The influence of diets containing gamma-linolenic acid (GLA; 18:3n-6) on sciatic nerve conduction velocity (NCV) was determined in diabetic rats. NCV was lower in diabetic rats fed diets supplemented with olive oil or sunflower seed oil than in nondiabetic rats; rats supplemented with GLA during a 5-wk diabetic period, however, did not exhibit significantly lower NCV. The mean proportion of the...

Evening primrose (Oenothera biennis L.) is native to North America, belongs to Onagraceae family, and is a biennial plant. This experiment was performed as factorial based on a completely randomized design in three replications. The main purpose of the study was to evaluate the effect of moist-chilling and GA</s...

green roofs are a part of efforts to make the cities more sustainable and it is one of the modern solutions for urban problems. the physical development of cities led to loss of the natural environment. therefore, the development of green spaces plays an important role in human life. in order to evaluate the effect of some culture media on yield of “oenothera speciosa rosea” in green roof situa...

The effects of the aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Ocimum gratissimum (Linn) on the haematological indices and histology of the spleen of adult Wistar rats, as well as its antimicrobial properties were investigated in this study. Ocimum gratissimum (Linn) is widely distributed in tropical and warm temperate regions and is commonly called “fever plant”. Twenty five adult wistar rats with weigh...

The aim of the study was to investigate antioxidant (alpha-lipoic acid [LA]) and gamma-linolenic acid treatments in the prevention of changes in autonomic nerves induced in streptozotocin-diabetic rats. Autonomic nerves supplying the heart, penis, and gut were examined using immunohistochemical and biochemical techniques. LA and gamma-linolenic acid (present in evening primrose oil [EPO]) were ...

We developed nine polymorphic microsatellite loci for evening primrose (Oenothera biennis). These loci have two to 18 alleles per locus and observed heterozygosities ranging from 0 to 0.879 in a sample of 34 individuals. In a pattern consistent with the functionally asexual reproductive system of this species, 17/36 pairs of loci revealed significant linkage disequilibrium and three loci showed...