Protective Effect of Melatonin on Nonylphenol-Induced Reproductive and Behavioral Disorders in First-Generation Adult Male Rats by Mahsa Tavakoli, Ali Akbar Moghadamnia, Fereshteh Pourabdolhossein, Mohammad Hossein Asghari, Sohrab Kazemi

“…Histomorphometric results showed that NP can significantly reduce the cross-sectional area of the seminiferous tubules and the epithelium, the diameter and number of seminiferous tubules, the thickness of the epithelium, and the number of spermatocytes and spermatogonia compared to other groups. …”
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Er:YAG Laser Assisted Treatment of Central Odontogenic Fibroma of the Mandible by Luis Silva Monteiro, Marco Martins, José Júlio Pacheco, Filomena Salazar, João Magalhães, Paolo Vescovi, Marco Meleti

“…The histopatologic features were consistent with the diagnosis of central odontogenic fibroma of rich-epithelium type. No recurrence was observed during follow-up.…”
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In Vivo Noninvasive Imaging of Healthy Lower Lip Mucosa: A Correlation Study between High-Definition Optical Coherence Tomography, Reflectance Confocal Microscopy, and Histology by Alejandra García-Hernández, Rodrigo Roldán-Marín, Pablo Iglesias-Garcia, Josep Malvehy

“…In the superficial uppermost layers of the epithelium, RCM imaging provided greater cellular detail than histology. …”
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Proinflammatory Cytokines Increase Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression in Alveolar Epithelial Cells by James P. Maloney, Li Gao

“…Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is an endothelial permeability mediator that is highly expressed in lung epithelium. In nonlung cells proinflammatory cytokines have been shown to increase VEGF expression, but their effects on lung epithelium remain unclear. …”
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Fifteen-Year Follow-Up of a Patient with Acinar Cystic Transformation of the Pancreas and Literature Review by Xiaoyun Wen, Jela Bandovic

“…The resected cystic lesion was multilocular and lined by a single layer of bland epithelium ranging from nondescript flat/cuboidal epithelium to apparent acinar cells which were strongly positive for trypsin, so the final diagnosis was confirmed to be ACT. …”
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Histopathological and immunohistochemical findings in different tissues of goats infected with small ruminant lentivirus by Ozgur Kanat, Veysel Soydal Ataseven, Ilke Evrim Secinti, Veli Incecik, Firat Dogan

“…Immunohistochemically, positive staining was observed in the epithelium of the bronchi and bronchioles, alveolar macrophages and lymphocytes in the lung, lymphocytes and macrophages in the spleen, crypt, and villous epitelium, lymphocytes and macrophages in the intestine, and Kupffer cells and lymphocytes in the liver. …”
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Histological Characterization of the Dicer1 Mutant Zebrafish Retina by Saeed Akhtar, Sarita Rani Patnaik, Rakesh Kotapati Raghupathy, Turki M. Al-Mubrad, John A. Craft, Xinhua Shu

“…DICER1 was recently shown to have another function of silencing the toxicity of Alu RNAs in retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells, which are involved in the pathogenesis of age related macular degeneration. …”
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Expression of HGF and c-Met Proteins in Human Keratoconus Corneas by Jingjing You, Li Wen, Athena Roufas, Chris Hodge, Gerard Sutton, Michele C. Madigan

“…Overall, KC corneas showed increased HGF and c-Met immunostaining compared to controls. KC corneal epithelium displayed heterogeneous moderate-to-strong immunoreactivity for HGF and c-Met, particularly in the basal epithelium adjacent to the cone area. …”
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Effects of Chronic Stress and Comfort Food in Testicular Morphology in Adult Wistar Rats by Carina F. Barnabé, Roger G. Marchon, Maria V. C. Pinto, Bianca M. Gregório, Anneliese Fortuna-Costa, Francisco J. B. Sampaio, Diogo B. De Souza

“…The consumption of comfort food resulted in testicular weight reduction. The seminipherous epithelium was reduced in group S in comparison to controls. …”
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Expression profile of cannabinoid receptor 2 in ovine ileum during prenatal development by Mehmet Özbek, Hidayet Tutun, Emel Ergün, Feyzullah Beyaz, Levent Ergün

“…<p> <b>Results: </b>The majority of the intestinal epithelium showed a weak positive reaction for CB2. …”
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Mature Cystic Teratoma of the Fallopian Tube in a Postmenopausal Woman: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Mustafa Erkan Sari, Ozhan Ozdemir, Pinar Kadirogullari, Funda Arpaci Ertugrul, Cemal Resat Atalay

“…Microscopic examination revealed squamous epithelium with sebaceous glands and hair follicles, and pseudostratified ciliated respiratory epithelium with cartilage and mucous glands. …”
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Use of Fourier-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography to Evaluate Anterior Stromal Opacities in Donor Corneas by Matthew R. Bald, Christopher Stoeger, Joshua Galloway, Maolong Tang, Jeffrey Holiman, David Huang

“…Slit lamp examination of the first cornea gave the impression of anterior stromal scarring, but OCT showed that the opacity was limited to the epithelium. Slit lamp examination of the second cornea suggested opacity limited to the epithelium, but OCT identified significant sub-Bowman's scarring. …”
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Gene expression and immunohistochemistry analysis of ADAMTS-1 and its substrates in odontogenic keratocyst by Osvaldo Rodrigues de Souza Neto, Antonia Taiane Lopes de Moraes, Hellen Thais Fuzii, Antonio Guilherme Maneschy Faria, Vanessa Morais Freitas, Maria Sueli da Silva Kataoka, Sérgio de Melo Alves, João de Jesus Viana Pinheiro

“…Comparing the expression of proteins between the OKC epithelium and the cystic capsule, it was observed that all molecules were more expressed in the epithelium (p < 0.001). …”
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Evaluation of Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cell Cytotoxicity of Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator Using Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells by Hiroyuki Kamao, Atsushi Miki, Junichi Kiryu

“…RPE function was evaluated by measuring the secretion of pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and RPE-specific gene expression. …”
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Epidermoid cysts of the orofacial region: A clinico-pathological study of 13 cases with review of literature by Priya Kumar, Rewa Malhotra, Aadithya B. Urs, Jeyaseelan Augustine, Sujata Mohanty

“…Background: Epidermoid cysts (ECs) are uncommon benign cystic lesions derived from the germinative epithelium. Head and neck ECs constitute only 7% of all ECs whereas only 1.6% are seen intraorally. …”
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Paneth Cells: Dispensable yet Irreplaceable for the Intestinal Stem Cell NicheSummary by Michaela Quintero, Linda C. Samuelson

“…Intestinal stem cells replenish the epithelium throughout life by continuously generating intestinal epithelial cell types, including absorptive enterocytes, and secretory goblet, endocrine, and Paneth cells. …”
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Histologic and histochemical studies on the palpebra tertia of holstein and brown swiss cows by Murat Boydak

“…Varying degrees of pigmentation was observed over the free margin, palpebra I and bulbar aspects ol the PT in cows Elastic.reticular and collagen fibers were observed under Ihe epithelium and deeper parts of the lamina propria,Plasma cells were lound in groups in the connective (issue of the free margin,palpebral and bulbar aspects.and intralobular and interlobular interstitium of the GPTS and GPTP, Myoepithelial cells were found to be located in the corpus glandulae and walls ol the ducts systems of both GPTS and GPTP.…”
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Expression of lipocortins in human bronchial epithelial cells: effects of IL-1β , TNF-α, LPS and dexamethasone by M. M. Verheggen, H. I. M. de Bont, P. W. C. Adriaansen-Soeting, B. J. A. Goense, C. J. A. M. Tak, H. C. Hoogsteden, P. Th. W. van Hal, M. A. Versnel

“…In this study, we investigated the expression of lipocortin I and II (annexin I and I in the human bronchial epithelium, both in vivo and in vitro. A clear expression of lipocortin I and II protein was found in the epithelium in sections of bronchial tissue. …”
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Gingival spatial analysis reveals geographic immunological variation in a microbiota-dependent and -independent manner by Yasmin Jaber, Avital Sarusi-Portuguez, Yasmin Netanely, Reem Naamneh, Shahd Yacoub, Or Saar, Nadeem Darawshi, Luba Eli-Berchoer, Hagit Shapiro, Eran Elinav, Asaf Wilensky, Avi-Hai Hovav

“…Additionally, a significant influence of the microbiota on the junctional epithelium facing the oral biofilm offers new insights into neutrophil recruitment. …”
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Intrabiliary Hepatic Metastasis of Colorectal Carcinoma Mimicking Primary Cholangiocarcinoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Yimin Dong, Hitendra Patel, Charmi Patel

“…CK7 stained uninvolved bile duct epithelium with no staining in intrabiliary metastatic growth. …”
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