Hoya curtisii King & Gamble 1908

Rodzaj: Hoya
Rodzaj (nazwa polska): hoja,woskownica,
Gatunek (nazwa łacińska): curtisii
Rodzina: Apocynacea
Rodzina (nazwa polska): toinowate

New Mammillaria - Mammillaria cielensis

UNA NUEVA ESPECIE DE MAMMILLARIA (CACTACEAE) PARA TAMAULIPAS, MÉXICO

José Guadalupe Martínez-Ávalos, Jordan Golubov, Salvador Arias, José Ángel Villarreal-Quintanilla

Acta Botanica Mexicana 97: 83-91. (2011)

African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (39), 2011

Contents:


Bentata, F., Labhilili, M., El Aissami, A., Bary, S., Yeslem, C. H. and Ibijbijen, J.

Analysis of diversity genetic of Moroccan net blotch populations using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers


Renkuan Tang, Ge Xu, Araki Kimi, Jingling Shen, Zhenghua Li, Kenichi Yamamura and Hua Tang

ZNF 197L is dispensable in mouse development


Gang Ren, Jun-Xia Liu, Fei Li, Xian-Yong Lan, Mi-Jie Li, Zhi-Ying Zhang and Hong Chen

A novel missense mutation of bovine lipase maturation factor 1 (LMF1) gene and its association with growth traits


Youxiong Que, Jinxian Liu, Liping Xu, Jinrong Guo, Jingsheng Xu and Rukai Chen

Molecular cloning and expression analysis of a zeta-class glutathione S-transferase gene in sugarcane


Jin Zhang, Jiali Lin, Liangcai Shen, Fan Zhang, Yingbo Zhu and Libin Zheng

Apolipoprotein D, apolipoprotein R and ST6GalNAc4 genes respond to clenbuterol administration in pig adipose tissue


Alireza Tavasolee, Nasser Aliasgharzad, Gholamreza SalehiJouzani, Mohsen Mardi, and Ahmad Asgharzadeh

Interactive effects of Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and rhizobial strains on chickpea growth and nutrient content in plant


Huigang Hu, Xueping Li, Chen Dong3 and Weixin Chen

Effects of wax treatment on quality and postharvest physiology of pineapple fruit in cold storage


Tao He, Lina Yang and Zhigang Zhao

Embryogenesis of Gentiana straminea and assessment of genetic stability of regenerated plants using inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) marker


Jafar Valizadeh and Moharm Valizadeh

Development of efficient micropropagation protocol for Withania coagulans (Stocks) Dunal


A. Aghaee, F. Moradi, H. Zare-Maivan, F. Zarinkamar, H. Pour Irandoost and P. Sharifi

Physiological responses of two rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes to chilling stress at seedling stage


R. M. Coopoosamy and K. K. Naidoo

Anatomical features of the medicinal importance of Aloe excelsa (Berger)


Q. X. Gao, T. X. Wu, J. B. Wang and Q. C. Zhuang

Inhibition of bacterial adhesion to HT-29 cells by lipoteichoic acid extracted from Clostridium butyricum


Xuejun Fu, Li Sun, Guanpin Yang, Wang Lu, Mingri Zhao, Xueqin Gong

The subunits analysis of R-phycoerythrin from marine red algae by isoelectric focusing


Qiang Chen, Mei-De Zhang and Shi-Hua Shen

Comparison of protein extraction methods suitable for proteomics analysis in seedling roots of Jerusalem artichoke under salt (NaCl) stress


Jehan Bakht, Amjad Islam, Huma Ali, Muhammad Tayyab and Mohammad Shafi

Antimicrobial potentials of Eclipta alba by disc diffusion method


Sz-jie Wu, Chang-Chai Ng, Wen-Sheng Tzeng, Kuo-Chieh Ho and Yuan Tay Shyu

Functional antioxidant and tyrosinase inhibitory properties of extracts of Taiwanese pummelo (Citrus grandis Osbeck)


Mohammad Kargar, Sadegh Ghorbani-Dalini, Abbas Doosti and Maryam Baghernejad

Molecular assessment of clarithromycin resistant Helicobacter pylori strains using rapid and accurate PCR-RFLP method in gastric specimens in Iran


Farman Ali, Irshad Ali, Hidayat Ullah Khan, Arif-ullah Khan and Anwarul Hassan Gilani

Studies on Buddleja asiatica antibacterial, antifungal, antispasmodic and Ca++ antagonist activities


Saeid Soltani, Sara Saadatmand, Ramzanali Khavarinejad and Taher Nejadsattari

Antioxidant and antibacterial activities of Cladophora glomerata (L.) Kütz. in Caspian Sea Coast, Iran


M. Sofian-Azirun, F. A. Muttardi, M. Rosli Hashim and M. Motior Rahman

Study on wing fanning as a signal of sexual response and courtship behavior of Bactrocera papayae


Derick George, Olubukola O. Babalola and A.M.R. Gatehouse

Differential protein expression in maize (Zea mays) in response to insect attack


H. R. Mohammadian-Tabrizi, H. Sadeghipanah, M. Chamani, Y. Ebrahim-Nejad and H. Fazaeli

In vitro gas production of wheat grain flour coated with different fat types and levels


Sarwat Jahan, Tabinda Sidrat, Shakeel Ahmed, Hizbullah Wazir and Kamran Ullah

Effect of obestatin on morphometry of testes and testosterone secretion in male rats

African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (35-38), 2011

Contents [10 (35), 2011]:


Khady Nani Dramé, Ines Sanchez, Glenn Gregorio and Marie Noëlle Ndjiondjop

Suitability of a selected set of simple sequence repeats (SSR) markers for multiplexing and rapid molecular characterization of African rice (Oryza glaberrima Steud.)


Ashok Kumar, Shivani Dobhal and Shruti Sharma

Assessment of genetic diversity in different clones of Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. by RAPD markers


Xianglong Li, Jingjing Zhang, Rongyan Zhou, Lanhui Li and Guiru Zheng

Special variations within 11.7 kb fragment in goat polled intersex syndrome


Noor Izawati Alias, Nor Muhammad Mahadi, Abdul Munir Abdul Murad, Farah Diba Abu Bakar, Amir Rabu and Rosli M. Illias

Expression optimisation of recombinant ?-L-arabinofuranosidase from Aspergillus niger ATCC 120120 in Pichia pastoris and its biochemical characterisation


Zhao Zhichang, Hu guibing, Ouyang Ruo, Liu Yunchun, Chen Yeyuan and Luo Shirong

Studies of the genetic diversity of seven sweetsop (Annona squamosa L.) cultivars by amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis


Xingquan Xia, Ling Wang, Liuwang Nie, Zhengfeng Huang, Yuan Jiang, Wanxing Jing and Luo Liu

Interspecific hybridization between Mauremys reevesii and Mauremys sinensis: Evidence from morphology and DNA sequence data


Jinghui Gao, Jing Wang, Zengmiao Hou, Jishu Zhang and Shumin Liu

Cloning and mRNA expression pattern analysis under low temperature stress of EAAP gene in Dongmu-70 rye


Shaojun Wang and Honghua Ruan

Effects of soil mesofauna and microclimate on nitrogen dynamics in leaf litter decomposition along an elevation gradient


Iyyakkannu Sivanesan, Moon Sook Son, Chae Shin Lim and Byoung Ryong Jeong

Effect of soaking of seeds in potassium silicate and uniconazole on germination and seedling growth of tomato cultivars, Seogeon and Seokwang


H. Güner Seferoglu, F. Ekmel Tekintaş, Oguz Dolgun, Cengiz Özarslan and Nazif Şahin

Investigation of branch breaking resistances in “Sari Zeybek” fig cultivar


Huijun Zhang, Gao Peng and Luan Feishi

Efficient plant regeneration from cotyledonary node explants of Cucumis melo L.


Yang Ye, Wang Qiaolan, Geng Mingjian, Guo Zaihua and Zhao Zhuqing

Al-induced root cell wall chemical components differences of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) differing in Al tolerance


Chien-Hui Wu, Hong-Ting Lin, Guan-James Wu, Sheng-Hong Wang and Guo-Jane Tsai

In vitro investigation of the hypoglycemic activity of yeasts using models of rat epididymal adipocyte and differentiated mouse 3T3-L1 adipocyte


Yongliang Zhuang and Liping Sun

Antioxidant activity of maillard reaction products from lysine-glucose model system as related to optical property and copper (II) binding ability


Zong-Ming Zheng, Ti-Peng Wang, Yun-Zhen Xu, Chang-Qing Dong and De-Hua Liu

Inhibitory mechanism of 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde accumulation in 1,3-propanediol synthesis with Klebsiella pneumoniae


Mehrdad Lotfi, Sepideh Vosoughhosseini, Bahram Ranjkesh, Sajjad Khani, Mohammadali Saghiri and Vahid Zand

Antimicrobial efficacy of nanosilver, sodium hypochlorite and chlorhexidine gluconate against Enterococcus faecalis


Adebolu, T. T., Adeoye, O. O. and Oyetayo, V. O.

Effect of garlic (Allium sativum) on Salmonella typhi infection, gastrointestinal flora and hematological parameters of albino rats


Jiang Zhu, Huan Lan, Suling Hong, Guohua Hu, Qing Ai, Zhengmei Yang, Xia Ke, Fangzhou Song and Youquan Bu

Polo-like kinase 1 siRNA-607 induces mitotic arrest and apoptosis in human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells


Dan Wang, Xueliang Bai, Qing Liu, Yerong Zhu, Yanling Bai and Yong Wang

Expression of human soluble tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related apoptosis-inducing ligand in transplastomic tobacco


Xun-Wei Leng and Yan Xu

Improvement of acid protease production by a mixed culture of Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus oryzae using solid-state fermentation technique



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Contents [10 (36), 2011]:



Milad Nikkhoo, Hadi Sayyahzadeh, Ghodrat Rahimi-Mianji,Mozhdeh Nikkhoo, Farnaz Faezi, and Minoo Khamesian

Measurement of genetic parameters within and between breeder flocks of Arian broiler lines using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers


Jia Mi, Shuhua Zheng, Minyun Xu, Ding Huang and Kun Wang

Genetic structure of Potentilla acaulis (Rosaceae) populations based on randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) in habitat fragmented grassland of northern China


Hesham Mahmoud Saeed, Mohammad Saud Alanazi and Mohammad Daoud Bazzi

Molecular cloning and characterization of cDNA encoding Camelus dromedarius putative glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase


Ge Zhang, Yue-hui Ma, Yuan-yue Zhang, Wei-jun Guan, Qian-jun Zhao, Hui-jing Zhao and Jian-lin Han

Six SNPs and a TTG indel in sheep desmoglein 4 gene are in complete linkage disequilibrium


Hassan Momtaz, Shahin Nejat, Negar Souod, Monochehr Momeni and Sohrab Safari

Comparisons of competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and one step RT-PCR tests for the detection of Bluetongue virus in south west of Iran


Ahmed M. El-Shehawi, Mostafa A. Eldakak and Mohamed A. Seehy

Assessment of anticlastogenic activity of cinnamic acid: Anticlastogenic index (ACI) and model simulation


Yan-li Yin and Wenjun Wang

Optimization of overproducing S-adenosyl-L-methionine Saccharomyces cerevisiae S-W55 mutant utilizing unpolished rice from aging paddy by feeding L-methionine


Bihao Cao, Jianjun Lei, Guoju Chen, Panrong Cao, Xin Liu, Qinhua Chen and Xiaosan Wei

Testing of disease-resistance of pokeweed antiviral protein gene (PacPAP) in transgenic cucumber (Cucumis sativus)


Chen Hai-mei, Zhao Zhi-gang, Jiang Ling, Wan Xiang-yuan, Liu Ling-long, Wu Xiu-ju and Wan Jian-min

Molecular genetic analysis on percentage of grains with chalkiness in rice (Oryza sativa L.)


Peng Guo, Xinli Xia and Wei Lun Yin

A role for stomata in regulating water use efficiency in Populus×euramericana and characterization of a related gene, PdERECTA


Jun Ni, Hanping Mao, Yongchao Tian, Xia Yao and Yan Zhu

Design and experimentation of sensitive element of piezoelectric crystal sensor array for grain cleaning loss


Jian-gen Liang, Rong-xiang Tao, Zhong-na Hao, Lian-ping Wang and Xin Zhang

Induction of resistance in cucumber against seedling damping-off by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) Bacillus megaterium strain L8



Harmanjit Kaur, Manju Anand and Dinesh Goyal

Establishment of an efficient protocol for micropropagation of stem explants of Tylophora indica, an important medicinal plant


Shehzad Shakoor, Sobia Chohan, Abid Riaz, Rashida Perveen, Safina Naz, Mirza Abid Mehmood, Muhammad Saleem Haider and Shakeel Ahmad

Screening of systemic fungicides and biochemicals against seed borne mycoflora associated with Momordica charantia


Xiaojue Peng, Xin Zeng, Xia Ding, Shaobo Li, Chao Yu and Youlin Zhu

Ectopic expression of a vesicle trafficking gene, OsRab7, from Oryza sativa, confers tolerance to several abiotic stresses in Escherichia coli


A. Mohana Priya , S. Karutha Pandian and M. Ramesh

Effect of NaCl on in vitro plant regeneration from embryogenic callus cultures of 'cv IR 64' indica rice (Oryza sativa L.)


Leka Mandic, Dragutin Djukić, Ilinka Beatovic, Zoran Jovovic, Marijana Pesakovic and Vladeta Stevovic

Effect of different fertilizers on the microbial activity and productivity of soil under potato cultivation


Aghabarati Ashraf and Maralian Habib

Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) seed quality in relation to seed deterioration under accelerated aging conditions


Xiaoli Xuan, Yongfei Wang, Sanmei Ma and Xiang Ye

Comparisons of stomatal parameters between normal and abnormal leaf of Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd


Baiyeri, K. P., Aba, S. C., Otitoju, G. T. and Mbah, O. B.

The effects of ripening and cooking method on mineral and proximate composition of plantain (Musa sp. AAB cv. ‘Agbagba’) fruit pulp


Yi Wen and Chao-Hai Wei

Heterotrophic nitrification and aerobic denitrification bacterium isolated from anaerobic/anoxic/oxic treatment system


A. K. Sharan, Mritunjay Kumar, Ragini Singh, Neha, A. Kishor, G. D. Sharma and Chandrawati Jee

Effect of vermicompost on manifestation of pesticide action on growth of Zinnia elegans


Mina Macki Aleagha and Abdol Ghaffar Ebadi

Study of heavy metals bioaccumulation in the process of vermicomposting


H. L. Lau, A. Ariff, K. K. Woo, T.C. Ling and S. L. Hii

Production and optimization of alkalostable lipase by alkalophilic Burkholderia cenocepacia ST8


Chin-Fa Hwang Jen-Ni Chen Yu-Ting Huang and Zhang-Yi Mao

Biomass production of Lactobacillus plantarum LP02 isolated from infant feces with potential cholesterol-lowering ability


Can Liu, Jing Liu, Yonghai Rong and Long Rong

Preparation of productive and highly purified mogrosides from Siraitia grosvenorii


Lequn Kang, Haifeng Shi, Nan Wang, Yukun Chen, Qin Yao, Yajing Zhou, Yong Wang, Huiqing Chen, Min Guo, Fenghua Wang and Keping Chen

Cloning, purification and characterization of recombinant silkworm arginine kinase expressed in Escherichia coli


Chuanwang Cao, Zhiying Wang, Shanchun Yan, Ling Ma and Chuanping Yang

Effects of Lymantria dispar feeding and mechanical wounding on defense-related enzymes in Populus simonii × Populus nigra


Chunhui Shou, Nanchuan Weng, Xiuchun Chang, Lei Feng, Hangping Yao and Nanping Wu

Effect of allicin on THP-1, MT-2 and WISH cell apoptosis induced by vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) and the molecular mechanism involved


Ming-Yeou Lung and Yu-Cheng Chang

In vitro antioxidant properties of polysaccharides from Armillaria mellea in batch fermentation


Luseba, D., Letsoalo, M. E. and Katerere, D.

A comparative study of antibacterial activities of wild and cultivated plants used in ethnoveterinary medicine


Tülin Özsisli

Population densities of wheat thrips, Haplothrips tritici Kurdjumov (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae), on different wheat and barley cultivars in the province of Kahramanmaraş, Turkey


Muhammad Naeem, Abdus Salam, Muhammad Ashraf, Muhammad Khalid and Abir Ishtiaq

External morphometric study of hatchery reared mahseer (Tor putitora) in relation to body size and condition factor


Jiaying Xin, Yingxin Zhang, Jing Dong, Hao Song and Chungu Xia

An experimental study on molecular weight of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) accumulated in Methylosinus trichosporium IMV 3011


Vahid Zand, Hadi Mokhtari, Mehrdad Lotfi, Mohammad Forough Reyhani, Aydin Sohrabi, Pardis Tehranchi and Hamid Reza Mokhtari Zenouzi

Accuracy of working length determination with root ZX apex locator and radiography: An in vivo and ex vivo study


Manuela Ursache-Oprisan, Ecaterina Focanici, Dorina Creanga and Ovidiu Caltun

Sunflower chlorophyll levels after magnetic nanoparticle supply


Gokalp Ozmen Guler and Abdurrahman Aktumsek

Effect of feeding regime on fatty acid composition and conjugated linoleic acid content of perirenal, omental and tail fat in Akkaraman lambs


Amira Abdulbari Kassem, Zuki Abu Bakar, Goh Yong Meng and Noordin Mohamed Mustapha

Effect of n-3 and n-6 fatty acid supplementation on fetal, gestation and parturition in pregnant Sprague Dawley rats


Vlada Pantelić, Ljiljana Sretenović , Dušica Ostojić-Andrić , Snežana Trivunović, Milan M. Petrović, Stevica Aleksić and Dragana Ružić-Muslić

Heritability and genetic correlation of production and reproduction traits of Simmental cows



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Contents [10 (37), 2011]:


Tian Shuangqi, Wang Zhenyu, Fan Ziluan, Zuo Lili and Wang Jichang

Determination methods of cellulase activity


Xinyou Zhang, Suoyi Han, Fengshou Tang, Jing Xu, Hua Liu, Mei Yan, Wenzhao Dong, Bingyan Huang and Shuijin Zhu

Genetic analysis of yield in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) using mixed model of major gene plus polygene


Mina Beigmohamadi and Fatima Rahmani

Genetic variation in hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) using RAPD markers


Guoyuan Lu, Yanping Shen, Wenjuan Qian, Lei Shen, Qing Qiao, Ming Li and Zhaoyue Wang

Endothelial protein C receptor in renal tubular epithelial cells and influencing factors


Yunyun Jiang, Jiali Dong, Rongjun Chen, Xiaoling Gao and Zhengjun Xu

Isolation of a novel PP2C gene from rice and its response to abiotic stresses


Huagang He, Shanying Zhu, Wenbing Wang, Tongde Bie and Peidu Chen

Cloning and expression analysis of a blue copper-binding protein gene from Dasypyrum Villosum


Li-Na Zhen, Kang Wang, Ying-Jun Zhang and He Zhou

A method for high-quality RNA extraction from tall fescue


Hashim A. El Atta, Ibrahim M. Aref and Sayeda A. Khalil

Increased gum arabic production after infestation of Acacia senegal with Aspergillus flavus and Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes transmitted by Agrilus nubeculosus


Gargi Chakravarty and M. C. Kalita

Comparative evaluation of organic formulations of Pseudomonas fluorescens based biopesticides and their application in the management of bacterial wilt of brinjal (Solanum melongena L.)


Wang Zan, Yang Xi, Wang Xue-Min, and Gao Hong-Wen

Growth and physiological response of tall oat grass to salinity stress


Syed Zia-ul-Hussnain, M. I. Haque, S. M. Mughal, Kosar Nawaz Shah, Aiysha Irfan, Shahid Afghan, Aamir Shahazad, Akhtar Batool , Plosha Khanum, Khalid Hussain, Khalid Nawaz, Muhammad N. Hassan and Fauzia Y. Hafeez

Isolation and biochemical characterizations of the bacteria (Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae) associated with red stripe disease of sugarcane


Tong Bao, Tieheng Sun and Lina Sun

Effect of cadmium hyperaccumulation on antioxidative defense and proline accumulation of Solanum nigrum L.


Abdelnasser S. S. Ibrahim, Mohamed A. El-Tayeb, Yahya B. Elbadawi and Ali A. Al-Salamah

Bioreduction of Cr (VI) by potent novel chromate resistant alkaliphilic Bacillus sp. strain KSUCr5 isolated from hypersaline Soda lakes


Abhishek Dutt Tripathi and S. K. Srivastava

Novel approach for optimization of fermentative condition for polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) production by Alcaligenes sp. using Taguchi (DOE) methodology


Zhang Baoxin, Wang Xiangjing and Xiang Wensheng

Optimization of fermentation medium for enhanced production of milbemycin by a mutant of Streptomyces bingchenggensis BC-X-1 using response surface methodology


Hui Ni, Qi-he Chen, Feng Chen, Ming-liang Fu, Ya-chen Dong and Hui-nong Cai

Improved keratinase production for feather degradation by Bacillus licheniformis ZJUEL31410 in submerged cultivation


Dorota Cais-Sokolińska, Małgorzata Majcher, Jan Pikul, Sylwia Bielińska, Marian Czauderna and Jacek Wójtowski

The effect of Camelina sativa cake diet supplementation on sensory and volatile profiles of ewe’s milk


Lin-Qiang Li and Lin-Sen Zan

Distinct physicochemical characteristics of different beef from Qinchuan cattle carcass


Lu Ye, Zheng Xiao Jian, Xue Ren Yu, Cao Guang Li, Shen Wei De and Gong Cheng Liang

Antiproliferative activity of recombinant human interferon-?2 expressed in stably transformed BmN cells


Bakhtiari Sedighe, Baharvand Maryam, Anbari Fahimeh, Azimi Somayyeh, Taheri Jamileh Bigom

Effect of vitamin C on salivary superoxide dismutase activity in smokers


Ming Wu, Zhenzhen Xun, Gang Wang, Yang Sun and Guang Chen

Effects of recombinant human collagen VI from Escherichia coli on UVA-irradiated human skin fibroblasts cells


Selvi, S., Umadevi, P., Murugan, S. and Giftson Senapathy, J.

Anticancer potential evoked by Pleurotus florida and Calocybe indica using T24 urinary bladder cancer cell line


Shafaq Noori and Tabassum Mahboob

Effectiveness of carnosine on disturbed electrolytes homeostasis induced by cisplatin


Tomris Deniz Bök, Didem Goktürk and Abdullah Ekrem Kahraman

Bycatch in 36 and 40 mm PA Turkish twin rigged beam trawl codends


Jitendra Kumar, Gyan P. Mishra, Pradeep K. Naik, Ashutosh A. Murkute and Ravi B. Srivastava

Genomic DNA isolation from Artemisia species grown in cold desert high altitude of India


Filiz Akdag, Serhat Arslan, Alaattin Caynak and Bulent Teke

The relationships of phenotype, genotype and some environmental factors with birth weight in Jersey calves




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Contents [10 (38), 2011]:


S. Datta, R. G. Choudhary, Md Shamim, R. K. Singh and Vishwa Dhar

Molecular diversity in Indian isolates of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lentis inciting wilt disease in lentil (Lens culinaris Medik)


M. Nagervadze, A. Diasamidze, L. Akhvlediani, G. Dumbadze, R. Khukhunaishvili, M. Koridze and S. Tckvitinidze

Distribution of ABO and Rh-Hr blood group antigens, alleles and haplotypes in the mountain region of Ajara (Georgia)


Min Hu, Hong-bin Zhao, Jin-fang Meng, Zhi-peng Yu, Hong-hui Xu, Jian-nan Fan, De-jun Luo, Chuan-yun Qian, Wei Wei and Wei Tang

Pravastatin enchances the osteogenic process to the glucocorticoid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head


Lin Meng, Hong Xin Yang, Pei Chun Mao, Hong Wen Gao and Fu Ding Sun

Analysis of genetic diversity in Arrhenatherum elatius Germplasm using inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers


Tahsin Sögüt and Ferhat Öztürk

Effects of harvesting time on some yield and quality traits of different maturing potato cultivars


Mousumi Debnath, Mukeshwar Pandey and Surendra K. Chikara

Physiological and molecular characterization of in vitro cultures of an endemic medicinal herb, Chlorophytum borivilianum, under abiotic stress


Muhammad Iqbal, Saghir Ahmad, Taj Muhammad, Mubshar Hussain, Abid Mehmood, Abdul Jabbar, Wajad Nazir, Hammad Hussnain and Nazim Hussain

Lowering virus attack with improved yield and fiber quality in different cotton genotypes by early sown cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)


Gozde Celik and Ece Turhan

Genotypic variation in growth and physiological responses of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) seedlings to flooding


Azeem Mehmood Butt, Ishaque Badshah Khan, Farhan Haq, Yigang Tong

De novo structural modeling and computational sequence analysis of a bacteriocin protein isolated from Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae strain LC-31


Wang Zan, Zhang Geng, Wang Xue-min and Gao Hong-wen

Growth, ion content and photosynthetic responses of two Elytrigia Desv. species seedlings to salinity stress


Issa Piri, Farshad Abrahimpour, Abolfazl Tavassoli, Ebrahim Amiri, Fatemeh Rastegaripour

Effect of fertilizer in controlling weeds under intercropping of pearl millet and red bean in Sistan region, Iran


Ikram-ul-Haq, Zara Arshad, Taseer, Ghulam Mustafa, Mukesh, Muhammad Umar Dahot, Sajid Ali and Munazza

Effects of different fruit juices used as carbon source on cucumber seedling under in-vitro cultures


Fatma Tajini, Porntip Suriyakup, Jan Jansa and Jean-Jacques Drevon

Assessing hydroaeroponic culture for the tripartite symbiosis of mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and rhizobia


LI Jing, QI Peishi, MA Yun and ZHOU Hao

Phytoplankton community characteristics of the icebound season and its relationship to the environmental variables in the Zhalong Wetland, China


Salman Ahmady-Asbchin, Mehdi Mohammadi, Alimohamad Bahrami, Ali Louei monfared and Naser Jafari

Batch studies on the removal of Ni (II) from aqueous solution by Azolla filiculoides


Ayhan Gurbuz, Yasin Dursun Sari, Zehra Nur Yuksekdag and Berat Cinar

Cementation in a matrix of loose sandy soil using biological treatment method


Peifang Wang, Chao Wang, Ping Ouyang, Jin Qian and Ruijuan Shi

Physiological responses of Vallisneria spiraslis L. induced by different hydraulic conditions when exposed to copper and nitrogen


Mustafa Var, Muberra Pulatkan and Emrah Yalcinalp

The survival successes of mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal Cotoneaster franchetti Bois. under different climate and various growing media


Mahdi Shahriarinour, Mohd Noor Abdul Wahab, Rosfarizan Mohamad, Shuhaimi Mustafa and Arbakariya B. Ariff

Effect of medium composition and cultural condition on cellulase production by Aspergillus terreus


Mustafa Tahsin Yilmaz

Identifiability of Baranyi model and comparison with empirical models in predicting effect of essential oils on growth of Salmonella typhimurium in rainbow trout stored under aerobic, modified atmosphere and vacuum packed conditions


Panrong Cao, Chunyuan Liu and Dan Li

Effects of different autotoxins on antioxidant enzymes and chemical compounds in tea (Camellia sinensis L.) Kuntze


Iqbal Hussain, Riaz Ullah, Rooh Ullah , Muhammad Khurram, Naseem Ullah, Abdul Baseer, Farhat Ali Khan, Muneeb ur Rehman Khattak, Mohammad Zahoor, Jehangir Khan and Naeem khan

Phytochemical analysis of selected medicinal plants


Rong Li and Zhiling Dao

Molecular authentication of the traditional Tibetan medicinal plant, Meconopsis impedita


Jun Zhu, Yue Fu, Jun Jiang, Jia-Kang Liang and Zi-Tong Huang

Therapeutic hypothermia reduces intestinal ischemia/reperfusion injury after cardiac arrest in rats



Huaiping Shi, Wenye Li, Guoxia Geng, Qingwang Li and Junjie Gao

Effects of recombinant human nerve growth factor on cervical cancer


Sijian Pan, Bengeng Pei, Chen-Ran Zhang, Changyan Fan, Liu-Guan Bian and Qing-Fang Sun

Effect of hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha (HIF-1?) on proliferation and apoptosis of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting pituitary adenoma cells


Tao Xiong, Xuhui Huang, Jinqing Huang, Suhua Song, Chao Feng and Mingyong Xie

High-density cultivation of Lactobacillus plantarum NCU116 in an ammonium and glucose fed-batch system


Akhavan-Salamat, H., Ghasemi, H. A., Khaltabadi-Farahani, A. H. and Kazemi-Bonchenari, M.

The effects of Saccharomyces cerevisiae on performance and nutrients digestibility in broilers fed with diet containing different levels of phosphorous


Eser Kemal Gurcan, Ozden Cobanoglu and Merve Kose

Erythrocyte potassium and glutathione polymorphism determination in Saanen x Malta crossbred goats


Fatemeh Shirmohammad and Morteza Mehri

Effects of dietary supplementation of multi-enzyme complex on the energy utilization in rooster and performance of broiler chicks



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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (34), 2011

Contents:


Hamid Reza Ahmadi Ashtiani, Ali Karimi Bakhshandi, Mohammad Rahbar, Akram Mirzaei, Akram Malek pour and Hossein Rastegar

Glutathione, cell proliferation and differentiation


Hongyan Wu, Kejie Wang, Lin Zhang, Xihuan Zhang, Lei Wang and Weihong Yang

Genetic polymorphisms of 17 Y-chromosome STRs in Han population from Henan province of China


Li Zhang, Tao Sun, Ennian Yu, Lingzhi Yu, Jiangang Luo, Hui Li and Zhijian Fu

TNF-X expression, not iNOS expression, is correlated with NF-?B activation in the spinal cord of rats following peripheral nerve injury


P. Radha and Rita Singh

Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) studies on Indian Cycas species


Eunice Apio Olet, Kare Arnstein Lye and Manfred Heun

Amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLPs) analysis of species of Solanum section Solanum (Solanaceae) from Uganda


Shamim Saleha, Muhammad Ajmal, Muhammad Jamil, Muhammad Nasir and Abdul Hameed

A nonsense (c.3978G>A) abnormal spindle-like, microcephaly associated (ASPM) gene mutation is a major cause of primary microcephaly in Pashtoon ethnic group of Pakistan


Mahmoud M. Saker, Amal A. Mohamed and Amina A. Alyr

Comparative analysis of transformed potato microtubers and its non-transformed counterpart using some biochemical analysis along with inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) marker


Ai Lin, Wang Huiyuan, Hu Hua, Liu Yanqing , Ma Tiehua and Zhai Jingyun

Preliminary research of recombinant matrix extracellular phosphoglycoprotein (MEPE) mineralization ability in vitro


Chinnadurai Immanuel Selvaraj Subramanian Babu, Parasurama Deepa Sankar, Pothiraj Nagarajan and Muthukumaran Sabesan

Genome scanning for identification of resistance gene analogs (RGAs) in a highly durable blast resistance rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivar, Moroberekan


Davood Naderi, Amir Mousavi, Ali Akbar Habashi and Mahmood Lotfi.

Optimization of somatic embryogenesis induction in Iranian melon (Cucumis melo cv. Khatooni)


Eva Guadalupe Lizárraga-Paulín, Irineo Torres-Pacheco, Ernesto Moreno-Martínez, Susana Patricia Miranda-Castro

Chitosan application in maize (Zea mays) to counteract the effects of abiotic stress at seedling level


Jin Kaina, Zhang Jie, Liu Junli, Geng Hui,Shen Hongxiang and Yao Yuncong

Establishment of high effective regeneration and propagation system for ornamental crabapple (Malus spp.)


Xueguang Wang, Xugang He, Baixiang Chen and Congxin Xie

Rice field for the treatment of pond aquaculture effluents


Kai Gao, Tiexia Zhu and Guodong Han

Water and nitrogen interactively increased the biomass production of Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.) in semi-arid area


Orcun Burak Savur and Semra Demir

Detection of species diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) classic and molecular methods from the melon (Cucumis melo L.) plants in Van and its districts


Yin Wang, Wen-Jia Xu, Xiu-Feng Yan and Yang Wang

Glucosinolate content and related gene expression in response to enhanced UV-B radiation in Arabidopsis


Sobiya Shafique, Rukhsana Bajwa, Shazia Shafique* and Arshad Javaid

Herbicidal effects of aqueous extracts of three Chenopodium species on Avena fatua


Ulas Senyigit, Abdullah Kadayifci, F. Ozge Ozdemir, Hasan Oz and Atilgan Atilgan

Effects of different irrigation programs on yield and quality parameters of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) under greenhouse conditions


Iraj Alahdadi, Hussein Oraki, Fataneh Parhizkar khajani

Effect of water stress on yield and yield components of sunflower hybrids


Saime Seferoglu

Effects of olive oil solid waste on growth and nutrient uptake of faba bean, onion, and radish plants


Seyed Jamal Hosseini, Somaeih Esmaeeli and Bahereh Ansari

Challenges in commercialization of nano and biotechnologies in agricultural sector of Iran


Hatice Filiz Boyaci, Asu Oguz, Keziban Meryem Yazici and Ahmet Eren

The efficacy of endogenous gibberellic acid for parthenocarpy in eggplant (Solanum melongena L.)


Fakhfakh, M. M., Yahyaoui, A., Rezgui, S., Elias, E. M. and Daaloul, A.

Identification and pathogenicity assessment of Fusarium spp. sampled from durum wheat fields in Tunisia


A. Kadri Cetin, Nazmi Gur and Zehra Firat

Growth rate of Scenedesmus acutus in laboratory cultures exposed to diazinon


Nora A. Al-Faris, Zeid A. Al Othman and Dilshad Ahmad

Association of the Glu298›Asp polymorphism in the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene with risk of coronary artery disease


Tang Yu-bin, Yang Xu, Chen Fang-yan, Jiang Rui-ling1 and Wang Xin-gang

Screening, identification and degrading gene assignment of a chrysene-degrading strain


Gadallah Abu-Elreesh, Sahar Zaki, Soha Farag, Marwa F. Elkady and Desouky Abd-El-Haleem

Exobiopolymer from polyhydroxyalkanoate-producing transgenic yeast


Bertrand Tatsinkou Fossi, Frederic Tavea, Celine Jiwoua and Robert Ndjouenkeu

Simultaneous production of raw starch degrading highly thermostable a-amylase and lactic acid by Lactobacillus fermentum 04BBA19


Simthembile Ngambu, Voster Muchenje, Michael Chimonyo and Upenyu Marume

Correlations among sensory characteristics and relationships between aroma scores, flavour scores, off-flavour scores and off-flavour descriptors of chevon from four goat genotypes


Xihong Li, Juan Yun, Xuetong Fan, Yage Xing and Yao Tang

Effect of 1-methylcyclopropene and modified atmosphere packaging on chilling injury and antioxidative defensive mechanism of sweet pepper


Emre Çevik, Mehmet Şenel and M. Fatih Abasiyanik

Immobilization of urease on copper chelated EC-Tri beads and reversible adsorption


Haruna Baba and Cyril O. Usifoh

Phytochemical investigation and anti-inflammatory property of ethanol-water extract of the roots of Anthocleista djalonensis A. Chev. (Gentianiaceae)



Mona Mohammadzadeh, Noor Amirmozafari, Nasrin Shayanfar, Reza Ranjbar and Mohammad Rahbar

Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infections in symptomatic women by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) immunofluorescence and Giemsa stain


Jian-Hui Xiao, Dai-Min Xiao, Zhong-Hua Sun, Yu Xiao and Jian-Jiang Zhong

Antioxidative potential of polysaccharide fractions produced from traditional Chinese medicinal macrofungus Cordyceps jiangxiensis in vitro


Sumaira Shams, Sultan Ayaz, Sanaullah Khan, Shahid Niaz Khan, Irum Gul, Sobia Attaullah, Ruquia Parveez, Robeena Farzand and Mubbashir Hussain

Prevalence and detection of cytomegalovirus by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and simple ELISA in pregnant women


Mollaei Maedeh, Izadi Hamzeh, Dashti Hossein, Azizi Majid and Ranjbar Karimi Reza

Bioactivity of essential oil from Satureja hortensis (Laminaceae) against three stored-product insect species



M. P. Olgunoglu and I. A. Olgunoglu

Seasonal variation of trace elements in muscle tissues of two commercially valuable freshwater fish species (Silurus triostegus and Barbus grypus Heckel, 1843) from Atatürk Dam Lake (Turkey)


Naveeda Riaz, Ayma Aftab, Fouzia Malik, Ahsan Sheikh, Waseem Akram and Saima Kalsoom

Structural modeling of natural citrus products as potential cross-strain inhibitors of Dengue virus


Hong Wang, Kedong Song1, Ling Wang, Yan Liu, Yingchao Liu, Ruipeng Li, Shixiao Li, Hai Wang and Tianqing Liu

Measurement of oxygen consumption rate of osteoblasts from Sprague-Dawley rat calvaria in different in vitro cultures


Jiannan Bi, Yuan Ji, Jiao Pan, Yang Yu, Huang Chen and Xudong Zhu

A new taxol-producing fungus (Pestalotiopsis malicola) and evidence for taxol as a transient product in the culture


Ramin Bahadoran, Abasali Ghisari and Majid Toghyani

Effects of supplemental microbial phytase enzyme on performance and phytate phosphorus digestibility of a corn-wheat-soybean meal diet in broiler chicks


Mürsel Özdogan, Sibel Soycan Önenç and Alper Önenç

Fattening performance, blood parameters and slaughter traits of Karya lambs consuming blend of essential oil compounds


Iraj Ashrafi, Hamid Kohram, Hamid Naijian, Majid Bahreini and Mehdi Poorhamdollah

Protective effect of melatonin on sperm motility parameters on liquid storage of ram semen at 5°C



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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (30-33), 2011

Contents [10 (30), 2011]:


Vera Djekic, Sreten Mitrovic, Milivoje Milovanovic, Nenad Djuric, Branka Kresovic, Angelina Tapanarova, Vladan Djermanovic and Marko Mitrovic

Implementation of triticale in nutrition of non-ruminant animals


S. K. Senapati and G. R. Rout

In vitro mutagenesis in Rosa hybrida using oryzalin as a mutagen and screening of mutants by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) marker


Erdal S, Aydin M, Genisel M, Taspinar MS, Dumlupinar R, Kaya O, and Gorcek Z

Effects of salicylic acid on wheat salt sensitivity


Li Lin, Zhou Guo-ying, Liu Jun-ang and Li He

The resource investigation and community structure characteristics of mycorrhizal fungi associated with Chinese fir


Georginah M. Molotja, Maanda H. Ligavha-Mbelengwa and Ramakrishna B. Bhat

Antifungal activity of root, bark, leaf and soil extracts of Androstachys johnsonii Prain


N. A. A. Mohd Nazri, N. Ahmat, A. Adnan, S. A. Syed Mohamad and S. A. Syaripah Ruzaina

In vitro antibacterial and radical scavenging activities of Malaysian table salad


Mabelle Julie Chong-Rodríguez, María Guadalupe Maldonado-Blanco, Jesús Jaime Hernández-Escareno, Luis Jesús Galán-Wong and Carlos Francisco Sandoval-Coronado

Study of Beauveria bassiana growth, blastospore yield, desiccation-tolerance, viability and toxic activity using different liquid media


Hongyan Qi Lijing Hua, Le Zhao and Longxi Zhou

Carbohydrate metabolism in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) seedlings and yield and fruit quality as affected by low night temperature and subsequent recovery


M. Mona Rashad, E. Abeer Mahmoud, M. Hala Abdou and U. Mohamed Nooman

Improvement of nutritional quality and antioxidant activities of yeast fermented soybean curd residue


Dan Shen, Chongqin Xu, Han Fang, Junjun Xie, YueD S, Jie Jin and Xiangming Tong

Leukemia: Derived heat shock protein gp96-peptide complex contribution to T cell and dendritic cell activation


Ibrahim Halil Kilic, Mehmet Ozaslan, Isik Didem Karagoz, Yasemin Zer, Eda Savaş and Vedat Davutoglu

The role of stethoscopes in the transmission of hospital infections


Xiang Wei Wu, Xian De Liu, Ming Yi Cai, Xiao Jun Ye and Zhi Yong Wang

Genetic analysis of farmed and wild stocks of large yellow croaker Larimichthys crocea by using microsatellite markers


A. Baharlouei. G. R. Sharifi-Sirchi. and G. H. Shahidi Bonjar

Biological control of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (oilseed rape isolate) by an effective antagonist Streptomyces


Victoria O. Adetunji and Tajudeen O. Isola

Antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli, Listeria and Salmonella isolates from retail meat tables in Ibadan municipal abattoir, Nigeria


Machebe, Ndubuisi Samuel, Agbo, Christian U. and Onuaguluchi, Cynthia C.

Oral administration of Gongronema latifolia leaf meal: Implications on carcass and haematological profile of broiler finishers raised in the humid tropics


Hui Ma, Jianbo Cheng, Xiaoping Zhu and Zhihai Jia

Effects of rumen-protected tryptophan on performance, nutrient utilization and plasma tryptophan in cashmere goats


Carlos Gimenez-Diaz, Ebru Emsen, Sezen Ocak and Fatih Aslan

Laparoscopic artificial insemination in dairy sheep with chilled semen stored for up to 26 h



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Contents [10 (31), 2011]:


Adel Saberivand, Arash Javanmard and Marryam Safdari

Parentage verification and identity test of Ghezel sheep using microsatillate markers


Hussien M. Daffalla, Rami S. Habeballa, Elsadig A. Elhadi and Mutasim M. Khalafalla

Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) marker associated with salt tolerance during seeds germination and growth of selected Acacia senegal provenances


Jirong Yin, Ying Zhang, Yuxing Bai, Bangkang Wang and Kai Yang

Expression patterns of homeobox genes in different teeth of the minipig embryo


Muhammad Munir Iqbal, Yusuf Zafar, Farhat Nazir, Shaukat Ali, Javaid Iqbal, Muhammad Ahsan Asif, Omer Rashid and Ghulam Muhammad Ali

Over expression of bacterial chitinase gene in Pakistani peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) cultivar GOLDEN


Xinglin Li, Dandan Wang, Jie Gao, Tianjian Xiao, Xiaojuan Wang, Liming Zhang, Dong Liu, Limei Li, Fuping Lu and Wen-yuan Gao

A fresh method of DNA transformation to the seeds irradiated by 60Co without the use of antibiotic selection


Rasool Azarmi, Behzad Hajieghrari and Abolfazl Giglou

Effect of Trichoderma isolates on tomato seedling growth response and nutrient uptake


Yi Tang, Ji Liu, Juan Li, Xiao-Mei Li, Bin Liu and Huan-Xiu Li

The influence of endogenous hormones on the formation of buds from stems of bitter melon (Momordica charantia L.)


N. Srinivasa Rao and Susanta Kumar Das

Herbal gardens of India: A statistical analysis report


Mehmet Simsek, Abdullah Can, Nihat Denek and Tahsin Tonkaz

The effects of different irrigation regimes on yield and silage quality of corn under semi-arid conditions


Muhammad ishfaq Ghori, Sibtain Ahmed, Muhammad Aslam Malana and Amer Jamil

Corn stover-enhanced cellulase production by Aspergillus niger NRRL 567


Imasuen, J. A. and Otoikhian, C. S. O.

Assessment of serum biochemistry in West African Dwarf (WAD) does administered varying levels of medroxyl–progesterone acetate (MPA), an estrus synchronizing drug


Reza Pourabbas, Soodabeh Kimyai, Mohammad Taghi Chitsazi and Fatemeh Nourbaksh

Clinical comparison of localized gingival recession coverage in root surfaces restored with giomer and intact root surfaces


Monica Butnariu and Cristian Bostan

Antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activities of the volatile oil compounds from Tropaeolum majus L. (Nasturtium)


Jehan Bakht, Muhammad Tayyab, Huma Ali, Amjad Islam and Mohammad Shafi

Effect of different solvent extracted sample of Allium sativum (Linn) on bacteria and fungi


Hina Naz Khan, Hamid Rashid and Saima Kulsoom

Homology modeling of x-aminobutyrate-aminotransferase, a pyridoxal phosphate-dependent enzyme of Homo sapiens: Molecular modeling approach to rational drug design against epilepsy




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Contents [10 (32), 2011]:


Haitham Mohamed Amer

Baculovirus expression vector system: An efficient tool for the production of heterologous recombinant proteins


Sangeeta Borchetia, Chiranjana Bora, Bornali Gohain, Prasenjit Bhagawati, Niraj Agarwala, Neelakshi Bhattacharya, Raju Bharalee, Priyadarshini Bhorali, Tirthankar Bandyopadhyay, Sushmita Gupta, Sourabh Kumar Das, H. Ranjit Singh, Parveen Ahmed, Madhurjya Gogoi and Sudripta Das

Cloning and heterologous expression of a gene encoding lycopene-epsilon-cyclase, a precursor of lutein in tea (Camellia sinensis var assamica)


Jungen Kang, Zhiyuan Fang, Xiaowu Wang, Donghui Xu, Yumei Liu, Limei Yang, Mu Zhuang and Yangyong Zhang

Genetic diversity and relationships among cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) landraces in China revealed by AFLP markers


Zhi-hai Yu, Na Cui, Xue-fei Dong, Li Wang, Xiao-cui Zhao and Tian-lai Li

Effect of para-chlorophenoxyacetic acid on acid invertase gene expression and sucrose metabolism in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruit


Blackson L. K. Thokozani, Donald Zulu, Gudeta W. Sileshi, Zewge Teklehaimanot, Dominic S. B. Gondwe, Viswambharan Sarasan and Philip Stevenson

Seed germination and in vitro regeneration of the African medicinal and pesticidal plant, Bobgunnia madagascariensis


Lei Sun, Guo-jun Zhang, Ai-ling Yan and Hai-ying Xu

The study of triploid progenies crossed between different ploidy grapes


Mahmut Dogan

Antioxidative and proline potentials as a protective mechanism in soybean plants under salinity stress


Jeffrey Lim Seng Heng, Umi Kalsom Md. Shah2 and Halizah Hamzah

Isolation, characterization and identification of potential actinobacteria with antifungal activities towards chilli anthracnose


Donald Zulu, Blackson L. K. Thokozani, Gudeta W. Sileshi, Zewge Teklehaimanot, Dominic S. B. Gondwe, Viswanbharen Sarasan and Philip C. Stevenson

Propagation of the African medicinal and pesticidal plant, Securidaca longepedunculata


Taylan Kösesakal, Elif Yüzbaşioglu, Eda Kaplan, Çigdem Bariş, Sirri Yüzbaşioglu, Murat Belivermiş, Gül Cevahir-Öz and Muammer Ünal

Uptake, accumulation and some biochemical responses in Raphanus sativus L. to zinc stress


Zehra Ekin

Some analytical quality characteristics for evaluating the utilization and consumption of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tubers


Khosro Mohammadi, Amir Ghalavand, Majid Aghaalikhani, Gholamreza Heidari and Yousef Sohrabi

Introducing a sustainable soil fertility system for chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)


Masoumian, M., Arbakariya, A., Syahida, A. and Maziah, M.

Effect of precursors on flavonoid production by Hydrocotyle bonariensis callus tissues


Bin Wu, Xueping Li, Huigang Hu, Aiyuan Liu and Weixin Chen

Effect of chlorine dioxide on the control of postharvest diseases and quality of litchi fruit


Elsayed F. Abd_Allah, Abeer Hashem and Asma Al-Huqail

Biologically-based strategies to reduce postharvest losses of tomato


N. Türkoglu, M. E. Erez and P. Battal

Determination of physiological responses on hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis) plant exposed to different salt concentrations


Manikant Tripathi, Sant Sharan Mishra, Vinayak Ram Tripathi and Satyendra Kumar Garg

Predictive approach for simultaneous biosorption of hexavalent chromium and pentachlorophenol degradation by Bacillus cereus RMLAU1


Lal Badshah and Farrukh Hussain

Farmers preferences and use of local fodder flora in Tank District, Pakistan


Firdaus-e-Bareen, Aisha Nazir and Sadaf Ahmad

Role of live autochthonous fungi in removing toxic metals from tannery and textile effluents


Shafaq Aiyaz Hassan, Syed Abid Ali, Atiya Abbasi and Mustafa Kamal

Purification and biochemical characterization of a Ca2+-independent, thermostable and acidophilic ?-amylase from Bacillus sp. RM16


Nathlee S. Abbai, Esta van Heerden, Lizelle A. Piater and Derek Litthauer

A deep gold mine metagenome as a source of novel esterases


Muhammad Gulfraz, Asma Ahmad, Muhammad Javaid Asad, Aliya sadiq, Umara Afzal, Muhammad Imran, Pervez Anwar, Asiya Zeenat, Kashif Sarfraz Abbasi, Sadaf Maqsood and Rahmat Ullah Qureshi

Antidiabetic activities of leaves and root extracts of Justicia adhatoda Linn against alloxan induced diabetes in rats


Abdelnasser Salah Sheble Ibrahim, Ali A. Al-Salamah1 and Hubert Bahl

An alkaliphilic cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase from a new Bacillus agaradhaerens WN-I strain isolated from an Egyptian soda lake: Purification and properties


Yi Zhou, Jian-hai Chen, He Wang, Cheng-xi Wang, Jian-ye Zhang, Yi-wen Tao, Guo-dong Zheng, Hong-yan Xie and Yi Zhou

Synthesis and characterization of folate-poly(ethylene glycol) chitosan graft-polyethylenimine as a non-viral carrier for tumor-targeted gene delivery


Arinola O. G, Akinosun O. M and Olaniyi J. A

Passive- and active-cigarette smoking: Effects on the levels of antioxidant vitamins, immunoglobulin classes and acute phase reactants


Golam Reza Sadeghi, Ali Asgar Pourmirza and Mohammad Hasan Safaralizade

Effects of nitrogen and phosphine mixtures on stored-product insects’ mortality


Qiong-Ying Wu , Jun-Qiang Jia, Guang-Xiu Tan, Jin-Ling Xu, Zhong-Zheng Gui

Physicochemical properties of silkworm larvae protein isolate and gastrointestinal hydrolysate bioactivities


Paul Chidoka Chikezie

Sodium metabisulphite induced polymerization of sickle cell haemoglobin incubated in extracts of three medicinal plants (Anacardium occidentale, Psidium guajava and Terminalia catappa)


Lijing Zhang, Zhijian Song, Xiaodong Pan, Mingguang Feng and Zhihua Jin

Comparison of ?-support vector regression and logistic equation for descriptive modeling of Lactobacillus plantarum growth


Dragan Žikić, Lidija Perić, Gordana Ušćebrka, Slobodan Stojanović, Dragan Milić and Lode Nollet

Influence of dietary mannanoligosaccharides on histological parameters of the jejunal mucosa and growth performance of broiler chickens


Amir Roofchaee, Mehrdad Irani, Mohammad Ali Ebrahimzadeh and Mohammad Reza Akbari

Effect of dietary oregano (Origanum vulgare L.) essential oil on growth performance, cecal microflora and serum antioxidant activity of broiler chickens


Yanling Sun, Jing Zhang, Zhiguang Ping, Lina Fan , Chunqiang Wang, Wanhong Li, Chen Lu, Lianwen Zheng and Xu Zhou

Expression of 3ß-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3ß-HSD) in normal and cystic follicles in sows



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Contents [10 (33), 2011]:


Aamir Somro, Muhammad Akram, M. Ibrahim khan, H. M. Asif, 1Abdul Sami, S. M. Ali Shah, Ghazala Shahen, Khalil Ahmed and Riaz Ur Rehman

Pharyngitis and sore throat: A review


Mahboubeh Rostami-Angasi and Ahmad Sodagar-Amiri

Multiple-trait genetic evaluation using genomic matrix


Mohsin Ahmad Khan, Nadeem Ahmad, Ahmad Usman Zafar, Idrees Ahmad Nasir and Muhammad Abdul Qadir

Isolation and screening of alkaline protease producing bacteria and physio-chemical characterization of the enzyme


Nwauzoma, Akagbuo Barth, Uma, S., Saraswathi, M. S. and Mustaffa, M

Developing markers for Sigatoka leaf spot disease (Mycosphaerella musicola Leach) resistance in banana (Musa spp.)


Tingchun Li, Honghong Fan, Zhengpeng Li, Jun Wei, Yongping Cai and Yi Lin

Effect of different light quality on DNA methylation variation for brown cotton (Gossypium hirstum)


Comlekcioglu, N. and Simsek, M.

Effects of deficit irrigation on yield and yield components of vegetable soybean [Glycine max L. (Merr.)] in semi-arid conditions


Hulya Ozgonen and Merve Gulcu

Determination of mycoflora of pea (Pisum sativum) seeds and the effects of Rhizobium leguminosorum on fungal pathogens of peas


M. Gundidza, V. Mmbengwa, S. R. Sibambo, M. L. Magwa, O. Mushisha, E. Gundidza and A. Samie

Analysis of a gum from the exudates of Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Am


Afshar Mirzaei-Aghsaghali, Naser Maheri-Sis, Hormoz Mansouri, Mohammad Ebrahim Razeghi, Abdolahad Shaddel telli and Abolfaz Aghajanzadeh-Golshani

Estimation of the nutritive value of grape pomace for ruminant using gas production technique


Afshar Mirzaei-Aghsaghali, Naser Maheri-sis, Hormoz Mansouri, Mohammad Ebrahim Razeghi, Amir Reza Safaei, Abolfazl Aghajanzadeh-Golshani and Kamel Alipoor

Estimation of the nutritive value of tomato pomace for ruminant using in vitro gas production technique


Tobias I. Ndubuisi Ezejiofor, N. V. Eke, R. I. Okechukwu, R. N. Nwoguikpe and C. M. Duru

Waste to wealth: Industrial raw materials potential of peels of Nigerian sweet orange (Citrus sinensis)


Hafiz Muhammad Tahir, Abida Butt, Shafaat Yar Khan, Kawaja Raees Ahmad, Muhammad Arshad and Sadia Nawaz

Effects of acetochlor (herbicide) on the survival and avoidance behaviour of spiders


R. Amooaghaie

The effect of hydro and osmopriming on alfalfa seed germination and antioxidant defenses under salt stress


Veronica Sanda Chedea, Cornelia Braicu, Flore Chirila, Ciprian Ober and Carmen Socaciu

Antibacterial action of an aqueous grape seed polyphenolic extract


Asma S. N. Musa, Imam Mustapha Umar and Maznah Ismail

Physicochemical properties of germinated brown rice (Oryza sativa L.) starch


Qin Sun, Wang Bin Liu and Chao Wang

Different response of phytochelatins in two aquatic macrophytes exposed to cadmium at environmentally relevant concentrations


Muhammad Anjum Zia, Mamoona Kousar, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Hafiz Muhammad Nasir Iqbal and Rao Zahid Abbas

Comparative study of peroxidase purification from apple and orange seeds


Jamshid Mehrzad and Mehdi Rajabi

Kinetin (N6-furfuryladenine): Cytotoxicity against MCF-7 breast cancer cell line and interaction with bovine serum albumin


Al-Timmemi Hameed, Ibrahim, R, Al-Jashamy Karim, Zuki, Abz and Azmi, Ti

Clinical and histopathological observations of autologous bone marrow stromal cells implantation on the regeneration of sciatic nerve neurotmesis in rabbit


Dongho Dongmo F. F., Ngono Ngane R. A., Gouado I., Pankoui Mfonkeu J. B., Mbackop Kwemba V., Ngwa V., Fotso Kuate H. and Amvam Zollo P. H.

Predictors of childhood severe malaria in a densely populated area: Douala, Cameroon


Saba Riaz, Muhammad Faisal and Shahida Hasnain

Antibiotic susceptibility pattern and multiple antibiotic resistances (MAR) calculation of extended spectrum ß-lactamase (ESBL) producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species in Pakistan


Deniz Erguden, Cemal Turan, Mevlut Gurlek, Funda Turan and Sibel Alagoz Erguden

Length-weight and length-length relationships of the Mediterranean shad Alosa agone (Scopoli, 1786) from the Northeastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey


Majid Alahyari shahrasb, Hossein Moravej, Mahmood Shivazad and Abbas Gerami

Study of possible reduction or withdrawal of vitamin premix during finisher period in floor and battery cage broiler raising systems


Noreen Akhter, Aleem Ahmed Khan, Muhammad Babar, Maria Riaz, Ayesha Imtiaz and Imran Khaliq

Evaluation of the genetic structure of the urban dwelling species of Bank Myna (Acridotheres ginginisnus) using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis



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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (29), 2011

Contents:


Shimelis, H. and Spies, J. J.

Aneuploids of wheat and chromosomal localization of genes


M. KhodaeiMotlagh, A. Zare Shahneh, R. Masoumi and Fabio Derensis

Alterations in reproductive hormones during heat stress in dairy cattle


Dianyi Shi, Lin Li, Jiewei Zhang, Panfeng Zhao, Le Xing, Wenjun Xie, Jianbing Yan and Weiwei Jin

Genome-wide examination of chlorophyll metabolic genes in maize and phylogenetic analysis among different photosynthetic organisms


Kennedy Mwambete and Hildebert B. Maurice

Integration of random amplification of polymorphic DNA-polymerase chain reaction (RAPD-PCR) and DNA sequencing in search for strain-specific pharmacological targets in Echinococcus granulosus


Yuzhi Qin, Xu Li, Ming Guo, Xingyao Xiong, Yong Song, He Changzheng and Xuanming Liu

Co-suppression of sterol-regulatory element binding protein mediates etiolation in Arabidopsis thaliana


Yuzhong Li, Jing Fan, Haiying Ma, Fei Shen, Ge Zhang, Jianguang Wang, Guangmin Xia, Duoqing Fan and Suiyun Chen

Elevated level of polysaccharides in a high level UV-B tolerant cell line of Bupleurum scorzonerifolium Willd


Veysel Saruhan, Alpaslan Kusvuran and Kagan Kokten

The effect of different replications of humic acid fertilization on yield performances of common vetch (Vicia sativa L.)


Aydin Akin

Effects of cluster reduction, herbagreen and humic acid applications on grape yield and quality of Horoz Karasi and Gök üzüm grape cultivars


Aydin Akin

Effects of some growth regulating applications on leaf yield, raw cellulose and nutrient element content of the Müşküle table grape variety


Ahmad Afkari Bajehbaj

Effects of drought stress and different densities on oil yield and biomass yield of sunflower varieties


Seyed Ali Ravanfar, Maheran Abdul Aziz, Mihdzar Abdul Kadir, Azmi Abdul Rashid and Fatemeh Haddadi

In vitro adventitious shoot regeneration and acclimatisation of Brassica oleracea subsp. italica cv. Green Marvel


Osman UZUN, Gülay ÇETINKAYA, Figen DILEK, Sebahat AÇIKSÖZ Fusun ERDURAN

Evaluation of habitat and bio-diversity in landscape planning process: Example of Sugla Lake and its surrounding area, Konya, Turkey


Jie Zhang, Da-Ping Li, Ping Gao, Yong Tao, Xiao-Mei Wang and Xiao-Hong He

Nitrification and nitrifying bacteria in the Chengdu section of middle Min River (China)


Lixia Ke, Qing Wu and Dingqian Zhang

Bioconversion of rape straw into a nutritionally enriched substrate by Ganoderma lucidum and yeast


Ujan, J. A., Zan, L. S., Shengjuan Wei, Adoligbe, C. and Wang, H. B.

Meat tenderness and water holding capacity are associated with a 959 A G mutation in the MyoG gene of Chinese indigenous cattle


Yuefei Deng, Bingxi Lei and Yiying Zhao

Impact of pEGFP mediated ING4 gene on growth of glioma U251 cells and its potential molecular mechanism


Sasimanas Unajak, Piyachat Meesawat, Komsan Anyamaneeratch, DuangtipAnuwareepong, Kornsorn Srikulnath and Kiattawee Choowongkomon

Identification of species (meat and blood samples) using nested-PCR analysis of mitochondrial DNA


Siyuan Ma and Yaping Zhang

Neutralization effects of egg yolk immunoglobulin (IgY) and Fab’ fragment against lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in burned mice model


Wen-Jun He, Shi-Chong Li, Ling-Ling Ye, Hong Liu, Qi-Wei Wang, Wei-Dong Han, Xiao-Bing Fu and Zhao-Lie Chen

Genetic enrichment of cardiomyocytes derived from mouse embryonic stem cells


Gökhan Aydin

Vulnerability of Megacephala (Grammognatha) euphratica euphratica Latreille & Dejean, 1822 (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) in natural and disturbed salt marsh and salt meadow habitats in Turkey



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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (26-28), 2011

Contents [10 (26), 2011] :


Svetlana Stevović, Nina Devrnja and Dušica Ćalić-Dragosavac

Environmental impact quantification and correlation between site location and contents and structure of Tansy


Iman Sourinejad, Mohammad R. Kalbassi, Ania Pino-Querido, Manuel Vera, Carmen Bouza and Paulino Martinez

Parentage assignment of progeny in mixed milt fertilization of Caspian brown trout Salmo trutta caspius using microsatellite DNA markers: Implications for conservation


Zu-Ping Zheng, Xiao-Hong Liu, Yu-Bi Huang, Xun Wu, Chuan He and Zhong Li

A quantitative trait locus for the number of days from sowing to seedling emergence in maize


Leila Kohan, Mohammad Hassan Shahhosseiny, Mohammad Reza Razavi, Kazem Parivar, Elham Moslemi and Jim Werngren

Evaluation of loop mediated isothermal amplification for diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in clinical samples


Faruk Yamaner, Kursat Karacabey, Yasemin Kavlak and Tarik Sevindi

Foot morphology of Turkish football players according to foot preference


Yong Li, Yonghua Li, Pan Yang and Songlin He

Population genetic structure and gene flow of Forsythia suspensa (Oleaceae) in Henan revealed by nuclear and chloroplast DNA


Maria Selvaggi and Cataldo Dario

Analysis of two single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) located in exon 1 of kappa-casein gene (CSN3) in Martina Franca donkey breed


Abid Majeed, Muhammad Salim, Asghari Bano, Muhammad Asim and Muhammad Hadees

Physiology and productivity of rice crop influenced by drought stress induced at different developmental stages


Jianbo Zhang, Wentao Shen, Pu Yan, Xiaoying Li and Peng Zhou

Factors that influence the yield and viability of protoplasts from Carica papaya L.


Weston F. Mwase and Thokozile Mvula

Effect of seed size and pre-treatment methods of Bauhinia thonningii Schum. on germination and seedling growth


Reuben N. Okparanma , Josiah M. Ayotamuno, Davidson D. Davis and Mary Allagoa

Mycoremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)-contaminated oil-based drill-cuttings


Kadovic Ratko, Belanovic Snežana, Obratov-Petkovic Dragica, Bjedov Ivana and Dragovic Nada

Assessment of heavy metal content in soil and grasslands in national park of the lake plateau of the N. P. “Durmitor” Montenegro


MaoBin Chen, Hong Liu, Da Zhen and Shangling Fang

Research on the esterification property of esterase produced by Monascus sp.


A.Sattar Qureshi, M. Aqeel Bhutto, Imrana Khushk and M.Umar Dahot

Optimization of cultural conditions for protease production by Bacillus subtilis EFRL 01


Yuan Yuan, Yunjun Liu, Yujian Luo, Luqi Huang, Shunqin Chen, Zhaochun Yang and Shuangshuang Qin

High temperature effects on flavones accumulation and antioxidant system in Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi cells


Issam Saidi, Wahbi Djebali Selima Naija, Sadok Bouzid and Saida Ammar

Change in antioxidant and lignifying enzyme activities in rubbing tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) internodes


Zhiling Liao and Congli Mei

Estimation of biochemical variables using quantum-behaved particle swarm optimization (QPSO)-trained radius basis function neural network: A case study of fermentation process of L-glutamic acid


T. A. F. Bouback and N. A. Redwan

Approaches toward the development of DNA vaccine for influenza virus


Gökhan Oto, Suat Ekin, Semih Yaşar, Hülya Özdemir and Fatmagül Yur

The effect of CoQ10 and vitamin E on serum total sialic acid, lipid-bound sialic acid, some trace elements and minerals in rats induced with doxorubicin


Ghasem Vahedi, Mehdi Taghavi, Amin Kheirollahzade Maleki and Reza Habibian

The effect of Aloe vera extract on humoral and cellular immune response in rabbit


Eser Kemal Gurcan, Ozden Cobanoglu and Merve Kose

Erythrocyte potassium and glutathione polymorphism determination in Saanen x Malta crossbred goats


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Contents [10 (27), 2011]:


J. L. González-Pérez, M. C. Espino-Gudino, I. Torres-Pacheco, R. G. Guevara-González, G. Herrera-Ruiz and V. Rodríguez-Hernández

Quantification of virus syndrome in chili peppers


Al-Otaibi S. A and Fahmi A. I

Genetic Variation in Captive Herd of Arabian Oryx Using RAPD and ISSR Markers


Zheng-Zhu Liu, Yuan-Fang Gong, Chuan-Sheng Zhang, Zhi-Xin Fu and Wen-Xiang Zhang

A genetic polymorphism and its genetic effects on goat myogenin gene in intron 1


Rashmi Dwivedi and Davendra Kumar Sharma

Assessment of genetic diversity among collected genotypes of Chlorophytum borivilianum using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers


Nosheen Masood, Fraz Arshad Malik, Ishrat MahJabeen, Ruqia Mahmood Baig and Mahmood Akhtar Kayani

A novel CYP1A1 gene polymorphism and the risk of head and neck cancer in Pakistani population


Cervenski Janko, Gvozdanovic-Varga Jelica and Glogovac Svetlana

Local cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.) populations from Serbian Province of Vojvodina


Zafar Iqbal, Sohail Hameed, Naeem Akhtar, Muhammad Aslam Pervez, Salman Ahmad, Muhammad Yasin, Muhammad Asif, Altaf Ahmad Dasti and Ahmad Saleem

Consistent association of fungus Fusarium mangiferae Britz with mango malformation disease in Pakistan


Adel M. Al-Saif, A. B.M. Sharif Hossain and Rosna Mat Taha

Effects of benzylaminopurine and naphthalene acetic acid on proliferation and shoot growth of pineapple (Ananas comosus L. Merr) in vitro


Ji Rui-Qin, Xin Xi-Feng, Li Zi-Qin and Feng Hui

Construction and analysis of a suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) library of genic multiple-allele inherited male-sterility in Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris L. ssp. pekinensis)


Rustem Cangi, Ebubekir Altuntas, Cemal Kaya and Onur Saracoglu

Some chemical and physical properties at physiological maturity and ripening period of kiwifruit (‘Hayward’)


Serdar Bilen, Murat Bilen and Sougata Bardhan

The effects of boron management on soil microbial population and enzyme activities


Ileana Mayela María Moreno-Dávila, Leopoldo Javier Ríos-González, Yolanda Garza-García, José Antonio Rodríguez-de la Garza and Jesús Rodríguez-Martínez

Biohydrogen production from diary processing wastewater by anaerobic biofilm reactors


Zhiliang Li, Mingdi Bian, Zhongyi Wu, Xiuhai Zhang, Qing Yang, and Conglin Huang

Isolation and drought-tolerant function analysis of ZmPti1-1, a homologue to Pti1, from maize (Zea mays L.)


Lawal, A. K., Oso, B. A., Sanni, A. I. and Olatunji, O. O.

L-Glutamic acid production by Bacillus spp. isolated from vegetable proteins


Esin Poyrazoglu Çoban and Halil Biyik

Effect of various carbon and nitrogen sources on cellulose synthesis by Acetobacter lovaniensis HBB5


Bartholomew N Okolo, Anene N Moneke, Lewis I. Ezeogu and Francis S. Ire

The effects of calcium regulation of endosperm reserve protein mobilization of the Nigeria sorghum cultivars, ICSV 400 and KSV 8 during malting


Cheng Chang, Jie Wu , Jin-mei Zhang and You-qing Zhu

Norcantharidin (NCTD) induces mitochondria mediated apoptosis in human HepG2 cells


Rahmat Ali Khan, Muhammad Rashid Khan, Sumaira Sahreen Jasia Bokhari, Umbreen Rashid and Shumaila Jan

Phytotoxic characterization of various fractions of Launaea procumbens


Latifah Saiful Yazan, Jhi Biau Foo, Kim Wei Chan, Paridah Md Tahir and Maznah Ismail

Kenaf seed oil from supercritical carbon dioxide fluid extraction shows cytotoxic effects towards various cancer cell lines


Jhi Biau Foo, Latifah Saiful Yazan, Kim Wei Chan, Paridah Md. Tahir and Maznah Ismail

Kenaf seed oil from supercritical carbon dioxide fluid extraction induced G1 phase cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in leukemia cells


Andreia de A. Morandim-Giannetti, Fernando Cotinguiba, Luis O. Regasini, Mariana C. Frigieri, Eliana A. Varanda, Aline Coqueiro, Massuo J. Kato, Vanderlan S. Bolzani and Maysa Furlan

Study of Salmonella typhimurium mutagenicity assay of (Z)-piplartine by the Ames test




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Contents [10 (28), 2011]:


Tchouopou Lontchi Josine, Jing Ji, Gang Wang and Chun Feng Guan

Advances in genetic engineering for plants abiotic stress control


Adel S. Al-Zubairi, Ahmad B. Abdul and Mohammed Yousif

Effects of zerumbone on cisplatin-induced clastogenesis in Sprague-Dawley rats bone marrow cells


Dougnon T. J, Kpodékon T. M, Laleye A, Ahissou H and Loko F.

Effect of pineapple (Ananas comosus) on haematological and biochemical parameters in albinos Wistar rats intoxicated with Dolipraneâ


Robert Fungo and Michael Pillay

ß-Carotene content of selected banana genotypes from Uganda


Yizhu Xiao, Zhibang Yang, Hua Wang, Yasha Li Ying OuYang, Yongmei Li, Xiaoyan Luo, Qi Tan, Juan Xiang

Expression, purification and characterization of recombinant exfoliative toxin A from Staphylococcus aureus


Hui-Liang Li, Dong Guo, Wei-Min Tian and Shi-Qing Peng

Cloning and molecular characterization of a copper chaperone gene (HbCCH1) from Hevea brasiliensis


Maryam Kholghi, Iraj Bernousi, Reza Darvishzadeh, Alireza Pirzad and Hamid Hatami Maleki

Collection, evaluation and classi?cation of Iranian confectionary sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) populations using multivaraite statistical techniques


Rehab M. Abdelkheir, Nada B. Hamza, Ayoub M. Khalil and Essam I. Warrag

Genetic variation within and among five natural populations of endangered Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich) subsp. Birrea in Sudan


A. Chattopadhyay, S. Dutta and S. Chatterjee

Seed yield and quality of okra as influenced by sowing dates


Mahboobeh Jafarzadeh-Bajestani , Maryam Khodai-Kalaki , Nasrin Motamed, Omidreza Noorayin

Genetic transformation of olive somatic embryos through Agrobacterium tumefaciens and regeneration of transgenic plants


Yuhan Sun, Yun Li, Nina Yang, Peng Sun and Cunquan Yuan

Preliminary study on the inducement effect of colchicine during microsporogenesis of Ginkgo biloba L.


Hadi Bux, Muhammad Ashraf, Xianming Chen and Abdul Samad Mumtaz

Effective genes for resistance to stripe rust and virulence of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici in Pakistan


Gökçen Yönter and Huriye Uysal

The relationships between soil erosion and crust strengths to polyvinylalcohol (PVA) applications on different types of soils in Menemen Plain, Turkey


Mona M. Rashad, Abeer E. Mahmoud, Hala M. Abdou and Mohamed U. Nooman

Improvement of nutritional quality and antioxidant activities of yeast fermented soybean curd residue


Faiza Amin, Haq Nawaz Bhatti and Saima Rehman

Optimization of growth parameters for lipase production by Ganoderma lucidum using response surface methodolog


A. B. K. Amira, A. B. Z. Zuki, Y. M. Goh and M. M. Noordin

Histological changes in the endometrial of pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats under supplementation levels of n-6:n-3 fatty acid ratio


Javid Hussain, Zia Muhammad, Riaz Ullah , Nargis Jamila, Shabir Ahmad, Naeem Khan, Sultan Ayaz and Sajjad Haider

Biotransformation of ß-estradiol isolated from Sonchus eruca


Feng Li Yang, Xiao Shan Li, Bao Xiang He, Xian Ling Yang, Gong He Li, Ping Liu, Qin Hua Huang, Xi Mei Pan and Jin Li

Malondialdehyde level and some enzymatic activities in subclinical mastitis milk


Jueken Aniwashi, Hubdar Ali Kaleri, Yiming Sulaiman, Li Qi-fa and Xie Zhuang

Comparative analysis on the performance of the hybrid offspring of wild argali and Bashibay sheep



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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (25), 2011

Contents:


Shao Hong-Bo, Liu Zeng-Hui, Zhang Zheng-Bin, Chen Qi-Jie, Chu Li-Ye and M. Brestic

Biological roles of crop NADP-malic enzymes and molecular mechanisms involved in abiotic stress


Abbas Doosti, Payam Ghasemi Dehkordi and Mohammad Reza Hajimirzaei

The prevalence of transfusion-transmitted virus (TTV) infection in patients with chronic hepatitis B and C in southwest of Iran


Abbas Doosti, Asghr Arshi, Mahmood Vatankhah and Pouya Amjadi

Kappa-casein gene polymorphism in Holstein and Iranian native cattle by polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP)


Ezekiel, C. N., Nwangburuka, C. C., Ajibade, O. A. and Odebode, A. C.

Genetic diversity in 14 tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) varieties in Nigerian markets by RAPD-PCR technique


Wei Zhu, Minghui Lu, Zhenhui Gong and Rugang Chen

Cloning and expression of a small heat shock protein gene CaHSP24 from pepper under abiotic stress


Mehmet Ali Sevik

Occurrence of pepper mild mottle virus in greenhouse-grown pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) in the West Mediterranean region of Turkey


Anissa Boubaya, Nidhal Marzougui, Laila Ben Yahia and Ali Ferchichi

Chemical diversity analysis of Tunisian Lawsonia inermis L. populations


Chen Ming Lin and You Ya Li

Floral syndrome and breeding system of Senna (Cassia) corymbosa


Suikinai Nobre Santos, Lidiane Karla Xisto Oliveira, Itamar Soares de Melo, Eudes da Silva Velozo and Milton Ricardo de Abreu Roque

Antifungal activity of bacterial strains from the rhizosphere of Stachytarpheta crassifolia


C. Chen, T. Shen and Y. Weng

Simple model to study the effect of temperature on the greenhouse with shading nets


Famurewa, J. A. V. and Raji, A. O.

Effect of drying methods on the physico-chemical properties of soyflour


Chun-hua Zhou, Xian Li, Chong-de Sun and Kun-song Chen

Ultrasonic extraction of flavonoids and phenolics from loquat (Eriobotrya japonica Lindl.) flowers


Yanchun Hu, Jianna Wang, Yan Wang, Guodong Yang, Guoxia Geng and Jianhua Wang

Screening of degradative plasmids from Arthrobacter sp. HW08 and their ability to degrade swainsonine


Chinnappan Alagesaboopathi

Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial potential of Andrographis ovata Clarke


Celalettin Aydin, Adnan Tokaç, Ali Ulaş, Berkay Maktay and Tugçe Şensurat

Selectivity of 40 mm square and 50 mm diamond mesh codends for five species in the Eastern Mediterranean demersal trawl fishery


Senol Guzel and Abdullah Arvas

Effects of different feeding strategies on the growth of young rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)


Senol Guzel, Hasan Yazlak, Kenan Gullu and Ekrem Ozturk

The effect of feed made from fish processing waste silage on the growth of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)


Zhentian Xiang, Hongwei Qi, Guoquan Han, Jingbo Liu, Zhiqing Huang, Bing Yu and Daiwen Chenu

Real-time TaqMan polymerase chain reaction to quantify the effects of different sources of dietary starch on Bifidobacterium in the intestinal tract of piglets


Yong Hwa Lee, Eun Jung Kwon, Eun Seok Cho, Da Hye Park, Byeong-Woo Kim, Hwa Chun Park, Beom Young Park, Ik Soon Jang, Jong-Soon Choi, Woo Young Bang and Chul Wook Kim

Association analysis of polymorphism in KIAA1717, HUMMLC2B, DECR1 and FTO genes with meat quality traits of the Berkshire breed


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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (24), 2011

Contents:


Pascal O. Bessong and McLaughlin N. Rathogwa

Immune pressure analysis of protease and reverse transcriptase genes of primary HIV-1 subtype C isolates from South Africa


Tereza Cholastova, Martina Soldanova and Radovan Pokorny

Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and simple sequence repeat (SSR) marker efficacy for maize hybrid identification


Kuen-Yih Ho and Tsz-Yao Hung

Cladistic relationships within the genus Cinnamomum (Lauraceae) in Taiwan based on analysis of leaf morphology and inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) molecular markers


Kamran Safavi, Reza Zareie and Badraldin Ebrahim Sayed Tabatabaie

Expression of TLP-3 gene without signal peptide in tobacco plants using Agrobacterium mediated transformation


Mengjuan Liu, Minjuan Zhang, Wei Jiang, Genlou Sun, Huixian Zhao and Shengwu Hu

Genetic diversity of Shaanxi soybean landraces based on agronomic traits and SSR markers


Ying-Chen Chiang, Wen-Te Chang, Mann-Duan Chen, Guan-Hua Lai, Hsi-Jien Chen, Jung Chao, Ming-Kuem Lin, Yuan-Shiun Chang, Yu-Mei Chou, Meng-Shiunn Lee and Meng- Shiou Lee

Rapid identification of the medicinal plant Taraxacum formosanum and distinguishing of this plant from its adulterants by ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) based DNA barcode


Xu, Min-yun, Wang, Kun and Xie, Fan

Effects of grassland management on soil organic carbon density in agro-pastoral zone of Northern China


Kahraman Kepenek and Zuhal Karoglu

The effects of paclobutrazol and daminozide on in vitro micropropagation of some apple (Malus domestica) cultivars and M9-rootstock


Sotoodehnia Poopak and P. Agamuthu

Life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) of paper making process in Iran


Ahmad Mohammadi Ghehsareh, Najmeh Samadi and Hasan Borji

Comparison of date-palm wastes and perlite as growth substrates on some tomato growing indexes


Priyanka Siwach, Anita Rani Gill and Kavita Kumari

Effect of season, explants, growth regulators and sugar level on induction and long term maintenance of callus cultures of Ficus religiosa L.


M. Robiul Islam, Xuzhang Xue, Sishuai Mao, Xingbao Zhao, A. Egrinya Eneji and Yuegao Hu

Superabsorbent polymers (SAP) enhance efficient and eco-friendly production of corn (Zea mays L.) in drought affected areas of northern China


Naif Gebologlu, Süleyman Bozmaz and Perihan Çakmak

The role of growth regulators, embryo age and genotypes on immature embryo germination and rapid generation advancement in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)


Mira Radunić, Anamarija Jazbec, Marija Pecina, Tomislav Čosić and Nikola Pavičić

Growth and yield of the sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) as affected by training system


Paramjit Singh and Nitika Parmar

Isolation and characterization of two novel polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB)-producing bacteria


A. O. Ayoola, O. Akinloye, O. O. Oguntibeju, J. M. Oke and A. A. Odetola

Antioxidant activities of Parquetina nigrescens


Mohammad Chamani, Hossein Manafi Rasi, Homayon Ahmad Panahi and Ali Asghar Sadeghi

Pseudo-affinity chromatography of rumen microbial cellulase on Sepharose- Cibacron Blue F3GA


Rezaeizadeh A, ABZ Zuki, Abdollahi M, YM Goh, MM Noordin, M Hamid and TI Azmi

Determination of antioxidant activity in methanolic and chloroformic extracts of Momordica charantia


Olukayode M. Odeleye, Adebola O. Oyedeji and Andy R. Opoku

Antimicrobial activity of Berkheya bergiana leaves extracts

African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (23), 2011

Contents:

Consolidating Experiences from IRMA I and II: Achievements, Lessons and Prospects”, IRMA Project End-of-Phase II Conference, 28-30 Oct 2008, Nairobi, Kenya
Special Issue


Santie M. DeVilliers and David A. Hoisington

The trends and future of biotechnology crops for insect pest control


Stephen Mugo, Simon Gichuki, Murenga Mwimali, CatherineTaracha, and Harrison Macharia

Experiences with the biosafety regulatory system in Kenya during the introduction, testing and development of Bt maize


A. Wangalachi, D. Poland, S. Mugo, S. T. Gichuki, D. Ouya, G. Kimani and J. Rabar

Experiences in effective communication on transgenic technology in Africa – the case of the insect resistant maize for Africa (IRMA) project


Hugo De Groote, Michael D. Hall, David J. Spielman, Stephen N. Mugo, Kwaw Andam, Bernard G. Munyua, and Marianne Banziger

Options for pro-poor maize seed market segmentation in Kenya


Stephen N. Mugo, Murenga Mwimali, Catherine O. Taracha, Josephine M. Songa, Simon T. Gichuki, Regina Tende, Haron Karaya, David J. Bergvinson, Allesandro Pellegrineschi, and David A. Hoisington

Testing public Bt maize events for control of stem borers in the first confined field trials in Kenya


Stephen Mugo, Mwimali G. Murenga, Haron Karaya, Regina Tende, Catherine Taracha, Simon Gichuki, Jane Ininda, Kinyua M’bijjewe, and Andrew Chavangi

Control of Busseola fusca and Chilo partellus stem borers by Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)-?-endotoxins from Cry1Ab gene Event MON810 in greenhouse containment trials


Mwimali G. Murenga, Stephen M. Githiri, Stephen N. Mugo and Florence M. Olubayo

Levels of control of Chilo partellus stem borer in segregating tropical Bt maize populations in Kenya


Margaret M. Mulaa, David J. Bergvinson, Stephen N. Mugo, Japhether M. Wanyama, Regina M. Tende, Hugo De Groote and Tadele M. Tefera

Evaluation of stem borer resistance management strategies for Bt maize in Kenya based on alternative host refugia


Hugo De Groote, William A. Overholt, James O. Ouma, and J. Wanyama

Assessing the potential economic impact of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) maize in Kenya


Yoseph Beyene, Stephen Mugo, Charles Mutinda, Tadele Tefera, Haron Karaya, Sammy Ajanga, Jackson Shuma, Regina Tende and Vincent Kega

Genotype by environment interactions and yield stability of stem borer resistant maize hybrids in Kenya


Yoseph Beyene, Stephen Mugo, John Gakunga, Haron Karaya, Charles Mutinda, Tadele Tefera, Stephen Njoka, Dorcas Chepkesis, Jackson M. Shuma and Regina Tende

Combining ability of maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines resistant to stem borers


Simon C. Kimenju, Hugo De Groote, Charles Bett, and Japhether Wanyama

Farmers, consumers and gatekeepers and their attitudes towards biotechnology


Tadele Tefera, Stephen Mugo, Yoseph Beyene, Haron Karaya and Regina Tende

Grain yield, stem borer and disease resistance of new maize hybrids in Kenya

African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (22), 2011

Contents:


Leonardo Sepúlveda, Alberto Ascacio, Raúl Rodríguez-Herrera, Antonio Aguilera-Carbó and Cristóbal N. Aguilar

Ellagic acid: Biological properties and biotechnological development for production processes


Liguo Feng, Lixia Sheng, Dawei Shao, Jun Tao and Lanyong Zhao

Fluorescent ampli?ed fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis of genetic diversity and relationship of Chinese Rosa rugosa germplasm resources


Muthu Kumar A and Pratibha Sharma

Molecular and morphological characters: An appurtenance for antagonism in Trichoderma spp.


R. Vasudevan, C. P. N. Fathihah and I. Patimah

Analysis of three polymorphisms in Bidayuh ethnic of Sarawak population: A report from Malaysia


Syed Aneel Gilani, Rizwana A. Qureshi, Amir M. Khan, Faizan Ullah, Zarqa Nawaz, Ijaz Ahmad and Dan Potter

A molecular phylogeny of selected species of Genus Prunus L. (Rosaceae) from Pakistan using the TRN-L & TRN-F spacer DNA


Haythem Mhadhbi, Saifallah Chihaoui, Rakia Mhamdi, Bacem Mnasri, Moez Jebara and Ridha Mhamdi

A highly osmotolerant rhizobial strain confers a better tolerance of nitrogen fixation and enhances protective activities to nodules of Phaseolus vulgaris under drought stress


Mirza Muhammad Qadeer Baig, Ishfaq Ahmad Hafiz, Azhar Hussain, Touqeer Ahmad and Nadeem Akhtar Abbasi

An efficient protocol for in vitro propagation of Rosa gruss an teplitz and Rosa centifolia


Anwar Khalid, Uzair-ur-Rehman, Ayesha Sethi, Sonia Khilji, Urooj Fatima, Muhammad Imran Khan, Muhammad Khurram Waqas, Qazi Najam-us-Saqib, Muhammad Hassham Hassan Bin Asad, Kalsoom Farzana, Seema Mahmood, Amir Waseem, Tariq Ismail and Ghulam Murtaza

Antimicrobial activity analysis of extracts of Acacia modesta, Artimisia absinthium, Nigella sativa and Saussurea lappa against Gram positive and Gram negative microorganisms


Sayed Amin Mohamed Amer and Mohammed Shobrak

The efficiency of mitochondrial DNA markers in constructing genetic relationship among Oryx species


Zafer Olmez

Effects of cold stratification and H2SO4 on seed germination of sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.)


Mehmet Demir Kaya and Ozer Kolsarici

Seed yield and oil content of some sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) hybrids irrigated at different growth stages


Ai-ying Wang, Bing-gan Lou, Tong Xu and Chai Lin

Defense responses in tomato fruit induced by oligandrin against Botrytis cinerea


Roya Karamian and Massoud Ranjbar

Somatic embryogenesis and plantlet regeneration from protoplast culture of Muscari neglectum Guss


Adesina, Felicia C., Fasidi, I. O. and Adenipekun, Oyin C

Cultivation and fruit body production of Lentinus squarrosulus Mont. (Singer) on bark and leaves of fruit trees supplemented with agricultural waste


Aisha Nazir and Firdaus-e-Bareen

Synergistic effect of Glomus fasciculatum and Trichoderma pseudokoningii on Heliathus annuus to decontaminate tannery sludge from toxic metals


Eniolorunda, O. O., Apata, E. S., Fajemisin, A. N., Adeyemi, B.O and Okubanjo, A.O.

Performance and carcass characteristics of Yankasa ram fed with variable levels of biscuit waste and Leucaena leucocephala based diets


Boddireddy Sridevi and M. A. Singara Charya

Isolation, identification and screening of potential cellulase-free xylanase producing fungi


Gehan M. Abou-Elela, Hassan A. H. Ibrahim, Sahar W. Hassan, Hanan Abd-Elnaby and Nabil M. K. El-Toukhy

Alkaline protease production by alkaliphilic marine bacteria isolated from Marsa-Matrouh (Egypt) with special emphasis on Bacillus cereus purified protease


Subuntith Nimrat and Verapong Vuthiphandchai

In vitro evaluation of commercial probiotic products used for marine shrimp cultivation in Thailand


Eqbal Dauqan, Halimah Abdullah Sani, Aminah Abdullah and Zalifah Mohd Kasim

Effect of different concentrations of red palm olein on antioxidant enzymes activity of rat liver


Mara Tabaković-Tošić, Miloš Koprivica, Dragutin Tošić and Vesna Golubović-Ćurgu

Biological efficacy of the ecotoxically favourable insecticides and their mixture in the control of gypsy moth


Lim Li Yin, Ranjetta Poobathy, Jessica James, Advina Lizah Julkifle and Sreeramanan Subramaniam

Preliminary investigation of cryopreservation by encapsulation-dehydration technique on Brassidium Shooting Star orchid hybrid



Milan P. Petrovic, Dragana Ruzic Muslic, Violeta Caro Petrovic and Nevena Maksimovic

Influence of environmental factors on birth weight variability of indigenous Serbian breeds of sheep


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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (21), 2011

Contents:


Jia-He Wang, Hui-Yan Niu, Meng Zhang, Ping He, Yi Zhang and Liang Kan

Apoptosis induced by Staphylococcus aureus in human monocytic U937 cells involves Akt and mitogen-activated protein (MAPK) phosphorylation


Li-wei Sun, Peng-tao Ma, Dong-ni Li, Xiu-juan Lei, Rui Ma and Chao Qi

Protein extraction from the stem of Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer: A tissue of lower protein extraction efficiency for proteomic analysis


Faruk Aşicioglu, Fatih Akyüz, Kursat Ozdilli, Fatma Oguz and Mahmut Çarin

X-Chromosomal short tandem repeat loci in the Turkish population


Wei Lei, Jidong Zhang, Ruixia Yao and Aimin Qiao

Bioinformatic data mining on UDP-glucose:flavonoid 7-O-glucosyltransferase (UBGAT) genes and their encoding proteins in two plants of genus Scutellaria


Meral Incesu, Önder Tuzcu, Turgut Yeşiloglu, Yildiz Aka Kaçar, Bilge Yildirim, Melda Boncuk and Berken Çimen

Molecular diversification and preliminary evaluations of some satsuma selections’ performance under mediterranean conditions


S. M. Sadeghi, H. Samizadeh, E. Amiri and M. Ashouri

Additive main effects and multiplicative interactions (AMMI) analysis of dry leaf yield in tobacco hybrids across environments


F. S. Murungu

Effects of seed priming and water potential on seed germination and emergence of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) varieties in laboratory assays and in the field


Zerihun Belay and Fassil Assefa

Symbiotic and phenotypic diversity of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae from Northern Gondar, Ethiopia


Xingwang Liu, Lei Wang, Liying Liu, Yangdong Guo and Huazhong Ren

Alleviating effect of exogenous nitric oxide in cucumber seedling against chilling stress


Ikram-ul-Haq, Madiha Fatima, Hina Shaikh, Muhammad Umar Dahot, Muhammad Tahir Rajput, Furqan Memon, Ali Muhammad Dahri, Shah Nawaz and Abdul Latif

Characteristics of micro-propagated banana (Musa spp.) cultures stressed with NaCl and polyethylene glycol


Cevdet Sogutlu and Abdullah Togay

The effect of the process parameters in the planing processes on the surface roughness of cherry and pear woods


Bnejdi Fethi, Rassaa Neila, Saadoun Mourad, Mouna Nouari and El Gazzeh Mohamed

Genetic adaptability of durum wheat to salinity level at germination stage


Li Shengrong, Du Fengqin, Yan Lina, Cao Ye, Luo Junyan, Gao Yonghua, Yang Liangfeng and Tong Jinggui

The genetic mineralogical characteristics of fish otoliths and their environmental typomorphism


Yasar Ayranci and Kadir Ersin Temizel

Volume equalization method for land grading design: Uniform sloped grading in one direction in rectangular fields


Xiaolong Ren, Zhikuan Jia, Sumei Wan, Qingfang Han and Xiaoli Chen

The long-term effects of alfalfa on soil water content in the Loess Plateau of northwest China


Jahromi M.F., J.B. Liang, M. Rosfarizan, Y.M. Goh, P. Shokryazdan and Y.W. Ho

Efficiency of rice straw lignocelluloses degradability by Aspergillus terreus ATCC 74135 in solid state fermentation


N. M. Xazela, M. Chimonyo, V. Muchenje and U. Marume

Consumer sensory evaluation of meat from South African goat genotypes fed on a dietary supplement


Songul Cakmakci, Mustafa Gurses and Engin Gundogdu

The effect of different packaging materials on proteolysis, sensory scores and gross composition of tulum cheese


Petr Konvalina, Ivana Capouchová, Zdeněk Stehno, Jan Moudrý, Jan Moudrý jr. and László Márton

Variation for carbon isotope ratio in a set of emmer (Triticum dicoccum Schrank) and bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) accessions


A. A. Sobowale, M. O. Efuntoye and O. O. Adesetan

Energy sources of yoghurt bacteria and enhancement of their galactose uptake


Levent Izci, Şengül Bilgin and Ali Günlü

Production of fish finger from sand smelt (Atherina boyeri, RISSO 1810) and determination of quality changes


Zhan-Wu Sheng, Wei-Hong Ma, Jin-He Gao, Yang Bi, Wei-Min Zhang, Hua-Ting Dou, Zhi-Qiang Jin

Antioxidant properties of banana flower of two cultivars in China using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH,) reducing power, 2,2’-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonate (ABTS) and inhibition of lipid peroxidation assays


L. Angaji, M. Souri and M. M. Moeini

Deactivation of tannins in raisin stalk by polyethylene glycol-600: Effect on degradation and gas production in vitro


M. S. Kamarudin, S. Otoi and C. R. Saad

Changes in growth, survival and digestive enzyme activities of Asian redtail catfish, Mystus nemurus, larvae fed on different diets


H. Radnezhad, N. Satei, M. Kaboli, M. Karami, N. Khorasani, R. Prodon, M. Foroughi Abari and S. Cheraghi

Breeding ecology of the Iranian ground jay (Podoces pleskei)


Hamed A. Ghramh and Ali A. Shati

Description of a new species of Megastigmus Dalman (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Torymidae) from Saudi Arabia


Mubarak M. Abdelrahman, Ehab A. Frah, Dianah Katiti, Enock Matovu and Intisar E. Elrayah

Application of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) of the random insertion mobile element (RIME - LAMP) to diagnose camel Trypanosomiasis in Sudan


Xi-Hong Ding and Guang-Yong Zhao

Effects of mixed volatile fatty acid sodium salt on insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) in plasma and rumen tissue, and rumen epithelium development in lambs



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