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A comparative analysis of feeding habits of sturgeon fish in shallow coastal waters of Mazandaran and Golestan Provinces, south Caspian Sea
Feeding habits of different genera of 354 sturgeon specimens (Acipenser persicus, Acipenser nudiventris, Acipenser stellatus) were compared over the years 1999-2000 caught in the coastal waters less than 20 meters deep of Mazandaran and Golestan provinces, southern Caspian Sea. The caught specimens ranged 30-18cm in length. Overall, 16 families of food items were identified in the digestive system of the sturgeon specimens, of which 11 belonged to macro-benthos. The sturgeon fishes preyed on food items composed of Annelids 50.8%, Amphipoda 41.5%, small fish 4.8%, Decapoda 2% and Bivalvia 0.9%. Fish specimens shorter than 40 cm were mostly found feeding on shrimps, polychaets and gamarids. The 41-80cm length class mostly fed on shrimps, gamarids, polychaets, bivalves and smaller fish. Sturgeons longer than 80cm fed mostly on shrimps and smaller fish. Average fat coefficient for Acipenser stellatus was 0.43. A. persicus showed a fat coefficient 0.63 while that of the A. nudiventris was 0.97. Average stomach fullness was 8.3, for Acipenser stellatus, 100 for A. nudiventris and 165 for A. persicus. We found a similar diet between group one fish less than 40 cm long and group two with fish in the length class 41 to 80cm (r=0.7)
Acute myeloid leukemia patients’ clinical response to idasanutlin (RG7388) is associated with pre-treatment MDM2 protein expression in leukemic blasts
In translational research described, we investigated biomarker expression by flow cytometry for MDM2 antagonist clinical response association in relapsed/refractory AML patients treated with idasanutlin-based therapy (Clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT01773408)