Comparison the cytotoxic effects of Ulva fasciata and lactuca on MCF-7 MDA-MB-231breast cancer cell lines

Estuaries are vital nursery grounds for many marine fishes. During initial estuarine residence, juvenile fishes presumably benefit greatly from rapid growth, which can diminish susceptibility to size-selective predators. To measure the degree of variability in growth rates across different estuarine sites and habitats. I conducted caging experiments with 3 species (Pseudopleuronectes americanus...

This multifactorial study used a newly developed ventral videography technique to investigate the feeding behavior of 18-mo-old juvenile greenlip abalone (21.1 g, 55.6 mm), and hybrid abalone (23.4 g, 57.6 mm) fed either a formulated commercial diet or live Ulva sp. at 18 C and 22 C. Feeding behavior was scored in terms of the following activities: quiescence, alertness, moving, feeding, distan...

Searching for economical, nonconventional sources of iron is important in underdeveloped countries to combat iron deficiency and anemia. Our objective was to study iron, vitamin C, and phytic acid composition and also iron bioavailability from 4 species of marine algae included in a rice-based meal. Marine algae (Ulva sp, Sargassum sp, Porphyra sp, and Gracilariopsis sp) were analyzed for month...

Study of morphological, anatomical characteristics and metabolic assay some Ulva species (sea lettuce) in the coastal waters Persian Gulf, Iran

The Japanese species Aplysia kurodai feeds well on Ulva but rejects Gelidium with distinctive rhythmic patterned movements of the jaws and radula. We have previously shown that the patterned jaw movements during the rejection of Gelidium might be caused by long-lasting suppression of the monosynaptic transmission from the multiaction MA neurons to the jaw-closing (JC) motor neurons in the bucca...

We investigated the foraging behavior of the mud snail, Ilyanassa obsoleta, and its consequences for macrobenthic community structure on mud flats on Long Island, NY, USA. Field sampling demonstrated strong spatial heterogeneity in the population densities of I. obsoleta. We experimentally tested three hypotheses: (i) I. obsoleta are strongly attracted to areas with high levels of detritus; (ii...

The antioxidant activity, contents of total phenolics and flavonoids were quantified in the methanolic extracts of four Ulva species(U.clathrata,U.linza,U.flexuosa and U.intestinalis) grown at different parts of northern coasts of the Persian Gulf in south of Iran.The seaweeds were collected from Dayyer,Taheri and Northern Ouli coasts in April 2011. Methanolic extracts of the seaweeds were asse...