MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES OF HYSTEROTHYLACIUM SPECIES INFECTING ARGYROPS SPINIFER

Morphological and molecular characterizations for the developmental stages of Hysterothylacium species infecting Argyrops spinifer

Hysterothylacium species are perhaps the most abundant and diverse group of marine ascaridoids; however, their life cycle and specific identification in larval stages are difficult.In this study, three members of the genus Hysterothylacium (Ward and Magath, 1917) are morphologically described from the digestive tract of Argyrops spinifer, genetical

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Muscle histochemistry in chronic alcoholism

Twenty-two chronic acoholic patients were assessed by neurologic examination and muscle biopsy.The patients manifested proximal muscular weakness to a variable extent.One case presented as an acute bout of myopathy, according to the Manual Muscle Test, MMT.The most prominent histologic feature observed was muscle atrophy (95.3%) better evidenced th

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Be wary of “natural” therapy in gynecological surgery

Mark Erian,1 Glenda McLaren21Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Queensland, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, 2Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Mater Mothers Private Hospital, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Mixing Glasses QLD, AustraliaAbstract: It is estimated that more than 4 billion people throughout the

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