Subcellular distribution of acetylcholinesterases in the neural lobe of the bovine pituitary gland

Summary Biochemical analysis of subcellular fractions of bovine neural lobe tissue indicated that non-specific acetylcholinesterase was principally associated with the pituicytes.     

Accumulation of 3H-dopamine by synaptic vesicles from rat striatum in an impermeant medium

The accumulation of 3H-dopamine by synaptic vesicles from rat striatum was significantly stabilized in a membrane impermeant medium. The characteristics of dopamine accumulation by striatal vesicles were quite similar to those reported for dopamine accumulation by a whole brain vesicle preparation in the same medium, and were significantly different from the characteristics previously reported for vesicular accumulation of norepinephrine.     

Changes in the distribution of marital age differences in England and Wales, 1963 to 1998

Assumptions about the 'typical' age gap between spouses underlie much social policy (e.g. the five-year difference in men's and women's state pension ages). In order to test the basis for these assumptions, detailed marriage registration statistics were obtained for 1963 and 1998, for England and Wales. Age differences between spouses were calculated and analysed by year, age at marriage and previous marital status. The median age gap hardly changed between 1963 and 1998 but this concealed considerable increase in the proportion of marriages where the man was younger than the woman or--to a lesser extent--where the man was six or more years older.     

SPG20 is mutated in Troyer syndrome,an hereditary spastic paraplegia

Troyer syndrome (TRS) is an autosomal recessive complicated hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) that occurs with high frequency in the Old Order Amish. We report mapping of the TRS locus to chromosome 13q12.3 and identify a frameshift mutation in SPG20, encoding spartin. Comparative sequence analysis indicates that spartin shares similarity with molecules involved in endosomal trafficking and with spastin, a molecule implicated in microtubule interaction that is commonly mutated in HSP.     

Phallolysin,ein hochmolekulares toxin ausAmanita phalloides

Summary Phallolysin, a toxic hemolysin of high molecular weight, was isolated from aqueous extracts ofAmanita phalloides. Its properties are discussed.     

A simple procedure for the photometric evaluation of incidental findings on the recording strips of the Burkard pollen-and-spore trap

Summary Reference is made to a procedure for evaluating certain incidental findings presented by particles of soot or dust on the adhesive strips of the Burkard pollen-and-spore trap or the slides of the similar Hirst apparatus. For this an evaluating device is recommended that is generally used for pherograms in large hospitals today. The often very noticeable streaks of soot or dust particles on the adhesive layer can be assessed with this method. Furthermore, it is possible to determine the time of the occurrence of the particles and possibly to relate them to the velocity and direction of the wind, and also eventually to detect the source of the polluting material.Acknowledgments. We would like to thank Prof. R. Schuppli, director of the Dermatological Department of the Basel Cantonal Hospital, for making it possible to carry out extended monitoring of airborne particles. Our special thanks go to Dr H.P. Rieder, head of the protein-testing laboratory of the Basel Cantonal Hospital, for enabling the examinations with the pherogram evaluator to be made. Finally, we wish to thank the Swiss National Foundation for the Advancement of Scientific Research who has made a grant-in-aid available to Dr R.M. Leuschner for monitoring airborne particles.     

Der Einbau von35S in die Kostalknorpel von Meerschweinchen unter Einfluss verschiedener Glucocorticoide

Summary The uptake of³⁵S, in the chondroitin sulfate of the costal cartilage of guinea pigs, is inhibited by cortisone, methyl-prednisolon, triamcinolon, and dexamethason. No inhibition could be seen under the influence of the natural adrenal hormone hydrocortisone and its nearest relation, prednisolon.