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Accessory muscle in the hypothenar region: a functional approach

Bakinde, Nicolas ; Yotovski, P. ; Voigt, Tilman ; Rager, Guenter

In: Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger, 2005, vol. 187(2), p. 149

An accessory muscle was found in the hypothenar region on both hands during routine cadaver dissection. This muscle originated from the tendon of the flexor carpi radialis, crossed the palma manus region superficially and inserted together with the abductor digiti minimi muscle into the ulnar aspect of the basis of the fifth proximal phalanx. The muscle was supplied by one branch arising from the...

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Deficiency in parvalbumin, but not in calbindin D-28k upregulates mitochondrial volume and decreases smooth endoplasmic reticulum surface selectively in a peripheral, subplasmalemmal region in the soma of Purkinje cells

Chen, G. ; Racay, Peter ; Bichet, S. ; Celio, Marco R. ; Eggli, P. ; Schwaller, Beat

In: Neuroscience, 2006, vol. 142, no. 1, p. 97-105

The Ca²⁺-binding proteins parvalbumin (PV) and calbindin D-28k (CB) are key players in the intracellular Ca²⁺-buffering in specific cells including neurons and have profound effects on spatiotemporal aspects of Ca²⁺ transients. The previously observed increase in mitochondrial volume density in fast-twitch muscle of PV−/− mice is viewed as a specific compensation mechanism to...

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An anatomical investigation of the cervicothoracic ganglion

Marcer, Nicholas ; Bergmann, Mathias. ; Klie, A. ; Moor, B. ; Djonov, Valentin

In: Clinical Anatomy, 2011, p. -

Anatomical variability within the autonomic nervous system has long been accepted. This study evaluated the anatomical variability of the cervicothoracic ganglion (CTG) according to its form and, in addition, provided precise measurements between the CTG and the anterior tubercle of the transverse process of the sixth cervical vertebra (C6TP), the first costovertebral articulation, and the...

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Comparative morphology of female flowers and systematics in Geonomeae (Arecaceae)

Stauffer, F. W. ; Endress, P. K.

In: Plant Systematics and Evolution, 2003, vol. 242, no. 1-4, p. 171-203

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Shape and position of the sarcoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi apparatus in the sole plate and remaining subsarcolemmal muscle region of the mouse using imidazole-osmium staining

Voigt, Tilman ; Dauber, Wolfgang ; Bensemann-Ryvkin, Irina ; Härtel, Xenia

In: Microscopy Research and Technique, 2003, vol. 61, p. 419

By means of thin (≤150 nm) and thick (>150 nm) sections, the shape and position of the sarcoplasmic reticulum and of the Golgi apparatus in the sole plate and in the remaining subsarcolemmal sarcoplasmic region were investigated. For this purpose the membranes were stained by means of imidazole-osmium postfixation and unstained sections analyzed under the electron microscope. Both in the...

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Early effects of carbachol on the morphology of motor endplates of mammalian skeletal muscle fibers

Voigt, Tilman

In: Muscle & Nerve, 2010, vol. 41, no. 3, p. 399 - 405

Long-term disturbance of the calcium homeostasis of motor endplates (MEPs) causes necrosis of muscle fibers. The onset of morphological changes in response to this disturbance, particularly in relation to the fiber type, is presently unknown. Omohyoid muscles of mice were incubated for 1-30 minutes in 0.1 mM carbachol, an acetylcholine agonist that causes an inward calcium current. In these...