Histochemistry of lysosomal enzymes in juxtaglomerular cells

Zusammenfassung In den Granula juxtaglomerulärer granulierter Mäusenierenzellen wurde eine saure Phosphatase und eine-Glykuronidase-Aktivität nachgewiesen. (Methoden für Arylsulphatase und unspezifische Esterase waren negativ.) Es wird der Zusammenhang mit der Lysosomenart der Granula diskutiert.     

Regional blood flows during desynchronized sleep in the cat

Riassunto Durante il sonno desincronizzato del gatto, non si ha una vasodilatazione generalizzata a tutti i letti vascolari. Mentre il distretto mesenterico si dilata, quello muscolare si costringe. La vasodilatazione viscrale dipende da una diminuita attività simpatica; per la vasocostrizione muscolare, invece, bisogna pensare, oltre che a meccanismi nervosi, anche a fattori meccanici e metabolici.

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This research has been sponsored by Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Gruppo di Medicina Sperimentale), and by a PHS fellowship to D. B. Adams.     

Reduced foetal calcium without skeletal malformations in rats following high maternal doses of a strontium salt

Zusammenfassung nachweis, dass hohe Strontiumkonzentrationen die Kalzifikation der, Knochen neugeborener Mäuse, und diejenige in Knochengewebskulturen hemmen. Im Gegensatz dazu und zu anderen knochenaffinen metallen wirkt Strontiumnitrat in Dosen von25, 50, 100 and 200 mg/kg, verabreicht während des 9. bis 19. Trächtigkeitstages, bei Ratten nicht teratogen.

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We are indebted to Mr.K. L. Murray of the Government Chemist's Laboratory for analyzing tissue samples by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. We are also grateful toDr. R. F. Crampton, Director of BIBRA, for his interest and advice in this work.     

Primary division ratio of umbilical arteries and vein of the human placenta in abnormal states of pregnancy and development

Zusammenfassung Es wird gezeigt, dass die Verzweigungen der Nabelschnurgefässe am übergang auf die Membrana chorii bei Zwillingsschwangerschaften, Fehlbildungen des Fetus sowie beim Hydramnion signifikante Abweichungen von der Norm zeigen.     

Variations in cardiac noradrenaline content during sodium loading in hypertension prone and resistant rats

Summary The cardiac catecholamine content of Sabra rats and their 2 genetically derived substrains, hypertension prone and resistant rats, was studied by high pressure liquid chromatography and electrochemical detection. Both in the control period and after sodium and DOCA administration the cardiac noradrenaline level is higher in hypertension resistant rats than in Sabra rats, and also higher than in hypertension prone rats. This finding suggests that a reduction of the cardiac sympathetic nervous tone is involved in the genetic resistance to sodium.