Karyotype characteristics, larval morphology and chromosomal polymorphism peculiarities of Michailova, 1983 (Diptera, Chironomidae) from Tambukan Lake, Central Caucasus.

Data on the karyotype characteristics, larval morphology and features of chromosomal polymorphism of a population of Michailova, 1983 (Diptera, Chironomidae) from Tambukan Lake (on the northern macroslope of the central Caucasus) are presented. It was found that diagnostic larval characters of from Caucasus in general are similar to those described in previous studies, but with some significant differences. By some morphological characteristics Caucasian larvae appeared to be closer to than to ones provided for European larvae of by Contreras-Lichtenberg (1999).

Cerium oxide nanoparticles stimulate proliferation of primary mouse embryonic fibroblasts in vitro.

The increasing application of cell therapy technologies in the treatment of various diseases requires the development of new effective methods for culturing primary cells. The major limitation for the efficient use of autologous cell material is the low rate of cell proliferation. Successful cell therapy requires sufficient amounts of cell material over a short period of time with the preservation of their differentiation and proliferative potential.