Cyclooxigenase (COX) is the rate-limiting enzyme for the conversion of arachidonic acid (AA)
to prostaglandins (PGs). Two isoforms of COX have been identified: COX-1 is constitutively …

Leukotriene B 4 ( LTB 4 ) is a neutrophil chemotactic molecule with important involvement in
the inflammatory responses of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD ). Airway …

Background Odontogenic myxoma (OM) is a benign, locally invasive, non-metastasizing
neoplasm of the jaw bones. Despite the benign nature of these lesions, there is a high rate of …

Background Many studies are in the literature on the ANP and oxytocin-presence in the
brain, but very few studies with controversial results are reported on the presence of these …

This paper summarizes, in a modern fashion and with a number of molecular, functional
and magnetic resonance imaging details, the main morphological data about the trigeminal …

For the benefit of medical students, in this paper we examine the somatotopic organization
of the spinal cord, which shows a similar organization in mammalians. The dorsal horn is …

Atrial natriuretic peptide, oxytocin and vasopressin are three well known and widely studied
molecules since many years. They have been fully characterised from a genetic and …

Il cordone ombelicale è un condotto organico che assicura i rapporti vascolari tra madre e
feto. Esso è costituito da una vena e due arterie ombelicali, spiralizzate intorno all’asse …

The oculomotor nucleus is divided into: 1. somatic medial column innervating the superior
rectus muscle and somatic lateral column, further subdivided into a lateral column innervating …

Aim of this work is to investigate the presence of Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and insulin
in human foetal pancreas from not diabetic and diabetic mothers. The data literature …