Important publications describing the effects of cytokines in the nervous system are demanding increasing amounts of our attention these days. Consider, for example, the chemotactic cytokines or chemokines. These small proteins have been extensively studied because of their importance in regulating leukocyte migration and inflammation. Approximately 50 different chemokines have been shown to ex...

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This study investigated the relationship between forward head posture and temporomandibular disorder symptoms. Thirty-three temporomandibular disorder patients with predominant complaints of masticatory muscle pain were compared with an age- and gender-matched control group. Head position was measured from photographs taken with a plumb line drawn from the ceiling to the lateral malleolus of th...

The formation of foramina transversaria in the seventh cervical vertebra of CBA and C57BL mice and their offspring is found to behave as if it is determined by a single semi-dominant gene. The accessory foramina of Weber (1950) are investigated in the same material. These foramina are classified into two types and their heredity is evaluated.