abstract：:The infratemporal fossa is often the site of pathology or surgical intervention. We describe an unusual muscle found during the routine dissection of the right infratemporal fossa. The literature germane to this variable muscle, best described as a variant of the pterygoideus proprius, is reviewed. The clinician may c...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Tubbs RS,Stetler W,Shoja MM,Loukas M,Salter EG,Oakes WJ

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis represents a major complication in oesophageal cancer surgery. Nerve-muscle transplantation to the paraglottic space after resection of the recurrent laryngeal nerve with the ansa cervicalis (AC) has recently become the procedure of choice. The aim of this study was to investigate t...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Loukas M,Thorsell A,Tubbs RS,Kapos T,Louis RG Jr,Vulis M,Hage R,Jordan R

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mylohyoid bridging (MB) is a non-metrical variant of the human mandible. The incidence and types of MB were investigated in 264 mandibles (edentulous 116, semi-dentulous 90 and dentulous 58). No mandible showed a complete type of MB, although 19 (7.2%) mandibles had a partial type. These were classified into two subty...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Narayana K,Narayan P,Ashwin K,Prabhu LV

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anatomical variations of the transverse cervical and suprascapular arteries are common. We report an adult male cadaver found to harbour an unusual variation of the right course of these two arteries. The transverse cervical artery arose independently from the first segment of the subclavian artery and passed deep to ...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Tubbs RS,Shoja MM,Shokouhi G,Loukas M,Oakes WJ

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methyl parathion (MP) is a pesticide widely used to protect crops but also illegally used in many countries for spraying homes and businesses to contain insects. The present study was planned to investigate the effects of MP on the male reproductive organs in the rat. Male Wistar rats (13-14 weeks old) were treated wi...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Prashanthi N,Narayana K,Nayanatara A,Chandra Kumar HH,Bairy KL,D'Souza UJ

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparison of the data published in anatomy textbooks and anthropological tables does not reveal any change in basic heart dimensions during the period since the beginning of the 20th century to nowadays. However, normal values of many other parameters have changed up to 30% over the same period. These changes may b...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Skwarek M,Grzybiak M,Kosiński A,Hreczecha J

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a paucity of information in the literature regarding the quadrate ligament and the information that does exist is extremely conflicting. We dissected 30 cadavers (60 sides) to determine the morphology and function of this enigmatic ligament. A quadrate ligament (thickening of the elbow joint capsule) was foun...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Tubbs RS,Shoja MM,Khaki AA,Lyerly M,Loukas M,O'neil JT,Salter EG,Oakes WJ

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anterior tibial artery is of great clinical relevance to vascular infrapopliteal surgery. The sources (origins), length and luminal diameter of the anterior tibial artery in 46 men and 30 women with Lerich syndrome were studied by means of radiological and digital methods. The results obtained were described by tw...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Szpinda M

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Folds of the meningeal layer of the dura mater, the falx cerebri and tentorium cerebelli, traverse the vertebrate intracranial cavity and thus compartmentalise the brain. The falx cerebelli, another dural fold, is found in the posterior cranial fossa and attaches to the inferior aspect of the tentorium cerebelli and t...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Shoja MM,Tubbs RS,Khaki AA,Shokouhi G

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite intensive research in the anatomical sciences for the last two centuries, some structures of the human body still remain controversial or incompletely described. We describe a new membranous fascial anatomical entity, which we refer to as the iliolumbar membrane (ILM). During the 2004-2005 academic semesters a...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Loukas M,Louis RG Jr,Van der Wall B,Hallner B,Tucker JJ,Esguerra F,Colborn GL

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ultrastructure, fundamental chemistry, and processing modes of fully synthetic bone grafting materials are relevant to the reconstruction of osseous defects. Rapid progress in the profitable market of biomaterials has led to the development of various bone substitutes. Despite all these efforts, an ideal and full ...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Dietze S,Bayerlein T,Proff P,Hoffmann A,Gedrange T

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present case report describes the topographical anatomy and radiological study of an asymmetrical inferior articular process of a lumbar vertebra, which was detected during routine osteology teaching of undergraduate medical students. The inferior articular process of the lumbar vertebra on the left side was rudim...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Das S,Suri R,Kapur V

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracerebral haematoma was produced in 25 adult rats by infusion of 100 microl of autologous blood into the striatum. The animals' brains were removed at 1, 3, 7, 14 and 21 days after production of the haematoma. The TUNEL method was used to detect DNA fragmentation and TUNEL-positive cells were qualified. TUNEL-posi...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Karwacki Z,Kowiański P,Dziewatkowski J,Domaradzka-Pytel B,Ludkiewcz B,Wójcik S,Narkiewicz O,Moryś J

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data for the force necessary to fracture the isolated calvaria (skull cap) are not available in the extant literature. Twenty dry adult calvaria were tested to failure quasistatically at the vertex using a 15-kN load cell. The forces necessary to fracture or cause diastasis of calvarial sutures were then documented an...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Tubbs R,Murphy RL,Golden J,Etheridge B,Wellons J,Blount J,Salter E,Oakes WJ

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histological studies of the brain, lungs, liver, kidneys, heart, and the spleen were carried out in mice previously infected with 6 pathogenic strains of free-living amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba. The potential virulence of the strains studied was determined on the basis of re-isolation of the amoebae from the org...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Górnik K,Kuźna-Grygiel W

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During routine dissections carried out in the course of our medical gross anatomy work, an unusual structure was found unilaterally on the left side of an adult male cadaver. Upon investigation, this was determined to be a hugely dilated transverse facial artery. Also noted was the complete absence of the ipsilateral ...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Tubbs RS,Salter EG,Oakes WJ

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normally the 7th cervical vertebra (C7) has a long non-bifid spine. A bifid spine is a feature of typical cervical vertebrae such as C3--C6. In contrast to past studies, which have described a bifid spine in the C3--C6 cervical vertebrae, this study is a report on the presence of a duplicated spinous process in the C7...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Das S,Suri R,Kapur V

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Importance is placed on aberrant arteries in the radiological and surgical literature. A normal left brachiocephalic trunk is characteristic for the right aortic arch. However, an aberrant left brachiocephalic trunk arising as the last branch of the aortic arch on the left side has not yet been described in the litera...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Szpinda M

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphological characteristics of adrenergic and cholinergic innervation are described in the vas deferens of the domestic fowl. Adrenergic innervation was much better developed than the cholinergic. Both types of nerve fibre were found in the muscular membrane, submucosal membrane and in the mucosa. The largest nu...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Sadanowicz P,Marczak M,Lakomy M

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our studies were carried out on the hearts of virgin female Wistar rats treated with 100,000 i.u. of vitamin D3 (calciol) per os for 3 consecutive days. Multifocal cardionecrosis was established macroscopically in 70% of the vitamin D-treated rats on the 7th day of the experiment when the rats were in the acute phase ...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Walentynowicz O,Kubasik-Juraniec J,Rudzińska-Kisiel T

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was made of human embryos at the end of 8 weeks and foetuses aged 9 weeks. It was shown that at the beginning of the foetal period the cortical plate, which is the primordium of the neocortex, covers the whole surface of the cerebral hemisphere. The plate consists of 8-12 rows of densely packed cells. Below th...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Woźniak W,Rapalska K

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphology and topography of the ciliary ganglion in the Egyptian spiny mouse were studied with use of histochemical and histological techniques. The ciliary ganglion of the Egyptian spiny mouse consisted of between 3 and 4 agglomerations of nerve cells. The largest was situated at the point where the ventral bran...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Nowak E,Kuder T,Szczurkowski A,Kuchinka J

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An evaluation was made of the ossification level of the metacarpal and phalangeal bones in human foetuses of both sexes from the 4th to the 9th month of gestation. Our results indicate that ossification of phalangeal bones 1 to 5 always started at the distal end of the phalanx and endochondral ossification prevailed i...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Czerwiński F,Tomasik E,Tomasik M,Mahaczek-Kordowska A

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct analyses were performed on 50 hearts submitted for post mortem examination. The remaining hearts were examined by the corrosion method. The aim of the work was to assess the morphology of the small cardiac vein. The small cardiac vein, which runs along the back surface of the coronary sulcus, would usually drai...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Cendrowska-Pinkosz M

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to determine to what degree acute exposure to cadmium affects the expression of CGRP, CT, SST and SYN in the C cells of the rat thyroid. Animals from 7 experimental groups received CdCl2 iv. in doses of 3.5, 3, 2.5, 2, 1.5, 1 and 0.5 mg/kg b.w. respectively, while the control animals w...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Czykier E,Moniuszko-Jakoniuk J,Sawicki B

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The smooth muscle cells (SMCs) of the arterial media play a predominant role in functional and structural alterations of the arterial wall. The transition from the "contractile" to the "synthetic" phenotype appears to be an early critical event in the development of atherosclerotic disease. A number of observations su...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Tukaj C,Bohdanowicz J,Kubasik-Juraniec J

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our study was an evaluation of the expression of cell proliferation markers (PCNA and Ki-67) in conjunctival and eyelid papillomas and squamous and basal cell cancers. A series of 9 cases of squamous cell cancer (SCC), 15 cases of basal cell cancer (BCC) and 43 cases of squamous cell papilloma (SCP) were as...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Reszeć J,Kańczuga-Koda L,Sulkowska M,Koda M,Cylwik J,Barwijuk-Machała M,Sulkowski S

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors retrospectively reviewed the cytological slides of 44 histopathologically confirmed fibroepithelial lesions of the breast, of which 11 were fibroadenoma (FA), 19 benign phyllodes tumours (PTLGM), 8 borderline (PTBM) and 6 malignant (PTHGM). The 2 FA misdiagnosed as PTLGM in cytological smears were both of ...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Barwijuk-Machała M,Musiatowicz B,Cylwik J,Reszeć J,Augustynowicz A

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the parafollicular (C) cells, the second most important cells in the thyroid gland, has not hitherto been clarified. They are considered to be disperse neuroendocrine cells of the APUD system and synthesise and release many of the regulatory peptides. Few publications are concerned with the evaluation of t...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Dadan J,Zbucki R RŁ,Sawicki B,Bialuk I,Zawadzka A,Winnicka MM,Puchalski Z

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of exogenous surfactants has been introduced into the therapy of patients of different ages. Much better results have been obtained in the treatment of respiratory distress syndrome with surfactants enriched with surfactant proteins. In the following study we used protein-containing surfactants (survanta and c...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Marszałek A,Biczysko W,Wasowicz M,Surowiak P,Zabel M,Florek E

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurements were made of the femoral shaft/neck angle (CCD angle) in 106 human foetuses, aged from 16 to 38 hbd, using a "FEM-GEO_03" computer program. The values of the CCD angle in the group under examination were: mean = 140.48 degrees, SD = 6.95 degrees, max = 157.90 degrees, min = 113.93 degrees. No significant ...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Bulandra AM,Gielecki JS,Leciejewska I,Karaszewski P,Sieroń D

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was aimed at disclosing the influence of Bacteroides fragilis (one of the most important bacterial agents causing colitis in children) experimental infection on the expression of substance P (SP) and somatostatin (SOM) in neurons and nerve fibres within the porcine ascending colon. Distinct differenc...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Gonkowski S,Kamińska B,Bossowska A,Korzon M,Landowski P,Majewski M

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metallothioneins (MT) represent low molecular weight proteins that are supposed to fulfil several functions. They participate in the cell cycle, protect cells from oxidative stress, control levels of heavy metals and participate in multidrug resistance processes, particularly in cases of alkylating drugs. The present ...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Surowiak P,Kaplenko I,Spaczyński M,Zabel M

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Third molar teeth are causative factors of many oral pathologies. Lower third molars are the most often retained teeth and the origin of considerable pain. The aim of the study is a presentation of the morphology of third molars with incompletely formed apices on the basis of panoramic radiograms. The material compris...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Rózyło-Kalinowska I,Burdan F,Marchut T

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Typological differentiation of coronary arteries binds to various areas of vascularisation, which could suggest essential differences between vasculatory dimensions. There are not many papers analysing the influence of heart vascularisation on epicardial vessel dimensions during postnatal human life, furthermore, ther...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Nowak D,Boziłow W

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Localisation of the diaphorase activity of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH-d), acting as a marker of nitric oxide synthesis (NOS), was studied in the thymus of the rat, mouse and rabbit. The NADPH-d-active cells observed in the rat thymus were irregular in shape with numerous projections and were lo...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Svický E,Ondraovic M,Danko J,Ondrasovicová O,Jenca A,Pospieszny N,Toropila M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both the adrenergic and the cholinergic components of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) have been found to be an important source of nerve fibres supplying the lungs. On the other hand, data regarding the innervation of the pulmonary tissue in breeding animals are surprisingly scarce. Therefore, in the present study ...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Wojtarowicz A,Podlasz P,Czaja K

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Numerous fibrous elements known as the Willis chords are situated in the light of the superior sagittal sinus. The paper is aimed at a comparative evaluation of the appearance of the Willis chords appearing in the superior sagittal sinus during various periods of human life and a determination of their role....

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Kedzia A,Kedzia W

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to analyse the occurrence of variants of anomalous insertions of the anterior horn of the medial meniscus in human knee joints. The study was carried out on 78 human lower limbs of both sexes (42 males and 36 females). Out of 78 knee joints, 10 knee joints (12.82%) presented atypical atta...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Jakubowicz M,Ratajczak W,Pytel A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We encountered some multiple vessel variations in the retropubic region of a 55-year-old male cadaver. The obturator artery had its origin from the external iliac artery, and inferior epigastric artery from the femoral artery. Additionally, an anastomosis between obturator and inferior epigastric veins (venous Crown o...

journal_title：Folia morphologica

authors： Sarikcioglu L,Sindel M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00