Proper synapse formation is pivotal for all nervous system functions. However, the precise mechanisms remain elusive. Moreover, compared with the neuromuscular junction, steps regulating the synaptogenic program at central cholinergic synapses remain poorly defined. In this study, we identified different roles of neuronal compartments (somal vs extrasomal) in chemical and electrical synaptogene...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the clinical usefulness of the Schedule for Oral-Motor Assessment (SOMA) in children with dysphagia by comparing findings of SOMA with those of the videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS). METHOD Both SOMA and VFSS were performed in 33 children with dysphagia (21 boys and 12 girls; mean age 17.3±12.1 months) who were referred for oropharyngeal evaluation. Ratings of...

nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide gases together with dust are known as the major pollutants arising during the blasting operations using the ammonium nitrate-fuel oil (anfo) explosive at the sungun surface mine, located in the northwest of iran. the pollutants were monitored during some blasting operations at the mine. it was concluded that the gases and dust clouds initially went up to the ...

A telephone call seems so much easier, quicker, and cheaper than a letter; but we should not be fooled. Most doctors are impossible to reach. How often are we told "You called him and then he called back and you were out." And it doesn't take long to exceed the 16p of a first class letter when a London caller is left in the void between the switchboard and the department of radiology in the Wid...

Matthew J. van der Giessen 6304 109A St. Edmonton, Alberta Canada, T6H 3C7 Ph. (403) 438-3757 " PSYCHE AND SOMA by Matthew J. van der Giessen " Published in Massage Therapy Journal Vol.29 No.3 PART I "Now, when you do this procedure, sometimes you can get emotional release", the instructor says. I look up, surprised. I am standing in the back of a seminar room. Our instructor is showing us a ne...

Figure 1. Signal attenuation in neurons with central or externalized soma location. (A) Distinct morphology of neurons in the central nervous system of various invertebrates and vertebrates: in the former, the soma is externalized, while in the latter, a central location of the soma predominates (examples from blowfl y and rat). (B) Left: circuit diagrams representing the analytical, simplifi e...

sarcheshmeh copper mine, with the final reserves of 828 million tons of sulfur ore and average grade of 0.74%, is known to be the largest open pit of iran and most probably the second largest copper mine in the world. this mine is located in the seismotectonic zone of central-iran, and 23 km away from the 150 km long rafsanjan active fault.in this study the vulnerability of the west wall of the...

Soma General Hospital, 142 Tsubogasaku, Niinuma, Soma, Fukushima 976-0011, Japan Research Group for Radiation and Biomolecular Science, Quantum Beam Science Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 2-4 Shirakata-Shirane, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan *Corresponding Author: Soma General Hospital, 142 Tsubogasaku, Niinuma, Soma, Fukushima 976-0011, Japan. Tel: +81-244-36-5101; Fax: +81-244-35-5819; E...