We compared mature dolphins with 4 other groupings of mature cetaceans. With a large data set, we found great brain diversity among 5 different taxonomic groupings. The dolphins in our data set ranged in body mass from about 40 to 6,750 kg and in brain mass from 0.4 to 9.3 kg. Dolphin body length ranged from 1.3 to 7.6 m. In our combined data set from the 4 other groups of cetaceans, body mass ...

We have isolated a murine homologue of the human Y-linked RBM genes (previously termed YRRM), a gene family implicated in spermatogenesis and which encodes proteins containing an RNA recognition motif. A number of very similar copies of this gene (called Rbm) are present in the mouse. These mouse homologues are also Y-encoded, mapping on the short arm of the chromosome, proximal to Sry. Express...

Differential loading patterns during game-based participation may produce or exacerbate strength imbalances between the lower limbs. It is currently unknown whether such imbalances are functionally beneficial or detrimental to performance. This study assessed the influence of lower limb strength and lean mass symmetry on kicking accuracy in Australian Football. Thirty-one Australian footballers...

Introduction: Obesity in childhood increases the risk of fatty liver disease. With respect to the increased prevalence of obesity in Iran and the world, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between fatty liver and obesity in 6 -18 year-old children. Method: In this case-control study, 25 overweight children and 24 obese children, who had inclusion criteria, were selected by conve...

BACKGROUND Body weight, body mass index, fibrinogen concentration and relative plasma viscosity can contribute to the development of hypertension in diabetics. This study compares body weight, body mass index, fibrinogen concentration and relative plasma viscosity between hypertensive diabetics, normotensive diabetics and healthy controls. METHODS The present study was carried out on normoten...

As brain size usually increases with body size it has been assumed that the two are tightly constrained and evolutionary studies have therefore often been based on relative brain size (i.e. brain size proportional to body size) rather than absolute brain size. The process of domestication offers an excellent opportunity to disentangle the linkage between body and brain mass due to the extreme s...

The functional outcome in preschool severe wheezers with eosinophilic airway inflammation and increased reticular basement membrane (RBM) thickness is unknown. We investigated the relationship between airway pathology at age 2 yrs and lung function at age 4-6 yrs in previous severe wheezers. Severe wheezers previously investigated by endobronchial biopsy and healthy children aged 4-6 yrs were r...

BACKGROUND The epithelial reticular basement membrane (Rbm) of the airway wall thickens in patients with asthma. However, whether the thickening parallels whole airway wall thickening, which limits airflow, is unknown. The aim of this study was to examine the correlation between the bronchial Rbm thickening and whole airway wall thickening in asthma. In addition, the association of Rbm and whol...