A summary of the fine structure of presumably normal cornea is presented and is augmented by details not previously published. Certain differences noted between epithelial and endothelial cells are discussed, in view of their possible bearing on the function of these layers. Corneal tissue obtained from patients afflicted loith keratoconus, cornea guttata, or Wilsons disease is compared with no...

parkinsonism is used to describe a syndrome manifested by any combination of six cardinal features: tremor at rest, rigidity, bradykinesia, loss of postural reflexes, flexed posture and the freezing. decreased dopaminergic neurotransmission in the basal ganglia is the core biochemical pathology in parkinsonism. hereditary parkinsonism includes various heredodegenerative diseases such as hallerv...

Hypouricemia, as defined by serum uric acid levels less than 2.0 mg/dl, is rare in U.S.A, but it is relative in common in Japan. Hypouricemia occurs in various pathological conditions, including Wilsons disease, Fanconi syndrome, primary biliary cirrhosis and Sjõgrens syndrome as a result of renal tubular damage 1) . Idiopathic renal hypouricemia is a disorder characterized by impaired urate ha...

CONTEXT Suspecting metabolic liver disease in an infant or young child with acute liver failure, and a protocol-based workup for diagnosis is the need of the hour. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION Data over the last 15 years was searched through Pubmed using the keywords Metabolic liver disease and Acute liver failure with emphasis on Indian perspective. Those published in English language where full tex...

Background: The spectrum of hepatobiliary disorders in children is different from those of adults and include a variety of acute and chronic disorders and these variations are attributable to different factors and they vary with geographical area.Therefore, there is need of such study to find out the spectrum of hepatobiliary diseases in different areas. Aim:To find out the existing pattern of ...

In "Testing the Kin Selection Theory: Who Controls the Investments?" Bert Hölldobler and Edward Osborne Wilson discussed the predictive power of kin selection theory, a theory about the evolution [3] of social behaviors. As part of Hölldobler and Wilson's 1990 book titled The Ants, Hölldobler and Wilson compared predictions about the reproductive practices of ants to data about the reproductive...