M Kemal Irmak

Summary

Affiliation: Gulhane Military Medical Academy
Country: Turkey

Publications

  1. ncbi Self-fertilization in human: having a male embryo without a father
    M Kemal Irmak
    Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, 06018 Etlik Ankara, Turkey
    Med Hypotheses 75:448-51. 2010
  2. ncbi Multifunctional Merkel cells: their roles in electromagnetic reception, finger-print formation, Reiki, epigenetic inheritance and hair form
    M Kemal Irmak
    Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, 06018 Etlik Ankara, Turkey
    Med Hypotheses 75:162-8. 2010
  3. ncbi Melatonin seems to be a mediator that transfers the environmental stimuli to oocytes for inheritance of adaptive changes through epigenetic inheritance system
    M K Irmak
    Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, 06018 Etlik Ankara, Turkey
    Med Hypotheses 64:1138-43. 2005
  4. ncbi Selective brain cooling seems to be a mechanism leading to human craniofacial diversity observed in different geographical regions
    M K Irmak
    Department of Medical Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Etlik, 06018 Ankara, Turkey
    Med Hypotheses 63:974-9. 2004
  5. ncbi Dependence of fetal hairs and sebaceous glands on fetal adrenal cortex and possible control from adrenal medulla
    M K Irmak
    Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
    Med Hypotheses 62:486-92. 2004
  6. ncbi Time to reevaluate the therapeutic use of calcitonin and biological role attributable to parafollicular (C) cells
    M K Irmak
    Department of Histology Embryology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
    Med Hypotheses 62:425-30. 2004
  7. ncbi Alterations in the dimensions of aortopulmonary septum in hypertensive subjects
    M Kemal Irmak
    Department of Histology and Embryology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
    Hypertens Res 26:783-7. 2003
  8. ncbi Effects of caffeic acid phenethyl ester and alpha-tocopherol on reperfusion injury in rat brain
    M Kemal Irmak
    Department of Histology and Embryology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
    Cell Biochem Funct 21:283-9. 2003
  9. ncbi Effects of electromagnetic radiation from a cellular telephone on epidermal Merkel cells
    M Kemal Irmak
    Department of Histology and Embryology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
    J Cutan Pathol 30:135-8. 2003
  10. ncbi Erdosteine prevents doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in rats
    Murat Yagmurca
    Department of Histology and Embryology, Medical Faculty of Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyon, Turkey
    Pharmacol Res 48:377-82. 2003

Detail Information

Publications17

  1. ncbi Self-fertilization in human: having a male embryo without a father
    M Kemal Irmak
    Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, 06018 Etlik Ankara, Turkey
    Med Hypotheses 75:448-51. 2010
    ..Since the sperm contains a Y chromosome, this fertilization gives rise to a XY male embryo...
  2. ncbi Multifunctional Merkel cells: their roles in electromagnetic reception, finger-print formation, Reiki, epigenetic inheritance and hair form
    M Kemal Irmak
    Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, 06018 Etlik Ankara, Turkey
    Med Hypotheses 75:162-8. 2010
    ..In conclusion, Merkel cells are multifunctional cells which may close the gap between orthodox medicine and complementary medicine such as acupuncture and Reiki...
  3. ncbi Melatonin seems to be a mediator that transfers the environmental stimuli to oocytes for inheritance of adaptive changes through epigenetic inheritance system
    M K Irmak
    Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, 06018 Etlik Ankara, Turkey
    Med Hypotheses 64:1138-43. 2005
    ..Thus, inheritance of adaptive changes is possible only where environmental factors affect the neural crest derivatives, including the cells that produce the next generation...
  4. ncbi Selective brain cooling seems to be a mechanism leading to human craniofacial diversity observed in different geographical regions
    M K Irmak
    Department of Medical Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Etlik, 06018 Ankara, Turkey
    Med Hypotheses 63:974-9. 2004
    ..Thus, SBC is necessary for long-term biological adaptation, not for protecting the brain from acute thermal damage...
  5. ncbi Dependence of fetal hairs and sebaceous glands on fetal adrenal cortex and possible control from adrenal medulla
    M K Irmak
    Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
    Med Hypotheses 62:486-92. 2004
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  6. ncbi Time to reevaluate the therapeutic use of calcitonin and biological role attributable to parafollicular (C) cells
    M K Irmak
    Department of Histology Embryology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
    Med Hypotheses 62:425-30. 2004
    ..We conclude that C cells may facilitate the adaptation of the follicular cells to environmental changes, enabling more effective coordinated functions of the body and producing variations between populations...
  7. ncbi Alterations in the dimensions of aortopulmonary septum in hypertensive subjects
    M Kemal Irmak
    Department of Histology and Embryology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
    Hypertens Res 26:783-7. 2003
    ..This difference might be the result of a possible function of the aortopulmonary septum in blood pressure regulation...
  8. ncbi Effects of caffeic acid phenethyl ester and alpha-tocopherol on reperfusion injury in rat brain
    M Kemal Irmak
    Department of Histology and Embryology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
    Cell Biochem Funct 21:283-9. 2003
    ..Acute administration of both CAPE and alpha-tocopherol suppressed ischaemia-reperfusion-induced cerebral lipid peroxidation and injury, but CAPE seems to offer a better therapeutic advantage over alpha-tocopherol...
  9. ncbi Effects of electromagnetic radiation from a cellular telephone on epidermal Merkel cells
    M Kemal Irmak
    Department of Histology and Embryology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
    J Cutan Pathol 30:135-8. 2003
    ..Exposure led to significantly higher exocytotic activity in Merkel cells compared with the sham exposure group. This finding may indicate the possible role of Merkel cells in the pathophysiology of the effects of EMR...
  10. ncbi Erdosteine prevents doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in rats
    Murat Yagmurca
    Department of Histology and Embryology, Medical Faculty of Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyon, Turkey
    Pharmacol Res 48:377-82. 2003
    ..Collectively, these in vivo hemodynamic, enzymatic and morphologic studies provide an evidence for a possible prevention of cardiac toxicity in Dxr-treated patients...
  11. ncbi Blood pressure changes in young male subjects exposed to a median altitude
    Ali Sizlan
    Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, School of Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
    Clin Auton Res 18:84-9. 2008
    ..This study was therefore designed to determine the effects of a median altitude on resting BP and heart rate (HR) in a group of 15 healthy, young, Turkish male subjects...
  12. ncbi Investigation of two possible compression sites of the deep branch of the radial nerve and nerve supply of the extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle
    Yalcin Kirici
    Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
    Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 44:14-8; discussion 19. 2004
    ..Posterior interosseous nerve syndrome is most probably caused by the tendinous part of the supinator muscle at the proximal edge...
  13. ncbi Essential hypertension seems to result from melatonin-induced epigenetic modifications in area postrema
    M K Irmak
    Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, GATA Histoloji AD, Etlik Ankara, Turkey
    Med Hypotheses 66:1000-7. 2006
    ..This model may explain the long-term alterations in sympathetic activity in essential hypertension...
  14. ncbi Syndecan-1 (CD138) expression in acute myeloblastic leukemia cells--an immuno electron microscopic study
    Aysel Seftalioglu
    Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
    Acta Oncol 42:71-4. 2003
    ..Positive expression of syndecan-1 was found in AML cells. These results suggest that syndecan-1 expression is not only a characteristic phenotypic marker for ALL, but is also expressed in AML cells...
  15. ncbi Protective effects of caffeic acid phenethyl ester on doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in rats
    Ersin Fadillioglu
    Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey
    J Appl Toxicol 24:47-52. 2004
    ..In light of these in vivo haemodynamic, enzymatic and morphological results, we conclude that CAPE pretreatment significantly attenuated DXR-induced cardiac injury, possibly with its antioxidant effects...
  16. ncbi Effects of electromagnetic radiation from a cellular telephone on the oxidant and antioxidant levels in rabbits
    M Kemal Irmak
    Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, 44069 Malatya, Turkey
    Cell Biochem Funct 20:279-83. 2002
    ..This finding may indicate the possible role of increased oxidative stress in the pathophysiology of adverse effect of EMR. Decreased NO levels may also suggest a probable role of NO in the adverse effect...
  17. ncbi Protein oxidation and lipid peroxidation after renal ischemia-reperfusion injury: protective effects of erdosteine and N-acetylcysteine
    Hasan Erdogan
    Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty of Gaziosmanpasa University, Tip Fakultesi, 60100, Tokat, Turkey
    Urol Res 34:41-6. 2006
    ..Erdosteine and NAC treatments improved the biochemical results of IR injury. However, on microscopic evaluations, animals receiving erdosteine showed a great reduction in renal damage when compared with the NAC group...