Dr. Lubna H. Tahtamouni

Associate Professor
Dept. of Biology & Biotechnology Faculty of Science The Hashemite University Zarqa, Jordan

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Developmental Biology from Colorado State University, USA

My URL
https://livedna.org/962.22478

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Area of Interest:

Biomedical Sciences
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Hematology
Biochemistry

Selected Publications

  1. Tahtamouni, L.H., M.M. Nawasreh, Z.A. Al-Mazaydeh, R.A. Al-Khateeb and R.N. Abdellatif et al., 2018. Cephalostatin 1 analogues activate apoptosis via the endoplasmic reticulum stress signaling pathway. Eur. J. Pharmacol., 818: 400-409.
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  2. Tahtamouni, L.H., R.N. Abdellatif, R.A. Al-Khateeb, Z.A. Al-Mazaydeh, S.R. Yasin, S.I. Al-Gharabli and A.Z. Elkarmi, 2017. Taraxacum officinale root aqueous extract impairs the expression of spermatogonial stem cell markers in adult rat. Trop. J. Pharmaceut. Res., 16: 1319-1326.

  3. Nawasreh, M.M. and L.H. Tahtamouni, 2017. The effect of Orchis anatolica leaves on reproductive system-an in vivo study. Int. J. Pharma Med. Biol. Sci., 6: 63-66.
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  4. Yasin, S., L. Tahtamouni, R. Al-Khateeb, R. Abdellatif, Z. Al-Mazaydeh, H. Al-Khateeb and A.H. Al-Hadidi, 2016. Screening for CYP2C19 gene variants in a healthy Jordanian population. Trop. J. Pharmaceut. Res., 15: 2745-2750.
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  5. Tahtamouni, L.H., R.A. Al-Khateeb, R.N. Abdellatif, Z.A. Al-Mazaydeh, S.R. Yasin, S. Al-Gharabli and A.Z. Elkarmi, 2016. Anti-spermatogenic activities of Taraxacum officinale whole plant and leaves aqueous extracts. Vet. Res. Forum, 7: 89-97.
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  6. Khadra, M.M., M.A. Freij, M.Q. Al-Ramahi, A.Y. Al-Jamal, F.M. Thekrallah and L.H. Tahtamouni, 2016. Human chorionic gonadotropin cutoff value determined by receiver operating characteristic curve analysis is useful but not absolute for determining pregnancy outcomes. Middle East Fertil. Soc. J., 21: 120-124.
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  7. Abu-Safieh, K.A., A.S. Abu-Surrah, H.D. Tabba, H.A. AlMasri, R.M. Bawadi, F.M. Boudjelal and L.H. Tahtamouni, 2016. Novel palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes with a fluoropiperazinyl based ligand exhibiting high cytotoxicity and anticancer activity in vitro. J. Chem. 10.1155/2016/7508724.
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  8. Mustafa, E.H., H.T. Mahmoud, M.Y. Al-Hudhud, M.Y. Abdalla and I.M. Ahmad et al., 2015. 2-deoxy-D-glucose synergizes with doxorubicin or L-buthionine sulfoximine to reduce adhesion and migration of breast cancer cells. Asian Pac. J. Cancer Prev., 16: 3213-3222.
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  9. Yasin, S.R., L.H. Tahtamouni, N.S. Najeeb, N.M. Issa, Z.A. Al-Mazaydeh and A.A. Alfaouri, 2014. Genomic integrity of the Y chromosome sequence-tagged-sites in infertile and Down syndrome Jordanian males. Andrologia, 46: 770-776.
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  10. Hussein, A.A., R.M. Bawadi, L.H. Tahtamouni, H. Frangoul and A.Z. ElKarmi, 2014. Feasibility of collecting umbilical cord blood in Jordan and the effect of maternal and neonatal factors on hematopoietic stem cell content. Mediterr. J. Hematol. Infect. Dis., Vol. 6. 10.4084/mjhid.2014.019.
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  11. Tahtamouni, L.H., A.E. Shaw, M.H. Hasan, S.R. Yasin and J.R. Bamburg, 2013. Non-overlapping activities of ADF and cofilin-1 during the migration of metastatic breast tumor cells. BMC Cell Biol., Vol. 14. 10.1186/1471-2121-14-45.
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  12. Tahtamouni, L.H., 2013. Use of anabolic androgenic steroids in Jordan: Mini review. Jordan J. Biol. Sci., 6: 1-4.
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  13. Al-Zu'be, L.A., T.D. Al-Momani, O.M. Al-Bataineh and L.H. Tahtamouni, 2013. In vitro characterization of calcium salts as delivery vehicles for insulin. J. Biomimetics Biomater. Tissue Eng., 17: 53-58.
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  14. Al-Noaimi, M., A.S. Abu-Surrah and L. Tahtamouni, 2012. Palladium(II) complexes incorporating phenylazo arylmethine ancillary ligands: Synthesis, spectral and antitumor activity. Arabian J. Chem., 9: S1503-S1509.
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  15. Tahtamouni, L.H., N.M. Alqurna, M.Y. Al-Hudhud and H.A. Al-Hajj, 2011. Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) decreases male rat fertility in vivo. J. Ethnopharmacol., 135: 102-109.
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  16. Tahtamouni, L.H. and J.R. Bamburg, 2011. Redundant and non-redundant functions of Actin Depolymerizing Factor (ADF) and cofilin in metastasis-review. Jordan J. Biol. Sci., 4: 1-12.
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  17. Kadir, S., J.W. Astin, L. Tahtamouni, P. Martin and C.D. Nobes, 2011. Microtubule remodelling is required for the front-rear polarity switch during contact inhibition of locomotion. J. Cell Sci., 124: 2642-2653.
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  18. Abdalla, M.Y., I.M. Hassan, N.H. Mustafa, L.H. Tahtamouni and I.M. Ahmad, 2011. Total body glutathione depletion induces oxidative stress and disrupts the immune function in mice. Toxicol. Environ. Chem., 93: 157-170.
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  19. Tahtamouni, L.H., N.H. Mustafa, I.M. Hassan, I.M. Ahmad, S.R. Yasin and M.Y. Abdalla, 2010. Nadrolone decanoate administration to male rats induces oxidative stress, seminiferous tubules abnormalities and sperm DNA fragmentation. Jordan J. Biol. Sci., 3: 165-174.

  20. Ahmad, I.M., I.H. Mustafa, N.H. Mustafa, L.H. Tahtamouni and M.Y. Abdalla, 2010. 2DG enhances the susceptibility of breast cancer cells to doxorubicin. Cent. Eur. J. Biol., 5: 739-748.
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  21. Tahtamouni, L.H., R.A. Wahdan and A.Z. Elkarmi, 2009. Sperm chromatin abnormalities evaluated by acridine orange staining effect developmental rate and embryo quality. Jordan J. Biol. Sci., 2: 171-176.

  22. Tahtamouni, L.H., N.H. Mustafa, A.A. Alfaouri, I.M. Hassan, M.Y. Abdalla and S.R. Yasin, 2008. Prevalence and risk factors for anabolic-androgenic steroid abuse among Jordanian collegiate students and athletes. Eur. J. Public Health, 18: 661-665.
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  23. Kile, B.T., A.D. Panopoulos, R.A. Stirzaker, D.F. Hacking and L.H. Tahtamouni et al., 2007. Mutations in the cofilin partner Aip1/Wdr1 cause autoinflammatory disease and macrothrombocytopenia. Blood, 110: 2371-2380.
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  24. Al-Qaisi, K., A. Elkarmi, E. Qoneis, L. Tahtamouni and M. Abu-Samak, 2006. Allometry of postnatal rat brain development prenatally exposed to aspirin. Pak. J. Biol. Sci., 9: 1212-1218.
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  25. Tahtamouni, L.H., H.A. Al-Hajj and M.S. Bata, 2002. Evaluation of etiological factors among 702 Jordanian infertile couples. Middle East Fertil. Soc. J., 7: 209-213.
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