Merriley E. Trench , Robert K. Trench , Leonard Muscatine
{"title":"Utilization of photosynthetic products of symbiotic chloroplasts in mucus synthesis by Placobranchus ianthobapsus (gould), opisthobranchia, sacoglossa","authors":"Merriley E. Trench , Robert K. Trench , Leonard Muscatine","doi":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)90964-3","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)90964-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p></p><ul><li><span>1.</span><span><p>1. About 5–10 per cent of the net <sup>14</sup>C photosynthetically fixed by symbiotic chloroplasts in the marine slug <em>Placobranchus ianthobapsus</em> (Gould) was secreted in mucus.</p></span></li><li><span>2.</span><span><p>2. After acid hydrolysis of mucus, most of the <sup>14</sup>C was found in galactose and glucose.</p></span></li></ul></div>","PeriodicalId":78189,"journal":{"name":"Comparative biochemistry and physiology","volume":"37 1","pages":"Pages 113-117"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1970-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0010-406X(70)90964-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82046903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Amino acid composition of Macrocentrus thoracicus cocoon wall protein","authors":"S. Hunt","doi":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)90961-8","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)90961-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p></p><ul><li><span>1.</span><span><p>1. The cocoon protein of the braconid, apocrite, hymenopteran <em>Macrocentrus thoracicus</em> has been analysed for amino acids.</p></span></li><li><span>2.</span><span><p>2. The amino acid composition confirms that the cocoon is made up of a structure protein with the general properties of the arthropod sild fibroins.</p></span></li><li><span>3.</span><span><p>3. The implications of the amino acid composition for the interpretation of the molecular organization of the proteins in the cocoon wall, in terms of the X-ray diffraction diagram they give rise to, are commented upon.</p></span></li></ul></div>","PeriodicalId":78189,"journal":{"name":"Comparative biochemistry and physiology","volume":"37 1","pages":"Pages 93-99"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1970-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0010-406X(70)90961-8","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84620254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The coupling of magnesium secretion and sodium reabsorption in the kidney of teleost","authors":"Yu.V. Natochin, G.P. Gusev","doi":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)90963-1","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)90963-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p></p><ul><li><span>1.</span><span><p>1. There is a negative correlation between the bladder urine concentration of Na and Mg in the scorpion fish.</p></span></li><li><span>2.</span><span><p>2. Mg excretion and Na reabsorption are sharply increased after intramuscular injection of MgCl<sub>2</sub> solution to migrating juvenile salmonoids and horse mackerel. A close positive correlation is observed between the amount of the reabsorbed Na ions and that of the secreted Mg ions.</p></span></li><li><span>3.</span><span><p>3. After inhibition of Na reabsorption by Brinaldix or Lasix, Mg secretion decreased.</p></span></li><li><span>4.</span><span><p>4. The data obtained indicate an important role for Na reabsorption in Mg secretion in fish kidney.</p></span></li></ul></div>","PeriodicalId":78189,"journal":{"name":"Comparative biochemistry and physiology","volume":"37 1","pages":"Pages 107-111"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1970-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0010-406X(70)90963-1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"16563947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Phylogenetic differences in spontaneous contractility of isolated heart muscle cells","authors":"Sherman Bloom","doi":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)90967-9","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)90967-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p></p><ul><li><span>1.</span><span><p>1. Separated adult mammalian and avian heart muscle cells were observed to contract and relax spontaneously under conditions which cause contracture of reptilian and amphibian heart muscle cells.</p></span></li><li><span>2.</span><span><p>2. The role of catecholamines in imparting resistance to potassium-induced contracture could not be demonstrated with the separated cells, as it has with papillary muscle preparations.</p></span></li></ul></div>","PeriodicalId":78189,"journal":{"name":"Comparative biochemistry and physiology","volume":"37 1","pages":"Pages 127-129"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1970-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0010-406X(70)90967-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"16563949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adenosine triphosphatase activity of heart mitochondria of the turtle, Chrysemys picta","authors":"A.J. Rotermund , C.A. Privitera","doi":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)90953-9","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)90953-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p></p><ul><li><span>1.</span><span><p>1. ATPase activity has been estimated in heart mitochondria of the fresh-water turtle, <em>Chrysemys picta</em>.</p></span></li><li><span>2.</span><span><p>2. This activity is Mg<sup>2+</sup>-dependent and stimulated by the presence of DNP.</p></span></li><li><span>3.</span><span><p>3. The pH optima of ATPase activities are 8·5 with Mg<sup>2+</sup> ions, and 7·4 in the presence of DNP.</p></span></li><li><span>4.</span><span><p>4. Differential responses to inhibitors are evident in the presence of added Mg<sup>2+</sup> ions or DNP, with DNP-stimulated activities being sensitive to a wider spectrum of inhibitors and to the aging process.</p></span></li><li><span>5.</span><span><p>5. Bovine serum albumin, but not EDTA, effectively preserves DNP-stimulated ATPase activity during aging. A causal relationship with fatty acids is implied.</p></span></li><li><span>6.</span><span><p>6. These data may be used to support either a one or a two enzyme hypothesis, with the latter being favored.</p></span></li></ul></div>","PeriodicalId":78189,"journal":{"name":"Comparative biochemistry and physiology","volume":"37 1","pages":"Pages 1-22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1970-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0010-406X(70)90953-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"15358444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparative effects of temperature on brain enzymes in the goldfish (Carassius auratus) and mouse (Mus musculus)","authors":"R.S. deRopp, L.H. Kastl, A. Furst","doi":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)90966-7","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)90966-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p></p><ul><li><span>1.</span><span><p>1. Activities of monoamine oxidase (MAO) and dopadecarboxylase (DOPAd) from the brains of mice and goldfish both increased with rise in temperature.</p></span></li><li><span>2.</span><span><p>2. Glutamic decarboxylase (GAD) from fish brain differed from mouse brain GAD in decreasing in activity as temperature of the reaction was raised from 20 to 37°C.</p></span></li><li><span>3.</span><span><p>3. Heat inactivation of MAO from the brains of both species showed a different pattern of heat inactivation from that of the same enzyme derived from the liver.</p></span></li></ul></div>","PeriodicalId":78189,"journal":{"name":"Comparative biochemistry and physiology","volume":"37 1","pages":"Pages 123-125"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1970-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0010-406X(70)90966-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"16563948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Induction of fasting hypoglycemia and hyperinsulinemia in the mouse by pituitary and urinary peptides","authors":"Merlyn C. Minick","doi":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)90955-2","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)90955-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p></p><ul><li><span>1.</span><span><p>1. A urinary polypeptide (FI) from the urine of lipoatrophic diabetics and a similar peptide (BPI) from bovine adenohypophysis induced significant fasting hypoglycemia and increased glucose tolerance in the mouse.</p></span></li><li><span>2.</span><span><p>2. The effects of FI and BPI on blood sugar levels were absent in mice pretreated with alloxan and <span>D</span>-mannoheptulose.</p></span></li><li><span>3.</span><span><p>3. Plasma immunoinsulin was significantly increased after FI and BPI administration and significantly decreased in mice pretreated with <span>D</span>-mannoheptulose.</p></span></li><li><span>4.</span><span><p>4. It was concluded that FI and BPI induction of fasting hypoglycemia and enhanced glucose tolerance is mediated by endogenous insulin release.</p></span></li></ul></div>","PeriodicalId":78189,"journal":{"name":"Comparative biochemistry and physiology","volume":"37 1","pages":"Pages 39-48"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1970-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0010-406X(70)90955-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"15425228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Utilization of caudal fat by hibernating common lizards, Lacerta vivipara","authors":"R.A. Avery","doi":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)90965-5","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)90965-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p></p><ul><li><span>1.</span><span><p>1. Lipids in the abdominal fat bodies and the tail of <em>Lacerta vivipara</em> caught in August and September accounted for one third of the dry body weight.</p></span></li><li><span>2.</span><span><p>2. When the lizards emerged from hibernation in March and April, lipids accounted for only one sixth of the dry body weight. Half of the loss was from the tail.</p></span></li></ul></div>","PeriodicalId":78189,"journal":{"name":"Comparative biochemistry and physiology","volume":"37 1","pages":"Pages 119-121"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1970-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0010-406X(70)90965-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88470599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Oxygen consumption and the respiratory pigment in the fresh-water nemertean, Prostoma rubrum","authors":"John J Poluhowich","doi":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)90537-2","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0010-406X(70)90537-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p></p><ul><li><span>1.</span><span><p>1. The oxygen consumption and respiratory rate of the freshwater nemertean, <em>Prostoma rubrum</em>, were determined at 20°C.</p></span></li><li><span>2.</span><span><p>2. The mean respiratory rate for forty-nine specimens was 0·700 μl O<sub>2</sub>/mg dry wt. per hour (±0·071).</p></span></li><li><span>3.</span><span><p>3. Oxygen consumption varied with the 0·478 power of the body weight.</p></span></li><li><span>4.</span><span><p>4. A heme-containing pigments is present which may assist in the respiratory process.</p></span></li></ul></div>","PeriodicalId":78189,"journal":{"name":"Comparative biochemistry and physiology","volume":"36 4","pages":"Pages 817-821"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1970-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0010-406X(70)90537-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74720030","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}