Publications

the morpho-histology of the pituitary glands in two freshwater major carps of india, labeo rohita (ham.) and cirrhinus mrigala (ham.).	1. the pituitary gland in labeo rohita and cirrhinus mrigala is a small, pear-shaped, whitish, soft body situated in a cavity -- the sella turcica. the gland is of the lepto-dorso basic type. 2. it consists of the neurohypophysis and adenohypophysis. the latter comprises three lobes viz., the rostral pars distalis, the proximal pars distalis and the pars intermedia. 3. the neurohypophysis branches into the pars distalis, extends into the pars intermedia and ramifies extensively. it is composed o ...	1976	984440
[ultrastructure of the epithelium of the major pancreatic duct in sheep].	light-and electron-microscopic and some histochemical investigations on the epithelium or the ductus pancreaticus major were carried out in sheep. at least six different cell types are recognizable: (1) nondifferentiated duct cells; (2) cells containing apical secretory granules; (3) goblet cells; the mucosubstances of type 2 and 3 are pas- and alcian-blue-positive, also reacting wih methenamine silver; (4) ciliated cells, containing a single cilium with the microtubular pattern 9+2; (5) tuft ce ...	1976	970105
fusiform erythrocytes resembling sickle cells in angora goats: light and electron microscopic observations.	fresh blood from nine mature non-pregnant angora goats was found to contain a varying proportion of spindle-shaped, fusiform, triangular, pear-shaped, and other bizarre forms of erythrocytes in addition to normal discoid biconcave erythrocytes. the number of spindled and fusiform erythrocytes varied from 2 to 66 per cent, with two goats having such cells in excess of 50 per cent. other aberrant forms of erythrocytes ranged from 3 to 54 per cent. although the aberrant erythrocytes seemed to be pr ...	1977	860092
gross and microscopic anatomy of the biliary tract of the ferret.	the gross and microscopic anatomy of the biliary tract of the ferret was studied. the liver consisted of six separate lobes. the coronary ligament was not present. histologically, it was very similar to that of man. the gall-bladder was present and was a pear-shaped sac. its muscle coat was very thick and well developed. hepatic ducts were multiple. minor hepatic ducts formed three major ducts, the left, central and the right. a single common hepatic duct was not present. the cystic duct general ...	1977	848264
the basilar pontine gray in the adult monkey (macaca mulatta): a golgi study.	in golgi preparations of the adult monkey (macaca mulatta) two types of neurons are distinguished in the pontine gray: (1) larger neurons which impregnate most frequently and (2) smaller neurons which impregnate rarely. the former are judged to be projection neurons with myelinated axons because only the initial segments of their axons impregnate, while the latter are judged to be intrinsic neurons since they appear to participate only in the local circuitry of the pontine gray. the projection n ...	1976	819468
morphological changes of basophils in immunological reactions--effect of sodium cromoglycate.	the morphological changes in blood basophils, from patients with bronchial asthma, were studied in vitro during immunological reactions, with particular reference to interaction with anti-ige. anti-human ige results in an absolute reduction in basophil numbers in buffy coat preparations as well as basophil cytoplasmic degranulation. an increase in the number of pear-shaped (a-form) basophils is also observed. sodium cromoglycate impairs all these anti-ige induced basophil changes, providing furt ...	1975	806398
food sensitivity reported by patients with asthma and hay fever. a relationship between food sensitivity and birch pollen-allergy and between food sensitivity and acetylsalicylic acid intolerance.	among adult patients with bronchial asthma and/or allergic rhinitis undergoing allergological investigation with skin test, nasal provocation test and rast, 1129 answered a questionaire regarding food sensitivity (fs). 276 (24%) of the patients reported some kind of allergic symptoms on eating or handling various foods, of which hazel nut, apple and shell fish were the most often named. females reported fs more often than males. a correlation was found between birch pollen allergy and fs with nu ...	1978	717703
[ultrastructural and histochemical aspects of the rodlet cells from the bulbus arteriosus of cyprinus carpio l. (pisces: cyprinidae) (author's transl)].	morphological details of the "stäbchendrüsenzellen" (plehn), rodlet cells syn. pear-shaped cells of the endothel from the bulbus arterious of carps were studied in the electron microscope. from morphological characteristics, especially from the development of desmosomes with adjacent endothelial cells, it becomes evident, that the cells in question, which are very common in teleostei, are not of parasitic nature. specific protrusions of the apical cell poles towards the arterial lumen are indica ...	1978	686392
[electron microscopic study of perisomatic process development in cerebellar cortex pyriform neurons during prenatal human ontogenesis].	perisomatic processes are shown to be temporary morphological formations that appear within 16-28 weeks of embryogenesis, their development being characterized by a certain succession. perisomatic processes form multiple synaptic complexes with axon endings of unknown origin adherent to perikaryons of pear-shaped neurons. these axon endings are supposed to belong to afferent climbing fibers of cerebellum stimulating differentiation of pear-shaped neurons, localization of these fibers causing a c ...	1978	684839
the carbohydrate linkage site of cow colostrum trypsin inhibitor.	cow colostrum trypsin inhibitor (chromatographic form aiv[7])was subjected to basic conditions that favour beta-elimination of carbohydrates from o-glycosidic linkages. the unchanged carbohydrate composition and the unchanged values for serine and threonine indicate the presence of an alkali-stable n-glycosidic bond to asparagine. from a tryptic digest of s-aminoethylated inhibitor the glyco-decapeptide (residues 24 through 33) was isolated. the carbohydrate composition was identical with that o ...	1978	649052
topography of the myosin molecule as visualized by an improved negative staining method.	an improved negative staining method has been used to visualize monomeric myosin molecules. each lobe (subfragment 1) of the molecule looked like an elongated pear, and the widths of the thick and thin portions were about 95 and 55 a, respectively. the length of each lobe was about 210 a. it appeared capable of moving azimuthally and altitudinally, utilizing its juncture with the rod portion as the base. the rod portion of the molecule was about 1400 a long and 30 a wide. it also appeared to pos ...	1978	641037
gross, histomorphological and histochemical changes in thyroid gland of goat with age. ii. occurrence of ultimobranchial follicles.	occurrence and histomorphology of ultimobranchial follicles in the thyroid glands of 26 goats of six different age groups (ranging from 20 days to above five years) was studied. the occurrence of ultimobranchial follicles was 38.46%. in 15.38% of the cases, it was found with and in 23.08% without any association of the thymic tissue. its association with parathyroid tissue has also been recorded in one of the goats aged 7 months 11 days. their size and shape varied greatly and were narrow and wi ...	1978	637309
[unsaponifiable fractions of the avocado and soy bean in gyneocology].	the experimental work of robert on the action of the unsaponifiable fractions of the avocado pear and soya bean on inflammatory granulomata of the rat gives rise to the supposition that these have a selective action on inflamed connective tissue by a process of katabolism of collagen through proteolytic enzymes. we have used this anti-inflammatory and collagenolytic action in gynaecology, with favourable results particularly in post-inflammatory and post-infective conditions as well as scarring ...	1977	558245
inferior vena caval occlusion: characteristic radiographic changes on excretory urography and barium enema examination.	acute occlusion of the inferior vena cava produces characteristic radiographic findings on intravenous urogram and barium enema examination. the urinary bladder is compressed anteriorly and superiorly giving an inverted pear-shaped appearance, and the distal ureters are medially displaced. barium enema examinations demonstrate narrowing and elevation of the rectosigmoid region along with an increase in the presacral space. four cases are described to illustrate the usefulness of these findings i ...	1989	401585
sexual conjugation in yeast. cell surface changes in response to the action of mating hormones.	in the yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae, sexual conjugation between haploid cells of opposite mating type results in the formation of a diploid zygote. when treated with fluorescently labeled concanavalin a, a zygote stains nonuniformly, with the greatest fluorescence occurring at the conjugation bridge between the two haploid parents. in the mating mixture, unconjugated haploid cells often elongate to pear-shaped forms ("shmoos") which likewise exhibit asymmetric staining with the most intense fl ...	1979	379012
14c-dopamine microinjected into the brain-stem of the rat: dispersion kinetics, site content and functional dose.	a morphological analysis was undertaken of both the dispersion characteristics and tissue content of dopamine (da) microinjected acutely into the brain-stem of the anesthetized rat. 14c-da, with a specific activity of 56-62 mci/mmol, was infused unilaterally into the pars compacta of the substantia nigra in one of four test volumes: 0.5, 1.0, 4.0 or 8.0 microliters. the concentration of the 14c-da solution was 1.0 microci/microliter, equivalent to 3.01 micrograms/microliters, which was delivered ...	1978	318183
and a partridge in a pear tree.		1986	260204
long-term cultivation of plasma cell leukemia cells and autologous lymphoblasts (lcl) in vitro: a comparative study.	two long-term cell lines were established in vitro from the peripheral blood of a patient with plasma cell leukemia: one line with plasma cell proliferation, the other with lymphoblastoid cell proliferation (lcl). the 9-month-old plasma cell line showed the typical morphology of plasmoblasts. the cells neither had b- nor t-lymphocyte characterisitics, were ebv negative, and showed aneuploidy with various marker chromosomes, including the 14 q+ marker. the cytogenetic findings indicate a monoclon ...	1978	207377
[the human dental pulp as viewed through a scanning electron microscope (author's transl)].	the human dental pulp was examined using a scanning electron microscope. the odontoblasts are pear-shaped and have a fine-grain surface structure. tomes' process divides into fine branches before entering the predentin. very few fibroblasts were found. these had stronger cell processes at the two terminal poles. adhering to their surfaces were fine fibers. collagenous and nerve fibers could not be accurately identified in the rich fibrillary network of the pulp. stronger nerve fasciculi were rea ...	1979	157024
pear malic enzyme: some physical and immunochemical properties.	some physical and immunochemical characteristics of nadp malic enzyme from climacteric pear (pyrus communis l. var passe-crassane) are described. the enzyme which has a molecular weight of about 224 000 d and a sedimentation coefficient of about 9.6 s, is formed by the association of four sub-units. we were not able to isolate isozymes by electrophoresis or by immunochemistry.	1979	115065
[intraluminal diverticulum of the duodenum. report of a case and review of published cases].	the intraluminal diverticulum of the duodenum is very rare; it is an anatomical sac like formation, located in the interior of the duodenum and communicating with it through an orifice situated a the upper pole of the diverticulum where the wall is covered by mucosa on both faces. it has interesting etiopathogenic problems. we present an observation after reviewing the corresponding literature. it was a 32-year old woman suffering from moderate epigastric pains, pyrosis, chronic constipation, ma ...	2000	97140
inhibition of growth and guanylate cyclase activity of an undifferentiated prostate adenocarcinoma by an extract of the balsam pear (momordica charantia abbreviata).	we have recently described the presence of a guanylate cyclase gtp pyrophosphate-lyase (cyclizing), ec 4.6.1.2 inhibitor (gci) in an aqueous extract of the balsam pear (momordica charantia abbreviata). because the guanylate cyclase-cyclic gmp system is though to be involved in cell growth, dna and rna synthesis, and possible malignant transformation, we examined the effect of the aqueous extract containing gci on an undifferentiated adenocarcinoma of the rat prostate and concanavalin-a-stimulate ...	1978	24847
isolation of a guanylate cyclase inhibitor from the balsam pear (momordica charantia abreviata).		1977	20099
the influence of instructional set on schizophrenic vs. organic concreteness.	36 male patients (12 schizophrenic, 12 organic, and 12 neurotic), age 19-57, each took two forms of the gorham proverbs test under two different instructional sets. it was hypothesized that for schizophrenics, a higher level of abstraction would be obtained on the proverbs task when the instructions required less personal involvement of the patient than when a more personalized set was used; whereas the performance of organic and neurotic patients would not be affected by the variation in instru ...	2000	14808
characterization of a strain of methanospirillum hungatti.	the results of morphological, base ratio, nutritional, temperature, and ph studies on a strain of methanospirillum hungatii, isolated from an anaerobic pear waste digester, are described. the isolate, designated as strain gp 1, was compared with some of the characteristics of type-strain m. hungatii jf 1. strain gp 1 is gram-negative, weakly motile, and a strict anaerobe with a guanine plus cytosine (g +c) content of 46.5 mol%. the preferred substrates for methane production are hydrogen, carbon ...	1976	10074
bromazepam versus diazepam in psychoneurotic inpatients.	a double blind between-groups trial was carried out to compare the effectiveness of the new benzodiazepine compound, bromazepam, (lexotan, ro 5-3350) as an anti-anxiety compound with that of diazepan. the fifty-eight psychoneurotic inpatients admitted to the trial were divided into two groups, "obsessives" and "neurotics", in order to assess any specific action of the drug. assessment was made by means of b.p.r.s. of overall and gorham, r.s.a.s. of hamilton, p.r.s. of wittenborn and i.m.p.s. of ...	1975	9648