Publications

specific protein synthesis in isolated epithelium of guinea-pig seminal vesicle. general features.	four intrinsic soluble proteins are synthesized and secreted by sexually mature guinea-pig seminal-vesicle mucosa, which comprises a monolayer of a homogeneous columnar epithelial cell. all four proteins can be extracted readily in 154mm-nacl from the organ's luminal constituents in which they are present in high concentration. they are referred to as proteins 1, 2, 3 and 4 in order of their elution during deae-cellulose column chromatography. specific primary antibodies were harvested from goat ...	1977	911314
a rapid, sensitive and specific radioimmunoassay for methotrexate.	a rapid, sensitive, radioimmunoassay for methotrexate has been developed using tritiated methotrexate and an antiserum raised in rabbits against the immunogen, bovine serum albumin containing 34 methotrexate residues per protein molecule. separation of bound and free drug was attained using donkey anti-rabbit precipitating serum. the method can accurately measure as little as 50 fmol methotrexate in capillary blood samples and is not interfered with by vast excesses of natural folates nor citrov ...	1977	912922
[quantitative assessment of drug-induced prophylaxis of postoperative thromboembolism. comparison of frequencies of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism using acetylsalicylic-acid, dextran, dihydroergotamine, low-dose heparin and the fixed combination of heparin and dihydroergotamine (author's transl)].	2136 patients in general surgery, gynaecology and urology were investigated by the 125i-fibrinogen-uptake-test for detection of postoperative deep vein thrombosis (dvt). they received at random one of low-dose heparin, dihydroergotamine, the fixed combination of both drugs (heparin-dihydergot), low molecular weight dextran and acetylsalicylic-acid (ass). when dvt was detected repeated lung perfusion scintigraphies were carried out for diagnosis of embolic pulmonary perfusion defects. results dem ...	1977	916947
effect of lipid solvents on cutaneous moisture loss.	application of various lipid solvents and dimethyl sulphoxide to the skin of cattle, sheep, eland and african buffalo exposed to an air temperature of 20 degrees c caused an increase in cutaneous moisture loss. the effect did not occur after exposure to an air temperature of 40 degrees c or after adrenaline administration. blockage of sweating by either bethanidine or phenoxybenzamine did not affect the response. camel, donkey, dog and man showed no increase in cutaneous moisture loss after lipi ...	1977	921632
observations on social organization and behaviour of african and asiatic wild asses (equus africanus and e. hemionus).	the social organization of equss africanus (african wild ass) was observed during the breeding season, that of e. hemionus (asiatic wild ass) for a very brief period outside the breeding season. territoriality could be observed in both species and the systems were found to be basically identical to that of grevy's zebra. territories are very large, measuring on the order of 200 km2 in e. africanus and probably even more in e. hemionus. members of both species live in unstable groups of variable ...	1977	930444
[preparation of liposomes possessing immunologic specificity].	the authors obtained artificial lipid vesicles--liposomes containing immunoglobulins. igg in the complexes with liposomes proved to retain their immunological activity: the liposomes containing rabbit anti-mouse igg agglutinated in the presence of donkey anti-rabbit igg or mouse serum. as shown by the use of liposomes containing h3-inulin and immunoglobulins against the cell surface determinants, these immuno-liposomes selectively bound the target, but not the control cells. specific binding wit ...	1977	322756
evolution of blood serum globulins as determined by pregnancy in the domestic donkey (equus asinus l.).		1977	608103
prevalence of vesicular exanthema of swine antibodies among feral mammals associated with the southern california coastal zones.	serum-neutralizing antibodies to both vesicular exanthema of swine virus (vesv) and san miguel sea lion virus (smsv) were found in a number of animal species having an association with the southern california coastal zones. california sea lions (zalophus californianus) had antibodies to 9 vesv types (a48, c52, d53, e54, f54, g55, i55, j56, and k56). fur seals (callorhinus ursinus) and elephant seal pups (mirounga angustirostris) were tested for antibodies to 6 vesv types and all were negative. c ...	1978	629463
[optimation of postoperative prophylaxis of thrombosis in gynaecology (author's transl)].	the prophylactic effect of heparin dihydroergotamine, the combination of these two (heparin-dihydergot) and acetylsalicylic-acid in the prevention of deep vein thrombosis was investigated in a prospective randomized clinical trial involving 454 patients. evidence of thrombosis was detected by the 125i-fibrinogen-uptake-test in 22 out of 75 patients (29.3%) in the control group. the application of 2 x 0.5 mgdhe or 2 x 5000 iu of heparin reduced the incidence of deep vein thrombosis to 7%, which ...	1978	631536
effects of short-term exposures to sulfuric acid and ammonium sulfate aerosols upon bronchial airway function in the donkey.	the effects of one-hour inhalation exposures to 0.3-0.6 micrometer h2so4 and (nh4)2so4 aerosols in the donkey were studied in terms of alterations in pulmonary flow resistance and dynamic compliance, and changes in the regional deposition and tracheobronchial mucocilliary clearance of an inert test aerosol. short-term slowing of clearance followed certain single exposures to h2so4 at 194-1364 microgram/m3 in three of four animals, while two of the four demonstrated a more persistent slowing of t ...	1978	645555
cellular assay for measuring anti-erythrocyte antibody responses.	splenocytes from mice immunized with sheep red cells (src) or donkey red cells (drc) were able to lyse radiolabeled src or drc respectively. the cytotoxic effect was mediated by the active supernatant which was released from the immune splenocytes and which was characterized as antibody. this cellular cytotoxic response was found to be a very reliable, efficient, rapid and objective assay for measuring anti-erythrocyte antibody responses.	1978	649962
use of hexcelite for the immobilisation of the limbs of large animals.	the use of a thermoplastic linear polyester polymer orthopaedic tape in the treatment of six horses, one donkey and a bull with a variety of orthopaedic problems requiring immobilisation of a limb is described.	1978	664191
effects of atropine and methacholine on deposition and clearance of inhaled particles in the donkey.	the influence of sympathetic and parasympathetic controls on regional particle deposition and mucociliary clearance rates was studied in the donkey in vivo. the deposition and clearance characteristics for gamma-tagged monodisperse ferric oxide microspheres were determined for inhalation tests after atropine and methacholine injections and were compared with the characteristics determined for control tests with the same animals and aerosols. additional tests were performed in which methacholine ...	1978	682209
[quantities of plasma polyps in the blood of male and female guinea pigs after application of monoiodinoacetate, acetylosalicyclic acid, nitrogen-containing excretory substances, and histamine (author's transl)].	released cell protrusions designated as plasma polyps (pp) were quantificated from human blood of normal, male and non pregnant female, individuals by means of "inverted centrifugation" [4], and from blood of male and female, non pregnant and late pregnant, guinea pigs also. as control blood was taken from guinea pigs during nembutal narcosis or after narcotizing them by blows on the neck. in further series we examined the formation of pp after intravenous application of monoiodinoacetate (mia) ...	1978	684300
[survey of the incidence of dictyocaulus arnfieldi infections in donkeys in the netherlands (author's transl)].	the results of an investigation into the incidence of dictyocaulus arnfieldi in donkeys in the netherlands show that 51 per cent excrete larvae in the faeces. this infection was not detected in animals under five months. the proportion of infected animals did not increase with age. however, the level of excretion was found to increase with age. there was no correlation between the excretion of lungworm larvae and pulmonary symptoms.	1978	694890
studies on the livestock of southern darfur, sudan vi. notes on equines.	equines have been largely ignored in modern scientific literature on domestic animals, probably because they are not providers of meat and milk. their contribution to the economy in the sudan, however, is considerable and they are the principal means of transport both as baggage and as riding animals. they also play an important role in the supply of fuel and the distribution of domestic water in the larger villages and towns. information on population structure is provided and descriptions, wit ...	1978	705901
equine leptospirosis with some clinical observations.	in a serologic survey on equine leptospirosis in egypt, the following incidences of leptospiral serosensitivity were found: 1. hospitalised horses 65/113 (57.5 %). 2. hospitalised donkeys 90/125 (72.0 %). 3. apparently healthy horses 21/72 (29.1 %). sera of these animals were mostly reacting to serotypes butembo, pomona, icterohemorragiae, and grippotyphosa. equine in egypt are close animals to humans and may constitute a potential source of leptospiral infection. from the clinical point of view ...	1978	707959
albumin polymorphism in the feral donkey of death valley national monument, california.	evidence is presented for the occurrence of a second allele in the albumin system of the donkey (equus asinus). samples were collected from 127 feral donkeys in four locations within the panamint mountains of death valley national monument, california. a common phenotype, electrophoretically characterized by a single band, was recorded from all four locations. a rare, double-band phenotype was recorded from two locations.	1978	717846
[comparative study of six methods for lymphocyte isolation from several mammalian sources and determination of their carbohydrate composition (author's transl)].	the present paper deals with a comparative study on six methods for isolation of peripheral blood lymphocytes from various mammalian sources: bos taurus l. (adult cow), equus caballus l. (adult horse), equus asinus l. (adult and young donkeys) and sus scropha l. (adult pig). the following systems were used: a) filtration through sand columns (a modification of blaszczyszyn's method); b) sodium metrizoate and "ficoll 400" c) "lymphoprep"; d) "urovison" and dextran t150 (a modification of gili et ...	1978	725234
analysis of mechanisms regulating the expression of parental alleles at the gpd locus in mule erythrocytes.	erythrocyte glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (g6pd) was examined by 13% starch gel electrophoresis in 74 mules (42 females and 32 males), 35 donkeys, and ten horses. the quantitative expression of the parental alleles at the gpd locus varies greatly in female mules from the hemizygous expression of the maternal allele to that of the paternal. the data obtained indicate that the x chromosomes are randomly inactivated in females mules. no selective advantage of a cell population with a maternally ...	1978	736879
[thrombocyte aggregation and prostaglandin-endoperoxide formation during administration of acetylsalicylic acid (ass)].		1978	741972
survey for infection with onchocerca cervicalis in horses in eastern united states.	this survey was performed to study the prevalence of infection with onchocerca cervicalis in horses in the eastern united states. in the course of the survey, 121 horses, 1 mule and 1 donkey were examined. microfilariae were recovered from 74 (61%) of the horses examined. all infected horses showed microfilariae of o cervicalis in the umbilical sample, 62 (84%) were infected in the eyelid and, in 36 (49%), microfilariae had invaded the eye. the mule was unifected and the donkey was infected with ...	1978	749580
nutritional values of different blood diets expressed as reproductive potentials in adult stomoxys calcitrans l. (diptera: muscidae).	experiments with stomoxys calcitrans adults showed that different blood diets markedly affect the lifespan and reproductive potential of this species. when fed on blood from herbivores (cattle, sheep, goat, horse and donkey) the adults lay more eggs than they do when fed on blood from omnivores (pig). blood from carnivores (dog) is even less suitable than that from omnivores, and no eggs are laid when the flies are fed on chicken blood.	1978	750961
quantitative determination of human leukocyte interferon by microfluorometric immunoassay with fitc-labeled anti-interferon immunoglobulin.	the possibility of quantitative determination of human leukocyte interferon using fitc-labeled anti-interferon antibody was studied. anti-interferon immunoglobulin of high specific activity was obtained as a result of long-term immunization of a donkey with human leukocyte interferon preparation and subsequent fractionation and immunoadsorption steps. this immunoglobulin was labeled with fitc and then used for titration of human leukocyte interferon by the fluorescence inhibition immunoassay. th ...	1978	342608
a calcium-activated potassium channel present in foetal red cells of the sheep but absent from reticulocytes and mature red cells.	red cells of adult sheep, like those of other ruminants, lack the calcium-activated potassium channel which is present in the membrane of human red cells. since the activities of other transport systems in the sheep red cell are known to decrease during maturation of the cell or during development of the animal it was investigated whether the k+ channel is present in red cells from younger animals or in reticulocytes. using the divalent cation ionophore a23187 to increase the intracellular ca of ...	1978	354695
[the behaviour of mycobacterium intracellulare serotyp davis and mycobacterium avium in the head region of sphagnum moss vegetation after experimental inoculation (author's transl)].	after the inoculation in the head region of sphagnum moss vegetation (sph. magellancium-erica association and sph. apiculatum-eriophorum angustifolium ass.) reach the mycobacteria the hyaline cells of sphagnum (fig. 1). the count of m. intracellulare serotyp davis decreases rapidly already in three days after the inoculation of sph. magellanicum ass. and this trend in the course of incubation is being continued. in 27 days following the inoculation only 2 of 7 specimens contained a small amount ...	1978	566009
[multiplication of mycobacteria in the gray layer of sphagnum vegetation (author's transl)].	the capillary moisture of the gray layer of the sphagnum magellanicum ass. contains nutrients for the growth of mycobacteria. tested in vitro significant multiplication was stated in m. intracellulare, serotyp davis, m. avium, m. scrofulaceum, m. fortuitum, m. xenopi, m. kansasii, m. borstelense, m. flavescens, m. gaxtri, m. gordonae, m. marinum, m. terrae, m. smegmatis, m. spec. "s" and m. nonchromogenicum (fig. 1 and 2). there was no evident multiplication in m. phlei, m. triviale, m. tubercul ...	1978	566010
male uterus in the donkey and horse.	the anatomy and histology of the male uterus were studied in the donkey and the horse. in the former it was found complete and long, while in the latter it was incomplete or absent. some variations met with are described. a new concept of "internal male hermaphroditism' is presented and two types are differentiated.	1978	566018
[production of monospecific immunoglobulin against human leukocyte interferon].	donkeys were regularly, at seven-day intervals, immunized subcutaneously with human leukocyte interferon (if) with the activity of 1.6 x 103 u/10 ml. if-neutralizing antibodies in the titre of 1:128-1:256 were detected in the animals' sera after 38-40 injections. as a result of continuing injections the titre of these antibodies increased considerably. the antibodies to the components of the system in which the if was obtained were revealed in parallel. donkey antiinterferon plasma was prepared ...	1978	568968
binding study of benzamides to serum albumins by fluorescence probe technique.	the interaction between human and bovine serum albumins (hsa and bsa) were studied with two derivatives of benzamide, metoclopramide (primpéran) and sultopride (barnétil). it was possible to evaluate association constants (k ass.) characterising this interaction by fluorescence probe technique inspite of the very low binding tendency, which can be correlated to pharmacokinetic properties of these drugs.	1978	582922
comparative study on the activity, ph optimum and thermal stability of some glycosidases and acid phosphatase from pig and mule leukocytes.	1. alpha-d-mannosidase, beta-d-galactosidase, alpha-l-fucosidase, beta-n-acetylgalactosaminidase, alpha-d-glucosidase and acid phosphatase activities were studied in circulating blood leukocytes from sus scropha var. domestica l. (pig) and equus asinus x caballus (mule) by spectrophotometric procedures using p-nitrophenyl derivatives as substrates and three different buffer solutions. 2. the highest specific activity corresponds to acid phosphatase. the specific activities of the glycosidases, a ...	1978	45540
maternal recognition of pregnancy and immunological implications of trophoblast-endometrium interactions in equids.	fertilized eggs reach the uterus of the mare by the sixth day after ovulation whereas unfertilized eggs remain lodged in the fallopian tubes for many months. however, embryo removal studies indicate that the fetal message for luteal maintenance in the pregnant mare is not transmitted until days 14-16. the equine endometrial cups comprise a series of small, ulcer-like endometrial outgrowths which are present in the pregnant horn of the uterus between 40 and 150 days of gestation. each cup consist ...	1978	259042
[complications of antithrombotic prophylaxis with acetylsalicylic acid (ass) in polycythemia (author's transl)].	eight patients with polycythemia whose main complaints resulted from vascular complications were prophylactically treated with ass. 4 patients tolerated the treatment without any side effects, 4 patients had an acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage, which was fatal in 2 cases. correlations between the thrombohemorrhagical syndrome in polycythemia on one hand and the side effects of ass on the other hand are discussed. as a result of this antithrombotic prophylaxis with ass is not indicated in ...	1978	307109
burro aortic collagen: platelet aggregating activity and ultrastructural changes induced by plasma.	a fibrillar collagen molecule was extracted from the upper thoracic aorta of an old burro (equus asinus). presence of the collagen in the extract was determined by amino acid analysis, scanning and transmission electron microscopy, incubation with collagenase, and assays of its platelet-aggregating capacity by "aggregometry". based on the amino acid rations of proline/hydroxyproline and lysine/hydroxylysine, the collagenous protein most nearly resembles type i of 4 main published types of collag ...	1978	205146
[immunochemical investigations on the gene expression of horse serum carboxylesterase (author's transl)].	immunochemical and enzymatic analyses of horse serum carboxylesterase were carried out with respect to the existence of a silent gene. sera with positive phenotypic expression of esterase, both heterozygotes and presumed homozygotes, were compared with:--sera with positive phenotypic expression but genotypically +/o;--sera with a negative phenotypic expression, i. e. genotypically o/o;--sera of natural +/o "hemi-zygotes": mules (donkey lacking the esterase);--positive sera heated at 60 degrees c ...	1978	79331
homologous and cross-reactive precipitins in anti-pneumococcal sera raised in mules.	serial bleedings were obtained from two mules during prolonged immunization, one with type xxv the other with type viii pneumococcal vaccine. igga, iggb, iggc, igb, igg(t) and igm present among purified pn anti-xxv and pn anti-viii immunoglobulin isolated from various bleedings were identified by use of rabbit anti-equine heavy chain specific reagents. radioimmunodiffusion with 14c-labelled type xxv pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide and horse and donkey reagents with species specificity direc ...	1978	28285
empirical examination of training programs for the treatment of speech anxiety.	this study is the result of an attempt to get effective methods in order to reduce the students' speaking anxiety in seminars. in a prepost-design, two training programs are compared: systematic desensitization and assertive training. success is controlled with the help of a subjective anxiety scale, the "freiburger persönlichkeitsinventar" (fpi), and by scanning how often and how long somebody is speaking in a seminar. the main results are: both of the training programs reduce speaking anxiety ...	1978	28611
[testicular artery and its distribution in the testis and epididymis of the donkey (equus africanus f. asinus). corrosion-anatomic and angiographic studies].		1978	148223
buridan's ass: one man's view of the immune system.	this essay offers a highly biased and prejudiced interpretation of the immune response. the major points of this interpretation are: b and t lymphocyte diversity is generated by rearrangements within and among existing receptorcoding genes; the t cell receptor is a molecule genetically more closely related to immunoglobulins than to the products of the major histocompatibility complex (mhc); the course of b and t lymphocyte differentiation is largely the same except for a final processing of t l ...	1978	91475
blood characteristics of the adult donkey.		1978	104499
isolation and chemical composition of the leucocytes from donkey, horse, mule and pig.	1. leucocytes from the blood of adult and young donkeys (equus asinus l.), adult horses (equus caballus l.), adult mules (equus asinus x equus caballus) and adult pigs (sus scrofa l.) were obtained in a high degree of purity (99.9%) using na2-edta-dextrans mixtures. 2. sialic acids were released, purified, identified and determined from both non-delipided and delipided leucocytes. 3. n-glycolylneuraminic was the predominant sialic acid. n-acetylneuraminic acid and n,o-diacetyl-neuraminic acid we ...	1978	318339
comparative studies on blood serum alpha-l-fucosidases from several mammalian species.	1. peripheral blood serum alpha-l-fucosidases have been studied from various mammalian species: sus scropha var domestica l. (pig), capra hircus l. (goat), bos taurus l. (bull, races morucha and charolais), equus caballus l. (horse) and equus asinus l. (donkey). 2. fluorimetric and spectrophotometric procedures were used for determination of alpha-l-fucosidases. 3. alpha-l-fucosidases were more active towards fluorescent substrates than towards chromogenic substrates. 4. ph optima values of the ...	1978	318353
beta-lactoglobulins in the mammary secretions of camel (camelus dromedarius) and she-ass. immunological detection and preliminary physico-chemical characterization.	the mammary secretions of a monogastric, the ass, and those of a tylopode, the camel (camelus dromedarius), were examined by double diffusion in agarose gel against rabbit sera anti-bovine beta-lactoglobulin. clear precipitin reactions were obtained. after immunoelectrophoresis the camel and she-ass beta-lactoglobulins showed very different electrophoretic mobilities.	1979	117816
[effect of ass on platelet function in experimental dic].	in thrombin-induced dic, acetylsalicylic acid (asa) prevents the strong initial fall in platelet count and the obturation of the microvasculature of the lung with platelet aggregates. during the dic reaction increasing inhibition of aggregability of circulating platelets against collagen and adp is observed. furthermore, asa prevents the increase in the plasma haemoglobin level caused by dic.	1979	94874
lungworm: (dictyocaulus arnfieldi) infection in donkeys.	the clinical, parasitological and pathological findings in a group of six donkeys naturally infected with d arnfieldi larvae are described. one animal had to be sacrificed at an early date because it developed pneumonia. the remaining five were unthrifty, showed mild clinical respiratory signs and had heavy strongyle infections. they had varying numbers of adult worms in the airways of the lungs and eggs were found coiled up in the smaller bronchi where they had apparently lead to an obstruction ...	1979	157590
efficacy of mebendazole against dictyocaulus arnfieldi in the donkey.	in a controlled trial in naturally infected donkeys the efficacy of mebendazole against dictyocaulus arnfieldi infection was evaluated. a powder formulation of mebendazole given orally at a dosage rate of 4.3 to 5.7 mg per kg per day for five days had no apparent effect on existing lungworm burdens. however a paste formulation of mebendazole given orally at a higher dosage rate of 15.2 to 20.0 mg per kg per day for five days was 75 to 100 per cent effective in the removal of lungworms from indiv ...	1979	157591
an outbreak of eosinophilic bronchitis in horses possibly associated with dictyocaulus arnfieldi infection.	eight mature horses which had been affected with a moist cough for six weeks were found to have large numbers of eosinophils in tracheal mucus samples taken by transtracheal washing. these horses were kept on irrigated pasture and fed a hay-free diet. a companion yearling donkey was found to be passing dictyocaulus arnfieldi larvae in its faeces. two oral treatments with a dose of thiabendazole (440 mg/kg) resulted in the resolution of the clinical signs and the disappearance of eosinophils from ...	1979	157874
the rift valley fever epizootic in egypt 1977-78. 2. ecological and entomological studies.	epidemiological factors related to the introduction, spread and maintenance of rift valley fever (rvf) virus were studied during the 1977-78 epizootic in egypt, culex pipiens is the most ubiquitous and prevalent mosquito species in the nile valley and delta. isolation of rvf virus from unengorged c. pipiens, and demonstration of laboratory transmission of the virus by this species, strongly implicate it as the chief vector in egypt. virus transmission to man also occurs by contamination when han ...	1979	44038
immunochemical and oligonucleotide fingerprint analyses of venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis complex viruses.	rna oligonucleotide fingerprint analyses indicate that the genome rna obtained from trinidad donkey (trd) venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis (vee) virus serotype i a, its vaccine strain derivative tc-83, and the vee i b virus isolate ptf-39, have almost identical patterns of characteristic ribonuclease t1 resistant oligonucleotides. the tc-83 strain and the i b isolate can, on the basis of these analyses, be considered as variants of the trd virus and categorized as i ab serotypes. comparisons ...	1979	90115
regional asssignments of the loci ak3, acons, and ass on human chromosome 9.	experiments are described in which human cells carrying balanced reciprocal translocations involving four different regions of chromosome 9 were fused with a chinese hamster cell line and the resulting hybrids used to obtain subchromosomal assignments of the loci ass, ak3, and acons. ass was localized on the distal portion of the long arm of chromosome 9, in the region 9q34 leads to 9qter, and ak3 and acons on the short arm, in the region 9pter leads to 9p13.	1979	219990
incidence of bluetongue virus precipitating antibodies in sera of some domestic animals in the sudan.	to determine the presence and prevalence of bluetongue (bt) infection in a variety of domestic animal species in different geographical regions of the sudan, a serological study using the agar gel precipitation technique was initiated. a total of 2142 serum samples were examined. of the numbers tested approximately 28% of sheep, 11.2% of goats, 8% of cattle and 4.9% of camels were positive for group-specific antibodies to bt virus antigen, indicating previous exposure to bt infection. none of th ...	1979	229163
rosette formation by buffalo (bos bubalis) t and b lymphocytes.	buffalo (bos bubalis) lymphocytes were purified and tested for their e and eac rosette forming capacity as a marker for the detection of t and b cells, respectively. sheep erythrocytes were found to form 17.7 per cent of e rosette with buffalo lymphocytes. this population of lymphocytes is believed to be t cell. erythrocytes of guinea-pig, rabbit, hamster, rat, chicken, dog and donkey formed a lower percentage of rosettes. five to 18.5 per cent of srbc-eac rosettes were detected with buffalo lym ...	1979	314194
studies on saprozoonosis. i. a survey on aspergillus species with special reference to occupational habits.	a comprehensive survey of aspergillus species has been carried out among different cattle and donkey handlers. a total of 300 pharyngeal swabs of different subjects including 100 control and 100 each from cattle and donkey handlers was investigated. all the subjects were found healthy. among the species of aspergillus, the number of a. flavus appeared higher followed by a. fumigatus, still lower number was encountered with other species like a. nidulans and a. glaucus. in order to establish the ...	1979	429763
successful transmission of cem to the donkey.		1979	433125
a proposed mechanism(s) of transitory ischemic injury to myocardium.	the main objective of this study was to produce primary acute ischemic injury to myocardium in a live animal. in vitro, guinea pig platelets were sensitive to perturbation and aggregation by a suspension of ultrafine fibrillary collagen material isolated from the aorta of an aged burro (equus asinus). the platelets responded to the stimulatory action of this material down to 100 to 200 ng (dry weight) added to 0.45 ml of platelet-rich plasma, as determined by aggregometric technique. aortic fibr ...	1979	464353
[renovascular hypertension. prognostic value of renal venous renin determinations (author's transl)].	in the present study the effect of surgery on blood pressure was investigated in 35 patients with renovascular hypertension: 17 patients with fibromuscular hyperplasia (fmd) and 18 with atherosclerosis (ass) of the renal artery. patients with fmd were younger (31,8 years), showed a shorter duration of hypertension (1.8 years) and were prevalently female (82%), whereas patients with ass were markedly older (48.2 years), showed a longer duration of hypertension (2.6 years) and were most often male ...	1979	502354
enteritis associated with eimeria leuckarti infection in donkeys.		1979	505920
equine leucoencephalomalacia (elem): a study of fusarium moniliforme as an etiologic agent.	signs and lesions characteristic of equine leucoencephalomalacia were produced in one of two donkeys given corn cultured with fusarium moniliforme sheldon. gross and histopathologic lesions of the cerebrum included an extensive necrotic cavitation within one cerebral hemisphere, disruption and rarefication of the subcortical white matter, prominent perivascular hemorrhage, and some mononuclear cell perivascular cuffing. another donkey and three rabbits fed the cultured corn did not develop chara ...	1979	516365
effect of chronic inhalation of sulfuric acid mist upon mucociliary clearance from the lungs of donkeys.	the effect of chronic inhalation exposures to sulfuric acid mist upon mucociliary clearance from the lungs was studied, using the donkey as an analogue for man. four animals were exposed 1 hr/day, 5 days/week, for 6 months. the mean mass concentration of acid mist was 102 microgram/m3 for two animals, and 106 microgram/m3 for the other two. the mass median aerodynamic diameter was approximately 0.5 micrometer. clearance was monitored by serial, external in vivo measurements of the retention of a ...	1979	528846
[the risks involved in the heart catheter examination. a retrospective evaluation of the complications after 700 examinations. i. method, patients, diagnoses (author's transl)].	a retrospective study is undertaken in order to assess the kind and frequency of complications which occurred in 700 heart catheterizations performed in 539 infants and children. this paper deals with the distribution of age groups and diagnoses. the percentages of the different age groups resemble closely those of the "cooperative study" of braunwald and ass. (1968) with the exception that newborns and infants are represented in greater number. this id due to a more active approach to investiga ...	1979	530725
[the risks involved in the heart catheter examination. a retrospective evaluation of the complications after 700 examinations. ii. complications (author's transl)].	the author reviewed the complications of 700 heart catheterizations in infants and children performed between 1970 and 1978 with a frequency of 55 to 113 investigations per year. arrhythmias occurred on 70 occasions (10%), death within 24 hours: 14 (2%), extravasation of contrast media: 11 (1,6%), perforation by catheter: 6 (0,9%), cyanotic spells 5 (0,7%), myocardial ischemia: 4 (0,6%), respiratory arrest: 4 (0,6%), convulsions: 2 (0,3%), wound infection: 2 (0,3%), icterus 2 (0.3%), lung atelac ...	1979	530726
a comparative histochemical study of intrinsic laryngeal muscles of ungulates and carnivores.	the intrinsic laryngeal muscles of the horse, donkey, sheep, ox, pig, dog and cat were examined for myosin atpase, following acid and alkali pre-incubation, sdh and m-alphagpdh activities. in all laryngeal muscles two fibre types, betar and alphar, belonging to slow and fast-contracting, fatigue-resistant motor units (types s and fr) were present in different proportions. the alphaw fibre type, belonging to fast-contracting and fatigue-resistant motor units was absent (type ff). the alphar fibre ...	1979	533508
[symptoms of rabies in pets and domestic animals in south africa and south west africa (author's transl)].	the most obvious symptoms of rabies in farm animals and pets in south africa and south-west africa are discussed in the light of information obtained during routine examination of specimens for the 10-year-period 1967--1976. more than 55% of the cases encountered were cattle in which the most obvious symptoms were salivation (92%), bellowing (69%), aggressiveness (47%), paresis or paralysis (30%) and straining (12%). unlike cattle, the most obvious symptom in goats was aggressiveness (83%). sali ...	1979	551189
anthelmintic efficiency of fenbendazole in equines.	a single oral dose of fenbendazole (fbz) at 10 mg/kg body mass was given to 5 donkeys. a further 5 donkeys were dosed with a medicated lick (1 mg fbz/g lick) until the oral consumption was 10 mg/kg body mass. in both trials fbz was highly effective against adults of the following genera: cyathostomum, cylicocyclus, cylicostephanus, cylicodontophorus, poteriostomum, cabellonema, craterostomum and triodontophorus; similarly high efficiency was obtained against the following species: habronema maju ...	1979	553963
[determination of human leukocyte interferon by a microfluorimetric immunologic method].	the possibility of quantitative determination of human leucocyte interferon using fitc-labeled antiinterferon antibodies was studied. a highly specific antiinterferon immunoglobulin was obtained as a result of longterm immunization of a donkey with human leucocyte interferon followed by fractionation and immuno-absorbtion of immune plasma. this immunoglobulin was labeled with fitc and used for human leucocyte interferon assay in direct and indirect reactions of fluorescence immunoinhibition. the ...	1979	373813
comparison of the direct antiglobulin rosetting reaction (darr) and direct immunofluorescence (dif) for demonstration of sig-bearing lymphocytes in pigs, sheep and cattle.	tests with untreated and trypsin-treated red cells (rbc) from a variety of species showed that anti-ig-coupled pig rbc are good indicator cells for the study of ruminant blood sig + lymphocytes by the darr test; coupled donkey and rabbit rbc are suitable for investigating pig lymphocytes. the different species showed the following percentages of sig + lymphocytes (m +/- se) by direct immunofluorescence (dif) and the direct antiglobulin rosetting reaction (darr) respectively:pigs 9.2 +/- 0.7% and ...	1979	374254
complement fixation in acute serum sickness: assembly of glomerular-bound c3-convertase.	complement (c) fixing properties of glomerular immune deposits were studied in vitro in two groups of rabbits with acute serum sickness (ass). deposits were studied early in decomplemented (cobra venom factor-treated) rabbits (group i) and during the evolution of the nephritis in non-decomplemented rabbits (group ii). following perfusion of kidneys of animals from group i (which contained no autologous c3) with rabbit serum deficient in factor b (classical pathway) or serum pre-treated with mg++ ...	1979	389495
frequency measurement of the 260-thz (1.15-microm) he-ne laser.	absolute infrared frequency measurement has been extended to 260 thz with the measurement of the strong 1.15-microm laser line in (20)ne. the frequency was synthesized in nonlinear crystals of cdgeas(2) and ag(3)ass(3) from stabilized co(2) lasers and the 1.5-microm laser line in (20)ne. the measured frequency is nu(20)ne, 1.15 microm = 260.103 284(30) thz.	1979	19687823
a herd of vocational donkeys.		1979	254227
effects of sulfuric acid aerosol inhalations.	submicrometer h2so4 droplets can affect pulmonary functions in humans. the lowest concentration which has been reported to produce a statistically significant effect on pulmonary mechanics is 1 mg/m3. effects on tracheobronchial mucociliary clearance of inert particles were observed in our laboratory at much lower concentrations. for ten nonsmoking humans exposed for one hour via nasal mask to 0.1 mg/m3 of h2so4, the mean bronchial clearance half-time was reduced by 38% (p less than 0.02) while ...	1980	7342776
comparison of the structures of various eukaryotic ferricytochromes c and ferrocytochromes and their antigenic differences.	the nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of various eukaryotic ferricytochromes c and ferrocytochromes c are described. the proteins from the species donkey, cow, dog, rabbit, chicken and pigeon were investigated. the conformations of these proteins detected by nmr were compared to those of horse and tuna cytochromes c and in some cases small differences were found. these differences in structure were shown to correlate with antigenic differences between the various proteins.	1980	6153614
properties of spermatozoal superoxide dismutase and lack of involvement of superoxides in metal-ion-catalysed lipid-peroxidation and reactions in semen.	1. the distribution and properties of superoxide dismutase were examined in mammalian semen, and the enzyme was used to investigate the role of superoxides in metal-ion-catalysed lipid-peroxidation reactions in spermatozoa. 2. superoxide dismutase activity was detected in seminal plasma and spermatozoa from all species studied, exceptionally high activity being found in donkey semen. the enzyme is easily solubilized from spermatozoa, as 85-90% of the total activity is released by cold shock, a r ...	1980	6263242
studies on fenbendazole for treating lung and intestinal parasites in horses and donkeys.	the efficacy of orally administered fenbendazole on lung and intestinal parasitism in equids was investigated in a mixed herd of pony mares, jenny donkeys and foals. a single dose of 7.5 mg fenbendazole/kg body weight effectively removed intestinal parasites from the ponies, donkeys and foals, but higher doses and repeated treatments failed to eliminate lungworm infections in donkeys. the finding of eosinophilia proved useful in detecting lungworm infections in donkeys.	1980	6445261
muscle fibre type composition of a number of limb muscles in different types of horse.	skeletal muscle of the equine was differentiated into three fibre types according to myosin atpase (ph 9.4) and succinic dehydrogenase activity. the percentage of these types was determined in the musculus deltoideus, m triceps brachii caput longum, m gluteus medius, m semitendinosis, m biceps femoris and m vastus lateralis of the thoroughbred, shetland pony, pony, heavy hunter and donkey. in addition the m gluteus medius was examined in the arab and american racing quarterhorse. high myosin atp ...	1980	6447905
morphochemical investigation of the thyroid gland of guinea pig in experimental acute anaphylactic shock.	some morphochemical changes were observed in the thyroid glands of guinea pigs in acute anaphylactic shocks (aas). the growth of intensity of reactions for the enzymes of active transport was found. the vacuolisation of the cytoplasm of thyreocytes (as well as colloid) and numerous lesions of follicles were found together with the increase of activity of lysosomal enzymes. the changes of activity of oxidoreductive enzymes in ass also presented and discussed.	1980	6451492
epidemiological observations on lungworm, dictyocaulus arnfieldi, in donkeys from morocco.	regular monthly examination of lungs of donkeys, with a total of 423 in a year, revealed that in morocco dictyocaulus arnfieldi infection is present throughout the year with an annual incidence of 47.8% (range 30 to 62.2%). the monthly mean number of worms per animal varied from 19.4 to 69.6 (annual average 39.5) with a maximum of 1000 worms in a donkey. october, february and june are the months when peaks of infections were observed. the ratio of worms in lungs to larvae per g in faeces (l.p.g. ...	1980	6453152
argininosuccinic acid synthetase deficiency in a hamster cell line and its complementation of argininosuccinic aciduria human fibroblasts.	unlike normal human cells, cultured fibroblasts from patients with argininosuccinic aciduria cannot synthesize arginine from citrulline because they have a deficiency of argininosuccinic acid lyase (asl). we have found that v79, a chinese hamster cell line, cannot grow on citrulline. although these cells show a normal uptake of citrulline and have levels of asl comparable to a human cell line (hela) which can grow in citrulline-containing medium, v79 cells have less than 5% of the argininosuccin ...	1980	6777600
identification of salmonella typhi in faecal specimens by an antiserum-agar method.	an antiserum-agar technique was evaluated as a method for detecting salmonella typhi in faeces. thirty-one laboratory strains of s. typhi produced immunoprecipitate haloes during overnight growth on ss agar and blood-agar-base infusion agar (bab) containing donkey antiserum to a vaccine strain of s. typhi. other salmonella species sharing o serogroup antigens with s. typhi also produced haloes when streaked in pure culture on ss-antiserum agar but not on bab-antiserum agar. one hundred and forty ...	1980	6991704
studies of glucose metabolism in rhesus monkeys after venezuelan equine encephalitis virus infection.	previous studies have demonstrated a diabetogenic effect of venezuelan equine encephalitis (vee) virus in hamsters. a preliminary study was conducted in which five 2- to 3-year-old rhesus monkeys were infected with the virulent trinidad donkey strain of vee virus and their carbohydrate metabolism was studied over 10 months. all animals developed mild clinical illness (rhinorrhea, cough, fever), were viremic, and developed antibodies. as compared with the results of preinoculation intravenous glu ...	1980	7014785
a critical efficacy test of cambendazole in equids: the use of the geometric means to assess efficacy.	the anthelmintic efficacy of a 44.5% paste formulation of cambendazole was evaluated in a critical trial performed on 5 horses and a donkey. a dosage of 20 mg/kg showed reduction of mean parasite burdens as follows: strongylinae greater than 99%; cyathostominae 94%; immature and adult oxyuris equi 89 and greater than 99%; probstmayria vivipara greater than 99% and habronema muscae 97%. parascaris equorum and anoplocephala perfoliata were present in small numbers in individual animals only, and w ...	1980	7017145
anthelmintic efficiency of fenbendazole in equines.	a single oral dose of fenbendazole (fbz) at 10mg/kg body mass was given to 5 donkeys. a further 5 donkeys were dosed with a medicated lick (1 mg fbz/g lick) until the oral consumption was 10mg/kg body mass. in both trials fbz was highly effective against adults of the following genera: cyathostomum, cylicocyelus, cylicostephanus, cylicodontophorus, poteriostomum, cabellonema, craterostomum and triodontophorus; similarly high efficiency was obtained against the following species: habronema majus, ...	1980	7241490
ganglioside pattern and sialic acid content of horse, donkey, and mule brain.		1980	7354347
a short study of the seminal colliculus in some mammals.	the seminal colliculus is completely absent in the donkey. it is fibroglandular in the males of camel, ox, buffalo and pig. prostatic acini are richly found in its depth. they are lined by cubical or low columnar epithelium, are separated from each other by trabeculae of connective tissue and smooth muscle, and separated from the deeper prostrate gland by the striated muscle of the urethra. a rare type of seminal colliculus was once encountered in the ox. this type is muscular with autonomic gan ...	1980	7386162
genetic analysis of audiogenic seizure susceptibility in c57bl/6j x dba/2j recombinant inbred strains of mice.	the inheritance of susceptibility to audiogenic seizures (ass) was studied in the c57bl/6j (b6) and dba/2j (d2) progenitor strains, their reciprocal f(1) hybrids, backcross generations and in 21 b6 x d2 recombinant inbred (ri) strains of mice at 21 days of age. all of the d2 mice tested experienced ass, whereas none of the b6 mice responded to the sound. although 23% of the f(1) mice experienced wild running, they were generally as resistant to ass as their b6 parents. mice of the f(1)x b6 backc ...	1980	7399258
hunger vs thirst in the burro (equus asinus).		1980	7403300
a novel synergistic effect of alanosine and guanine on adenine nucleotide synthesis in mammalian cells. alanosine as a useful probe for investigating purine nucleotide metabolism.	a novel synergistic effect of the antitumor agent alanosine (2-amino-3-(hydroxynitrosoamino) propionic acid), which specifically inhibits the enzyme adenylosuccinate synthetase (ass) and guanine on the growth of chinese hamster ovary (cho) cells and human diploid fibroblasts (hdf) has been observed. in the presence of subinhibitory concentrations of alanosine, both cho cells and the hdf show excessive sensitivity to exogenous guanine--a phenotype which closely resembles that seen with some of th ...	1980	7410492
purification and characterization of donkey chorionic gonadotrophin.	serum of the pregnant donkey, like that of the mare, contains a gonadotrophin of chorionic origin. the chorionic gonaditrophin of the donkey (dcg) has been isolated in purified form from the serum of pregnant donkeys using methodology previously employed for the purification of pregnant mare chorionic gonadotrophin (ecg). unlike ecg, dcg is predominatly an lh in biological tests. in the in-vitro rat leydig cell assay, dcg was as active as ecg, but in the in-vitro rat seminiferous tubule assay fo ...	1980	7411010
variation of acidic prealbumins in the donkey (equus asinus).	starch gel electrophoresis of 55 donkey serum samples revealed three prealbumin (pr) phenotypes temporarily designated pr m, pr mt and pr t. the distribution was in agreement with a genetic theory of two codominant alleles of frequencies, prm = 0.87 and prt - 0.13. variation was also observed for proteins migrating with the same rate as the xh zones in the horse.	1980	7436051
pneumonia in a donkey.		1980	7445355
gastrointestinal osmolality electrolyte and organic acid composition in five species of east african herbivorous mammals.	inherent differences observed in ionic composition of gastrointestinal contents due to diet, feeding regimen and (or) site along the length of the digestive tract were controlled so that a clearer understanding of species differences could be obtained. three species of ruminants (i.e., zebu cattle, sheep and goat), a pseudo-ruminant (camel) and a nonruminant (donkey) were compared. specific differences were observed in organic acid concentration, ph and electrolyte composition at various sites a ...	1980	7462117
hydatidosis in donkeys in morocco.		1980	7469567
[jackson's sarcoid: the 1st description of a case observed in tunisia].	the first description of sarcoid of jackson observed in tunisia in an adult donkey permit to the authors to give a light to the possibilities of its experimental transmission.	1980	7469616
sickled erythrocytes accelerate clotting in vitro: an effect of abnormal membrane lipid asymmetry.	a membrane lipid abnormality induced by sickling and found as a permanent alteration in the irreversibly sickled cell (isc) is the rearrangement of phosphatidyl ethanolamine (pe) and phosphatidyl serine (ps) from the inner to the exterior side of the lipid bilayer. since ps can provide a catalytic surface for the binding of blood coagulation factors and thus can exhibit procoagulant activity, we investigated the influence of oxy and deoxy reversibly sickled cells (rsc) ass well as isc on clottin ...	1981	7248527
dietary and hormonal regulation of urea cycle enzymes in rat liver.	when 6-week-old rats fed normal diet (22% protein) were transferred to 10 and 75% protein diet, the levels of urea cycle enzymes showed decreases and increases respectively. the activities expressed as units per gram wet weight of liver had not stabilized after 7 days on the new diet; the corresponding specific activities were closer to leveling off. four daily injections of cortisol raised cps, ass, and arginase. the percentage increases were greater on a 10 than on a 75% protein diet. adrenale ...	1981	7250092
[acetylsalicylic acid and food additive intolerance in urticaria, bronchial asthma and rhinopathy].	adverse reactions (urticaria, angio-edema, bronchoconstriction, purpura) to aspirin (ass) and food-and-drug additives such as the yellow dye tartrazine and the preservative benzoate are observed all over the world. since the exact pathogenetic mechanisms of this condition is unknown, it is described as intolerance or pseudo-allergy and has been related to an imbalance of prostaglandin synthesis. among 620 patients with urticaria, bronchial asthma or chronic rhinitis, oral provocation tests with ...	1981	7291963
a survey of schoolchildren from a severe endemic goitre area in spain.	all the boys and girls between six and fourteen years old regularly attending school in three villages from an area in spain known ass las hurdes were studied with respect to thyroid size, body weight and height. casual urine samples were obtained for the determination of iodine and creatine concentrations. capillary blood was spotted on filter paper and used for the determination of thyroxine and thyrotropin by radioimmunoassay. the same survey was carried out in 354 school children from madrid ...	1981	7302120
vestibulo-thalamic projection to the anterior suprasylvian cortex of the cat.	suggestive evidence as to the site of a major thalamic relay of the vestibular projection to the anterior suprasylvian (ass) cortex in the cat has been obtained using the retrograde axonal transport of horseradish peroxidase. the thalamo-cortical neurons are located in several patches surrounding the posterior margins of the ventro-basal complex (vb). this area also was found to receive vestibulo-thalamic projections. it comprises different nuclear groups known to carry somatic, acoustic, visual ...	1981	7308362
steatitis in two donkey foals.		1981	7316897
brain-stem responses when masking with wide-band and high-pass filtered noise.	investigations, using click stimuli masked by wide-band and high-pass filtered noise with cut-off frequencies of 2 600, 1 250 and 850 hz were carried out. the latency shift of a response evoked by a click of 60 db hl and wide-band masking at 80 db hl is 0.2 - 0.3 ms for wave i and about 0.6 ms for wave v. the results obtained with high-pass masking at various cut-off frequencies differ distinctly from those found by other authors. for instance, when using high-pass masking noise of a lower limit ...	1981	7323676
trichophyton mentagrophytes infection in the domestic donkey (equus asinus asinus).		1981	7325738