Effects of several preoperative medications on fat cell lipolysis, and activity of adipose tissue cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase.

Effects were examined of atropine, diazepam, pethidene, promethazine, scopolamine, omnopon and papaverine on basal and noradrenaline-stimulated lipolysis in rat isolated fat cells and on rat adipose tissue cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase activity. Papaverine at high concentration (1 mM) inhibited both basal and hormone-stimulated lipolysis, whereas diazepam enhanced basal lipolysis. At a 'clinical dose', omnopon increased both basal and noradrenaline-stimulated lipolysis. Adipose tissue cAMP phosphodiesterase activity was strongly inhibited by 1 mM diazepam, papaverine, promethazine and omnopon (280 microgram ml-1). Lack of enhancement of lipolysis by the established cAMP phosphodiesterase antagonist papaverine, is compatible with simultaneous inhibition also of adipose adenyl cyclase. Diazepam-stimulated lipolysis is compatible with its phosphodiesterase inhibitory activity. It is proposed that papaverine-containing omnopon may offer some survival advantages during surgical stress by facilitating a caloric supply.     

Multiplicity of monoamine oxidase in chick brain

Summary The substrate- and inhibitor-related characteristics of monoamine oxidase (MAO) were studied on chick brain mitochondria. It was found that neither 5-hydroxytryptamine nor -phenylethylamine is the specific substrate for type A and type B MAO in chick brain.     

Structural changes of deoxyribonucleoprotein fibres following gamma-irradiation under aerobic and hypoxic conditions.

The DNP fibres gamma-irradiated under aerobic condition showed a reduction of their diameter, while no remarkable changes were observed in the DNP fibres irradiated under hypoxic condition by scanning electron microscopy.     

Effect of air ionization on blood serotonin in vitro

Summary The effect of negative and positive air ionisation on siliconized blood serotonin was studied in vitro. The experiments showed that within 10 min positive ionisation increased serotonin levels in total blood (+40%), plasma (+90%), erythrocytes (+50%) and thrombocytes (+200%). On the other hand, negative ionization (10 min) lowered the serotonin content of total blood (–30%), plasma (–42.5%), erythrocytes (–41.7%) and thrombocytes (–72.3%), thus confirming the Krueger Effect in vitro.This research was generously supported by a grant from the Joint Research Fund of the Hebrew University and Hadassah, and Dr. and Mrs.Leonard Appleby of Palmbeach, Florida.Acknowledgment: Our thanks are due to Mr.B. Shalita, Mrs.Zippora Adar and Mrs.Olga Fradkin for devoted technical assistance.     

小麦流态化干燥实验关联式及在热泵流化床谷物干燥中的应用

基于流化床干燥理论,采用热风循环充分的电热烘箱作为干燥器,对小麦进行了一系列的薄层干燥实验研究,模拟小麦流态化干燥过程,总结出适用于流化床小麦干燥时间预测的经验回归公式.开发了热泵流化床谷物干燥实验系统,并将小麦干燥的经验回归公式应用于此实验台的干燥实验过程.结果表明,小麦干燥经验回归式可用于预测小麦在流态化条件下的干燥时间,所开发的热泵流化床谷物干燥装置经济性合理,有市场应用前景.     

白马鸡配对期两性行为的比较

2003年4月和2004年4月在四川省稻城县著杰寺采用瞬时扫描取样法对野生白马鸡(Crossoptilon crossoptilon)配偶行为进行了研究.结果表明,白马鸡配偶中雌、雄个体全天伴随活动,无特殊情况不会分离.在不受其他个体干扰的情况下,配偶移动时雌性多在前并控制移动方向.雌、雄鸟间距离平均为(1.75±0.03)m,在雄性驱逐其他个体时间距最大.在全天行为记录中,雄性警戒的时间最多,之后依次为取食、移动、驱逐、站立、休息和其他行为.雌性在一天中行为时间分配依次为取食、移动、休息、站立、警戒和其他行为.驱逐行为完全由雄性承担.两性共有行为中雄性用于警戒的时间显著高于雌性(P<0.05),用于取食、休息的时间显著低于雌性(P<0.05),用于移动和站立的时间与雌性差异不显著(P>0.05).     

Jffs2文件系统在嵌入式Linux下的应用

Flash作为新型非易失性半导体存储器在嵌入式系统的开发中占有重要的地位．介绍了FIash芯片的特点及基于Linux下的Rash件系统，论述了专门为Rash芯片设计的日志型闪存件系统——Jffs2的设计原理及特点；讨论了利用Linux提供的MTD接口将Jffs2移植到FIash芯片上的具体过程，并对其在Linux下的应用给出了具体实例．