At the time of the publication of Geoffrey Harris's monograph on 'Neural control of the pituitary gland' 60 years ago, the pituitary was recognised to produce a growth factor, and extracts administered to children with hypopituitarism could accelerate growth. Since then our understanding of the neuroendocrinology of the GH axis has included identification of the key central components of the GH...

purpose: to evaluate the demographic data, mechanisms of injury and complications of ocular trauma in patients over 60 year of age. methods: we retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 91 patients older than 60 who were admitted and treated in the ophthalmology department of khalili hospital, between september 2002 and november 2008, due to ocular trauma. data were retrieved from admissi...

Knowledge of the thickness of sections is important for proper interpretation of electron micrographs. Therefore, the thicknesses of sections of n-butyl methacrylate polymer were determined by ellipsometry, and correlated with the color shown in reflected light. The results are: gray, thinner than 60 mmicro; silver, 60 to 90 mmicro; gold, 90 to 150 mmicro; purple, 150 to 190 mmicro; blue, 190 t...

mycetoma is a chronic and pustular infection usually involves foot. mycetoma in iran is not common and most cases have been reported from the south and north of iran. the objective of present study was to review the mycetoma and the distribution of its etiologic agents in iran. moreover, a 60-year-old woman with actinomycetoma lesions in her left foot was presented. direct smear of the grains s...