gavane-gaz-angubin (persian manna) belongs to astragalus genus (leguminosae). this plant is one of the most important species in iran for its medicinal value. considering the low propagation rate of this plant from seed and cutting, the feasibility of in-vitro propagation of this plant was investigated. effect of different types and concentrations of cytokinins such as bap, kin, and ze (0.5, 1,...

introduction earth has ever been exposed to environmental hazards. the hazards are continually occurring in the world in the recent years. among them, atmospheric elements have created many human and financial losses in different regions. one of the hazards is dust events and in its severe case is dust storm. it happens more frequently in arid and semiarid regions in deserts and their surroundi...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa carotid body tumor (cbt) is paraganglioma and mainly found in the carotid bifurcation. the manifestations of the tumor are variable; in most cases, it presents as a non-symptomatic slow-growing mass, rarely compression of carotid body induces bradycardia and hypotension and repeated syncope, prolonged syncope can cause convulsion. convulsive syncope...

odontogenic tumors constitute a group of heterogeneous lesions of benign and malignant neoplasms with variable aggressiveness. ameloblastomas are a group of benign but locally invasive neoplasms that occur in the jaws and are derived from epithelial elements of the tooth-forming apparatus. we previously described orosomucoid-1 protein expression in odontogenic myxomas. however, whether orosomuc...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa epilepsy is more common in patients with multiple sclerosis (ms) than in the general population, occurring in 2%–3% of patients. convulsions may be either tonic–clonic in nature or partial complex. in these individuals, seizures most likely result from lesions present in the cerebral cortex and subcortical white matter. a jacksonian seizure is a typ...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: steroids are commonly used in the treatment of cervical radiculopathy (cr), but there is limited information in this regard. we evaluated the efficacy of oral prednisone in the treatment of cr. materials and methods: this randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial was conducted on adult patients with neck/shoulder pain for at l...

abstract background and objective: parkinson's disease (pd) is an age-related neurodegenerative disorder with massive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta. l-dihydroxyphenylalanine (l-dopa) substitution is still the gold standard therapy for pd. however, there has been little information available on neuroprotective and regenerative therapies for pd. due to the neu...

beta-2 adrenoceptors in blood vessels are one of the active factors that play a role in regulation of tissue blood flow. in diabetic angiopathy, responsiveness of these receptors is decreased, while that is increased in inflammation. according to these opposite effects, the aim of this study was to investigate the vasodilatory response of knee joint blood vessels to salbutamol (beta-2 adrenocep...

background: p e r io d ontal d i s e ase i s a c h ro ni c des t ructi v e d i s e a s e w h ich o ccurs in adults, young people, and children .   perio d ontal disease and periodontal pathoge n s ha v e been associ a ted with se v er a l syste m ic dise a ses and more recen t ly, se v e r a l stu d ies have sug g es te d the relat i o n ship bet w een p e rio d ontal d isease and cancer. stu d...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: this study was designed to investigate the effect of vitiligo on the retinal nerve fiber layer (rnfl) thickness. materials and methods: this prospective study was conducted in the department of ophthalmology at kä±rä±kkale university during 2010 and 2011.sixty eight eyes of 34 vitiligo patients were included in the study. eighty four eye...