The pilot study comprised a random sample of 30 male amateur drivers (first group, cate­gory B according to the Slovene traffic safety legislation) and a random sample of 30 male…

Perilunate dislocations and fracture dislocations are rare, yet very grave wrist injuries that may easily be missed at the time of injury. They occur after high-energy trauma to the wrist.…

Topical corticosteroids for dermal use are among the most frequently used dermatologicals. Number of available agents of different strength and vehicles is increasing. Along with recent development of high-potency topical…

Sex hormones, which are involved in the development and maintenance of reproductive tis­sue, are produced by female and male gonads, suprarenal cortex and the placenta. There are three main sex…

Lyme borreliosis is endemic in Slovenia. Its incidence has been on the increase over the past decade, and is among the highest in Europe. Erythema migrans is the clinical hallmark…

Unstable angina pectoris (UAP) and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) sig­nify a critical moment of coronary artery disease. The choice of appropriate therapy depends on the estimated risk of adverse…

Endophthalmitis is an infection within the eye. It mainly affects the vitreous, but it can also spread to the retina, chorioid, cornea and to other structures in the eye. Early…

The most frequent sign of endometrial cancer is postmenopausal bleeding. In the early can­cer stages, some women show no symptoms of the disease. Clinical examination reveals especially advanced forms of…

Polyunsaturated fatty acids are a vital part of physiological as well as patophysiological mech­anisms in the human body. Their long chained products are a key stone for the development of…

Caspases are cysteine proteases, which cleave their substrates following an aspartate residue. They are present as inactive precursors (pro-caspases) in cells. Caspases are involved in cytokine processing and apoptosis (programmed…

Carcinoids are neuroendocrine tumors. They produce physiologically active substances which can cause carcinoid syndrome and carcinoid heart disease at higher concentrations. The char­acteristic changes seen in carcinoid heart disease are…

Parkinson's disease is a slowly progressive, degenerative disorder of the substantia nigra of unknown etiology. The main pathomorphological finding in Parkinson's disease is the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the…

Newcastle disease virus (NDV) has been shown to have an inhibitory influence on tumor growth in various experimental conditions. We studied the effect of daily application of a wild strain…

Fertilization is the process of paternal and maternal chromosomes uniting in the activated oocyte. The most frequent reason for fertilization failure is sperm incapacity to penetrate into the oocyte. In…

The term heterotopic ossification denotes new bone formation in tissues which do not nor­mally ossify. Fibrous tissue and striated muscles are the most commonly involved. Heterotopic ossification often develops after…

Amongst the recently well known groups of human disorders is the ciliary motility syndrome. It is caused by genetically-determinated defects of cilia, consequently leading to impaired transport of mucus and…

The purpose of the research was to determine the prevalence of migraine and recurrent headaches in students. Five hundred ninety-five students of University of Ljubljana and University of Maribor with…

Backgrounds. Severe trauma of the spleen can be followed by excessive internal bleeding. The life of the injured person can be saved only with splenectomy. Removal of the spleen reduces…

Background. The basis for the function of the nervous system is signalling among the nerve cells through the synapses. Normal signalling requires precise synthesis and localisation of synaptic structures within…