Anatomy of the nasolacrimal duct in Persian cats determined by computed tomographic dacryocystography.

Objective: This study sought to describe the anatomical characteristics of the nasolacrimal duct of Persian cats as observed by computed tomographic dacryocystography.

Animal Studied: Ten cats weighing 3-6 kg (three live cats and seven cadaveric specimens).

Procedures: The animals were submitted to bilateral computed tomographic dacryocystography, totaling 20 nasolacrimal ducts.

Proteome Composition of Bovine Amniotic Membrane and Its Potential Role in Corneal Healing.

Purpose: To investigate the protein profile of bovine amniotic membranes (bAM) and to determine putative associations between protein composition in bAM and known corneal healing pathways.

Methods: The bAM were acquired from normal full-term births (n = 10), processed, and stored at -80°C for two days. Subsequently, the frozen membranes were thawed at room temperature and prepared for proteomic exploration using high-resolution liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, followed by bioinformatics analysis.