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1.  Direct contact between intra-epithelial nerve endings and ciliated cells was observed in frog (Rana pipiens) palate epithelium.
2.  Electrical stimulation of the palatine nerve to the explant or the explant culture induced an increase in ciliary beat frequency in explant and outgrowth cells.
3.  Atropine inhibited electrically stimulated ciliary beat frequency increase in the explant and outgrowth cells.
4.  Gap junctional intercellular communication appears to be involved in the propagation of stimulated ciliary beat frequency increase from innervated to non-innervated ciliated cells.
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1.  Heat transfer was evaluated in isolated-perfused second gill arches and in isolated-perfused heads of rainbow trout.
2.  At a perfusion flow of 0.5 ml min–1 the second gill arch exchanges 0.774±0.024 ( [`(X)]\bar X ±SE,n=6) cal min–1°C–1. This value can be increased by 11% with the infusion of 10–5 M epinephrine.
3.  With perfusion flows of 16 and 20 ml min–1, isolated-perfused heads had a transfer maximum (hAmax) of 21.27±0.57 (21) and 24.79±0.77 (21) cal min–1 °C–1 and a ventilatory flow ( [(V)\dot]\dot V g) resulting in 0.5hAmax transfer ( [(V)\dot]\dot V 0.5 max) of 144±17 (21) and 183±23 (21) ml min–1 respectively.
4.  The values of [(V)\dot]\dot V 0.5 max were unaffected by the administration of 10–5 M epinephrine, 10–8 M or 10–7 M acetylcholine.hAmax was increased only in the presence of 10–5 M epinephrine.
5.  Increasing perfusion flow increasedhAmax without affecting [(V)\dot]\dot V 0.5 max. At a given perfusion flow there were no changes in heat transfer when heart rate and stroke volume were varied.
6.  Analysis of a simple model for whole body heat exchange indicated that the gills may account for as much as 60% of the total heat exchanged by the animal.
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1.  Rates of oxygen consumption were measured during locomotion in five species of marsupials of the family Dasyuridae. The body weights of the animals ranged between 0.15 and 1.12 kilograms.
2.  The rate of change of power input with speed was generally lower than equivalent eutherian values. The extrapolation to zero speed was consistently a higher multiple of resting metabolic levels than found in eutherians.
3.  The minimum cost of locomotion (M run) as a function of body mass (wt) is described by the equationM run=4.75 wt–0.34. The exponent is similar to that described for eutherians and reptiles, but the constant term is significantly lower.
4.  Metabolic scope in these animals is similar over the size range used and may be greater than in eutherians.
5.  Heat dissipation during locomotion has been partitioned into evaporative and non-evaporative routes. Storage of heat during locomotion was never more than fifty per cent of total production.
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1.  At ambient temperatures (T a) between 39 and 43°C, specimens of the waterproof treefrogChiromantis xerampelina, resting quietly in wind tunnels, adjust rates of evaporative water loss (EWL), maintaining body temperature (T b) 2–4°C belowT a.
2.  Brain heating and cooling, respectively, increased and decreased steady-state rates of thermoregulatory evaporative water loss (EWL), driving negative feedback changes inT b.
3.  Continuous infusions of epinephrine resulted in specific, dose-dependent, saturable increases in EWL; isoproterenol was more potent than epinephrine, which was more potent than phenylephrine. Tyramine injection also stimulated EWL.
4.  Non-specific increases in EWL stimulated by injections of cholinergic agonists were weakly antagonized by atropine, but thermally induced EWL, as well as adrenergically and cholinergically stimulated increases in EWL, were abolished by beta-adrenergic antagonists.
5.  Sweating decreased andT b increased during ganglionic blockade.
6.  The observations suggest thatC. xerampelina controls thermoregulatory EWL by modulating the sympathetic nervous outflow stimulating beta-adrenergic receptors on cutaneous mucous glands.
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1.  Seasonal changes in the half-times (0.5) for calcium influx and outflux in bone, skin and scales, and soft-tissue compartments ofF. kansae were measured.
2.  The size of diffusible calcium pools in the three compartments was estimated from the ratio of the loading and unloading half-times. Both the bone and skin and scales compartments contain diffusible calcium pools which increase in size during the summer months.
3.  The calcium in the soft-tissue compartment is all diffusible, and the kinetics indicate that this compartment receives calcium from the other two compartments.
4.  Hypophysectomy reduced the rate of calcium turnover in summer animals to the levels measured in intact winter animals. Such treatment also affected the distribution of radiocalcium within the animal.
5.  It is concluded that acellular bone is a metabolically active tissue.
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Conclusions  
(1)  The aminoesters inhibit glucose-stimulated proton extrusion by yeast cells.
(2)  The inhibitory activity depends on aliphatic carbon chain length.
(3)  The inhibition of proton extrusion is concentration-dependent.
(4)  The aminoesters stimulate quinacrine accumulation in vacuoles of yeast cells so they should possess affinities for lysosomes.
This work was supported byKBN grant no. 7 A203 013 07.  相似文献   

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1.  Oxygen uptake, carbon dioxide release, water release and heart frequency were studied in the tarantula,Eurypelma californicum. Oxygen uptake also was studied in the scorpion,Pandinus imperator.
2.  Basal metabolic rate, oxygen uptake of animals at rest as measured bymanometric respirometry, was very low in both species [mostly well below 1 ml O2 (STPD)·h–1]. Its relation to body mass and temperature was examined. A respiratory quotient of 0.71 inEurypelma at rest indicates oxidation of fat.
3.  To assess short-term changes and maximum rates, gas exchange at the four book lungs and heart frequency were simultaneously measured inEurypelma by using respiratory masks andflowthrough respirometry.
4.  During maximum activity, and were often reduced. During rest and in a later phase of recovery, slow fluctuations in oxygen uptake, carbon dioxide and water release occurred. These are probably caused by fluctuations in heart frequency.
5.  After 1 min of maximum activity, on average, increased to a maximum of 81 l (STPD)·min–1, to 50 l (STPD)·min–1, and heart frequency to 75 beats·min–1. Typical values for pulmonary water release were 50 (at rest) and 100–120 (maximum) g H2O·min–1.
6.  During recovery, and heart frequency changed faster than , causing changes in the respiratory quotient. It initially dropped, then increased and finally returned to the original value.
7.  A plot of heart frequency vs during recovery revealed a linear relationship between both variables.
This and the following two papers are dedicated to the memory of Prof. Bernt Linzen, who promoted our work by his continuous support and the creation of an extraordinarily encouraging work atmosphere. R.P., T.F.  相似文献   

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1.  We have obtained a cDNA clone encoding a human retinal D2 dopamine receptor.
2.  The longest open reading frame (1242 bp) of this clone encodes a protein of 414 amino acids having a predicted molecular weight of 47,000 and a transmembrane topology similar to that of other G protein-coupled receptors.
3.  Transient transfection of COS-7 cells with an expression vector containing the clone resulted in expression of a protein possessing a pharmacological profile similar to that of the D2 dopamine receptor found in striatum and retina.
4.  Northern blot analysis indicated that, in rat brain and retina, the mRNA for this receptor was 2.9 kb in size.
5.  In situ hybridization was performed to examine the distribution of the mRNA for this receptor in human retina. Specific hybridization was detected in both the inner and the outer nuclear layers.
6.  These findings are consistent with prior physiological and autoradiographic studies describing the localization of D2 dopamine receptors in vertebrate retinas. Our observations suggest that photoreceptors as well as cells in the inner nuclear layer of human retinas may express the mRNA for this D2 dopamine receptor.
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3DFS is a 3D flexible searching system for lead discovery. Version 1.0 of 3DFS was published recently (Wang, T.; Zhou, J. J. Chem. Inf. Comput. Sci., 1998, 38, 71–77). Here version 1.2 represents a substantial improvement over version 1.0. There are six major changes in version 1.2 compared to version 1.0.
1.  A new rule of aromatic ring recognition.
2.  The inclusion of multiple-type atoms and chains in queries.
3.  The inclusion of more spatial constraints, especially the directions of lone pairs.
4.  The improvement of the query file format.
5.  The addition of genetic search for flexible search.
6.  An output option for generating MOLfiles of hits.
Besides the above, this paper supplies:
1.  More query examples.
2.  A comparison between genetic search and Powell optimization.
3.  More detailed comparison between 3DFS and Chem-X.
4.  A preliminary application of 3DFS to K+ channel opener studies.
Supplementary material to this paper is available in electronic form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s0089490050231  相似文献   

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Müller  D. G.  Frenzer  K. 《Hydrobiologia》1993,(1):37-44
Culture studies with healthy and virus-infected isolates of Ectocarpus siliculosus, Feldmannia simplex and F. irregularis gave the following results:
–  Virus particles are produced in deformed reproductive organs (sporangia or gametangia) of the hosts and are released into the surrounding seawater.
–  Their infective potential is lost after several days of storage under laboratory conditions.
–  New infections occur when gametes or spores of the host get in contact with virus particles. The virus genome enters all cells of the developing new plant via mitosis.
–  Virus expression is variable, and in many cases the viability of the host is not impaired. Infected host plants may be partly fertile and pass the infection to their daughter plants.
–  Meiosis of the host can eliminate the virus genome and generate healthy progeny.
–  The genome of the Ectocarpus virus consists of dsDNA. Meiotic segregation patterns suggest an intimate association between virus genome and host chromosomes.
–  An extra-generic host range has been demonstrated for the Ectocarpus virus.
–  Field observations suggest that virus infections in ectocarpalean algae occur on all coasts of the world, and many or all Ectocarpus and Feldmannia populations are subject to contact with virus genomes.
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1.  The dependence of dark-adapted fly (Calliphora vicina) photoreceptors on oxygen was investigated by measuring the electroretinogram (ERG), the receptor potential, and the redox states of the mitochondrial cytochromes. The redox states were determined via reflection microspectrophotometry on white-eyed fly mutants.
2.  The light sensitivity of the photoreceptors at oxygen fractions above 2% is identical to that in the normal (air) environment, as judged from both ERG and receptor potential. Light sensitivity is rather abruptly and strongly reduced at oxygen fractions lower than 1% and vanishes at anoxia (0%).
3.  The redox state of the mitochondrial cytochromes also changes around oxygen fractions of 1–2%, but the dependence on oxygen fraction is less abrupt than that of ERG and receptor potential.
4.  The mitochondrial activity of dark-adapted fly photoreceptors appears to be well-buffered, to warrant ample supply of metabolic energy for unimpaired photoreceptor function down to extremely low oxygen levels.
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Twelve of the main European LCA software packages currently available are examined wirh the aim of establishing which are the most appropriate for LCAs on industrial processes. The packages performances are assessed in terms of
–  • Volume of Data
–  • WindowsTM environment
–  • Network Capabilities
–  • Impact Assessment
–  • Graphical representation of the inventory results
–  • Sensitivity analysis
–  • Units
–  • Cost
–  • User Support
–  • Flow Diagrams
–  • Burdens allocation
–  • Transparency of data
–  • Input & output parameters
–  • Demo version
–  • Quality of data
The review concludes with a Specification Table which summarises the facilities available on each software package. The general conclusion from this study is that for industrially based LCAs, there are four packages which may offer advantages over the rest. These are The Boustead Model, The Ecobilan Group’s TEAM™, PEMS 3.0 and SimaPro 3.1.  相似文献   

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1.  Authentic human acetylcholinesterase (AChE) was expressed inEscherichia coli under regulation of the constitutivedeo promoter or the thermoinduciblePL promoter.
2.  To facilitate expression in the prokaryotic system, recombinant human AChE (rhAChE) cDNA was modified at the N terminus by oligonucleotide substitutions in order to replace some of the GC-rich regions by AT. These modifications did not alter the amino acid sequence but resulted in ample production of the protein.
3.  rhAChE accumulated in the cells and reached a level of 10% of total bacterial proteins. A partially purified inactive recombinant protein was recovered from inclusion bodies.
4.  Active rhAChE was obtained after solubilization, folding, and oxidation, although the recovery of the active enzyme was low. A 20- to 40-fold increase in enzymatically active rhAChE was achieved by replacing Cys580 by serine.
5.  The recombinant enzyme analogue was indistinguishable from native AChE isolated from erythrocytes in terms of substrate specificity and inhibitor selectivity.
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1.  Non-visual sensory systems are likely to be important in antarctic fish since these fish inhabit an area where low light levels occur for long periods. This study was undertaken to examine the suitability of the lateral line system for prey detection.
2.  Recordings were made from afferent fibres of the anterior lateral line in the antarctic fishPagothenia borchgrevinki.
3.  A vibrating probe was used to stimulate the lateral line at a range of frequencies between 10 and 100 Hz.
4.  Most units responded best at a stimulus frequency of 40 Hz. Below the best frequency the response typically declined steeply and at higher frequencies it was usually better sustained.
5.  Crustacea identified as major components of the diet ofPagothenia borchgrevinki were individually attached to a force transducer to determine the vibrations produced by swimming movements.
6.  The Fourier amplitude spectra of swimming crustaceans exhibited prominent low frequency peaks at 3–6 Hz and higher frequency peaks in the 30–40 Hz range.
7.  It is concluded that the overlap in the frequency response characteristics of the anterior lateral line and the frequencies produced by crustacean prey clearly establishes the suitability of the lateral line for prey detection.
8.  In several instances recordings were made from fish primary afferent neurons responding to a swimming amphipod. These recordings confirm that crustacean swimming is indeed a potent natural stimulus of the lateral line system.
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1.  The reactions of tympanic nerve fibers ofLocusta migratoria were recorded by glass microelectrodes in the metathoracic ganglion.
2.  The units were classified by frequency-, intensity-, and directional characteristics as well as by their response pattern. The response to speciesspecific song is compared with the response to song ofEphippiger ephippiger.
3.  The physiological properties lead to a classification into three types of low-frequency neurons (characteristic frequency 3.5–4 kHz; 4kHz; 5.5–6 kHz) and one type of high-frequency neuron (12–20 kHz). This is similar to other species (Gray, 1960, Michelsen, 1971).
4.  Intensity-coding is done by sharp rising intensity characteristics and by different absolute thresholds of the units.
5.  There is a marked directional sensitivity with some differences between LF and HF units. In the low frequency range the tympanal organ seems to react as a pressure gradient receiver; for high frequencies another mechanism is discussed.
6.  No filtering of species-specific song takes place at the level of the receptor cells.
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1.  Some properties of the open-tipped, uninsulated, pH-sensitive glass microelectrode were examined in several electrical experiments.
2.  Based on these observations, technical and theoretical problems were considered for application to the pH measurement in small cells.
3.  The intracellular pH, (pH)i, of the epithelial cell in rat duodenum measured was approximately 7.0. A reduction in (pH)i was apparent (about 0.3) with the addition of 20 mM-glucose to the bathing fluid.
4.  It was concluded, that with certain limitations such uninsulated, open-tipped microelectrodes may be successfully utilized for intracellular pH measurements.
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1.  Paramecium bursaria was stimulated by a light spot of 10–15 m diameter, and the photosensitive site was searched by recording responses in swimming behavior and in membrane potential.
2.  Local stimulation to the anterior half of the cell caused an avoiding response.
3.  Stimulation to the cells deciliated by ethanol treatment elicited a depolarization of the membrane potential.
4.  Local stimulation to the anteroventral portion elicited a depolarization, but stimulation to the dorsal side induced no change in the membrane potential.
5.  The action spectrum of depolarization elicited by local stimulation to the anteroventral surface showed two main peaks at 420 nm and 560 nm, corresponding to those of light stimulation of the whole cell.
6.  It is concluded that a photosensitive site exists on the anteroventral surface ofParamecium, in particular within the oral groove of the cell. This local photosensitivity is discussed with respect to the mating reaction.
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1.  The cochlea of the horseshoe bat,Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, was frequency mapped by exposing for 30 min to one or two continuous pure tones of intensities between 70 and 110 dB SPL. The evaluation was made by differentiating between normal and swollen nuclei of the outer hair cells (OHC) of the organ of Corti and by measuring the diameter of the nuclei of the OHC.
2.  In control animals the radial diameter of the OHC nuclei varies systematically from a mean of 2.85 m at the base to 3.2 um at the apex (Fig. 1).
3.  All frequencies used for exposure were normalized to the resting frequency (FR), which is the frequency of the pure tone component of the orientation sound in a non-flying bat. The individual FR lay between 82.6 and 83.3 kHz.
4.  For analysing the small frequencies between 83.0 to 86.0 kHz in which relevant echoes occur, 3.15 mm length of the basilar membrane is used, about the same length as for the octaves from FR/4 to FR/2 (2.85 mm) and from FR/2 to FR (3.2 mm) (Fig. Ca, b).
5.  The discontinuity of the mechanical data at 4.5 mm of the length of the basilar membrane (part I of this paper) coincides with FR and the less pronounced discontinuity at 7.8 mm coincides with FR/2.
6.  Location and mechanism of the auditory filter are discussed.
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1.  Properties of the membrane currents ofDidinium nasutum have been investigated under voltage clamp in different solutions and after deciliation.
2.  Theearly transient Ca2+ inward current activates in a voltage-dependent manner. Inactivation is both Ca2+ -dependent and voltage-dependent.
3.  Alate Ca2+ current rises with time to peak > 50 ms and decays in the order of seconds.
4.  Activation and inactivation of the late Ca2+ current is voltage-dependent.
5.  The delayed outward current is activated by voltage. The kinetics of this K+ current, but not its amplitude, are enhanced in the presence of intracellular EGTA.
6.  The two voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels are located in the cilia, whereas all K+ channels are restricted to the somatic membrane.
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