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Animal Biotechnology

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Identification and sequence analysis of two antimicrobial peptides in Egyptian native and crossbred frisian cattle.

Ahlam A. Abou Mossallam; Mona A. Babars; Eman R. Mahfouz and Soheir M. El Nahas.

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A PCR-RFLP assay to detect genetic variants of kappa-casein gene in cattle and buffalo.

Galila, A. El-Rafey and Samah, F. Darwish………………………………………………...

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Isolation and sequencing of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) from Egyptian buffalo via RT-PCR.

Malak M. Zahran and Mourad A. M. Aboul-Soud………………………………………….

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4.

Anti-genotoxic effect of vitamin E administration in acrylamide intoxicated rat bone marrow cells.

Amany A. El-Tohamy and Amira A. Bayomy…………………………………………….

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Cancer Research

5.

Biochemical, pathological and genetical studies for HER-2/neu oncogene in cancer breast patients.

A.N. Sharaf ; N. Mokhtar ; S.M. Mostafa and M. Moawad…………………………

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Plant Biotechnology

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Genetic   transformation of  Egyptian maize  lines using  the  late  embryogenesis abundant protein gene HVA1 from barley.

Shireen K. Assem, Ebtissam H.A. Hussein and Tamer A. El-Akkad ……………………

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In vitro production of transgenic tomatoes expressing defensin gene using newly developed regeneration and transformation system.

M.M. Saker; H. A. Hussein; Neama H. Osman and M.H. Soliman………………………

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Transgenic canola plants over-expressing bacterial catalase exhibit enhanced resistance to Peronospora parasitica and Erysiphe polygoni.

Mohamed El-Awady; Reda, E.A. Moghaieb; Waffaa Haggag; Sawsan, S. Youssef and Ahmed M. El-Sharkawy

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Identification and characterization of resistance gene analog (RGA) and the leaf rust resistance gene Lr21 from the wheat cultivar Giza168.

A.S. Abd El-Aal; A. Ageez; W. Maaty; A. Gaber  and Naglaa A. Abdallah …………..

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Virology

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The utilization of monoclonal antibodies in immunocapture RT-PCR and dot blotting immunobinding assays for the detection of Cucumber mosaic virus.

Haggag S. Zein; M. H. Hussein; H. A. Hussein and Kazutaka Miyatake……………….

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Characterization of two isolates of Prunus necrotic ringspot virus (PNRSV) from peach and apricot in Egypt.

Aly M. Abdel-Salam; Ibrahim, A.M. Ibrahim; Hayam S. Abdelkader; Amira M.E.Aly.; and Salama M. El-Saghir

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Biological, serological and molecular studies on Prunus necrotic ring spot virus infecting Rosa hybrida L. in Egypt.

Aly M. Abdel-Salam; Ibrahim, A.M. Ibrahim; Hayam S. Abdelkader; Samah A. Mokbel; and  Manal A. El-Shazly

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