PROBLEM OF LEPROSY IN IRAN

PROBLEM OF LEPROSY IN IRAN

Leprosy is one of the oldest diseases of the country and may have been brought over to this country from Egypt in ancient times.Leprosy is mose frequent in the province of Tehran, East Azarbaijan, Guilan and Mazandaran (43 per Km2) than other part of the country (13-18 per km2).The incidence of leprosy is recorded at 7.7 per thousand and 35.2 per t

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Rhinovirus and Innate Immune Function of Airway Epithelium

Airway epithelial cells, which lines the respiratory mucosa is in direct contact with the environment.Airway epithelial cells are the primary target for rhinovirus and other inhaled pathogens.In response to rhinovirus infection, airway epithelial cells mount both pro-inflammatory responses canon imageclass mf227dw and antiviral innate immune respon

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Life History and the Transitions to Eusociality in the Hymenoptera

Although indirect selection through relatives (kin selection) can explain the evolution of effectively sterile offspring that act as helpers at the nest (eusociality) in the ants, bees, and stinging wasps (aculeate Hymenoptera), the genetic, ecological, and read more life history conditions that favor transitions to eusociality are poorly understoo

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Potential Ancestral Conoidean Toxins in the Venom Cocktail of the Carnivorous Snail Raphitoma purpurea (Montagu, 1803) (Neogastropoda: Raphitomidae)

Venomous marine gastropods of the superfamily Conoidea possess a rich arsenal of toxins, including neuroactive toxins.Venom adaptations might have played a fundamental role in the radiation of conoideans; nevertheless, there is still no knowledge about the venom of the most diversified family of the group: Raphitomidae Bellardi, 1875.In this study,

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