A previously healthy 52-year-old male presented with a several week history of progressive exertional dyspnea. Physical examination and electrocardiogram were unremarkable. A transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) was performed (Fig. 1). Initially it was thought that a membrane was within a large left atrium (LA). To further delineate the LA and its anatomy, peripheral injection of sonicated contra...

Cigarette smoke exposure is a major health hazard. Ciliated cells in the epithelium of the airway play a critical role in protection against the noxious effects of inhaled cigarette smoke. Ciliated cell numbers are reduced in smokers which weakens host defense and leads to disease. The mechanisms for the loss of ciliated cells are not well understood. The effects of whole cigarette smoke exposu...

Histological, histochemical and ultrastructural studies were performed on the epididymal regions of ten adult sexually mature apparently healthy male native turkeys (Meleagrisgallopavo). The epididymis of turkey was consisted of extra testicular rete, efferent ductules, connecting ductules, and the epididymal duct. The rete testis were lined by squamous to cuboidal cells, while the proximal eff...

Ciliated hepatic foregut cysts (CHFCs) are rare cystic lesions which are most commonly asymptomatic. They can be clinically important as they may, on rare occasions, undergo malignant transformation or cause mass effect if significantly enlarged. Three cases of CHFCs are presented in this article and their imaging features are reviewed.

Ciliary function studies for the diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) are usually performed on nasal brush biopsy samples. It is not uncommon to find disrupted epithelial strips of tissue in these samples, and occasionally throughout a sample. The aim of the present study was to determine if cilia on disrupted ciliated epithelial edges beat with a normal pattern and frequency similar t...

Ultrastructural and biochemical features of efferent ducts (EDs) are indicative of an intense absorptive activity towards the luminal fluid. This function was investigated by 1) the immunohistochemical localization of different aquaporins, integral membrane water channels that facilitate rapid passive movement of water, and 2) the histochemical localization of lectins, known to have specific af...

This study was carried out to investigate the histological and anatomical description of the male genital tract in Iranian Native White Roosters (IWR). The seminiferous tubules had a dense and compact organization. An average of 12 layers of cells was seen in the seminiferous tubules epithelium. The spermatogonal cell layer showed some variation between different birds in 1-3 layers; however, t...

BACKGROUND Female CD-1/Swiss Webster mice subjected to incessant ovulation for 8 months and 12-month breeder mice both developed ovarian inclusion cysts similar to serous cystadenomas. The majority of cysts appeared to be dilated rete ovarii tubules, but high ovulation number resulted in more cortical inclusion cysts. We hypothesized that comparison of inclusion cyst pathology in animals of the...