abstract：:Diplometopon zarudnyi, a worm lizard belongs to amphisbaenia under trogonophidae family. This species exists in limited areas of the Arabian Peninsula and is an oscillating digger found in sub-surface soils. The present study aimed to investigate the sperm tail differentiation in D. zarudnyi. Ten male adults of D. zar...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Al-Dokhi O,Mukhtar A,Al-Dosary A,Al-Sadoon MK

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The BRAF gene encodes for a serine/threonine protein kinase that participates in the MAPK/ERK signalling pathway and plays a vital role in cancers and developmental syndromes (RASopathies). The current review discusses the clinical significance of the BRAF gene and other members of RAS/RAF cascade in human cancers and...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Hussain MR,Baig M,Mohamoud HS,Ulhaq Z,Hoessli DC,Khogeer GS,Al-Sayed RR,Al-Aama JY

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains are considered as one of the major food-borne disease agents in humans worldwide. STEC strains, also called verotoxin-producing E. coli strains. The objectives of the present study were serotyping and molecular characterization of shiga toxigenic E. coli associated...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Al-Zogibi OG,Mohamed MI,Hessain AM,El-Jakee JK,Kabli SA

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study explored on the commonly available weed plant Commelina nudiflora which has potential in-vitro antioxidant and antimicrobial activity. The different polar solvents such as ethanol, chloroform, dichloromethane, hexane and aqueous were used for the soxhlet extraction. The extracts were identified pharmacologic...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Kuppusamy P,Yusoff MM,Parine NR,Govindan N

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Teucrium (Lamiaceae) is a large and polymorphic genus distributed mainly in Europe, North Africa and in the temperate parts of Asia. In this study, the anatomical features of the leaf and stem of Teucrium polium are investigated. Teucrium has 19 taxa in Iran, which mainly grow in the Irano-Turanian region between 700 ...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Bukhari NA,Al-Otaibi RA,Ibhrahim MM

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The dietary contents have a very important role in the management of metabolic syndrome along with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Indian diet contains a large amount of carbohydrates that set off unpredictable blood sugar fluctuations and leads to increased risk of diabetic complications. The aim of the present s...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Banu S,Jabir NR,Manjunath NC,Khan MS,Ashraf GM,Kamal MA,Tabrez S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibiotic resistance is a problem of deep scientific concern both in hospital and community settings. Rapid detection in clinical laboratories is essential for the judicious recognition of antimicrobial resistant organisms. Production of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) is a significant resistance-mechanism tha...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Shaikh S,Fatima J,Shakil S,Rizvi SM,Kamal MA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death worldwide and is the third most common form of malignancy in both men and women. Several possible colon cancer chemopreventive agents are found in edible plants. Amorphophallus campanulatus (Roxb.) Blume (family: Araceae) is a tuber crop, largely cultivate...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Ansil PN,Wills PJ,Varun R,Latha MS

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are fabricated using Sacha inchi (SI) or (Plukenetia volubilis L.) leaf extract as non-toxic reducing agent with particle size ranging from 4 to 25 nm. Optical, structural and morphological properties of the synthesized nanoparticles have been characterized by using Visual, UV-Vis spectrop...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Kumar B,Smita K,Cumbal L,Debut A

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a major malodorous compound emitted from wastewater treatment plants. In this study, the performance of three pilot-scale immobilized-cell biotrickling filters (BTFs) spacked with combinations of bamboo charcoal and ceramsite in different ratios was investigated in terms of H2S removal. Exten...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Chen Y,Fan Z,Ma L,Yin J,Luo M,Cai W

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plantago ovata Forsk. (isabgol) is a valuable medicinal plant; its seeds and shell have a significant role in pharmacy as a laxative compound. Increasing soil contamination with cadmium (Cd) is one of the major concerns and is responsible for toxic effects in plants. This investigation was aimed to analyze the role of...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Haneef I,Faizan S,Perveen R,Kausar S

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study sought to assess the potential of the cestode Hymenolepis diminuta as a bioindicator for lead accumulation in two industrial areas of the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Rats (Meriones libycus) were collected from two sites (industrial area II and Salbukh) in Riyadh. In the industrial area II, the mean...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Al-Quraishy S,Gewik MM,Abdel-Baki AA

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interest has increased over the last several years in using different methods for treating sewage. The rapid population growth in developing countries (Egypt, for example, with a population of more than 87 millions) has created significant sewage disposal problems. There is therefore a growing need for sewage treatmen...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： El-Serehy HA,Bahgat MM,Al-Rasheid K,Al-Misned F,Mortuza G,Shafik H

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to analyse the effect of the continuously increasing anthropogenic activities around Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on the accumulation of heavy metals in leguminous crops. This study determined whether four legume crops, Pisum sativum L., Vicia faba L., Glycine max and Vigna sinensis, could accu...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Alyemeni MN,Almohisen IA

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marine algae are known to produce a wide variety of bioactive secondary metabolites and several compounds have been derived from them for prospective development of novel drugs by the pharmaceutical industries. However algae of the Red sea have not been adequately explored for their potential as a source of bioactive ...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Al-Saif SS,Abdel-Raouf N,El-Wazanani HA,Aref IA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A field experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of seed presoaking of shikimic acid (30, 60 and 120 ppm) on growth parameters, fruit productivity and quality, transpiration rate, photosynthetic pigments and some mineral nutrition contents of tomato plants. Shikimic acid at all concentrations significantly i...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Al-Amri SM

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thermopsis turcica, endemic to Turkey, is in danger of extinction. Studies on this species are very few due to the fact that it was only discovered in 1983 and grows in a small circumscribed area in Turkey. In this study, free radical scavenging activity, total phenolic content, total oxidant status (TOS), and total a...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Aksoy L,Kolay E,Ağılönü Y,Aslan Z,Kargıoğlu M

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solid waste management is a worldwide problem and it is becoming more and more complicated day by day due to rise in population, industrialization and changes in our life style. Transformation of industrial sludges into vermicompost is of double interest: on the one hand, a waste is converted into value added product,...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Wani KA,Mamta,Rao RJ

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous species of soil bacteria which flourish in the rhizosphere of plants or around plant tissues stimulate plant growth and reduce nematode population by antagonistic behavior. These bacteria are collectively known as PGPR (plant growth promoting rhizobacteria). The effects of six isolates of PGPR Pseudomonas put...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Almaghrabi OA,Massoud SI,Abdelmoneim TS

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholesterol is a structural lipid, which may be differentially utilized or synthesized in response to stress or during insulin deficient states such as starvation. In the present investigation we estimated the levels of cholesterol in Anabas testudineus, which was subjected to brief (15 days) and prolonged fasting (60...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Godavarthy P,Sunila Kumari Y,Bikshapathy E

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agaricus blazei Murill is one of the very popular edible medicinal mushrooms. The present study investigated the protective effect of this biologically active mushroom on the tissue peroxidative damage and abnormal antioxidant levels in carbon tetrachloride induced hepatotoxicity in male albino rats. Male albino rats ...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Al-Dbass AM,Al-Daihan SK,Bhat RS

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was carried out to evaluate the anti-obesity effect of Vernonia amygdalina Del. (VA) supplemented diet. VA leaf powder was fed at 5% and 15% to diet-induced obese rats for 4 weeks and its effect compared with orlistat (5.14 mg/kg p.o.), an anti-obesity drug. Food intake, body and organ weights, total body f...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Atangwho IJ,Edet EE,Uti DE,Obi AU,Asmawi MZ,Ahmad M

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult males of the Wistar albino rats (Rattus norvegicus) were exposed to lead acetate trihydrate in drinking water (0.0%, 0.25%, 0.5%, 1% and 2% for 1-12 months) to investigate histological and histochemical alterations induced by lead intoxication in the liver. Chronic exposure to subtoxic concentrations of lead pro...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Jarrar BM,Taib NT

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diarrhea and deaths in new-born camel calves were noticed by veterinary investigators and pastoralist in Saudi Arabia to be very high. Hence, it is thought to be necessary to investigate this problem from the virological and bacteriological point of view. The role of pathogenic bacteria and viruses in six different to...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Al-Ruwaili MA,Khalil OM,Selim SA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of exposing meat-type breeder eggs to magnetic field (MF) before incubation on hatchability traits (percents of hatchability and hatchability failures of eggs), chick weight at hatch, and post-hatch performance (weight gain, feed intake, and feed conversion ratio (FCR)) from 1 to 39 d of age were investiga...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Shafey TM,Aljumaah RS,Swillam SA,Al-Mufarrej SI,Al-Abdullatif AA,Ghannam MM

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to investigate phytophagous and predatory mites associated with vegetable plants in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Eight phytophagous and 10 predacious mites were collected from 14 species of vegetable crops covering five major production localities. Out of these 18 mite species, 13 species are new to ...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Al-Atawi FJ

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress has many biological effects on human daily life. In the present study, dietary protein intake was correlated with the investigated stress levels of nurses and housewives of the targeted urban population. Age group ranged from 30 to 45 years and both the groups belonged to middle socioeconomic status. After calc...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Wattoo FH,Memon MS,Memon AN,Wattoo MH,Asad MJ,Siddique F

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Snake envenoming is a major problem in Al-Jouf Province of Saudi Arabia where most of these envenoming are caused by Echis coloratus which is the highest risk to human and animals in this Province. Little, if any, has been carried out on the histological alterations and biochemical changes in the liver of sheep follow...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Jarrar BM

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioefficacy of leaf and root extracts of Aristolochia tagala Cham. at different concentrations was evaluated at room temperature against Spodoptera litura Fab. Effects on feeding, larvicidal and pupicidal activities and larval-pupal duration were studied. Higher antifeedant activity (56.06%), lethal concentration for ...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Baskar K,Sasikumar S,Muthu C,Kingsley S,Ignacimuthu S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to investigate the antihypertensive and antioxidant effect of Melothria maderaspatana leaf extract (MME) on sham-operated and DOCA-salt (deoxycorticosterone acetate) induced hypertensive rats. Administration of DOCA-salt significantly increased the systolic (from 127 to 212 mm Hg) and di...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Veeramani C,Aristatile B,Pushpavalli G,Pugalendi KV

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, anti-convulsant effect of Sidr leaf extract was examined by using pentylenetetrazol (PTZ) model on male albino rat by evaluating the changes in norepinephrine (NE), dopamine (DA) and serotonin (5-HT) contents in different brain regions (cerebellum, brainstem, striatum, cerebral cortex, hypothalamus and ...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Waggas AM,Al-Hasani RH

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mushrooms are a rich source of protein and vitamins as human food. In view of the growing importance of mushroom in Pakistan, a research study was initiated with the objective to examine the suitability of Oyster mushroom cultivation and to compare the growth and yield of Oyster mushroom in two different areas (Peshaw...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Sher H,Al-Yemeni M,Bahkali AHA,Sher H

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thiocyclam (trade name Evisect) is a broad-spectrum nereistoxin analogue insecticide used widely for agricultural applications. The aim of this investigation was to determine its genotoxic effects in the chromosome aberration (CA) test and determining of mitotic index (MI), using lymphocytes from peripheral blood samp...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Celikler S,Saleh K,Sarhan MA

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myrrh, Commiphora molmol has been used as anti-inflammatory and wound healing commercial product. Leukocyte count had been reliable indicator for clinicians to monitor progress of healing for their patients. We hypothesized that myrrh supplement participate in the activation of leukocyte proliferation pathway prior an...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Haffor AS

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxygen therapy has been widely used in lung injury (Li), adult respiraotory syndrome (ARDS) and inflammatory lung diseases as well as in mechanical ventilation in intensive care units. Exposure to hyperoxia is known to induct the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by mitochondria. Despite decades of research,...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Alttas O,Haffor AS

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Influenza viruses are recognized as one of the major causes of respiratory tract infection in young children and elderly people throughout the world. In this report, influenza B virus was detected when 200 clinical samples of nasopharyngeal aspirates, collected from hospitalized children aged from one month to three y...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Almajhdi FN

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The insecticide chlorpyrifos (CPF) is widely used in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to control agricultural pests. The present work is a preliminary investigation of the effect of CPF on healing of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) lesions, caused by Leishmania major in farmers exposed to this insecticide, after treatme...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Al-Dawood AN,Al-Ghazal RA,Al-Jaser MH,Khalil GM

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00