Nowadays, the consumption of meat and meat products has been increased with modern manufacturing techniques. Due to the economic value, the likelihood of using unauthorized tissue is possible in meat products. The aim of this study was to apply morphological methods for detection of unauthorized tissues in meat sausage. In this study, a total number of 20 samples of different types of sausages ...

Background: Infertility is defined as the inability to achieve pregnancy after one year of unprotected intercourse. To interpret these testicular causes, biopsy of testis and its classification becomes an important tool for diagnoses. Biopsy is mostly done in severe oligozoospermic or azoospermic patients. Biopsies are also important in recent times due to introduction of Assisted Reproductive ...

Sixty five testicular tumours in 27 years accounted for an average of 2-3 cases (specimens) per year. The estimated frequency was therefore 0.04% out of total 165,000 biopsies received during this period. Specimens were sent from surgical units of various hospitals of Karachi be sides Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC). Sections prepared were stained with routine haematoxylin and eosin; ...

Microscopic examination of feces is a standard laboratory method for diagnosing gastrointestinal parasite infections. In North America, the ovum and parasite (O&P) examination is typically performed using stool that is chemically fixed in polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and formalin, after which the stool is concentrated by filtration to enhance sensitivity. Mini Parasep solvent-free (SF) tubes allow c...

BACKGROUND The aim of the present work was to investigate the prevalence and species of intestinal microsporidiosis among animals in Giza, Egypt. METHODS A total of 869 animal fecal samples were collected from domesticated animals (dogs, cats, rabbits, cattle, buffaloes, sheep, goats, donkeys and pigs) living in Giza, Egypt. Spores of microsporidia were concentrated from collected samples by ...

A 26-year-old female presented with blistering skin lesions since infancy, hair loss, proximal motor weakness, nasal tone speech, swallowing problem, and droopy eyes. Upon neurological examination, normal cognition, inability to walk unassisted, bilateral ptosis a full range of extraocular movements, weak gag reflex, generalized muscle atrophy, decreased deep tendon reflexes were detected. Her ...