The effects of intraventricular injection of 6-hydroxydopamine on the sleep of kittens during development]

Intraventricular injection of 6-hydroxydopamine does not modify the states of alertness in the Kitten, if it is performed in the first week of postnatal life. At three weeks of age, it induces the same sleep impairments as those observed in the adult Cat. Therefore, in the immediate postnatal period, sleep control is not achieved through the monoaminergic systems.     

Respiratory function of blood and relative weight of certain organs in two species of shrew: Crocidura russula and Suncus etruscus (Soricidae mammals)]

A high oxygen capacity combined with a low oxygen affinity and a large Bohr effect achieve a high oxygen transport capacity in small shrews. The high metabolic rate (Suncus estruscus: 100 to 350 ml O2/kg. min) can be explained by the combination of the favorable blood parameters with a high relative heart weight (1,2% of body weight) and heart frequencies of 1,000 to 1,350 per minute.     

Irreversible depigmentation of dark mouse hair by T-2 toxin (a metabolite ofFusarium sporotrichioides) and by calcium pantothenate

Summary T-2 toxin, a trichothecene metabolite of several Fusarium spp. causes depigmentation of dark mouse hair at the site of its application. Calcium pantothenate, though usually considered as antigreying factor, caused depigmentation at the site of its i.p. injections, at high concentration.