The interplay among a dental procedure, infective endocarditis, and an acute ischemic stroke.

Background: This case report highlights the rare association among a dental procedure, infective endocarditis, and an acute ischemic stroke.

Case Description: A 54-year-old woman who experienced an acute ischemic stroke 5 weeks after a tooth extraction is described. The initial symptoms of this patient included mild to moderate word-finding difficulty and right facial droop.

Molecular, structural, and cellular biology of follitropin and follitropin receptor.

Follitropin and the follitropin receptor are essential for normal gamete development in males and females. This review discusses the molecular genetics and structural and cellular biology of the follitropin/follitropin receptor system. Emphasis is placed on the human molecules when possible.