in order to evaluate the relationships between some traits of iranian rice seedlings under saline conditions,,75 iranian cultivars as traditional, improved and introduced cultivars were used, as a randomized complete block design experiment with 3 replications at rice research institute of iran in three levels of salinity (normal ,1.2 , 4 and 8 ds.m-1) in 2006. root and shoot length, root and s...

Thermosensitive injectable hydrogels based on chitosan neutralized with sodium beta-glycerophosphate (Na-β-GP) have been studied as biomaterials for drug delivery and tissue regeneration. Magnesium (Mg) has been reported to stimulate adhesion and proliferation of bone forming cells. With the aim of improving the suitability of the aforementioned chitosan hydrogels as materials for bone regenera...

The marine alga Valonia macrophysa contains in its cell sap K and Na in the proportion of 5.72 to 1. In a form regarded as closely related, Valonia ventricosa, growing in similar environment, the ratio of K to Na is as 0.0278 to 1. The former contains no Mg but in the latter it is present. There are other differences in the composition of the sap. These differences bring about a remarkable cont...

An experiment was conducted in Algerian desert goats to study the effect of age and season on blood biochemical and mineral profile during different physiological stages of the goats. Serum Ca, Mg and Na levels were significantly high at birth and decreases as the age advanced. The season had a significant effect on the decreased levels of Ca, Mg and K and inversely on the increased levels of N...

Total Mg content in plasma and erythrocytes did not significantly differ between WKY and SHR. Mg efflux via Na/Mg antiport was 10% lower in non Mg-loaded erythrocytes of SHR than in WKY, and 16% lower in Mg-loaded erythrocytes of SHR. The activation of Na/Mg antiport in erythrocytes by Cl, as tested by substitution of Cl with SCN, and the regulation of Na/Mg antiport by protein kinases, as test...

We measured renal functions and hormones associated with fluid regulation after a bolus injection of aldosterone (Ald) during head-down tilt (HDT) bed rest to test the hypothesis that exposure to simulated microgravity altered renal responsiveness to Ald. Six male rhesus monkeys underwent two experimental conditions (HDT and control, 72 h each) with each condition separated by 9 days of ambulat...

a factorial experiment based on completely randomized design (crd) was performed with three replications to investigate the interaction between salinity and nh+4 / no-3 ratio on olive saplings. four levels of salinity (0, 50, 100,150 mm) and different ratios of nh+4/ no-3 (0:14, 2:12, 4:10, 6:8) were applied on one-year old olive saplings grown in perlite: sand media (1:1). results indicated th...

In non Mg-loaded and non malaria-infected rat erythrocytes, mefloquine (100 lmol·l) stimulated choline/Mg antiport without affecting the Na/Mg antiport. The stimulation of the choline/Mg antiport by mefloquine, found in this study, and by trifluoperazine and fluvoxamine, reported previously [Ebel et al. Biochim Biophys Acta 2004; 1167: 132-40], was associated with CF3 groups attached to the qui...