The effect of methaqualone on prenatal development in the rat

Summary Methaqualone treatment of pregnant rats in doses of 100–200 mg/kg day produces resorption and a series of anomalies whose incidence increases with the dose-level employed.Acknowledgment. Supported by the National Research Council of Canada, grant No. A0292. Methaqualone was generously supplied by W. H. Rorer, Canada, Ltd.     

The effect of two forms of light on the development of the neonatal rat retina

Summary The effects of red and far red light on the development of the retinas were studied in the neonatal rat models. Red light appeared to be stimulatory and far red light appeared to be inhibitory.     

The effect of unilateral cerebellar pedunculotomy on the vascular development of the neonatal rat cerebellum

After cerebellar pedunculotomy the density of the blood vessel network in the cerebellar cortex was not different from that in the control animals. But the pattern of the blood vessels was different, being less organized in the operated animals.     

The effect of ouabain on water consumption in the rat

Résumé L'ouabain diminue la consommation d'eau, stimulée par l'injection d'une solution sallée hypertonique, chez les rats normaux ou néphrectomisés.     

The effect of parabiosis and fluid restriction on the development of azo dye induced rat liver tumors

Résumé Chez le rat, le développement des tumeurs du foie est ralenti lorsqu'on met les individus atteints en parabiose avec des individus normaux et arrêté si l'on réduit leur ration d'eau. Mais il semble que dans les deux cas, ces effets ont pour cause déterminante la diminution de la nourriture consommée.

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This research was supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation (6139) and an institutional grant from the American Cancer Society.     

The effect of pretreatment with rat placental homogenate on subsequent pregnancy in the rat

Résumé L'effet d'un traitement immunologique sur la grossesse du rat a été étudié. Les animaux du groupe expérimental ont reçu 8 injections d'homogénat placentaire à raison de deux par mois, puis ont été accouplés. Après 21 jours de grossesse il y avait moins de fétus nés vivants que dans le groupe témoins non-traité; le poids des fétus en vie était en général normal mais on a noté une augmentation significative de la masse placentaire par rapport au groupe témoin.     

The effect of salicylates on plasma fibrinolytic activity in the rat

Zusammenfassung Zufuhr von Kalium-Salicylat und Acetylsalicylsäure führte bei der Ratte zu einer Verminderung der Plasma-Antiplasmin-Aktivität (100 mg und 150 mg/kg). Somit erhöhen Salicylate in höheren Dosen die fibrinolytische Tätigkeit.

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Acknowledgement. This study was carried out during the tenure (by J. C. R.) of a British Council-Sierra Leone Government Scholarship.     

Further studies on the effect of red and far red light on rat retinal development

Summary The influence on the development of the outer segments of the rat retina of far red and red light in different sequences was investigated. The far red treatment appeared to be dominating, and for animals treated with far red light first, further treatment of red light could not bring the outer segment growth back to normal. The treatments also initiated different dopamine uptakes in the retinas.     

The effect of splenectomy on the development of experimental pyelonephritis

Summary Although an unusually high incidence of a variety of infections in infants who had undergone splenectomy has been reported by a number of investigators the subject remains somewhat controversial. In the present experiments the role of the spleen in the protection of rats against experimentally induced hematogenous pyelonephritis was studied. The results of this study suggest that the spleen has an important preventive function against bacterial infection.     

The effect of protein-energy malnutrition on appositional bone growth in the rat

Summary During protein-energy malnutrition appositional bone growth in the seventh caudal vertebra of the rat slows and finally ceases. During rehabilitation appositional growth begins agains and attains a rate in excess of that of the controls. This may account for alterations in skeletal proportions resulting from manutrition.Supported in part by National Research Council of Canada grant A4692.     

Regional variations and particle binding of free amino acids in the rat brain: effects of amphetamine and methaqualone]

Amphetamine and methaqualone affected aspartate level in various regions of Rat brain. Increased aspartate level in cerebral cortex of methaqualone treated Rats was produced in the aspartate fraction whose binding to subcellular particules was Na+ dependant. This work suggest that aspartate level was altered only in brain fraction implicated in the pharmacological effects of the drugs.     

The effect of aging on rat liver regeneration

Summary The effect of age on hepatocyte mensuration and mitotic activity 48 h after partial hepatectomy was investigated in rats. Both age and partial hepatectomy had significant effects upon hepatocyte counts per microscopic field. The number of hepatocytes per microscopic field declined with age in the control groups of different advancing ages and in the experimental groups of advancing ages. There was essentially no mitotic activity in the livers of the control groups. However, mitotic counts were greatly increased in livers from those animals that were partially hepatectomized; the increase in mitotic activity in the 13-month-old animals was double over that observed in both the very young and the very old.Acknowledgment. This research was supported in part by an Eastern Virginia Medical School Biomedical Research Development Fund. The investigators acknowledge the Gerontology Research Center, NIA, Baltimore, Maryland for their support.     

The effect of insulin on the electrophoretic mobility of rat hepatocytes

Summary The addition of insulin (10 U) to a suspension of isolated hepatocytes in Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate solution. causes an increase in the negative electrophoretic mobility of the cells from –1.68 m sec^–1 V^–1 cm to 2.26 m sec^–1 V^–1 cm. This observation supports the findings by other workers that the binding of insulin to its receptor leads to a marked change in the membrane.Acknowledgment. We wish to thank the Medical Research Council for the provision of the microelectrophoresis apparatus and initial running costs of the project.     

The effect of insulin on the electrophoretic mobility of rat hepatocytes

The addition of insulin (10 microU) to a suspension of isolated hepatocytes in Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate solution, causes an increase in the negative electrophoretic mobility of the cells from - 1.68 micrometer sec-1 V-1 cm to 2.26 micrometer sec-1 V-1 cm. This observation supports the findings by other workers that the binding of insulin to its receptor leads to a marked change in the membrane.     

The effect of bradykinin on the electrical activity of rat jejunum

Summary Bradykinin increased the potential difference across both the jejunum and colon of the rat. This effect was significantly reduced by indomethacin, suggesting that it was mediated by prostaglandins. The possibility that bradykinin may contribute to the diarrhoea of the carcinoid syndrome by inducing a net secretory state in the intestine is discussed.