Objective Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is characterised by islet autoimmunity and beta cell
destruction. A gut microbiota–immunological interplay is involved in the pathophysiology of …

Due to advancements in ultrasound techniques, the focus of antenatal ultrasound screening
is moving towards the first trimester of pregnancy. The early first trimester however remains …

INTRODUCTION The basic human body plan, the arrangement of organs in the body, is laid
down during embryonic development. Insight into the formation of this plan informs …

Introduction The presence of previously unnoticed bilateral macroscopic salivary gland
locations in the human nasopharynx was suspected after visualization by positron emission …

Neonatal surgery and concomitant anesthesia coincide with a timeframe of rapid brain
development. The speed and complexity of early brain development superimposed on …

For over half a century, the Carnegie staging system has been used for the unification of
chronology in human embryo development. Despite the system's establishment as a …

Evolutionary responses to selection for bipedalism and childbirth have shaped the human
pelvis, a structure that differs substantially from that in apes. Morphology related to these …

The notochord is a major regulator of embryonic patterning in vertebrates and abnormal
notochordal development is associated with a variety of birth defects in man. Proper …

Objectives/Hypothesis The hyoid–larynx complex is highly prone to anatomical variation.
The etiology of anatomical variants such as Eagle's syndrome and the aberrant hyoid …

Knowledge of complex morphogenetic processes that occur during embryonic development
is essential for understanding anatomy and to get insight in the pathogenesis of congenital …