23-gauge vitrectomy with intraocular foreign body removal via the limbus: An alternative approach for select cases

Purpose: To study the outcome of removal of retained intraocular foreign bodies (RIOFBs) via limbus using 23-gauge transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy (TSV).Materials and Methods: In this prospective, non-comparative interventional case series, fourteen eyes of 14 patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria were enrolled.They underwent 23-gauge

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Immunohistochemical localization of glucagon and pancreatic polypeptide on rat endocrine pancreas: coexistence in rat islet cells

We used immunofluorescence double staining method to investigate the cellular localization of glucagon and pancreatic polypeptide (PP) in rat pancreatic islets.The results showed that both A-cells (glucagon-secreting cells) and PP-cells (PPsecreting cells) were located in the periphery of the islets.However, A-cells and PP-cells had a different reg

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