L'azione protettiva dell'acido tioctico nell'intossicazione da cianuro di potassio

Summary The protective action of thioctic acid and of its reduced form in acute potassium cyanide poisoning has been studied in comparison with the antitoxic action of other compounds with mercapto or disulfide groups.The results permit the following conclusions: (1) Maximum protective action is given by reduced thioctic acid; (2) thioctic acid and BAL have almost the same activity; (3) cysteine and sodium thiosulfate have a protective activity of a much lower order; (4) panthethine is almost inactive. The authors offer the hypothesis that the greater activity of thioctic acid is due to its possible presence as coenzyme in rhodanese.     

The inhibitory effect of 6-azauracil riboside on the multiplication of vaccinia virus

Zusammenfassung Die Hemmwirkung von 6-Azauracilribosid auf die Vermehrung des Vaccina-Virus in Gewebekulturen wurde festgestellt. Die Substanz blieb gegen andere Viren (Influenza A, NDV, EEE) wirkungslos.     

Intracellular peptides of escherichia coli

Zusammenfassung Mittels Papierchromatographie und Hochspannungselektrophorese konnten in Trichloressigsäureextrakten vonE. coli 3–8 Aminosäuren enthaltende Peptide isoliert werden, in denen am häufigsten Glutaminsäure, Glycin, Cystein, Lysin, Asparagin und Alanin vorkommt.     

The role of submandibular glands on extrarenal erythropoietin production

Resumen La extirpación de las glándulas submandibulares en ratas machos nefrectomizadas produjo una marcada disminución en la actividad eritropoyética del plasma, medida por la incorporación de⁵⁹Fe en ratones policitémicos. Este hallazgo es compatible con la formación de eritropoyetina extra renal en esas glándulas salivares.     

Photoinactivation of ehrlich ascites tumor cells in vitro obtained with skin-photosensitizing furocoumarins

Riassunto Il liquido ascitico del tumore di Ehrlich, irradiato a 3655 Å in presenza di furocumarine «fotosensibilizzatrici cutanee» e cioè di psoralene o xantotoxina o bergaptene, perde la capacità di trasmettere il tumore nel topo.     

Flavines in experimental diabetes

Riassunto Gli autori hanno determinato il FAD e la frazione FMN + Rib. nel fegato di ratti normali e diabetici da allossana. Il FAD è stato trovato diminuito in modo significativo nei diabetici. Somministrando riboflavina + ATP si ottiene un aumento dei valori del FAD. Questi valori restano quasi immutati somministrando riboflavina da sola.     

De l'opportunité de quelques équations différentielles en vestibulométrie

Summary On the basis of wide experience in electronystagmography, the author has attempted to establish a characteristic and general relationship between the cupulo-ampullary system of the labyrinth underlining the mathematical parallelism with the cochlear system. At the same time, some partial physico-mathematical analogies, which were expressed concerning the same subject, are criticized.