Purification of a nuclease from human serum

Summary The purification procedure for a nuclease from human serum is described. It includes ammonium sulfate precipitation, chromatography on DEAE-Sephadex and on Sephacryl-S 200, and preparative electrophoresis. The enzyme, purified about 2000-fold, is homogeneous in a sodium dodecyl sulfate electrophoretic system, where it has a mol. wt of 78,000. The pH optimum lies around pH 6.5; it is a sugar-nonspecific endonuclease.Acknowledgment. This work has been supported by a research grant from Stiftung Volkswagenwerk through the Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, Mainz. We thank Mrs R. Nehrbass and Mrs C. Wolpert for technical assistance.     

Brain chopping: A new method for the rapid removal of newborn rat brain

Summary A new multi-bladed air-driven guillotine is described. This device removes newborn rat heads and slices them into several thin wafers, which facilitates freezing and permits easy regional dissection.Supp. in part by U. S. Public Health Service Grant. AA-01391.     

The effect of various diuretic agents on renal electrolyte and urea concentration gradients in rats

Zusammenfassung Die Konzentrationsgradienten von Na+und Harnstoff im Rattennierengewebe werden durch intravenöse Applikation von Merallurid, Salyrgan und Hydrochlorothiazid nicht beeinflusst. Die Änderung des Na-Gradienten nach Aminophyllin hängt von der Injektionszeit ab. Acetazolamid-, Chlorothiazid- und Furosemid-Injektion führt jedoch zur Senkung oder zum Verschwinden eines Na-Gradienten. Die Kaliumkonzentration in der Rinde und Papilla wird durch Hg- und Sulfonamid-Diuretica erniedrigt.