Release of renal kallikrein to the perfusate by isolated rat kidney

Summary The addition of furosemide to the fluid used to perfuse isolated rat kidney increases the kallikrein activity found in the perfusion fluid. The experiments favour the concept that furosemide activates a kallikrein precursor or/and the synthesis and release of kallikrein in the kidneys.     

Acute effects of tolamolol on renal function in hypertensive patients.

The renal heamodynamic effects of a single i.v. administration of tolamolol were studied in 9 hypertensive subjects. No change of GFR and ERPF was observed after tolamolol, while urine output decreased and urine creatinine concentration increased. A reduction of the heart rate was confirmed. Blood pressure was unchanged.     

Comparison of cutaneous hyperemia in cattle elicited by larvae ofBoophilus microplus and by prostaglandins and other mediators

Summary Blood flow has been measured in bovine skin following the injection of tick antigens and a number of pharmacological mediators; including histamine, prostaglandins and slow reacting substance of anaphylaxis. The greates increase in blood flow (20 times normal) was recorded with tick antigens and with prostaglandin F2. This mediator may therefore influence blood flow during immune reactions to ticks and during the rapid ingestion of blood by the ticks.Acknowledgments. This work was supported by the Australian Meat Research Committee. We would like to thank J. M. Gough for her technical assistance.     

Giant neurosecretory cells in the thoracic ganglion ofPotamon magnum magnum (Pretzman)

Zusammenfassung Im Thorax-Ganglion vonPotamon magnum magnum wurden neurosekretorische Riesenzellen mit oder ohne Axone nachgewiesen. Diese zeigen während des sekretorischen Zyklus eine extreme Modifikation der Kerngrösse. Die Neurosekret-Granula wandern in das Perikaryon oder in die Axone ein. Sowohl Kern wie Cytoplasma zeigen sekretorische Aktivität.     

Chiral influence of sex pheromonal substances on responses of the male American cockroach

Summary In order to elucidate the roles of optical enantiomers of sex pheromonal substances of the American cockroach, behavioral assays with a single enantiomer and with mixtures of enantiomers of sex pheromone mimics were carried out. Inactive enantiomers [(–)-enantiomers] had no influence on the potency of enantiomers active as sex pheromones [(+)-enantiomers]. By analysis of the results from EAG recordings with single and mixed sample of the enantiomers, it was confirmed that (–)-enantiomers did not react with the sex pheromone receptors which are responsive to (+)-enantiomers.We acknowledge technical assistance from Miss R. Kimura.     

Reduction of ferricytochrome c by human red cells

Summary Human red cells reduced extracellular ferricytochrome c to ferrocytochrome c under various conditions, suggesting that ferricytochrome c reducing systems are present at the outer surface of the red cell membrane.     

Über die Adsorptionskraft der Pektine in organischen Lösungsmitteln

Summary Pectin does not present any surface activities in organic solvents. An eventual fixation of some substances is based on mutual chemical affinity.     

Differences in the dexoxyribonucleoprotein complex of normal and leukemic human lymphocytes

Riassunto Gli autori hanno determinato con metodo citofotometrico nel visibile il contenuto di acido desossiribonucleico (DNA) e di proteina istonica nei linfociti di 4 soggetti normali e di 4 pazienti affetti da leucosi linfatica.I valori del DNA sono apparsi uguali nelle cellule normali e in quelle leucemiche, i valori dell'istone sono risultati in queste ultime superiori alla norma, onde il rapporto DNA/istone risulta essere nei linfociti leucemici inferiore a quello dei linfociti normali.     

Fusaric acid production byFusarium orthoceras in vitro

Zusammenfassung Durch biologische und papierchromatographische Methoden konnte nachgewiesen werden, dassauchFusarium orthoceras den Welkestoff Fusarinsäure in die Kulturflüssigkeit abscheidet. Unter den angegebenen Bedingungen werden relativ grosse Mengen dieses Stoffes gebildet (300 mg/l gegenüber 65 mg/l durchF. moniliforme und 35 mg/l durchF. vasinfectum).