objective(s): abc transporters comprise a large family of transmembrane proteins that use the energy provided by atp hydrolysis to translocate a variety of substrates across biological membranes. all members of the human abcg subfamily, except for abcg2, are cholesterol-transporter. the aim of this study was to determine the liver, the small intestine and kidney abcg5 relative gene expression i...

background & aim:  investigation use of medical plants and industrial utilization of phytomedicines is necessary in veterinary medicine. field investigation of use of medical plants in treatment of diseases of sheep and goat was the aim of present study. martial & methods: this study was done in southern area of ilam province at 2008. at first, question sheet was designed for 36 diseas...

BACKGROUND It is well established that the excess cellular cholesterol concentration, as well as high density lipoprotein (HDL) and total cholesterol levels are strongly correlated with the incidence of coronary artery disease (CAD). Reverse cholesterol transport (RCT) is a term used to describe the efflux of excess cellular cholesterol. ABCG8 is a member of ABCG family that play a critical rol...

In order to study the infection dynamics of 2 renal myxozoans, Zschokkella hildae Auerbach, 1910 and Gadimyxa atlantica Køie, Karlsbakk and Nylund, 2007 in cultured Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua L. aged 3-19 months, a specific single-round PCR assay and a double-label in situ hybridization protocol were developed. The results demonstrated that the 2 myxozoans show spatial separation of their devel...

BACKGROUND Recent circumstantial evidences are suggesting that an increasing number of Iranian patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis are unresponsive to meglumine antimoniate (Glucantime®). Pistacia atlantica is native plant in Iran (central, western, and eastern regions). Gum obtained Pistacia atlantica has been reported to possess considerable in vitro antimicrobial activity. In this study, w...