The family Pteridaceae in Iraq comprises 6 species belongs5 genera. These occur a diverse range of environments including humid temperate forests, the falls waterfalls and shrub lands. fern was collected from different locations environment geographical habitats during seasons two districts Iraqi Kurdistan. anatomical structure aerial parts were studied. Fronds petiole rachis (midribe) exhibitY...

An efficient in vitro regeneration system via somatic embryogenesis (SE) was developed for a fern species Adiantum capillus-veneris. Adventitious shoots, green globular bodies (GGBs) and calli were obtained with the maximal induction rate on the Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium of low concentrations of 6-benzyladenine (BA) (0-1.0 mg/L), 2.0 mg/L BA without 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D),...

Androgenetic alopecia is the most common form of hair loss in men. The present study was designed to evaluate the hair growth-promoting activity of a preparation of the Adiantum capillus veneris Linn. (A. capillus veneris Linn.) on albino mice using a testosterone-induced alopecia model. Five groups of albino mice were studied: (A) Testosterone solution only (n=6); (B) Testosterone ‏+ Finasteri...

Androgenetic alopecia is the most common form of hair loss in men. The present study was designed to evaluate the hair growth-promoting activity of a preparation of the Adiantum capillus veneris Linn. (A. capillus veneris Linn.) on albino mice using a testosterone-induced alopecia model. Five groups of albino mice were studied: (A) Testosterone solution only (n=6); (B) Testosterone ‏+ Finasteri...

Organelle movement and positioning are essential for proper cellular function. A nucleus moves dynamically during cell division and differentiation and in response to environmental changes in animal, fungal, and plant cells. Nuclear movement is well-studied and the mechanisms have been mostly elucidated in animal and fungal cells, but not in plant cells. In prothallial cells of the fern Adiantu...

Premise Recent studies of plant RNA editing have demonstrated that the number sites can vary widely among large taxonomic groups (orders, families). Yet, very little is known about intrageneric variation in frequency editing, and no study has been conducted ferns. Methods We determined plastid RNA-editing counts for two species Adiantum (Pteridaceae), A. shastense aleuticum, by implementing a p...

background: a lot of remedies, mostly plant based, were mentioned in the persian old pharmacopoeias for promoting of burn and wound healing and tissue repairing. the efficacy of most of these old remedies is unexplored till now. adiantum capillus‑veneris from adiantaceae family is one of them that was used to treating of some kinds of chronic wounds. methods: methanol extract was fractionated t...

A seed is an intricate structure. Of the two development processes involved in seed formation, seed maturation, or seed program includes accumulation of storage products, acquisition of desiccation tolerance, and induction of dormancy. Little is known about how these processes were originated and integrated into the life cycle of seed plants. While previous investigation on seed origin was almo...