Abstract Study question Is the morphology of ovarian tissue from paediatric and adolescent girls similar to that adults? Summary answer The presence biovular follicles was more frequently observed in ovary than adult ovary. What is known already At birth there are approximately 1 million reduce around 380,000 by puberty. Limited information available on but it thought that, before age 6 years, ...

Autoantibodies to lymphocytes have been detected in sera from human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected individuals, and several autoantigens have been described. Among them, hyposialylated CD43 has been shown to be a target for autoantibodies in up to 47% of HIV+ individuals. However, the corresponding autoantigen (ie, the incompletely sialylated CD43) has not been isolated from blo...

'Spice' is an herbal blend that has been reported to produce cannabis-like effects when smoked and is marketed as an alternative to marijuana. Synthetic additives have been identified in numerous 'Spice' preparations from different sources. Common among many of the preparations were the compounds JWH018 and a dimethyloctyl variant of CP47,497 (CP47,497-C8) and, more recently JWH073. The synapti...