abstract：:There has been no systematic study of the anatomy of the region between the sacral and coccygeal cornua. Reference texts describe an intercornual ligament connecting these structures. The aim of this study was to investigate the anatomy of this region, which may be relevant to unexplained cases of coccygeal pain (cocc...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Woon JT,Stringer MD

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The olfactory system typically consists of two parallel systems: the main olfactory system and the accessory olfactory system. The main olfactory bulb (MOB) acts as the initial processing site for volatile chemical stimuli and receives input from the olfactory receptor cells located in the olfactory epithelium. The Af...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Olude MA,Ogunbunmi TK,Olopade JO,Ihunwo AO

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familiarity with the different anatomical variations of the arterial supply of the gallbladder and liver is of great importance in all hepatobiliary surgical procedures. A complex anomaly of the hepatobiliary arterial system, which has never been reported before, was found during anatomical dissection of a 73-year-old...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Polguj M,Podgórski M,Hogendorf P,Topol M

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eukaryotic cells can adapt to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) dysfunction by producing diverse signals from the ER to the cytosol or nucleus. These signaling pathways are collectively known as the unfolded protein response (UPR). The canonical branches of the UPR are mediated by three ER membrane-bound proteins: double-str...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Saito A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thyroid isthmus has different measurements in its width, height, and thickness, and its location with respect to the tracheal rings has been inconsistent, among the anatomical literature. This study was performed to clarify the location and morphometric characteristics of the thyroid isthmus. One hundred thyroid i...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Won HS,Han SH,Oh CS,Chung IH,Won HJ,Kim JH

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge of variations in the formation of superficial palmar arch is beneficial for successful vascular surgery in the hand as well as for plastic surgeons. The authors describe an unusual completion of superficial palmar arch by first dorsal metacarpal branch of radial artery at the first interdigital cleft which w...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Rai R,Prabhu LV,Yadav A,Rao CP,Tonse M,Virupakshamurthy MB

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular purine nucleotides and nucleosides play important roles in the nervous system, e.g., neurotransmission, neuromodulation, chemoattraction and acute inflammation. Extracellular nucleotides act through ATP receptors (P2 receptors). P2 receptors are classified into two families: the P2X receptors are ionotro...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Kobayashi K,Yamanaka H,Noguchi K

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The arrector pili muscle is a smooth muscle bundle that attaches to the bulge region of the hair follicle and extends to its superior attachment in the upper dermis or epidermis. However, the morphology and origin of the muscle associated with the human mustache is different, having a general smooth arrector pili musc...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Kim JN,Lee JY,Yoo JY,Paik DJ,Koh KS,Song WC

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arrangements of the lateral collateral ligaments of the ankle are complex. Injuries to these ligaments can occur in the inverted planter flexed position of the ankle. Traditionally, the anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) is the first ligament involved in such ankle injuries. We reviewed the anatomical arrangements o...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Raheem OA,O'Brien M

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：: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：:A retroesophageal right subclavian artery, arising from the arch of the aorta as the terminal branch and passing dorsal to the esophagus, was found in five (1.2%) of 428 bodies donated for student dissection at Kumamoto University between 1993 and 2008. The presence of a retroesophageal right subclavian artery has bee...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Kawai K,Honma S,Kumagai Y,Koba Y,Koizumi M

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human superficial brachial artery passes superficially to the median nerve and can be classified into three subtypes according to its topographical relationship to the pectoral ansa. When the superficial brachial artery passes superficially to the pectoral ansa, it is defined as the highest superficial artery. We ...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Honma S,Kawai K,Koizumi M,Kodama K

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：:The hearts of all snakes and lizards consist of two atria and a single incompletely divided ventricle. In general, the squamate ventricle is subdivided into three chambers: cavum arteriosum (left), cavum venosum (medial) and cavum pulmonale (right). Although a similar division also applies to the heart of pythons, thi...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Jensen B,Nyengaard JR,Pedersen M,Wang T

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital heart diseases (CHD) result from abnormal morphogenesis of the embryonic cardiovascular system and usually involve defects in specific structural components of the developing heart and vessels. Therefore, an understanding of "Molecular Embryology", with specific focus on the individual modular steps involve...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Yamagishi H,Maeda J,Uchida K,Tsuchihashi T,Nakazawa M,Aramaki M,Kodo K,Yamagishi C

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Reelin (Reln)-deficient mouse (reeler) and the Dab1-deficient mouse (yotari) are autosomal recessive mutant mice characterized by cerebellar ataxia. Previously, we reported that Reelin and Dab1 proteins have slightly different functions during the development of the cerebral cortex. To analyze the functional roles...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Yamamoto T,Setsu T,Okuyama-Yamamoto A,Terashima T

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rat ascitic-type hepatoma AH7974 cells express CXCR4 mRNA and protein at high levels and also show vigorous migratory responses to its ligand CXCL12. We have shown that AMD3100 (a specific CXCR4 antagonist) effectively reduced tumor invasion into the milky spot in Sprague-Dawley rats inoculated with AH7974 cells. A hi...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Abe H,Ina K,Kitamura H,Sumiyoshi H,Tatsukawa S,Yoshioka H,Fujikura Y

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The histogenesis and cornification of claws in zebrafinch embryos has been analyzed. At 10-12 days post-deposition, the epidermis at the tip of the toes forms placode-like anlage associated with a mesenchymal condensation and with a terminal phalange. Claws seem to be modified scales, the dorsal side of which becomes ...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Alibardi L

更新日期：2009-09-01 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 aim of this study was to investigate the detailed configuration of periocular elastic fibers. Semiserial paraffin sections were made using 40 whole orbital contents from 27 elderly cadavers and stained by the aldehyde-fuchsin method. Periocular tissues were classified into three types according to directions of th...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Osanai H,Murakami G,Ohtsuka A,Suzuki D,Nakagawa T,Tatsumi H

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Olfactory bulb (OB) interneurons, predominantly periglomerular (PG) and granule (GR) cells, are derived from neural stem cells in the subventricular zone (SVZ) throughout life and migrate to the OB in the rostral migratory stream (RMS). In the adult superficial GR layer transgene expression was found, either enhanced ...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Saino-Saito S

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the routine dissection of an 86-year-old Caucasian male cadaver, an accessory inferior thyroid artery originating from the left suprascapular artery was detected. In addition to the existence of inferior and superior thyroid arteries, a third thyroid artery arising from the left suprascapular artery was present...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Cigali BS,Ulucam E,Bozer C

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After the authors' previous report an additional case of partial anomalous pulmonary venous return was encountered during dissection practice for medical students. In an 87-year-old Japanese male cadaver, the anomalous vein from the right upper lobe drained into the superior vena cava at a point just below the entranc...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Okamoto K,Wakebe T,Saiki K

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anatomical variations of the biceps brachii and triceps brachii have been described by various authors, but the occurrence of four-headed biceps brachii and triceps brachii in an ipsilateral arm is rare and has not been reported before in the literature. During routine cadaveric dissection in the department of anatomy...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Nayak SR,Krishnamurthy A,Kumar M,Prabhu LV,Saralaya V,Thomas MM

更新日期：2008-06-01 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 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：:There are two ukiyoe, Japanese woodblock prints, that were produced around 1850 and give a good picture of the images of the insides of the human body that were widely accepted among the common people in the Edo period. The Inshoku yojo kagami (Rules of Dietary Life) shows a man drinking sake. The Boji yojo kagami (Ru...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Shirasugi E

更新日期：2007-03-01 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：:To understand which layer of the intrinsic muscles of the foot the adductor hallucis muscle belongs to, it is essential to investigate the innervation patterns of this muscle. In the present study, we examined the innervation patterns of the adductor hallucis muscles in 17 feet of 15 Japanese cadavers. We investigated...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Arakawa T,Sekiya S,Kumaki K,Terashima T

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nerve regeneration is a complex process associated with the expression of hundreds of genes. To elucidate the molecular mechanism responsible for nerve regeneration, hundreds of nerve regeneration-associated genes have been hunted using differential display polymerase chain reaction (DD-PCR), random cloning, microarra...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Kiryu-Seo S

更新日期：2006-03-01 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：:Although an azygos lobe is a rare anomaly of the lung, its radiological appearance has been well defined. Clinically, the azygos lobe has been accepted as a normal variation that can simulate various diseases. However, on chest roentgenograms, this anomaly may appear to be present if there are any other pathological c...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Cimen M,Erdil H,Karatepe T

更新日期：2005-12-01 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

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：:On average, in chicks, the total number of retinal ganglion cells is 4.9 x 10(6) and the cell density is 10400 cells/mm2. Two high-density areas, namely the central area (CA) and the dorsal area (DA), are located in the central and dorsal retinas, respectively, in post-hatching day 8 (P8) chicks (19000 cells/mm2 in th...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Naito J,Chen Y

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an adult male cadaver with persistence of the ductus arteriosus and a right retroesophageal artery. The retroesophageal artery was first appreciated as a retropharyngeal mass during the dissection of this area. Both the left and right vertebral arteries originated in normal fashion. The thoracic duct of our ...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Tubbs RS,Oakes WJ,Salter EG,Zehren SJ

更新日期：2004-06-01 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 structure of the ligamentum flavum has yet to be fully elucidated and no studies have investigated fine structural differences at different spinal levels in any animals. The aim of the present study was to clarify structural differences in the ligamentum flavum at different spinal levels (cervical: C3/4 and C5/6; ...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Nihei A,Hagiwara K,Kikuchi M,Yashiro T,Hoshino Y

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It might have been recognized that surface prismless enamel with no prism sheaths or boundaries is formed by needle-shaped crystals in parallel arrangements and shows almost the same crystal size as the underlying prismatic enamel. This study found that some island- and band-shaped prismless enamel in third molars and...

journal_title：Anatomical science international

authors： Kodaka T

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00