Difference in electrical activity during wakefulness and the phase of ‘sleep with muscular twitches’ as recorded from the cortex of the marsupialDidelphis azarae (South American opossum)

Resumen Se ha observado una neta diferencia entre los registros electroencefalográficos de la vigilia y la fase de « Sueño con sacudidas musculares » del MarsupialDidelphis azarae según sea la posición de los electrodos sobre la corteza cerebral.     

Rocket UV flash spectra from the solar eclipse of March 7, 1970

Flash spectra of the total solar eclipse throughout all its phases have been obtained in the extreme ultraviolet for the first time.     

Demonstration of a net movement of water through the lens

Résumé Des cristallins de lapins couvés dans des diméthylsilicones sécrètent un fluide à leur surface antérieure. Ce fluide peut prendre le même aspect et la même réticulation qu'un morceau du tissu de la surface postérieure, si le cristallin est excisé promptement après la mort.

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This work was supported in part by a grant from the Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness N.I.H., No. NBO1979. The technical assistance ofR. Lukanen and CarolynMcDonald with picture taking and lens preparation respectively is gratefully acknowledged. The author gives a special thanks to Prof.J. E. Harris for helpful discussions and encouragement wihch led to this work.