Aging effects in the extracellular matrix of the clitoris: A scanning electron microscopic analysis.

Objective Of The Study: The present work aims to observe the clitoris' extracellular matrix in young and old women with a scanning electron microscope.

Materials And Methods: After approval of the local research ethics committee, samples of the clitoris body were obtained from cadavers of women between 20 and 40 old (G1) and from cadavers over the age of 60 (G2). The samples were decellularized with NaOH to maintain the extracellular matrix framework, submitted to silver sputter coating, and observed under a scanning electron microscope.

Changes in the extracellular matrix of the clitoris caused by aging: a stereological and comparative study.

Introduction: The clitoris is partially responsible for sexual arousal. The integrity of the extracellular matrix is essential for clitoral erection. Sexual dysfunction is a phenomenon associated with age.

Fibrous components of extracellular matrix and smooth muscle of the vaginal wall in young and postmenopausal women: Stereological analysis.

The anterior vaginal wall is subject to many diseases, such as pelvic organ prolapse. The pathophysiology of this illness is multifactorial, and as such, structural components of the vagina are involved. Furthermore, it is more prevalent in older women.

Organization of the fibrous connective tissue of the fallopian tubes in fertile and climacteric periods: a scanning electron microscopic and stereologic study.

The extracellular matrix (ECM) of the fallopian tubes is subject to several changes due to hormonal influences and aging. However, there is a lack of studies regarding its arrangement in older women. We aimed to analyze the organization of ECMcomponents, including collagen and elastic fibers, in the fallopian tube's ampulla from young and old women by means of scanning electron microscopical and stereological methods.

Maternal undernutrition during lactation leads to reduction in skull size and thickness of adult-aged Wistar rats.

Introduction: It is known that the quality and quantity of milk is directly related to the dietary habits of the mother. Despite that, the rates of maternal malnutrition during lactation are increasing in several countries; thus, observing its effects on the offspring is relevant. The present study aims to verify the effects of maternal malnutrition during breastfeeding on the skulls of adult-aged Wistar rats.

The olecranon aperture of the humerus: a meta-analysis with anthropological and clinical discussion.

The olecranon aperture is an anatomical variant of the humerus that communicates the olecranon fossa with the coronoid fossa. It is also known as the supratrochlear foramen. Older anatomical textbooks refer to it as a rare variation caused by the perforation of the thin bony plate which separates both fossae.