Swimbladder Disease
Swim bladder disease is a multifactorial illness which primarily affects ornamental goldfish which have globoid body shapes, like orandas, ryukins, and fantails.

Female duck anatomy evolves to block “rape”
Bi­ol­o­gists have found ana­tom­i­cal de­tails about the fe­male re­pro­duc­tive tract in wa­ter­fowl that they say in­di­cate male and fe­male an­atomy have co-e­volved in a “sex­ual arms race.”

Artery variations increase complication risk in liver transplants
3D MDCT angiography is a more efficient way to classify liver arterial anatomy before liver surgery, according to researchers

Why sloths do not sleep upside down
The potential interplay of posture, digestive anatomy, density of ingesta and gravity in mammalian herbivores

Tarantula venom and chili peppers target same pain sensor
Venom from a West Indian tarantula has been shown to cause pain by exciting the same nerve cells in mice that sense high temperatures and the hot, spicy ingredient in chili peppers.

Molecular anatomy of influenza virus detailed
Scientists have succeeded in imaging, in unprecedented detail, the virus that causes influenza.

Cellular composition and ultrastructure of the gill epithelium of larval and adult lampreys : Implications for osmoregulation in fresh and seawater
The ultrastructural characteristics of each of the cell types present in the gill epithelium at the different stages in the life cycle of lampreys are described.

Heterogeneity of the intrahepatic biliary epithelium
A review of the recent findings related to the morphological heterogeneity of the biliary epithelium and the heterogeneous pathophysiological responses of different sized bile ducts to liver gastrointestinal hormones and peptides and liver injury/toxins

Cholangiocytes and blood supply
A review of the recent studies related to the physiopathology of hepatic microvasculature in experimental models of liver damage and its biological and clinical implications.

Bile acid interactions with cholangiocytes
The review will outline mechanisms for bile acid transport in cholangiocytes, the role of bile acid regulation of cholangiocyte proliferation, secretion and apoptosis in animal models and human diseases.

Vocal cords deserve the applause
The vocal cords are twin folds of throat muscle stretched horizontally across the voice box, or larynx.

The gallbladder: The digestive holding tank
The gallbladder is a holding tank for bile, the body's digestive detergent.

Hard Hearts: New Discovery of Bone in Heart Tissue May Explain Valve Disease
News: Researchers have confirmed that bone -- similar to that found in the human skeleton -- is present in a substantial portion of diseased heart valves.

The hair cycle
A summary of the major events of the hair cycle, and known regulators of the transitions.

Fibroblast heterogeneity: more than skin deep
The article reviews the fibroblasts on normal adult human skin wherein at least three distinct subpopulations of fibroblasts exist...

Smooth Muscle Contraction and Relaxation
This brief review serves as a refresher on smooth muscle physiology for those educators who teach in medical and graduate courses of physiology. Additionally, those professionals who are in need of an update on smooth muscle physiology may find this revie

Nothing but skin and bone
This review discussed the various facets of 2 diverse, yet interdependent, tissues: the skin and bone.

The stem cell niches in bone
In this review the authors compared the architecture of the 2 HSC niches in bone marrow, and highlighted the function of osteoblasts in maintaining a quiescent HSC microenvironment....

Feeling Nauseous? Research Suggests Your Brain Plays A Role
Researchers have found that a chemical produced by the immune system directly stimulates the part of the brain that controls digestion.

Transplanted Skeletal Muscle Mimics Heart Muscle; Helps Failing Heart Pump, Duke Researchers Say
Immature muscle cells transplanted from the leg of an animal to its heart apparently can "learn" to act like heart muscle, researchers found...