Effects of temperature on the survival and growth of age-0 least chub ( Iotichthys phlegethontis )

Larval and juvenile stages of many fishes require nursery habitats that provide optimal conditions for growth. Loss or degradation of these habitats limits recruitment, causing population and species declines. Least chub ( Iotichthys phlegethontis ), an endemic cyprinid in the Bonneville Basin, is currently restricted to a few spring complexes in Utah. This species utilizes the warm shallow spring margins as spawning and rearing habitat throughout the summer. This study was conducted to determine effects of temperature on survival and growth of age-0 least chub to understand the importance of temperature in selection of spring margins as rearing habitat. Age-0 least chub were exposed to 5 temperatures (14°C, 17°C, 21°C, 24°C, and 27°C) for 112 days. Growth rates varied significantly with temperature except at 17°C and 27°C, and growth rates were highest at 21°C ( P < 0.001). Maximum growth rate for age-0 least chub, estimated from a 2nd-order polynomial regression, would occur at 22.3°C. These thermal requirements indicate the importance of warm rearing habitats in producing strong year classes and viable populations. However, warm spring margins also enable western mosquitofish, a nonnative competitor and predator of least chub, to thrive in these spring habitats. Broad thermal limits of the least chub suggest that it could persist at cooler temperatures, which would reduce the viability of western mosquitofish populations.     

Phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase diverts glycolytic flux and contributes to oncogenesis

Most tumors exhibit increased glucose metabolism to lactate, however, the extent to which glucose-derived metabolic fluxes are used for alternative processes is poorly understood. Using a metabolomics approach with isotope labeling, we found that in some cancer cells a relatively large amount of glycolytic carbon is diverted into serine and glycine metabolism through phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (PHGDH). An analysis of human cancers showed that PHGDH is recurrently amplified in a genomic region of focal copy number gain most commonly found in melanoma. Decreasing PHGDH expression impaired proliferation in amplified cell lines. Increased expression was also associated with breast cancer subtypes, and ectopic expression of PHGDH in mammary epithelial cells disrupted acinar morphogenesis and induced other phenotypic alterations that may predispose cells to transformation. Our findings show that the diversion of glycolytic flux into a specific alternate pathway can be selected during tumor development and may contribute to the pathogenesis of human cancer.     

Distribution of metals in annual rings of the beech (Fagus sylvatica) as an expression of environmental changes

Summary Annual rings of 140–160-year-old beeches (Fagus sylvatica) from St. Ingbert, Saarland (FRG) were prepared and analyzed for 14 metals by atomic absorption spectroscopy. According to the chronological variations of their concentrations, the elements could be divided into three groups: 1) Metals without any tendency for chronological changes. This was established for Na, K, Cu, Cr, Co, Ni, Pb, and Cd. 2) Metals with a recent decrease of their concentrations, appropriate for Ca, Mg, Mn, and Zn. 3) Metals with a recent tendency to increase, e.g. Fe and Al. These variations are discussed in connection with the industrial history of the Saarland region and the influence of acid immissions which may alter the soil and thereby the trace element metabolism of the trees with consequences for the vitality of the plants.     

Antimyocardial antibodies in rheumatic fever

Zusammenfassung Kollodiumpartikel wurden mit Extrakten aus menschlichen Organen, wie Leber, Nieren und Myocard, sensibilisiert und damit Sera von Personen getestet, die an Krankheiten mit autoimmunisierenden Vorgängen in der Pathogenese litten. Die Ergebnisse dieser Versuche wurden mit denjenigen von Kontrollsera verglichen.     

Catecholamines in adult iron deficiency patients

Summary Patients with iron deficiency whether uncomplicated or associated with other types of anemias, had plasma catecholamine levels which were significantly increased above normal controls. Patients with a variety of other anemias had no significant increase in catecholamine levels. Plasma catecholamine levels in uncomplicated iron deficient patients approached normal values as early as 3 h following oral FeSO₄.Acknowledgment. Funded in part by an NIH grant No. R01 HL 19933.     

Experimental data on the neurotoxicity of methyl-ethyl-ketone (MEK).

A severe potentiating effects of methyl-ethyl-ketone (MEK) on the peripheral and central neurotoxicity of n-hexane could be demonstrated in a chronic inhalation study in rats.     

Immunology of toxemias of pregnancy I. Findings of organ-specific antibodies

Résumé On a contrôlé des femmes enceintes, atteintes d'éclampsie et, chez un groupe d'entre elles, la présence d'autoanticorps contre le placenta, le foie, les reins et le myocarde. On a constaté un taux significativement plus éleyé d'autoanticorps chez les femmes dont la grossesse a été compliquée d'éclampsie.     

Prolactin secretion inhibition by a new 8a-amino-ergoline,CH 29-717

Summary In rats, CH 29-717 inhibits basal and physiologically or chemically stimulated prolactin secretion. It is more potent than the standard bromocriptine.     

Role of livestock and black-tailed jackrabbits in changing abundance of Kochia americana

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