Effect of light adaptation on electrical responses of the retinas of four species of bats.

The levels of light adaptation at which the retinas of 4 species of microchiropteran bats became unable to generate electroretinograms were progressively ordered. The order correlated well with light preferences based on activity patterns of the 4 species. These results suggest that the ability of the retina to function in ambient light may govern some natural behaviors of these bats.     

Optical rotatory dispersion of proline-rich peptides from the venom ofBothrops jararaca

Zusammenfassung Die optische Rotationsdispersion mehrer prolinreicher Oligopeptide aus dem Gift der SchlangeBothrops jararaca wurde gemessen und mit jener von Oligoprolinen verglichen. Es konnte nur eine qualitative Beziehung zwischen der angedeuteten Strukturrigidität und der biologischen Wirksamkeit der Peptide festgestellt werden.

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This study was supported by a U.S. Public Health Service Grant No. 1RO1-AM-12473. ProfessorRosalia B. Frydman, Department of Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, during her visit at Case Western Reserve University, participated in the experiments here reported.