introduction: the claustrum interconnects with the allocortical and neocortical regions and also projects to the hippocampus and the amygdala. .the role of claustrum in the complex partial seizure is not clear. thus in this study the effect of amygdala lesion on anterior claustrum kindled seizures in rat were investigated. methods: male wistar rats, weighting 250-300 g, were received dc current...

purpose: to report a rare malignant melanoma with chalazion-like presentation.  case report: a 36-year old woman with a chalazion-like mass in the left upper lid, having been resected twice, was referred to our center for the management of recurrence. the total resection of the suspicious area was done. histopathologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of malignant melanoma. the appropriate r...

aim : the purpose of this study was to assess the incidence of 16bp insertion of intron 3 p53 in gastritis lesion and its correlation with clinicopathological aspects. background : p53 alterations have been implicated in the development of gastric malignancies. patients and methods : 97 gastritis and normal adjacent tissues were investigated for p53 gene analysis using pcr-sequencing of intron3...