Volume 19 No. 5 September – October, 2014

ROMANIAN BIOTECHNOLOGICAL LETTERS

– an international journal –

CONTENTS

Cover: The Bucharest University Building

1.	ARDELEANU V., GEORGESCU C., FRÎNCU L. D., FRÎNCU L.L., VESA D. Angiogenesis as Prospective Molecular Biology Technique for Cancer Study	……………	9637
2.	BUBUEANU GEORGE G., CÂMPEANU GHEORGHE Hypoglycaemic and cholesterol lowering properties of an extract obtained from Vaccinium myrtillus leaves and Humulus lupulus cones	……………	9649
3.	ANCA NASTASE, NICOLAE BACALBASA, VERONICA ILIE, RALUCA FLOREA, ANDREI SOROP, VALERIA TICA, LILIANA PASLARU, RAZVAN IACOB, RAZVAN GRIGORIE, VLAD HERLEA, SIMONA DIMA, IRINEL POPESCU Gene Expression of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Reveals Glypican-3 Role as Potential Biomarker	……………	9657
4.	EMIL TÎRZIU, CICERONIS CUMPĂNĂȘOIU, ILEANA NICHITA, GHEORGHE D. REMAN, CRISTINEL SONEA, MONICA ȘEREȘ Performance assessment of three tests applied in enzootic bovine leukosis diagnosis	……………	9666
5.	CRISTESCU CRISTINA, RUSU ELENA, CRISTESCU VASILICA, BERCA LAVINIA-MARIANA, NICULAE OANA-MIHAELA,CIMPONERIU DANUT, SPANDOLE SONIA, TOMA ELENA, CRACIUN ANNE-MARIE, SERAFINCEANU CRISTIAN The associations between common polymorphism in insulin, IGF2, NAIP AND SELL genes and the risk for T1DM	……………	9678
6.	DANIELA ISTRATI, OANA CONSTANTIN, CAMELIA VIZIREANU, RODICA M. DINICA The study of antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of extracts for meat marinades	……………	9687
7.	DIGUȚĂ, C., CORNEA C.P., IONIȚĂ L., BRÎNDUȘE, E., FARCAȘ, N., BOBIT D., MATEI F. Studies on antimicrobial activity of Inula helenium L Romanian cultivar	……………	9699
8.	ANCA C. FĂRCAȘ, SONIA A. SOCACI, MARIA TOFANĂ, CRINA MUREŞAN, ELENA MUDURA, LIANA SALANŢĂ, STĂNCUȚA SCROB Nutritional properties and volatile profile of BREWER’S spent grain supplemented bread	……………	9705
9.	DUMITRESCU GABI, ȘTEF LAVINIA, ȘTEF DUCU SANDU, DRINCEANU DAN, PETCULESCU CIOCHINĂ LILIANA, ȚĂRANU IONELIA, ISRAEL ROMING FLORENTINA, PEȚ ELENA, VOIA OCTAVIAN SORIN Histological modifications induced by the mycotoxin ZEA in weaned piglets and the counteraction of its toxic effect by the use of pre- and probiotics	……………	9715
10.	MARINELA CHIRILĂ, ISABEL GHIȚĂ, CLAUDIA MARIANA HANDRA, ION FULGA Genetic variants influencing smoking behavior and efficacy of smoking cessation therapies	……………	9727
11.	CICERONIS CUMPĂNĂȘOIU, MARIUS NECŞULESCU, MONICA ȘEREȘ, MONICA LIKER, GH. D. REMAN, CRISTINEL SONEA, EMIL TÎRZIU Characterization o some Yersinia enterocolitica strains involved in humans food poisoning	……………	9735
12.	LIVIU GAIŢĂ, CLAUDIU GAL, DIANA PÂRVAN, MANUELLA MILITARU Fractal Analysis and Neural Networks Used for Survival Time Estimation in Cancer Patients	……………	9742
13.	MONICA GOIA-SOCOL, ILEANA DUNCEA, MIHAI-ANDREI GOIA-SOCOL, GEORGETA HAZI ,DANIEL-CORNELIU LEUCUȚA, GHEORGHE TOMOAIA, MIHAI ŞUTEU, CARMEN EMANUELA GEORGESCU Experimental diabetic conditions in primary human osteoblastic cell cultures and effects on osteoblast-derived cathepsin K	……………	9755
14.	OANA ARCAN, WALTHER BILD, ALIN CIOBICA, DRAGOMIR NICOLAE SERBAN, EMIL ANTON, FLORIN PETRARIU, DANIEL TIMOFTE, VERONICA NASTASA Angiotensin-(1-7) intracerebroventricular administration generates nociceptive effects in hot-plate task and decreased oxidative stress in the temporal lobe	……………	9763
15.	PÎRVULESCU PANFIL, BOTĂU DORICA, CIULCA SORIN, MADOȘĂ EMILIAN, ALEXA ERSILIA, GERGEN IOSIF Biochemical characterization of flour obtained from germinated cereals (wheat, barley and oat)	……………	9772
16.	PETOLESCU CERASELA, LAPADATESCU SIMONA, VELICEVICI GIANCARLA, DANCI MARCEL, LAZAR ALEXANDRU, CRETESCU IULIANA, BALA MARIA Genetic stability of micropropagated Iris germanica L. varieties assessed by RAPD markers	……………	9778
17.	ROBERT H. MADDEN, HYWEL BALL, MIKE HUTCHISON, FIONA YOUNG,MALCOLM TAYLOR A quantitative comparison of sample matrices for the detection of Campylobacter spp. in broiler houses	……………	9785
18.	ANDREEA ANGELA ŞTEŢIU, VALENTIN OLEKSIK, MIRCEA ŞTEŢIU, RADU PETRUSE, MIHAI BURLIBAŞA, MIHAELA CERNUŞCĂ-MIŢARIU, ILEANA IONESCU Dimensioning Initial Preparation for Dental Incisal Reconstruction with Biomaterials	……………	9792
19.	M. APETREI, C. V. POPA (UNGUREANU), C. APETREI, D. TUTUNARU Biosensors Based on Graphene Modified Screen-Printed Electrodes for The Detection of Catecholamines	……………	9801