background and objectives: oleaceae family contains approximately 20 species of small trees and ancient world of the mediterranean, north africa, southeast asia, north to southern china, scotland and east australia have a wide dispersion. they are evergreen and have small leaves that are integrated have been met and the fruit is drup. olive trees resistant to drought and adapt to poor soils and...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Populations of oak (Quercus petraea and Q. robur) were investigated using morphological and molecular (AFLP) analyses to assess species distinction. The study aimed to describe species distinction in Irish oak populations and to situate this in a European context. METHODS Populations were sampled from across the range of the island of Ireland. Leaf morphological characters...

Objective(s): Epilepsy establishment gives rise to biochemical and morphological changes in the hippocampus. Oxidative stress, morphological changes, and mossy fiber sprouting (MFS) in the hippocampus underpin the epilepsy establishment. Eugenol is the main component of the essential oil extracted from cloves with the potential to modulate neuronal excitability. Therefore, we investigated the e...

The study of sympatric populations of closely related plant species often reveals evidence of hybridization. Mechanisms that reduce outcrossing (e.g., selfing, apomixis) may allow co-occurrence without gene flow. In this study, we describe patterns of genetic variation in two contact zones, each comprising three closely related morphological types, that key to three distinct species in the Nort...

Sulla genus (Hedysarea) includes six Mediterranean species constituting an important phytogenetic patrimony primarily used to promote feed production chiefly in arid and semi arid regions. In order to perform a phylogenetic analysis of Sulla species, both morphological and molecular data were used. The morphological data was comprised of 10 characters, while the molecular characters were compri...

The aim of this research was to study 33 Pistachio accessions and determine their genetic relationships. Thirty-one morphological characters (17 quantitative and 14 qualitative) together with Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) marker data were used for this purpose. Factor analysis was used to determine the effective characteristics and the number of main factors which determined seven m...

BACKGROUND/AIM The vast majority of prostatic tumors developing in adult males are adenocarcinomas (ACP). Histological diagnosis of prostate cancer relies on the infiltrative growth pattern, presence of macronucleoli, and absence of basal cell layer. In the last few years a special attention has been focused on investigation of cancerous glands lumen content. The aim of the study was to determi...

Objective(s):Cardiomyocytes have small potentials for renovation and proliferation in adult life. The most challenging goal in the field of cardiovascular tissue engineering is the creation of an engineered heart muscle. Tissue engineering with a combination of stem cells and nanofibrous scaffolds has attracted interest with regard to Cardiomyocyte creation applications. Human adipose-derived s...