the identity of dead is an essential part of post-mortem examination. the identification of unknown human remnants begins with the creation of an anthropological profile, which includes sex, biological age, stature and individualizing features. the estimation of age at death is based on the bodily biological changes that occur throughout life. closure of spheno occipital synchondrosis is one of...

The spheno-occipital synchondrosis is a craniofacial growth centre between the occipital and sphenoid bones-its ossification persists into adolescence, which for the skeletal biologist, means it has potential application for estimating subadult age. Based on previous research the timing of spheno-occipital fusion is widely variable between and within populations, with reports of complete fusion...

OBJECTIVE To identify the expressions of SOX9 and type II collagen in spheno-occipital synchondrosis in response to quercetin, using a mouse in vitro model. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 50 one-day-old male BALB/c mice were randomly assigned to the control and experimental groups. Each group was subdivided into five different time points, which were 6, 24, 48, 72, and 168 hours, and each s...

Intracranial neoplasms originating from the vestiges of the notochord in the basisphenoid have been recognized since the time of Virchow, but they are decidedly uncommon. Mabrey (1), in a painstaking review of the literature through 1934, found only 47 cases of intracranial chordoma recorded. Since the appearance of his article approximately 24 additional cases have been reported. The subject o...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE Chondrogenesis is an integral part of endochondral bone formation, by which the midline cranial base is developed. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are required in chondrogenic differentiation and antioxidant enzymes regulate their levels. The aim of this study was to localize the antioxidant enzyme glutathione peroxidase 1 (Gpx1) at the spheno-occipital synchondrosis, as well...

A spheno – occipital synchondrosis is a cartilaginous joint, a growth centre found in the base of the skull between the basilar part of the occipital bone and the body of the sphenoid bone joining them together with a hyaline cartilage. This joint is important in cranio facial development for both vertical axis and horizontal plains resulting in the increase of facial height and width. The hyal...