Pseudotumoral uterine reaction in the rat treated with a benzofuro-benzoxepin

When orally administered, 5-(3-diméthylamino propyliden)-benzofuro [2,3-c] benzoxepin-1, which antagonizes several biogenic amines, is slightly sedative and has also endocrinological properties in the Rat, induces the appearance of localized lesions of uterine stroma in 2 to 16% of the animals. The cytological picture could suggest a tumorogenesis. In fact, these lesions represent a non-tumoral reactional hyperplasia with nuclear abnormalities due to a hormonal stimulation.     

Radiation-released histamine in the rhesus monkey as modified by mast-cell depletion and antihistamine

Summary 4000 rads of mixed gamma neutron radiation administered to rhesus monkeys released a significant amount of histamine into their circulation. When the monkeys were treated with a mast-cell histamine depleter (compound 48/80) for 4 days and then irradiated, no increase in circulating histamine was seen. When 48/80 was given 20 min after irradiation, only a slight increase in histamine was seen, indicating that 4000 rads had released most of the mast-cell histamine.     

Sulfhydryl group reagents: Effect on intestinal smooth muscle

Zusammenfassung Die Acetylcholinkontraktion an Ratten-Jejunumstücken wird durch NEM gehemmt, was aber durch Vorbehandlung mit einem Reduktionsmittel nicht verstärkt wird. Sowohl NEM wie auch PCMB hemmen auch die Kaliumkontraktur, so dass die Hemmung der Acetylcholinkontraktion offenbar nicht auf den Rezeptor bezogen werden kann.

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The present studies were supported by USPHS Grant No. NB-07273. The authors thank MissTanga Dickerson for technical assistance.     

Interaction of daunomycin with nucleic acids: Effect of photoirradiation of the complex

Riassunto Quale effetto dell'irradiazione UV è stato osservato un legame insolitamente forte tra daunomicina ed acidi nucleici, che suggerisce la possibilità della formazione di un legame covalente.