Molecular embryology for an understanding of congenital heart diseases.

abstract：:Although the thoracic duct (TD) requires special attention during thoracic surgery, to our knowledge, its detailed course in the situs inversus totalis (SIT) case has not been reported. We encountered an 86-year-old Japanese female cadaver with SIT during a student anatomical practice and examine the TD. The TD origin...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Narita H,Watanabe S,Umemura K,Shimoda H

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The posterior deep temporal nerve (PDTN) groove accommodates the posterior deep temporal nerve and is infrequently described. This area is important for some clinical procedures including mandibular nerve blockade. This study assesses the prevalence and morphological variations of the PDTN groove in a single populatio...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Dias GJ,Lal N,Chandrasekera M,Cornwall J

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We observed a rare case of the right persistent hypoglossal artery (PHA) in the posterior cranial fossa of a deceased 74-year-old Japanese man who did not have any clinical manifestations related to this anomaly when alive. The large-sized PHA originating from the cervical internal carotid artery passed through the hy...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Terayama R,Toyokuni Y,Nakagawa S,Nakatsuji K,Nakama H,Yamaai T,Ichikawa H,Sugimoto T

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe an anatomical variation of the right maxillary artery, discovered during dissection of a male human cadaver. The right maxillary artery bifurcates into unequal superficial (larger) and deep (smaller) divisions. Each division gives off several branches that distribute to the muscles of mastication, facial s...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Claire PG,Gibbs K,Hwang SH,Hill RV

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to gestational stress impairs hippocampal-dependent learning in offspring. In spite of the known decisive role of hippocampal dendritic architecture in learning and memory, there has been no study to date that examines the effect of prenatal stress on the morphology of the hippocampal neurons. Therefore we pe...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Hosseini-Sharifabad M,Hadinedoushan H

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lateral costotransverse ligament, a short band that stabilizes the costovertebral joint, is found in close proximity to the dorsal root ganglion. This ligament is an important surgical landmark during tumor resections or nerve blocks in the paravertebral space. The purpose of this study was to quantitatively and q...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： D'Antoni AV,Collin PG,Graham RA,Kennedy HM,Ndjatou T,Perez P,Tubbs RS,Loukas M,Kozlowski PB,Mtui EP

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of ventricles in the brain of H. huso (Beluga sturgeon) from 1 to 54 days old is presented in this study. The components observed in the 1-day-old ventricular system were the telencephalic, tectal, and cerebellar ventricles. These ventricles were not observed to have any recess or sulcus. They were sur...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Tavighi SH,Saadatfar Z,Shojaei B,Rassouli MB

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lateral atlantoaxial joints contain folds of synovium termed meniscoids that may potentially contribute to cervical spine pain; however, the anatomy of these structures has not been comprehensively investigated. The purpose of this study was to explore the morphology and morphometry of lateral atlantoaxial joint m...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Farrell SF,Osmotherly PG,Cornwall J,Rivett DA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renin substrate, biological renin activity, and/or renin-secreting cells in kidneys evolved at an early stage of vertebrate phylogeny. Angiotensin (Ang) I and II molecules have been identified biochemically in representative species of all vertebrate classes, although variation occurs in amino acids at positions 1, 5,...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Nishimura H

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A plate-like structure is located posterior to the portal vein system, between the pancreatic head and roots and/or branches of two major arteries of the aorta: the celiac trunk and superior mesenteric artery. We aimed to clarify the distribution and components of this plate-like structure. Macroscopic examination of ...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Muro S,Sirirat W,Ban D,Nagakawa Y,Akita K

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:We herein report a case showing the simultaneous occurrence of an aberrant right subclavian artery (ARSA) and accessory lobe of the liver in a 75-year-old female cadaver. In the thorax, the left aortic arch branched into the right common carotid artery, left common carotid artery, left subclavian artery, and ARSA, in ...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Kaidoh T,Inoué T

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increase in autoimmune diseases in recent years has drawn attention back to the thymus, with new approaches to improve and/or restore immune function being investigated. As the primary lymphoid organ responsible for functional T cell development, studies on the pre-/post-natal development of this organ and T lymph...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Ayran Fidan P,Kaymaz FF,Dagdeviren A

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The networks of neocortical neurons are coordinated by spontaneous activity, the level of which exhibits high heterogeneity among neurons, ranging from low activity levels to very high activity levels, even in the same network. Highly active neurons represent a small proportion in the cerebral cortex and are mingled i...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Makino K,Funayama K,Ikegaya Y

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a very rare case of right partial and double internal jugular veins, found in an 86-year-old Japanese female cadaver during a student dissection practice session in 2002 at Osaka Dental University. In this case, the right internal jugular vein separated into medial and lateral branches at a level with the m...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Uemura M,Takemura A,Tamada Y,Toda I,Ike H,Suwa F

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unique variants of the pectoralis major and biceps brachii were found during a routine student dissection of a 96-year-old Caucasian female's axilla and brachium. The donor cadaver had bilateral presentation of a muscle originating from the pectoralis major, near the lateral lip of the intertubercular groove, extendin...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Carroll MA,Lebron EM,Jensen TE,Cooperman TJ

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was recently reported that the internal branch of the accessory nerve not only comprises the cranial root but also various combinations of the cranial root, spinal root, and the vagal component of the vagus nerve. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the anatomical distribution of each component of the internal...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Liu HF,Won HS,Chung IH,Kim IB,Han SH

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The northern pike (Esox lucius) is a fresh water species belonging to the Esocidae family. It is a carnivorous fish feeding mostly on invertebrates and fishes. Due to the scantiness of relevant literature regarding the morphology of the tongue in fish we carried out this study with the aim of providing information on ...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Sadeghinezhad J,Rahmati-holasoo H,Fayyaz S,Zargar A

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mastoid apophysis originates from a recent phylogenetic formation, associated with the standing attitude and it is currently considered as an evolution of the bone super-structures. The aim of the present study was to measure the diameters of the mastoid and the temporal bone in the Greek adult population. A total...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Manolis E,Filippou D,Theocharis S,Panagiotaropoulos T,Lappas D,Mompheratou E

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We encountered a persistent median artery in the forearms and hands bilaterally in a 78-year-old Japanese male cadaver during dissection practice at Wakayama Medical University. The brachial arteries divided into the ulnar and radial arteries. The ulnar artery gave off the median and posterior interosseous arteries at...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Tsuruo Y,Ueyama T,Ito T,Nanjo S,Gyoubu H,Satoh K,Iida Y,Nakai S

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) and its three relatives constitute a novel family of neurotrophic factors, the GDNF family ligands. These factors signal through a multicomponent receptor complex comprising a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored cell surface molecule (GDNF family receptor (GFR) alph...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Enomoto H

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The origins, courses and relations of lateral femoral cutaneous nerves (LFCNs) were examined bilaterally in 28 cadavers, and the variations were observed in two. On the right side of one cadaver, the ventral rami of the first and second lumbar spinal nerves were united and then this nerve was divided into four branche...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Erbil KM,Sargon FM,Sen F,Oztürk H,Taşcioğlu B,Yener N,Ozozan VO

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scanning electron microscopy for plastic casts and confocal laser scanning microscopy for Villanueva bone-stained ground sections were used together to observe enamel tubules in red kangaroo molars. Although the tubular structures such as terminals, bends, expansions, splits, divergences and rejoinings in this species...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Suzuki M,Ushijima N,Kohno A,Sawa Y,Yoshida S,Sekikawa M,Ohtaishi N

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thiel's embalming method provides natural coloration, flexibility, and tissue plasticity, and is used widely to prepare specimens for cadaver surgical training. However, this method causes brain softening, thereby restricting the cadaver surgical training of intra-cranial procedures. In this study, three cadavers were...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Miyake S,Suenaga J,Miyazaki R,Sasame J,Akimoto T,Tanaka T,Ohtake M,Takase H,Tateishi K,Shimizu N,Murata H,Funakoshi K,Yamamoto T

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The attachment and innervation of the scalenus muscles in both sides of two Japanese monkeys and a rhesus monkey were observed to discuss their morphological significance while comparing their findings in humans. The scalenus ventralis muscle in macaques had almost the same attachments as the scalenus anterior muscle ...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Tokiyoshi A,Koizumi M,Kawai K,Honma S,Takagi K,Kodama K

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to discover a way to study the internal structure and evolution of human embryos noninvasively. The human embryo was stained with phosphotungstic acid solution (PTA) in ethanol (EPTA) and scanned using a micro computed tomography (micro-CT) scanner. Using appropriate software, a three-dime...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Vymazalová K,Vargová L,Zikmund T,Kaiser J

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of an additional right external iliac vein lacking a right common iliac vein was found in an 84-year-old female cadaver during a dissection course at Aichi Medical University in 2014. The findings are reported and discussed from the embryological and clinical viewpoints. The right and left iliac venous systems ...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Hayashi S,Naito M,Yakura T,Kumazaki T,Itoh M,Nakano T

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptosis of ameloblasts were examined by the TdT-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end-labelling method and electron microscopy 8 h after injection of colchicine. The results showed that extensive apoptosis occurred in ameloblasts of secretion to maturation zones. To determine the possible involvement of stimulators in amelo...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Nishikawa S

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed and performed on 20 human adult cadavers at the level of the retroperitoneal space in order to provide evidence of the paravertebral and prevertebral sympathetic ganglia. Only one specimen, male, presented two ganglia on the left side located on the first lumbar splanchnic nerve, one pro...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Rusu MC

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The demand for cadavers for clinical skills training is increasing. However, conventional formalin-fixed bodies are often unsuitable for surgical training because the tissues become too hard. We recently developed a new formalin-free embalming method with N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone (pyrrolidone) that has excellent fixative...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Nagase M,Kimoto Y,Sunami E,Matsumura G

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anterior perineum contains the perineal body and muscles. It is the site of functional and pathological disorders, many of which have not yet been related to a precise cause. In the present study, we investigated the anatomy of the perineal muscles with the aim of elucidating their function in light of their anato...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Shafik A,Ahmed I,Shafik AA,El-Ghamrawy TA,El-Sibai O

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00