In this study, mitochondrial DNA analysis using 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) was performed to investigate the phylogeny relationship of Trichiurus lepturus in the Persian Gulf compared to the other investigated area. The amplification of 16S rDNA resulted in a product of 600 bp in all samples. The results showed that the isolated strain belongs to T. lepturus showing 42 divergence sites among the s...

Ribbonfish, Trichiurus lepturus (Linnaeus, 1758), is an important component of subsistence fisheries throughout its tropical and subtropical distribution. The catch rate of ribbonfish has increased seven-fold in a decade in the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea. We collected monthly biological samples from T. lepturus, to estimate growth and mortality parameters, and identify species reproductive patte...

Background: Poisoning due to the bites and stings of venomous snakes and scorpions is a neglected public health problem, particularly in rural areas. Poor health facilities and inadequate knowledge of health care personnel are the major factors that result in envenomated human victims not receiving adequate care and medical attention. There is a great need for up-to-date and effective healthcar...

the lernaeopodidae is a cosmopolitan family of copepods parasitic on both elasmobranchs and teleosts in marine and freshwater habitats. trichiurus lepturus l. is a commercially valuable bentho-pelagic fish inhabiting continental shelves and slopes worldwide. in the present study 74 specimens of t. lepturus were caught in the persian gulf, 12 of which were infected with female brachiella trichiu...

hemiscorpius lepturus belonging to hemiscorpiidae family is the most venomous of all types of scorpion existing in south west of iran causing hemoglobinuria and dermal lesions by envenomation. we compare the hemolytic pattern upon time in different domestic animals upon time according to their different sphingomyelin contents. in addition other in vitro hematologic parameters, platelet lysis, c...

Objective(s): In this study, the neutralizing abilities of the equine and the recently introduced camelid antivenoms on the hemodynamic parameters (inotropism, chronotropism, and arrhythmogenicity) were assessed following envenomation by Hemiscorpius lepturus venom in rats. Materials and Methods: At first, the electrophoretic profiles of...