Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) is a pathogen responsible for respiratory and locomotor disorders and causes major economic losses in poultry industry. Early and accurate diagnosis of MS infection plays a major role in control of the infection. This study was conducted to characterize Iranian field isolates of MS isolated from broiler chickens of West Azarbaijan province (Northwest of Iran), ...

Iranians of whom 52 were females and 109 were males. The median age was 35, the youngest being 18 and the oldest 66 years of age. They represented individuals from all the Iranian regions who live in Tehran, the capital. For the factor V Leiden mutation 9 heterozygotes were found (frequency of 5.5%), with an allele frequency of 2.7% and for the G20210A mutation 5 heterozygotes were found (frequ...

the cecidomyiid species rabdophaga heterobia (loew) induces gall on willow's male catkins, and causes small rosettes at the extremities of shoots and swollen lateral buds or lateral rosettes on some species of willow. during the years 2006-2007, a study on willow pests in the west azarbaijan province (saatloo poplar research station) was conducted. the following nine willow species were us...

INTRODUCTION Although assisted reproduction techniques are used extensively in Iran, screening for Y chromosome microdeletions before intracytoplasmic sperm injection is often undervalued. Our aim was to investigate Y chromosome microdeletions in men with idiopathic azoospermia or severe oligospermia. MATERIALS AND METHODS In 99 selected patients with azoospermia or severe oligospermia and el...

BACKGROUND Burn injuries in many respects is the most tragic that a person may experience. The purpose of this study was to know the burn casualties prevalence in people over 15 years old to identify the risk and predisposing factors in the province of west Azarbaijan of Iran. METHODS This cross-sectional study was performed from March 2008 to March 2010. The demographic and epidemiologic inf...