Differential effects of the serotonin receptors on cultured rat cerebral cortical neurons

Effects of serotonin (5-HT) on cerebral cortical neurons were examined by patch clamp techniques. 5-HT produced a variety of responses such as outward (19/73 patches/neurons), slow inward (15/73 patches/neurons), fast inward (8/73 patches/neurons), and mixed currents (initially fast inward deflection followed by an outward response: 2/73 patches/neurons), with a latency of 12 sec, 15 sec, 0 sec, and 0 sec respectively, at a holding potential of −60 mV in whole-cell patches. The fast inward currents were again evoked by a selective 5-HT3 receptor agonist, 1-(m-chlorophenyl)-biguanide hydrochloride (CPBG). In the cell-attached patch clamp configuration, 5-HT inside the patch pipette elicited single channel currents with slope conductances of 42 pS and 132 pS (4/42 patches/neurons). CPBG inside the patch pipette evoked inward single channel currents with a lower slope conductance of 41 pS (3/23 patches/neurons). In contrast, application of 5-HT or a 5-HT₂ receptor agonist, α-methyl-5-hydroxytryptamine-maleate, outside the patch pipette induced outward single channel currents with a major slope conductance of 140 pS (8/30 patches/neurons) or 135 pS (6/20 patches/neurons), respectively. These results indicate that the outward and fast inward currents may be mediated respectively by the 5-HT₂ receptor, which is coupled to a G-protein, and by the 5-HT₃ receptor, which contains the non-selective cation channel, and that the mixed type may be caused by both the 5-HT₂ and 5-HT₃ receptors. Received 27 September 1996; received after revision 4 November 1996; accepted 7 November 1996     

Effect of hydrogen peroxide on the binding of Merocyanine 540 to human erythrocytes

The fluorescent dye Merocyanine 540 (MC540) is often used as a probe to monitor the molecular packing of phospholipids in the outer leaflet of biomembranes. In a previous study we showed that the increased staining of erythrocytes with a perturbed membrane structure was mainly due to an increase in the fluorescence yield of cell-bound MC540, rather than to an increase of the number of bound molecules. Erythrocytes and ghosts exposed to continuous fluxes of H₂O₂ exhibited pronounced lipid peroxidation. Further, red blood cells subjected to this form of oxidative stress also showed increased staining with MC540. It appeared that this was caused by a strong increase in binding of MC540, together with a slight red shift of the fluorescence emission maximum and a small increase in the fluorescence yield of bound MC540. The changed MC540 binding characteristics were not observed when lipid peroxidation was suppressed by the presence of the antioxidant BHT in the incubation medium. However, open ghosts exposed to H₂O₂ showed no increase of MC540 binding, excluding a direct involvement of lipid peroxidation. Measurement of fluorescence emission spectra and gel filtration studies showed that MC540 can bind to H₂O₂-exposed hemoglobin. Experiments with erythrocytes lysed in hypotonic medium after exposure to H₂O₂ revealed that peroxidation of lipids with H₂O₂ induced a non-specific permeabilization of the plasma membrane to MC540, thereby allowing MC540 to bind to the oxidatively denatured, more hydrophobic hemoglobin. These results indicate that conclusions about packing of phospholipids in the outer leaflet of the membrane based on increased MC540-staining should be drawn with care. Received 27 September 1996; received after revision 5 November 1996; accepted 27 November 1996     

新型乙醇气敏半导体材料CdFe_2O_4

采用化学共沉淀和固相反应相结合的方法制备出单相ＣｄＦｅ２Ｏ４，实验表明，ＣｄＦｅ２Ｏ４作为一种尖晶石型结构的复合氧化物，是电子导电型半导体，具有良好的酒敏性能．且有较好的化学稳定性和气敏稳定性     

Synthesis of glucoside compounds of ferrocenyl phenols and their antianemic activity

Six glucoside compounds have been synthesized by means of phase-transfer catalytic method and deacetylation from the starting material ferrocene. Their structures have been confirmed by elementary analysis, IR,¹HNMR and MS. The antianemic activities of some compounds have also been tested. Results indicate that these glucoside compounds possess the antianemic activities and therefore, the further study is well worth making. Supported by the foundation of Wuhan Metropolis Commission of Science and Technology Liu Huiying: born in 1937, Professor     

陶瓷与金属的氧化物封接料制备及其封接工艺

用混合熔烧的方法，制备出一种氧化物封接料．该封接料能在７００℃下对氧化铝瓷与铜及铜合金进行气密性封接．在封接中，只需将封接料涂在陶瓷体的封接面，套上金属件，在马弗炉中以５℃／ｍｉｎ升温到７００℃后保温１０ｍｉｎ即可．对封接体所作的拉伸强度和气密性质量检测表明，封接界面的抗拉强度高于陶瓷本体强度，界面对空气的漏率小于１．４×１０－９Ｐａｍ３／ｈ，满足工业部门对封接质量的要求．     

用辅助球面法求相贯线问题的研究

对用辅助球面法求相贯线问题作了较深入的研究,得到了沿某些方向相贯线上极限点与辅助球面半径大小的变化规律.从而解决了一些至今尚未解决的一部分立体的相贯线沿某些方向极限点的问题.文中分析并讨论了两立体相交的一些常见的特殊情况.     

广义系统的平稳振荡问题

运用Ｌｙａｐｕｎｏｖ函数方法研究一类广义系统的平稳振荡问题，并给出了实现的例子。     

非理想E类零电流开关整流器的时域分析

对非理想Ｅ类零电流开关整流器进行了时域分析，所用的整流电路模型包含了二极管导通电阻，阀值电压和滤波电容；导出了决定电路工作状态的方程，给出了减小非理想元件影响的数值解。     

扎龙自然保护区常见水禽分布类型及群落多样性

对扎龙自然保护区常见的水禽进行了调查,其结果表明繁殖鸟类多为集群分布,在两个主要巢区内,草鹭、苍鹭为优势种,白琵鹭、白（睘鸟）、鸬鹚、骨顶鸡等为常见种,丹顶鹤、白枕鹤为稀有种,两个巢区的多样性指数分别为0.935和0.813.