In this study we present the first description of a mysticete skeleton from the late Tortonian to Messinian greyish-green marl of the Coastal Makran, south of Negour in Chahbahar County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province. This specimen is neither completely excavated, nor completely prepared, and therefore all our findings are preliminary. The identifiable components of this fossil thus far consi...

Improved production methods of starter cultures, which constitute the most important element of probiotic preparations, were investigated. The aim of the presented research was to analyse changes in the viability of Lactobacillus. acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidum after stabilization (spray drying, liophilization, fluidization drying) and storage in refrigerated conditions for 4 months. T...

We found that the human intestinal isolate Bifidobacterium bifidum MIMBb75 strongly adhered to Caco-2 cells. Proteinase K and lithium chloride treatments showed that proteins play a key role in MIMBb75 adhesion to Caco-2 cells. By studying the cell wall-associated proteins, we identified a surface protein, which we labeled BopA. We purified the protein chromatographically and found that it func...

OBJECTIVE Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is a condition mostly present in older people. Men are more commonly affected than women. Several theories about male predominance could not enough to explain the reason for male predominance on CSDH. The purpose of this study is to find out whether there were any differences in the anatomy of cranium, which may contribute the pathogenesis or risk fact...

Microvascular reconstruction of composite cranium defects is challenging, and operative planning differs in various anatomic regions of the cranium. The aim of this article is to detail surgical strategies for microvascular reconstruction in different areas of the cranium. Fifty-eight free tissue transfers were performed in 54 patients with composite cranial defects between 1995 and 2009. The c...

This article presents an approach for estimating the sexual dimorphism of adult crania using three-dimensional geometric morphometric methods. The study sample consisted of 139 crania of known sex (73 males and 66 females) belonging to persons who lived during the first half of the 20th century in Bohemia. The three-dimensional co-ordinates of 82 ecto-cranial landmarks and 39 semi-landmarks cov...

Chondrosarcoma is a rare malignant cartilage forming tumour usually arising from long bones and rarely seen in cranium. In cranium it is seen to commonly arises from skull base with skull vault being a highly unusual site. We report a case of a 30-year female presenting with complaints of headache for 6 months found to have a large chondrosarcoma in right fronto-parietal region which is an extr...