UNLABELLED The "dorsal attention network" or "frontoparietal network" refers to a network of cortical regions that support sustained attention and working memory. Recent work has demonstrated that cortical nodes of the dorsal attention network possess intrinsic functional connections with a region in ventral cerebellum, in the vicinity of lobules VII/VIII. Here, we performed a series of task-ba...

Background: Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is a visceral fat depot with unique anatomic, biomolecular and genetic features. Due to its proximity the coronary arteries myocardium, dysfunctional EAT may contribute development progression of cardiovascular metabolic-related adiposity-based chronic diseases. The aim this work was describe, by morphological techniques, early origin EAT. Methods: ad...

The structure of the testis of the goby Glossogobius olivaceus was histologically studied. The testis was a small elongate organ and was semicircular or reverse triangle in shape in cross section. The testis was composed of two main parts; peripheral seminiferous region and central large glandular region. Seminiferous region was mainly composed of seminiferous lobules. The cyst of germ cells co...

Characterization of normal breast stem cells is important for understanding their role in breast development and in breast cancer. However, the identity of these cells is a subject of controversy and their localization in the breast epithelium is not known. In this study, we utilized a novel approach to analyze the morphogenesis of mammary lobules, by combining one-dimensional theoretical model...

Appearance: The headcheese sign on chest CT is characterized by the juxtaposition of lobular regions of low, normal, and high attenuation.1 This results in 3 (or more) different densities on CT that are sharply demarcated from each other. The abrupt density transitions reflect the margins of secondary pulmonary lobules. Low attenuation lobules almost always reflect air trapping, which can be co...

The distribution of lipofuscin in the perikarya of Purkin je cells of vermal and hemispheric lobules has been determined quantitatively in 7 rats, 30-38 months old, by the point-counting method. On the basis of morphologically and statistically significant differences a pigmentarchitectonics of the cerebellar cortex is established. The Purkinje cells of lobule VIa (Larsell 1952) are extremely l...

Although caspases have been intimately linked to apoptotic events, some of the pro-apoptotic caspases also may regulate differentiation. We previously demonstrated that active caspase-3 is expressed and has an apparent non-apoptotic function during the development of cerebellar Bergmann glia. The current study seeks to further correlate active/cleaved caspase-3 expression with the developmental...

Purpose To investigate the hemodynamics of the choriocapillaris in primate eyes under elevated intraocular pressure. Methods Indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) and fluorescein angiography (FA) were performed in two monkeys after elevation of the intraocular pressure (IOP) to 35 and 60 mm Hg. Results ICGA and FA showed no perfusion delays in the choriocapillaris at 35 mm Hg. The slow dye f...

The calyptraeid gastropod Crepidula fornicata is the object of considerable research attention, due to its invasive status in the North-Eastern Atlantic, its introduction to habitats throughout the Northern hemisphere, and its scientific interest as a model organism for the study of developmental and reproductive processes in the Metazoa. Since the knowledge concerning the structural foundation...