The fibers of the anterior belly digastric muscle of mice, fed a granulated diet for various periods, have been studied histochemically and morphometrically. The diameters of the anterior belly digastric fibers in normal mice fed only a granulated diet were smaller than those in mice fed a solid diet. Differences in the succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) activity of muscle fibers between op/op and n...

Boucané is a traditional meat product from Réunion that is obtained by salting, drying and hot smoking pork belly. One-step unit operations give rise to a stable product with remarkable colour and flavour qualities. Smoking the product directly over embers, however, leads to benzo(a)pyrene contamination. Mass transfers (salt gain, water loss) stabilize the end product, which has a 28.5% water c...

Prune Belly Syndrome (PBS) comprises a triad of abdominal wall deficiency, urogenital abnormalities and cryptorchidism. Neurologic abnormalities are unusual in prune belly syndrome. Here, we report a rare association of meningomyelocele with prune belly syndrome and provide an embryologic perspective to this concurrence.

PURPOSE We compared and contrasted the structure of the gubernaculum testis in fetuses with prune belly syndrome and normal controls. MATERIALS AND METHODS We studied a total of 6 gubernacula from 3 male fetuses with prune belly syndrome and a total of 14 from 7 male fetuses without an anomaly. Gubernacular specimens were cut into 5 μm sections and stained with Masson trichrome to quantify co...

The anterior belly of the digastric muscle varies greatly in shape and size. In this report, two cases of anomalies in the digastric muscle found in necropsy material belonging to the Institute of Anatomy are described. In the first case, we found a bilateral anomaly--a lateral widening of the muscle belly as an adaptation; this was shown by separation of the anterior muscle belly of digastric ...

Wet belly, when the reindeer becomes wet over the lower parts of the thorax and abdomen, sometimes occurs in reindeer during feeding. In a feeding experiment, 11 out of 69 reindeer were affected by wet belly. The problem was first observed in 7 animals during a period of restricted feed intake. When the animals were then fed standard rations, 3 additional animals fed only silage, and 1 fed pell...

The Prune Belly syndrome also known as Eagle Barret syndrome is a rare disorder. We report a rare case of Prune Belly syndrome in 17 year old boy. Patient presented with complains of absence of both testis in scrotum since birth. On examination patient was found to have lax abdominal wall. Patient was further evaluated and found to have shrunken small right kidney and left hydroureteronephrosis...

INTRODUCTION Muscle performance depends on the geometrical arrangement of fascicles and contribution of connective tissue both external and internal to the muscle belly. During concentric contractions the muscle belly shortens, the pennation angle increases and the belly thickness changes as a muscle produces force and power. As we age, the muscle structural parameters change [1] and this may c...