Publications

estrogen receptors in the avian brain: survey reveals general distribution and forebrain areas unique to songbirds.	estrogens play an important role in the control and differentiation of species-typical behavior and in endocrine homeostasis of birds, but the distribution and evolution of cells that contain estrogen receptors in the avian brain are poorly understood. this study therefore surveys 26 species in the avian orders anseriformes (1 species), galliformes (2), columbiformes (3), psittaciformes (1), apodiformes (2), and passeriformes (3 suboscines, 14 oscines). indirect immunocytochemistry with the estr ...	1993	8432903
implication of central neurohypophyseal hormone receptor-mediated action in timing of reproductive events: evidence from novel observations on the effect of a vasotocin analogue on singing behaviour of the canary.	a highly discrete distribution of neurohypophyseal hormone receptors was discovered in the mammalian and avian brain. these receptors are heterogeneous. in rat brain oxytocin (ot) and v1a receptors can be distinguished which bind ot with an order of magnitude difference in affinity and which are located in discrete sites of the limbic-midbrain circuitry. in the brain of the canary low and high affinity vasotocin (vt) sites were identified; the latter putative vt receptors were found exclusively ...	1993	8390083
direct evidence for loss and replacement of projection neurons in adult canary brain.	normally occurring projection neuron loss and replacement were quantified over a 6 month period in the pathway from the high vocal center (hvc) to the robust nucleus of the archistriatum (ra) in adult male canaries. fluorescent latex microspheres were injected into ra in april--a procedure resulting in long-term retrograde labeling of ra-projecting hvc neurons. labeled cell densities were then obtained 4 and 20 d later in april and 195 d later in october. we found that 41-49% of the ra-projectin ...	1993	8385206
the gastrointestinal tract. the canary of the body?		1993	8355390
[intake of pollutants (heavy metals) via total diet at the national level as a whole and in autonomous communities: a new approach].	as an answer to the request of information on the real intake of pollutants, both who and fao recommend its study through the study of total diet. following their criteria we have determined the contents of arsenic, cadmium, mercury and lead in the total mean spanish diet and in the seventeen autonomous regions, comparing them with the acceptable daily intakes (adi). at the same time it is studied the contribution of the different groups of nutrients to the total pollutant charge. there is no de ...	1993	8341819
[perceived morbidity and the use of medical consultations in telde (grand canary)].	to find the extent of perceived morbidity and the population's main reasons for seeking medical care.	1993	8329549
seasonal and tissue-specific regulation of canary androgen receptor messenger ribonucleic acid.	natural seasonal fluctuations in androgen levels appear to cause changes in physiology and reproductive behavior, such as singing, in canaries. little is known, however, about the cellular mechanisms underlying these changes. because androgens act principally through nuclear receptors in other species, we have isolated and sequenced a cdna likely to encode the canary androgen receptor and used this cdna to examine the regulation of ar mrna levels in the testis, kidney, and liver of the canary. t ...	1994	8299561
antibiotic and cytotoxic activity of brominated compounds from the marine sponge verongia aerophoba.	analysis of the marine sponge verongia aerophoba from the canary islands afforded eight brominated secondary metabolites including the small molecular weight compounds aeroplysinin-1 (5) and the dienone (7) which were previously shown to arise by enzymatically catalyzed degradation of aerophobin-2 (4) and isofistularin-3 (1) following breakdown of the cellular compartmentation of the sponge. all compounds were identified from their nmr and mass spectra. aeroplysinin-1 as well as dienone which ar ...	1993	8297426
hb porto alegre or alpha 2 beta 29(a6)ser->cys in unrelated families of the canary islands.		1993	8294204
yolk is a source of maternal testosterone for developing birds.	the sex steroid hormones that affect development in birds have been thought to be produced exclusively by the embryo or neonate. i used radioimmunoassay to measure the amounts of androstenedione, 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone, testosterone, 17 beta-estradiol, and corticosterone in the yolk of freshly laid canary (serinus canaria) and zebra finch (poephila guttata) eggs. testosterone was found in both canary and zebra finch eggs, but its contents were much higher in the former than in the latter. t ...	1993	8265571
[hemoglobinopathies and thalassemias in the hindu settlement established in the canary islands].		1993	8235954
migration of newly generated neurons upon ependymally derived radial guide cells in explant cultures of the adult songbird forebrain.	the adult songbird forebrain undergoes neuronal production throughout adulthood, with the production of new neurons in discrete regions of the neostriatal ventricular zone. upon mitogenesis, these new neurons migrate into the subjacent brain parenchyma along radially directed guide fibers. in long-term ventricular zone explant cultures, derived from the higher vocal center of the adult canary, newly migratory neurons were found to associate preferentially with a characteristic substrate cell typ ...	1993	8225557
epidemiology of proximal femoral fracture in gran canaria (canary islands).	an epidemiological survey of proximal femoral fracture (pff) was carried out in gran canaria (canary islands) in 1990. we identified 211 cases of pff affecting residents, which gave an incidence of 161 per 100,000 per year (92 per 100,000 per year for men and 176 for women). three quarters of all fractures occurred to residents of urban areas and nearly all fractures were caused by falls indoors. there was a higher incidence in winter than in summer months.	1993	8213335
different pattern of ige binding to chicken egg yolk between patients with inhalant allergy to birds and food-allergic children.	ige binding antigens in budgerigar, canary and parrot serum were analyzed by immunoblotting. with 4 sera from patients with a respiratory allergy to birds, a closely related pattern of ige binding to sds-page separated sera of the 3 birds was found. in all 3 bird sera a major ige binding structure was present with a mw of about 60 kd. the pattern of ige binding to sds-page separated egg yolk in sera from the patients allergic to birds, was different from sera of food-allergic children. whereas i ...	1994	8199464
radiopaque transverse lines (harris lines) in the prehispanic population of el hierro (canary islands).	harris lines were assessed in 48 right tibiae of prehispanic inhabitants of el hierro (one of the canary islands), belonging to 23 adult females and 25 adult males. no harris lines were detected in sixteen (33%) of the adult individuals (7 females = 30% and 9 males = 36%), these differences are not statistically significant. female tibiae showed a slightly higher mean number of harris lines at the distal end than male ones (2.091 +/- 1.9 in females vs 1.417 +/- in males). ages at which harris li ...	1994	8192433
[late hereditary degenerative sensorineural hearing loss associated with iga mesangial glomerulonephritis of probable autosomal dominant heredity].	we studied four generations of a canary islands family presenting a tardive heredodegenerative hearing loss, associated with iga mesangial glomerulonephritis, of probable autosomal dominant heredity. with respect to the family, we revised alport's syndrome, for possible transmission associated with x chromosome, as well as heredodegenerative hearing loss associated with renal pathology of autosomic transmission currently described; we differentiate these hearing losses from our case study, and w ...	1993	8155361
distribution of metals in some fishes from santa cruz de tenerife, canary islands.		1994	8142707
relationships between characteristics of exposure to pigeon antigens. clinical manifestations and humoral immune response.	an extensive clinical study has been performed on pigeon breeders in the canary islands. three hundred forty-three subjects have participated in this study through the filling of a clinical and epidemiologic questionnaire. a venous blood sample was also taken from each fancier for a further serologic analysis. detection of specific igg antibodies was made by an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) using pigeon serum as antigenic material. twenty-nine (8 percent) breeders fulfilled ...	1993	8131438
mutations of the tyrosinase gene in patients with oculocutaneous albinism from various ethnic groups in israel.	we have analyzed the tyrosinase (tyr) gene in 38 unrelated patients with oculocutaneous albinism (oca), derived from several different ethnic groups of the diverse population of israel. we detected tyr gene mutations in 23 of the 34 patients with apparent type i (i.e., tyrosinase-deficient) oca and in none of the patients with other clinical forms of albinism. among moroccan jews with type ia (i.e., tyrosinase-negative) oca, we detected a highly predominant mutant allele containing a missense su ...	1994	8128955
allergens causing bird fancier's asthma.	the study investigates to what extent bird feathers contain relevant allergens/antigens involved in bird fancier's asthma. the study group consisted of two budgerigar fanciers, two parrot fanciers and one canary fancier. all subjects complained of asthmatic symptoms, caused by contact with their birds, and they showed a significant bronchial hyperreactivity to acetylcholine. positive ige antibody reactions to bird sera as well as to extracts of feathers were observed in rast. well-defined major ...	1994	8074264
the life span of new neurons in a song control nucleus of the adult canary brain depends on time of year when these cells are born.	the number of high vocal center (hvc) neurons labeled in adult male canaries by systemic injections of [3h]thymidine depended on season and survival time. this was true for hvc neurons projecting to the robust nucleus of the archistriatum and for other hvc neurons that could not be retrogradely filled from the robust nucleus of the archistriatum. birds injected in october and killed 40 days later had twice as many labeled hvc neurons as birds injected in may and killed 40 days later. however, th ...	1994	8058722
human enzyme polymorphism in the canary islands. vi. northwest african influence.	the genetic polymorphism of eight red cell enzymes was analyzed in population samples from the northwest african continent and from the south of spain in order to study their genetic relationships with the canarian population. the moroccan, berber and spanish populations, although geographically more distant from the canary islands than the saharan and mauritanian ones, are genetically more closely related to the canarian population. the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase gc allele earlier found ...	1994	8039799
molecular cloning and characterization of cdnas associated with tracheary element differentiation in cultured zinnia cells.	mesophyll cells isolated mechanically from leaves of zinnia elegans l. cv canary bird differentiate into tracheary elements (te) semisynchronously and at high frequency. using this system, three cdna clones, ted2 to ted4, whose corresponding mrnas were expressed in a close association with tracheary element differentiation, were isolated by differential screening of a lambda gt11 cdna library. the library was prepared using poly(a)+ rna from cells cultured in a te-induced medium for 48 h prior t ...	1993	8022937
entrainment properties of the circadian system changing with reproductive state and molt in the canary.	changes in entrainment properties of the circadian pacemaking system with respect to changes in reproductive state and molt were investigated in the male domestic canary (serinus canaria). in two experiments canaries were subjected to three and two similar sequences of light regimens, respectively, during 1 year. locomotor activity, feeding, and vocalization were simultaneously recorded. only birds showing complete postnuptial wing feather molt and related changes in behavior (vocalization) expr ...	1994	8022897
[the detection of the causative agent of cryptosporidiosis in man and animals in turkmenistan].	the oocystic infestation of cryptosporidia in patients with acute intestinal infections was first registered in turkmenistan. it was 15.8%, highly affecting children of the first two years of life. the monoinfection is characterized by common severe and critical forms (in 60%) with marked symptoms of diarrhea. cases of hemocolitis were detected. a large source of cryptosporidium infection was found among 8 animal species under study (chickens, ducks, pigeons, canary birds, sheep, cattle, pigs, d ...	1994	8015529
anaphylaxis due to limpet ingestion.	the limpet, phylum mollusca, is one of the most frequent sea mollusks in the canary islands. limpet ige hypersensitivity reactions have been described.	1994	7998665
the nutrition of the canary (serinus canarius).		1994	7996258
caprine contagious agalactia caused by mycoplasma agalactiae in the canary islands.		1994	7985334
[urinary bilharziasis. comments on 10 cases].	urinary bilharziasis is a parasitic disease caused by schistosome haematobium which is prevalent in several african and middle east countries. the closeness of the canary islands to the african continent and a greater population mobility have allowed us to diagnose and treat ten patients, all of them natural of this region. this paper outlines the case-reports, and reviews this parasitic disease which seriously affects the urinary tract and which must be specifically contemplated both in emigran ...	1994	7976693
exogenous testosterone differentially affects myelination and neurone soma sizes in the brain of canaries.	we assessed the temporal and functional relationship of myelin maturation and of neuronal development in the telencephalic song motor centres of the canary at different developmental stages. brain differentiation was modulated by exogenous testosterone, its effects on song quality were also monitored. myelin maturation was studied by using computer aided analysis of silver impregnated brain sections, whereas the differentiation of neurones was determined by measuring neuronal soma sizes. at an e ...	1994	7948836
uv-induced alterations in skin and lymphocytes during a one-week holiday in the canary islands in may.	the effect of solar exposure during a one-week sunbathing vacation in may at 29 degrees n latitude was investigated in 22 volunteers. the following end-points were measured before and after the holiday: skin reflectance at 507 nm, transmission of radiation from 289 nm to 448 nm through the epidermis, epidermal thickness, minimal erythema dose (med), total white cell, neutrophil, lymphocyte, and lymphocyte subpopulation counts in blood, spontaneous dna synthesis, dna strand breaks and sister-chro ...	1993	7906452
immediate-early gene responses in the avian song control system: cloning and expression analysis of the canary c-jun cdna.	previous studies have shown that song presentation results in a rapid rise in mrna levels for the zenk gene (the avian homologue of zif-268, egr-1, ngfi-a, and krox-24) in specific parts of the songbird forbrain. metrazole-induced seizures also cause an increase in zenk mrna, even more widely throughout the telencephalon. surprisingly, however, little or no zenk induction by either stimulus was observed in several forebrain areas involved in auditory processing and song production. to learn whet ...	1994	7898314
contribution of neurons born during embryonic, juvenile, and adult life to the brain of adult canaries: regional specificity and delayed birth of neurons in the song-control nuclei.	neurogenesis occurs in adult song birds, which suggests that neurons born after hatching may contribute to histogenesis and plasticity of the avian brain. however, little is known about the overall contribution to the mature brain of neurons born in juveniles and adults, and how this process affects different regions of the avian brain. in fact, studies of the histogenesis of the avian forebrain have made the classical assumption that neuronal birth ends before hatching. here we determined the c ...	1994	7814666
inner-ear abnormalities and their functional consequences in belgian waterslager canaries (serinus canarius).	recent reports of elevated auditory thresholds in canaries of the belgian waterslager strain have shown that this strain has an inherited auditory deficit in which absolute auditory thresholds at high frequencies (i.e. above 2.0 khz) are as much as 40 db less sensitive than the thresholds of mixed-breed canaries and those of other strains. the measurement of cap audiograms showed that the hearing deficit is already present at the level of the auditory nerve (gleich and dooling, 1992). here we sh ...	1994	7806475
glucose-6 phosphate dehydrogenase mutations and haplotypes in various ethnic groups.	mutations that produce glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (g6pd) deficiency have been identified in samples from patients with hemolytic disease in the united states, and in g6pd-deficient samples from greece, the canary islands, the czech and slovak republics, south china, and in samples from the coriell cell repository. eight new mutations are described. particularly unusual were a nonsense mutation ("g6pd georgia"1284a), a deletion of six bases ("g6pd stony brook" 724-729 del) coding for two a ...	1995	7803800
value of elisa using a60 antigen in the serodiagnosis of tuberculosis.	this study was set in a general, university hospital in the canary islands, with the objective to evaluate an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) using a60 in the serodiagnosis of tuberculosis. igg antibody to a60 was determined in 205 patients with active disease [149 culture-positive patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (positive sputum smear 94, negative sputum smear 55) and 56 patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis], 20 patients with inactive disease, 22 patients with lepromatous le ...	1994	7800961
central nervous system toxoplasmosis in roller canaries.	several birds in a flock of 40 roller canaries (serinus canaria) from an outdoor aviary in victoria, australia, developed central nervous system signs that included blindness, nystagmus, ataxia, and head rotation. four died, and four were euthanatized. two euthanatized birds were submitted for microscopic examination of tissues. brain lesions in both birds consisted of scattered foci of nonsuppurative meningoencephalitis with gliosis, mild to moderately extensive lymphocytic/plasmacytic perivasc ...	1995	7794185
[uroflowmetric nomogram in the adult population of canary islands].	in order to know the uroflowmetric values of our healthy population, a uroflowmetry was made to 214 healthy subjects of both sexes. 75% of our group of volunteers collected mictional volumes under 300 ml. with no differences either by age or sex. the corresponding nomograms, in the form of percentile, for peak and mean flow in both sexes, were created. we found a progressive increase of peak and mean flow values with regard to mictional volume. time to peak flow is shorter in women than in men. ...	1995	7771234
[listeriosis in the nonpregnant adult during an epidemic outbreak on grand canary].	twenty-two cases of community-acquired epidemic listeriosis were recorded from december 31st, 1991, to may 15th, 1993, at the nuestra señora del pino hospital, las palmas. the incidence during this outbreak was 31 times higher than the corresponding incidence in the last few years. twelve cases occurred in pregnant women and/or neonates and ten in non-pregnant adult individuals. our aim was to study the clinical, biological, radiological, and evolutive issues in non-pregnant adult patients. six ...	1995	7754149
peripheral basis for the auditory deficit in belgian waterslager canaries (serinus canarius).	recently, behavioural thresholds obtained in canaries of the belgian waterslager strain showed that these birds have an inherited auditory deficit. canaries of this strain have absolute auditory thresholds at frequencies above 2.0 khz that are as much as 40 db above the threshold of canaries of other strains. we obtained audiograms from cochlear microphonics and from compound action potentials from the 8th nerve of waterslager and non-waterslager canaries and compare these results to previous be ...	1995	7744706
nathan zuntz (1847-1920)--a german pioneer in high altitude physiology and aviation medicine, part i: biography.	nathan zuntz (1847-1920) was a key person in the history of high altitude physiology and aviation medicine. as a professor of animal physiology at the landwirtschaftliche hochschule (agricultural university) in berlin from 1881 until 1918, he carried out laboratory studies on the changes in metabolism at rest and during exercise. to this end he, together with august julius geppert, developed the famous "zuntz-geppert'schen respirationsapparat" (zuntz-geppert respiratory apparatus) in 1885. in th ...	1995	7726783
telemedicine in the canary islands.		1995	7723566
[age of menopause onset in canary islands women].	to establish the age at menopause in the canary woman. to study the possible influence of habitat, socioeconomical status and other possible factors on it.	1994	7716428
the canary androgen receptor mrna is localized in the song control nuclei of the brain and is rapidly regulated by testosterone.	singing in canaries is an androgen-inducible behavior, under the control of an identified motor pathway, which includes several discrete "song nuclei" in the telencephalon. to determine whether the mrna for the canary androgen receptor (car) is expressed in these song control nuclei, we synthesized probes from the recently cloned car cdna and used in situ hybridization to examine spring male canary brain sections. concentrations of car mrna are detectable in several of the song control nuclei of ...	1995	7707043
peptide mapping analysis of group i allergens of grass pollens.	group i allergens, from eight different clinically important grass pollens of the pooideae (rye-grass, canary, kentucky bluegrass, orchard and timothy), chloridoideae (bermuda grass) and panicoideae (johnson grass, maize) were isolated by sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and subjected to limited partial proteolysis and cyanogen bromide cleavage. the generated digests were visualised on gels by silver staining. replicate gels were blotted and screened with lolp i-specifi ...	1993	7691298
identification of canary grass (phalaris aquatica) pollen allergens by immunoblotting: ige and igg antibody-binding studies.	the pollen of canary grass, which was introduced as a pasture grass from europe, is a major allergen in the external environment of southern australia. seventeen allergenic fractions of canary grass pollen, ranging in mol. mass from 14 to 100 kda, have been identified by immunoblotting, using ige antibodies from sera of 24/30 grass-pollen-allergic subjects. the highest frequency of ige binding (77%) was to a major 34-kda fraction (tentatively designated pha a i). this protein has been partially ...	1993	7687099
testosterone-induced changes in adult canary brain are reversible.	brain nuclei that control song are larger in male canaries, which sing, than in females, which sing rarely or not at all. treatment of adult female canaries with testosterone (t) induces song production and causes song-control nuclei to grow, approaching the volumes observed in males. for example, the higher vocal center (hvc) of adult females approximately doubles in size by 1 month following the onset of t treatment. male hvc projects to a second telencephalic nucleus, ra (the robust nucleus o ...	1993	7686962
occupational rhinoconjunctivitis and bronchial asthma due to phoenix canariensis pollen allergy.	we report a case of occupational bronchial asthma and rhinoconjunctivitis caused by phoenix canariensis (pc) pollen. the canary palm is a type of palm tree, belonging to the arecaceae family, which is widely distributed in frost-free regions as an ornamental tree. our patient was referred because he suffered symptoms of bronchial asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis, and contact urticaria when pruning dried leaves from pc during the pollination months. the skin prick test (spt) with a pc pollen extract w ...	1995	7677245
parasites of south african freshwater fish. vii. nematodes of some scaled fishes from the hartbeespoort dam, transvaal.	the nematode parasites of 16 large-scaled yellowfish, barbus marequensis, six silverfish, barbus mattozi, six small-scaled yellowfish, barbus polylepis, 52 canary kurper, chetia flaviventris, 11 carp, cyprinus carpio, 45 mozambique bream, oreochromis mossambicus and a single-banded bream, tilapia sparrmani, caught in the hartbeespoort dam, transvaal, were collected, identified and counted. contracaecum spp. larvae were recovered from one o. mossambicus, 40 chetia flaviventris, three cyprinus car ...	1994	7596571
epidemiology of allergic reactions in beekeepers: a lower prevalence in subjects with more than 5 years exposure.	beekeepers (bks) represent a high allergic risk population against hymenoptera because of their frequent exposure to bee stings. most published studies show different percentage of sensitization and systemic reactions with to another groups of population. with the aim to know the prevalence and type of allergic reaction in bks from the canary islands, 246 subjects were studied prospectively. a questionnaire was developed and skin test and specific ige determination against apis mellifera, vespul ...	1995	7572542
mitochondrial dna phylogeny and sequential colonization of canary islands by darkling beetles of the genus pimelia (tenebrionidae).	fifteen species of the darkling beetle genus pimelia (tenebrionidae: coleoptera) have been sequenced for a 365 b.p. portion of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase i gene. thirteen of these are endemic species inhibiting the canarian archipelago in the atlantic and the other two are continental conspecifics. this data set has been phylogenetically analysed by maximum parsimony and distance approaches and the resulting trees used to deduce sequential interisland colonization. this suggests patter ...	1995	7568271
estrogens and non-estrogenic ovarian influences combine to promote the recruitment and decrease the turnover of new neurons in the adult female canary brain.	the higher vocal center (hvc) of the songbird forebrain exhibits persistent neurogenesis in adulthood, particularly in a region of the mediocaudal neostriatum that is associated with a subventricular layer of estrogen receptive cells. we asked whether estrogens might influence adult neurogenesis, by assessing the effect of ovariectomy on hvc neuronal production in the adult female canary. fifteen 1-year-old females were separated into groups of ovariectomized, estradiol-replaced ovariectomized, ...	1995	7561828
evidence of canary droppings as an important reservoir of cryptococcus neoformans.	after preliminary results had shown the occurrence of cryptococcus neoformans in canary droppings in southern italy, the increasing epidemiological interest in cryptococcosis and the habitats of the agent led to more extensive studies. 180 samples of canary droppings were collected from pet shops and private households in two towns (messina and reggio calabria) of southern italy and culturally examined for c. neoformans. the examination was carried out with the help of the brown colour effect (b ...	1995	7549156
n-cadherin and ng-cam/8d9 are involved serially in the migration of newly generated neurons into the adult songbird brain.	in the adult avian forebrain, neurons continue to be produced in the subependymal zone (sz), from which they migrate upon radial fibers. to identify ligands regulating this process, we studied n-cadherin and ng-cam/8d9 expression in hvc, a neurogenic region of the canary neostriatum. n-cadherin was relatively restricted to the sz and was expressed by dividing, [3h]thymidine-labeled precursor cells. however, cellular n-cadherin was down-regulated prior to neuronal migration from the sz. addition ...	1994	7522481
the epidemiology of tuberculosis in gran canaria, canary islands, 1988-92: effectiveness of control measures.	since there is no national programme for tuberculosis control in spain and the epidemiological situation in this country is unknown, a programme against tuberculosis in gran canaria (canary islands) was started in 1987.	1995	7495998
respiratory acariasis in caged canaries (serinus canaria).		1980	7467092
[the effect of the sap of euphorbiaceae on the eye].	ocular inflammations caused by the latex of euphorbiaceae manifest themselves as lid swelling, severe conjunctivitis, keratitis and iritis with hypopyon. as therapy, the local application of corticosteroids is recommended. in severely affected cases intravenous injections of sandosten-calcium and solu-dacortin (merck) are indicated. the caustic effect of euphorbia cyparissias is caused by phorbol acid and phorbol acid ester. on the canary islands, the latex of euphorbiaceae is quickly removed by ...	1980	7421015
summary of the means used to positively identify the american victims in the canary islands crash.	on board the pan american aircraft, 326 were killed as a result of the collision with the klm aircraft at santa cruz de tenerife airport in the canary islands on 27 march, 1977. of the remains returned to the united states, 212 were identified as americans from the pan am, four from the klm aircraft. dental comparison provided the principal means of identification, especially ante- and post-mortem radiographs. medical x-rays were extremely useful and provided the next most frequently used means ...	1980	7417174
administrative organization and function during the identification process for mass disasters--canary islands crash.	the administrative functions associated with large-scale medical and identification efforts in accident investigations are substantial and contribute directly to the overall conduct of the operation. we envisioned the administrative role as one primarily responsible for integration of all antemortem and postmortem information. this required each individual involved to be thoroughly familiar with the data. this required constructions of numerous lists, charts, and records. secondly, its role invo ...	1980	7417173
use of personal effects in the canary island accident investigation.	personal effects were used extensively to provide supportive evidence for identification and in seven cases it provided the main means of identification. personal effects were received from the canary islands in numbered plastic bags, having been removed from each remains. in a few cases, personal effects must have been taken from locations near a remains because four bags were found to contain identifiable personal effects that did not match the remains with the same number. therefore, personal ...	1980	7417171
[problems arising from disease during the periods of breeding and rearing canaries and other aviary birds (author's transl)].	the hygienic aspects of the various breeding systems are reviewed. the companion aviary is the least hygienic system; the birds are hardest to supervise in this case. breeding in pairs is preferable from either point of view. hygiene in aviaries is determined by all component parts of the cage, which are used in keeping the birds. the walls should be smooth and clean. the most hygienic drinking water supply is ensured by bottle-type nipple drinkers provided with a small ball. feeders should be e ...	1980	7404568
the ivic syndrome: a new autosomal dominant complex pleiotropic syndrome with radial ray hypoplasia, hearing impairment, external ophthalmoplegia, and thrombocytopenia.	the ivic syndrome is an autosomal dominant condition affecting mainly the upper limbs. it is described from 19 living members of one family of mostly caucasoid descent; it came to venezuela from the canary islands 140 years ago. the new mutation appeared six generations ago. it has complete penetrance and wide expressivity for a radial ray defect which may vary from an almost normal thumb to a severely malformed upper limb. when present, the thumb has a long/slender metacarpal and a short distal ...	1980	7395922
testosterone triggers growth of brain vocal control nuclei in adult female canaries.	two vocal control nuclei of the canary telencephalon, hyperstriatum ventrale, pars caudale (hvc) and nucleus robustus archistriatalis (ra), are larger in males, that learn complex songs, than in females, that normally do not sing. hvc and ra can be induced to grow by 90% and 53%, respectively, in adult gonadectomized females under the influence of testosterone, as these birds acquire male-like song. the magnitude of this effect is comparable, though of reversed sign, to that following early cast ...	1980	7370785
[incidence of intestinal parasitosis in children, the offspring of farm workers, from the south of the grand canary island (1977-1978)].		1980	7348356
a brain for all seasons: cyclical anatomical changes in song control nuclei of the canary brain.	male canaries that have reached sexual maturity can, in subsequent years, learn new song repertoires. two telencephalic song control nuclei, the hyperstriatum ventrale, pars caudale, and nucleus robustus archistriatalis are, respectively, 99 and 76 percent larger in the spring, when male canaries are producing stable adult song, than in the fall, at the end of the molt and after several months of not singing. it is hypothesized that such fluctuations reflect an increase and then reduction in num ...	1981	7313697
enkephalin-like immunoreactivity in vocal control regions of the zebra finch brain.	singing in passerine birds is an androgen-dependent behavior typical of males, and in many species is learned during an early critical period. brain regions which control song form a rather discrete, interconnected series of nuclei which have been described in the canary and zebra finch. these regions include the caudal nucleus of the hyperstriatum ventrale (hvc), the robust nucleus of the archistriatum (ra), the magnocellular nucleus of the neostriatum (man), area x of the lobus parolfactorius, ...	1981	7306811
unusual disease conditions in pet and aviary birds.	ninety percent ot 100% mortality in budgerigar (melopsittacus undulatus) nestlings from 2 aviaries was attributed to giardiasis. treatment with dimetridazole in drinking water was effective in controlling mortality. aeromonas hydrophila infection incriminated in acute deaths of aviary canaries (serinus canarius) was successfully treated with chlortetracycline. aeromonas hydrophila also was isolated in pure culture from a toucan (ramphastos toco) with acute nephrosis and a cockatiel (nymphicus ho ...	1981	7240000
the effect of testosterone upon a photoperiodically induced cycle of gonadotropin secretion in castrated canaries, serinus canarius.		1981	7227812
sex differences in dendritic morphology of a song control nucleus in the canary: a quantitative golgi study.	singing in the canary is a learned male behavior controlled predominantly by nuclei in the left hemisphere (nottebohm and nottebohm, '76; nottebohm et al., '76; nottebohm, '77). these nuclei are several times larger in males than in females (nottebohm and arnold, '76). one of the telencephalic song control nuclei, robustus archistriatalis (ra), was examined in golgi-stained tissue sections from the left and right hemispheres of male and female canaries. at least four cell classes were present in ...	1981	7217359
[identification of persons who died in the aircraft collision (according to the data on air disaster in canary islands)].		1982	7179389
[a genetic disorder of vitamin a metabolism is recessively white canaries].	a discussion of vitamin a and carotene metabolism in recessively white canaries has been going on for years. this colour canary is reputed to be a 'weak' bird. in the present study, the concentrations of vitamin a, total carotenoid and beta carotene in the serum, liver and feed of both coloured and recessively white canaries were determined. the most important conclusions are: - the normal concentration of vitamin a in the livers of health canaries varies from 500 to 1,500 i.u. of vitamin a per ...	1982	7179228
connections of vocal control nuclei in the canary telencephalon.	connections of two telencephalic vocal control nuclei, the hyperstriatum ventrale, pars caudale (hvc), and robust nucleus of the archistriatum (ra), were investigated in adult canaries. methods used were transport of horseradish peroxidase and 3h-adenosine and silver staining of degenerating axons. three nuclei project to hvc: medial nucleus magnocellularis of the anterior neostriatum (man), nucleus interfacialis (nif) of midneostriatum, and nucleus uvaeformis (uva) of the diecephalon. uva also ...	1982	7119147
plasma concentrations of prolactin during incubation and parental feeding throughout repeated breeding cycles in canaries (serinus canarius).	concentrations of prolactin were measured in the plasma of male and female canaries serially sampled during repeated breeding cycles. concentrations in female canaries were low during nest building and increased significantly (p less than 0.05) during the first few days of incubation. levels increased further (p less than 0.01) in the middle of the incubation period to reach concentrations which were ten times higher than before breeding. levels remained high for several days after the eggs hatc ...	1982	7097146
feather folliculoma in the canary (serinus canarius).		1982	7072090
bird manure filtrate agar for the formation of the perfect state of cryptococcus neoformans, filobasidiella neoformans. a comparative study of the agars prepared from pigeon and canary manure.	an account is given to two pairs of c. neoformans strains on two different bird manure filtrate agars, i.e. pigeon manure filtrate and canary manure filtrate agar. basidiospore formation was observed in both pairs after 3 d incubation at 26 degrees c on both media. 0.1% biphenyl in pigeon manure filtrate agar showed an inhibitory activity on the formation of the perfect state of the c. neoformans pairs tested. concentrated pigeon manure filtrate allowed growth of the imperfect, however not of th ...	1982	7048812
[prophylaxis and therapy of psittacosis in the canary-winged parakeet (brotogeris versicolorus chiriri (author's transl)].		1981	7030692
human antibodies against antigens of the sparrow, blackbird, weaver finch, canary, budgerigar, pigeon and hen using the indirect immunofluorescent technique.	detection of antibodies against various birds, particularly against exotic birds, can be facilitated using the sensitive immunofluorescent technique on avian fixed-intestine cryostat sections. different fluorescent patterns corresponding to different human anti-avian antibodies have been observed. sixty of 100 human sera containing antibodies against one avian species, predominantly pigeon, reacted also with all other avian species intestines; the remaining forty were more specific and reacted w ...	1981	7028315
diabetes mellitus in a toco toucan.	diabetes mellitus is rarely diagnosed in avian species. the majority of reported cases have occurred in small birds, such as the parakeet and canary. a major complicating factor in the diagnosis of diabetes in birds is the lack of accepted normal blood glucose values, which can be highly variable among avian species. in the case to be reported here a toco toucan (ramphastos toco) was affected. the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus in this instance was based on the history, clinical signs, and respo ...	1981	7024779
[tirajana's health center (canary islands)].		1981	6909567
[the nursing professional is the worker in the first line of combat. interview with angela garcía moreno, general director of planning of the health advisory body of the council of the canary islands].		1980	6907735
identification of pacific rockfish (sebastes) species by isoelectric focusing.	isoelectric focusing (ief) is currently the most reliable method available for the identification of fish species. the high resolution of this method usually allows discrimination between even closely related species. one genus, the sebastes, does present a problem however. using both low and high resolution, ief is unable to differentiate several species. disc electrophoresis, used in an aoac official final action method, does not differentiate the rockfish reliably. using ief, identical protei ...	1983	6885701
aircraft accident survivors as witnesses.	this is a study of the reliability of aircrash survivors as witnesses. some of their statements are compared to known facts at the time of the crash, including the time of the accident and the weather conditions. other facts are compared between the survivors, such as the mood of the passengers immediately post-crash. the klm-pan am accident in the canary islands is used as the study accident. a suggestion for future use of survivors' statements is tendered.	1983	6838454
preliminary pharmacobiological study of new steroidal sapogenins.	the chemotherapeutic study of a limited series of steroidal sapogenins from several endemic species of the flora of the canary islands is presented here. on the whole, they possess a very weak antibacterial activity, a slight antifungal effect and one of them, vespertilin, displays interesting cytostatic activity (id50 = 5 micrograms/ml). a pharmacodynamic screening carried out on this product mainly revealed very slight toxicity, antihistaminic activity and a light tranquilizing effect. the dat ...	1983	6825829
the intermediate host spectrum in a sarcocystis species of birds.	the life cycle of an avian sarcocystis has been completed in the laboratory, originating with naturally infected icterids and passing alternately between opossums (didelphis virginiana) and experimentally infected birds. to determine the intermediate host range, six avian species, including canaries (serinus canarius), zebra finches (poephila guttata), budgerigars (melopsittacus undulatus), pigeons (columba livia), chickens (gallus gallus), and guinea fowl (numida meleagris), were inoculated ora ...	1982	6811715
castration accelerates the rate of onset of photorefractoriness in the canary (serinus canarius).		1980	6777241
hemorrhagic disease in canaries (serinus canarius).	two aviaries were diagnosed as harboring an infectious and fatal disease of canaries (serinus canarius) characterized by acute hepatocellular necrosis and associated with megaloschizonts of a protozoan parasite and extravasation of blood into the thoracoabdominal cavity.	1984	6743184
influence of different climates on the peak expiratory flow in laryngectomees.	peak expiratory flow (pef) has been measured in 61 laryngectomees before and after a fortnight's stay on the canary islands during the norwegian winter season. a statistically highly significant increase in the pef-values has been shown. the warmer climate with a higher degree of humidity in the air on the canary islands is the most probable cause.	1984	6693804
functional asymmetry of the songbird brain: effects of testosterone on song control in adult female canaries (serinus canarius).	previous research showed that chronic testosterone treatment of adult female canaries results in song development, demonstrating that vocal behavior is more dependent upon the presence of an appropriate hormonal stimulus than upon the genetic sex of the individual. we now report that in adult female canaries the importance of the left hemisphere for controlling testosterone induced song increases with singing experience. the occurrence of left-lateralized control of vocal behavior may prove to b ...	1983	6646512
vertebrate host specificity and experimental vectors of plasmodium (novyella) kempi sp. n. from the eastern wild turkey in iowa.	vertebrate host specificity, experimental laboratory vectors, and a description of plasmodium (novyella) kempi sp. n. from eastern wild turkeys (meleagris gallopavo silvestris vieillot) in iowa are presented. plasmodium kempi is infective for domestic turkeys, bobwhites (colinus virginianus), chukars (alectoris graeca), guinea fowl (numida meleagris), peacocks (pavo cristatus), and canaries (serinus canaria), produces a transient infection in mallards (anas platyrhynchos) and domestic geese (ans ...	1983	6644918
hla-b12 antigen and multiple sclerosis in a spanish population (canary islands).		1983	6623453
neuronal production, migration, and differentiation in a vocal control nucleus of the adult female canary brain.	the vocal control nucleus designated hvc (hyperstriatum ventrale, pars caudalis) of adult female canaries expands in response to systemic testosterone administration, which also induces the females to sing in a male-like manner. we became interested in the possibility of neurogenesis as a potential basis for this phenomenon. intact adult female canaries were injected with [3h]thymidine over a 2-day period. some birds were given testosterone implants at various times before thymidine. the birds w ...	1983	6572982
vaterite gallstones in a canary (serinus canarius).		1984	6517783
canary fancier's lung.	a 54-year-old man presented with features consistent with extrinsic allergic alveolitis occurring after contact with his pet birds. screening of the serum for avian precipitating antibody was negative but canary precipitins were present. extrinsic allergic alveolitis to his pet canaries was confirmed by inhalation challenge.	1984	6488513
a comparison of methods for the estimation of the proportion of microbial nitrogen in duodenal digesta, and of correction for microbial contamination in nylon bags incubated in the rumen of sheep.	four sheep, each fitted with cannulas in the rumen and proximal duodenum, were given two diets (1390 g dry matter (dm)/d) consisting of lucerne (medicago sativa) pellets (24.2 g nitrogen/kg dm) plus pelleted reed canary grass (phalaris arundinacea; 14.1 g n/kg dm) or chopped hay (11.8 g n/kg dm) at intervals of 2 h. flow of duodenal digesta measured by reference to the markers 51cr-edta and 103ru-phenanthroline indicated a net gain of 5.8-7.5 g non-ammonia-n (nan) between mouth and duodenum. the ...	1984	6477868
neurons generated in the adult brain are recruited into functional circuits.	adult canaries, serinus canarius, received injections of 3h-labeled thymidine, a marker of dna synthesis. thirty days after the last injection, intracellular potentials were recorded from neurons in the nucleus hyperstriatum ventralis pars caudalis, a vocal control nucleus in the telencephalon; these same cells were then injected with horseradish peroxidase. of the 74 neurons labeled with horseradish peroxidase that were recovered, the nuclei of seven were radioactively labeled. four of these se ...	1984	6474166
light- and electron-microscopic demonstration of immunoreactive opsin in the pinealocytes of various vertebrates.	an antibody to opsin isolated from rod outer segments of the frog retina was applied in light- and electron-microscopic immunocytochemical studies to the pineal organ of various vertebrates (cyprinus carpio, carassius auratus, rana esculenta, emys orbicularis, pseudemys scripta elegans, lacerta agilis and viridis. gallus domesticus, columba livia, melopsittacus undulatus, serinus canaria, taeniopyga punctata, didelphis virginiana, erinaceus roumanicus, myotis myotis, rabbit, rat, cat).	1981	6458362
[anthropological study of the dentition of the pre-hispanic population of grand canary island].		1984	6372905
canary pox vaccination with live embryo-attenuated virus.	a live-virus embryo-propagated canary pox vaccine was developed that can be safely and effectively applied by a single needle wing-web stab. reactions to vaccination with passages lower than the 72nd passage were sometimes excessive in proliferative response. the 72nd and 100th embryo passages produced a more restricted lesion at the site of inoculation. the vaccine does not cause a systemic reaction or metastasis from the inoculation site.	1981	6279074
immunoreactive opsin in the pineal organ of reptiles and birds.	the presence of opsin was investigated with light microscopic immunocytochemistry in pinealocytes of reptiles and birds (emys orbicularis, pseudemys scripta elegans, lacerta agilis et viridis, gallus domesticus, columba livia, melopsittacus undulatus, serinus canaria, taeniopyga punctate). the outer segments of pinealocytes selectively bound antiopsin antibody as revealed by indirect immunocytochemical techniques, indicating the occurrence of a rhodopsin-like photopigment in these structures. th ...	1982	6213109
bilateral organization of the vocal control pathway in the budgerigar, melopsittacus undulatus.	anatomical and electrophysiological methods were used to map the vocal control nuclei of the budgerigar, melopsittacus undulatus. beginning with the motor nucleus of the syrinx, nuclei were located using antidromic stimulation and then injected with horseradish peroxidase (hrp). retrogradely transported hrp labeled afferents to the injected nucleus. this procedure was repeated at successively higher levels along the vocal pathway. connections found using this strategy then were confirmed using a ...	1981	6171631