background: adipose-derived stem cells (adscs) are a population of pluripotent cells used for tissue engineering purposes. the main purpose of the present study was to transdifferentiate the adscs to schwann-like cells and to determine the intensity of apoptosis in adscs during the transdifferentiation process.   methods: adscs were isolated from the inguinal adipose tissue of adult rats and th...

the individual effects of cadmium concentrations (0, 0.005, 0.05and 0.5 mg. l-1) on the growth(cell number and chlorophyll content) and beta-carotene synthesis of two strains (iranian and australian) ofgreen algae d.salina have been studied for a duration of 36 days. the effects of these cadmiumconcentrations on the amount of cell magnesium and calcium have also been evaluated. an increase inca...

Background: This study examined the effect of including one of two growth factors (100 ng/ml IGF-1 or 20 ng/ ml EGF) in combination with one of two antioxidants (50 μM cysteamine or 50 μM beta-mercaptoethanol) in invitro maturation of buffalo oocytes, followed by fertilization and subsequent development of embryos. Materials and Methods: The oocytes were recovered by in vivo ovum pick-up techni...

Beta vulgaris belongs to the family Amaranthaceae and was found to have halophytic ancestors. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of sodium chloride on seed germination, therefore the early stages of seedling growth of Beta vulgaris grown under different salinity levels (0, 100, 150 and 200 mM of NaCl) were studied. The experiment was laid out in a completely randomized de...

Although immune interventions have shown great promise in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) clinical trials, none are yet routine use or able to achieve insulin independence patients. In addition this, the principles of T1D treatment remain essentially unchanged since isolation insulin, almost a century ago. is characterized by deficiency as result destruction insulin-producing beta cells mediated...