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A K Arora

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PubMed1980

Study of epigenetic variants in the Northern Indian crania.

500 adult human skulls available in the Department of Anatomy, S. N. Medical College, Agra (India) were studied for the presence/absence of 32 epigenetic variants. The percentage of occurrence of these variants is compared with that of skulls of different countries. The factors affecting these variants are discussed in the light of available literature.

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PubMed1979

Incidence of squatting facets on the talus of Indians (Agra region).

230 adult Indian tali (from Agra region) were studied for the incidence of squatting facets. Extension of medial articular facet was observed in all the cases. Medial extension of trochlea was observed in 37% of cases; lateral extension of trochlea in 71.6% of cases, lateral squatting facets in 43.5% of cases and medial squatting in 8.6% of cases. The present data are compared with that of other workers.

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PubMed1979

Incidence of interparietal bones in adult skulls of Agra Region.

A study of 500 skulls of Agra region revealed that the interparietal bone was present in a total number of 8 cases (1.6%). It was single in 2 cases (0.4%) and multiple in 5 cases (1%). In one case it was present as unilateral interparietal bone. The preinterparietal bone was present in 4 cases (0.8%). It was single in 2 cases (0.4%) and multiple in 2 cases (0.4%).

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PubMed1979

Variations in calcanean facets in Indian Tali.

The various patterns in calcanean articular facets of 500 Indian tali have been observed and classified accordingly. Type I tali have one flat facet on plantar surface of its head (16%); Type II tali, the calcanean facet were divided into 2 parts by a indistinct or prominent ridge (78%); Type III tali, the calcanean articular facet was partly separated by nonarticular groove and partly by ridge (1%); Type IV tali have 2 articular facets on the plantar surface of head separated by nonarticular groove (3%); and Type V tali have a single facet on the plantar surface of head and this facet was continuous with the posterior calcanean facet (2%).

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PubMed1977

Subsegmentation of the human liver.

Subsegmental patterns in 85 human livers have been studied after preparing corrosion casts of the hepatic duct, hepatic artery and portal vein by injecting coloured butyl butyrate solution. A subsegment was identified by the independence of its vessels and ducts from those of its neighbours. In the present study nine hepatic subsegments have been observed: (1) posterior superior, (2) posterior inferior, (3) anterior superior, (4) anterior inferior, (5) medial superior, (6) medial inferior, (7) lateral superior, (8) lateral inferior, (9) caudate (the caudate lobe and process form a spearate subsegment on the basis of the pattern of their blood supply and biliary drainage). The sizes of the subsegments were very similar in 41 cases (48.23%). In the others, some increase or decrease in the size of one or more subsegments at the expense of neighbouring subsegments was observed. These variations are illustrated.

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PubMed1977

Pattern of talar articular facets in Indian calcanei.

The variations in the talar articular facets on 401 normal Indian calcanei have been observed and classified. Type 1 calcanei have one continuous facet on the sustentaculum tali extending on the antero-medial corner of the distal part of the calcaneus (268 cases--67%). Type 2 calcanei have two articular facets, one on the sustentaculum tali, and another on the distal part of the calcaneus (104 cases--26%). Type 3 calcanei have a single well defined facet on the sustentaculum tali (21 cases--5%). Type 4 calcanei have a single facet on the sustenaculum tali extending on to the antero-medial corner of the distal part of the calcaneus, but this facet is continuous with the posterior talar facet of the calcaneus (8 cases--2%).

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PubMed1977

Intrahepatic branching patterns of portal vein. A study by corrosion cast.

Eighty-five corrosion casts of human portal veins were studied. The following observations were made: (1) In 88% of the cases, the portal vein divided into right and left branches, and in 12% of the cases, it divided into the left branch of the portal vein and anterior and posterior segmental n:veins; (2) Anterior and posterior segmental veins were branches of the right branch of the portal vein in 88% of the cases and arose directly from the portal trunk in 12% of the cases. In all cases, the anterior and posterior segmental veins in turn divided into superior and inferior area veins. (3) The left branch of the portal vein underwent a sharp kink leading into two parts: pars transversa nad pars umbilicalis. (4) The lateral superior area vein either sprang from the left side of the kink (69%), or from pars transversa near the kink (16%), or from the left side of pars umbilicalis near the kink (14%). The lateral inferior area vein arose from the left side of pars umbilicalis in all cases. (5) The medical segmental veins originated from the right side of pars umbilicalis. The number of branches varied from two to four. Further division of these into area branches were not fixed. (6) The right portion of the caudate lobe received portal blood either from the pars transversa (68%), or from the right branch of portal trunk (14%), or from the portal trunk (18%). The left portion of the caudate lobe received portal blood always from the pars transversa of the left trunk. (7) The branches to the caudate process arose from right branch of the portal vein in the majority of cases (72%). In the rest of the cases, these arose either from portal trunk (16% cases) or from pars transversa of the left trunk (12% cases).

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PubMed1976

Vascular segments in the human spleen.

Corrosion casts of human splenic arterial trees revealed the presence of two segments-a superior, and an inferior - in 84% of cases and three segments - a superior, a middle and an inferior - in 16% of cases. These segments are separated by avascular planes.

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PubMed1976

Bacteriologic and vaccination studies in a field epizootic of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis in calves.

Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) was enzootic in the beef cattle herds at Dixon Springs Agricultural Center, University of Illinois. The development of nonhemolytic and hemolytic Moraxella bovis flora in the eyes of 48 calves in a closed cow-calf herd was monitored from late May to October, 1972. The incidence of clinical IBK was recorded each week. In late May, nonhemolytic M bovis was isolated from 26% of calf eyes. The peak incidence of IBK was observed in early September, with 26% of the eyes affected. At that time, nonhemolytic M bovis was isolated from 10% of the eyes, and hemolytic M bovis from 58%. By late October, nonhemolytic M bovis was isolated from 25% of the eyes, and hemolytic M bovis from only 4%. In an attempt to increase the resistance of ocular tissue, 19 calves were vaccinated in each third eyelid with 0.5 ml of an autogenous M bovis bacterin in late May. Vaccination did not provide practical protection against the establishment of hemolytic M bovis in the eyes nor the development of clinical IBK. However, at the peak incidence of IBK, hemolytic M bovis was isolated from the eyes of 48% of vaccinated calves and 73% of nonvaccinated calves; clinical IBK was present in 21% of the eyes of vaccinated calves and 29% of nonvaccinated calves. In evaluating the in vitro proteolytic potential of M bovis isolates, 83 hemolytic and 5 nonhemolytic isolates peptonized litmus milk; 176 nonhemolytic isolates did not peptonize litmus milk. Hemolytic M bovis isolates were more pathogenic for mice than were nonhemolytic isolates. Of 60 mice, 53 (88%) died in 1 to 3 hours after intraperitoneal inoculation of hemolytic isolates; 8 of 32 (25%) mice died in 5 to 15 hours after inoculation of nonhemolytic isolates. Hemolytic M bovis isolates produced testicular swelling and scrotal necrosis after inoculation into the scrotal sac of rabbits; nonhemolytic isolates produced only mild transient testicular swelling.

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PubMed1976

Detection of Moraxella bovis antibodies in infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis by a passive hemagglutination test.

A passive hemagglutination test was developed to detect antibody response to Moraxella bovis in tears. Tannic acid-treated sheep erythrocytes were sensitized with sonicated antigen prepared from M bovis cultures. The test was found to be a relatively simple, specific, and reliable procedure for titrating antibodies in lacrimal secretions. The hemagglutination test could be a valuable method for seroepizootiologic investigation of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis.

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Investigation of children with chronic diarrhoea.

OBJECTIVE: To study the lower G.I. endoscopic and histopathological findings in children with chronic diarrhoea. DESIGN: Prospective analysis. SETTING: Hospital based. SUBJECT: 83 children with age up to 14 years admitted in Umaid Hospital, Jodhpur including 33 subjects with chronic diarrhoea and 50 normal children in control group. METHODS: All 83 children including study (33) and control group (50) underwent lower G.I. Endoscopy using FUJINON-SIG-ET sigmoidoscope in older children and PENTAX FG-23H gastroscope in younger children after proper preparation. Rectal biopsies were taken in all the subjects except one and was sent for histopathological examination. RESULTS: Majority (90.8%) were in 0-5 year age group with median age of 3.8 years. We could finally reach to definitive diagnosis in 13% patients with chronic diarrhoea. Over all, colitis was the most common cause. CONCLUSION: Both, endoscopy and biopsy are needed to reach final diagnosis.

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