Capillary blood flow in the testes and testosterone secretion in the starved rat

Summary The average capillary blood flow in the testes was found to be 181 l/min/g testis tissue (n=19) in rats starved for 5 days and 273 l/min/g (n=18, p<0.01) in the control group. Plasma testosterone was significantly decreased in the starved animals (1.00±0.06 ng/ml vs 5.43±0.63 ng/ml). When starved and control rats were stimulated with human chorion gonadotropin, testosterone values in plasma were greatly increased in both groups. The capillary blood flow was not altered. The data indicate that human chorion gonadotropin can stimulate testosterone production in the starved rat without influencing the reduced capillary blood flow.     

Acid-base equilibrium in the blood of sheep

Summary The acid-base equilibrium in the blood of sheep is different from that of human blood mainly because of a lower concentration of 2,3-DPG. A nomogram relating pH, pCO₂, total CO₂ content and base excess has been developed.     

Red blood cell glycolysis and potassium type in sheep

Summary Based on the observations made on human and dog red blood cells, it was recently proposed that the response of red cell glycolysis to variations in the levels of specific cations is an evolutionary adaptation in response to a specific cellular environment. We have now examined the effect of K⁺ and Na⁺ on the activity of pyruvate kinase (PK) in the red blood cells from 2 genetically different types of sheep high potassium (HK) and low potassium (LK). The results indicate that K⁺ stimulate glucose consumption and the activity of PK in both types of sheep. It thus appears that red cell PK from LK sheep does not fit into the concept of cellular environment and PK activity.This work was supported by grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, the Clive and Vera Ramaciotti New South Wales Foundation and the Helena Rubenstein Foundation, Inc.     

Acid-base equilibrium in the blood of sheep.

The acid-base equilibrium in the blood of sheep is different from that of human blood mainly because of a lower concentration of 2,3-DPG. A nomogram relating pH, pCO2, total CO2 content and base excess has been developed.     

Reciprocal autoregulation of blood flow and blood pressure

Zusammenfassung Der Eingangswiderstand verschiedener Arterien wurde im Niederfrequenzbereich (0,0005 bis 0,25 Hz) mittels sinusförmig modulierter Pumpen-Perfusion mit arteriellem Blut an narkotisierten Hunden gemessen. Die Resultate lassen die Existenz zweier reziprok wirkender Autoregulationsmechanismen vermuten, deren Frequenzcharakteristik mit Hilfe eines einfachen linearen Modells simuliert werden konnte.

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Supported by NIH Grant No. HE 11747.     

Humoral autoregulation of blood flow and blood pressure

Zusammenfassung Vasoaktive Substanzen im arteriellen Blut können charakteristische Reaktionen des lokalen Strömungswiderstandes hervorrufen. Die einfachsten Beispiele dieser humoralen Autoregulation können durch intraarterielle Infusion von Acetylcholin (Autoregulation der Strömung) oder Noradrenalin (Autoregulation des Drucks) demonstriert werden. Es wird angenommen, dass der humoralen Autoregulation Bedeutung bei der normalen und pathologischen Kreislaufregulation zukommt.

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Supported by NIH grant No. HE 11747.

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The experiments were performed in the Division of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA.     

Interrelationship between mean arterial blood pressure,blood flow,and vascular resistance in solid tumor tissue of DS-carcinosarcoma

Zusammenfassung In vivo-Untersuchungen der Tumordurchblutung an Implantationstumoren eines DS-Carcinosarkoms in der Rattenniere zeigen eine deutliche Abhängigkeit der Durchblutungsgrösse vom Tumorgewicht. Bei Variation des arteriellen Mitteldrucks zwischen 40 und 135 mm Hg steigt die Durchblutung der einzelnen Tumoren linear mit zunehmendem Perfusionsdruck an. Eine zunehmende Rarefizierung der terminalen Strombahn mit ansteigendem Tumorgewicht wird belegt durch eine starke Zunahme des Strömungswiderstandes, der schon bei sehr jungen Tumoren wesentlich höhere Werte als bei verschiedenen Organen aufweist.

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Supported by the Landesversicherungsanstalt Rheinland-Pfalz, Speyer/Rh.     

Glutathione peroxidase, superoxide dismutase and catalase in the red blood cells of GSH-normal and GSH-deficient sheep

Levels of glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase were measured in the red blood cells of glutathione(GSH)-normal and GSH-deficient sheep. There were no significant differences in any of the 3 enzyme activities measured in the 2 groups of sheep. Also, there was no relationship between GSH level and the enzyme activity. These results suggest that inspite of large differences in GSH levels, the red blood cells from GSH-normal and GSH-deficient Merino sheep appear to have similar response to oxidative stress against which GSH is credited to play a major role.     

Intrarenal redistribution of the organ blood flow,induced by bleeding or hemorrhagic shock

Zusammenfassung Es wird eine durch Blutung und hämorrhagischen Schock hervorgerufene intrarenale Neuverteilung der Durchblutung beschrieben. Der wesentliche Effekt ist eine verminderte Blutversorgung der äussern Markzone.     

The adaptive significance of blood potassium and hemoglobin types in sheep

Résumé On a effectué la numération globulaire et déterminé la concentration du potassium dans le sang de 2 races de moutons de l'Inde et dans celui des croisements de Corriedale et de Bikaneri. La prépondérance des types Hb B et HK indique que ce sont ces individus qui s'adaptent le mieux aux zones arides de l'Inde.     

Endothelial defects and blood flow disturbance in atherogenesis

Résumé Les observations faites sur le porc de Yorkshire montrent que certaines perturbations du flot sanguin normal se manifestent dans une zone prédisposée au developpement de lésions athéromateuses et sont accompagnées de pertes de substances endothéliales. Cette destruction des cellules endothéliales permettrait au plasma riche en lipoprotéines de pénétrer librement dans la paroi artérielle, ce qui favorise l'athérogénese.

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Supported by NIH grant No. HE 11-11791.     

Distribution of the blood flow supplied by the vertebral artery in rats: Anatomical,functional and pharmacological aspects

In rats, the vertebral artery makes only a minor contribution to the blood perfusion of the ponto-medullary area. This was measured with radioactive microspheres and was confirmed by methylmetacrylate casts and local injection of a centrally acting hypotensive drug.     

Distribution of tunichrome and vanadium in sea squirt blood cells sorted by flow cytometry

Specialized blood cells of many tunicates accumulate high concentrations of vanadium and phenolic peptide pigments called tunichromes (TC). In order to determine whether V and TC reside in the same cells, Ascidia nigra and Ascidia ceratodes blood cell subpopulations were isolated by fluorescence-activated cell sorting (flow cytometry) and chemically analyzed. V was found in the spherical, green/grey signet ring cells, and to a lesser degree in the mulberry-shaped, yellow/green morula cells (MRs), whereas free TC was detected mainly in MRs.