We report the transfer of the sternal part of the pectoralis major to the lower pole of the scapula in 15 patients with winged scapula. At follow-up after 1 to 16 years nine had a satisfactory result and were gainfully employed, though in four of these re-operation had been necessary. Two patients had fair results; the transplant functioned, but they had limited voluntary control. Four were fai...

The great anatomical diversification of paired fins within the Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) can be understood as a suite of evolutionary transformations in design. At a broad taxonomic scale, two clear trends exist in the morphology of the anteriorly situated pectoral fins. In comparing basal to more derived clades, there are general patterns of (i) reorientation of the pectoral fin base ...

Primary chest wall tumors are relatively rare, and in individual cases the biological properties and onset site of the tumor must be considered before surgery, and the chest wall defect must be reconstructed. The case of a patient with a chondrosarcoma arising in the right first rib who underwent resection and reconstruction is reported. The patient was a 56-year-old man with a 6 × 7 cm tumor i...

Relative numbers of males and females in breeding groups may vary from expected values owing to a variety of factors. To determine how sex ratio might influence individual phenotypes in a captive population of dark-eyed juncos Junco hyemalis during the breeding season, we established three treatment groups: a male-biased (2:1), equal (1:1), and female-biased group (1:2). Within-group density (b...

OBJECTIVE Pectoral muscle flaps (PMF) are effective in terminating protracted sternal wound infections (SWI) but long-term outcome remains uncertain. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate long-term outcome in patients treated with PMF. DESIGN Thirty-four of 263 patients revised because of deep SWI from 1991--2005 were treated with PMF. Of the 21 patients alive, 11 had left-sided, t...

Breast cancer is one of the most deadly cancers in the world, especially among women. With no identified causes and absence of effective treatment, early detection remains necessary to limit the damages and provide possible cure. Submitting women with family antecedent to mammography periodically can provide an early diagnosis of breast tumors. Computer Aided Diagnosis (CAD) is a powerful tool ...

The Short-tailed Shearwater, Puffinus tenuirostris, is a trans-equatorial migrant, breeding in Tasmania and other parts of southeastern Australia during the Austral summer and migrating to the northern North Pacific for the Boreal summer. Juveniles, in particular, suffer considerable mortality during the migration. Body composition of juveniles and adults in terms of body mass, lipid content, p...

Case report We report the case of a 55-year-old man with a history of oral cancer treated by surgery and radiotherapy who presented with recurrent syncope due to sinus node dysfunction and complete atrioventricular (AV) block after extensive neck and face reconstructive surgery. Surgeons had previously removed all pectoral muscles for facial reconstruction. During this reconstructive surgery, t...

The objective of this study is to establish poultry liver injury model induced by (CCl4) and seek effective hepatoprotective herbals for clinical application. Different doses of CCl4 dissolved in vegetable oil (1 : 1, V/V) were injected via pectoral muscle to induce acute liver injury model in chickens. An herbal formula, Longyin decoction, was prepared for hepatoprotection test on chicken acut...

Myosin light chain synthesis has been analyzed in cultures of fast and slow muscles from chicken and quail embryos. Synthesis was assayed by [35S]methionine incorporation and two-dimensional electrophoresis of total cell extracts. Our results show that differentiated cultures of embryonic anterior latissimus dorsi and pectoral muscles synthesize proteins that comigrate on two-dimensional gels w...