BACKGROUND The Ruta graveolens L. is currently used by the Jordanian population systemically for its antispasmodic, diuretic, sedative, and analgesic effects and externally for its antirheumatic effect. OBJECTIVE To study plant effects on the reproductive system and fertility using adult male albino rats with special emphasis on the aggressive behavior and sex behavior. The aqueous extracts o...

BACKGROUND Increase in world population is one of the serious and threatening issues in this century. Therefore, it is vitally important to find safe and effective contraceptive methods, especially for men which already have few choices in this regard. Medicinal plants that were used for contraception in ancient times could be good sources of investigation in this filed. Ruta graveolens L. is o...

Glioblastoma multiforme is a highly aggressive brain tumor whose prognosis is very poor. Due to early invasion of brain parenchyma, its complete surgical removal is nearly impossible, and even after aggressive combined treatment (association of surgery and chemo- and radio-therapy) five-year survival is only about 10%. Natural products are sources of novel compounds endowed with therapeutic pro...

Acknowledgements: This document should be seen as a revised version of the one produced in 2000 in the context of the construction of the 2000 Ghana Poverty Profile. The revisions mainly consist of the inclusion of GLSS 5-specific issues as well as an update of the different statistical tables. Those revisions were done by Harold Coulombe. The authors are grateful to Dr Grace Bediako (GSS), Dr ...

La Ruta de la Amistad surgió con motivo XIX Olimpiada en México. Siendo el corredor escultórico más largo del mundo, donde a lo diescisiete kilómetros se ubicaron 19 esculturas monumentales arte abstracto, marcó punto partida un nuevo público, alejado nacionalismos. Para que esta ruta hiciera realidad implicó arduo trabajo, desde su gestión hasta construcción, generalmente no es mencionado cuan...

Rutacridone, 1-hydroxy-A-methylacridone, and l-hydroxy-3-methoxy-A-methylacridone have been isolated for the first time from callus cultures, which had been obtained from meristematic stem cells of Ruta graveolens L. The alkaloids were identified by co-chromatography with authentic compounds, by IR spectra, and by electronic spectra before and after addition of A1C13 . The use of the bathochrom...

En este estudio se realiza, en primer lugar, una revisión de las características tradicionales un club lectura, y termina realizando propuesta evento letrado la que unirán el acto leer viajar, hemos denominado, líneas generales, “Lectores ruta” y, manera específica, ruta: Hans Christian Andersen por España” para ejemplificarlo a partir obra determinada. Completamos nuestra aportación con lectur...

MARCELO A. COLOMINAS∗,‡, GASTÓN SCHLOTTHAUER∗,§, MARÍA E. TORRES∗,¶ and PATRICK FLANDRIN†,‖ ∗CONICET – Laboratorio de Señales y Dinámicas no Lineales Facultad de Ingenieŕıa, Universidad Nacional de Entre Rı́os Ruta 11Km 10, Oro Verde, Entre Rı́os 3100, Argentina †Laboratoire de Physique (UMR 5672 CNRS ) École Normale Supérieure de Lyon 46 allée d’Italie, 69364 Lyon Cedex 07, France ‡macolominas@b...