Hydrogen and deuterium decoration of In-vacancy complexes in nickel.

1987

The quantum-mechanical states of hydrogen and deuterium in pure and defected nickel have been calculated using the effective-medium theory. The defects considered include monovacancies, the substitutional In impurity, a complex of four vacancies, and a complex of an In impurity decorated with a tetrahedron of four vacancies. While the substitutional In impurity does not trap hydrogen, the vacancy and the vacancy complexes with and without In association do. The calculated binding energy to the four vacancy complex is nearly insensitive to the hydrogen isotopic mass and to the In decoration. These results, along with the dependence of the hydrogen binding energy on multiple hydrogen occupanc…

ChemInform Abstract: Organoelement Derivatives of Steroids: Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Diorganotin Chloride Adducts of Hormones.

1987

Abstract Ten new diorganotin dichloride adducts of hormones of the type R 2 SnCl 2 ·2L [where R = Me, Et, n-Bu, Oct and Ph; L = 4-androsten-17s-ol-3-one ( A ); 5-androsten-3s-ol-17-one ( B ); 4-androsten-17α- methyl-17s-ol-3-one ( C ) and 3,17-dihydroxy-5- pregnene-20-one ( D )] have been prepared and characterized at 297 K and 223 K. Spectroscopic measurements (IR; Raman; 1 H, 13 C, 119 Sn NMR) suggest the dissociation or fast ligand exchange in solution at 297 K. Hexa-coordinated adducts with bonding through carbonyl oxygen and trans -R groups in octahedral geometry are formulated at 223 K.

Increase by 5-hydroxykynuramine of spontaneous acetylcholine release from myenteric neurons: mediated by serotonin M receptors

1987

The effects of 5-hydroxykynuramine (5-OH-K) and of 3-(2-amino-5-hydroxyphenyl)-propaneamine (AHPP) on spontaneous and electrically evoked release of [3H]acetylcholine were studied in the guinea-pig myenteric plexus longitudinal muscle preparation preincubated with [3H]choline. 5-OH-K caused a concentration-dependent increase in spontaneous [3H]acetylcholine release (EC50 5.3 microM). This effect was diminished in the presence of a desensitizing concentration of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT). AHPP (1-100 microM) did not affect the spontaneous outflow of [3H]acetylcholine. The electrically evoked release of [3H]acetylcholine was significantly reduced in the presence of 100 microM of either 5-OH-…

ChemInform Abstract: Cycloaddition Reactions of Benzothiete and Hetero Dienophiles for the Synthesis of Heterocyclic Systems.

1987

Abstract Benzothiete ( 1 ) undergoes cycloaddition reactions with hetero dienophiles with NN-, NO- or CO- double bonds, leading to six-membered heterocyclic ring systems of 2H-3,4-dihydro-1,2,3-benzothiadiazine ( 3 ), 4H-3,1,2-benzoxathiazine ( 4 ) and 4H-3,1-benzoxathiin.

Sudden change in the nuclear charge distribution of very light gold isotopes

1987

4 pages, 3 tables, 2 figures.-- PACS nrs.: 21.10.Ft, 21.10.Ky, 27.70.+q.

Weighted Sobolev spaces and exterior problems for the Helmholtz equation

1987

Weighted Sobolev spaces are used to settle questions of existence and uniqueness of solutions to exterior problems for the Helmholtz equation. Furthermore, it is shown that this approach can cater for inhomogeneous terms in the problem that are only required to vanish asymptotically at infinity. In contrast to the Rellich–Sommerfeld radiation condition which, in a Hilbert space setting, requires that all radiating solutions of the Helmholtz equation should satisfy a condition of the form ( ∂ / ∂ r − i k ) u ∈ L 2 ( Ω ) , r = | x | ∈ Ω ⊂ R n , it is shown here that radiating solutions satisfy a condition of the form ( 1 + r ) − 1 2 ( ln ( e + r ) ) − 1 2 δ u ∈ L 2 ( Ω ) , 0 < δ < 1 2 …

Epizooic ciliates (Vorticella sp.) compete for food with their host Daphnia longispina in a small polyhumic lake.

1987

Clearance rates of epizooic ciliates (Vorticella sp.) were measured together with their host, a planktonic cladoceran Daphnia longispina by using fluorescent latex beads as tracers of food. Vorticellans and their host graze on food of same size range (nanoplanktonic algae and bacteria). Individual clearance rates of Vorticella averaged 6.9 and 7.0 μl ind-1 h-1 and those of Daphnia 463 and 708 μl ind-1 h-1 for beads with diameter 2.00 and 3.92 μm. On the average, epizooic vorticellans together on the carapace of Daphnia cleared particles with rates representing 25–33% of that the host cleared, the maximum rates being 50–80%. In a steeply stratified polyhumic lake vorticellans take advantage …

On stress production in whispered Finnish

1987

We have compared sentence stress production in normal phonation and whisper in two native speakers of Finnish using acoustical analysis, esophageal pressure measurements and electromyography. The average peak values of the fundamental frequency, intensity, esophageal pressure and the EMG recordings from the thyroarytenoid and cricothyroid muscles were measured and their intercorrelations were calculated. In normal speech the cricothyroid activity and the subglottal pressure showed a significant correlation with the peak values of the acoustical indicators of stress for both subjects. The thyroarytenoid muscle showed a statistically significant correlation with the fundamental frequency for …

Characteristics of neuronal systems in the visual cortex

1987

The coupling complexity of cortical areas makes it very difficult to analyse them experimentally. Studies of model systems provide the possibility of adapting the analysis to the available data base and elaborating the fundamental properties that depend on the structure of the system. We propose a model system of variable complexity that is spatially two-dimensional and time-dependent, uses feedback for iteration and smoothing, includes the mapping of the cortical networks and can be nonlinear as the case requires. Combining such elementary systems on the basis of neuroanatomical findings enables us to simulate cortical mappings and to interpret neurophysiological data. The decisive factor …

Isolation, culture and plant regeneration from mesophyll protoplasts of Digitalis obscura

1987

High yields of protoplasts were obtained from mesophyll tissue of Digitalis obscura L. Osmotic potential of the isolation medium and Ca2+ were important in obtaining a high viability of the preparations. In different culture techniques employed, liquid-over-agar-solidified medium was superior to liquid medium alone. Agar plating technique was ineffective. On Murashige and Skoog modified medium with casein hydrolysate and several indoleacetic acid and benzyladenine combinations, isolated protoplasts underwent sustained mitotic division and produced calli. The calli formed shoots when transferred to regeneration media. Regenerated shoots could be easily rooted and developed into whole plants …

Behaviour of the herbicide EL-107 in wheat and rape grown under controlled conditions

1987

Summary The behaviour of 14C-EL-107 has been evaluated in winter wheat and rape, which are tolerant and susceptible, respectively, under field conditions. After 10- to 13-days’growth under controlled conditions, seedlings were allowed to absorb the herbicide through the roots. Two experiments were conducted to study the absorption and the metabolism of EL-107. Absorption was estimated during a 5-day treatment at the rate of 1–47 μM, and metabolism was studied after a 1-day treatment at 14.7 μM. The results showed that (i) rape plants absorbed more herbicide than wheat, and translocated less radioactivity into their shoots, and (ii) the metabolism of EL-107 proceeded actively only in the sho…

Triiodothyronine-Induced Shortening of Chromatin Repeat Length in Neurons Cultured in a Chemically Denned Medium

1987

Abstract: At the time of terminal differentiation, mammalian cortical neurons undergo a dramatic change in the structural organization of their chromatin: the nucleosomal repeat length shortens from ∼200 base pairs in fetuses to a value of 165 base pairs after birth. These events occur several days after the end of neuronal proliferation. Previously, we reported that rat cortical neurons cultured in a very selective synthetic medium were not yet programmed to these events at the end of mitotic cycles. Herein, we report that addition of triiodothyronine to neuronal cultures induces a shortening of the chromatin repeat length comparable to the natural one. Copyright © 1987, Wiley Blackwell. A…

The occurrence of serological H-Y antigen (Sxs antigen) in the diandric protogynous wrasse, Coris julis (L.) (Labridae, Teleostei)

1987

Abstract The serological sex-specific (Sxs) antigen (previously called ‘H-Y antigen’) has been shown, in various vertebrate species ranging from fish to mammals, to be characteristic of the heterogametic sex. We studied a protogynous hermaphrodite, Coris julis , in order to examine whether the change of a female to a secondary male also involves a change in the Sxs-antigen phenotype. The (homogametic) females of this species were found to be Sxs negative, while both primary and secondary males were Sxs positive. This was true not only for gonads but also for nongo-nadal tissues. The administration of androgen to females is known to cause sex inversion in this species; we were able to demons…

Application of multivariate statistics to the problems of upper palaeolithic and mesolithic samples

1987

Multivariate statistics (discriminant function analysis and principal component analysis) have been applied to a broad sample of Upper Paleolithic and mesolithic skulls. In addition to some methodological problems concerning the evaluation of missing data by principal component analysis, we discussed the possibility of misclassifications (14%).

Some effects of the herbicide EL-107 on cellular growth and metabolism

1987

Summary Effects of the herbicide EL-107 (N-[3-(1-ethyl-1-methylpropyl)-5-isoxazolyl]-2,6-dimethoxy-benzamide) on the growth of dicotyledonous plants are described. The herbicide did not inhibit germination but reduced the growth of rape (Brassica napus L.) by half at 0.0057 mg l−1. The most characteristic symptom induced was a swelling of the apical regions, and histological observations of root tips of Polygonum persicaria and rape revealed a progressve disappearance of the meristematic zone, which was replaced by enlarged cells almost devoid of cytoplasm. Growth of cells of Acer pseudoplatanus L. and soybean (Glycine max L.) cultured in suspension was also inhibited by EL-107, which induc…

Some observations on the determination of sulfite by reduction to sulfide with sodium borohydride

1987

Abstract Sodium borohydride is studied as an agent for reducing sulfite to sulfide. Rapid reductions are attained with greater than 97% recovery in the range 700–1200 μg of S/50 ml. Sulfate is not reduced.

Choroidal filling pattern during a hypotensive crisis

1987

Observation d'une jeune femme de 18 ans atteinte de dystrophie progressive des cones et bâtonnets et ayant presente une crise d'hypotension arterielle au cours d'une angiographie fluoresceinique

Anthelminthika, III Synthese und 13C-NMR-spektroskopische eigenschaften von (fluor- und iodanilino)ethentricarbonitrilen)

1987

Zusammenfassung Die Umsetzung von Ethentetracarbonitril mit entsprechenden Halogenanilinen fuhrt zu Anilinoethentricarbonitrilen mit den folgenden Halogensubstitutionen: 2-Fluor-, 3-Fluor-, 4-Fluor-, 2,4-Difluor-, 3-Iod- und 4-Iod. Die dargestellten (Fluor- und Iodanilino)ethentricarbonitrile vermogen insbesondere anthelminthische, fungizide und herbizide Wirkungen auszuuben. Die Struktur der Endprodukte wird durch die IR-, 1 H-NMR-, 13 C-NMR- und Massenspektren charakterisiert.

Differentiation of calcium antagonists with respect to their effects in normal and skinned taenia caeci preparations

1987

Abstract In taenia preparations, depolarized by a K+-rich medium, Ca2+ caused contraction and cinnarizine (0.4–100 μM), trifluoperazine (2–100 μM) and verapamil (0.02–10 μM) caused concentration-dependent antagonism of Ca2+, displacing the Ca2+ log concentration-effect curve to the right and depressing the maximal response. Equieffective (IC75) antispasmogenic concentrations were selected. The antispasmogenic effects of verapamil were readily offset by removing the drug from the bathing fluid but those of the other drugs were not. The calcium antagonists (antispasmogenic IC75) were then tested for spasmolytic activity in tissues generating tension in response to the EC80 of Ca2+. Verapamil …

Über gemischte bindungen in der IV. hauptgruppe

1987

Abstract Reaction of Ph3SnLi with Ph2SiCl2 or Ph2GeCl2 at −78°C in THF yields (Ph3Sn)2SiPh2 (1) and (Ph3Sn)2GePh2 (2). The crystal structure of 1 (R = 0.075) exhibits SnSi distances of 257.2(4) and 257.9(5) pm, an SnSiSn angle of 118.5(2)°, and a central C3SnSiC2SnC3 molecular skeleton with symmetry close to C2. The geminal NMR coupling 2J(119Sn ⋯ 119Sn) in 1, and in a tri-, tetra- and pentastannane series shows a linear correlation to their respective non-bonded d(Sn ⋯ Sn) distances (I(t-Bu2Sn)4I: 20 Hz/496 pm; 1: 724 Hz/443 pm).

The effects of intensity, frequency, static load, and shore hardness on different parameters in vibration sensitivity measurements.

1987

The effects of shore hardness, static load, frequency, and intensity of vibration on the amplitude and dynamic force effects of vibration were studied in conditions corresponding to those occurring in vibrotactile sensitivity measurements. The measurements were performed on three silicon plates of known shore hardness. The results indicated that the effect of differences in elasticity on the vibration amplitudes was evident at lower frequencies up to about 200 Hz whereas at higher frequencies the amplitudes remained at the same level, regardless of elasticity. On dynamic force the effect of elasticity was observed at all frequencies studied (50-500 Hz). The static load of the contractor had…

A stochastic model of mutant growth

1987

Preparation of extracts from mature spruce needles for enzymatic analyses

1987

It was possible to extract simultaneously several active enzymes involved in the carbohydrate or the amino acid metabolism from spruce needles [Picea abies (L.) Karst.] when a) a 100 mM Na-Pi buffer of pH 7.5 containing 5% PVPP and 0.5% Triton X-100 was used and when b) the resulting crude extracts were freed from lowmolecular-weight compounds by gel-chromatography using the separation medium Fractogel TSK HW-40. Besides Triton X-100, Triton X-305, Myrij-52 and Brij-35 were tested, but 0.5% Triton X-100 brought about the most active enzyme extracts. In crude extracts prepared from spruce needles during the early summer a high increase in absorbance at 334 nm was observed when the co-substra…

Baer cones in finite projective spaces

1987

Let R and V be two skew subspaces with dimensions r and v of P=PG(d,q). If q is a square, then there is a Baer subspace V* of V, i.e. a subspace of dimension v and order √q. We call the set C(R,V*)=\(\mathop \cup \limits_p \), where the union is taken over all PeV*, aBaer cone oftype (r,v).

Comparison of the effects of valproate, ethosuximide, phenytoin, and pentobarbital on cerebral energy metabolism in the rat.

1987

The acute effects of valproate (200 and 400 mg/kg), ethosuximide (200 and 400 mg/kg), phenytoin (25 and 50 mg/kg), and pentobarbital (30 and 60 mg/kg) on cerebral energy metabolism of rats were studied by measuring the cerebral content of energy metabolites and by evaluating the rate of metabolite utilization following decapitation. The treatments did not affect the levels of phosphocreatine (PCr), ATP, ADP, and AMP, but did enhance the glycogen or glucose stores. Pentobarbital induced a decrease in lactate, whereas valproate led to a decrease in pyruvate and an increase in lactate. Calculation of the metabolite fluxes after decapitation showed that all treatments delayed the rate of ATP ut…

Superfield commutators for D = 4 chiral multiplets and their apppications

1987

The superfield commutators and their corresponding equal-time limits are derived in a covariant way for the D=4 free massive chiral multiplet. For interesting chiral multiplets, the general KAllen-Lehmann representation is also introduced. As applications of the free superfield commutators, the general solution of the Cauchy problem for chiral superfields is given, and an analysis of the closure of the bilinear products of superfields which desrcibe the extension of the internal currents for free supersymmetric chiral matter is performed.

Spontaneous release of endogenous 5-hydroxytryptamine and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid from the isolated vascularly perfused ileum of the guinea-pig

1987

The spontaneous release of 5-hydroxytryptamine and its metabolite 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid from the enterochromaffin cells of the small intestine into the portal circulation was investigated in vitro using the vascularly perfused ileum of the guinea-pig. The release of 5-hydroxytryptamine decreased by 70% in a calcium-free medium and by 35% in the presence of tetrodotoxin. Inhibition of monoamine oxidase activity by pargyline (100 microM) had no effect on the spontaneous release of 5-hydroxytryptamine although it caused a 75% reduction in the outflow of 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid. Imipramine (1 microM), an inhibitor of neuronal uptake of 5-hydroxytryptamine, reduced the 5-hydroxyindoleace…

Zur Konstitutionsaufklärung trisubstituierter Indolderivate: NMR-spektroskopische Untersuchung von Bis(2,3-dimethyl-6-indolyl)-arylmethanen

1987

The application of combined1H- and13C-NMR-technics is used exemplarily for the elucidation of the type of substitution at the phenyl nucleus of indoles in 6,6′-bis-indolylarylmethanes (1,2). These methods can be applied in general to analogous structure problems.

General considerations in the interpretation of I-J genetic restrictions: evidence that the antigen-binding chain of antigen-specific T-suppressor fa…

1987

SUMMARY (CBA × B10)F1 [(H-2k x H-2b)] mice produce two types of antigen-specific T-suppressor factor (TsF), which can be separated by affinity chromatography on anti-I-J monoclonal antibody. After reduction and alkylation, both chains of F1 TsF are required for biological activity. However, the antigen-binding chain (AgBC) of F1 TsFk (AgBCk) is only complemented by I-Jk and likewise for F1 TsFb. In other words, interchain complementation shows the same genetic restriction in interchain complementation in parental and F1 mice. F1 TsF bearing, for example, I-Jk (TsFk), interacts with haptenized ‘antigen-presenting cells’ (‘APC’) of both parental haplotypes, and may be described as showing dua…

Correlation of pp data with predictions of improved six-quark structure models.

1987

Recent experimental data indicate a structure in \ensuremath{\Delta}${\ensuremath{\sigma}}_{L}$ corresponding to a pp mass of 2.7 GeV/${c}^{2}$, as earlier predicted for a six-quark $^{1}\mathrm{S}_{0}$ state by an R-matrix treatment of the cloudy-bag-model quark degrees of freedom interior to a coupled-isobar-channel system. The $^{1}\mathrm{S}_{0}$ model is improved to agree with 2\ensuremath{\pi} production data at 800 MeV laboratory energy. The resulting $^{1}\mathrm{S}_{0}$ partial wave and recently improved models of the background partial waves as well as older versions of the phase parameters predict experimental observables in the resonance region. The predicted width and inelastic…

Amorphous semiconductor-electrolyte junctions. Photoelectrochemical behaviour of thin Nb2O5anodic films

1987

An approach to the study of the photocharacteristics of amorphous semiconductor/electrolyte junctions is proposed which takes into account the main differences in the electronic structure and the transport properties of the amorphous semiconductors (a-SC) with respect to the crystalline counterparts. The influence of the wavelength of the incident light on the photocurrent vs electrode potential curves is explained on the basis of the geminate recombination theory in a-SC. The implications of the model are shortly discussed.

Myasthenia-like syndrome induced by cardiovascular agents. Report of a case

1987

The case of a myasthenia-like syndrome induced by cardiovascular drugs is reported. The clinical and electrophysiological features of the case are discussed. © 1987 Masson Italia Periodici S.r.l.

Synthesis of new orthometallated iridium(III) compounds by chemical and electrochemical methods

1987

Abstract Replacement of one phosphine ligand in IrCl 3 (η 2 -PCBr)(η 1 -PCBr) ( 1 ) (PCBr = P( o -BrC 6 F 4 )Ph 2 ), by various P-donor ligands has given compounds of stoichiometry IrCl 3 (η 2 -PCBr)L ( 3 : L = PMePh 2 ; 4 : L = P( p -MeC 6 H 4 ) 3 ; 5 : L = P(OMe) 3 , 6 : L = P(OPh) 3 ). All of these show two irreversible reduction peaks in the range −1.1, −1.3 and ca. −2.0 V. The electrochemical reduction of compound 1 at −1.5 V (at 0°C) leads to a very reactive iridium(I) species, probably IrCl(PCBr) 2 , which undergoes intramolecular orthometallation at room temperature. Three compounds are obtained as the results of this chemical conversion: IrBr 2 (PC)(PCBr) ( 7 ), IrCl 2 (PC)(PCBr) (…

Dynamics of phase separation and critical phenomena in polymer mixtures

1987

The phenomenological mean-field theory for statics and dynamics of polymer mixtures is described, generalizing the approaches of Flory-Huggins, Cahn-Hilliard and de Gennes. Predictions are made for critical behavior, spinodal decomposition and homogeneous nucleation. The validity of the mean-field approximations is discussed with Ginzburg criteria. The results of the theory are compared to computer simulations and recent experiments.

Selective gas chromatographic detectors by M. Dressler, Journal of Chromatography Library, 36, Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, 334 pages, 198…

1987

N-protonated 2-pyridylnickel(II) complexes insertion of isocyanides into the nickel2-pyridyl bond

1987

The reaction of the binuclear complex [NiCl(μ-2-py)(PPh3)]2 (μ-2-py = μ-C5H4N-C2,N) with the phosphines L (L = PPh3, PMePh2, PMe2Ph or PEt3) or dppe (= 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane) in the presence of HClO4 yields the N-protonated 2-pyridyl derivatives trans-[NiCl(2-pyH)(L)2]ClO4 or [NiCl(2-pyH)(dppe)] ClO4 (2-pyH = C5H5N-C2) with a square-planar coordination around the nickel(II) center. These products are largely associated through hydrogen bonding between the NH group and the perchlorate anion, both in the solid and in chlorinated solvents. The configuration in solution has been studied by 1H and 31P NMR spectroscopy. In the complex trans-[NiCl(2-pyH)(PMe2Ph)2]ClO4, the planar 2-pyH…