Caesarean section and offspring obesity in young adulthood

The external orbital gland of the albino rat exhibits both sexual dimorphism and histological age changes. In males, many cells attain a remarkable degree of polyploidy and an increase of polyploid cell number constitutes the major age change until young adulthood. The acini of young adults have a small lumen and are composed of tall serous cells. Subsequently, many acini acquire a larger lumen with an irregular outline while numerous vacuoles accumulate throughout the secretory cells. At the same time, vesicular acini with a large lumen surrounded by pale-staining low cuboidal diploid cells begin to appear and their number increases throughout old age. The fine structure of external orbital glands from both sexes has been explored and in considering acinar cells from males, emphasis was given to the form of the Golgi membranes and to nuclear infoldings of cytoplasmic constituents.

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Maternal mortality after caesarean section in the Netherlands

Reproductive Health Matters ◽

10.1016/s0968-8080(98)90114-8 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 6 (11) ◽

pp. 160

Keyword(s):

Caesarean Section ◽

The Netherlands ◽

Maternal Mortality

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Contamination of salvaged maternal blood by amniotic fluid and fetal red cells during elective Caesarean section

Yearbook of Anesthesiology and Pain Management ◽

10.1016/s1073-5437(08)79057-0 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 2009 ◽

pp. 250-251

Author(s):

D.H. Chestnut

Keyword(s):

Caesarean Section ◽

Amniotic Fluid ◽

Elective Caesarean Section ◽

Maternal Blood ◽

Red Cells

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Positive Adult Personality Development

European Psychologist ◽

10.1027/1016-9040.10.4.320 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 320-329 ◽

Cited By ~ 106

Author(s):

Ursula M. Staudinger ◽

Ute Kunzmann

Keyword(s):

Young Adulthood ◽

Personality Development ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Personality Change ◽

Developmental Tasks ◽

Adult Personality ◽

Heated Debate

Abstract. Does personality stay stable after young adulthood or is there continued change throughout middle and later adulthood? For decades, this question has caused heated debate. Over the last couple of years, a consensus has emerged based on recent cross-cultural as well as longitudinal evidence. This consensus confirms that indeed there is personality change in middle and later adulthood. Many authors have labeled this change personality maturation or growth. In somewhat simplified terms the observed pattern is as follows: neuroticism declines, conscientiousness and agreeableness increase. At the same time it has been argued that this pattern of personality change is the result of coping with the developmental tasks of adulthood and, thus, increased adjustment. We would like to examine this practice of equating developmental adjustment with growth and ask how to define personality growth. To answer this question, we consult theories of personality development as well as lifespan theory.

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