the present research was carried out to evaluate the response of seven selected persian leek accessions to in vitro gynogenesis. the experimental design was a factorial one based upon a completely randomized design of three culture media treatments b2d0 (2 mgl-1 ba), b2d2 (2 mgl-1 ba and 2 mgl-1 2, 4-d), and b2d4 (2 mgl-1 ba and 4 mgl-1 2, 4-d) along with seven persian leek accessions (gorgan, ...

Dog rose (Rosa canina L.) is one of the most important ornamental and medicinal plants which are used as a rootstock for ornamental roses such as Rosa hybrid and Rosa floribunda. In vitro propagation of rose has a very important role in rapid multiplication of species with desirable traits and in production of healthy and d...

Lipid signals derived from lipolysis and membrane phospholipids play an important role in glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS), though the exact secondary signals remain unclear. Previous reports have documented a stimulatory role of exogenously added mono-acyl-glycerol (MAG) on insulin secretion from cultured β-cells and islets. In this report we have determined effects of increasing in...

Background & Aim: Effects of ultra violet spectrum on plants due to their obligatory requirement for sunlight for survival are unavoidable. Direct effects of UV on plant growth and development are generally negative and usually they use many different defense mechanisms to acclimate and protect themselves. Material & Methods: The present research for the first time was conducted to investigate...

Aberrant glycosylation occurs in the majority of human cancers and changes in mucin-type O-glycosylation are key events that play a role in the induction of invasion and metastases. These changes generate novel cancer-specific glyco-antigens that can interact with cells of the immune system through carbohydrate binding lectins. Two glyco-epitopes that are found expressed by many carcinomas are ...

The effluent from a Lucknow- based distillery (Mohan Meakin Distillery) was analyzed for physico-chemical and biological parameters of pollution and concentration of potentially toxic heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Ni and Zn) and the effect of the distillery effluent, as such and on 50% dilution with tap water was studied on seed germination and seedling growth of maize (Zea mays L.) and rice (Oryza sat...

this study involves in vitro androgenesis of zea maysl. via anther culture. combination of two embryoinduction media (imss & ypm) in presence of different colchicine concentrations (0, 100, 200, 250, 300and 400 mg/l ) in the pretreatment medium (iml) andpretreatment duration (0, 3, 6 and 9 days) in twogenotypes (dh5×dh7 and eth-m82) were tested.after colchicine pretreatment, anthers were tr...

The aim of our study was to assess the diagnostic usefulness of the gray level parameters to distinguish osteolytic lesions using radiological images. Materials and Methods. A retrospective study was carried out. A total of 76 skeletal radiographs of osteolytic metastases and 67 radiographs of multiple myeloma were used. The cases were classified into nonflat (MM1 and OL1) and flat bones (MM2 a...