Eighteen Wilms' tumors (WIT), including classical triphasic WIT (blastema, tubules, and mesenchyme) and WIT variants (blas tema and tubules, monomorphous tubules, multiloculated cysts, rhabdomyomatous WIT, and clear cell sarcoma), were heterotransplanted in nude mice. Ten (56%) tumors grew and were serially passaged. With two exceptions, the histology of the surgically resected tumors and heter...

to breaking dormancy as well as the effect of light, temperature, salinity and drought stress on germination of cutleaf mignonette seeds, experiments were conducted at the research laboratory of birjand faculty of agriculture in 2009. immersion in sulfuric acid (96%) for 30 seconds under continuous dark regime resulted in the highest germinability (73%) and the lowest germination (8%). was obse...

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE In Kenya, 22 million people are at risk of malaria, 70% of them are in rural areas and most of these people use traditional plant based medicines to treat malaria. The aim of the study was to escalate documentation, from an earlier study of medicinal plants, traditionally used to treat malaria by the Digo community of Kwale County, taking cognizance of their pharm...

Present study is based on the investigation of antioxidant and antihyperglycemic effect of methanolic extract from areal parts of Otostigea aucheri (OA). 2,2-Diphenyl-1 -picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) method was used to measure the antioxidant activity of extract of the species Otostigea aucheri. The observed scavenging activity for the free radicals was significant and it was compared with the standard...

A total of 30 species of Gymnetini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) are known from Argentina: Allorhina corni-frons (Gory & Percheron, 1833); Blaesia atra Burmeister, 1842; Blaesia subrugosa Moser, 1905; Desicasta purpurascens Schoch, 1898, dubious record; Gymnetis bajula (Olivier, 1789); Gymnetis bonplandi Schaum, 1844, new country record; Gymnetis bouvieri Bourgoin, 1912; Gymnetis bruch...

BACKGROUND Dorema aucheri is a plant of Apiaceae family which is used widely in some states of Iran. Different extracts and essential oil of Dorema species contain flavonoids and cumarin compounds which have anti-hypertensive, cholesterol- and triglycerides-lowering properties. This study was undertaken to evaluate the genotoxic properties of hydroalcoholic and aqueous extracts of D. aucheri on...

Seventy-two extracts (methanol) obtained from the leaves, barks, and roots of 50 plant species used in the traditional medicine of Perak, Peninsular Malaysia, have been screened for antibacterial and antifungal activities. Peristrophe tinctoria, Polyalthia lateriflora, Knema malayana, Solanum torvum, Celosia argentea, Eclipta prostrata, Ancistrocladus tectorius, Dillenia suffruticosa, Piper sty...

Dear Dr. Alvares: Many low-income families face the problem of not being able to support the medical and dental needs of their children. Resources such as health fairs and school visits are often the only means by which parents are able to provide medical and dental care for their kids. The UCLA School of Dentistry joined forces with a UCLA undergraduate club, the Predental Student Outreach Pro...