Evolutionary Botany:

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Dastpak A, Williams M, Perkins S, Perkins JA, Horn C, Thompson P, Ryan C, Medeiros J, An YD, Jiang GF, Simonin KA, Roddy AB. Cell size has pervasive effects on the functional composition and morphology of leaves: a case study in Rhododendron (Ericaceae). Physiologia Plantarum. 2025. DOI

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Dastpak A, Guo-Feng G,  Camacho M, Roddy AB. Genome Size Influence on Leaf Cell Dynamics: Implications for Physiology and Adaptation in Species with Large Genomes. 2024. Botany Annual Conference, Michigan, USA. DOI

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Dastpak A, Perkins S, Perkins J, Thompson P, Horn C, Williams M, Medeiros J, Ryan C, Miler R, Simonin K, Roddy AB. Genome size diversity among Rhododendron and implications for leaf anatomy and function. 2023. Botany Annual Conference, Idaho, USA. DOI

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Dastpak A, Leitch I, Powell R,  Mian S. Genome size variation in the succulent plant family Crassulaceae. 2021. 21th National & 9th International Congress on Biology. Iran. DOI

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Pakravan M, Dastpak A, Sonboli A, Khalaj Z. A taxonomic reassessment of Consolida (Ranunculaceae) species: insight from morphological and molecular data. 2018. Journal of Genetic Resources. DOI

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Dastpak A, Kazempour Osaloo S, Maassoumi AA, Naderi K. Molecular phylogeny of Astragalus sect. Ammodendron (Fabaceae) inferred from chloroplast ycf1 gene. 2018. Annales Botanici Fennici. DOI

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Dastpak A, Kazempour Osaloo S, Maassoumi AA, Amirahmadi A. Phylogenetic analysis of Astragalus sect. Ammodendron (Fabaceae) based on nrDNA ITS and two cpDNAs, psbA-trnH and trnT-trnY sequences. 2013. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. DOI​

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Dastpak A, Kazempour Osaloo S, Maassoumi AA, Nejadsattari T. Astragalus ghamishluensis (Fabaceae), a new species of sect. Ammodendron from Iran. 2011. The Iranian Journal of Botany. DOI

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Medicinal Plants:​

 

​Shajareh MA, Dastpak A, Emtyazjoo M, Mirzaie A. Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Nasturtium officinale L. extract and analysis of their antibacterialactivity against nosocomial pathogens. 2022. Journal of Advanced Biomedical Sciences. DOI

 

Yaghoubi S, Mirzaie A, Dastpak A. Biological synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Dracocephalum kotschyi extract and evaluation of its antibacterial activity. 2021. Cellular and Molecular Research. DOI

 

Kargarzadeh M,  Heidari Nasrabadi M, Dastpak A, Kargarzadeh H. Histopathological study of the protective effect of Spirulina platensis on fetal liver of mice with acute fatty liver of pregnancy. 2020. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research. DOI

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Sadeghmousavi S, Dastpak A. Subcritical water extraction of fennel seeds essential oil and comparison with hydrodistillation. 2019. Journal of Food Science and Technology. DOI 

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Ziai SA, Rezazadeh S, Dastpak A, Shabestari A, Taghizadeh M,  Naghdibadi HA,  Poorhoseini L. Study of the ACE inhibitory effect of medicinal plants used in Iranian folk-medicine as antihypertensive remedy. 2006. Journal of Medicinal Plants. DOI

 

Ziai SA, Larijani B, Akhoondzadeh S, Fakhrzadeh H, Dastpak A, Bandarian F, Rezai A, Naghdi Badi HA. Psyllium decreased serum glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin significantly in diabetic outpatients. 2005.Journal of Ethnopharmacology. DOI

 

Ziai SA, Mahmoudian M, Keshavarz B, Poorhoseini L, Dastpak A, Ebrahimi A, Farahani A. Study of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory effects of the main Papaver spp. alkaloids. 2004. Journal of Medicinal Plants. DOI

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