Audiogenic Seizures Potentiate Hippocampal Neuronal Loss in Ethanol-Dependent Rats İsmail YILMAZ, Nilüfer G. YONGUÇ, Serkan TOSUN, Hakan KAYIR, Tayfun UZBAY Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pharmacology, Izmir –Turkey Izmir University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Izmir – Turkey Ali Osman Sonmez Oncology Hospital, Department of Pathology, Bursa – Turkey Gulha...

The need for the conservation of plant genetic resources has been widely accepted. Germplasm characterization and evaluation yield information for more efficient utilization of these valuable resources. The aim of the present study was to characterize the pea germplasm conserved at the Aegean Agricultural Research Institute of Turkey using morphological and simple sequence repeat (SSR)-based mo...

The increasing level of globalization in cotton has led to a greater need for understanding production and marketing systems of coutries other than our own. Turkey is one important country in terms of the magnitude of total cotton production. This paper addresses the system in Turkey, with some discussion of current and future performance of Turkey in the global cotton market. There are signifi...

Ismayil YILMAZ 1, Ismail DEMIRYILMAZ 2, Mehmet I. TURAN 3*, Bahadır SULEYMAN 4, Isil S. TURAN 5, Durdu ALTUNER 4, Hamit H. ALP 6 & Halis SULEYMAN 4 1 Erzincan University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Erzincan, Turkey 2 Ibni Sina Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Kayseri, Turkey 3 Diyarbakir Research and Educational Hospital, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Diyarbakir, T...

* Deparment of Artificial-Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Dicle, TR-21280 Diyarbakır TURKEY ** Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Dicle, TR-21280 Diyarbakır TURKEY *** Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Dicle, TR-21280 Diyarbakır TURKEY **** Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of ...

Namık Özbek1, Arzu Yazal Erdem1, Özlem Arman Bilir1, Fatma Karaca Kara2, Mutlu Yüksek3, Neşe Yaralı1, Meltem Özgüner4, Nazmiye Yüksek5, Bahattin Tunç1 1Ankara Children’s Hematology and Oncology Hospital, Clinic of Pediatric Hematology, Ankara, Turkey 2Ankara Children’s Hematology and Oncology Hospital, Clinic of Biochemistry, Ankara, Turkey 3Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Medicine, Departm...

Ali Cihan TAŞKIN*, Tolga AKKOÇ, Hakan SAĞIRKAYA, Haydar BAĞIŞ, Sezen ARAT College of Science, Koç University, İstanbul, Turkey Reproduction Biology Laboratory, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Institute, TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center, Kocaeli, Turkey Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey Department of Gene...

A total of 100 ground squirrels, Citellus (C.) citellus were trapped in rural regions of Konya in order to determine the presence of ectoparasites. Of these C. citellus examined, 16% (16/100) were infected with at least one ectoparasite species. Two types of ectoparasites were found including 10% fleas and 7% ticks. Only two flea species were found on C. citellus including Nosopsyllus fasciatus...

The purpose of this study was to research the problem of hemoglobin H (HbH) disease, to reveal the distribution patterns among different health centers, and to emphasize the importance of this disease for Turkey. A total of 273 patients were included from 8 hemoglobinopathy centers. The Antakya Hemoglobinopathy Center reported 232 patients and the remaining 7 centers reported 41 patients. PubMe...

Carbapenem resistance in Enterobacteriaceae isolates has been reported from Turkey and is most often mediated by OXA-48 type carbapenemases. We report the identification and characterization of four carbapenem-resistant isolates (three Klebsiella pneumoniae and one Escherichia coli) among 515 clinical Enterobacteriaceae isolates collected during a 7-month study period in Ankara, Turkey. The fou...