PURPOSE Birdshot chorioretinopathy (BCR) is a bilateral, chronic uveitis primarily involving the posterior segment that often results in progressive vision loss. Histopathology on eyes with BCR has been limited, but we had the rare opportunity to study the eyes of a donor with BCR. We sought to compare immunolabeling in the eyes of this donor who was treated with immunosuppression for over 30 y...

introduction: the aim of this study was to investigate the presence and distribution of cell surface terminal sugars in developing cartilage of the primordial vertebrae in rat embryo. material and methods: fifty female and 25 male wistar rats were chosenrandomly. after adaptation, mating was done. vaginal plug observationwas performed on o-day of gestation. specimens were collected from 9-18 da...

[this article has been retracted for duplicate publication] background: the pathological classification of cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis has been a matter of debate and controversy for histopathologists. objective: to identify and specify the glycotypes of capillary endothelial cells in usual interstitial pneumonia (uip) compared to those found in normal tissue. methods: sections of formalin...

Vajner L. , V. Konrádová, J . Uhl ík , J . Zocová: Mucin Histochemistry of Tracheal Goblet Cells after Oral Administration of Ambroxol. Acta Vet. Brno 2001, 70: 9-13. Previous studies on the effect of various mucolytic drugs on the tracheal epithelium ultrastructure revealed ambroxol as the most harmful one. To complete these studies, we decided to evaluate the effect of ambroxol on the glycoco...

Apoptosis is a cellular phenomenon of great importance in the cellular homeostasis of tissues and organs. For many years diverse techniques have been developed for the identification and differentiation of normal and apoptotic cells, but only in cells isolated in cultures as in histology sections. These techniques are based on the modifications that cells suffer during the process of apoptosis....

In mammals, taste buds are localized mostly within two regions, i.e. lingual and palatal epithelium. In the lingual epithelium, taste buds are localized in three lingual papillae; fungiform, foliate and circumvallate papillae. In the palatal epithelium, taste buds are present in the nasoincisor papillae and soft palate. In addition, few taste buds are recognized at the laryngeal surface of epig...