administration was a...