OVIPOSITION ACTIVITY AND SEASONAL PATTERN OF A POPULATION OF AEDES (STEGOMYIA) AEGYPTI (L.) (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE) IN SUBTROPICAL ARGENTINA

Oviposition activity and seasonal pattern of a population of Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) in subtropical Argentina

Monthly oviposition activity and the seasonal density pattern of Aedes aegypti were studied using larvitraps and ovitraps during a research carried out by the Public Health Ministry of Salta Province, in Tartagal, Aguaray and Salvador Mazza cities, in subtropical Argentina.The A.aegypti population was active in both dry and wet seasons with a peak

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The effect of cartilage decellularized extracellular matrix-chitosan compound on treating knee osteoarthritis in rats

Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) refers to a common disease in orthopaedics, whereas effective treatments have been rarely developed.As indicated from existing studies, chondrocyte death, extracellular matrix degradation and subchondral bone injury are recognized as the pathological basis of KOA.The present study aimed to determine the therapeutic effect

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