P. Maheshwari who served as Professor and Head of the Department of Botany, University of Delhi from 1950 to 1966 built a flourishing school of embryology which became internationally recognized. His colleagues and students have contributed significantly to all areas of embryology through integrative approaches. In memory of his birth centenary year, we have prepared this article that summarize...

a Istanbul Aydın University, Vocational School of Health Services, Department of Anesthesiology, Istanbul, Turkey b University of Beykent, School of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey c Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Trabzon, Turkey d Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Histolog...

Dilek BAYRAM*, Meral ÖNCÜ, Efkan UZ, Hacı Ramazan YILMAZ, Ayşe YİĞİT, Ahmet KOÇAK Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Mevlana University, Konya, Turkey Department of Medical Genetic...

Unregulated overproduction of parathyroid hormone (PTH) from an abnormal parathyroid gland is the origin of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). Patients who have an elevated serum calcium concentration have a problem in one or more of their parathyroid glands. To understand this disease state adequately and provide appropriate treatment, a thorough understanding of parathyroid embryology, anato...