The morphology of the sensory epithelia of the sacculus in two species of hake, Merluccius capensis and M. paradoxus, was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The sensory epithelia have two morphological features that are very different from other gadiform species. These include the presence of two large areas which are only linked by a narrow neck, and the larger proportion of hair cells oriented in the rostrocaudal axis than in other species. The deeper-dwelling species, M. paradoxus, has a larger proportion of hair cell with short ciliary bundles than does the shallower-dwelling species, M. capensis. These morphological specializations could improve the acoustic diserimination and localization capabilities of these species, possibly related to an increase in sensitivity to higher frequency sounds in the deeper-dwelling species. © 1992 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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Pacific branch of the Federal State Budget Scientific Institution "Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography", 4 Alley Shevchenko, Vladivostok, Russian Federation, 690091.
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Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University.
High-grade serous carcinomas (HGSCs) with homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) respond favorably to platinum therapy and poly ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors. Mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 commonly cause HRD and have been associated with Solid, pseudoEndometrioid, and Transitional-like (SET-like) histology. Mutations in other homologous recombination repair (HRR) genes as well as epigenetic changes can also result in HRD; however, morphologic correlates have not been well-explored in these cases.
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Background: The Fontan procedure is a surgical intervention designed for patients with single ventricle physiology, wherein the systemic venous return is redirected into the pulmonary circulation, thereby facilitating passive pulmonary blood flow without the assistance of ventricular propulsion. Consequently, long-term follow-up of individuals who have undergone the asymptomatic Fontan procedure is essential.
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