There were some studies reporting an increasing incidence of testicular cancer and geni­tourinary abnormalities such as cryptorchidism and hypospadias whereas human sperm quality is declining. Over the last decades, there…

Chronical periapical parodontitis is chronical inflamatory response of periapical parodon­tal tissues to bacterial infection. Patohistologically it represents nonspecifical chronical mononuclear inflamatory infiltration of fibrous tissue. Its pathogenesis depends on more…

Topography, contents and some clinical problems of the popliteal fossa are presented. The popliteal fossa is a rhomboid-shaped intermuscular space situated at the back of the knee. It contains the popliteal…

The intermediate mesoderm gives rise to the kidney. Three pairs of kidney make an appear­ance in succession during development: pronephros, mesonephros and metanephros or permanent kidneys. Permanent kidneys develop from…

With each somatic cell division, the chromosomal ends, or telomeres, progressively short­en. Critically shortened telomeres are recognised by DNA repair systems as DNA damage, the cells are withdrawn from the…

Inherited trombophilia, state that predisposes individuals to venous thrombosis may be due to deficiency of antithrombin III, deficiency of protein C or protein S, or resistance to acti­vated protein C.…

Ninety-nine consecutive patients (42 M, 57 W) with objectively confirmed deep vein throm­bosis (DVT) were included. They were 60 ± 10 years old. Fourty-seven were older than 65 years. In…