[HTML][HTML] The Functional Significance of Cardiac Looping: Comparative Embryology, Anatomy, and Physiology of the Looped Design of Vertebrate Hearts
J Männer - Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 2024 - mdpi.com
The flow path of vertebrate hearts has a looped configuration characterized by curved
(sigmoid) and twisted (chiral) components. The looped heart design is phylogenetically …
(sigmoid) and twisted (chiral) components. The looped heart design is phylogenetically …
Biological roles of growth hormone/prolactin from an evolutionary perspective
Y Iwasaki, M Nishiyama, D Corcoran, T Araki - Endocrine Journal, 2024 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Although growth hormone (GH) and prolactin (PRL) are usually recognized as pituitary
hormones, their expression is not restricted to the adenohypophysis and can also be found …
hormones, their expression is not restricted to the adenohypophysis and can also be found …
The somatic genome of Eptatretus okinoseanus reveals the adaptation to deep-sea oligotrophic environment
Background Hagfishes are fascinating creatures that typically inhabit the deep sea. The
deep sea is characterized by its lack of sunlight, primary productivity, and diminishing …
deep sea is characterized by its lack of sunlight, primary productivity, and diminishing …
Comparative study on a unique architecture of the brook lamprey liver and that of the hagfish and banded houndshark liver
N Ota, H Hirose, Y Yamazaki, H Kato, K Ikeo… - Cell and Tissue …, 2024 - Springer
Although the liver of the lamprey, a group of cyclostomes that diverged the earliest among
vertebrates, has abundant bile ducts in the larval stage, which degenerate during …
vertebrates, has abundant bile ducts in the larval stage, which degenerate during …
Changes of biliary cilia, smooth muscle tissue distribution, innervation and extracellular matrices during morphological evolution of hepatic architectures in vertebrates
N Shiojiri, H Hirose, N Ota, J Sekiguchi… - Annals of Anatomy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The liver architecture of vertebrates can be classified into two types, the portal
triad type (having periportal bile ducts) and the non-portal triad type (having bile ducts …
triad type (having periportal bile ducts) and the non-portal triad type (having bile ducts …
Gene expression in the liver of the hagfish (Eptatretus burgeri) belonging to the Cyclostomata is ancestral to that of mammals
N Ota, H Kato, N Shiojiri - The Anatomical Record, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Although the liver of the hagfish, an earliest diverged lineage among vertebrates, has a
histological architecture similar to that of mammals, its gene expression has not been …
histological architecture similar to that of mammals, its gene expression has not been …