musculocutaneous pedicled/ free flaps are an essential prerequisite for reconstructive surgery. amongst the trunk muscles commonly harvested for flaps, the trapezius and rectus abdominis provide satisfactory coverage for cranial and trunk defects. unilateral/ bilateral or partial congenital absence of trapezius muscle is well documented and may result in muscular imbalances compromising posture...

introduction: many reports have shown that the grape (vitis vinifera) seed extract induces antioxidant, hypotensive hypolipidemic, and vasodilatory effects. we have recently shown the relaxatory effect of grape leaf extract on rat's aorta, ileum, uterus and frog's heart rate and contractility. the objective of this study was to investigate the spasmolytic effect of vitis vinifera leaf hydroalco...

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of aflatoxin on histopathological and biochemical changes in the vas deferens of mice and its possible amelioration on pretreatment with vitamin E. Adult male albino mice were orally administered with 25 and 50 μg of aflatoxin/animal/day for 45 days. Vas deferens was isolated and processed for histopathological and biochemical analysis. Re...

The recently published paper by SANDFORD et al. [1] reviewing the genetic risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is bright and revealing; nevertheless, incidental conclusions referring to the role of cystic fibrosis (CF) gene mutations as a predisposing condition for lung disease ("heterozygosity for ýF508 appears to predispose for disseminated bronchiectasis, but the involvemen...

Insertion of a copper wire into the vas deferens of male rats released 4 micrograms of copper in themid portion of the vas deferens in two days time. In urethral and epidymal segments of the vas deferens copper released was less than one microgram. The present study demonstrates that the in vivo effects of 4 microgram of copper in 2 days time in the vas deferens are enough to induce antifertili...

Among rat peripheral tissues examined, Ins(1,4,5)P(3) receptor binding is highest in the vas deferens, with levels about 25% of those of the cerebellum. We have purified the InsP(3) receptor binding protein from rat vas deferens membranes 600-fold. The purified protein displays a single 260 kDa band on SDS/PAGE, and the native protein has an apparent molecular mass of 1000 kDa, the same as in c...