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Hamartoma of the triceps surae muscle.
1997
A 9-year-old, otherwise healthy girl presented with a 5-year history of pain in her right calf with retarded growth and development of an equinus contracture of her right leg. Magnetic resonance imaging showed an irregular mass with heterogeneous enhancement after contrast in her right triceps surae muscles, especially the soleus. Histological studies of this triceps surae muscle tissue revealed a haphazard distribution of adipose and connective tissue, striated and smooth muscle cells, vessels and lymphoid follicles, as well as nerve bundles which, together, were considered components of a hamartoma.
Exposure to increased ambient ultraviolet B radiation has negative effects on growth, condition and immune function of juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salm…
2008
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) parr were exposed in two outdoor experiments, ranging in duration from 52 to 137 days, to spectral treatments: (1) natural sunlight (=present ambient UVB level), (2) solar radiation supplemented with enhanced UVB radiation from lamps simulating 20% or 8% stratospheric ozone loss or (3) UVB-depleted sunlight achieved by screening with Mylar-D film. The growth, condition and immune function of the salmon were quantified after treatments. Exposure to enhanced UVB radiation retarded growth, and decreased hematocrit value and plasma protein concentration. Further, enhanced UVB radiation affected plasma immunoglobulin concentration. The results demonstrate that juven…