Caulerpa racemosa is a tropical green alga introduced into the Mediterranean probably as an immigrant from the Red Sea. This study evaluated the modifications caused by C. racemosa invasion on the structure of the benthic macroalgal community near Leghorn (northwestern Mediterranean). To achieve this objective, we studied invasion by C. racemosa of algal assemblages on 2 different substrata by ...

Continuing our work on the sources of natural bioactive compounds, we evaluated the antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of Nepeta trachonitica as well as its major phenolic content using the high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) technique. For antioxidant activity, ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) and cupric ion reducing antioxidant...

زمینه و هدف: خلق مثبت انعطاف‌پذیری شناختی از عوامل تقویت کننده خلاقیت شناخته‌ می‌شوند. مطالعه حاضر با این فرض که احتمالاً اثرگذاری بر موجب ارتقا می‌شود، مهم را در بازه سنی 8 تا 12 سال بررسی کرده است. روش پژوهش: جامعة پژوهش شامل کلیه دانش آموزان دختر ۱۲ ساله مناطق 4 ۸ شهر تهران بودند. جامعه 60 نفر دو گروه ۱۰ (76/0±80/8) (76/0±20/11) به نمونه‌گیری دسترس انتخاب شد. پس جایگذاری تصادفی افراد گروه‌های...

Molecular markers, mainly DNA-based are potential tools for DNA barcoding and phylogenetic study. The plant species belonging to the Nepeta genus have important medicinal value because of the presence of nepetalactones, and they have been used to treat human diseases. We amplified nuclear and chloroplast gene loci to develop a DNA barcode and phylogenetic study of Nepeta deflersiana. Among the ...

Background and objectives: Many Nepeta species have been commonly used in Iranian folk medicine as tranquilizer, relaxant, carminative and restorative tonic for nervous and respiratory disorders. Inflammation is a problem in many diseases and has an important role in brain function that can cause neurodegenerative disorders. Inflamed glial cells can exacerbate neurodegenerative diseases by prod...

The initial phase of a plant life cycle is a short and critical period, when individuals are more vulnerable to environmental factors. The morphological and anatomical study of seedlings and saplings leaf type enables the understanding of species strategies of fundamental importance in their establishment and survival. The objective of this study was to analyze the structure of seedlings and sa...