objective(s): phospholipase c ζ (plcζ) is considered as a nominee for sperm associated oocyte activating factors and is located back-to-back with capza3, an actin-capping protein controlling actin polymerization during spermiogenesis. they contain a common bidirectional promoter. the objective of this study was to identify individuals with parallel low expression of plcζ and capza3 mrna, in hop...

background and importance: pseudomeningocele is a rare complication of spine surgery, and it is the collection of cerebrospinal fluid in paraspinal tissues. giant pseudomeningoceles are still rare, and very few cases have been reported in literature. it is usually occult in presentation, and patients do not have any symptoms ascribable to it. case presentation: we came across two symptomatic pa...