Although lymphocytes are never present in `normal' seminiferous epithelium, they are found
in the terminal portions of the seminiferous tubules near their junctions with the tubuli recti. …

Background: The impetus for administering the 2nd-year Objective Structured Clinical
Examination (OSCE) came from the great variability in student performance observed by 3rd-year …

The appearance of spermatogenic cell surface auto- and isoantigens can be precisely
determined by utilizing techniques that separate spermatogenic cells. Using cytotoxic (…

Background The dorsal root ganglion (DRG) is a key structure in the mechanism of symptomatic
radicular pain, weakness and change in sensation. DRG localization can assist in the …

Many activities in today's medical schools no longer have medical students' education as
their central reason for existence. Faculty are hired primarily to provide clinical service or to …

This paper describes an in vitro model for the study of two types of steroidogenic luteal cells
from cows in different physiological states. Two different populations of enzymatically …

Spermiogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster has been divided into eleven developmental
stages based upon the fine structure of differentiating organelles. Emphasis is placed on the …

The emphasis on a generalist professional education has led to shortening and restructuring
of the surgery clerkship in the curricula of many medical schools. Little data exist regarding …

To further characterize Sertoli cell‐germ cell junctional specializations seminiferous tubules
from sexually mature Sprague‐Dawley rats were dissociated by enzymatic and mechanical …

From 1991 to 1996, the faculty at the University of Florida College of Medicine initiated several
significant changes in its curriculum. These changes, included the introduction of early …