Objective(s) The aim of this study was to investigate glycoconjugates distribution patterns as well as their changes during the course of pituitary portal vasculogenesis and angiogenesis. Materials and Methods Formalin fixed paraffin sections of 10 to 20 days of Sprague Dawly rat fetuses were processed for histochemical studies using four different horseradish peroxidase (HRP) conjugated lec...

It is very important to validate the characterization of medicinal plants ensure their use, especially if are be used only for certain organs. This study aimed obtain information related type secretory structure and secondary metabolites they accumulated, as well phytochemical profile three antihypercholesterolemic plants. organs (leaves, stem bark, roots) from Moringa oleifera, Muntingia calab...

A histochemical study of conjugated and total bilirubin was made on liver biopsies of 150 patients. Three types of cholestasis were defined: type I, characterized by the presence of intracellular pigment granules in the hepatocytes; type II, showing intracellular granules and extracellular thrombi (this group may be subdivided according to the eventual presence of coarse pigment deposits in the...

Elastofibroma dorsi (ED) is considered a member of a heterogeneous group of benign fibrous (fibroblastic or myofibroblastic) soft-tissue tumors, frequently localized in the periscapular region in middle aged or older individuals. However, the pathogenesis of ED is still unclear and many authors believe that ED results from a reactive hyperproliferation of fibroblastic tissue, while others sugge...