Volume 14, Issue 1 (2014) | OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF "NERIUM OLEANDER" LEAVES

Lakhmili Siham — 2013-12-13

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 13 December 2013; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2014.1.7

The phenolic products of medicinal plants have a great pharmacological interest. This product gives the powers of medicinal plants. They are the source of several active principles widely used in mode...

AGENESIS OF PALMARIS LONGUS IN SOUTHERN OF IRAN: A POPULATION BASED STUDY

Hojjatollah Karimi-Jashni — 2013-12-23

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 23 December 2013; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2014.8.11

The Palmaris Longus (PL) muscle is a weak flexor muscle with wide prevalence of agenesis in world. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of agenesis of PL in a southern population of Ir...

TAURINE ATTENUATES HEPATIC AND CARDIAC DAMAGE AND APOPTOSIS IN RABBITS FED A HIGH-FAT DIET

Gamal Hasan Abdel-Rahman — 2013-12-28

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 28 December 2013; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2014.12.20

A hypercholesterolemia diet has been associated with the hepatic and cardiac abnormalities and the pathological changes. The present work was designed to investigate the histological and immunohistoch...

ASSOCIATION OF APGAR SCORE WITH DELIVERY MODE IN THE NON DISTRESS NEWBORNS

Karamatollah Rahmanian — 2013-12-28

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 28 December 2013; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2014.21.25

The Apgar score is the most commonly used measure of newborn infant well-being. Infants of women with caesarean section were at increased risk of low Apgar score and/or perinatal death. The aim of stu...

CYCLIC CHOLECYSTOKININ ANALOGUES EXHIBIT HIGH BLOOD STABILITY AND BINDING AFFINITY WITH CHOLECYSTOKININ RECEPTOR

Eun-Ha Joh — 2014-01-02

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 2 January 2014; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2014.26.35

Recently, incidence of Cholecystokinin (CCK) receptor is recognized as a factor that determines the aggressive phenotype of pancreatic cancer. In this study, a novel Cholecystokinin (CCK) analogues; D...

CASE REPORT OF A PATIENT WITH RARE P.ARG136CYS (APOE2*) MUTATION IN APOLIPOPROTEIN E GENE

Jana Lisyova — 2014-01-09

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 9 January 2014; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2014.36.43

Apolipoprotein E (apoE) is a polymorphic glycoprotein associated with plasma lipoproteins and plays an essential role in the metabolism and clearance of plasma lipids. ApoE can represent the major gen...

COMPLICATED CASE OF RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; UNEXPLORED FOR YEARS

M. Arif Khan — 2014-01-23

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 23 January 2014; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2014.44.48

Rheumatic heart disease is a one of the very common heart problem commonly prevalent among the children of developing countries, may occur in adults in their fourties also, if undiagnosed in early age...

CHRONIC NEONATAL DIAZOXIDE THERAPY IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ADVERSE EFFECTS

Michele M. Cox — 2014-01-27

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 27 January 2014; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2014.49.56

Diazoxide is an ATP-sensitive potassium channel (KATP) agonist that has been shown to neuroprotective effects. These observations raise the possibility that diazoxide may have potential as a therapeut...

HYPOLITHIC CYANOBACTERIA COLONIZATION OF QUARTZ AT SOUTH DESERT

Roda F. Al-Thani — 2014-02-11

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 11 February 2014; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2014.57.63

Hypolithic microbial communities (found underneath rocks) were encountered in the southern desert of Qatar where quartz rocks are ubiquitous and are a substrate for hypoliths. These hypoliths thrive w...

EFFICACY OF BIO-FOLIAR SPRAY ON GROWTH AND BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF DIFFERENT MULBERRY VARIETIES

Dhiraj Kumar — 2014-02-12

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 12 February 2014; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2014.64.69

The study was undertaken to improve the growth and biochemical contents in an instant available form through foliar combination of spirulina, soybean and vermiwash. 15, 30 and 45 µg mL-1 concentratio...