Objective of the research was to study up-to-date literary data concerning anatomical peculiarities palpebral muscles and their supporting retaining apparatus. Eye diseases have become common nowadays. Very fast development computer technology deterioration ecological conditions are one most important factors affecting visual organ impairment. Age physiological changes eye adjacent tissues aggr...

Spina bifida is the most common birth defect of central nervous system that compatible with life, and myelomeningocele represents its frequent form. Congenital (CMM) has a worldwide incidence 0.5 to 0.8 per 1,000 live newborns. CMM complex condition resulting from incomplete closure neural tube, mainly in lumbosacral region. The objective surgical repair reconstruction all tissue layers defect,...

Calcifying aponeurotic fibroma (CAF) is a rare, locally aggressive fibroblastic lesion that occurs predominantly in the distal extremities of children and adolescents. In the present study, a case of pathologically proven CAF arising in the right little finger of a 69-year-old woman is presented. Physical examination revealed a firm, immobile, non-tender mass. Plain radiographs showed a faintly...

Surrogate β-cells derived from stem cells are needed to cure type 1 diabetes, and neonatal liver cells may be an attractive alternative to stem cells for the generation of β-cells. In this study, we attempted to generate insulin-producing cells from neonatal porcine liver-derived cells using adenoviruses carrying three genes: pancreatic and duodenal homeobox factor1 (PDX1)/VP16, BETA2/NeuroD an...

BACKGROUND We previously reported that the supratarsal Mueller's muscle is innervated by both sympathetic efferent fibers and trigeminal proprioceptive afferent fibers, which function as mechanoreceptors-inducing reflexive contractions of both the levator and frontalis muscles. Controversy still persists regarding the role of the mechanoreceptors in Mueller's muscle; therefore, we clinically an...

Introduction Biceps brachii is described as a superficial muscle in the anterior compartment of the arm. It is a flexor of the elbow joint and a powerful supinator of the forearm. Standard anatomical textbooks describe the muscle as arising by two heads, a long and a short head arising from the supraglenoid tubercle and coracoid process of scapula, respectively. The two heads form a common bell...

The present study determined in vivo deformation of the entire Achilles tendon in the longitudinal and transverse directions during isometric plantar flexions. Twelve young women and men performed isometric plantar flexions at 0% (rest), 30%, and 60% of the maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) while a series of oblique longitudinal and cross-sectional magnetic resonance (MR) images of the Achill...