We describe a rare primary mixed granular cell astrocytoma and fibrosarcoma neoplasm, occurring in a 52-year-old female, with morphologic, immunohistochemical and molecular genetic features, whose tumor was entirely composed of granular cells and fibrosarcoma competent. This represents, to the best of our knowledge, the first report of the mixed granular cell astrocytoma and fibrosarcoma neopla...

Studies on lymphoid organ spheroid (LOS) cells of Penaeus monodon were undertaken. Phenoloxidase and peroxidase assays showed that LOS cells have characteristics similar to semi-granular and, in particular, large granular haemocytes. The mean percentage of LOS cells positive for phenoloxidase and peroxidase was 85 +/- 23 and 82 +/- 23%, respectively. There was no significant difference between ...

Previous study has shown the adverse effects of gestational diabetes on hippocampal neuronal density in animal model. This study was conducted to determine the effect of gestational diabetes on rat cerebellum in early postnatal life. In this experimental study, 10 dams randomly allocated into control and diabetic groups on day 1 of gestation. Five dams in diabetic group were administered 40 mg/...

The role and function of the granular life cycle stage in Blastocystis sp, remains uncertain despite suggestions being made that the granules are metabolic, reproductive and lipid in nature. This present study aims to understand granular formation by triggering apoptosis in Blastocystis sp. by treating them with metronidazole (MTZ). Blastocystis sp.cultures of 4 sub-types namely 1, 2, 3 and 5 w...

The ultrastructure of the epithelial cells of the toad urinary bladder . has been described by several laboratories (Choi, 1963 ; DiBona et al., 1969 a; Peachey and Rasmussen, 1961). This hormone-sensitive cell layer consists of four distinct cell types : (a) basal cells ; (b) goblet cells ; (c) granular cells ; and (d) mitochondria-rich cells . The granular cells are the most numerous, compris...

Running Title: Granular cells of the mormyrid electrosensory lobe. ABSTRACT Primary afferent fibers from the electroreceptors of mormyrid electric fish use a latency code to signal the intensity of electrical current evoked by the fish's own electric organ discharge (EOD). The afferent fibers terminate centrally in the deep and superficial granular layers of the electrosensory lobe with morphol...

purpose: to describe the variability of ocular and systemic findings in two brothers with gaucher's disease. case report: ophthalmic, general clinical evaluation and enzymatic studies were performed in two brothers, 14 and 7 years old with gaucher’s disease. mental retardation, occipital meningomyelocele and gaucher cells in bone marrow in addition to high myopia and various fundus abnorma...

Sequential stimulation of the granular layer of the cerebellar cortex in vitro using 11 linearly aligned stimulating electrodes leads to massive population activity in the parallel fiber system and to spike activity in Purkinje cells (Heck, D., Neurosci. Lett., 157 (1993) 95–98; Heck, D., Naturwissenschaften, 82 (1995) 201–2030). The induced parallel fiber activity, however, might have been a r...

Prenatal development of the preganglionic nerve endings, satellite cells, and small granular cells in the cardiac ganglia of fetal rat were studied by electron microscope. Ganglia from 14-16, 18, and 20-21-day-old fetuses were investigated. In the developing cardiac ganglia, three types of afferent axon terminals could be recognized distinctly. The type I axon terminals contained small clear ve...

In view of the fact that human marijuana users often show dry mouth symptom, the present study was attempted to examine the localization of CB1, which was originally identified in brain, in the submandibular and sublingual salivary glands of postnatal developing male mice by immunohistochemistry. In submandibular gland, CB1-immunoreactivity was positive in a majority of acinar cells in forms of...