13 articles in this issue
M. Acosta, V. Filippa, F. Mohamed
Folliculostellate cells (FSC) have been reported in pituitary of several mammalian species. FSC morphology and secreted sub- stances have been instrumental to the under- standing of their function. The purpose of this work was to perform an immunohistoche... see more
M. Artico, E. Bronzetti, V. Alicino, B. Ionta, S. Bosco, C. Grande, M. Bruno, F. M. Tranquilli Leali, G. Ionta, L. Fumagalli
Gallbladder carcinoma is the most common biliary tract tumor and the fifth most common gastrointestinal tract cancer .The prognosis of gallbladder carcinoma is poor and less than 5% of the patients are still alive five years postoperatively.1 Gallbladder ... see more
CarloAlberto Redi
Essentials of apoptosis - A guide for basic and clinical researchSecond edition, 2009. Xiao-Ming Yin and Zheng Dong (Eds); Humana press, Totowa, New Jersey (USA) Pages: 730; €92.95; ISBN: 978-1-60327-380-0When a book get a second edition in a six-year per... see more
Cytoskeleton - Methods and ProtocolsSecond edition, 2010; Ray H. Gavin (Ed); Springer Protocols methods in molecular biology, vol. 586 Humana press, Totowa, New Jersey (USA); Pages: 390; €95.44; ISBN: 978-1-60761-375-6Ray H. Gavin, from the Brooklyn Colle... see more
Apoptosis - Methods and ProtocolsSecond edition, 2009; Peter Erhardt and Ambrus Toth (Eds); Springer Protocols - Methods in molecular biology, vol. 559; Humana press, Totowa, New Jersey (USA); Pages: 400; €88.35; ISBN: 978-1-60327-016-8The editors rightly... see more
J. Gosalvez, F. Crespo, J.L. Vega-Pla, C. López-Fernández, E.I. Cortés-Gutiérrez, R. Mezzanotte
The genome of stallion (Spanish breed) and donkey (Spanish endemic Zamorano-Leonés) were compared using whole comparative genomic in situ hybridization (W-CGH) technique, with special reference to the variability observed in the Y chromosome. Results show... see more
S. Nemolato, T. Cabras, M.U. Fanari, F. Cau, M. Fraschini, B. Manconi, I. Messana, M. Castagnola, G. Faa
Mast cells (MCs) are metachromatic cells that originate from multipotential hemopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow. Two distinct populations of MCs have been characterized: mucosal MCs are tryptase-positive while mast cells in skin contain tryptase and... see more
A. Kovšca Janjatovic, G. Lacković, F. Bozic, D. Kezic, M. Popovic, H. Valpotić, I. Harapin, Z. Pavicic, B. Njari, I. Valpotić
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) infection is the most common type of porcine postweaning colibacillosis (PWC). Among fimbriae of porcine ETEC strains the best studied family of fimbriae are the members of F4 adhesins, existing in at least three va... see more
K. Lovasova, D. Kluchova, A. Bolekova, F. Dorko, T. Spakovska
The mitral valve, as an active flap, forms the major part of the left ventricular inflow tract and therefore plays an important function in many aspects of left ventricular performance. The anterior leaflet of this valve is the largest and most ventrally ... see more
P. Narducci, R. Bortul, R. Bareggi, V. Nicolin
Bone is continuously repaired and remodelled through well-coordinated activity of osteoblasts that form new bone and osteoclasts, which resorb it. Osteoblasts synthesize and secrete two key molecules that are important for osteoclast differentiation, name... see more
S. Ćirović, J. Marković-Lipkovski, J. Todorović, J. Nešović-Ostojić, M. Jović, S. Ilić, S. Tatić, D. Čemerikić
The aim of this study was to evaluate KCNQ1 K+ channel expression in the frog kidney of Rana esculenta. KCNQ1 K+ channel, also known as KvLQT1, is the pore forming a-subunit of the IKs K+ channel, a delayed rectifier voltage-gated K+ channel, which has an... see more
H. Sawai, N. Domae
Mouse monoclonal anti-Fas (CD95) antibody clone CH-11 has been widely used in research on apoptosis. CH-11 has the ability to bind to Fas protein on cell surface and induce apoptosis. Here, we used polystyrene beads coated with CH-11 to investigate the ro... see more
V. Matozzo, M. G. Marin
For the first time, a morphological study of haemocytes from the crab Carcinus aestuarii was carried out by means of light microscopy and differing cytochemical assays. Analysis of haemocyte size frequency distribution (performed by means of a Coulter Cou... see more