Six species of bopyrids were detected from the examination hermit crabs collected along Atlantic coasts Mexico and deposited in Colección Nacional de Crustáceos housed at Universidad Autónoma México. Asymmetrione tuxtlaensis sp. nov., third genus west Atlantic, is described. The occurrence desultor, Pseudostegias atlantica Stegias clibanarii are recorded for first time Mexican distribution rang...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the protective and therapeutic effects of aqueous extract of P. atlantica gum on an experimental asthma in BALB/c mice. Materials and Methods:</stro...

Aim of study: A March-June precipitation has been reconstructed for the period 1830-2015 using Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica Manetti) tree-ring records.&#x0D; Area forest Mount Takoucht (Béjaïa, northern Algeria).&#x0D; Material and methods: Seasonal correlations were computed in order to identify best year climate reconstruction. The temporal stability signal was checked split-sample calibrati...

dpph radical-scavenging activity of the bene hull oil (bho), sesame oil (seo), rice bran oil (rbo), the oils' methanolic (ch3oh/h2o, 80:20 v/v) or hexane extracts, and their unsaponifiable matters fraction were measured and compared with each other. as a radical-scavenger, seo was significantly stronger than rbo and bho, respectively. unlike bho and rbo, the unsaponifiable (usm) fraction of the...

pistacia atlantica is the most important tree species for the economy of many rural areas in west of iran, but no effort has been made for the genetic improvement of this species. the aim of this investigation was to study the genetic variation and inheritance of early growth traits in p. atlantica. for this purpose, three wild pistachio populations comprising 60 randomly selected adult trees f...

background and objectives: baneh tree or pistacia atlantica subsp. kurdica is an endemic plant of iran which belongs to anacardiaceae family. it has various traditional uses including astringent and anti-diarrheal as well as improving some of the symptoms of gastrointestinal upsets. in this study we decided to investigate the effects of various fractions of baneh gum with different doses in an ...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Cedrus (true cedars) is a very important horticultural plant group. It has a disjunct distribution in the Mediterranean region and western Himalaya. Its evolution and biogeography are of great interest to botanists. This study aims to investigate the phylogeny and biogeography of Cedrus based on sequence analyses of seven cytoplasmic DNA fragments. METHODS The methods used...

Background: The mastic extract of Pistacia species can be considered as a natural herbal source in the pharmaceutical industry. Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Pistacia atlantica mastic on wound healing, oxidative and blood biochemical parameters. Methods: Topical cream and oral suspension was made of the mastic of P. atlantica, after preparing hydr...