background: we report the analgesic efficacy of lumbar epidural adenosine injection in reducing the chronic neuropathic pain in a patient with primitive neuroectodermal tumor. report of the case: in this case report a 13-year-old male with primary neuroectodermal tumor (pnet) was administered in epidural space with adenosine to reduce his pain. the patient received 10ml of 0.25% ropivacaine and...

The epidermis of the venomous lizard Heloderma suspectum has been studied for detecting generalized and desert adaptations. A thick and non-completely syncytial beta-keratin layer is followed by 60–90 layers of mesos-cells. Non-lamellated or sparse lamellated lipid material is seen among mesos-cells where lipids form the main barrier against water loss. The alpha-layer is made of interlocking c...