On the occurrence of homovanillic acid and 3-methoxy-4-hydroxymandelic acid in human cerebrospinal fluid

Zusammenfassung Es wird papierchromatographisch gezeigt, dass Cerebrospinalflüssigkeit gesunder Menschen sowohl Homovanillinsäure als auch 3-Methoxy-4-hydroxymandelsäure enthält. Die Konzentration der ersteren ist etwa 75 ng/ml und die der letzteren etwa 25 ng/ml.

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Acknowledgment. This work has been supported by grants from Leo Ltd., Hälsingborg, and from the Medical Faculty, University of Göteborg (Sweden). For technical assistance we are indebted to Mrs.I. Olofson.     

Störung der Atemmotorik durch Parasympathicomimetica,verglichen mit der Wirkung von Reizstoffen Reizstoffen

Summary In experiments on mice, it was found, that the peculiar disturbance of respiratory movements which was demonstrated formerly as the effect of injected reflexogenic irritants (Veratrin, Veratrum-alcaloids, Andromedotoxin etc.), as well as of airborne irritant gases, can also be produced by suitable doses of parasympathicomimetic bronchoconstrictors (Prostigmin, Mestinon, Paraoxon, Parathion, Physostigmin). This confirms the explanation of the phenomenon formerly given by the authors as a reflex reaction initiated by a brief bronchoconstriction.     

Rocket UV flash spectra from the solar eclipse of March 7, 1970

Flash spectra of the total solar eclipse throughout all its phases have been obtained in the extreme ultraviolet for the first time.     

Comparison of the localization of several muscle proteins in relaxed and contracted myofibrils.

The localization of several muscle proteins in relaxed and contracted myofibrils is compared. The morphology of the myofibrils and the behavior of these proteins was also investigated under extraction conditions.