Background The high effectiveness of vitrification, as a cryopreservation protocol, for human oocytes and embryos is shown, whereas data on human ovarian tissue are limited. This study aimed to assessment of follicular growth, ultrastructure, and apoptosis incidence in human ovarian tissue following vitrification/warming and after culture in the presence of LIF. MaterialsAndMethods Ovarian cort...

abstract lettuce (lactuca sativa l.) is a major leafy vegetable and belongs to the asteraceae family (compositae). the genetic manipulation of lettuce requires a reliable and efficient regeneration method. since lettuce is a suitable bioreactor for production of recombinant proteins especially edible vaccines. this study was conducted to identify an appropriate method for lettuce gene transform...

saffron is the dried stigmas of crocus sativus l., a member of the iridaceae family which ispropagated by means of corms. corms are faced with many stresses in soil. therefore, it isimportant to reduce these stresses and improve the quantity of saffron production. biotic andabiotic stresses disrupt the metabolic balance of cells; thereby, resulting in accumulation ofreactive oxygen species (ros...

parsi zira, bunium persicum (boiss.) b. fedtsch., or black zira, a member of the umbellifera family, is one of the most important medicinal species with high economic value. generally, there is limited information about in vitro culture of bunium persicum. in this study, the effect of various media (ms, b5) and combinations of plant growth regulators, naa and 2,4-d alone or together with kin, o...

homocysteine thiolactone was demonstrated to inhibit the growth of 10–12-day-old chicken embryo cardiac tissue explants at 7 × 10−9 −1 × 10−3 m concentrations in a dose-dependent manner. the maximal cardiotoxic effect of homocysteine thiolactone was detected at 1 × 10−3 m, which corresponds to severe hyperhomocysteinemia. the results of experiments on culturing of cardiac tissue explants in the...