Synovial osteochondromatosis is a benign process that most commonly affects the knee joint (70%).It is characterized by proliferative metaplasia of synovial membrane into chondrocytes, resulting in the formation of multiple cartilaginous nodules, which can detach from the synovium to become multiple intra-articular loose bodies.It usually involves
Leucine-rich repeat containing G protein-coupled receptor 4 (LGR4) promotes the Wnt signaling through interaction with R-spondins or norrin.Using PCR amplification from rat ovarian cDNAs, we identified a naturally occurring Lgr4 splice variant encoding only the ectodomain of Lgr4, which was named Lgr4-ED.Lgr4-ED can be detected as a secreted protei
The South African National Museum of Military History came into being as a result of the Second World War (1939-1945).It was during this period that Captain (later Colonel) J.Agar-Hamilton, official historian of the Union Defence Force, suggested the establishment of a war museum.This was approved by Field Marshal J.C.Smuts who at that time was Min