Dissociation of glucocorticoid effects of C-21 steroids at high concentrations in thymocytes

Summary A dissociation between inhibition of RNA synthesis and cell lysis was observed when thymocytes of adrenalectomized rats were incubated with high concentrations of pregn-4-ene-11-ol-3, 20-dione and pregna-1,4-diene-11-ol-3,20-dione. In contrast, no dissociation of these effects was found with the typical glucocorticoids cortisol and corticosterone, nor with their 1,4-diene analogs under the same conditions.Acknowledgments. This work was supported by grants from the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas de la República Argentina to the Instituto de Biologia y Medicina Experimental and the Programa de Regulación Hormonal y Metabólica as well as by financial help from the Secretaría de Ciencia y Tecnología.     

The effect of daily evening isoproterenol administration on reproductive organ growth in male rats treated neonatally with testosterone propionate

Summary Daily evening injections of isoproterenol extended the period of high pineal N-acetyltransferase activity and retarded the growth of testes, seminal vesicles and prostate in rats treated neonatally with testosterone propionate.The authors are grateful to Mrs Marie Svobodová for her skillful technical assistance.     

Effects of dosage and cadmium pretreatment on the binding of cadmium in rat bile

Summary The effects of dosage and of cadmium pretreatment on the binding of cadmium in rat bile were studied. With increasing dose a higher cumulative biliary excretion of Cd was observed and a higher percentage of the Cd was excreted in a low-molecular-weight form. On the other hand, after cadmium pretreatment, a decrease in the cumulative biliary excretion of cadmium was observed but a greater percentage of that excreted into the bile was bound to high molecular weight compounds.     

Isoprotenerol induction of pineal serotonin N-acetyltransferase in normotensive and spontaneously hypertensive rats

Zusammenfassung Verabreichung von Isoprotenerol, eines -adrenergen Agonisten, induziert einen signifikant höheren Anstieg der Aktivität der Serotonin-N-Acetyltransferase in der Epiphyse von spontan hypertensiven, im Vergleich mit normotensiven, Rattenmännchen. Derselbe Unterschied wurde auch bei Weibchen beobachtet, jedoch liegen die Aktivitätswerte bei spontan hypertensiven Männchen allgemein höher. Die durch Isoprotenerol erhöhte Induktion der Serotonin-N-Acetyltransferase erzeugt hinsichtlich der Catecholamine in den Pinealozyten von spontan hypertensiven Ratten eine veränderte Reaktivität der Achse -Rezeptor-Adenylzyklasesystem-Serotonin-N-Acetyl transferase.     

The effect of D-6-methyl-8-[β-isopropylaminoethyl] ergoline-I on the lactation in nursing rats

D-6-Methyl-8-[-isopropylaminoethyl] ergoline-I [VÚFB-10726], beginning from the dose of 0.05 mg/kg p.o., suppresses lactation through the inhibition of prolactin secretion in nursing rats.     

基于非分散红外光度法的水中石油类物质的测定

介绍了国家标准规定的测定水中石油类物质的非分散红外光度法的测量原理及测量所需仪器和试剂.详尽阐述了非分散红外测油仪的零校准,满刻度校准和精密度及准确度实验.通过实测水样说明了非分散红外光度法是一种测定水中石油类物质的有效方法.     

Co修饰活性炭作为超级电容器的电极材料

为提高碳电容器的容量,采用Co2 真空浸渍、碱化处理的方法对活性炭电极进行了修饰.采用循环伏安、恒流充放电、寿命试验及漏电流测量等方法对Co修饰后的电极及电容器的性能进行了测试,结果表明,Co修饰后的活性炭电极的比容量比未修饰的活性炭电极提高26.8%,组成电容器后经1000次循环,电容量仍保持在91%以上,且该电容器漏电流较小.     

健美操教学探索

健美操是体育健康课程中非常重要的教学内容．文章分析了目前影响健美操教学质量的因素,着重探讨了 如何创建轻松、愉快的教学氛围,认为良好的课堂氛围是提高健美操教学效果的有效途径．     

闽产土牛膝抑菌活性的研究

用传统煎煮中药的方法制备土牛膝药液,对其中能抑制诱发慢性扁桃体炎的需氧致病菌的有效成分进行分析.结果表明,能抑制诱发慢性扁桃体炎的需氧致病菌的有效成分主要为水溶性物质,并且其相对分子量大于10 0 0 0 .     

除虫菊酯在超临界二氧化碳中溶解度的研究

建立了一套带预饱和釜的流动法测定固态物质在超临界CO2中溶解度的装置,测定了在35~45℃,8~17 MPa下除虫菊酯在超临界CO2中的溶解度.用Chrastil模型和改进的Chrastil模型对测定结果进行处理.表明对除虫菊酯用改进的Chrastil模型关联能获得较好的结果,该关联式为超临界CO2萃取与分离除虫菊酯提供了依据.