Fermentative digestion of food in the colobus monkey, Colobus, polykomos.

Fermentation of leafy food occurs in the enlarged saccus gastricus of the colobus monkey with the formation of volatile fatty acid, as in the rumen of ruminant animals. About half of the digestible organic matter and cellulose of the diet is digested in this way.     

Experimental cholera in the monkey]

Experimental studies on cholera in Baboons (Papio, P. anubis) and Rhesus Monkeys, have led to unfavourable results. However we have obtained a typical cholera disease in cotton-top Marmoset Saguines oedipeus.     

Comparative pathology after intrathecal endotoxin in the rabbit,dog and monkey

Zusammenfassung Pathologische Veränderungen bei Kaninchen, Hunden und Affen nach intrazysternaler Verabreichung von Bakterienendotoxinen sind einander sehr ähnlich, während sie nach i.v. Injektion bei allen 3 Tiergruppen auffallend verschieden sind. Dies führt zur Annahme, dass die Wirkung des Endotoxins zur Hauptsache offenbar nicht über das Zentralnervensystem geht.     

Mapping of central monoamine neurons in the monkey

Zusammenfassung Verteilung und Morphologie von Katecholamin-(KA) 5-Hydroxytryptamin-Neuronen im Affengehirn stimmt mit früheren Befunden über das Rattengehirn gut überein. Die Zahl der KA-Zellkörper in Area Subceorulea ist jedoch bedeutend grösser bei Affen, und eine neue Art terminaler KA-Nervenfasern von starker Fluoreszenzintensität und im Durchmesser variierender Varikosität wurde aufgefunden.     

The site of gating in the ventricular conducting system of rabbit, dog and monkey hearts

The longest action potential durations of the ventricular conducting system were found at about two thirds of the distance along each false tendon in dog and monkey hearts. In the rabbit heart, this area which corresponds to the gating mechanism - was found in the middle part of the bundle branches; therefore the number of gates is much smaller in the rabbit than in other 2 species.     

The site of gating in the ventricular conducting system of rabbit,dog and monkey hearts

Summary The longest action potential durations of the ventricular conducting system were found at about two thirds of the distance along each false tendon in dog and monkey hearts. In the rabbit heart, this area—which corresponds to the gating mechanism—was found in the middle part of the bundle branches; therefore the number of gates is much smaller in the rabbit than in the other 2 species.Acknowledgements. We wish to thank F. Pezziardi and P. Guiraudou for their technical assistance.     

Calcitonin in tissues of thyroidectomized monkey

Summary Immunochemical studies indicate that immunoreactive calcitonin (iCT) is present in many tissues of monkey following thyroidectomy (thx) (e.g. liver, thymus, lung). Extrathyroidal iCT may play a role in calcium metabolism.Supported by the Ella O. Latham Trust, George Washington, NCI Grant RO1CA22137-02, and the Veterans Administration.     

Localization of human A,B and H isoantigens in Cynomolgus monkey tissues

Summary The presence and distribution of human A, B and H isoantigens were demonstrated in Cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis) by means of red cell adherence test. Although no human antigens were found on primate erythrocytes, various epithelial tissues revealed the presence of A, B or H antigenic substance. The distribution and localization was similar to that found in human tissues. Majority of specimens from each individual animal possessed only 1 human type isoantigen with the exception of the salivary and sweat glands, where all animals showed the presence of H antigen in addition to other specificity, and of Brunner's gland, where all sections reacted positively also for A antigen.     

Immunohistochemical individualization of adenohypophyseal thyrotropic cells in the monkey Macaca irus, using a human anti-beta-TSH antibody

Using the indirect immunofluorescence technique and an antiserum against the specific beta subunit of human TSH, selective immunocytochemical staining was localized in a cell population of the pars distalis of the monkey Macaca irus. These thyrotropic cells, which were positive to aldehyde fuchsin, Alcian blue, and PAS, were localized on the one hand in the ventro-medial zone of the pars distalis, especially alongside the large vessels of this region, and on the other in the zona tuberalis, i. e. at the bottom of the pars tuberalis. Some cells, sparsely distributed, were seen in the posterior part of the lateral lobes of the pars distalis, in the vicinity of the pars intermedia. No thyrotropic cells were encountered in pars tuberalis. Pars intermedia and posterior lobe contained no cells immunoreactive to beta-hTSH. In females, the thyrotropic cells were more numerous and larger than in males. Generally the thyrotropic cells were round or oval in shape, sometimes they were polygonal.     

Anti-androgenic action of cyproterone acetate in the epididymis of the rhesus monkey

Summary Cyproterone acetate (1 M) inhibited the binding of labeled testosterone (T) and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) in the caput and cauda epididymides of the rhesus monkey. The same concentration of the anti-androgen failed to inhibit androgen binding in the ductus deferens, prostate and seminal vesicles.The investigation was supported by financial assistance from the Indian Council of Medical Research and the University Grants Commission. CA was a gift from Dr. F. C. Neumann, Scherring AG, Berlin.     

Enhancement of muscle regeneration by bone marrow cells in the monkey

Transplantation of muscle minces with and without autogenous bone marrow cells was performed in the monkey. The addition of bone marrow cells markedly enhanced muscle regeneration. The findings suggest a possible clinical application of the technique.     

Histochemical localization of cholinesterases in the neural tissue of the pineal in the rhesus monkey

Summary The neural tissue of the monkey pineal contains both acetyl and butyryl cholinesterases. Acetylcholinesterase was localized in the cisternae of the nuclear membrane, rough endoplasmic reticulum, on the plasma membrane of the neurones, and on the axolemma of both non-myelinated and myelinated fibres. The enzyme was not found in the axosomatic or axo-dendritic synapses. It is therefore suggested that the pineal neurones have a cholinergic function rather than a cholinoceptive one.This study was supported by the WHO.     

The influence of somatostatin on drug-induced prolactin release in the monkey

Summary The infusion of linear somatostatin did not block prolactin release induced by either perphenazine, TRH or serotonin. Somatostatin infusion, however, potentiated prolactin release induced by perphenazine and TRH but not that induced by serotonin.Supported in part by NIH General Research Support Grant No. RR5384 to Wayne State University School of Medicine and by NIH Research Grant No. HDO7722.The authors wish to express their appreciation to Mrs.Cynthia Van De Walle for her outstanding technical assistance in the performance of the prolactin RIA and the statistical analyses. We also appreciate receiving linear somatostatin from Dr.R. Makineni, Bachem Inc., Marina Del Ray, California, USA and from Dr.N. H. Grant, Wyeth Laboratories, Philadelphia, Pa. USA. We would like to thank Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, Ill. USA for the gift of TRH and the Schering Corp., Bloomfield, N.J. USA for the gift of perphenazine.     

Enhancement of muscle regeneration by bone marrow cells in the monkey

Summary Transplantation of muscle minces with and without autogenous bone marrow cells was performed in the monkey. The addition of bone marrow cells markedly enhanced muscle regeneration. The findings suggest a possible clinical application of the technique.     

Hypoxia as a negative reinforcing stimulus in the squirrel monkey

Summary Squirrel monkeys learned to avoid hypoxia by pressing a bar. Each bar-press replaced the noxious gas mixture with normal air for 3 sec. The data further indicated that O₂ itself has no positive reinforcing effect.