Giant cells fromSaccharomyces uvarum grown after X-irradiation

Yeast cells, Saccharomyces uvarum, were irradiated with X-rays and grown in liquid suspension. Glucose as the only carbon source was limited to 12.5 mM. Under these conditions giant cells are formed. Cell number, glucose utilization, ethanol production and oxygen consumption are measured during the time of growth. The mean weight of single cells in the stationary phase increases up to 75 krad and is not due to an uptake of water. In irradiated cultures oxygen consumption and glucose utilization per cell are higher than in control cells. The data demonstrate that synthesis- and energy-metabolism during the formation of non-dividing, radiation-induced giant cells is increased.     

Automatic morphometric analysis of retrograde changes in the nucleus n. facialis at different ontogenetic stages in the rat

Summary The grey level index (= GLI) and the fresh volume were determined with the image analyser Micro-Videomat for the nucl. n. facialis after axotomy of the left n. facialis. The experiments were performed on 10 rats in different stages of ontogenesis. The GLI is a quantitative parameter which could be quickly obtained and which demonstrated quantitative changes during retrograde reaction in the respective centres. A decrease in the fresh volumes of the affected nucl. n. facialis could also be demonstrated. The meaning of GLI is discussed.Supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft grants Kr 289/10 and Zi 192/1Dedicated to Prof. Dr. H. Leonhardt on the occasion of his 60th birthday     

Test Based on Independent,but Non-identically Distributed Random Variables

The binomial test is applied for the problem of testing a hypothesis based on a sample of independent, but non-identically distributed random variables. The used basic idea is that each random variable indicates the presence of the hypothesis. Hence each random variable is transformed such that the binomial test can be used as a simple procedure.     

FISH in der Diagnostik hämatologischer Neoplasien

All hematological malignancies are characterized by considerable clinical heterogeneity. The diverse entities can be subdivided into a variety of prognosis-defining subtypes on the basis of cytogenetic aberrations and molecular mutations. To adapt the intensity of treatment to the patient’s individual risk profile, an exact classification of the subtypes on the basis of genetic markers is essential. Diverse fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) techniques thereby play a central role in interaction with classic chromosome banding analyses for clarifying findings of chromosome analyses, such as in the acute leukemias, or for classifying the diverse subtypes, as in the non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas. Depending on the disease, the clinical impact of FISH varies. It is used as the method of choice for genetic characterization (e.g., in multiple myeloma) or is used in combination with chromosome banding analysis. Furthermore, interphase FISH is essential when rapid confirmation of the diagnosis is needed, as in acute promyelocytic leukemia with the t(15;17)/PML-RARA rearrangement, for which therapy with all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) should be immediately started.     

Pränatale Detektion fetaler chromosomaler Aberrationen im 1. und 2. Trimenon

Modern noninvasive methods of prenatal medicine, in particular first-trimester-screening, enable early risk evaluation of the most common forms of aneuploidy. With over 4000 certified gynecologists in Germany, this method nowadays represents the standard in prenatal risk evaluation. The importance of classic genetic sonography during the second trimester by detection of soft markers for aneuploidy has declined. However, detailed sonography during the second trimester remains the gold standard for the detection of congenital anomalies. Therefore, the specialist in prenatal medicine must be able to recognize soft markers during this examination in order to re-evaluate the maternal risk for aneuploidy.     

Beckwith-Wiedemann-Syndrom

The Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is a pediatric overgrowth syndrome with a variable clinical appearance. The phenotype normalizes with age but the diagnosis of BWS is important as syndrome-specific complications may develop, in particular as a result of a 400-fold increased risk of patients developing certain tumor entities, predominantly nephroblastomas (Wilms’ tumors) and hepatoblastomas, within the first years of life. BWS displays a clinical overlap with other syndromes so that an unambiguous molecular diagnostic is required for risk assessment and appropriate therapy. At the molecular level BWS is associated with the chromosomal region 11p15.5, where two clusters with imprinted genes are located. In patients both genetic mutations and in most cases aberrant DNA methylation can be observed, which pathogenically affect the gene dosage of functionally available monoallelically expressed 11p15.5 genes. Currently only a very incomplete genotype-phenotype correlation exists for BWS. Current research projects provide insights in the molecular etiopathogenesis of the syndrome by identifying interacting partners which modify the epigenetic regulation of imprinted 11p15.5-genes.     

Die organogenetische und transitorische rolle der vitellophagen in der darmentwicklung von Galathea (Crustacea,Anomura)

The present study of the development of the different organs of the gut, the vitellophags (primary yolk cells) and the other cell-types concerned with the resorption of the yolk gives the first detailed analysis of an Anomuran development.

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Verzeichnis der Abkürzungen in den Abbilduugen A ₁ 1. Antenne - A ₂ 2. Antenne - Ab Abdomen - Au Auge - B Blastoderm - Bb Blastodermbildung - Bl Blutlakunensystem - Bm Blastomer (Furchungszelle) - Bp Blastoporus - BZ Blutzelle - Ca Cardiamagen - Cf Carapaxfalte - Cp Caudalpapille - DI Drüsenfilter (Magen) - zDk zentraler Dotterkörper - Do Dorsalorgan - pDp primare Dotterpyramide - tDp tertiare Dotterpyramide (Vitellophagenepithel) - DR Rest des intraembryonalen Dottersackes - ieDS intraembryonaler Dottersack - bDv blastodermale Dottervakuole - sDZ sekunddre Dotterzelle - tDZ tertiare Dotterzelle - sE sekunddre Epithelialisierung (der Vitellophagen) - Ec Ectoderm - Ed Enddarm - Eh Eihiille (Chorion) - Ep Entodermplatte - Et Entodermtrichter - Ex Extremitdt (bsw. Extremitätenanlage) - Fsp Furchungsspindel (Teilungsspindel) - H Herz - ID Innendotter - Im Immigration (des Mesentoderms) - In Invagination (des Mesentoderms) - Ke Kern - KL Kopflappen (optischer Lobus) - KM Kaumuskulatur - L Darmlumen - M Mitose - Ma Magen - Md Mitteldarm - dMd dorsaler Mitteldarmdivertikel (dorsaler Mitteldarmblindsack) - Me Mesoderm - McEn Mesentoderm - Mddr Mitteldarmdrüse - Ml Mandibel - Mp ₁ 1. Maxilliped (1. Kieferfuß) - Mp ₂ 2. Maxilliped (2. Kieferfuß) - Mp ₃ 3. Maxilliped (3. Kieferfuß) - Mu Muskulatur - M₁ 1. Maxille - M₂ 2. Maxille - N Ganglien des Nervensystems - Ni Niere (Antennendrüse) - Oe Oesophagus - Ol Oberlippe - Pl Plasma - Py Pylorusmagen - Qv Querverbindung zwischen den Kopflappen - pR perivitelliner Raum - Seg Segment - Sf Sternalfurche - Sto Stomodaeum (Anlage des Vorderdarmes) - TA Thoracoabdominalanlage - Te Telson - Ul Urdarmlumen - V Vitellophage (primare Dotterzelle) - V ₁ Vitellophage 1 (1. Vitellophagengeneration) - V ₂ Vitellophage 2 (2. Vitellophagengeneration) - dV degenerierende Vitellophage - V intravitelline Vitellophage - IV Initialvitellophage (Lumenbildung) - pV perivitelline Vitellophage - Va Vakuole - Vi gelöster Dotter (im Darmlumen) - fZ freie Zellen (im perivitellinen Raum) Ausgeführt mit Mitteln des Schweizerischen Nationalfonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung and der Freiwillig Akademischen Gesellschaft der Stadt Basel.