AIM The present study was aimed to evaluate E. granulosus genotypes isolated from goats using HRM analysis in Isfahan province. BACKGROUND Cystic echincoccosis, so-called hydatidosis, is widespread infection caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus. This is an important zoonotic disease worldwide, especially in the developing countries such as Iran. To date, molecular studies mai...

It had long been one of the crucial questions in muscle physiology how glycogenolysis is regulated in connection with muscle contraction, when we found the answer to this question in the last half of the 1960s. By that time, the two principal currents of muscle physiology, namely, the metabolic flow starting from glycogen and the mechanisms of muscle contraction, had already been clarified at t...

OBJECTIVES Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1)-contaminated dairy products pose serious human health risks, causing liver and renal failure if consumed. They are also related to decreased milk and egg production in infected animals. This study investigated the AFM1 contamination levels in cheeses sold in Isfahan province, Iran, by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). METHODS A total of 100 white cheese...

Background: β-thalassemia is a common autosomal recessive disorder resulting from over 200 different mutations of beta globin genes. The aim of the present study was to identify the distribution and frequency of the most common β-thalassemia mutations among the population of Isfahan Province in central Iran. Methods: The data presented here were derived from a total of 114 β-thalassemia chromos...

Iodine (I) is an essential element for efficient dairy cow metabolism. Iodine status is however not well known on farms. The objective was to measure milk and plasma I concentrations in a selected group of commercial dairy herds in central Iranian province of Isfahan. During summer of 1999 and winter of 2000, 11 dairy farms were randomly chosen and a minimum of 10 cows were sampled from each fa...