introduction: it is well known that glycoconjugates on the cell surface of embryonic cells as well as extracellular matrix (ecm) are involved in many developmental phenomena including cell differentiation and maturation. these molecular events have not received proper attention during pituitary cell differentiation. the purpose of this study was to investigate glycoconjugate distribution on cel...

Antibiotics have traditionally been used for growth promotion in the pork industry; however, their use in animal feed has recently been limited because of human health concerns. The intestinal microbiota plays an important role in mediating many physiological functions such as digestion and animal growth. It was hypothesized that use of antibiotics as growth promotants and subsequent variations...

Microglial cells are the subset of macrophages in the central nervous system (CNS). Changes in the CNS such as injury or developmental events cause morphological and physiological changes in microglial cells. In this study organotypic brain slice cultures under serum free condition were used to investigate the morphology and lectin histochemistry of microglia and macrophages in the CNS in vitro...