results of 50 patients, 20 were men and 30 women with mean age of 61.1 ± 16.9 years ranged between 22 and 85 years. all samples of pterygia had positive results for adenoviruses dna with polymerase chain reaction, but none of the negative control groups displayed adenoviruses. the pterygium group and the control groups were β-globin positive. direct sequencing of pcr products confirmed adenovir...

background aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and tannerella forsythensis are two major pathogens in destructive periodontal disease in humans. the detection of these bacteria is needed for diagnosis and management of the mentioned diseases. objectives we aimed to develop and compare improved multiplex conventional and sybr green real time pcr assays for a specific diagnosis of the organisms...

objective: effect of peppermint on exercise performance was previously investigated but equivocal findings exist. this study aimed to investigate the effects of peppermint ingestion on the physiological parameters and exercise performance after 5 min and 1 h. materials and methods: thirty healthy male university students were randomly divided into experimental (n=15) and control (n=15) groups. ...

background: bromide is found naturally in groundwater and surface water. the rapid growth of industrial activities, drainage of surface runoff, and use of methyl bromide in pesticides has increased bromide discharge to the environment. disinfection of water-containing bromide causes the creation of additional products of organo-halogenated that are considered cancer-causing agents. in this stud...

background cervical cancer is the leading cause of death from cancer in under-developed countries. human papilloma virus (hpv) 16 and 18 are the most prevalent types associated with carcinogenesis in the cervix. conventional polymerase chain reaction (pcr), type-specific and consensus primer-based pcr followed by sequencing, restriction fragment length polymorphism (rflp) or hybridization by sp...