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    Experimental brain research 60 (1985), S. 559-563 
    ISSN: 1432-1106
    Keywords: Cat ; Visual cortex ; Multiunit recordings ; Response variance ; Response covariance
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary The activity of pairs of neurons in the visual cortex (area 17) of anaesthetized, paralysed cats was recorded using two independently manipulated micropipettes. The number of spikes in the evoked responses of pairs of single neurons were analyzed for response covariance. Responses of the majority of cell pairs (83%) did not covary. Covariance was restricted to closeby neurons with distances of less than 150 μm and with identical orientation and ocular dominance preference.
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  • 2
    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Cushing's syndrome ; Obesity ; Cortisol ; Dexamethasone test
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Urinary free cortisol (UFC) was measured in the basal state and on 2nd day of the low-dose dexamethasone (2 mg daily for 2 days) suppression test (LDDT) in 182 subjects. At first examination the results were in good agreement with the definite diagnosis in 21 of 27 patients with Cushing's syndrome (CS) and in 145 out of 155 obese subjects. In two obese subjects the basal UFC was increased and the response to the test insufficient. At re-examination their laboratory findings became normal. In 14 subjects the basal UFC was increased but the response to the test was normal. With nine of them, repeated examinations were performed over a period of 1–7 years. Six subjects progressed into obvious CS, while in two hypercortisolism spontaneously regressed and in one it remained unchanged. The combination of elevated basal UFC with a normal suppressibility during the LDDT is considered a borderline adrenocortical impairment.
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  • 3
    ISSN: 1432-0568
    Keywords: Synaptology ; Cerebellum ; Quantitative analysis ; Autoradiography ; Electron microscopy ; Cat
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary In a previous study observations in semithin sections of E-PTA-stained cerebellar cortex of the cat revealed differences in size of synaptic grids between the molecular and granular layer (Van der Want et al. 1984). In addition, synaptic size differences were observed between superficial and deep levels in the molecular layer. The present study was an attempt to analyze synapses in ultrathin sections of the cerebellar cortex with special emphasis on size differences of distinct types of synapses at different levels in the molecular layer. Climbing fibers were identified by means of anterograde transport of 3H-leucine injected in the inferior olive and parallel fibers were identified on account of fine structural criteria. Synaptic profiles were measured semi-automatically in the neuropil of the cerebellar cortex at the supra-Purkinje level and the subpial level. Measurements of the trace- and chordlength were obtained from random sections. The frequency distribution of the true diameters of the synapses was reconstructed with a discrete “unfolding”-procedure. The overall diameter at the superficial level was 390.2±1.5 nm, at the deep level 406.6±1.5 nin. Climbing fibers exhibited mean values of 431.9±4.7 and 461.3±4.1 nm at these levels and parallel fiber terminals mean values of 370.7±2.9 and 395.8±3.0 nm. The frequency distributions showed remarkable and statistically significant differences compared with the overall distributions observed at the superficial and the deep levels respectively. The frequency distributions of synaptic diameters at the superficial and deep levels also differ significantly. The results suggest that synapses are characterized by a specific size which might be related to the region of termination or might be determined by the afferent neuron. This is in agreement with earlier observations in E-PTA treated material.
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  • 4
    ISSN: 1432-0568
    Keywords: Lateral reticular nucleus ; Superior colliculus ; Retrograde transport of WGA-HRP ; Cat
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Medium-sized and large superior collicular neurons were retrogradely labelled after small ejections of the wheat germ agglutinin-horseradish peroxidase complex in the lateral reticular nucleus of the feline medulla. The projection from the superior colliculus to the lateral reticular nucleus is bilateral with a contralateral predominance. It originates mainly from the intermediate, but also from the deep gray layer of the superior colliculus. Our observations provide evidence that the lateral reticular nucleus is an important target of tectal efferents. The findings are discussed in relation to the organization of other fiber connections of the superior colliculus.
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    Anatomy and embryology 171 (1985), S. 83-89 
    ISSN: 1432-0568
    Keywords: Quantitative anatomy ; Synaptic length ; Synaptic curvature ; Cerebeller cortex ; Cat
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary At the supra Purkinje layer and the subpial level in the molecular layer of lobules V and VI of the cerebellar cortex of the cat, synaptic profiles were measured in ultrathin serial sections treated with either osmium tetroxide (OsO4) or ethanolic phosphotungstic acid (E-PTA). From trace and chord lengths of the intercepts of synaptic profiles the curvature and the mean caliper diameter of the synapse was calculated. In OsO4-material the curvature of synapses yielded an average angle of about 47 degrees and about 36 degrees in E-PTA material. Although these values are contrary to the assumption of a flat disc, which is commonly required in stereological procedures to estimate caliper diameter, the effect of the curvature on the estimation of the mean caliper diameter is limited. This is shown by serial reconstruction analysis of the largest diameter of synapses from maximal arc and chord length measurements at the subpial and supra Purkinje level. The results provide quantitative data concerning synaptic size, curvature and the frequency of intercepts per synapse at the subpial and supra Purkinje level in the cerebellar cortex in OsO4 and E-PTA material. In addition the advantages and disadvantages of E-PTA and osmiumtetroxide staining in quantitative analysis are discussed.
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    Anatomy and embryology 171 (1985), S. 105-120 
    ISSN: 1432-0568
    Keywords: Cerebral cortex ; Corpus callosum ; Anterior commissure ; Horseradish peroxidase ; Cat
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Large injections of horseradish peroxidase throughout major portions of the right cerebral hemispheres of four cats revealed extensive distributions of the neurons of origin of the corpus callosum, the anterior commissure and the hippocampal commissures in the uninjected left hemispheres. The distributions of labelled neurons were mapped by semiautomatic computer microscope. The radial and tangential neuron distributions presented here are of a higher density and greater extent than those in previously published studies based on injections of transportable label to more circumcribed areas of the cerebral cortex of the cat. Generally, commissural neurons in the cat were distributed in a bilaminar fashion with supragranular cells more numerous than infragranular cells.
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    Experimental brain research 59 (1985), S. 395-403 
    ISSN: 1432-1106
    Keywords: Nucleus of the optic tract ; Direction-selective retinal ganglion cells ; Optokinetic reflex ; Cat
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary We have studied the physiological properties of ganglion cells in the retina of the cat. The experiments were designed to identify those ganglion cells which project to direction-selective cells in the nucleus of the optic tract (NOT), by demonstrating their antidromic activation at low threshold from an electrode in the NOT. These ganglion cells presumably provide the retinal drive to the optokinetic reflex. Altogether, 11 such ganglion cells were identified in a population of 578 cells studied. All 11 were W-cells, with slow-conducting axons. Five of the 11 had on-centre direction-selective receptive fields; the other 6 had a variety of receptive field patterns. Thus, on centre-selective cells form a much higher proportion of the retinal input to direction-selective cells in the NOT than of the overall ganglion cell population. However, their receptive field properties were too varied fully to account for the selectivity of NOT cells for horizontal stimulus movement. In summary the retinal input to the NOT appears to be formed principally or entirely by W-class ganglion cells, including many which are direction selective. It still seems necessary, however, to postulate, some non-retinal mechanism to account for all the receptive field properties of direction-selective NOT cells.
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    Experimental brain research 59 (1985), S. 463-469 
    ISSN: 1432-1106
    Keywords: Nitrous oxide ; Visual cortical cells ; Cat
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary The directional preferences, receptive field areas, peristimulus-time (PST) histograms and spontaneous activities of 112 feline visual cortical (area 18) cells were studied before, during, and after the administration of nitrous oxide. These cellular characteristics were altered by nitrous oxide inhalation; some quite substantially. The data indicate that the functional characteristics of cortical visual cells, such as the receptive field and the directional preference, are variable; and, among other factors, depend also on the anaesthetic administered to the animal.
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    Experimental brain research 59 (1985), S. 485-490 
    ISSN: 1432-1106
    Keywords: Vision ; Cat ; Pupil dimensions ; Luminance
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary The relationships between luminance and height, width or area of the feline pupil were investigated in awake, normal adult cats whose pupils were photographed over a range of light levels with the aid of electronic flash. The results are compared with previous measurements of pupil width and height in awake animals (Kappauf 1943); and with estimates of pupil width, height and area in lightly-anaesthetised cats (Wilcox and Barlow 1975). The implications of these results for retinal illumination and colour discrimination are discussed.
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    Experimental brain research 59 (1985), S. 633-635 
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    Keywords: Retinal ganglion cells ; Cat ; Optic nerve cut ; Retrograde labeling ; HRP
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary After intracranial transection of the optic nerve in cats the retinal stump of the nerve was injected with HRP. Surviving retinal ganglion cells can be retrogradely labeled at least up to 15.5 months of postoperative survival.
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    Experimental brain research 57 (1985), S. 576-584 
    ISSN: 1432-1106
    Keywords: Cat ; Lectin-conjugated horseradish peroxidase ; Lateral cervical nucleus ; Spinocervical tract ; Somatotopic termination
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary The labelling pattern of the feline lateral cervical nucleus (LCN) was investigated after pressure injections of lectin-conjugated horseradish peroxidase into cervical, thoracic or lumbar segments of the spinal cord. Sixteen cats received a 5–8 nl injection staining large parts of mainly the ipsilateral grey matter of a single segment. Light microscopic examination of frozen sections reacted with tetramethylbenzidine showed a somatotopic organization in the LCN. Rostral segments of the spinal cord projected mainly to rostroventral and medial parts of the ipsilateral LCN, while more caudally located segments projected to more dorsocaudal and lateral parts of the nucleus. Minor contralateral labelling with a similar somatotopic arrangement was seen in animals given cervical and lumbar injections. No significant labelling was found in the LCN of three control animals, the segmental injections of which were engaged mainly into the ipsilateral dorsal columns and the dorsolateral funiculus. Ultrastructural analysis in two animals which received multiple cervical or lumbar injections showed that about 70% of the peroxidase-positive structures in the LCN were boutons and the rest small myelinated axons. The precise termination pattern of ascending afferents to the LCN is compatible with the somatotopic organization of the other relay centres in the spino-cervicothalamic pathway.
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  • 12
    ISSN: 1432-1106
    Keywords: Cat ; Learning ; Limbic system ; Memory ; Multiple lesions ; Plasticity
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    Notes: Summary Previous investigations (Irle and Markowitsch 1982a, 1983, 1984) demonstrated that triple or fourfold lesions within the cat's limbic system fail to produce learning impairments, as opposed to lesions of single or double loci, when tasks of visual reversal, delayed alternation, and active two-way avoidance were used. On the basis of these results, limbic regions of the cat's brain might be considered unessential for intact learning and mnemonic functions. Therefore, in order to obtain indisputable information on the importance of the limbic system for learning and memory, lesions of nearly all limbic core regions of the cat were performed. Ten cats received lesions of seven limbic core regions: the septum, amygdala, anterior thalamus, mamillary bodies, cingulate cortex, subicular cortex, and the hippocampus proper. Nine of these animals were tested postoperatively in the acquisition of a visual reversal task, a spatial alternation and delayed alternation task, and an active two-way avoidance task, and were then compared to the performance levels of ten control animals. The experimental animals turned out to be unimpaired in all tasks tested; the performance scores in the visual reversal and delayed alternation task and — for some experimental animals in the active two-way avoidance task even indicate a slight, though statistically insignificant, facilitation in the learning behavior of these animals. It is assumed that the learning functions underlying the tasks used were taken over by other brain regions, which, prior to massive limbic lesions, may be suppressed or otherwise inhibited. Alternatively, utilization of spared tissue in the damaged limbic regions must be considered as the possible explanation.
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    Experimental brain research 58 (1985), S. 427-434 
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    Keywords: Cat ; Retinal ganglion cells ; Atropine ; Optical blur ; Acuity
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Two preparations were used to study the developmental effects of prolonged blurring of retinal images on the acuities of retinal ganglion cells. Five kittens were raised from three weeks to six months of age with daily administration of atropine to one eye. Another two kittens were raised from three weeks to 16 weeks with a contact lens of high refractive power fitted to one eye. Behavioural estimates of the visual acuity were made for two animals from each group. Animals of both groups demonstrated an amblyopia in the experimental eye: visual acuity varied from 1.8 to 2.5 cycles per degree compared with 6.0 to 7.5 cycles per degree when using the normal eye. The spatial resolving properties were measured for retinal ganglion cells within the amblyopic eyes of two lens-reared cats and three atropinized cats. Brisk-sustained (X) cells were recorded from along the naso-temporal division. The acuities of ganglion cells from the lens-reared cats were indistinguishable from those from normal cats at comparable eccentricities. However, for the cats raised with atropine administration, sub-normal acuities were determined for retinal ganglion cells from all regions that were studied in the experimental eye. We conclude that blur of retinal images produced by external means has no effect on the resolving power of retinal ganglion cells. The lowered ganglion cell acuities encountered with the atropinised cats must be attributable to a secondary effect of the atropine administration. Organic changes in the retinal blood vessel pattern support this contention.
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    Experimental brain research 61 (1985), S. 109-116 
    ISSN: 1432-1106
    Keywords: Motor cortex ; Reticulospinal neuron ; Corticobulbar pathways ; Cat
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary The connections between the pericruciate cortex and the medullary reticulospinal (RS) neurons were studied in anesthetized cat. Intracellular recordings were made from reticulospinal neurons and the effects of stimulating different areas of the pericruciate cortex were compared. (1) EPSPs were elicited in all the 93 neurons studied which were antidromically activated by spinal stimulation and had an IS-SD notch on the ascending limb of their antidromic spikes. According to the conduction velocity (c.v.) of the axon and the minimal EPSP latency to cortical stimulation, the neurons could be divided into two groups, i.e. fast-conducting RS neurons (FRS neurons, c.v. 〉 45 m/s) and slow-conducting RS neurons (SRS neurons, c.v. 〈 45 m/s). The minimal latencies of FRS neurons were equal to or shorter than 2 ms whereas those of SRS neurons were longer than 2 ms. (2) EPSPs with short latency (〈 2 ms) could be evoked in FRS neurons by stimulating a relatively wide cortical area including the major part of precruciate area 4 and area 6, with a central area of strongest excitatory effect located in area 4 slighthly medial to the tip of the cruciate sulcus. Stimulation of the postcruciate area 4 only produced long latency EPSPs. (3) By extrapolation from the cortical and peduncular latencies and the conducting distances it was revealed that the earliest part of the minimal latency EPSPs were monosynaptically evoked in FRS neurons and were mediated by fastconducting corticobulbar fibers. (4) FRS neurons could be excited by stimuli applied to both ipsilateral and contralateral pericruciate cortex. The influence from the contralateral cortex was slightly stronger.
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    Experimental brain research 57 (1985), S. 499-511 
    ISSN: 1432-1106
    Keywords: Cat ; Tensor tympani motoneurons ; Somadendritic morphology ; Intracellular HRP ; Auditory nuclei ; Tensor tympani motor nucleus of V ; Trigeminal motor nucleus
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary The morphology of single tensor tympani motoneurons was investigated following antidromic identification and intracellular injection of horseradish peroxidase. Eight motoneurons were selected for complete reconstruction and quantitative analysis. The mean size of tensor tympani somata (26.3±1.8 μm) make this parvocellular cluster of motoneurons below the trigeminal motor nucleus a population of the smallest cranial motoneurons yet described. Axons emerged from either the soma or a primary dendrite. They coursed dorsolaterally frequently through the trigeminal motor nucleus before looping ventrolaterally into the Vth nerve. No collaterals were observed within the brainstem. The 5 primary dendrites of each cell branched heavily and, on average, exhibited 40 terminal branches with an average tree expansion of 1262.5 μm. The dendritic arborization extended far beyond the nuclear boundaries described by the distribution of cell bodies. These data suggest that the overall membrane area for synaptic innervation is large and thus it provides morphological evidence for the hypothesis that tensor tympani motoneurons receive divergent multisensory synaptic input. The latter assumption was supported by morphological and electrophysiological evidence including close the proximity of motoneuronal dendrites to auditory (superior olivary complex) and somatosensory (trigeminal) relay centers. Since no dendrite ever entered the trigeminal motor nucleus proper the tensor motoneuron pool is distinct from the trigeminal not only in terms of soma size, location and function, but also the disposition and expansion of the postsynaptic receptive field. Based on these criteria the tensor tympani motoneuron pool should no longer be regarded as an accessory trigeminal nucleus but be recognized in its own right as the tensor tympani motor nucleus of V.
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  • 16
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    Keywords: Developmental plasticity ; Visual cortex ; Noradrenaline ; Cat ; 6-hydroxydopamine
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Ten kittens had cannulas inserted into their lateral ventricles for daily injections of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA). At 5–6 weeks of age one eye was sutured shut, and one week later recordings were made from the visual cortex to assay the ocular dominance of a sample of cells. In six kittens the injections of 6-OHDA were continued until the day before recording, while in four kittens the injections were stopped around the time of eye suture, on the assumption that continued injections of 6-OHDA over several days has effects that are not specific to the noradrenaline (NA) system and that the two procedures might show different results. In all animals the concentration of NA in the visual cortex near the site of recording was reduced by approximately 90%. In all animals the ocular dominance histograms recorded from the visual cortex were shifted so that the majority of cells (83 ± 13%) were dominated by the open eye. There were no substantial differences between the two groups of experimental animals or between the experimental animals and two control animals that had cannulas implanted and ascorbate alone injected without 6-OHDA. We conclude that the concentration of NA in the visual cortex can be reduced substantially by injections of 6-OHDA into the lateral ventricle without preventing the shift in ocular dominance that usually occurs after suturing shut the eyelids of one eye.
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    Experimental brain research 57 (1985), S. 427-442 
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    Keywords: Cat ; Motor cortex ; Single unit activity ; Tracking ; Input switching
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    Notes: Summary In a previous study in the cat, we have reported that motor cortex neurons discharging before the initiation of an aimed forearm response (lead cells) are better timed to movement of a display (stimulus) than to the response. The present study was done to distinguish the coding of stimulus and response features in the discharge patterns of such early activity in motor cortex. Single neurons were recorded in the arm area of motor cortex in three cats performing the same pair of responses (forearm flexion and extension) but to display movements in either of the two directions by changing display polarity. The modulation of lead cell activity was contingent on the occurrence of the learned motor response and timed to the stimulus in all conditions. The majority of lead cells (88%, n = 50) fell into one of two distinct classes. In one class of neurons, force-direction (56%, n = 32), activity was contingent on a single direction of forelimb response (flexion or extension) and was thus independent of the direction of the display stimulus. The only muscles whose patterns matched the activity of this class of response-related neurons were forelimb flexors and extensors. In these neurons, the onset of modulation was timed to one or the other of the two stimuli according to the stimulus direction which elicited the appropriate response. Thus, the display-related input to these neurons varied according to the response required. In the second class of neurons, stimulus-direction (32%, n = 18), modulation was associated with a specific stimulus direction rather than the response direction. The pattern of activity of these neurons was similar to the pattern of EMG signals of shoulder and neck muscles during the different task conditions. The contraction of proximal and axial muscles corresponded to a second response elicited by the stimulus, namely attempts at head rotation towards the moving display and was independent of the conditioned forelimb response in both time of onset and direction. To test the possibility that stimulus-direction neurons participated in the control of head rotation we trained two of the animals to also produce isometric changes in neck torque in the direction of the moving display without making the forelimb response. The activity of stimulus-direction neurons was similarly modulated during performance of the neck task. By contrast, force-direction neurons examined during the neck task were either unmodulated or discharged after the neck response. These data suggest that force-direction neurons participate in response initiation and that their activity is triggered by stimuli specific for the task. The reorganization of the inputs to motor cortex is likely to result from gating mechanisms associated with behavioral set. Such neural gates could provide for the efficient transfer of any member of an array of behaviorally relevant stimuli to restricted sectors of the somatotopically organized motor areas.
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    Experimental brain research 59 (1985), S. 206-212 
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    Keywords: Lateral geniculate nucleus ; ChAT-immunocyto-chemistry ; Cholinergic pathways ; Cat
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary In this study we demonstrate at the ultrastructural level that both the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus (dLGN), the visual relay of the thalamus, and the perigeniculate nucleus (PGN), the visual segment of the thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN), are densely innervated by fibres with Choline-Acetyl-Transferase (ChAT) like immuno-reactivity. These axons make synaptic contacts with interneurones considered to be inhibitory, both in the PGN and within the synaptic glomeruli of the dLGN. In addition, Chat positive terminals form intra- and extraglomerular synapses with dendrites thought to arise from relay cells. We interpret these results as evidence for direct cholinergic modulation of both relay cells and inhibitory interneurones.
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    Experimental brain research 61 (1985), S. 94-108 
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    Keywords: Cerebral cortex ; Canal-neck interaction ; Cat
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    Notes: Summary Interaction of semicircular canal and neck proprioceptive inputs was studied in the cerebral cortex of awake, intact cats. Neuronal responses were recorded extracellularly in the anterior suprasylvian gyrus of the left hemisphere. Stimulations consisted of horizontal rotations in the dark applied as sinusoids or position ramps. There were three stimulus conditions: (1) Pure canal stimulation; rotation of whole body. (2) Pure neck stimulation; rotation of trunk about stationary head. (3) Canalneck interaction; rotation of head about stationary trunk. (1) We recorded 105 neurons with either Type I or Type II canal response. These showed often pronounced non-linearities such as a clear firing increase upon rotation in the “on-direction” and hardly any decrease in the opposite direction. The responses reflected mostly angular velocity, but angular position signals were also obtained. (2) In 79 neurons, either Type I or Type II neck responses were obtained. They coded either angular velocity, velocity plus position, or position. (3) Canal-neck convergence was found in 67 of 88 neurons tested. In the majority of neurons, interaction was “dantagonistic” in the sense that the canal and neck responses tended to cancel each other during rotation of the head about the stationary trunk. These neurons could signal trunk rotation in space rather than head in space or head relative to trunk. Most of the remaining neurons showed a “synergistic” interaction such that the response upon head rotation was enhanced as compared to whole body or trunk rotation. These neurons might be involved in the dual task of monitoring head rotation in space and relative to trunk. Interaction was compatible with linear summation of canal and neck inputs in 70% of the neurons. In part of these, however, the assumption had to be made that the interaction had taken place already at some stage prior to the cortical neurons investigated. The response characteristics of cortical canal neurons are discussed in comparison to vestibular nuclear neurons. Furthermore, parallels are drawn between the observed canal-neck interactions in the cortical neurons and (i) interactions of canal and neck dependent postural reflexes in the decerebrate cat, and (ii) interactions of canal and neck induced turning sensations in man.
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    Experimental brain research 61 (1985), S. 117-127 
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    Keywords: Horizontal optokinetic nystagmus ; Nucleus of the optic tract ; Monocular deprivation ; Cat
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary 1. Six cats monocularly deprived by eye lid closure within the first week after birth showed the same deficits in the optokinetic reflex (OKR) when tested through the deprived eye as adults irrespective of whether the deprivation period was 6, 24 or 36 months. Closed loop gain (eye velocity/ stimulus velocity) during temporo-nasal stimulus movement was below 0.8 and approached zero at stimulus velocities above 20°/s. Naso-temporal stimulus movement was ineffective in eliciting OKR gain higher than 0.1 at velocities above 10°/s. 2. Different optokinetic deficits were found when the non-deprived eye was tested. In 3 cats OKR gain of the non-deprived eye was reduced with temporally directed stimulus movement when compared to normal whereas the gain of nasal OKR was uneffected. In these cats only monocular cells could be found in the nucleus of the optic tract (NOT), a pretectal cell aggregation involved in the optokinetic reflex pathway. In the other 3 cats the OKR of the non-deprived eye was not different from normal and could be elicited almost equally well in both directions. In these cats binocular cells were found in the NOT ipsilateral to the non-deprived eye. Again duration (6, 24 or 36 months) of monocular deprivation had no influence on this dichotomy. 3. In a cat with asymmetric OKR of the non-deprived eye, the removal of the visual cortex ipsilateral to the non-deprived eye produced a small but significant gain decrease for temporal OKR of the non-deprived eye but no change when the deprived eye was tested. Visual cortex lesion ipsilateral to the deprived eye in the same cat had also no effect on the deprived eye's performance but reduced nasal OKR gain for the non-deprived eye at high velocities. 4. The effects induced by long term monocular deprivation were not reversed after intensively forcing the use of the deprived eye by closing the non-deprived eye. Also enucleation of the deprived eye had no effect on the gain of the non-deprived eye. 5. These optokinetic deficits are discussed in relation to functional changes in the NOT.
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    Experimental brain research 58 (1985), S. 125-133 
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    Keywords: Cat ; Kitten ; Cytochrome oxidase ; Visual cortex
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    Notes: Summary The laminar pattern of cytochrome oxidase activity was studied in visual cortical areas 17,18 and 19 in adult cats and kittens, following electrophysiological determination of the boundaries of these areas in all but the youngest animals. The patterns of cytochrome oxidase staining and the cytoarchitectonic appearances of areas 17, 18 and 19 were compared. At all ages activity was especially high in the region of layers IV and VI in areas 17 and 18, and was low in all laminae in area 19. The results suggest that the degree of cytochrome oxidase activity in these regions of the visual cortex may be related to the strength and type of projection that they receive from the lateral geniculate nucleus. The cytochrome oxidase technique is a useful means of defining the 18/19 border, and may help locate the boundary between areas 17 and 18, in both adult cats and kittens.
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    Experimental brain research 58 (1985), S. 134-143 
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    Keywords: Cat ; Lateral geniculate nucleus ; Recurrent inhibitory system ; Variable gain regulator
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    Notes: Summary Inhibitory interactions between interneurones of the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) of the cat were studied with an indirect method based on intracellular recordings of synaptic responses in principal cells. Recurrent inhibitory postsynaptic potentials (IPSPs), evoked by antidromic activation of principal cell axons in the visual cortex, were depresse by a preceding stimulation of the optic tract or the visual cortex. Disynaptic feed-forward IPSPs, evoked by optic tract stimulation, were likewise depressed after cortex stimulation. The duration of the depression was in both cases about 100 ms. The effect was not due to conductance changes in the recorded principal cells or to activation of corticogeniculate fibres. The observations indicate that perigeniculate neurones, the recurrent inhibitory interneurones of the LGN, have mutual inhibitory connexions and that they also project to intrageniculate interneurones, the inhibitory cells in the feed-forward pathway to principal cells. These conclusions were supported by intracellular recordings from a few interneurones. No evidence was found for interaction between feed-forward interneurones activated from separate eyes or for a projection from intrageniculate interneurones to perigeniculate cells. The results point to an unexpected similarity in the organization of the recurrent inhibitory system of principal cells in the LGN and of spinal motoneurones. It is suggested that the recurrent system of the LGN serves as a variable gain regulator in analogy with a recently proposed model for the spinal system.
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    Keywords: Reticulo-hypothalamic-hippocampal system ; Cerebral blood flow ; ECoG ; Hippocampal electrical activity ; Cat
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    Notes: Summary The effect of stimulation of the medial and lateral reticulo-hypothalamic-hippocampal (RHH) systems on cerebral blood flow (CBF) and electrical activity of the hippocampus and neocortex was examined in 19 encéphale isolé cats. ECoG was recorded from posterior sigmoid gyri and marginal gyri and hippocampal activity from dorsal hippocampus. Changes in hippocampal activity were evoked by electrical stimulation of RHH systems. CBF was measured by external monitoring of the clearance of 133Xe given as a single bolus in the carotid artery. Stimulation of the lateral system resulted in desynchronisation of ECoG and hippocampal activity without changes in CBF. Stimulation of the medial system elicited desynchronisation in ECoG modulated by theta-like synchrony, theta activity in the hippocampus and a 45% CBF increase. After atropine administration, low frequency, high voltage waves appeared in both ECoG and hippocampal activity, but no change in CBF was observed. During stimulation of the medial system there were no changes in the type of electrical activity but the CBF response was still preserved (increase by 50%). Stimulation of the lateral system did not change either the type of electrical activity or the CBF. The results indicate that the two systems of neuronal pathways, which mediate two different patterns of electrical response in the dorsal hippocampus but similar ECoG activity in the neocortex, elicit different CBF responses. It is argued that the alterations of electrical activity of the neocortex and hippocampus mediated by these two pathways depend on the cholinergic system, whereas the CBF changes depend on a different mechanism.
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    Experimental brain research 60 (1985), S. 350-362 
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    Keywords: Pretectum ; Development ; Retinal afferents ; Visual responses ; Cat
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    Notes: Summary Neuronal responses in the pretectum (PT) were analyzed in 4–16 week old kittens after visual and electrical stimulation and compared with adult responses from a previous study. All three retinal fiber types projecting to the adult PT could be electrically activated in kittens from 4 weeks on. There was a dramatic reduction of response latencies to electric shocks to retinal afferents applied at the optic chiasm (OX) and optic tract (OT) in postsynaptic cells as a function of age, involving X-, Y-, and Wfibers. At four through six weeks postnatally the reduction in latency was found to be due to enhanced signal transmission at the axonal terminal region. Latency reduction continued after six weeks of life due to sharp increases in conduction velocity of the afferent fibers. Different steps in the maturation of visual response specifity were found for neurons of different functional types. Possible relationships are discussed between the development of neuronal responses of pretectal cells and the maturation of oculomotor behavior.
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    Experimental brain research 60 (1985), S. 363-374 
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    Keywords: Pretectum ; Development ; Cortical influence ; Receptive field properties ; Cat
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    Notes: Summary The sensory corticopretectal projection in the cat and in its postnatal development were investigated combining neuroanatomical and electrophysiological techniques. The anatomical pattern of fiber termination was studied in relation to age using the anterograde HRP tracing method. Large injections were made in areas 17 and 18 of one or both hemispheres in 1–13 week old kittens and cats. Terminal label in the ipsilateral pretectum was seen only after the fourth week of life. Electrical stimulation in the same cortical areas evoked postsynaptic orthodromic excitation in 9–18% of cells at 4 weeks increasing to about 60% in the adult. In cats, but not in kittens, successful stimulation depended on the retinotopic matching of stimulation and recording sites. In adult cats a high incidence of direction and velocity tuning and a high degree of binocularity were seen in cells driven by the cortex as opposed to cells not so driven. Cortex driven cells in cats and kittens received convergent retinal input mainly via direct W-fibers, whereas cells not driven from cortex shock mainly received delayed W-fiber input. In kittens visual responses lacked sensitivity for direction and high movement velocity of patterns until 6 weeks postnatally, whereas ocular dominance distribution was not age-dependent.
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    Experimental brain research 60 (1985), S. 411-416 
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    Keywords: Vision ; Motion after-effects ; Cat ; Visual cortex
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    Notes: Summary Responses of striate cortical neurones to bars of optimal orientation and width, moving with fixed velocity, were recorded in the lightly anaesthetized cat. Effects of periods of pre-adaptation with square-wave gratings of variable spatial frequency and velocity, drifting continuously in each cell's preferred or null directions, were investigated. Variations of cells' directional bias and responsiveness to oriented bars were assessed in relation to the degree and time-course of pre-adaptation to drifting gratings, compared with the preceding level of firing when exposed to uniform backgrounds of the same average luminance. All cells showed some susceptibility to pre-adapting moving gratings: subsequent responses to a bar were initially depressed in the direction of pre-adaptation and, in direction-biased or bidirectional cells, were enhanced in the opposite direction, compared with bar responses following exposure merely to a uniform background. These effects were strongest and most consistent amongst standard complex cells and weakest amongst special complex cells: maximal effects were obtained with adapting gratings of optimal velocity and spatial frequency.
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    Experimental brain research 60 (1985), S. 1-9 
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    Keywords: Strabismic amblyopia ; Cat ; Retina ; Acuity
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    Notes: Summary Experiments were carried out to determine the effects of different types of experimental strabismus on the acuities of retinal ganglion cells. Six kittens were raised from twenty-one days of age with an esotropia surgically induced by myectomy of the lateral rectus muscle and a large portion of the superior oblique muscle. The results are compared with those, previously reported, from five other cats also made esotropic, but by tenotomy of the lateral rectus. All animals tested behaviourally were amblyopic in the strabismic eye. For square wave gratings, the visual acuities were 1.0 to 2.5 cyc/deg through the strabismic eye compared with 6.0 to 7.5 cyc/deg through the non-deviating eye. The cut-off spatial frequencies were determined for 132 brisk sustained cells from five of the myectomized strabismic cats. There was a loss of approximately 20% in cut-off spatial frequency when compared with both normal and tenotomized cats. A correlate of the physiologically observed difference between the tenotomized cats and the myectomized cats was also found in the morphology of cells in the lateral geniculate nucleus. The tenotomized cats showed no evidence of cell shrinkage in laminae receiving a projection from the amblyopic eye whereas in the myectomized cats large differences were observed in cell cross-sectional areas between laminae receiving input from the amblyopic eye and those receiving input from the non-deviating eye. Together, these findings indicate that the presence of a neural deficit in the retina of strabismic cats is associated with the actual removal of extra-ocular muscle and probably has little to do with the optical quality of images arriving at the retina.
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    Experimental brain research 60 (1985), S. 19-26 
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    Keywords: Corpus callosum ; Binocular depth perception ; Stereoacuity ; Cat
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    Notes: Summary The role of the corpus callosum in the mediation of binocular depth perception was examined by measuring monocular and binocular depth discrimination thresholds in cats which had undergone section of the corpus callosum shortly after birth. Three kittens had the posterior callosum sectioned at the age of eleven days. A fourth kitten underwent a sham operation and one additional animal served intitially as an unoperated control. Monocular and binocular depth thresholds were measured for all kittens when they were between three and five months old. Although there was some individual variability, none of the callosum-sectioned kittens showed any deficits of binocular depth perception relative to normal animals. The initially unoperated kitten had its callosum sectioned at five months and was retested following surgery. Its performance did not change from preoperated levels. Finally, the three neonatal callosum-sectioned kittens underwent section of the optic chiasm when they were six months old, causing a complete breakdown in binocular depth discrimination. The results are interpreted to indicate that although the corpus callosum may be a sufficient pathway for the maintenance of stereopsis in cat, it is not necessary.
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    Experimental brain research 60 (1985), S. 179-183 
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    Keywords: Area 20 ; Corticofugal connections ; Pupilloconstrictor area ; Near reflex ; Cat
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    Notes: Summary Following injections of horseradish peroxidase-wheat germ agglutinin conjugate (HRP-WGA) and tritiated leucine into area 20 of the cat, terminal labeling was observed in visual areas 19, 21, the splenial visual area, the lateral suprasylvian area as well as in premotor, association and limbic related cerebral cortical regions. Labeled terminals in the subcortex were distributed in the caudate nucleus, the claustrum, the putamen, the anterior ventral nucleus, the intralaminar nuclei, the caudal division of the intermediate lateral nucleus, the lateralis posterior-pulvinar complex, the parvocellular C laminae of the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus and the ventral lateral geniculate nucleus. In HRP-WGA preparations, retrogradely labeled somata were observed in these regions with the exception of certain subcortical structures. The projections are discussed with respect to the possible role area 20 plays in the cortical control of pupillary constriction.
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    Keywords: β-Carbolines ; FG 7142 ; Benzodiazepines ; Diazepam ; Ro 15-1788 ; Drug dependence ; Cat
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    Notes: Abstract The β-carbolines, which are potent ligands for benzodiazepine receptors, antagonize the pharmacological actions of benzodiazepines. In the cat, the stable β-carboline derivative methylamide-β-carboline-3-carboxylate, FG 7142, and the specific benzodiazepine antagonist Ro 15-1788 reversed behavioral and electroencephalographic (EEG) changes produced by a single dose of diazepam. Surprisingly, the β-carboline did not elicit signs of withdrawal when given after 22 days of a daily dose regimen of diazepam, while Ro 15-1788 precipitated an acute abstinence syndrome largely characterized by tremors, increased muscle tone, back arching, myoclonic jerks and pupil dilatation. Unlike Ro 15-1788, the β-carboline produced effects of its own such as behavioral states of arousal and fearfulness. These findings indicate that the β-carboline functionally interacts with benzodiazepine receptors in a manner unlike that seen with typical agonists and antagonists.
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    European journal of pediatrics 143 (1985), S. 183-186 
    ISSN: 1432-1076
    Keywords: C-peptide ; Growth hormone deficiency ; Obesity ; Insulin
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    Notes: Abstract The daily excretion of C-peptide in the urine was measured in 105 healthy infants and children from birth to 14 years of age. For technical reasons no studies were performed from 1–3 years of age. The excretion of C-peptide showed a close positive correlation with age and weight. The relationship with weight was already apparent in the 1st days of life. The C-peptide/weight and the C-peptide/creatinine ratios were constant throughout most of childhood with the exception of the age range of 1 month-1 year when the C-peptide/creatinine was significantly higher. In obese children the C-peptide/weight and C-peptide/creatinine ratios were similar to those found in children with normal weight. In growth hormone deficiency these ratios were low and increased during the 1st week of growth hormone therapy. It is concluded that urinary C-peptide is a reliable indicator of integrated insulin production and gives new information about insulin secretion in various conditions.
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    European journal of pediatrics 144 (1985), S. 27-31 
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    Keywords: Food-induced thermogenesis ; Obesity ; Immunoreactive insulin ; Hyperinsulinaemia ; Growth hormone
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    Notes: Abstract In 11 obese children aged 12.5 (±0.7) years with normal glucose tolerance and 7 lean, control children aged 11.9±0.7 years the preload resting energy expenditure and thermogenic response to a standardised meal was measured by indirect calorimetry. Preload energy expenditure was higher in obese children when expressed in absolute terms than in controls, but was not different when corrected for lean body weight. Four children with obesity of recent onset had lower food-induced thermogenesis and insulin response then seven overweight children with long-standing obesity. Food-induced thermogenesis and insulin response showed a significant positive correlation. It is concluded that food-induced thermogenesis is reduced in the early phase of childhood obesity but increased in the later phase when hyperinsulinaemia develops, pointing towards an important role of insulin in food-induced thermogenesis.
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    Aesthetic plastic surgery 9 (1985), S. 27-32 
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    Keywords: Obesity ; Abdominoplasty ; Gastric stapling ; Weight loss ; Panniculus ; Polio
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    Notes: Abstract An abdominoplasty technique is described that combines vertical and horizontal resection to restore abdominal contour to upper and lower abdomen and mons pubis. The results of this technique in 16 patients (13 women and 3 men) are reviewed. The procedure is suggested for patients with massive weight loss, obesity with a panniculus, and supra-umbilical dermatochalasis with or without multiple abdominal scars. A polio patient with an unexpected improvement in pulmonary function following this procedure is included in this series.
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    European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience 234 (1985), S. 357-362 
    ISSN: 1433-8491
    Keywords: Stroke ; Alcohol ; Obesity ; Hypertension ; Diabetes ; Preventive neurology
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    Notes: Summary An investigation of the staff of a car assembly plant (3,351 persons) revealed a similarity between the change in relative body weight and diastolic blood pressure with age. There is a good temporal correlation between the course of alcohol consumption during life and the change of the relative body weight. German women had significantly less blood pressure for the same relative body weight than German men, and foreign employees had lower blood pressure than Germans In both cases the main cause is the difference in alcohol consumption. Besides obesity and hereditary factors, alcohol is the main cause of “essential” hypertension today. Epidemiological and experimental data indicate that there are two ways from alcohol to high blood pressure, a more direct one and an indirect one via obesity. Alcohol causes obesity via a change in metabolism (hyperinsulinism) rather than by higher caloric intake. In both ways alcohol is an important cause of stroke. To reduce body weight and blood pressure, a reduction of alcohol consumption should be recommended in addition to reduced caloric intake and increased physical activity as means of preventive neurology.
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    Keywords: Arterial chemoreceptors ; Cat ; Control of breathing ; Electrical stimulation ; Intracranial chemosensitivity ; Oesophageal pressure ; Respiration
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    Notes: Abstract Ventilatory responses to stimulation of chemoreceptor afferents were studied in the anesthetized, spontaneously breathing cat. Short bursts of electrical stimuli were applied, at various times in the inspiratory or expiratory phase of consecutive breaths, to the carotid sinus (CSN) and aortic nerves (AN) and to the ventral medulla (VM), and effects on tidal volume (V T), inspiratory, expiratory and cycle durationst I,t E,t tot) and in ventilation (E) were measured. The responses evoked by stimulating CSN, AN and VM were qualitatively the same, although there were quantitative differences. It was found that effects of stimulation in expiration were restricted to the expiratory phase, and vice versa for inspiration. Stimulation during both inspiration and expiration resulted in increasedV T, by increasing end-inspiratory or decreasing end-expiratory lung volume, respectively, and also increased ventilation, E. These effects were most marked in response to stimulation in inspiration. During both phases there was an increasing effect with increasing delay of the stimulus,t St, from onset of inspiration or expiration, respectively. There was a continuous increase int I, from below control to above control values, with increasingt St during inspiration and similarly fort E during expiration. Hence, the total respiratory cycle duration was shortened when a stimulus was applied early in either phase, and was prolonged, when it was applied late. The results show that stimulation of peripheral and of central chemoafferents exerts qualitatively similar effects on respiration. The central neuronal mechanisms generating both inspiration and expiration show the same changes in reactivity in the respiratory cycle.
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    International orthopaedics 9 (1985), S. 123-127 
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    Keywords: Hip Capsule ; Cat ; Afferent receptors
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Les auteurs ont étudié les propriétés des nerfs afférents à la capsule de la hanche, chez le chat en imprimant à l'articulation des mouvements de rotation et sur des préparations de capsule isolée et ouverte en l'étirant directement grâce à un dispositif mécanique. In situ, on a trouvé deux types de nerfs afférents, les uns ayant en réponse à la rotation articulaire une étendue complète de sensibilité et les autres seulement une sensibilité limitée. Sur la capsule isolée les nerfs afférents sont indentiques en ce qui concerne le seuil et la sensibilité et on ne trouve aucun récepteur complet. On en conclut que les récepteurs de toute l'étendue de la sensibilité qui pénètrent les nerfs articulaires de la hanche sont des fibres en fuseau d'origine musculaire et non des récepteurs capsulaires. Sur ces bases et sur les résultats précédemment obtenus chez l'animal et chez l'homme, les auteurs discutent le rôle des récepteurs articulaires dans la cénesthésie et le sens des positions.
    Notes: Summary The properties of the afferent fibres from the capsule of the hip joint have been studied in the cat in situ, in relation to joint rotation, and in an isolated capsule preparation which was opened and stretched directly with an actuator. In situ two types of afferent fibres were found, those having a full range of sensitivity and others having only a limited range in response to the joint rotation. When studied in isolated tissue the afferent fibres of the capsule were uniform in threshold and sensitivities, and no full range receptors were found. We conclude that the full range receptors which enter the articular nerve of the hip are spindle afferents and not capsule receptors. On the basis of these and previous results in animals and man the role of joint receptors in kinaesthesia and position sense is discussed.
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    Cell & tissue research 239 (1985), S. 43-50 
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    Keywords: Centriolar antigen ; Basal body ; Immunoelectron microscopy ; Cat
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    Notes: Summary An antigen common to purported centriolar and basal body regions of a variety of cell types was previously visualized by immuno-fluorescence microscopy. The present study demonstrates the localization of the antigen relative to the defined basal body structures of ciliated tracheal cells at the electron-microscopic level. After ethyldimethylaminopropyl carbodiimide-glutaraldehyde-saponin (EGS) fixation and permeabilization, immunoferritin labeling is consistently found associated with amorphous electron-opaque material in proximity to basal bodies and their ciliary rootlets, but not with basal body microtubules themselves. This distribution pattern is distinct from that of other proteins found in the apical region of ciliated cells, such as calmodulin. It is proposed that the dense material may be analogous to pericentriolar material of centrosomes.
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    Cell & tissue research 240 (1985), S. 541-552 
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    Keywords: Oligodendroglia ; Neuroglia ; Perineuronal satellites ; Interfascicular glia ; Pons ; Cat
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    Notes: Summary Morphology, microtopography and numerical density of oligodendrocytes were analyzed by light microscopy in the pontine gray and middle cerebellar peduncle of adult cats. The cells were selectively stained by use of the dicyanoargentate technique (Ogawa et al. 1975) that visualizes the entire cell population including perikarya and characteristic features of processes. On the basis of different microtopographical relations to neuronal perikarya and/or transversely oriented axon bundles, six groups of oligodendrocytes were separately analyzed: interfascicular, intrafascicular, perifascicular, perineuronal satellite, perifascicular-perineuronal, and “neuropil” cells. The cell morphology did not co-vary with any of these groups, but the shape of oligodendrocytes was on an average more elongated in the peduncle than in the pontine gray. The average cell density was similar in the gray and white matter (55000–56000 cells/mm3). However, 76% of the cells were concentrated near neuronal perikarya and axon bundles in a volume fraction of only 34%. Between adjacent neurons and axon bundles the cell density was even higher suggesting an additive behavior of these two topographical groups of oligodendrocytes. Axon bundles within the pontine gray contained only very few oligodendrocytes (density 6% that of the peduncle). These observations and quantitative data suggest that the perifascicular cells belong to the group of oligodendrocytes that are topographically related to axons (similar to interfascicular glia of the white matter) rather than to neuronal perikarya or neuropil.
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    Cell & tissue research 242 (1985), S. 399-407 
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    Keywords: Cerebral microvasculature ; Inflammatory reaction ; Polymorphonuclear leukocytes ; α-Bungarotoxin ; Cat
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    Notes: Summary Postcapillary venules represent the segment of the microvasculature most vulnerable to inflammatory processes. While there is a considerable body of data on the peripheral vasculature, little is known about the primary events occurring during inflammatory reactions in cererbral blood vessels. We introduce here a model by which the migration of polymorphonuclear leukocytes through the CNS endothelial barrier can be studied. Alpha-bungarotoxin is used as a chemotactic agent and is shown, for the first time, to act by activating the complement cascade. Leukocytes migrate through the endothelium transcellularly. Two modes of migration are described: (i) a direct mode whereby the cells use temporary pores in the vessel wall as portals, and (ii) an indirect mode whereby the leukocytes leave the vascular compartment after being enveloped by and incorporated into endothelial cells. The functional implications of these findings lead us to conclude that the direct mode of migration is a causal agent in the massive breakdown of the blood-brain barrier under acute inflammatory conditions.
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    Keywords: Substance P ; Cardiovascular system ; Central nervous system ; Immunohistochemistry ; Mapping ; Cat
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    Notes: Summary The distribution of substance P-immunoreactivity (SP-IR) in the brainstem and spinal cord of normal and colchicine-pretreated cats was analysed using the peroxidase-antiperoxidase (PAP) technique. Numerous SP-IR fibers are present in the nucleus solitarius, nucleus dorsalis nervi vagi and nucleus spinalis nervi trigemini, various parts of the formatio reticularis, substantia grisea centralis mesencephali, locus coeruleus and nucleus parabrachialis. SP-IR perikarya occur in the substantiae gelatinosa and intermedia of the spinal cord, the nucleus spinalis nervi trigemini-pars caudalis, the nucleus dorsalis nervi vagi, and the nucleus solitarius, as well as in the adjacent formatio reticularis and the medullary nuclei of the raphe. In addition, SP-IR cell bodies are located in the nuclei raphe magnus and incertus, ventral and dorsal to the nucleus tegmentalis dorsalis (Gudden), nucleus raphe dorsalis, substantia grisea centralis mensencephali, locus coeruleus, nucleus parabrachialis and colliculus superior. The results indicate that SP-IR neurons may be involved in the regulation of cardiovascular functions both at the central and peripheral level. A peripheral afferent portion seems to terminate in the nucleus solitarius and an efferent part is postulated to originate from the nucleus dorsalis nervi vagi and from the area of the nuclei retroambiguus, ambiguus and retrofacialis.
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    Experimental brain research 3 (1967), S. 117-134 
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    Keywords: Supraspinal effects ; Extrapyramidal pathways ; Spinal activity ; Cat
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    Notes: Summary Effects of stimulation of the sensorimotor cortex on activity of the lumbosacral cord were studied in pyramidotomized cats. The following actions initiated by corticofugal volleys were found: 1. postsynaptic effects on motoneurones, mainly excitatory in flexor motoneurones and inhibitory or excitatory in extensor motoneurones, 2. facilitation of spinal reflexes to motoneurones at an interneuronal level, 3. depolarization of presynaptic terminals of group Ib and cutaneous fibres. The latencies of the earliest cortical effects on motoneurones as indicated by modification of monosynaptic reflexes or PSPs were 9–12 msec. Experiments with lesions of different spinal tracts suggest that the effects on motoneurones are mediated mainly by pathways in the ventral part of the lateral funiculus (probably reticulospinal), the facilitation of reflex transmission by pathways in the dorsal part of the lateral funiculus (probably rubrospinal) and primary afferent depolarization by both the former and the latter pathways. The strongest cortical effects were evoked by stimulation of an area around the postcruciate dimple.
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    Experimental brain research 3 (1967), S. 372-381 
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    Keywords: Red nucleus ; Inferior olive ; Muscle spindles ; Cat
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    Notes: Summary In cats anesthetized with halothane the influence of central stimulation upon the dynamic sensitivity of muscle spindles in the flexor digitorum longus muscle was studied. One mesencephalic and one medullary region were found which caused an increase in dynamic spindle sensitivity when stimulated electrically. Histological identification of stimulating points showed these regions to be the caudal pole of the red nucleus and the inferior olivary nucleus respectively. Lesions in the olive decreased rubral effects on the spindles, indicating that the red nucleus and the olive are parts of the same system descending to dynamic fusimotor neurones. Further evidence for this point are given in a following paper (APPELBERG 1967).
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    Experimental brain research 3 (1967), S. 382-390 
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    Keywords: Red nucleus ; Inferior olive ; Cerebellum ; Muscle spindles ; Cat
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    Notes: Summary In the preceding paper (Appelberg and Molander 1967) the caudal part of the red nucleus and parts of the inferior olivary nucleus were shown to cause increased dynamic sensitivity of muscle spindles when stimulated repetitively. The results to be presented will show that single shock electrical stimulation in the caudal part of the red nucleus evoked a field potential in the inferior olivary nucleus. This response seemed to be monosynaptically evoked and was observed only in parts of the olive where repetitive stimulation caused increased dynamic sensitivity of muscle spindles. Stimulation in the red nucleus as well as single shock stimulation in the actual part of the inferior olive also caused a potential in the vermis of the posterior cerebellar lobe. In conditioning — test experiments with the two stimuli the conditioning shock was seen to cause alternating periods of decreased and increased responsiveness in the pathway concerned. The same type of interaction was seen between two responses caused by double shock stimulation in the red nucleus. It is concluded that information from the caudal part of the red nucleus reaches dynamic fusimotor neurones in the spinal cord via a relay in the inferior olivary nucleus; an additional relay in the pathway is also predicted. The cerebellum seems to receive information about ongoing activity in the pathway but mesencephalic stimulation was seen to cause spindle effects also in decerebellated animals.
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    ISSN: 1432-1106
    Keywords: Monosynaptic reflex ; Presynaptic inhibition ; Extensor nerve ; Spinal cord ; Cat
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    Notes: Summary 1. Electrical stimulation of extensor nerves of the ankle has been used to investigate the presynaptic inhibition in a synergic monosynaptic reflex arc. 2. Depression of monosynaptic reflex response as well as increase in excitability of Ia afferent terminals in the MG (medial gastrocnemius) reflex arc is found following the conditioning stimulation of LGS (lateral gastrocnemius-soleus) nerve at Group I strength. 3. Excitability increase of the Ia terminals of the LGS nerve is also found following the conditioning stimulation of either a group of fibres of the same nerve or the MG nerve. 4. Conditioning by Group I afferent volleys from either the LGS or the PBST (posterior biceps-semitendinosus) muscles produces comparable changes in excitability of the Ia terminals from MG muscle. 5. The hypothesis is advanced that the depression of the monosynaptic reflex discharge during repetitive stimulation is mainly caused by the depolarization of the Ia afferent terminals, i.e. by presynaptic inhibition.
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    Diabetologia 3 (1967), S. 135-139 
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    Keywords: Spontaneous diabetes ; Sand rat ; Psammomys obesus ; Insulin in serum ; Insulin in pancreas ; Insulin resistance ; Adipose tissue in vitro ; Obesity ; Diet and diabetes ; Fasting
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Nous avons induit par modification du régime chez le rat des sables égyptien un syndrome diabétique plus modéré que celui décrit dans la précédente communication (Miki et al., 1966). Maintenus à un régime végétal pendant une longue période après leur capture, la teneur en insuline du pancréas de ces animaux augmente de façon significative. Par contre, lorsqu'ils sont soumis au régime standard de laboratoire (granuléscomprimés) une hyperglycémie de degré variable s'installe chez environ un tiers des jeunes rats. L'hyperinsulinémie s'est révélée être encore plus élevée chez ces animaux que chez ceux décrits antérieurement et elle persiste même après un retour à la normale de la glycémie au cours du jeûne. Chez les rats hyperglycémiques, le contenu du pancréas en insuline diminue. Le rôle possible de la résistance du tissu adipeux à l'action de l'insuline dans la pathogénèse de ce syndrome est discuté.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Eine mildere Form von diätinduziertem diabetischen Syndrom in der Ägyptischen Sandratte wird beschrieben. In Sandratten, die für längere Zeit nach der Gefangennahme mit Gemüse gefüttert worden waren, war der Pankreasinsulingehalt stark erhöht, der Blutzucker aber normal. Ein Drittel der jungen Tiere, hingegen, die mit Labor-Keks gefüttert wurden, entwickelte Hyperglykämie verschiedenen Grades. Hyperinsulinämie war sogar noch stärker ausgeprägt, als in der vorher beschriebenen Gruppe (Miki et al., 1966) und dauerte selbst dann an, wenn der Blutzucker durch Fasten auf normale Werte zurückgebracht wurde. Der Pankreasinsulingehalt hyperglykämischer Sandratten war gegenüber der Norm erniedrigt. Die Insulinempfindlichkeit des Fettgewebes wird im Zusammenhang mit der Pathogenese diskutiert.
    Notes: Summary Compared with our previous report, a milder form of diabetic syndrome induced by diet in Egyptian sand rats is described. In sand rats fed vegetables for a prolonged period after capture, pancreatic insulin content was significantly increased. When fed chow, one-third of young animals developed hyperglycemia to a variable degree. Hyperinsulinemia was even more marked than in the previously reported group (Miki et al., 1966) and persisted even when the blood glucose returned to normal following fasting. Pancreatic insulin content was decreased in hyperglycemic sand rats. Insulin refractoriness of adipose tissue was discussed in relation to the pathogenesis.
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    Diabetologia 3 (1967), S. 140-142 
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    Keywords: Spontaneous Diabetes ; Sand rat ; Psammomys obesus ; Prediabetes ; Preclinical diabetes ; Insulin in serum ; Adipose tissue in vitro ; Insulin resistance ; Liver enzymes ; Liver metabolism in vitro ; Obesity
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Chez des rats des sables pesant environ 100, 140, et 220 gr, avec une glycémie normale, nous avons observé des taux élevés d'insuline circulante par rapport aux taux que l'on observe chez des rats albinos du même âge. Chez ces animaux, le tissu adipeux incubéin vitro n'est que peu sensible à l'insuline, par comparaison avec la sensibilité du tissu adipeux du rat albinos. La sensibilité à l'insuline diminue dans les deux espèces avec l'âge, mais cet effet est beaucoup plus marqué chez le rat des sables. Les dosages d'enzymes hépatiques et les études métaboliques sur tranches de foie ont donné des résultats semblables pour les deux espèces à l'exception d'une incorporation diminuée de glucose en glycogène hépatique pour le rat des sables.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Sandratten mit normalem Blutzucker und einem Körpergewicht von ungefähr 100, 140 und 220 Gramm wurden mit Albinoratten desselben Alters verglichen. Dabei wurde beobachtet, daß die Sandratten auch unter diesen Bedingungen erhöhte Seruminsulinspiegel aufwiesen. Ihr Fettgewebe zeigtein vitro eine verminderte Insulinempfindlichkeit, die mit zunehmendem Alter weiter fiel. Diese altersbedingte Abnahme war bei Sandratten ausgeprägter als bei Albinoratten. Untersuchungen von Leberstoffwechsel an Leberschnitten oder an Leberenzymmessungen deuteten nicht auf ein unterschiedliches Verhalten der Leber der Sandratte, mit der einzigen Ausnahme eines verminderten Glucose-Einbaues in Glykogen.
    Notes: Summary Normoglycemic sand rats of approximately 100, 140, and 220 grams body weight were found to have increased circulating insulin levels compared with albino rats of matched ages. Adipose tissuein vitro demonstrated decreased insulin sensitivity, which became further diminished with increasing age in both type of rats, but this effect was much more marked in the sand rats. Liver enzyme determinations and metabolic studies on liver slices showed identical results in both rats, except for decreased glucose incorporation into glycogen in the sand rat.
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    Diabetologia 3 (1967), S. 179-187 
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    Keywords: Spontaneous Diabetes ; Wellesley hybrid mouse ; Hybrid mouse diabetes ; Genotype: C3HfXI- Fl ; Ultrastructure ; Beta cells ; Nutrition and diabetes ; Diet and diabetes ; Insulin in serum ; Obesity ; Strains of mice
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Nous avons étudié la morphologie des îlots de Langerhans de souris hybrides de Wellesley (C3HfxI) et de souris albinos ordinaires soumises à deux régimes synthétiques de laboratoire. Nous avons observé une forte augmentation du volume des îlots de Langerhans des animaux diabétiques soumis aux deux types de régime, ces îlots étant composés presque exclusivement de cellules B actives. L'apparence des îlots de Langerhans d'animaux non-diabétiques était normale. Il existe chez ces animaux une excellente corrélation entre la présence de diabète, les taux d'insuline immunoréactive sérique, et l'apparence des îlots, ceci pour les deux régimes.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung An “Wellesley Hybrid” und normalen Laboratoriumsmäusen, denen zwei verschiedene Arten von synthetischem Futter gegeben worden war, wurden morphologische Studien durchgeführt. Die Langerhans'schen Inseln diabetischer Tiere beider Gruppen waren stark vergrößert und bestanden beinahe ausschließlich aus aktiv Insulin synthetisierendenβ-Zellen. Die Inseln der nicht-diabetischen Mäuse waren normal. Es bestand ein deutlicher Zusammenhang zwischen dem Vorhandensein von Diabetes, dem immunreaktiven Insulin Spiegel im Serum und der Inselmorphologie, unabhängig von Mäusestamm und Diät.
    Notes: Summary Morphologic studies were performed in “Wellesley Hybrid” and commercial laboratory mice fed synthetic chow of two types. The pancreatic islets of diabetic animals of both groups were greatly enlarged, and were composed almost exclusively of beta cells actively synthesizing insulin. The islets of the non-diabetic mice were normal. There was excellent correlation between the presence of diabetes, the level of serum TRI and islet morphology regardless of mouse strain and dietary regimen.
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    Keywords: Spontaneous Diabetes ; Spiny mice ; Acomys cahirinus ; Obesity ; Pancreas ; Ultrastructure ; Beta cells ; Insulin in pancreas ; Glycogen ; Islets of Langerhans ; Endo-exocrine cells
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé L'Acomys Cahirinus ou souris à piquants est un rongeur vivant dans les régions semi-désertiques de l'est de la Méditerranée. La découverte d'un diabète spontané chez certains de ces animaux a fait entreprendre l'élevage d'une colonie dans laquelle ce syndrome s'est maintenu jusqu'à maintenant. Il atteint environ 15% des animaux, qu'ils soient obèses ou non. Il apparaît sur un terrain insulaire très particulier puisque le pancréas endocrine montre une hyperplasie très importante jusqu'à constituer 15% du pancréas total. Cette hyperplasie existe chez tous les animaux, hyperglycémiques ou non. — L'étude au microscope électronique est encore trop incomplète pour une analyse corrélative détaillée entre les données métaboliques et morphologiques. Elle permet toutefois de décrire les différentes structures cellulaires de l'Acomys ainsi que leurs modifications dans les conditions pathologiques. Les changements du complexe de Golgi et des mitochondries et certains aspects plus pathologiques,comme l'accumulation de glycogène, sont décrits ainsi que des images plus particulières à l'Acomys, telles les confluences de vésicules et les cellules hypergranulées. — L'extrême hyperplasie du pancréas endocrine de la souris à piquants s'accompagne à son niveau d'un grand polymorphisme cellulaire. Les différentes cellules ainsi observées sont interprétées comme des aspects de différents moments physiologiques et non comme des types cellulaires particuliers. Ces données font conclure à la non-existence d'autres entités cellulaires que les cellules A, B et éventuellement D. Un aspect particulièrement intéressant de la souris à piquants est celui dela présence de cellules mixtes. Cette image est discutée dans le cadre très particulier du syndrome diabétique observé chez l'Acomys.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Acomys cahirinus, die Stachelmaus, ist ein kleines Nagetier, das in den an die Wüste grenzenden Gegenden des östlichen Mittelmeerraumes lebt. Da in dieser Tierart Spontandiabetes auftritt, zumindest in Laboratoriumszucht, halten wir dieses Tier am Institut de Biochimie Clinique seit etwas mehr als drei Jahren. Diabetes mellitus tritt bei ungefähr 15% der Tiere die ein Jahr alt werden ein; einige davon sind fettsüchtig, nicht aber alle. Diabetes erscheint trotz einer sehr stark entwickelten Hyperplasie der Langerhans'schen Inseln, die bis zu 15% des erwachsenen Organs ausmachen können! Diese Hyperplasie ist bei allen Tieren zu sehen, unabhängig davon ob eine diabetische Stoffwechselstörung vorliegt oder nicht. Mit dem Elektronenmikroskop haben wir die Langerhans'schen Inseln von 22 Stachelmäusen untersucht und berichten hier über die verschiedenen beobachteten Zelltypen, zu verschiedenen Zeitpunkten der Entwicklung der diabetischen Stoffwechselstörungen. Befunde an den B-Zellen dieser Tierart betreffen die hochgradige Entwicklung des Golgi Apparates, die große Unterschiedlichkeit und manchmal extreme Glycogen-Ablagerung in diabetischen Tieren, die häufige Verschmelzung der Membranen der Granula, und das Auftreten von ganz übermäßig hypergranulierten Zellen. — Die Hyperplasie der Langerhans'schen Inseln in Stachelmäusen geht mit einem betrachtenswerten zellulären Polymorphismus einher. Die Autoren sind jedoch nicht der Meinung, daß diese Befunde auf das Vorhandensein von vielen verschiedenen Zelltypen in diesen Inseln deutet. Es scheint ihnen viel wahrscheinlicher, daß es sich um verschiedene funktionelle Zustände einer kleinen Anzahl von Zelltypen handelt, wobei nur A, B, und vielleicht D Zellen mit Sicherheit als identifiziert gelten können. Ein besonders frappanter Aspekt dieses zellulären Polymorphysmus istdie häufige Beobachtung von gemischten oder Intermediärzellen (exokrin-endokrin sowie auch endokrin A-B). Diese Beobachtung wirft die Frage auf ob die Stimulation, die zu der Hyperplasie des endokrinen Systems in dieser Tierart führt, vielleicht mit einer Verminderung der nuklearen Hemmung, die bei voll differenzierten Zellen die Regel ist, einhergehen könnte.
    Notes: Summary Acomys Cahirinus, the spiny mouse, is a small rodent living in the semi-desertic areas of the Eastern Mediterranean. The observation that diabetes may occur spontaneously in this species, at least under laboratory conditions, has led to its breeding at the Institut de Biochimie Clinique, where a colony has been maintained over the last 3 years. Diabetes occurs in approximately 15% of the animals reaching one year of age; some of these are obese, but not all. Diabetes occurs in the presence of, and despite a striking hyperplasia of the endocrine pancreas, which may make up as much as 15% of the total organ in adult mice. This hyperplasia is present in all animals, whether hyperglycemic or not. — The islets of Langerhans of 22 spiny mice have been examined with the electron microscope and form the basis for an analysis of the different cell types observed, at different times relative to the onset of diabetes. Findings in the B cells of this species have included the generally high degree of development of the Golgi complex, the great variability of glycogen accumulation in diabetic animals, the frequent fusion of the granular sacs, and the occurrence of grossly hyper-granulated cells. — The hyperplasia of the islets of Langerhans in spiny mice is associated with a remarkable cellular polymorphism. However, the authors do not feel that this is the result of the presence in these islets of many distinct cell types. It would seem much more likely, that they represent different functional states of a small number of distinct types of cells, among which only A, B and perhaps D cells have been securely identified. Another feature of this cellular polymorphism is thefrequent presence of mixed or intermediate cells (exocrine-endocrine, or endocrine A-B), which suggests that the stimulation leading to hyperplasia of the endocrine cells in this species might result in the removal of some part of the nuclear inhibition usually associated with fully differentiated cells.
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    Diabetologia 3 (1967), S. 238-248 
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    Keywords: Spontaneous Diabetes ; Genotype: C57BL/K5-db ; Diabetes in mice ; Mutation: diabetes ; Obesity ; Prediabetes ; Insulin in plasma ; Insulin in pancreas ; Islets of Langerhans ; Pancreas ; Insulin resistance ; Glucose utilization ; Gluconeogenesis
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé La mutation, diabète (db), a été observée dans la souche de souris C57BL/Ks. C'est un gène autosomal récessif avec pénétrance complète, et qui mène chez les homozygotes à un trouble métabolique ressemblant au diabète sucré chez l'homme. Une accumulation excessive de graisses se produit à l'âge de 3–4 semaines et est bientôt suivie par l'apparition d'hyperglycémie, de polyurie et de glucosurie. L'évolution clinique suit ensuite deux étapes. Durant la première, les taux d'insuline plasmatique sont élevés et la lipogénèse, la gluconéogénèse, ainsi que l'oxydation du glucose sont accélérées; il y a diminution de la granulation des cellulesβ et d'autres altérations suggérant l'existence d'une compensation d'un état nécessitant une utilisation insulinique accrue. La deuxième étape, par contre, est caractérisée par des taux normaux d'insuline plasmatique, avec diminution marquée de l'utilisation du glucose malgré la persistance d'une gluconéogénèse nettement exagérée. Ces observations nous semblent indiquer l'existence d'une utilisation défectueuse de l'insuline à la périphérie, plutôt qu'une anomalie primaire de la synthèse ou de la libération de l'hormone au niveau du pancréas.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Die Mutation Diabetes (db), die in dem Mäusestamm C57BL/Ks auftritt, ist ein autosomales rezessives Gen mit voller Penetranz und verursacht bei homzygoten Mäusen eine dem im Menschen auftretenden Diabetes mellitus ähnliche Stoffwechselstörung: übermäßige Ablagerung von Fett im Alter von 3–4 Wochen, mit anschließender Hyperglykämie, Polyurie und Glucosurie. Der klinische Verlauf erfolgt dann in zwei Phasen. In der ersten Phase ist ein wesentlicher Anstieg der Plasmainsulinwerte im Vordergrund, mit Beschleunigung von Lipogenese, Gluconeogenese und Glucoseoxydation. Das Abnehmen der Granula in denβ-Zellen der Langerhansschen Inseln und andere Veränderungen deuten auf eine Anpassung an einen steigenden Insulinbedarf. In der zweiten Phase, dagegen, sind die Insulinspiegel eher normal, und der Glucoseverbrauch nimmt ab, bei Weiterbestehen der beschleunigten Gluconeogenese. Diese Ergebnisse deuten eher auf eine mangelhafte periphere Insulinwirkung als auf eine ungenügende Synthese der Ausschüttung des Hormones durch das Pankreas.
    Notes: Summary The mutation, diabetes (db), that occurred in the C57BL/Ks strain of mice is a unit autosomal recessive gene with full penetrance, and causes metabolic disturbances in homozygous mice resembling diabetes mellitus in man. Abnormal deposition of fat at 3 to 4 weeks of age is followed by hyperglycemia, polyuria and glycosuria. The diabetic condition appears to develop in two stages. In the early stage, there are marked increases in the levels of plasma insulin, the rates of lipogenesis, gluconeogenesis, and glucose oxidation, and there is a reduction ofβ-cell granules in the islet of Langerhans with other changes suggestive of a compensating adaptation to increased insulin demand. On the other hand, the late stage is characterized by a near normal level of circulating insulin, a marked decrease in glucose utilization but with a continued high rate of gluconeogenesis. These findings suggest a defect in the peripheral utilization of insulin rather than in the synthesis and release of the hormone from the pancreas.
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    Diabetologia 3 (1967), S. 249-265 
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    Keywords: Spontaneous Diabetes ; Dog ; Cat ; Diabetes in dogs and cats ; Pancreas ; Islets of Langerhans ; B cells ; Insulitis ; Hyalin ; Capillaries ; Kidney ; Retina ; Microaneurysms ; Pituitary
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Les auteurs présentent une étude histopathologique de 30 chiens et de 5 chats spontanément diabétiques. — Les îlots de Langerhans et les cellules B étaient fortement diminués en nombre chez la grande majorité des chiens. Les cellules B étaient souvent dégranulées et hydropiques. Chez les chiens dont le diabète avait évolué pendant longtemps, les îlots étaient très rares et les cellules B absentes. — Chez les 5 chats spontanément diabétiques par contre, les îlots et les cellules B étaient nombreuses. Les cellules B étaient dégranulées et hydropiques chez 4 chats. Chez 1 des chats, les cellules B paraissaient normales. De nombreux îlots présentaient des dépôts de substance hyaline dans le stroma. Chez un chat, il existait une infiltration lymphocytaire très dense dans un îlot. — Ni chez les chiens, ni chez les chats, il n'a été vu de lésions glomérulaires identiques à celles de glomérulosclérose diabétique humaine. Les lésions les plus fréquentes consistaient en un épaississement des axes membraneux des touffes glomérulaires et une hypertrophie de la paroi des artérioles afférentes.— Dans les rétines des chiens diabétiques il existait une acellularité focale ou généralisée de la paroi des capillaires. Un petit nombre de microanévrysmes ont été trouvés chez 3 chiens diabétiques. L'incidence plus faible des lésions de rétinopathie vasculaire, comparativement aux diabétiques humains, s'explique probablement par la durée de vie plus courte du chien et du chat. Il est possible aussi que les capillaires rétiniens de ces animaux soient moins susceptibles de développer des lésions dégénératives. — Un degré marqué de stéatose hépatique a été observé chez beaucoup de chiens et de chats. Les surrénales étaient souvent hypertrophiées et contenaient des adénomes, mais ces lésions ne paraissent pas différentes de celles que l'on peut trouver chez des chiens et des chats non diabétiques de même âge. L'hypophyse a été prélevée chez 7 chiens. Dans 2 cas, elle contenait un adénome. Une étude cytologique plus complète des hypophyses sera publiée ultérieurement.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Die Autoren berichten über die Ergebnisse von Untersuchungen an 30 spontan-diabetischen Hunden und 5 spontan-diabetischen Katzen. Bei der großen Mehrzahl der diabetischen Hunde war die Zahl der Langerhansschen Inseln und der B-Zellen stark herabgesetzt. Die B-Zellen waren oft degranuliert und hydropisch. Bei Hunden mit schon lang anhaltender Krankheit waren die Inseln nur noch vereinzelt und B-Zellen überhaupt nicht mehr nachweisbar. — Im Gegensatz zu diesen Ergebnissen fanden sich bei allen 5 Katzen zahlreiche Inseln und B-Zellen. Bei 4 dieser Katzen jedoch waren die B-Zellen, wie bei den Hunden, degranuliert und hydropisch entartet. Bei einer Katze war das Aussehen der B-Zellen normal. Im Stroma der Inseln von 2 Katzen konnten starke Hyalinablagerungen nachgewiesen werden. In einem Falle zeigten die Inseln eine starke lymphocytäre Infiltration. — Weder bei den Hunden noch bei den Katzen waren typische Läsionen der Glomeruli, wie sie bei der Glomerulosklerose des menschlichen Diabetes auftreten, nachweisbar. Die häufigsten Veränderungen bestanden aus einer mehr oder weniger ausgeprägten Verdickung des mesangialen Teils der Kapillaren der Glomeruli und aus einer Hypertrophie der Wand der zuführenden Arteriolen. Bei einigen Hunden und Katzen bestanden auf chronische Pyelonephritis zurückführende Narben. — In der Retina der diabetischen Hunde waren zellenlose und funktionslose Kapillaren vorhanden, und degenerierte Pericyten (“ghostcells”) waren häufiger als bei normalen Hunden. In drei Hunden wurden einige Mikroaneurismen beobachtet. Daß diese für die Retinopathie des Diabetes typischen Läsionen beim Hund verhältnismäßig selten auftreten könnte mit der kürzeren Lebensdauer der Krankheit bei diesen Tieren zusammenhängen. Es ist jedoch nicht ausgeschlossen, daß die Retina von Hunden und Katzen weniger zu degenerativen Veränderungen neigt. — In der Leber vieler Hunde und Katzen wurde eine schwere Steatose beobachtet. In vier Hunden zeigte sich beginnende Lebercirrhose. In diabetischen Hunden und Katzen waren die Nebennieren oft hypertrophisch und enthielten Adenome, die allerdings auch bei nichtdiabetischen alternden Hunden beobachtet wurden. In 2 von 7 Hypophysen diabetischer Hunde fanden sich Adenome, über deren cytologische Untersuchung in einer späteren Veröffentlichung berichtet wird.
    Notes: Summary A histological study of 30 spontaneously diabetic dogs and 5 spontaneously diabetic cats is presented. — The islets of Langerhans and the B cells were strongly reduced in number in a large majority of the diabetic dogs. The B cells were often degranulated and hydropic. In cases of longer duration, the islets were scarce and B cells could no longer be found. — In contrast to the findings in diabetic dogs, all five cats showed numerous islets and B cells. However in 4 cats, the B cells showed complete degranulation and hydropic changes, as in the dogs. In one cat, the B cells had a normal appearance. Extensive hyalin deposits were found in the stroma of the islets in 2 cats. In one cat, an islet showed a dense lymphocytic infiltration. — No lesions identical to human diabetic glomerulosclerosis were found in any of the dogs or cats. The changes most frequently observed were a variable degree of thickening of the mesangial stalk of the glomerular capillaries, and an hypertrophy of the wall of the afferent arteriole. Scars resulting from chronic pyelonephritis, were found in a few dogs and cats. — Acellular, non-functional capillaries, with degeneration of pericytes (“ghost-cells”) were found in larger numbers in the retinas of the diabetic dogs than in non-diabetic control dogs. A very few microaneurysms could be found in 3 dogs. The lower incidence of the most typical lesions of diabetic retinopathy in dogs, as compared with the human diabetic, is probably related to the shorter duration of the disease in these animals. However, a lower susceptibility of the retina of dogs and cats to develop degenerative changes cannot be excluded. — A severe steatosis was observed in the liver of many dogs and cats. In 4 dogs, the liver showed early cirrhosis. In diabetic dogs and cats, the adrenal cortex often showed hypertrophy and contained adenomas; however, these changes have also been reported in non-diabetic aging dogs. An adenoma was found in 2 of the 7 pituitaries obtained from diabetic dogs; the cytological aspect of these adenomas and of the pituitaries will be reported in a later publication.
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    Diabetologia 3 (1967), S. 63-64 
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    Keywords: Spontaneous Diabetes ; Diabetes in animals ; Genes for diabetes ; Mutations for diabetes ; Obesity ; Genotypes
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    Keywords: Spontaneous diabetes ; Sand rat ; Psammomys obesus ; Insulin in plasma ; Insulin resistance ; Acetohexamide ; Diet and diabetes ; Nutrition and diabetes ; Obesity ; Pancreas ; Infections ; Adipose tissue in vitro
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Certaines caractéristiques particulières du rat des sables en font un animal d'expérience de grande valeur. L'augmentation des taux plasmatiques d'insuline et de glucose est liée chez lui à une augmentation de la prise de nourriture. Tout comme c'est le cas pour le diabète humain de type adulte, il semble y avoir participation d'un élément de résistance à l'insuline qui peut être mis en évidencein vitro par la sensibilité diminuée du tissu adipeux du rat des sables à l'insuline de porc. Il semblerait qu'un traitement prophylactique par l'acétphexamide exerce un effet protecteur contre l'effet diabétogène d'un régime riche en calories. — Il semble raisonnable de penser que le syndrome diabétique du rat du sable, si facilement provoqué par la modification du régime, pourrait s'avérer être un instrument de grande valeur dans l'étude des mécanismes pathogénétiques possibles du syndrome diabétique.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Die Sandratte verfügt über mehrere einmalige Eigenschaften, die aus ihr ein wertvolles Laboratoriumstier machen. Das häufige Auftreten von erhöhtem Plasma-Insulinspiegel und Hyperglykämie steht im Zusammenhang mit einer gesteigerten Nahrungsaufnahme. Wie im menschlichen Reife-Diabetes scheint auch hier eine Insulinresistenz aufzutreten, und diese istin vitro nachweisbar: das inkubierte Fettgewebe der Sandratte spricht auf eine Stimulierung mit steigenden Dosen von Schweineinsulin nur wenig an. Prophylaktische Behandlung mit Acetohexamid deutet auf eine Schutzwirkung gegen die diabetogenen Folgen einer kalorienreichen Diät. — Es ist zu erwarten, daß das diabetische Syndrom in der Sandratte, das so leicht durch Manipulationen der Diät erzeugt werden kann, ein nützliches Modell zur Untersuchung der möglichen Mechanismen der diabetischen Pathogenese darstellen wird.
    Notes: Summary The sand rat has some unique attributes, which make it a valuable experimental animal. The occurrence of increased plasma insulin levels and of hyperglycemia is linked to an increased food intake. As in the human maturity-onset type diabetes, there seems to be an element of insulin resistance, and this can be demonstratedin vitro by the relative unresponsiveness of sand rat adipose tissue to increasing doses of pork insulin. Prophylactic treatment with acetohexamide seems to have some protective effect against the diabetogenic results of a high calory diet. — It is expected that the diabetic syndrome in sand rats, which can be so easily induced by dietary manipulation, will be a valuable tool in helping to clarify some of the possible mechanisms in the syndrome of diabetes mellitus.
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    Diabetologia 3 (1967), S. 143-166 
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    Keywords: Spontaneous Diabetes ; Sand rat ; Psammomys obesus ; Pancreas ; Ultrastructure ; Beta cells ; Alpha cells ; Protein synthesis ; Insulin in plasma ; Insulin in pancreas ; Obesity ; Nutrition and diabetes ; Diet and diabetes
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Nous avons étudié avec les microscopes optique et électronique les îlots de Langerhans du pancréas de rats des sables normaux et diabétiques. Lorsqu'ils sont maintenus à un régime normal de laboratoire, on observe chez ces animaux une dégranulation des cellulesβ et les signes d'une synthèse protéique augmentée. Dès qu'apparaît le diabète, on voit apparaître une infiltration glycogénique avec déplacement des organelles cellulaires et, plus tard, une dégénérescence cyptoplasmique avec liquéfaction. L'apparition de ces anomalies morphologiques a été mise en corrélation avec les altérations du glucose sanguin et de l'insuline immunoréactive sérique. Ce qui est remarquable chez le rat des sables, c'est qu'il ne semble pas être à même de s'adapter à l'apport calorique plus concentré de la nourriture de laboratoire. Il réagit par une surproduction insulinique, surproduction qui, en général, évite la cétose. Parfois, cette surproduction suffit à ramener le sucre sanguin à la normale. Dans des cas plus rares, la stimulation de la sécrétion insulinique se termine par une dégénérescence et une nécrose des cellulesβ avec céto-acidose mortelle.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Es wird über elektronen- und lichtmikroskopische Untersuchungen an Pankreas-Inseln normaler und diabetischer Sandratten berichtet. Nach Verabreichung einer synthetischen Keks-Diät wurden eine Degranulation derβ-Zellen und Zeichen einer vermehrten Proteinsynthese beobachtet. Gleichzeitig mit dem Auftreten von Diabetes erfolgte Glykogeninfiltration, begleitet von einer Verdrängung der Zellorganellen und gelegentlicher Degeneration und Verflüssigung des Cytoplasmas. Diese Veränderungen wurden mit Blutzucker-und immunreaktivem Serum-Insulinspiegel in Zusammenhang gebracht. — Sandratten sind einzigartig in der Hinsicht, daß sie nicht in der Lage sind, das vermehrte Kalorienangebot der synthetischen Diät auf normale Art zu bewältigen. Sie reagieren mit Mehrproduktion von Insulin. Die gesteigerte Insulmausschüttung hält das Tier gewöhnlich frei von Ketose, bringt den Blutzucker gelegentlich auf normale Werte zurück, endet aber in seltenen Fällen mit einer Degeneration und Nekrose derβ-Zellen mit anschließender fataler Ketoacidose.
    Notes: Summary Ultrastuctural and light microscopic studies of pancreatic islets in normal and diabetic sand rats are reported. Following the institution of a synthetic chow diet, beta cell degranulation and enhanced protein synthesis were observed. With the appearance of diabetes, glycogen infiltration occurred, with displacement of cellular organelles and eventual cytoplasmic degeneration and liquefaction. These alterations were correlated with blood glucose and serum immunoreactive insulin levels. — The sand rats are unique in that they are not able to cope with the increased caloric load of synthetic chow. They respond by marked insulin production; an increase that usually maintains the animal free of ketosis, occasionally returns them to a euglycemic state, and may rarely be terminated by beta cell degeneration and necrosis with fatal ketoacidosis.
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    Diabetologia 3 (1967), S. 171-174 
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    Keywords: Spontaneous Diabetes ; Wellesley hybrid mouse ; Hybrid mouse diabetes ; Genotype:C3Hf×I-Fl ; Strains of mice: C3Hf and I ; Mice: C3Hf and I ; Insulin response ; Insulin resistance ; Nutrition and diabetes ; Diet and diabetes ; Insulin and diabetes ; Insulin in serum ; Obesity ; Adipose tissue in vitro ; Diaphragm in vitro
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé L'hybride F1 produit par le croisement des souches de souris C3Hf et I (souris de Wellesley) est prédisposé au diabète. Dans cette étude nous avons observé que les animaux devenus diabétiques avaient des taux élevés d'insuline immunoréactive sérique et que leurs tissus périphériques étaient moins sensibles à l'action de l'insulinein vitro. Un régime hypocalorique a pu prévenir l'apparition du diabète et maintenir une sensibilité normale à l'insuline.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Die Kreuzung von C3Hf und I Mäusestämmen ergibt ein F1 Hybrid (die “Wellesley” Maus) mit Veranlagung für Diabetes mellitus. Bei der Untersuchung dieser Tiere wurde festgestellt, daß solche, bei denen das diabetische Syndrom sich entwickelt hatte, erhöhte Spiegel von immunreaktivem Insulin im Serum aufwiesen, und daß ihre peripheren Gewebein vitro weniger empfindlich auf Insulin reagierten. Diät-beschränkung verhinderte das Auftreten von Diabetes und bewahrte die Insulinempfindlichkeit der peripheren Gewebe.
    Notes: Summary A hybrid of C3Hf and I strains of mice (the “Wellesley” mouse) results in an animal with a predisposition to diabetes mellitus. In this study it was found that animals that developed the diabetic syndrome had elevated levels of immunoreactive insulin in their serum, and peripheral tissues thatin vitro were less responsive to insulin. Dietary restriction prevented the diabetes from occurring as well as maintaining insulin sensitivity in peripheral tissue.
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    Diabetologia 3 (1967), S. 175-178 
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    Keywords: Spontaneous Diabetes ; Wellesley hybrid mouse ; Hybrid mouse diabetes ; Genotype: C3Hf XI-Fl ; Strains of mice: C3Hf and I ; Mice: C3Hf and I ; Swiss-Hauschka mice ; Hauschka Swriss mice ; Nutrition and diabetes ; Diet and diabetes ; Beta cell hyperplasia ; Insulin in Serum ; Obesity ; Caloric Intake
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Des souris hybrides produites par le croisement des souches C3Hf et I ont été soumises à une alimentation standard de laboratoire, à deux niveaux de concentration calorique. De plus, des souris d'une souche ordinaire ont reçu leur nourriture sous forme de poudre ou de conglomérés. Dans tous ces cas, nous avons observé une corrélation entre l'hyperglycémie, l'accroissement de poids et les taux sériques élevés d'insuline immunoréactive résultant de l'apport augmenté de calories. Ces observations soulignent l'importance extrême du régime dans l'étude du diabète expérimental.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Mäuse, die aus der Kreuzung C3HfXI hervorgingen, und die zu einer milden Form von Diabetes und Hyperplasie der Bauchspeicheldrüse neigen, erhielten zwei Sorten Laboratoriumskeks von unterschiedlichem Kaloriengehalt. Einem Stamm gewöhnlicher Labormäuse wurde außerdem das Futter als Pulver oder in Keks-Form verabreicht. Hyperglykämie, vermehrte Gewichtszunahme und erhöhte Spiegel an immunreaktivem Insulin verhielten sich untereinander parallel und waren das Resultat vermehrter Kalorienaufnahme. Diese Untersuchungen heben die kritische Rolle der Diät bei Studien des experimentellen Diabetes hervor.
    Notes: Summary Hybrid mice that develop mild diabetes and pancreatic hyperplasia were fed chow rations at two caloric concentrations. In addition, a strain of commercial laboratory mice were fed these diets in both powdered and pellet form. In all animals, hyperglycemia, increased weight gain, and elevated levels of immunoreactive insulin in serum were correlated with each other and resulted from increased caloric intake. These studies emphasize the critical role of diet in the study of experimental diabetes.
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    Diabetologia 3 (1967), S. 212-221 
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    Keywords: Spontaneous Diabetes ; KK mice ; Japanese mice ; Obesity ; Growth hormone ; Pituitary ; Islets of Langerhans ; Pancreas ; Ultrastructure ; Beta cells ; Insulin in pancreas ; Sex and diabetes ; Adrenal cortex ; Zinc
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé 1. Un état diabétique est démontré chez des souris d'une souche japonaise, la souche KK, mis en évidence par une élévation du sucre sanguin et par une diminution de la tolérance au glucose. 2. Le poids corporel des souris KK dépasse la normale; il s'agit d'une obésité modérée. 3. L'activité insulinique du pancréas et le contenu en hormone de croissance de l'hypophyse de souris KK dépassent ceux observés chez des souris C57BL. 4. Histologiquement, on trouve chez les souris KK une hypertrophie et une hyperplasie des îlots de Langerhans, une hypertrophie et une dégranulation des cellules B, une abondance de ribosomes et de réticulum endoplasmique des cellules B, un développement marqué de la région de Golgi des mêmes cellules, et une diminution du contenu en zinc des cellules insulaires. D'autres anomalies ont également été observées dans d'autres organes des souris KK, plus particulièrement pour l'hypophyse, le foie, les surrénales et la parathyroïde.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung 1. Bei Mäusen des KK-Stammes (japanische Zucht) ist mit Bestimmung von Glucosetoleranz und Blutzuckerwerten ein diabetischer Zustand nachweisbar. 2. Das Körpergewicht von KK-Mäusen liegt über der Norm, und es besteht eine leichte Fettsucht. 3. Die Insulinaktivität des Pankreas und der Gehalt der Hypophyse an Wachstumshormon sind bei KK-Mäusen höher als bei C57BL-Mäusen. 4. Das Pankreas der KK-Mäuse zeigt auffallende Veränderungen, wie Hypertrophie und Degranulierung derβ-Zellen, reichlich Ribosomen und endoplasmatisches Reticulum in denβ-Zellen, sowie starke Ausbildung des Golgiapparates und Verminderung des Zinkgehaltes der Inselzellen. 5. Auch andere Organe (z.B. Adenohypophyse, Leber, Nebenniere und Nebenschilddrüse) der KK-Mäuse weisen Veränderungen auf.
    Notes: Summary This review demonstrates the following points:1. By glucose tolerance test and the determination of non-fasting blood sugar values, mice of KK strain (a Japanese strain) have been shown to be in a diabetic state. 2. KK mice have greater than normal body weights, and moderate obesity. 3. Pancreatic insulin activity and adenohypophyseal growth hormone content of KK mice are greater than those of C75BL mice. 4. The pancreas of KK mice presents many striking changes, such as the hypertrophy and hyperplasia of the islets, the hypertrophy and degranulation of B cells, the abundance of B cell ribosomes and endoplasmic reticulum, the enlargement of the Golgi areas of B cells, and the diminution of the zinc content of insular cells. 5. In other organs (eg. adenohypophysis, liver, adrenal and parathyroid) of KK mice, many changes are also observed. The above features of KK mice are discussed in relation to the presumed metabolic disorder in the mice.
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    Diabetologia 3 (1967), S. 222-229 
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    Keywords: Spontaneous Diabetes ; Obese mice ; Genotype: obob ; Obese-hyperglycemic syndrome ; Screening ; for diabetes ; Testis ; Obesity ; β-glucuronidase ; Isocitrate metabolism ; Muscle ; Liver ; Adipose tissue
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Nous avons passé en revue quelques aspects du métabolisme des souris obèses-hyperglycémiques observés dans la colonie suédoise de ces animaux. Nous avons développé une méthode de dépistage qui permet de reconnaître très tôt les animaux qui, plus tard, deviendront obèses et hyperglycémiques. L'injection intrapéritonéale de glucose mène plus fréquemment à une glucosurie chez les souris homozygotes (obob) même avant le sevrage, suggérant donc que l'anomalie du métabolisme du glucose est une lésion primaire chez ces animaux. Le syndrome est en outre associé à une activité endocrine réduite du testicule. Une comparaison quantitative des structures testiculaires d'animaux obèses-hyperglycémiques soumis à un régime strict, et d'animaux obèses à la suite d'hyperphagie provoquée par l'injection d'aurothioglucose, permet d'affirmer que cette diminution de la fonction endocrine testiculaire est le résultat de facteurs autres que l'hyperphagie ou l'obésité. Une augmentation de laβ-glucuronidase sérique et artérielle ayant été décrite chez des malades atteints de diabète ou d'artériosclérose sévères, cette activité enzymatique a été mesurée chez les souris obèses-hyperglycémiques. Une activité enzymatique accrue n'a été observée que pour les surrénales. La déshydrogénation de l'isocitrate procède plus activement par la voie requérant le cofacteur NADP+ dans les tissus musculaires et hépatiques de souris obèses-hyperglycémiques, que ce n'est le cas pour les tissus de souris nonobèses. Pourtant, cette utilisation préférentielle de l'enzyme NADP+-dépendant n'est pas nécessairement liée à la lipogénèse accrue observée chez ces animaux, puisque cette même préférence ne se retrouve pas lorsqu'on compare le tissu adipeux d'animaux obèses et non-obèses de mêmes nichées.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Auf Grund von kürzlich durchgeführten Untersuchungen an der schwedischen Kolonie von fettsüchtig-hyperglykämischen Mäusen werden hier einige Gesichtspunkte über den Stoffwechsel dieser Tiere dargestellt. Eine neue Arbeitsweise hat es uns ermöglicht schon früh Mäuse, die später zu Fettsucht und Hyperglykämie neigen, zu entdecken. Intraperitoneale Glucoseinjektionen führten häufiger zur Glucosurie in denjenigen noch nicht entwöhnten Tieren, die für das fettsüchtig-hyperglykämische Gen homozygot sind. Diese Tatsache weist auch darauf hin, daß die Störung des Glucosestoff-wechsels wahrscheinlich eine primäre Anomalie darstellt. Das fettsüchtig-hyperglykämische Syndrom geht parallel mit einer verminderten endokrinen Aktivität der Hoden. Quantitative mikroskopische Untersuchung der Hoden von sowohl fettsüchtig-hyperglykämischen Mäusen bei Beschränkung der Nahrungsaufnahme, als auch von Mäusen mit Goldthioglucose-bedingter Hyperphagie und Fettsucht deuten darauf, daß andere Faktoren als Überfressen oder Fettsucht für das Abnehmen der Hodenfunktion verantwortlich sind. Im Serum oder in den Arterien von Patienten mit Diabetes oder Arteriosklerose ist eine Vermehrung derβ-Glucuronidase-Aktivität nachgewiesen worden. Beifettsüchtig-hyperglykämischen Mäusen war aber nur in den Nebennieren eine höhereβ-Glucuronidase-Aktivität als bei nicht-fettsüchtigen Tieren nachzuweisen. Untersuchung der enzymatischen Dehydrogenierung von Isocitrat zeigte, daß Isocitrat im Skelettmuskel und in der Leber dieser fettsüchtig hyperglykämischen Mäuse vorwiegend über das NADP+-abhängige Enzym dehydrogeniert wird. Diese Beobachtung ist nicht unbedingt mit der Hyperlipogenese verbunden, da das Fettgewebe von fettsüchtig-hyperglykämischen Mäusen im Vergleich zu dem der mageren nicht dieselbe Bevorzugung des NADP+- abhängigen Enzyms aufweist.
    Notes: Summary Some aspects of the metabolism of obesehyperglycemic mice are presented in the light of recent observations on the Swedish colony of these animals. A screening procedure has been elaborated, which allows early detection of those growing mice that will later develop the obese-hyperglycemic syndrome. The observation that intraperitoneal glucose injections induce a higher frequency of glucosuria in those suckling mice which are homozygous for the obese-hyperglycemic gene furthermore suggests that the impairment of the glucose metabolism represents a primary lesion in these animals. The obese-hyperglycemic syndrome is associated with a reduced endocrine activity of the testis. Quantitative microscopic analyses of the testis, both from obese-hyperglycemic mice kept on a restricted food intake and from mice in which hyperphagia and obesity had been induced by injections of gold thioglucose, revealed that other factors than overeating and/or obesity are responsible for the depression of the testis function. An increased activity ofβ-glucuronidase has been reported in serum and arteries from inviduals with diabetes or severe arteriosclerosis. However, among the various tissues analysed in the obese-hyperglycemic mice only the adrenals displayed a significantly higherβ-glucuronidase activity than the lean litter mates. Studies of the enzymatic dehydrogenation of isocitrate revealed considerably higher ratios between the NADP+- and NAD+-specific enzyme activities in the skeletal muscle and liver from the obese-hyperglycemic mice. The observation that the liver dehydrogenation of isocitrate was more dependent on NADP+ in the latter animals must not necessarily be attributed to the presence of a hyperlipogenesis, since similar ratios were recorded for the NADP+- and NAD+-linked isocitric dehydrogenase activities when the adipose tissue from the obese-hyperglycemic mice was compared with that from the lean sibling controls.
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    Experimental brain research 3 (1967), S. 95-110 
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    Keywords: Mossy fibre pathways ; Cerebellum ; Cat
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    Notes: Summary 1. Field potentials in the vermal cerebellar cortex generated by a mossy fibre volley along reticulo-, cuneo- and spino-cerebellar tracts were recorded with microelectrodes and analysed by the same procedures as was done for the mossy fibre responses in the cortex by juxta-fastigial (J.F.) and trans-folial (T.F.) stimulations in the previous paper (Eccles, Sasaki and Strata 1967a). li 3. All these results corroborate the analyses and the interpretations of the field potentials in the cerebellar cortex produced by T.F.- and J.F.-evoked mossy fibre volleys in the previous paper. 4. There have not been found electrophysiologically significant differences, as Szentágothai (1964) has suggested, between the modes of mossy fibre terminations of the reticulo-cerebellar and the spino-cerebellar systems.
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    Experimental brain research 3 (1967), S. 353-367 
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    Keywords: Tectum opticum ; Movement detecting neurons ; Directional sensitive neurons ; Cat
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Es wurden 80 Einheiten des Tectum opticum der Katze abgeleitet und ihre Reaktionen auf stationäre und bewegte optische Reize geprüft. Neben den Neuronen, die in ihrer Reaktionsweise retinalen Einheiten vergleichbar waren, fanden sich überwiegend (89%) Neurone, die auf bewegte optische Reize reagierten. Unter den letzteren zeigte die Mehrheit (70%) richtungsspezifisches Verhalten. Bei einigen Neuronen war in einem beschränkten Bereich von 1–7.5∘/sec die Reaktion gesetzmäßig abhängig von der Winkelgeschwindigkeit des Bewegungsreizes (Potenzfunktion mit dem Exponenten 0.67). Die rezeptiven Felder waren meist rund mit einem durchschnittlichen Durchmesser von 8.1∘ (3–22∘). 68% der Einheiten reagierten nicht auf diffusen Lichtreiz. Die Reaktionen auf nicht bewegte Punktlichtreize waren rasch adaptierend und inkonstant in ihrer Art und Stärke. In kurzen Abständen mehrfach wiederholte Bewegungsreize bewirkten bei einem Teil der Bewegungsneurone rasche Adaptation. Zwei kurz aufeinander folgende Punktlichtreize ergaben eine Reaktion, die niedriger als die Summe der Erregungen der jeweils einzeln gegebenen Lichtreize war, wenn die zeitliche Folge der beiden Reize der Vorzugsrichtung des Neurons entgegengesetzt war. Bei Reizfolgen entsprechend der Vorzugsrichtung entsprach die Gesamtreaktion der Summe der Einzelreizantworten. Dies läßt vermuten, daß die Richtungsspezifität durch unilaterale Hemmung bedingt ist.
    Notes: Summary Recordings were made from 80 single units in cat's Tectum opticum during visual stimulation with moving and stationary optic stimuli. The majority of units (89%) showed movement specific reactions, the rest behaved functionally similar to retinal or geniculate neurons. 70% of the movement specific units showed directional selective reactions. The receptive fields, as determined with stationary and moving stimuli were mostly circular with an average diameter of 8.1° (range 3–22°). Stimuli passing through the periphery of the field led to less pronounced reactions than those going through the center. In 10 out of 30 units, the relation between discharge rate and angular velocity in a restricted range from 1°–7.5°/sec could be approximated by a power function with an exponent of 0.67. Above 10°/sec irregular and unsystematic alterations of reactivity were observed. 68% of the tectal units recorded did not respond to diffuse light stimuli. The reactions to localized intermittent stationary light stimuli were mostly off (42%) or on-off-responses (19%) and were characterized by fast adaptation, change of reaction type during successive intermittent stimulation and by the absence of an antagonistic field-structure. Stimulation of adjacent points in a temporal sequence corresponding to movement opposite to the most sensitive direction of a directional specific neuron led to a reaction which was below the sum of the reaction of the two stimuli given alone. At a temporal sequence of the two stimuli such as to simulate the most sensitive direction, the resulting reaction corresponded to the sum of the reactions of both stimuli given alone. This suggests a mechanism of unilateral inhibition to be responsible for directional selectivity.
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    Keywords: Dopa formation ; Tyrosine hydroxylase ; Dopa decarboxylase ; Adrenal gland ; Cat ; Dopa-Bildung ; Tyrosin-Hydroxylase ; Dopa-Decarboxylase ; Nebenniere ; Katze
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    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Nach Injektion von H-3-Tyrosin wurde die Bildung von H-3-Dopa in verschiedenen Organen (Nebenniere, Hirnstamm, Herz, Leber, Niere, Milz, Pankreas und Blut) des Huhnes und der Katze gemessen. Die Isolierung von H-3-Dopa wurde wie folgt durchgeführt: 1. Die säurelösliche Fraktion wurde durch Papierhochspannungselektrophorese im Pyridin-Eisessig-Puffer vorgetrennt. 2. Die Tyrosin-Dopa-Bande wurde eluiert und papierchromatographisch aufgetrennt. 3. Die Dopa-Bande wurde erneut eluiert und Dopa wurde als Borat-Komplex durch Papierhochspannungselektrophorese in einem Borat-Puffer charakterisiert. Nach Hemmung der Dopa-Decarboxylase mit NSD-1034 [N-Methyl-N-(3-hydroxybenzyl)hydrazin-dihydrogenphosphat] betrug der Anteil des H-3-Dopa an der Gesamtaktivität der säurelöslichen Fraktion der Nebenniere beim Huhn 4% und bei der Katze 5%. Unter diesen Bedingungen konnte H-3-Dopa in allen anderen untersuchten Organen nicht nachgewiesen werden. Ohne NSD-1034 fand sich auch in der Nebenniere kein H-3-Dopa. Bei Versuchen an Katzen wurde die H-3-Dopa-Konzentration im venösen Blut der Nebenniere gemessen. In einigen Blutproben betrug die H-3-Dopa-Aktivität bis zu 3% der Gesamtaktivität. Nahezu die gesamte von der Nebenniere gebildete Menge an H-3-Dopa wurde an das venöse Blut abgegeben. Nur 5% des neugebildeten Dopa waren am Ende des Versuches in der Nebenniere nachweisbar. Das zeigt, daß Dopa von der Nebenniere nicht gespeichert wird. Im Blut anderer Organe fand sich hingegen kein Dopa. Die Dopa-Konzentration der Nebenniere betrug nach Blockierung der Dopa-Decarboxylase ca. 1 μg/g Naßgewebe und war ohne Hemmung 〈0,2 μg/g. Die Dopa-Neubildungsrate der Nebenniere wurde abgeschätzt aus dem H-3-Dopa-Gehalt der Nebenniere sowie aus dem zeitlichen Verlauf der H-3-Dopa-Aktivität und der spezifischen Aktivität des freien H-3-Tyrosins. Bei der Katze werden von einer einzelnen Nebenniere etwa $$\frac{{0,02{{\mu}}g}}{{\min /kg}}$$ Dopa gebildet $$\left( { = \frac{{1,2{{m\mu Mol}}}}{{\min /1{{gNebenniere}}}}} \right)$$ .
    Notes: Summary After injection of H-3-tyrosine the synthesis of H-3-dopa was measured in various organs (adrenal glands, brain stem, heart, liver, kidney, spleen, pancreas and blood) of fowl and cat. The isolation of H-3-dopa was carried out in the following way: 1. The acid soluble fraction was fractionated by high voltage paper electrophoresis in a pyridine-acetic acid-buffer. 2. The tyrosine-dopa-spot was eluated and descending paper chromatography was carried out. This system separated tyrosine from dopa. 3. The dopa-spot was eluated again, and dopa was characterized by its complex with boric acid in paper high voltage electrophoresis in a boric acid-sodium hydroxide-buffer. After inhibition of the dopa decarboxylase by NSD-1034 [N-methyl-N-(3-hydroxybenzyl)hydrazine dihydrogen phosphate] H-3-dopa represented in adrenal glands of domestic fowl 4% and in those of cats 5% of the total radioactivity. Under these conditions in all the other organs investigated H-3-dopa could not be detected. Without NSD-1034 H-3-dopa was undetectable in the adrenals, too. In experiments with cats the H-3-dopa concentration in the venous blood of the adrenals was measured. In some samples H-3-dopa represented up to 3% of the total radioactivity. Nearly the total amount of H-3-dopa formed in the adrenals was secreted into the venous blood, and only 5% of the total amount were detected in the gland at the end of the experiments. This demonstrates that dopa cannot be stored by the adrenals. We failed to detect H-3-dopa in blood from any other organ. The concentration of dopa in the adrenals was about 1 μg/g wet weight after inhibition of dopa decarboxylase and without inhibition it was 〈0.2 μg/g wet weight. The dopa synthesis rate in adrenals was calculated from the H-3-dopa activity in the gland and in the venous blood and from the specific activity of its precursor H-3-tyrosine. One adrenal of the cat synthetized 0.02 μg dopa/min·kg body weight (=1.2 mμMol/min·1 g adrenal).
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