Spilarctia obliqua nucleopolyhedrosis virus (SoNPV) has been found effective against S. obliqua (Walker) as well as Porthesia xanthorrhoea Kollar. LC50 concentration of S. obliqua SoNPV against S. obliqua and P. xanthorrhoea was 2.5 x 10(4) and 3.7 x 10(4) POBs/ml, respectively. LT50 of SoNPV against S. obliqua was 5.73 days, while it was 6.98 days for P. xanthorrhoea. Cross infectivity of SoNP...

Bioinsecticide Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki (Btk) was used for controlling the mosquito species (Anopheles stephensi and Culex quinquefasciatus) which gave a significant (p<0.05) mortality in both species. The higher concentration of Btk was highly effective compared to the control ones. The controlling effect was dose and time dependent. Among the studied mosquitoes the C. quinquefasci...

Erythrocyte abnormality test has been used to detect the genotoxic effect of dyeing industry effluent on the fish. The 96h LC50 of effluent against Cirrhinus mrigala was calculated by Finney method and three sublethal concentrations 24.48%, 12.24% and 6.12% were made. Fishes were kept in concentrations and blood was smeared after 24h, 48h, 72h and 96h. Eleven types of erythrocyte abnormalities ...

background: in some areas of ramsar, a city in northern iran, residents receive a much higher annual radiation exposure than is permitted for radiation workers. induction of adaptive response in residents of ramsar has been reported previously. in this study induction of such a response in short term exposure to high background levels of gamma radiation is investigated. materials and methods: f...

Dose effects of triethylenemelamine (TEM) in the induction of dominant-lethal mutations were studied at the early spermatozoon, midspermatid and spermatocyte stages. The pattern of effects on spermatocytes, unlike midspermatids and early spermatozoa, indicated possible cytotoxic damage, so for the determination of TEM dose-response curves in the induction of genetic damage only the data for mid...

A murine monoclonal antibody (15H6) against the trichothecene mycotoxin T-2 was capable of neutralizing the in vitro protein synthesis inhibitory effect of T-2 toxin in human B lymphoblastoid cultures. It was further shown that 15H6 given to rats (250 mg/kg) 30 min before or 15 min after a lethal dose (1 mg/kg) of T-2 toxin conferred 100% survival. A lower dose of 15H6 (125 mg/kg), given 15 min...