Cell death is discriminated into two main forms: apoptosis and necrosis. In contrast to
necrosis, apoptosis is a regulated, energy-dependent form of cell death leading to …

Embryonic stem (ES) cells are pluripotent cells isolated from the inner cell mass of
blastocysts. ES cells are able to differentiate into the three primitive layers (endoderm …

Aims: To describe the anatomy and the arrangement of the arachnoid trabeculae, pillars,
and septa in the subarachnoid space of the human optic nerve and to consider their …

In this study microglial cells isolated from brain cell cultures of newborn mice were
characterized and investigated for morphology, their responses to growth factors and their …

Cytotoxic T lymphocytes mediate lysis of target cells by various mechanisms, including
exocytosis of lytic proteins (perforin, granzymes) and receptor-ligand binding of Fas/APO …

Steroids are essential for the control of oedema in human malignant glioma patients but may
interfere with the efficacy of chemotherapy. Boswellic acids are phytotherapeutic anti …

Glutathione (GSH) levels are supposed to determine the vulnerability of many cells towards
a wide array of insults. We investigated the effects of chronic inhibition of GSH synthesis and …

The occurrence and spatial distribution of intracellular DNA fragmentation was investigated
by in situ 3′ end labelling of DNA breaks in K562 cells treated in such a way to cause either …

A variety of explanations have been provided to elucidate the requirement of the large islet
mass that is essential for a successful treatment of patients with type I diabetes by …

✓ Removal of the anterior clinoid process (ACP) facilitates radical removal of tumors or
radical neck clipping of aneurysms in the supra-and parasellar regions by providing a wide …