Publications

[psittacosis as a cause of severe acute respiratory insufficiency: first case of this infection in the canary islands].		1991	1888848
[prevalence of antibodies against coxiella burnetii in a healthy population in lanzarote (canary islands)].	the canary islands area now appears to be a q-fever endemic zone, especially the west side (la palma island). the situation in the eastern islands in unknown. in order to evaluate the seric prevalence of coxiella burnetii, 100 serum samples that were taken from the adult population of lanzarote and, following strict criteria, were analysed using a complement fixation test; blood donors and patients who had suffered a recent infection were excluded. the study was carried out during november/1986. ...	1991	1912190
ontogenetic and seasonal changes in immunoreactive vasotocin in the canary brain.	using immunocytochemistry the central vt system of the canary was examined during ontogeny and throughout the season. at 4 weeks of age no vt-immunoreactive staining in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis and lateral septum was present, but vt-containing cells and fibers were clearly visible in the nucleus paraventricularis of the hypothalamus. at 13 weeks of age a weak vt immunoreactivity appeared in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis and lateral septum. this vt immunostaining increase ...	1991	1914156
altered perception of species-specific song by female birds after lesions of a forebrain nucleus.	female birds that do not normally sing possess brain nuclei associated with song production in males. to determine whether one song nucleus, the caudal nucleus of the ventral hyperstriatum (hvc), acts in conspecific song perception, courtship responses of female canaries to canary and white-crowned sparrow songs were compared before and after hvc lesions. bilateral lesions of a portion of the hvc resulted in copulation solicitations to heterospecific song as well as conspecific song. control fem ...	1991	1987645
clinical significance of aero-allergen identification in the western cape.	positive identification and documentation of the seasonal variation of aero-allergens and the immune responses to them has important implications for the timing of allergen avoidance measures and the selection of patients suitable for immunotherapy. the relative abundance of aero-allergens in the cape peninsula during 1984-1987 was measured by continuous volumetric air sampling, using a burkard spore trap. mould spore counts of greater than 3,000 spores/m3 were found throughout the year and were ...	1991	1989093
structure and expression of canary myc family genes.	we found that the canary n-myc gene is highly related to mammalian n-myc genes in both the protein-coding region and the long 3' untranslated region. examined coding regions of the canary c-myc gene were also highly related to their mammalian counterparts, but in contrast to n-myc, the canary and mammalian c-myc genes were quite divergent in their 3' untranslated regions. we readily detected n-myc and c-myc expression in the adult canary brain and found n-myc expression both at sites of prolifer ...	1991	1996121
production and survival of projection neurons in a forebrain vocal center of adult male canaries.	neurons are produced in the adult canary telencephalon. many of these cells are incorporated into the high vocal center (nucleus hvc), which participates in the control of learned song. in the present work, 3h-thymidine and fluorogold were employed to follow the differentiation and survival of hvc neurons born in adulthood. we found that many hvc neurons born in september grow long axons to the robust nucleus of the archistriatum (nucleus ra) and thus become part of the efferent pathway for song ...	1991	2045885
purification and characterization of peroxisomal apo and holo alanine:glyoxylate aminotransferase from bird liver.	alanine:glyoxylate aminotransferase has been reported to be present as the apo enzyme in the peroxisomes and as the holo enzyme in the mitochondria in chick (white leghorn) embryonic liver. however, surprisingly, birds were found to be classified into two groups on the basis of intraperoxisomal forms of liver alanine:glyoxylate aminotransferase. in the peroxisomes, the enzyme was present as the holo form in group 1 (pigeon, sparrow, java sparrow, australian budgerigar, canary, goose, and duck), ...	1991	1654790
[the demography of an atlantic island population. grand canary, 1680-1850].	the author applies inverse projection methods to data from baptism and death records for the parishes of the island of grand canary from 1680 up to the cholera epidemic of 1851. the relationships among the economy, migration, and other demographic parameters for this isolated population are assessed. he concludes that the island population was not greatly affected by emigration to the americas until the late eighteenth century, and that a high birth rate combined with low levels of mortality w ...	1991	12317192
a well-rounded worm: roundworm as canary?		1991	17751971
evolutionary phenomena in galaxies. j. e. beckman and b. e. j. pagel, eds. cambridge university press, new york, 1989. viii, 468 pp., illus. $69.50. based on an institute, tenerife, canary islands.		1990	17787636
cytostatic and antibacterial activity of some compounds isolated from several lamiaceae species from the canary islands.	a chemotherapeutic study has been carried out on thirteen products eeleven diterpenes, one lignan, (+)-sesamin, and a coumarin, siderin] isolated from salvia and sideritis species considered endemic to the canarian flora. the data obtained suggest that some diterpenoid compounds show an interesting cytostatic activity, specially galdosol ( 6) with an id (50) value of 0.5 microg/ml. these compounds also evidence a moderate antibacterial activity against gram positive bacteria.	1990	17221371
vasotocin target sites in the capsular region surrounding the nucleus robustus archistriatalis of the canary brain.	abstract the aim of this study was to characterize neurohypophyseal hormone receptors in the brain of the canary (serinus canarius) by using autoradiographical and biochemical procedures with a radioiodinated vasotocin analogue, [(125) l]d(ch(2))(5)[tyr(me)(2), thr(4), orn(8), tyr-nh(2) (9)]vasotocin ([(125) i]-ota). this synthetic analogue was used previously to identify a population of oxytocin-like receptors in the rat brain that have high affinity for vasotocin. in vitro autoradiography reve ...	1990	19215402
forebrain-enriched rnas of the canary: a population analysis using hybridization kinetics.	canaries and other songbirds offer unique advantages for analyzing the relationship between specific gene regulation and neural plasticity. to establish a quantitative profile of the population of rnas potentially involved in this regulation, we analyzed the solution hybridization kinetics of canary forebrain cytoplasmic polyadenylated rna. hybridization of forebrain cdna to forebrain rna provides evidence for rna species at individual concentrations ranging from less than 10(-6) to about 10(-3) ...	1990	1688993
[traditional healing in the canary islands].		1990	2076777
the effects of systemic androgen treatment on androgen accumulation in song control regions of the adult female canary brain.	systemic treatment of adult female canaries (serinus canarius) with testosterone (t) induces song and increases the size of song control regions (scrs) in the brain. we used autoradiographic techniques to determine whether systemic t treatment also changes the accumulation of tritiated t or its metabolites by scr cells. t treatment did not change the proportion of t target cells in scrs, nor did it change the degree of cellular accumulation of t or its metabolites. neuronal density was not alter ...	1990	2077100
[method for carrying out an anthropometric study of the spanish population].	presentation of the methodology used for an anthropometric study on the population of the canary islands. comments on the problems posed and discussion of the ideal solutions to these problems. evaluation of the calipers used, and establishing of possible bases for study on a national scale.	1990	2078600
postmating reproductive isolation and modification of the 'sex ratio' trait in drosophila subobscura induced by the sex chromosome gene arrangement a2+3+5+7.	drosophila subobscura males were trapped in tunis, and mated to different lab strains. the offspring from 15% of these wild tunisian males consisted of more than 90% females. chromosome analysis showed that these males had carried the a2+3+5+7 which was described as 'sex ratio' chromosome, endemic in north africa and the canary islands. the mean female frequency in the total offspring of all trapped males was 61%. this percentage was stable for more than ten years. f1 females from the mating of ...	1990	2090560
pathology of experimental sarcocystis falcatula infections of canaries (serinus canarius) and pigeons (columba livia).	sarcocystis falcatula is an apicomplexan parasite with a broad range of avian intermediate hosts. the pathology and pathogenesis of infection with this parasite has been studied experimentally in the budgerigar (melopsittacus undulatus). the present study quantitatively examines the pathology of this parasite in canaries (serinus canarius) and pigeons (columba livia) and compares it with that found in budgerigars. the general progression of merogony and cyst formation is similar qualitatively to ...	1990	2105389
[incidence of cancer in spain].	an estimate is made of the number of cancer cases in spain, broken down according to the part of the body in which the tumors are found and by regions of the country, using the case number/death rate ratio by tumor location, sex and age group obtained from the cancer registry for the population of navarra for the 1980-1984 period and the pertinent specific death rates recorded throughout the different regions of spain in 1985. using this method, a yearly number of 120,858 cases of cancer (71,436 ...	1990	2131588
expiratory muscle activity during song production in the canary.	elaborate respiratory patterns accompany song production in male canaries (serinus canaria). to learn how such patterns arise, electromyographic activity was measured in the expiratory muscles in the abdomen. most song phrases are accompanied either by mini-breaths (when syllable repetition rates are 2 to 27/sec) or by pulsatile expiration (when syllable repetition rates are 30 to 38/sec). in both cases there is a one-to-one correspondence between bursts of expiratory muscle electrical activity ...	1990	2148217
[clinical diagnosis and differential diagnosis in ornamental birds].	clinical diagnosis in companion birds consists of well established procedures such as case history, clinical observation, physical examination and further special investigations, e.g. radiology, endoscopy or clinical chemistry. also some peculiarities of the numerous bird species have to be taken into consideration. these are, for example, certain characteristics of the different species, the varieties of husbandry and environment as single caged birds or flocks in zoos and aviaries and, especia ...	1990	2198683
ankylosing spondylitis in aborigines (guanches) of the canary islands.		1990	2202315
neuronal development and migration in explant cultures of the adult canary forebrain.	the vocal control nucleus (hvc) of the songbird forebrain undergoes neurogenesis in adulthood, as ventricular zone precursor cells divide, and their daughter cells migrate into the subjacent forebrain and differentiate into neurons. a procedure is now described by which the migration and development of these new neurons can be directly observed in vitro, in explant cultures of the adult canary forebrain. cultured explants have yielded extensive outgrowth of new neurons from 2 neurogenic regions ...	1990	2204684
localization of androgen receptors and estrogen receptors in the same cells of the songbird brain.	estrogens and androgens each have unique effects but act together for the neural differentiation and control of sexual behaviors in male vertebrates, such as the canary. the neuronal basis for these synergistic effects is elusive because the spatial relation between estrogen target cells and androgen target cells is unknown. this study localized estrogen receptor (er)-containing cells by using immunocytochemistry and androgen receptor (ar)-containing cells by using autoradiography in the same se ...	1990	2251286
lateralization of syringeal function during song production in the canary.	the canary (serinus canaria) vocal organ, the syrinx, has two separate sound sources, one in the cranial end of each bronchus. previous investigations of whether song syllables are produced unilaterally or bilaterally have provided two contradictory results, as one researcher suggested that almost all syllables are produced by the left side of the syrinx alone, whereas another researcher suggested that both sides contribute similarly to all syllables. our experiments, which involved unilateral b ...	1990	2273402
a survey of structural hemoglobinopathies in the canary islands.		1990	2283304
delineation of a brain nucleus: comparisons of cytochemical, hodological, and cytoarchitectural views of the song control nucleus hvc of the adult canary.	the present investigation used stable area-specific, neuronal properties instead of nissl stain to delineate the boundaries of the nucleus hyperstriatalis caudal c (hvc) in the telencephalon of the adult male canary. immunocytochemical procedures combined with retrograde tracing labeled a large population of perennial long-projecting neurons that contain estrogen receptors in the canary hvc. the hvc area defined by the distribution of these neurons was congruent with the hvc area defined in niss ...	1990	2324332
purification and characterization of the enzymes of bile acid conjugation from fish liver.	1. the two steps in bile acid conjugation have been studied in subcellular fractions of liver from three species of fish; vermillion rockfish, canary rockfish and ling codfish. 2. the bile acid: coenzyme a (coa) ligase activity in homogenates and isolated microsomes is undetectable due to indeterminate factors. 3. a purification scheme is presented which eliminates the interfering factors. the purified ligase was found to have a lower affinity for bile acids as compared to the mammalian form and ...	1990	2344727
[epidemiologic study of a geriatric population in an isolated community: la graciosa (canary islands)].	this epidemiological study gives special attention to the population with the age group of 65 and over. the focus is on 33 persons (15%) of the total population of the "isla la graciosa", canary islands (spain), who where interviewed by psychiatrist. the sociodemographic characteristics, every day life style, the consumption of drugs and alcohol, their mental and physical health and cognitive state of these persons was made according to standardized tests. the results showed that 48% have a soma ...	1990	2368636
proliferation "hot spots" in adult avian ventricular zone reveal radial cell division.	neurogenesis in the adult avian brain is restricted to the telencephalon. new neurons originate in the ventricular zone (vz) from cells that have not been identified. we mapped the position of [3h]thymidine-labeled cells in the walls of the ventricles of the adult canary brain. labeled vz cells were restricted to the telencephalon (lateral ventricles) and concentrated in "hot spots". the coincidence of these hot spots with regions rich in radial cells suggested that radial cells may be the cells ...	1990	2369518
hearing and vocalizations in hybrid waterslager-roller canaries (serinus canarius).	a male canary from the belgian waterslager strain, which is known for its elevated high-frequency thresholds and a female of german roller canary with normal high-frequency thresholds were bred. operant techniques and a psychophysical tracking procedure were used to measure auditory sensitivity of six f1 hybrid canaries from this cross. three patterns of auditory sensitivity were observed in the six hybrid birds. four birds showed elevated high-frequency hearing characteristic of the belgian wat ...	1990	2394637
comparative susceptibility of culex tarsalis, anopheles franciscanus, and culiseta inornata (diptera: culicidae) to plasmodium relictum (haemosporidia: plasmodiiae).	repeated laboratory attempts failed to infect culiseta inornata (williston) and anopheles franciscanus mccracken with plasmodium relictum as efficiently as culex tarsalis coquillett controls. of 210 an. franciscanus that imbibed a replete meal from a parasitemic canary, two were found with oocysts and none with sporozoites. of 112 cs. inornata similarly fed, seven contained oocysts and one contained sporozoites. in contrast, of 94 cx. tarsalis tested, 80 (85%) were found with oocysts, thus confi ...	1990	1967655
mitochondrial dna variation and genetic structure in old-world populations of drosophila subobscura.	to discover the relation between mitochondrial dna (mtdna) polymorphism and the geographic population structure of drosophila subobscura previously established for other genetic traits, a wide paleartic survey was carried out. a total of 24 nucleomorphs was observed among 261 isofemale lines assayed by 11 restriction endonucleases with 38 different sites in the mtdna cleavage map. the differentiation of the canary islands populations (delta = 0.0119) compared with the mean among all the other co ...	1990	1969605
morphology of golgi-impregnated neurons in hyperstriatum ventralis, pars caudalis in adult male and female canaries.	golgi-impregnated neurons in the song control nucleus hyperstriatum ventralis, pars caudalis (hvc) in male and female canaries (serinus canarius) have been divided into classes, primarily on the basis of interneuronal variability in spine density and dendritic branching pattern. at least four neuronal classes are found in hvc: aspinous neurons and three classes of spiny neurons. the "furry" dendrite (fd) cell class consists of neurons with long dendrites that are densely packed with spines. thei ...	1989	2474004
recognition of cyclic transmission of sarcocystis stehlinii n. sp. in the gran canarian giant lizard.	the transmission of sarcocystis species via cannibalism seems to be common among lizards of the genus gallotia that are endemic to the canary islands. gran canarian giant lizards, gallotia stehlini, were screened for the presence of sarcosporidian parasites. sarcocysts, measuring 90-400 micrometers in length and 60-160 micrometers in width, were found in the musculature of the lizards' tails. in their feces the lizards passed sporocysts of 8.5(8.2-9.4) x 6.5(5.9-7.0) micrometers. a series of lab ...	1989	2498493
masking of circadian activity rhythms in canaries by light and dark.	canaries (serinus canaria) were kept singly in cages placed in an artificially illuminated, soundproof cabinet. perch-hopping activity was recorded by means of a computer system. in three series of experiments, the activity rhythms of the birds were entrained to 24 hr by light-dark (ld) cycles with 4, 12, or 20 hr of light (l), respectively. the intensity of illumination was 10 lux in l and 0.25 lux in darkness (d). under ld 4:20 and 12:12, the intensity of d was increased daily at the same zeit ...	1989	2519578
paediatric drug prescribing. a comparison of tenerife (canary islands, spain) and sweden.	the prescribing of medicines for ambulant children below 14 years of age has been compared between tenerife (spain) and sweden. data obtained from a random sample of 1327 children in a prospective study in tenerife were compared with data from 3901 children in a swedish survey linking diagnosis and therapy. upper respiratory tract infection was the main diagnosis in both countries and antibiotics was the most frequently prescribed drug group (28.2% in tenerife and 28.8% in sweden). half of the c ...	1989	2591465
human enzyme polymorphism in the canary islands. iii. tenerife island population.	we analyzed the genetic polymorphism of eight red cell enzymes in samples from different geographical areas of tenerife and the iberian peninsula. the gene frequency heterogeneity found within the tenerife samples was at the same level as that of tenerife-mainland comparisons. the presence of the negroid g6pd a+ allele in the tenerife samples is evidence of an african admixture with a mean estimation of 4.5%.	1989	2591912
management of infections in immunocompromised patients. based on a symposium. tenerife, canary islands, spain, 17-18 february 1989.		1989	2612533
recent advances in steroid biochemistry. proceedings of the ninth international symposium of the journal of steroid biochemistry. las palmas, canary islands, spain, 28-31 may 1989.		1989	2626011
from bird song to neurogenesis.	one of the dogmas of neurobiology has it that when nerve cells in the vertebrate brain die, they are not replaced by new ones. the author finds to the contrary. he has shown that when the adult canary needs to learn new songs, it does grow some new neurons. the finding could eventually lead to the discovery of ways to repair lesions in the human brain.	1989	2643827
the carabelli trait in human prehistoric populations of the canary islands.	the incidence of the different degrees of expression of carabelli's trait in the deciduous and permanent dentitions was obtained on 651 skulls of three human prehistoric aboriginal samples from gran canaria (n = 329), tenerife (n = 297) and la gomera (n = 25) islands. in the gran canaria sample, the total trait frequency for the permanent first molar was slightly greater in males, who also showed a higher degree of expression than females. however, in this sample, as well as in the tenerife samp ...	1989	2651278
in situ assessment of genotoxic hazards of environmental pollution.	the potential impact of the environmental pollutants on human health can be evaluated by the laboratory analysis of the environmental samples or by the measurement of the biological effects on indigenous populations and/or specific test organisms placed in the environment to be monitored. a canary in a cage, used by 19th century miners as a biological indicator for rising levels of toxic gases, is a classical example of in situ hazard identification. the induced toxic effects are often the resul ...	1989	2655178
third molar agenesis in human prehistoric populations of the canary islands.	the occurrence of third molar agenesis was recorded in a sample of 1,492 maxillary and 1,718 mandibular arches belonging to the prehistoric settlers of the gan canaria, tenerife, and la gomera islands (canary islands). there were significant sex differences only in the tenerife sample for the maxilla, the incidence in females being higher than in males. in the gran canaria sample, the total frequency (male and female combined) of third molar agenesis (individual count method) was 8.7% for the ma ...	1989	2662782
[several linguistic observations on the mongol anthropological problem].	the origin and migratory ways of mongols during the neolithic period are hitherto unsettled. this paper remembers any facts of comparative linguistics which demonstrate remnants of a protomongolian substratum in olden and living languages of central asia, the near orient, europe, and the canary islands.	1989	2691321
accumulation of estrogen in a vocal control brain region of a duetting song bird.	tritiated estradiol (e) was injected into bay wrens (thryothorus nigricapillus), a tropical species in which females sing complex vocal duets with males. autoradiographic analysis revealed that males and females have equal proportions of cells labeled by estradiol or its metabolites (e target cells) in a telencephalic region involved in song: the caudal nucleus of the ventral hyperstriatum (hvc). other forebrain song regions failed to show labeling by e. e or its metabolites were accumulated, ho ...	1989	2713646
new contribution to the ethnopharmacological study of the canary islands.	we present in this paper a report of 155 species used for medicinal purpose in the canary islands. these species have been compiled in 13 tables in accordance with their main medicinal use, indicating also other possible popular uses. we have made a short inventory of the rates of the most important medicinal applications. this new compilation shows once more the traditional use of the phytotherapeutic resources by the canary population and also the wide possibilities of the phytochemical and ph ...	1989	2716345
synaptic plasticity in the hypoglossal nucleus of female canaries: structural correlates of season, hemisphere, and testosterone treatment.	the caudal portion of the hypoglossal nucleus (nxiits) contains the motor neurons that control the syrinx in songbirds. in canaries, song occurs seasonally, is principally produced by males, and appears to be produced predominantly by muscles on the left side of the syrinx. the present study measures the effect of seasonal change and manipulation of testosterone levels on synapse number and morphology in nxiits in adult female canaries. we find that synapse density is lower in testosterone-treat ...	1989	2757585
the incidence of the adult respiratory distress syndrome.	although adult respiratory distress syndrome (ards) has been a recognized entity for over 20 years, estimates of its incidence have been very controversial. the most quoted figure is from a 1972 national heart and lung institute task force, which estimated 150,000 cases/year in the united states, an incidence of about 75 cases/100,000 population. no experimental study, however, has adequately addressed this issue. we were in a unique position to answer this controversy because the hospital of on ...	1989	2789490
the relation between resource limitations and optional conceptual processing by children and adults.	in some situations children fail to perform optional conceptual processing that they are able to perform. the purpose of the 4 experiments was to determine if the difficulty of word identification affects optional conceptual processing by second/third graders, fifth graders, and college students in a cued recall task. conceptual processing was manipulated by presenting hard (e.g., hawk eagle canary) or easy (river lake canary) word triplets that varied in the contrastive processing necessary to ...	1989	2805897
avocado (persea americana) intoxication in caged birds.	avocados of 2 varieties were mashed and administered via feeding cannula to 8 canaries and 8 budgerigars. two control budgerigars were given water via feeding cannula. six budgerigars and 1 canary died within 24 to 47 hours after the first administration of avocado. deaths were associated with administration of both varieties of avocado. higher dose was associated with greater mortality. the 2 budgerigars given water were normal throughout the observation period. results indicated that avocados ...	1989	2914792
prevalence of multiple sclerosis in lanzarote (canary islands)	in the island of lanzarote of the province of las palmas, which is part of the spanish archipelago of the canary islands, the prevalence of multiple sclerosis is 15 per 100,000. the prevalence of ms in lanzarote seems related more to ethnic conditions than to geography.	1989	2915799
isolation of free-living amoebas from the intestinal contents of reptiles.	a total of 508 reptiles captured at canary islands (spain) was examined for free-living amoebas. two hundred seventy-three clones of amoebas were isolated by culture of gut contents, 157 of them belonging to the genus acanthamoeba and 12 to the genus naegleria.	1989	2926597
[regional imbalances in the population growth of the canary islands].	the author discusses changes in the population size and growth of the canary islands from 1950 to 1986. due to a high birth rate, a decrease in mortality, and increasing migration to the area, the population of the canary islands has doubled during this period. the spatial distribution of the population and the factors influencing it are considered.	1989	12316938
evidence for hyperacute rejection of human liver grafts: the case of the canary kidneys.	sequential liver and kidney transplantation from the same donor was performed in 2 patients. the kidney in patient 1, which was transplanted after the liver, was hyperacutely rejected and removed 6 hours later. the first liver as well as another liver transplanted 3 days later developed widespread hemorrhagic necrosis. although the cytotoxic crossmatch of preoperative recipient serum with both donors was negative, patchy widespread igm and c(1q) deposits were found in all 3 organs. in patient 2, ...	1989	21151799
flavonoid aglycones from some canary islands species of sideritis.		1988	21401173
decree no. 168/1986 on measures to prevent subnormality, 21 november 1986.	section 1 of this decree of the canary islands in spain lays down that maternal and child health care is to be provided within the framework of and form an integral part of primary health care, being provided in coordination with services at the other care levels and, in particular, with family planning centers. section 2 lays down that maternal and child health care is to consist basically of activities in the prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal stages. details of the activities to be undertak ...	1988	12289422
paleopathology in the canary islands.		1988	11612438
the distribution and plasticity of [3h]vasopressin-labelled specific binding sites in the canary brain.	[3h]vasopressin was used to detect and to quantitate specific binding sites with in vitro receptor autoradiography in the canary brain. a discrete regional distribution of [3h]vasopressin-labelled binding sites was observed. a high density of specific binding sites was present in the medial posterior hypothalamic nucleus, the superficial layer of the optic tectum, the area ventralis of tsai (avt), the nucleus pretectalis, the habenula, the nucleus of darkschewitch and the nucleus interstitialis. ...	1988	2971421
[effect of roasted wheat flour on the intestinal absorption and zinc metabolism of rats].	24 experiences have been carried in 8 younger wistar female rats that been submitted to three different diets considering fibers and phytates, with the purpose to demonstrate if "gofio de trigo" of popular consumption in canary islands, and rich in these substances affects intestinal absorption of zinc in the diet. authors have observed a very significant elevation of zinc in feces, during the control period. an important decrease of zinc in hair has been observed indicating a deficit of corpora ...	1988	2837116
hematozoan parasites of rio grande wild turkeys from southern texas.	one hundred twenty-three of 300 blood samples (41%) taken from rio grande wild turkeys (meleagris gallopavo intermedia) from three locations in southern texas (welder wildlife refuge, chaparrosa ranch, and campo alegre ranch) and subinoculated into domestic broad-breasted white turkey poults were positive for a plasmodium (novyella) sp. analysis of blood films from 350 turkeys revealed haemoproteus meleagridis in 76% of the birds. a significantly greater mean parasite intensity was observed in b ...	1988	3127605
the propagation of avian viruses in a continuous cell line (qt35) of japanese quail origin.	seven of nine avian virus families tested (birnaviridae, coronaviridae, herpesviridae, paramyxoviridae, poxviridae, reoviridae, and retroviridae) were found to replicate in a quail fibroblast cell line, designated qt35, resulting in a cytopathic effect (cpe) visible with the naked eye or by low-power microscopy. in comparison, only one (paramyxoviridae) of seven mammalian virus families tested produced an observable cpe. cytopathic changes induced by examined viruses were round cell, syncytial, ...	1988	3135794
birth of projection neurons in the higher vocal center of the canary forebrain before, during, and after song learning.	the higher vocal center (hvc) of the canary brain projects to two forebrain nuclei: robustus archistriatalis (ra) and area x of lobus parolfactorius. the time of birth of hvc neurons projecting to these two regions was determined by combining [3h]thymidine autoradiography and retrograde fluorogold uptake. birds were sacrificed at 13 months of age, 4 days after fluorogold injections into area x or ra. a single injection of [3h]thymidine in ovo (embryonic day 9) labeled 76% of area x-projecting ce ...	1988	3186755
bird-egg syndrome. cross-reactivity between bird antigens and egg-yolk livetins in ige-mediated hypersensitivity.	87 adult patients from our allergy clinic were skin tested with budgerigar and canary feathers, hen's egg white and egg yolk and common inhalant allergens. of 59 patients found to be atopic, 17 (29%) were concomitantly sensitized to bird dander and egg proteins, 10 of them being symptomatic to bird dander and/or egg exposure. all but 1 of the egg-symptomatic patients were exposed to pet birds. the patients with strong serological reactivity to bird antigens were also exclusively sensitized to eg ...	1988	3192303
growth rate, muscle protein composition, intestinal absorption of d-galactose and l-leucine and nitrogen balance in rats fed the raw legume chamaecytisus proliferus l.	growth rate, nitrogen balance, skeletal muscle nitrogen fractions and in vivo intestinal absorption of d-galactose (2 mm) and l-leucine (20 mm) have been measured in male growing rats (90-100 g initial body weight) fed 12% protein diets containing either casein (control) or the raw leafy legume chamaecytisus proliferus l. (western canary islands). as compared to control casein-fed rats, those fed the raw legume diet exhibited a significant reduction (p less than 0.01) in the rate of growth, nitr ...	1988	3200799
drug utilization by children in tenerife island.	drug utilization was studied in children below 14 years of age in tenerife, canary islands, who were seen as outpatients by 15 paediatricians and 10 general practitioners. data on diagnosis, previous drug exposure and prescriptions were collected from a random sample of 1327 children. nose and throat infections (40.1%), respiratory diseases (10.2%) and miscellaneous symptoms, namely common cold, influenza or nasal congestion (10.5%), were the most frequent reasons for visiting a physician. antib ...	1988	3203710
[accidental hypothermia in the canary islands: description of 2 cases with fatal outcome].		1988	3210828
joint hormonal and sensory stimulation modulate neuronal number in adult canary brains.	treatment of adult female canaries with testosterone (t) causes them to produce male-typical vocalizations and results in striking growth of brain nuclei that control song behavior (nottebohm, 1980). the song-control nucleus hvc (caudal nucleus of the ventral hyperstriatum) contains cells that concentrate testosterone or its metabolites, suggesting that steroid hormones may induce the growth of hvc directly by regulating the expression of specific genes in those hvc neurons that have steroid rec ...	1988	3225559
overview and evaluation of the hearing imparied child. imaging and audiology. iv international symposium on audiological medicine. puerto de la cruz, tenerife, canary islands, spain, 8-13 november 1987. proceedings.		1988	3227250
biotechnological applications of lipid microstructures. based on the proceedings of the workshop on technological applications of phospholipid bilayers, vesicles, and thin films, january 5-9, 1986, tenerife, canary islands; and the workshop on biotechnological applications of membrane studies, october 18-22, 1987, san sebastian, spain.		1988	3250236
probes for rare mrnas reveal distributed cell subsets in canary brain.	cdna clones of 7 low-abundance canary brain rnas hybridize in situ to different subsets of brain cells. although these cell sets are distinct, they are dispersed in a variety of brain regions with overlapping anatomical distributions. these cdna clones were initially selected by their relative hybridization to forebrain and rest-of-brain rnas and represent a sampling of a much larger population of differentially expressed rnas present at individual concentrations of 10(-7) to 10(-4) as a fractio ...	1988	3272171
[isolation of free-living amoebae, potentially pathogenic for humans, from 3 species of saurians from the western canary islands].		1988	3273997
testosterone-sensitive vasotocin-immunoreactive cells and fibers in the canary brain.	a sexual difference in vasotocin (vt) immunoreactivity was observed in the canary brain. the male canary displays denser vt innervation of the lateral septum and more vt-immunoreactive cells are visible in the dorsal diencephalon than in the female canary. this sex difference is the consequence of gonadal influences. castration of male canaries resulted in a substantial decrease of vt immunoreactivity in these septal and diencephalic cells and fibers. testosterone administration to castrated mal ...	1988	3359249
canary grass (phalaris sp) toxicosis in sheep in california.		1988	3372321
human enzyme polymorphism in the canary islands. ii. african influence.	the genetic polymorphism of eight red cell enzymes was examined in three samples from gran canaria and one from equatorial guinea. the presence of african genes in the gran canaria population showed an african admixture estimated to 6-9%. the genetic distance between gran canaria and equatorial guinea was 0.033, and that between gran canaria and the spanish mainland only 0.007.	1988	3378795
hb las palmas or alpha 2 beta 2(49)(cd8)ser----phe, a mildly unstable hemoglobin variant.	a new hemoglobin variant with a ser----phe substitution at position beta 49(cd8) was discovered in two members of a family living in the canary islands, spain. detection was by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and by reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography. the variant, which constituted 43% and 45%, respectively, in the two heterozygotes, was slightly unstable. its presence did not affect hematological values though there was a mild reticulocytosis.	1988	3384708
commercial blast-freezing of third-stage anisakis simplex larvae encapsulated in salmon and rockfish.	sixty-four fish were blast-frozen to -35 c for 15 hr to determine the effects of commercial blast-freezing on the viability of third-stage larvae of anisakis simplex encapsulated in the muscle and viscera of sockeye salmon (oncorhynchus nerka) and canary rockfish (sebastes pinniger). parallel tests were conducted on larval nematodes in 16 whole (round) salmon, 16 dressed salmon (heads and viscera removed), and 32 whole (round) rockfish. after blast-freezing, 4 in-the-round salmon, 4 dressed salm ...	1988	3397820
[some remarks on the ural-altaic substrate in old canary and etruscan languages as a contribution to linguistic neolithic anthropology in eurasia and north africa].	the suffixes of the nominal declension in the old canary and etruscan languages are very similar to the corresponding elements of the sumerian and ural-altaic tongues. also many words of funeral and generally cultic provenance are derived from common roots in these languages. so one may assume that the indoeuropean tongues of (west) europe overlaid a common substratum of ural-altaic type which was alive still in the time of megalithicum.	1988	3402708
mapping of radial glia and of a new cell type in adult canary brain.	frontal and coronal sections of adult male and female canary brain were stained with a monoclonal antibody to vimentin using an immunoperoxidase technique; some sections were counterstained with cresyl violet. the position of radial glia cells was mapped using a computer-linked microscope. the telencephalon was found to have a rich set of radial glia. the long processes of these radial glia showed a mediolateral orientation, and were much more abundant in some parts of the telencephalon (e.g., h ...	1988	3411349
effect of testosterone on input received by an identified neuron type of the canary song system: a golgi/electron microscopy/degeneration study.	combinations of the golgi stain, anterograde degeneration, and electron microscopy are used to further characterize the hormone-sensitive "type iv" neuron of the forebrain nucleus robustus archistriatalis (ra) of adult female canaries. anterograde degeneration was used to "stain," at the electron-microscopic level, the axon terminals of neurons projecting to ra from hyperstriatum ventralis, pars caudalis (hvc) and from the lateral magnocellular nucleus of the anterior neostriatum (l-man). the hv ...	1988	2461435
hearing in passerine and psittacine birds: a comparative study of absolute and masked auditory thresholds.	operant conditioning and a psychophysical tracking procedure were used to measure auditory thresholds for pure tones in quiet and in noise for seven species of small birds--the budgerigar, canary, cockatiel, european starling, song sparrow, swamp sparrow, and the zebra finch. audibility curves are roughly similar among the seven birds, with the maximum sensitivity between 2 and 5 khz and poorer sensitivity outside this narrow region. critical ratios (signal-to-noise ratio at masked threshold) we ...	1987	3568610
health problems after travel to developing countries.	travelers to developing countries participated in a follow-up study of the health risks associated with short (less than three months) visits to these nations. travelers to the greek or canary islands served as a control cohort. participants completed a questionnaire to elicit information regarding pretravel vaccinations, malaria prophylaxis, and health problems during and after their journey. relevant infections were confirmed by the respondent's personal physician. the questionnaire was comple ...	1987	3598228
strain differences in auditory thresholds in the canary (serinus canarius).	canaries (serinus canarius) of the belgian waterslager strain from two different colonies were trained with operant techniques for audiometric testing. for both young and old birds, absolute thresholds in the middle- to high-frequency region of the audiogram were between 30 and 40 db (spl) higher than those of other song birds, including canaries of other strains. thus the belgian waterslager canary, selectively bred for loud, low-pitched song, has also developed poor high-frequency hearing.	1987	3608427
effects of plasmodium relictum on the metabolic rate and body temperature in canaries (serinus canarius).		1987	3625437
the borderline patient: systemic versus psychoanalytic approach. part ii: the case of the compassionate canary: the systemic perspective.		1987	3649211
the "wellness canary" exercise.		1987	3650180
organization of vasotocin-immunoreactive cells and fibers in the canary brain.	the distribution of vasotocin (vt)-immunoreactive neuronal perikarya and fibers in the canary (serinus canaria) was investigated with immunohistological techniques. the results suggest that most vt-stained cell bodies are located in three diencephalic regions. first, a large number of densely packed neurons are found in the paraventricular nucleus (pvn) and the anterior preoptic nucleus. neurons here vary widely in size and shape. small-size rounded neurons and large-size multipolar neurons appe ...	1987	3667983
differential response to environmental alcohol among second-chromosome arrangements in experimental populations of drosophila buzzatii.	drosophila buzzatii feeds and breeds on the decaying cladodes and fruits of several species of opuntia (prickly pear) which contain significant levels of ethanol and isopropanol. the potential influence of these two alcohols on the inversion polymorphism of the second and fourth chromosomes was investigated in ten experimental populations with different amounts of alcohol (either ethanol or isopropanol) added to the culture medium. all populations were started with the offspring of 29 wild femal ...	1987	3505227
quantitative analysis of the molar-size sequence in human prehistoric populations of the canary isles.	percentage frequencies for molar-size sequence of first and second molars, as well as the statistical parameters for the individual differences between the measurements of these molars, were calculated in two human prehistoric aboriginal samples from gran canaria and tenerife islands using mesiodistal and buccolingual dimensions. remarkable differences between the two populations, whose cultural and anthropological differences are well established, were observed. the findings support the hypothe ...	1987	3310977
norfloxacin versus placebo for prophylaxis against travellers' diarrhoea.	in a randomized, double blind study, 127 subjects travelling to countries outside northern europe were given norfloxacin 200 mg or placebo bid as prophylaxis against diarrhoea. fifty-six subjects randomized to norfloxacin and 59 to placebo fulfilled criteria for evaluation of efficacy and of those, respectively six and 20 (p = 0.0006) developed diarrhoea. the mean duration of symptoms in the placebo group was 3.6 days, while all subjects on norfloxacin had symptoms for one day only. in traveller ...	1987	3316152
synaptic connections of thalamo-cerebral vocal nuclei of the canary.	the canary vocal nuclei include two systems: hyperstriatum ventrale, pars caudale (hvc), nucleus robustus archistriatalis (ra) and nucleus hypoglossus, pars tracheosyringealis (nxiits) compose a motor driving system for vocalization. the other group of nuclei including hvc, nucleus x of the lobus parolfactorius (area x), nucleus dorsointermedius posterior thalami (dip) and nucleus magnocellularis of anterior neostriatum (man) is a modulator of the driving system. the hvc neurons receive mono- or ...	1987	3030511
waldenström's macroglobulinaemia in a bird breeder: a case history with pulmonary involvement and antibody activity of the monoclonal igm to canary's droppings.	a canary breeder with waldenström's macroglobulinemia developed a pulmonary disease related to an interstitial infiltration by malignant b cells secreting a monoclonal igm k. the serum monoclonal igm was shown to possess an antibody activity to some canary's droppings antigen. this finding may help elucidate the natural course of lymphoid malignancies and the pathogenesis of rare visceral localizations.	1987	3115646
monoclonal antibody reveals radial glia in adult avian brain.	an antibody prepared against adult canary brain, 40e-c, stains ventricular zone cells that send long, unbranched processes into the forebrain parenchyma. we identify these cells as radial glia. the same antibody also stains a subset of brain astroglia and reacts with nonbrain material such as mesenchyme, sertoli cells, and the z-line of muscle. a weaker reaction is given by erythrocytes and some endothelial cells. 40e-c also reacts with the radial glia of the developing rat brain but fails to sh ...	1987	2445794
investigations of the host range of the corn cyst nematode, heterodera zeae, from maryland.	the host range of the corn cyst nematode, heterodera zeae, recently detected in maryland, was investigated. a total of 269 plant entries, representing 68 families, 172 genera, and 204 species, was inoculated with cysts or a mixture of eggs and second-stage juveniles of h. zeae. the host range of the maryland population of h. zeae was limited to plants of the gramineae and included 11 tribes, 33 genera, 42 species, and 77 entries. all 22 corn (zea mays) cultivars tested were hosts. other economic ...	1987	19290286
spontaneous toxoplasmosis in canaries (serinus canaria) and other small passerine cage birds.	an outbreak of spontaneous toxoplasma gondii infection on an italian bird-farm is described. small passerine birds (serinus canaria, carduelis chloris, carduelis carduelis, carduelis spinus, carduelis cannabina, pyrrhula pyrrhula) showed clinical signs consisting of anorexia, prostration, weight loss, diarrhoea and dyspnoea accompanied by a high mortality rate. clinical, pathological, biological and serological investigations were performed. characteristic lesions and toxoplasma gondii specimens ...	1986	18766519
a mid-brunhes climatic event: long-term changes in global atmosphere and ocean circulation.	a long-term climatic change 4.0 x 10(5) to 3.0 x 10(5) years ago is recorded in deep-sea sediments of the angola and canary basins in the eastern atlantic ocean. in the angola basin (southern hemisphere) the climatic signal shows a transition to more humid ("interglacial") conditions in equatorial africa, and in the canary basin (northern hemisphere) to more "glacial" oceanic conditions. this trend is confirmed by comparison with all well-documented marine and continental records from various la ...	1986	17781412
silica in higher plants.	opaline silica deposits are formed by many vascular (higher) plants. the capacity of these plants for silica absorption varies considerably according to genotype and environment. plant communities exchange silica between soil and vegetation, especially in warmer climates. silica deposition in epidermal cell walls offers mechanical and protective advantages. biogenic silica particles from plants are also implicated in the causation of cancer. recent techniques are reviewed which may aid in the id ...	1986	3017649
canary pox causing high mortality in an aviary.	in an aviary housing 200 six-month-old canaries, 165 became ill and 145 died over a 6-week period from a disease initially characterized by lethargy, ruffled feathers, open-mouth breathing, and death in 2 to 3 days. proliferative "pox-like" lesions around the eyes and mouth were not seen until the 4th week. at necropsy, initially affected birds had cloudy air sacs and patchy pneumonia. histologically, the lungs had proliferative necrotizing bronchitis. birds necropsied later had proliferative sk ...	1986	3025141
contribution to the ethnopharmacological study of the canary islands.	a large amount of ethnobotanical data of almost 200 botanical species used for medicinal purposes in the canary islands is presented. we are endeavouring to avoid the definitive loss of the islands' phytotherapeutic heritage, in view of the rapid social changes taking place over the last few years and hope that this work may serve to promote further pharmacological research that may confirm, scientifically and experimentally, the information presented here. a brief description of the geographica ...	1986	3520156