Although Toxoplasma gondii infection generally shows subclinical courses in adults, it may have severe pathologic effects on the fetus. For a survey of toxoplasmosis in Shahr-e-Rey area, south of Tehran, Iran, we conducted a serological study on 1,187 general populations using indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) test. In this cross sectional study, cases were selected randomly by a local primar...

using low quality water on agricultural lands in south of tehran has increased the risk of soil salinity and created problems for some agricultural crops. this study was carried out to determine of soil salinity distribution and to produce salinity map. the mapping of salinity can also identify the saline and non-saline regions that are very effective for land management and choosing kind of cr...

establishing equilibrium in various regions of a town is normally considered to be the main aims of all municipalities and the urban governance policies of the related organizations. but in spite of the elementary goals of urban renewal policies, some of the urban renovation projects lead to inverse consequences like urban gentrification or spatial segregation in urban areas. for analyzing such...

introduction: there are limited reports about selenium status in major thalassemia patients. the aim of this study is evaluation of selenium status in patients with major thalassemia south east of iran with large sample size and wide range of age. this study compared selenium status with other sites of the world. methods: in this study 369 cases that had major thalassemia for more than 5 years ...

background: the criteria for the quality control of iranian fresh produce are the total microbial count, enterococcal count and the detection of escherichia coli. the aim of this study was to assess microbial contamination of fresh vegetable and salad samples consumed in tehran, iran. methods: from may to october 2013, freshly vegetable (n=100) and salads (n=100) samples were randomly collected...

Associate Professor, Department of Virology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran Assistant Professor, Dental Research Center, Dentistry Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences AND Department of Operative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Associate Professor, Dental Research Center, Dentistry Research Institute, Tehran Unive...

1 Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Molecular-Cellular Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; 2 Metabolomics and Genomics Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Molecular-Cellular Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; 3 Toxicology and Diseases Group, Pharmaceutical Scie...

Author details Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Traditional Iranian Medicine and Pharmacy Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Medicinal Plants Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharm...

1Children’s Medical Center, Pediatrics Center of Excellence, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 2Pediatric Rheumatology Research Group, Rheumatology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 3Department of Pediatrics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 4Valiesar Hospital, Imam Khomeini Complex Hospital, Tehran University of M...