Comparisons were made of DNA extracted from leaves of Juniperus virginiana stored in 100, 75, 70, 54 and 23% humidity at 21oC for up to 12 months. Fungal growth was observed in the 100, 75 and 70% humidity tests that resulted in the degradation of the juniper DNA. The DNA in leaves stored at 54.4 and 23.1% RH show no evidence of degradation after 12 months storage. It appears that storage of he...

OBJECTIVE We investigated the expression of hippocampal heat shock protein 70 (HSP-70) infarction volume after different durations of experimental ischemic stroke in mice. METHODS Focal cerebral ischemia was induced in mice by occluding the middle cerebral artery with the modified intraluminal filament technique. Twenty-four hours after ischemia induction, both hippocampi were extracted for H...

In this research, the occurrences of antimicrobial activity of some ferns were studied. The present paper dealt with the antimicrobial activities of some ethno-medicinally important ferns which were very common in West Mednapore District, as well as South West Bengal, against gram-positive and gramnegative bacterial pathogens. The plants were extracted with different solvents (70% ethanol, meth...

Objectives: Although thrombolytic therapy has been shown to be benefi cial to stroke patients, its safety and effectiveness in stroke patients with cardiac tumor is unknown. This study assessed the safety and effi cacy of intravenous thrombolysis with recombinant-tissue plasminogen activator (rtPa) in stroke patients with cardiac myxoma. Methods: We systematically searched databases for all pub...