Journal of
Cell and Animal Biology

  • Abbreviation: J. Cell Anim. Biol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0867
  • DOI: 10.5897/JCAB
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 261

Table of Content: August 2014; 8(8)

August 2014

Effects of Aflatoxin B1 on the skeletal system of rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) fetuses

The present study was carried out to determine the effects of aflatoxinB1 (AFB1) on the skeletal system of the fetuses of balady rabbits. The female animals were divided into three groups, one control and two treated, the control group contained four dams, the intoxicated group with 0.1 mg/kg contained six dams while the intoxicated with 0.05 mg/kg contained three dams. A dose of 0.1 and 0.05 mg/kg/day AFB1 was...

Author(s): S. M. El-Nahla, H. M. Imam, E. A. Moussa and A. R. Ghanam

August 2014

Cd44 gene expression in mature and immature oocytes and fetus of Kermani and Baluchi sheep, and Rayeni and Tali goats

CD44 family belongs to a large group of proteins that bind to hyaluronic acid. It has important role in oocyte maturation, fertilization and embryo development. We analyzed CD44 in oocytes and embryos of goat and different breeds of sheep. We used both Kermani and baluchi breeds of sheep, two Rayeni and Tali goats. Domestic animals kept after feeding for 3 months exude embryos and oocyte. After this, the animals were...

Author(s): M. Aminafshar, V. Bahrampour, A. Baghizadeh, N. EmamJomeh Kashan and M. R. Mohamad Abadi