Abstract: Homeobox proteins play critical roles in controlling processes such as morphogenesis and organogenesis in many organisms. Some of these proteins are known to affect the formation, development and regeneration of ...

Asprosin is a new hormone secreted mainly from white adipose tissue. It may be associated with the pathogenesis of obesity, diabetes and some metabolic diseases. The changes in plasma asprosin levels of experimental diabetic ...

The Pomegranate (Punica granatum) is a commonly found fruit in the Mediterranean and Iran, which has a variety of uses including medicinal purposes, cosmetics, and as a spice in culinary applications. Pharmacological ...

In most mammals, leptin plays central and peripheral roles in a wide range of metabolic activities including feed consumption and digestion, energy expenditure and the regulation of carbohydrate-fat accumulation. Ghrelin ...

OBJECTIVE: Testicular torsion is a common urological complication mostly affecting adolescents and young men. In this study we investigated biochemical and immunohistochemical effects of gallic acid on the damage induced ...

Effects of long-term heat stress and dietary restriction on apoptotic and anti-apoptotic pathways at the protein level in rat testicular tissue

Abstract: Cytokeratins are intermediate fi lament proteins found in epithelial cells. Specifi c cytokeratin expression has been suggested to mark diff erent epithelial cell line and also to associate with mammary stem/progenitor ...

This study investigated three cytotypes of Nannospalax nehringi collected from the East Anatolian Region. The cranium and mandible of 42 specimens from 15 localities were analyzed by a landmark-based geometric morphometric ...

1. The epidermal growth factor (EGF) family plays an important role in the development, differentiation, migration and apoptosis of cells, as well as in wound healing, which are all essential to the viability of multicellular ...

Intermediate filaments constitute the most heterogeneous class among the major classes of cytoskeletal proteins of mammalian cells. The 40 or more intermediate filament proteins have been classified into five types which ...