Molecular characterization of Heterodera cruciferae Franklin, 1945 from cabbage fields in Niğde province, Turkey.

Background: The aim of this study was to identified cyst nematodes in the cabbage production areas in Niğde Province by molecular methods to underpin decision making for field control. The sequences of ribosomal DNA region (rDNA-ITS) and cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (mtDNA-COI) were used for the first time for identification Heterodera cruciferae (cabbage cyst nematode) in Turkey.

Methods And Results: Heterodera cruciferae populations extracted from cabbage growing areas of Niğde Province and investigated using sequences of rDNA-ITS and mtDNA-COI.

Biochemical indicators and cardiac function tests in chronic alcohol abusers.

Aim: To determine the effect of chronic alcohol abuse on cardiac function, antioxidant system, trace elements, and liver function tests.

Methods: Mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), malondialdehyde (MDA), as well as zinc, magnesium, and copper were assayed in 25 chronic alcoholic patients and their 25 healthy relatives matched in age and gender. Echocardiographic parameters were evaluated for subjects.