The Gld gene of Drosophila melanogaster is transiently expressed during every stage of development. The temporal pattern of Gld expression is highly correlated with that of ecdysteroids. Exogeneous treatment of third instar larvae with 20-hydroxyecdysone induces the accumulation of Gld mRNA in the hypoderm and anterior spiracular gland cells. During metamorphosis Gld is expressed in a variety o...

purpose : to present a case of orbital cellulitis secondary to dacryocystitis case report : a 48-year-old postmenopausal lady was referred with a prominent proptosis of the right eye in addition to external ophthalmoplegia. she had one year history of lacrimation. orbital computed tomography (ct) revealed an extraconal infiltration near the medial and inferior orbital wall consistent with orbit...

purpose: to evaluate refractive state in patients with unilateral congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction. methods: in this descriptive prospective study, patients with unilateral congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction scheduled for surgery were enrolled over a period of two years (2007-2009). cycloplegic refractive error in both eyes was measured under anesthesia before surgery (probing, si...

purpose: to determine long-term outcomes of probing in adult patients with nasolacrimal duct (nld) obstruction. methods: patients older than 20 years admitted in labaffinejad hospital with complete nasolacrimal duct obstruction were studied. the selected patients underwent probing under local anesthesia and cases with successful nld probing enrolled the study. patients were examined during the ...

To describe a novel technique of transurethral seminal vesiculoscopy using a pediatric ureteroscope in the diagnosis and management of persistent hematospermia, a retrospective study was carried out for 20 patients with recurrent hematospermia whom we evaluated and treated using a 6-7.5F (6F front end and 7.5F rear end) pediatric ureteroscope from August 2009 to September 2013. For the 20 patie...

OBJECTIVES To observe the phenomenon of human ejaculation dynamically using color Doppler ultrasonography. METHODS Human ejaculation was observed using transrectal color Doppler ultrasonography in a healthy man and a patient with retrograde ejaculation. Ejaculation was induced manually with audiovisual sexual stimulation. The ejaculatory phenomenon was analyzed and compared with that of retro...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects ejaculatory duct obstruction (EDO) on contractile efficacy, smooth muscle ultrastructure, and α1A M3 receptors rat seminal vesicles (SVs). A total 48 male rats, aged 14-15 weeks, were randomly divided into three groups, namely, control, complete EDO, partial EDO. SV tissues collected at 4 8 weeks postoperatively for further experiments. R...

Abstract Introduction Obstructive azoospermia accounts for up to 14% of patients presenting fertility evaluation. Fine-needle vasography (FNV) is a diagnostic procedure that can be performed identify an obstruction proximal the ejaculatory duct. Compared traditional vasography, FNV utilizes less-invasive method perform imaging vas deferens and distal structures. Herein we report our experience ...