The ultrastructure of Reichert's membrane, a thick basement membrane in the parietal wall of the yolk sac, has been examined in 13-14-d pregnant rats. This membrane is composed of more or less distinct parallel layers, each one of which resembles a common basement membrane. After routine fixation in glutaraldehyde followed by osmium tetroxide, the layers appear to be mainly composed of 3-8-nm t...

Address for Correspondence: Dr. Priti Chaudhary, 163P, Bazaar no. 7, Neem wala chawk, Ferozepur Cantt., Punjab, India. Mobile No. +919855952965. E-Mail: [email protected] Access this Article online Quick Response code Web site: *1 Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, G.G.S.Medical College, Faridkot, Punjab, India. 2 Additional Professor, Department of Anatomy, G.M.C., Amritsar...

BACKGROUND Dupuytren's contracture (DC) is a progressive fibroproliferative disorder characterized by development of nodules and collagen cords within the palmar fascia of the hand. Collagenase clostridium histolyticum (CCH) is currently approved in adults with DC for the nonsurgical treatment of a single palpable cord during a 30-day treatment cycle. This open-label pilot study was designed to...

SUMMARY Spinal cord compression due to extramedullary hematopoietic tissue although very rare, is a well known phenomenon. The first case of spinal cord compression due to E.M.H.P. tissue in thalassemia was reported in 1954 by Gatto et al. Sinc then about 59 cases have been reported in literature. We present a new case who has been hospitalized in neurologic ward in Loghman -e- Hakim Hospital ...