THE IMPORTANCE OF MUCUS AS A DEFENCE AGAINST CARABID BEETLES BY THE SLUGS ARION FASCIATUS AND DEROCERAS RETICULATUM

The effect of mucus exudation on the survival of Arion fasciatusand Deroceras reticulatum was studied by exposing mechanicallystimulated and control slugs to Carabidae beetles for 24 hours.A light stimulation, lasting three minutes, exhausted the copiousflow of mucus for one day. A generalist, Pterostichus niger,significantly preferred stressed D. reticulatum over controlones. Similarly, P. niger exclusively ate stressed individualsof A. fasciatus. Two beetles which specialize in gastropods,Cychrus caraboides and Carabus violaceus, consumed an equalnumber of stressed and control D. reticulatum and A. fasciatus.The susceptibility of the slug species to predation was different:for each beetle species, the proportion of available D. reticulatumpreyed upon was significantly higher than that of A. fasciatus.The differences in the behaviour of A. fasciatus and D. reticulatumin defending themselves against attacks is described. The mainreason why specialist beetles are able to hunt slugs successfullyis their ability to prevent the slugs from exuding large amountsof mucus. This may succeed by different means: C. violaceustargeted their killing strokes against the posterior part ofthe mantle while C. caraboides hit the head of the slug. Inboth case the strokes seemed to paralyze the slugs. (Received 31 March 1993; accepted 1 October 1993)     

A COMPARISON OF THE LIFE CYCLES OF THE SLUGS DEROCERAS RETICULATUM (MULLER) AND ARION INTERMEDIUS NORMAND ON PERMANENT PASTURE

Life cycles of the slugs Deroceras reticulatum and Arion intermediuswere compared over a four-year period on permanent pasture nearOvingham, Northumberland. Both species were semelparous, theirlife cycles taking about one year. D. reticulatum, unlike A.intermedius and other species, had two overlapping generationsthat laid their eggs in late spring and autumn respectivelyand also had one instead of two immature phases in its lifecycle. The pattern and rates of growth for the immature phasesin the life cycle of A. intermedius differed markedly from thosedescribed under laboratory conditions. Growth in the infantilephase was delayed in the field by low winter temperatures whilesecond stage growth was usually delayed in late spring by dryconditions. The life cycle of A. intermedius appears to be synchronisedby seasonal changes in photoperiod, unlike that of D. reticulatum.Growth in D. reticulatum continued throughout the winter monthsexcept under exceptionally cold conditions and was not usuallydelayed by dry conditions in spring. The size of hermaphroditegland relative to body weight in D. reticulatum reached a maximumin mature-unmated slugs and then became progressively smalleras the slug approached the post-reproductive stage which wasrelatively brief. Exceptionally dry conditions in 1962 delayedthe development of the hermaphrodite gland, the maximum sizereached was significantly reduced and fewer eggs were laid. (Received 17 September 1987; accepted 2 January 1988)     

THE EFFECTS OF STEADY AND CYCLING TEMPERATURES ON THE ACTIVITY OF THE SLUG DEROCERAS RETICULATUM

At constant temperatures, crawling activity in the slug Derocerasreticulatum has an optimum at 13°C in late winter, and 17°Cin early summer. The optimum for feeding remains at 14°C.Activity has anendogenous basis, but daytime activity increaseswith temperature and long daylengths. Cycling temperatures producemore locomotor activity and less feeding in 24 h than constanttemperatures, even when the temperature is higher at night.However, cooling stimulates and warming inhibits activity duringthe period of change and when cooling occurs at dusk, over halfthe 24 h activity occurs in the next three hours. Faster ratesof cooling produce greater responses, but can result in loweroverall activity because the slugs remain longer at low temperatures. (Received 25 May 1984;     

TRANSPORT OF UNCONTAMINATED AND MOLLUSCICIDE-CONTAINING FOOD IN THE DIGESTIVE TRACT OF THE SLUG DEROCERAS RETICULATUM (MULLER)

By X-ray analysis of food transport in the alimentary tractof Deroceras reticulatum it was shown that even ten hours afteringestion of a thorium sulfate-containing bait, this materialcan be detected in the crop. After 2.5 h, some parts of labelledfood passes down from the anterior to the posterior part ofthe gut. After 13 h, thorium sulfate-containing material canbe observed only in the gut. After 19 h, no more labelled materialis present in the alimentary tract of the animals. After addition of Cloethocarb, the animals feed on only smallamounts of food. The labelled material only enters the anteriorpart of the gut. After ten hours, the food does not move anymore and does not leave the crop even 19 h after feeding. After molluscicide application, the crop epithelium is moreinfolded than in control animals and the cells are elongated.After 30 h, cells protrude into the lumen of the digestive tract. (Received 11 May 1992; accepted 26 June 1992)     

缺氧对冻伤兔足皮肤温度和肌糖元含量的影响

采用测定冻伤兔足皮肤温度和肌糖元含量的方法,间接观察在缺氧条件下兔足重度冻伤血液循环和肌肉能量代谢的改变。实验结果表明：平原冻伤组、急性缺氧冻伤组、缺氧两周冻伤组冻足皮肤温度和肌糖元含量均明显降低。经４０℃０．１％的洗必泰液多次温浸治疗冻伤兔足,平原冻伤组和急性缺氧冻伤组的治疗足皮肤温度和肌糖元含量均高于未治疗足,无明显差异,提示在此种条件下冻足的血液循环障碍可能更加严重。     

升温对湖泊底泥藻细胞复苏及其生理特性的影响

为探讨藻细胞复苏过程中环境因子的作用及其细胞生理特性的变化,在连续升高温度条件下,比较了在不同N:P值的培养基中复苏藻细胞的丰度、藻群落组成动态、藻光合活性变化,同时检测了这一过程中藻细胞中Na+K+-ATPase和Ca2+Mg2+-ATPase活性的变化。结果表明:实验期间共检测到7门,62种藻,表明太湖的底泥可以作为"种源",为藻细胞的复苏提供"种子"。6℃时蓝藻就能够萌发复苏,16℃左右是最适宜藻细胞复苏的温度。在设定的温度范围内,底泥中复苏蓝藻的光合效率随着温度的升高一直增加,表明温度越高越有利于蓝藻从底泥中的萌发和复苏;但是复苏的绿藻和硅藻的光合活性一直处在被抑制状态。低N:P值培养基中复苏的藻细胞丰度远远大于其他2种培养基中复苏的藻细胞丰度,低N:P值能够显著性的激发藻细胞从底泥中的复苏。同时,低N:P比培养液中复苏藻细胞的Na+K+-ATPase和Ca2+Mg2+-ATPase活性都显著高于其他培养液中复苏藻细胞的ATPase活性;16℃时2种ATPase活性的骤然升高与最适宜藻细胞复苏的温度相吻合,而且这个温度提前于复苏藻细胞显著增加的温度(21℃)。此外,复苏藻细胞的比生长速率与Na+K+-ATPase和Ca2+Mg2+-ATPase活性都呈现显著性的线性相关(*P<0.05)。因而,藻细胞中Na+K+-ATPase和Ca2+Mg2+-ATPase活性的恢复和升高,对推动藻细胞从底泥迁移到水柱中的萌发和复苏过程具有重要的意义。     

EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE ON HAEMOPOIETIC STEM CELLS IN THE TAILS OF MICE

Using the endogenous spleen colony assay method of Till & McCulloch (1963), the numbers of haemopoietic stem cells present in the bone marrow in the tails of mice were estimated under different environmental temperatures. Compared to animals kept at 22–26°C, mice transferred to and kept at 36.5°C showed a doubling of colony-forming units in the tail in 1–4 weeks. Exposing them to 8°C caused a significant depopulation to approximately one-third in 3–4 weeks. By transferring the mice from one temperature extreme to another these changes could be reversed. Tail marrow depleted of viable stem cells by X-irradiation was repopulated within approximately 3 weeks in animals kept at room temperature or above but this process was inhibited in the cold.     

A COMPARISON OF THE LIFE CYCLES OF DEROCERAS RETICULATUM (MULLER) AND ARION INTERMEDIUS NORMAND (PULMONATA: STYLOMMATOPHORA) AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS

Growth rates and life cycles of D. reticulatum and A. intermediusare described and compared at different temperatures. D. reticulatummatures earlier in the cycle than A. intermedius and is moresensitive to changes in temperature. These differences are discussedin relation to the natural life cycles and ecology of thesespecies. (Received 9 February 1981;     

THE REACTIVITY OF HUMAN SMALL LYMPHOCYTES IN CULTURE: THE EFFECTS OF CONCENTRATION AND DURATION OF EXPOSURE TO PHYTOHAEMAGGLUTININ

The reactivity to phytohaemagglutinin (PHA) of column purified human small lymphocytes in culture has been quantitated by tritiated thymidine uptake into newly synthesized DNA. Using this system the dependence of lymphocyte response on PHA concentration, purity of PHA and duration of exposure was demonstrated in detail. Stimulation of lymphocytes was found to occur within 10 min of the addition of PHA. Maximal responsiveness occurred with exposure to PHA for 10 hr, while further exposure resulted in a sub-maximal response.     

EFFECTS OF 50 Hz MAGNETIC FIELD EXPOSURE ON PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHORYLATION IN CULTURED CELLS

Protein phosphorylation is an extremely important and widely used mechanism of cellular regulation. Here, the effects of 50 Hz magnetic fields (MFs) on tyrosine phosphorylation were studied. A Chinese hamster lung (CHL) cell line was exposed to 50 Hz magnetic fields at two intensities (0.4 mT and 0.8 mT) for different exposure durations, and western blot analysis was used to measure the degree of tyrosine phosphorylation of cellular proteins. Results showed that both 0.4 mT and 0.8 mT 50 Hz magnetic fields could affect the protein tyrosine phosphorylation in cultured cells. Both intensities could affect the tyrosine phosphorylation of 38 and 97.4 kDa proteins. In addition, 0.4 mT could affect tyrosine phosphorylation of 61.7, 105, and 112 kDa proteins, and 0.8 mT affected the tyrosine phosphorylation of 79 and 150 kDa proteins. Moreover, all the tyrosine phosphorylation changes of these proteins were time-dependent. The findings from this study demonstrated that under these experimental conditions, there was evidence that protein tyrosine phosphorylation was a possible process for ELF-EMF producing bioeffects.     

卵龄和脉冲持续时间对小鼠卵母细胞电活化效果的影响

实验研究了相同电场强度，一次脉冲条件下，不同脉冲持续时间和不同卵龄对小鼠卵母细胞电活化效果的影响，结果说明：（１）在场强０．４５ＫＶ／ｃｍ，一次脉冲持续时间为１０、２０和４０μｓ时，卵母细胞活化率很低，仅为９．８％，５．５％和１２％，当脉冲持续８０、１６０、３２０、６４０和２８０μｓ时，活化率明显升高，分别为３６．５％、５３．３％，５９．７％，５１．２％和３９．４％，脉冲持续时间对卵线细胞碎裂率影     

小鼠LAK细胞对粒-单系祖细胞增殖的影响

在小鼠粒单系祖细胞(CFU-GM)集落培养体系中加入LAK细胞能显著增强CFU-GM增殖,LAK∶BMC为8时,CFU-GM数比对照增加194.4%。LAK细胞条件液也有类似co-CSF的活性,单独LAK细胞条件液不能刺激CFU-GM增殖。LAK细胞和BMC共孵育4小时后再进行CFU-GM培养,低浓度LAK细胞仍能增强CFU-GM增殖,而高浓度LAK细胞则显著抑制CFU-GM增殖,LAK∶BMC为8时,CFU-GM仅为对照的27.6%。作者认为小鼠LAK细胞能通过分泌某些co-CSF增强CSF的活力,而LAK细胞对CFU-GM又有接触杀伤的活性。     

EFFECTS OF HYDROXYUREA AND RADIATION ON HAIR MATRIX CELLS

Investigations were undertaken in CF₁ mice to study the effects of hydroxyurea (HU) on hair matrix cell kinetics, and to assess the effects of combined administration of HU and irradiation on induction of temporary alopecia. HU 100 mg/kg was administered intraperitoneally and each animal received tritiated thymidine 0·5 μCi/g 30 min before biopsy. Serial biopsies were taken up to 48 hr after drug administration. Autoradiographs of anagen follicle squashes revealed sharp reductions in mitotic and labeling indices within 30 min. Depressed mitotic indices of 0·6–0·9% at 1–4 hr returned to normal (2·3%) after 6 hr, followed by cyclic mitotic 'overshoot', and were preceded by parallel changes in the labeling indices. HU-induced cellular damage was most marked 4 hr after HU injection, with almost complete recovery from injury observed at the 24 hr interval.
The effects of varying the time intervals from 1 to 12 hr between HU administration and irradiation (650 rads) after injection of HU 1200 mg/kg were examined. Hair loss was measured 7 days later by photomicroscopy. Cyclic maximum alopecia was found at the 1–5 and 8–12 hr intervals, with relative 'protection' occurring at the 6–7 hr time periods.     

TEMPERATURE AND IRRADIANCE EFFECTS ON GROWTH OF PITHOPHORA OEDOGONIA (CHLOROPHYCEAE) AND SPIROGYRA SP. (CHAROPHYCEAE)1

Growth responses of Pithophora oedogonia (Mont.) Wittr. and Spirogyra sp. to nine combinations of temperature (15°, 25°, and 35°C) and photon flux rate (50, 100, and 500 μmol·m^?2·s^?1) were determined using a three-factorial design. Maximum growth rates were measured at 35°C and 500 pmol·m^?2·s^?1 for P. oedogonia (0.247 d^?1) and 25°C and 500 μmol·m^?2·s^?1 for Spirogyra sp. (0.224 d^?1). Growth rates of P. oedogonia were strongly inhibited at 15°C (average decrease= 89%of maximum rate), indicating that this species is warm stenothermal. Growth rates of Spirogyra sp. were only moderately inhibited at 15° and 35°C (average decrease = 36 and 30%, respectively), suggesting that this species is eurythermal over the temperature range employed. Photon flux rate had a greater influence on growth of Spirogyra sp. (31% reduction at 50 pmol·m^?2·s^?1 and 25°C) than it did on growth of P. oedogonia (16% reduction at 50 μmol·m^?2·s^?1 and 35°C). Spirogyra sp. also exhibited much greater adjustments to its content of chlorophyll a (0.22–3.34 μg·mg fwt^?1) than did P. oedogonia (1.35–3.08 μg·mg fwt^?1). The chlorophyll a content of Spirogyra sp. increased in response to both reductions in photon flux rate and high temperatures (35°C). Observed species differences are discussed with respect to in situ patterns of seasonal abundance in Surrey Lake, Indiana, the effect of algal mat anatomy on the internal light environment, and the process of acclimation to changes in temperature and irradiance conditions.     

唾液酸对正常造血细胞及白血病细胞增殖分化的影响

本实验以测定细胞电泳率(EPM)反映细胞表面唾液酸相对含量。发现胎肝细胞电泳率明显高于成年骨髓细胞,经神经氨酸酶(NA)处理胎肝细胞、骨髓细胞、L_(801)急性白血病细胞和KCL-22慢性白血病细胞后,细胞EPM均明显下降。细胞集落数及细胞形态学检测表明,NA处理后,多向造血干细胞(CFU-S)增殖能力减弱,向粒系的分化增强;KCL-22细胞生成的集落数明显减少,成熟细胞的比例明显增加。