Anatomical landmarks of growth (eye and ear opening pinna separation tooth eruption, descent of testes, etc. ), and the weights of MF1 mice offpsring were recorded during days 1-21 of postnatal life in natural litters of size 10 fostered by their own mothers. Instataneous relative growth rates were calculated using Park's (1970) modification of Brody's (1945)formula. The results indicated that there was no clear trend in growth rates during this period towards either the male or female line.

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The immunocytochemical localization of D-amino acid oxidase was demonstrated in the proximal tubule cells of porcine kidney. D-amino acid oxidase was localized predominantly on the cell membrane of the brush border which could be seen on the free surface of each cell. On the inner-membrane of the apical canaliculi and large vacuoles, reaction product showing the localization of D-amino acid oxidase was demonstrated. The positive reaction was also recognized on the plasma membrane of the lateral cell surfaces and the basal infoldings. It was suggested that D-amino acid oxidase was localized on the surface of cytoplasmic membrane which seemed to have a high activity of resorption of amino acids and various substances.

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In serial studies on the growth course of children with congenital rubella syndrome in Okinawa, measurements were made of the head and face at 14 and 16 years of age, following those at 12 years of age previously reported. Four measurements including the head length, head breadth, bizygomatic breadth and morphological face height, and two indices including the cephalic index and morphological facial index, were obtained and compared with those of normal children of the same age.
The results indicated that for all the head and face measurements, the children with congenital rubella syndrome of ages 14 and 16 years were highly significantly small compared to the normal children, regardless of sex. On the other hand, as regards the indices, there were generally no significant differences between the two groups. These findings indicate that growth retardation of the head and face of children with congenital rubella syndrome persists at 14 and 16 years of age, from 12 years of age, while the proportions of the head and face are not generally different from those of normal children. Such a conclusion is also supported by assessments of the size and shape distances of Penrose computed from the four items.

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Location of origin cells of efferent fibers in the rabbit superior and inferior laryngeal nerves was investigated in association with their soma size, using the horseradish peroxidase (HRP) retrograde labeling technique. The nucleus ambiguus (nA) of the rabbit displays a different cytoarchitectonic appearance in its rostral fourth and caudal three-fourths, the former of which consists of a defined group of neurons (CG) with a compact arrangement and an undefined neuron group (SG) scattered around CG. On the other hand, the caudal three-fourths of nA is formed by a neuron group with a scattered arrangement similar to SG. Origin cells of the superior laryngeal nerve were confined to CG and SG of the rostal fourth of nA and a much smaller number also existed in the dorsal vagal nucleus. The mean some sizes of the CG and SG neurons were 18±2.6μm and 24±2.6μm, the former being smaller than the latter. Origin cells of the inferior laryngeal nerve were located in DG of the caudal three-fourths of nA, and their mean soma size was 26±3.3μm, indicating a difference of intra-nA localization and soma size between origin cells of the superior and inferior laryngeal nerves.

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The peroneus tertius muscle was observed in five legs (2.9%) of three male specimens (3.4%) out of 174 legs of 87 (45 male and 42 female) crab-eating monkeys (Macaca fascicularis). They were all supplied by the deep peroneal nerve. Two types were observed in three legs of two specimens and grouped into Types III or IV and VIII or IX as classified by Kaneff (1980). These comprise a tendinous or a muscular expansion of the lateral compartment of the extensor digitorum longus muscle. While the muscle observed in both feet of another specimen seems to correspond to the “so-called peroneus tertius” reported by Sommer (1907)and Preuschoft (1961) in gorillas.

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Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (The Bland-White-Garland syndrome is a rare congenital anomaly of the cardiovascular system. Almost all patients with this condition die during the first year of life. A one-year,4-month-old boy was autopsied at Nagasaki University Hospital. In the heart, the small ventricular spetal defect with aneurysmal and myocardial infaction as observed.

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