Publications

isolation of campylobacter jejuni from the eggs and organs in experimentally infected laying japanese quails (coturnix coturnix japonica).		1990	2385046
comparison of hypocholesterolemic activities of the bile acid sequestrants cholestyramine and colestipol hydrochloride in cholesterol fed sea quail.	the pharmacopolymer bile acid sequestrants cholestyramine and colestipol hydrochloride were mixed with a diet supplemented with 0.5% cholesterol at levels of 0.25%, 0.5%, and 1.0% for cholestyramine and 0.5% and 1.0% for colestipol and fed to young, male, sea (susceptible to experimental atherosclerosis) japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica) for a period of seven days. after treatment blood was obtained by venipuncture from non-fasted animals and analyzed for serum total cholesterol concen ...	1990	2396902
steroidogenesis in ovarian cells of the japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica).	the influence of follicular maturation on steroidogenesis and steroid metabolism by isolated japanese quail granulosa and theca cells was examined. when stimulated with lh, granulosa cells of the largest follicle (f1) responded with a sixfold increase over unstimulated progesterone levels, whereas progesterone production in cells of f3 less than doubled even when maximally stimulated. forskolin stimulated progesterone synthesis in both f1 and f3 granulosa cells, but its effect was less pronounce ...	1985	2416631
retinal projections in quail (coturnix coturnix).	the trajectory of retinal projections and the location of retinorecipient nuclei in the quail brain was examined after application of horseradish peroxidase (hrp) either to the cut end of the optic nerve or following intraocular injection of hrp. retinal projections to the hypothalamus, dorsalateral anterior thalamus (rostralateral part, magnocellular part, and lateral part), lateral anterior thalamus, lateroventral geniculate nucleus, lateral geniculate intercalated nuclei (rostral and caudal p ...	1989	2487114
a dorsomedial subdivision within the nucleus intercollicularis identified in the japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica) by means of alpha 2-adrenergic receptor autoradiography and estrogen receptor immunohistochemistry.	the nucleus intercollicularis is an important site in the control of vocalization in birds. in oscines, a subregion of the nucleus intercollicularis called the dorso-medial intercollicular nucleus appears to play a key role in this process because it receives the majority of the projections from the nucleus robustus archistriatalis and sends most of the projections to the motor nucleus of the hypoglossal nerve. in this paper, we present neurochemical studies of the nucleus intercollicularis in t ...	1989	2546669
distribution of glucocorticoid receptor-like immunoreactivity in the brain, and its relation to crf and acth immunoreactivity in the hypothalamus of the japanese quail, coturnix coturnix japonica.	monoclonal antibody (mab49) against the rat liver glucocorticoid receptor was used to evaluate glucocorticoid receptor (gr) immunoreactive structures in the brain of the japanese quail, coturnix coturnix japonica. using the avidin-biotin technique, the immunoreaction was present in the nerve cell nuclei in intact male birds. high density of glucocorticoid receptor-like immunoreactivity was found in the tubero-infundibular area, nucleus paraventricularis, posteromedialis and lateralis hypothalami ...	1989	2557133
an autoradiographic study of alpha 1-adrenergic receptors in the brain of the japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica).	the neuroanatomical distribution of alpha 1-adrenergic receptors was studied in japanese quail by quantitative in vitro autoradiography using the specific antagonist [3h]prazosin as the ligand. the presence of saturable (bmax less than 200 fmol/mg protein) high affinity (kd less than 0.12 nm) binding sites was detected by saturation analysis. high concentrations of [3h]prazosin binding sites were detected in the archistriatum/pars ventralis, the hippocampus, the cortex piriformis, the area corti ...	1989	2558805
the dynamics of progesterone output in perifused granulosa layer of the japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica): response to adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate and aminoglutethimide.	a perifusion system has been developed in which the rates of progesterone output of quail granulosa layer in response to steroidogenic stimuli, can be measured under dynamic condition. in response to a continuous perifusion for 8 h with dibutyryl cyclic amp (dbcamp), there was a gradual increase in the rate of progesterone output, which reached a plateau at 4-5 h of perifusion. when progesterone output was inhibited by aminoglutethimide, a reversible inhibitor of the cholesterol side chain cleav ...	1989	2559251
testosterone as a factor modifying the toxicity of ekatin for the pharaoh quail (coturnix coturnix pharaoh). i. mature birds.	1. testosterone reduces the haemolytic action of ekatin on the morphotic blood elements by accelerating maturation of erythroblastic cells. 2. testosterone, by accelerating the metabolism of the pesticide causes a defective defence processes of the organism by decreasing the number of macrophages. 3. intoxication of androgenised birds with ekatin leads to a breakdown of the systemic adaptive mechanisms by rapid and early switching on the adrenal cortex in response to the stress caused by poisoni ...	1989	2566450
distribution of alpha 2-adrenergic receptors in the brain of the japanese quail as determined by quantitative autoradiography: implications for the control of sexually dimorphic reproductive processes.	with the use of [3h]p-aminoclonidine (pac), alpha 2-adrenergic binding sites were mapped in the brain of the japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica). the sites were labeled with the use of in vitro quantitative autoradiography. special attention was given to areas implicated in the control of sexually dimorphic reproductive processes including sexual behavior. preliminary competition experiments found that [3h]pac binding on tissue sections exhibited a pharmacology appropriate to the alpha 2 ...	1989	2569910
growth response to chronic beta agonist feeding and mature carcass characteristics of quail (coturnix coturnix japonica) selected for high and low body densities.	a study was conducted to determine the effect of long-term feeding of a beta agonist (cimaterol) on female japanese quail. quail used were from lines selected for high (hd) and low (ld) body density from a randombred population. dietary treatments consisted of 1) the basal feed, 2) the basal feed containing .5 ppm, or 3) 1.0 ppm of the beta agonist. the treatment period for the six experimental groups extended from 14 to 94 days of age. weight gains to 49 days and live weights at 94 days of age ...	2008	2575254
an ultrastructural and histochemical study of the development of secondary palate in japanese quail, coturnix coturnix japonica.	embryonic development of the secondary palate of the japanese quail, coturnix coturnix japonica, was studied. the palatal shelves appeared on day 5 of incubation in a horizontal direction over the dorsal surface of the tongue. subsequently, unlike those in mammals, the opposing palatal shelves do not fuse, and a physiological cleft persists between them. in comparison with the chick, where the palatal shelves do not fuse and the medial edge epithelium (mee) becomes orthokeratinized stratified sq ...	1985	2580854
effects of fish oil on arteriosclerosis in the japanese quail.	the effects of fish oil on the development of arteriosclerosis were assessed using a special susceptible strain (sea) of japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica). sixty four quail were randomly divided into two groups and placed on isocaloric and approximately isocholesterolic (2% by weight) diets. group a (control) was supplemented with 10% beef tallow oil, while group b received 10% menhaden fish oil. the birds were sacrificed at 10 weeks (early) and 15-16 weeks (late). based on semiquantit ...	1989	2598217
sexual-discrimination learning in male japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica).	we investigated how male japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica) learn through extensive social and sexual experience to discriminate between male and female conspecifics. opportunity for heterosexual copulation was important for this learning, but even extensive copulatory opportunity was not sufficient to produce a sexual discrimination; subjects also required exposure to other males. exposure to females after copulatory opportunity did not produce a sexual discrimination but facilitated i ...	2007	2598621
sodium chloride and water transport in the thin descending limb of henle of the quail.	birds and mammals can produce hyperosmotic urine, but their renal morphology and urine-concentrating mechanisms differ. to elucidate the countercurrent urine concentration mechanism in birds, we examined the structure and transport properties of the descending limb (dl) of henle of mammalian-type nephrons in japanese quail, coturnix coturnix. in the avian renal medulla, a prominent ring of collecting ducts and scattered thick limbs surrounds a core of capillaries and dls. epithelial cells in the ...	1989	2603965
genetic variants of phosvitin in egg yolk of the japanese quail, coturnix coturnix japonica.	phosvitin polymorphism in egg yolk of the japanese quail was found by horizontal polyacrylamide gradient gel electrophoresis. six phenotypes of yolk phosvitin designated a, b, c, ab, ac, and bc were observed in a population of 281 birds. analysis of family data revealed that the phenotypic variation of quail yolk phosvitins was controlled by an autosomal pv locus with three codominant alleles, pva, pvb and pvc. the gene frequencies of pva, pvb and pvc were 0.064, 0.824 and 0.112, respectively.	1989	2610404
ganglion cell loss continues during hair cell regeneration.	hair cells and ganglion cells were counted in young adult quail (coturnix coturnix) after acoustic trauma at 10, 30, 60 and 90 day survival times. following sacrifice the basilar papillae, along with the ganglia, were fixed, embedded in plastic and sectioned serially at 100 mu intervals from basal to apical tip. hair cells and ganglion cells were counted from 3 mu thick sections at each interval. hair cells were designated as tall or short within the area 30-70% of length from basal tip of the p ...	1989	2613569
pasteurella multocida infection in japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica).	three flocks of japanese quail, approximately 75,000 birds each, experienced acute high mortality beginning at 24 to 28 days of age. gross lesions were absent or were composed of either multifocal small pale areas on livers and spleens or lungs slightly darker in color than normal. histopathology revealed multifocal splenic and hepatic necrosis and interstitial pneumonia. pasteurella multocida, serotype 3,4, was isolated from affected tissues. the quail were successfully treated with chlortetrac ...	1989	2619671
chromosome banding and dna replication patterns in bird karyotypes.	the karyotypes of the domestic chicken (gallus domesticus), japanese quail (coturnix coturnix), and griffon vulture (gyps fulvus) were studied with a variety of banding techniques. the dna replication patterns of bird chromosomes, analyzed by incorporation of 5-bromodeoxyuridine (brdu) and deoxythymidine (dt), are presented here for the first time. in particular, the time sequence of replication of the zz/zw sex chromosomes throughout the s-phase was meticulously analyzed. brdu and dt incorporat ...	1989	2630186
variation among lines selected for body size in the fractional rate of degradation of protein and acid protease activity in the muscle of quail (coturnix coturnix japonica).	fractional rates (%/day) of degradation of muscle protein were determined by measuring the output of nt-methylhistidine (nt-mh) in the excreta at 2 and 10 weeks of age in three lines of quail, a random-bred line and two lines selected for body size, one for increased and the other for decreased size. in all lines, fractional rates of degradation of muscle protein at 2 weeks of age were higher than those at 10 weeks of age. the fractional rate of degradation at 2 weeks of age was highest for the ...	1989	2695061
tapeworms of quails (coturnix coturnix) in egypt.	the intestines of 150 grey quails (coturnix coturnix) were examined at postmortem, for tapeworms infestation. two species of cestodes were collected raillietina echinobothrida and choanotaenia infundibulum. the prevalence, average number of worms per bird and their morphology were reported. its worth to mention that quail was found to be a new host for r. echinobothrida.	1989	2708868
effects of brefeldin a on the synthesis and secretion of egg white proteins in primary cultured oviduct cells of laying japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica).	we investigated the effect of brefeldin a (bfa) and monensin on the secretion of egg white proteins in primary cultured oviduct cells. monensin inhibited the secretion of egg white proteins, but this drug also caused morphological changes of the cells and inhibited their protein synthesis. bfa inhibited protein secretion without any remarkable morphological changes of the cells and without significant inhibition of protein synthesis. in the presence of bfa at 1 microgram/ml, only 10% of synthesi ...	1989	2713420
localization of aromatase in synaptosomal and microsomal subfractions of quail (coturnix coturnix japonica) brain.	the subcellular distribution patterns of aromatase, 5 alpha- and 5 beta-reductase in the hypothalamus/preoptic area of japanese quail were studied using standard methods of centrifugation, and fractional constituents were identified by marker enzymes. aromatase was concentrated 8-fold in the 100,000 g pellet (p3) along with a 3-fold enrichment in the microsomal marker nadph-cytochrome c reductase (ncr) a result consistent with glandular tissues. in addition, aromatase was enriched 2-fold in the ...	1989	2716959
estrogen receptors in quail brain: a functional relationship to aromatase and aggressiveness.	estradiol (e2) mediates many of the activational effects of testosterone (t) on masculine reproductive and aggressive behaviors. using japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica) as an animal model, together with a newly devised procedure for quantifying aggressiveness, we recently showed that aggression is e2-dependent and that individual differences in behavioral intensity are correlated with aromatase in the hypothalamus/preoptic area (hpoa). in this study we characterized estrogen receptors ...	1989	2720027
studies on the fate of flocoumafen in the japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica).	1. 14c-flocoumafen, administered to japanese quail as a single oral or i.p. dose, was rapidly and extensively eliminated in excreta; most was eliminated within 24 h. extensive metabolism of the rodenticide was seen, with at least 8 metabolites detected; unchanged flocoumafen comprised 9% dose. the elimination kinetics and metabolic profiles were qualitatively similar after oral and i.p. dosing. 2. the major metabolites (60% dose) were labile to beta-glucuronidase, liberating aglycones with ident ...	1989	2756717
[cellular specificity of lectin binding in the kidney of the quail (coturnix coturnix japonica)].	the goal of this study was to demonstrate the distribution of glycoproteins in the various segments of the japanese quail nephron, using lectins labeled with hrp or fitc. each one of the six labeled lectins had a characteristic distribution pattern along the nephron. the study shows that lectins are useful markers for certain nephron segments or for cell types in certain segments of the renal tubules. pna marks the thin portion of the medullary loop, dba marks the thick portion; it is thus possi ...	1989	2757236
growth factor activity in luminal fluids from the male reproductive tract of the ram, rat, tammar wallaby (macropus eugenii) and japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica).	growth factor activity in luminal fluids from the male reproductive tract was assayed by measuring the stimulation of [3h]thymidine incorporation into balb/c 3t3 fibroblasts. the potency of fluids from the rete testis of the rat, ram, tammar wallaby and japanese quail was much the same. however, about 90% of the activity in fluid from the rete testis of the rat and tammar was lost during its passage through the epididymis.	1989	2760881
lead influences on physiological and growth responses in coturnix coturnix japonica selected for large body weights.	coturnix coturnix japonica, selected for large adult weight (fatty), were 40% heavier than random-bred controls (rb). given dietary lead (50 or 500 mg/kg) from hatching, fatty (10%) showed a smaller decrease in body weight than did rb (22%) at 6 weeks. egg production was lower in fatty, and lead (500 mg/kg) caused a greater suppression in fatty. lead added to the diet of fatty and rb control diets at 7 weeks into egg production caused a 15% decrease in rb production but only a transitory decreas ...	1989	2792056
mitogen stimulation affects contractile protein mrna abundance and translation in embryonic quail myocytes.	in cultures of differentiated, fusion-blocked muscle cells obtained from embryonic japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica), mitogen stimulation leads to an immediate reduction in the rates of synthesis of skeletal muscle myosin heavy chain (mhc) and alpha-actin. the molecular mechanisms responsible for this downregulation were examined. the cellular abundances of the alpha-actin and mhc mrnas were affected differently by mitogen stimulation; alpha-actin mrna abundance declined by an amount w ...	1989	2796987
influence of exogenous prostaglandin e2 and stress on circulating corticosterone concentrations in coturnix.	the effects of exogenous prostaglandin e2 (pge2) injections and stress on circulating corticosterone (b) levels in coturnix were determined. adult japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica) were subjected to one of four treatments: 1) injected with vehicle; 2) injected with pge2; 3) immobilized for 10 min, followed by vehicle injection; or, 4) immobilized for 10 min, followed by pge2 injection. injections were given intraperitoneally, and blood samples were collected by cardiac stab at 15-min p ...	2009	2813251
changes in progesterone production in granulosa cells during the ovulatory cycle of the japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica).	the influence of follicular maturation on progesterone production by isolated granulosa cells of the japanese quail was examined. after determination of the concentrations of ovine lh (olh) and dibutyryl cyclic amp for the maximum response, the amount of progesterone produced during incubation at 40 degrees for 3 hr with or without olh or dibutyryl cyclic amp was measured in granulosa cells isolated from follicles at 71 to 1 hr before ovulation. when cells were stimulated with olh, we found a ma ...	1987	2822528
transaminase and phosphomonoesterase activities in different regions of the oviduct epithelium of laying japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica).	1. activities of alkaline (alp) and acid phosphomonoesterases (acp) and aspartic (got) and alanine (gpt) aminotransferases in the glandular epithelia of the infundibulum, magnum, isthmus and shell gland of the laying quail were measured when the egg was in the shell gland. 2. the activities of all the enzymes were significantly (p less than 0.001) greater in shell-gland than in isthmus and magnum. 3. gel-electrophoretic analysis of proteins showed that the magnal epithelia had the same proteins ...	1987	2833336
steroid secretion by ovarian cells of the japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica).	mixed cell preparations (theca plus granulosa) prepared from the hierarchy of follicles of quails ovaries were incubated under defined conditions with or without the addition of ovine luteinizing hormone (olh), ovine follicle stimulating hormone (ofsh), theophylline, cycloheximide, or dibutyryl cyclic adenine monophosphate (db camp); or in the presence of androstenedione or testosterone as aromatizable substrate. steroids secreted into the medium during the 4-hr incubation period were assayed by ...	1988	2848745
peripheral blood in the japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica) in acute poisoning by different insecticides.	the purpose of this study was to examine the effect of chlorphenvinphos and foschlor on the erythrocytes and leucocytes in the japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica). it was found that there is no decided change in the number of erythrocytes after ingesting chlorphenvinphos, whereas foschlor significantly reduces rbc content. the effect of the two pesticides is shown by an increase in reticulocytes and erythroblasts. chlorphenvinphos significantly reduces, but foschlor increases, thrombocyt ...	1985	2861051
immunocytochemical localization of the pancreatic islet cells in the japanese quail, coturnix coturnix japonica.		2010	2863411
hematological response of japanese quail to acute hemorrhagic stress.	hematological and serum biochemical changes in response to hemorrhagic stress were determined in both sexes of juvenile and adult coturnix coturnix japonica over 3 day period following a mechanical hemorrhage of 30% of the calculated total blood volume. there was an initial shift posthemorrhage towards greater numbers of more mature erythrocytes and fewer circulating reticulocytes. reticulocytosis was indicated 48-72 hr posthemorrhage. glucose and lactic acid dehydrogenase levels increased after ...	1985	2864183
hatch weight selection: effect on post-hatch growth in the japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica).	the post-hatch growth of japanese quail, weight selected at hatch, was investigated. the quail were grouped according to hatch weight as follows: group i, 5.5-6.2 g; group ii, 6.3-7.0 g; and group iii, 7.1-7.6 g. group iii quail were 25 and 12% heavier at hatching than group i and ii quails, respectively, and reached a mature body weight which was 38 and 12% heavier than group i and ii quails, respectively. gompertz growth parameters were not different in any of the groups. feed and water consum ...	1985	2864190
hepatic biotransformation in the buzzard (buteo buteo) and the japanese quail (coturnix coturnix): effect of pcbs.	hepatic biotransformation was studied in microsomal (cytochrome p-450-dependent monooxygenase activities) and cytosolic (glutathione s-transferase activities) fractions from japanese quail (coturnix coturnix) and buzzard (buteo buteo). monooxygenase activities were not very different apart from a high 7-ethoxycoumarin de-ethylase activity in quail as compared to buzzard. glutathione s-transferase activities were higher in quail than in buzzard. dp5 (a commercial mixture of pcbs containing 50% ch ...	1985	2866918
haematological changes in male and female pharaoh quails (coturnix coturnix pharaoh) after ekatin intoxication.	the purpose of this study was to determine changes in the blood of pharaoh quails after ekatin intoxication, to define the duration of disturbances caused by intoxication and to examine possible sex differences in the birds' reaction to intoxication. it was found that ekatin reduced the number of erythrocytes, haemoglobin level and haematocrit value, increased erythroblast and reticulocyte numbers and increased the osmotic resistance of blood cells. it was shown that this pesticide caused neutro ...	1986	2877803
response of japanese quail to hemorrhagic stress after exposure to microwave radiation during embryogeny.	coturnix coturnix japonica eggs were exposed to 2.45 ghz continuous wave microwave radiation at an incident power density of 5 mw/cm2 (sar = 4 mw/g) during the first 12 days of embryogeny. after hatching, hematologic changes in response to an acute hemorrhage were measured in exposed and nonexposed (control) juveniles and adults of both sexes. reticulocyte numbers and percentages were depressed below control numbers at 24 hr postphlebotomy in exposed adult females. lymphocyte numbers were depres ...	1986	2879671
effect of caponization on central nervous system monoamines in the japanese quail.	depletion of brain regional norepinephrine (ne), dopamine (da) after alpha methyl-paratyrosine (amt), and serotonin (5ht) were measured in intact and caponized adult male japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica). telencephalon, diencephalon, and cerebellum da was depleted by amt treatment, but brain stem was not affected. amt-induced depletion of ne was greatest in telencephalon, diencephalon, and brain stem of capons. neither caponization nor amt affected brain regional 5ht. the results from ...	1987	2881688
manifestations of social stress in grouped japanese quail.	physiological manifestations of social stress in stable and unstable (resident and visitor) pairs of adult male japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica) were compared after 7, 14, 21 and 28 days of regrouping. unstable pairs had reduced body and relative testes (mg/100 g) weights. plasma cholesterol was increased significantly in unstable pairs, and adrenal cholesterol was reduced significantly by daily regrouping of unstable pairs. twelve consecutive days of acth treatment (2, 4 or 8 iu/100 ...	1987	2881689
agonistic behavior and neurochemistry in grouped japanese quail.	aggressive behavior and whole brain neurochemistry were measured in stable and unstable pairs of male coturnix coturnix japonica. aggressive pecking peaked on day 5 of the daily regrouping regime and returned to a basal level on day 14. aggressive behavior was associated with increased brain norepinephrine (ne), dopamine (da), and acetylcholinesterase (ache) in unstable pairs. habituation (12-15 days) and da response to daily regrouping and inanition were inversely related in unstable and stable ...	2007	2881690
hematology of japanese quail selected for high or low serum corticosterone responses to complex stressors.	blood was collected from random-bred male coturnix coturnix japonica and from quail selected genetically for high or low serum corticosterone responses to complex stressors after chronic exposure to short daily photoperiods and after exposure to long photoperiods. when compared to the low response quail, high response quail exhibited increased mean cellular hemoglobin values, reticulocyte numbers and heterophil percentages, and decreased monocyte and eosinophil numbers after exposure to long pho ...	1987	2881699
reticulocyte numbers in japanese quail chicks.	erythrocyte parameters in coturnix coturnix japonica were evaluated daily during the first 2 weeks after hatching. nadirs in total circulating erythrocyte numbers, hematocrit percentages, and hemoglobin concentrations were found during the first 5 days posthatch. reticulocytosis from 4 to 9 days posthatch ameliorated these nadirs until 12 days posthatch, when secondary nadirs appeared. erythropoiesis was indicated by reticulocytosis when hemoglobin levels decreased. reticulocyte maturation was i ...	2010	2881700
effect of cage density and rank in peck order on brain regional monoamines in adult male coturnix coturnix japonica.	1. in adult male coturnix coturnix japonica neither norepinephrine (ne) nor serotonin (5ht) in various brain regions were affected by caging density (174 cm2-8/cage; 348 cm2-4/cage; 696 cm2-2/cage). dopamine (da) in diencephalon was elevated in high density cages. 2. peck order rank was assigned on the basis of feather distribution on head, neck and back and lesions on head and back. 3. upper strata peck order rank was associated with significantly lower levels of brain regional ne and da compar ...	1987	2886268
leukocyte numbers during the humoral and cell-mediated immune response of japanese quail after microwave irradiation in ovo.	1. coturnix coturnix japonica eggs were exposed to 2.45-ghz continuous wave microwave radiation at an incident power density of 5 mw/cm2 (sar = 4 mw/g) during the first 12 days of embryogeny. after hatching, leukocyte differential changes were measured in response to an injection with alectoris graeca chukar red blood cells (crbc) and in response to a phytohemagglutinin (pha) injection in irradiated and nonirradiated (sham) quail of both sexes. 2. microwave irradiation did not affect anti-crbc h ...	1987	2886278
changes in the blood and the bone marrow picture of the pharaoh quail (coturnix coturnix pharaoh) chicks as a manifestation of adaptation to postembryonal life.	1. the aim was determination of the rate of adaptation of the respiratory and defence functions of the blood and bone marrow of quail chicks. 2. in the early post-hatching period, enhanced haemoglobin synthesis is the mechanism adapting the bird to the rich oxygen conditions beyond the egg. 3. in 2-week-old chicks, the increased respiratory function of the blood is associated with a parallel rise of the erythrocyte count and haemoglobin content. 4. the defence mechanisms of the chick in the firs ...	1987	2886288
leukocyte numbers in hemorrhaged japanese quail after microwave irradiation in ovo.	1. coturnix coturnix japonica eggs were exposed to 2.45-ghz continuous wave microwave radiation at an incident power density of 5 mw/cm2 (and a specific rate of 4 mw/g) during the first 12 days of embryogeny. after hatching, hematological changes in response to an acute hemorrhage were measured in exposed and nonexposed (control) juveniles of both sexes. 2. exposure did not affect erythroid cell numbers either before or after hemorrhage. 3. exposure affected the recovery of lymphocyte and hetero ...	2010	2887391
hematological response of hemorrhaged japanese quail after blood volume replacement with saline.	1. hematological responses to hemorrhage by phlebotomy with and without replacement of blood volume with saline were measured in juvenile and adult male coturnix coturnix japonica. 2. recovery of total peripheral erythrocyte numbers and total peripheral leukocyte numbers occurred within 72 hr postphlebotomy in both treatment groups. 3. saline replacement of blood volume following hemorrhage increased the total numbers and differential percentages of circulating reticulocytes at 72 hr postphlebot ...	1987	2887392
isolation and characterization of single myocardial cells from the quail, coturnix coturnix japonica.	1. the enzymatic cell isolation technique was applied to the bird heart resulting in myocytes of which 10-50% maintained their spindle-shaped morphology, excluded the vital dye, evans blue and tolerated physiological concentration of ca2+ ions. 2. the length of spindle-shaped myocytes was on average 289 +/- 7 microns, and the maximum width was 10.2 +/- 0.3 microns. the mean length of the sarcomeres was 2.18 +/- 0.03 microns. 3. in electron micrographs the fine structure of the spindle-shaped myo ...	1987	2889569
blood volume recovery in hemorrhaged japanese quail.	1. blood volume and plasma biochemical changes and feed and water consumption in response to a hemorrhage by phlebotomy of 30% of the calculated total blood volume with and without replacement of blood volume with physiological saline were determined in juvenile male coturnix coturnix japonica. 2. plasma protein and osmolality decreased rapidly posthemorrhage and did not recover by 72 hr posthemorrhage. 3. plasma glucose, na+ and k+ increased within 1 hr postphlebotomy. plasma na+ returned to no ...	1987	2889580
hematological effects of ethyl methanesulfonate, paraquat and phenylhydrazine in japanese quail.	1. juvenile coturnix coturnix japonica males were injected intravenously with 2, 20 or 200 mg ethyl methanesulfonate (ems)/kg body wt; 0.2, 2 or 20 mg paraquat (para)/kg body wt; or 0.6, 6 or 60 mg phenylhydrazine (phz)/kg body wt; and hematologic variables were measured at 0 (non-injected), 24 and 72 hr post-injection. 2. ems, para and phz-induced hemolytic anemia began within 24 hr post-injection. 3. recovery from anemia began within 72 hr post-injection of ems or para, but phz injected quail ...	2000	2894271
drinking induced by cellular dehydration in the quail, coturnix coturnix japonica.	1. drinking was induced in water-replete quail 5-10 min after intravenous injection of hypertonic nacl (0.69 osmol/l) or sucrose (1.06 osmol/l), but hypertonic urea (2.78 osmol/l) failed to induce drinking. 2. the birds drank approximately the amount required to dilute the injected solutes to isotonicity for each given dose of nacl or sucrose. 3. the plasma angiotensin ii level decreased after injection of 7% nacl (2.5 osmol/l), but it increased after injection of an equi-osmolar solution of suc ...	1988	2900120
the claude bernard lecture, 1987. embryonic chimeras: a tool for studying the development of the nervous and immune systems.	chimeras have been constructed in the avian embryo following the observation of the particular structure of the interphase nucleus in the japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica). in all embryonic and adult cell types of this species a large amount of heterochromatin is associated with the nucleolus, making quail cells readily distinguishable from those of the chick where the constitutive heterochromatin is evenly dispersed in the nucleus. these structural differences have been used to devise ...	1988	2907137
aromatase activity in quail brain: correlation with aggressiveness.	testosterone (t) triggers aggressive behavior in males of many vertebrate species; however, the neural and hormonal basis of individual differences in the frequency or intensity of aggressive behavior is still debated. using the japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica), a species in which individuals exhibit a wide range of aggressiveness in nature and the laboratory, together with a newly devised test procedure for quantifying aggressiveness, we recently demonstrated that aggression is estro ...	2010	2909376
[development of the ovarian and oviduct arteries of the japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica) after hatching].		1986	2948420
cryptosporidium infections in birds and mammals and attempted cross-transmission studies.	infections by cryptosporidium were detected in association with clinical disease in 11 humans (homo sapiens), 19 calves (bos taurus), nine common quail (coturnix coturnix), six mallard ducks (anas platyrhynchos), five ring-necked pheasant (phasianus colchicus) and a single budgerigar (melopsittacus undulatus). infections in mammals were accompanied by transient diarrhoea and anorexia, whereas infected birds exhibited clinical signs of respiratory distress. repeated cross-transmission studies rev ...	1987	2964117
effects of supplementary vitamin d3 on egg production of two strains of japanese quail and growth of their progeny.	two strains (university of saskatchewan, white egg and wild type) of mature japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica), following a 4-week depletion period, were fed one of four diets varying in supplementary vitamin d3: a) no supplementary vitamin d3, b) national research council (nrc, 1977) recommended level of 1,200 iu vitamin d3/kg feed, c) 10 times, nrc levels, and d) 100 times nrc levels for 4 weeks. egg production, egg weight, number of softshelled eggs, body weight, and feed consumption ...	1985	2986086
marek's disease in japanese quails (coturnix coturnix japonica): a study of natural cases.	marek's disease was observed in quails. gross lesions were confined mostly to the spleen and liver. microscopic lesions were commonly seen in spleen, proventriculus, liver, and duodenum. skin, peripheral nerves, and other visceral organs were also involved. of 123 quails examined, 39 had serum antibodies against marek's disease. these antibodies were detected from 11 to 17 weeks of age; the highest incidence was recorded at 15 weeks. feather follicular antigen detected in 30 of the 95 quails was ...	1985	3000332
ultrastructural and cytochemical studies in normal japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica) eosinophils and in those from birds with experimentally induced eosinophilia.	normal eosinophil development in the japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica) was similar to that described in the fowl and the duck, with granulogenesis occurring in the golgi apparatus. the characteristic lipid droplets were small in the immature eosinophils, and after staining specifically for lipid, small moieties were also traced to the golgi apparatus. in mature eosinophils the lipid droplets measured between 1.0 and 1.5 micron in diameter and they were surrounded by profiles of smooth ...	1986	3022360
experimental studies on marek's disease in japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica).	day-old quails experimentally infected with marek's disease (md) virus of quail origin developed lymphoid tumors. the severity of the disease increased considerably with serial passage. tumor transplants could be made with cells derived from gross tumors in skeletal muscles, spleen cells, and blood from md-affected quails. after five to six serial transplants, the tumor could not be transplanted further. marek's disease tumor-associated surface antigen (matsa) was demonstrated in lymphoid cells ...	1987	3039961
experimental aspergillosis in japanese quails (coturnix coturnix japonica). clinical signs and haematological changes.	intratracheal inoculation of 2-week-old quail chicks with aspergillus fumigatus resulted in the development of clinical signs within 24 h of infection. these were characterized by anorexia, depression, accelerated respiration and gasping followed by death. the acute course of the disease lasted for 7-10 days followed by recovery in the surviving chicks. the overall mortality during a 6-week observation period was 20%. although the mean body weight of a. fumigatus infected quail chicks continued ...	1988	3050527
changes in pituitary responsiveness during the ovulatory cycle of the japanese quail, in vitro.	anterior pituitary glands from ovulating japanese quail (coturnix coturnix) were used to investigate variation in sensitivity to chicken luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (clhrh i; gln8-lhrh). grouping the pituitaries by ovulatory stage provided preliminary evidence of changes in sensitivity to lhrh during the ovulatory cycle. pituitaries taken from quail before the preovulatory lh surge were responsive to clhrh i, while pituitaries from the other times of the cycle showed minimal response t ...	1988	3053965
different mechanisms controlling fsh and lh release in japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica): evidence for an inherently spontaneous release and production of fsh.	plasma concentration of fsh and lh and their content in the adenohypophyses of japanese quail were estimated by homologous radioimmunoassays based on chicken hormones. the results consistently showed that the plasma concentration of fsh was slightly higher than that of lh, although the fsh content in the adenohypophysis was much lower than that of lh in immature, mature and acutely photostimulated quail. these results prompted experiments in vitro to determine whether the difference was intrinsi ...	1986	3081675
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
carbon-14-ochratoxin a distribution in the japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica) monitored by whole body autoradiography.	tissue distribution of the nephrotoxic mycotoxin ochratoxin a was characterized in laying japanese quail by whole body autoradiography and scintillation counting using 14c-labelled toxin. periodically for 8 days after one intravenous injection of 14 microci/bird, corresponding to 70 ng/g body weight, birds were killed, frozen, and sagittal sections of the whole body were placed on x-ray film. in general, the ochratoxin disappeared from the avian body rapidly. specific retention of radioactivity ...	1988	3136448
hepatic uroporphyrin accumulation and uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase activity in cultured chick-embryo hepatocytes and in japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica) and mice treated with polyhalogenated aromatic compounds.	the relationship between hepatic uroporphyrin accumulation and uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase (ec 4.1.1.37) activity was investigated in cultured chick-embryo hepatocytes, japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica) and mice that had been treated with polyhalogenated aromatic compounds. chick-embryo hepatocytes treated with 3,3',4,4'-tetrachlorobiphenyl accumulated uroporphyrin in a dose-dependent fashion without a detectable decrease in uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase activity when either pentac ...	1988	3138981
dihydrofolate reductase activity in the purkinje neuron populations of some non-mammalian vertebrates.	the intensity and distribution of histochemically demonstrable dihydrofolate reductase (fh2-r ec 1.5.1.3.) in unfixed cryostat sections was studied in purkinje neurons of adult vertebrates that have either simple neural circuits and cytoarchitectonics (ictalurus nebulosus, rana esculenta) or complex neural circuits and cytoarchitectonics (coturnix coturnix japonica), compared with the rat as a control. the reaction was generally undetectable in ictalurus nebulosus and in rana esculenta; with pos ...	1988	3149438
morphotic composition of bone marrow and peripheral blood in various periods of the life cycle of the pharaoh quail (coturnix coturnix pharaoh). iii. peripheral blood-white blood cell system.		1988	3169305
morphotic composition of bone marrow and peripheral blood in various periods of the life cycle of the pharaoh quail (coturnix coturnix pharaoh). ii. peripheral blood: the red blood cell system.		1988	3169306
ganglion cell and hair cell loss in coturnix quail associated with aging.	hair cells and ganglion cells were examined in young adult (3 month old) and senescent (3 to 6 year old) quail (coturnix coturnix). following sacrifice the basilar papillae, along with the ganglia, were fixed, embedded in plastic and sectioned serially at 100 micron intervals from basal to apical tip. hair cells and ganglion cells were counted from three micron thick sections at each interval. hair cell number remained constant between age groups (less than 10% loss even in the oldest group). ga ...	1988	3198518
prevention of hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis in japanese quail by high intake of soy protein.	this study was undertaken to determine the influence of levels of soy protein on cholesterol metabolism and the development of atherosclerosis in japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica). quail were fed purified diets containing one of four levels (10, 20, 40 or 60%) of soy protein either with (atherogenic) or without (control) 0.5% cholesterol. results showed that higher proportions of protein (40 and 60%) in atherogenic diets had a preventive effect on the development of atherosclerosis in ...	1988	3214472
ontogeny of architectural complexity in embryonic quail visceral arch muscles.	understanding the mechanisms of muscle pattern formation requires that the complete sequence of ontogenetic events be defined, particularly in the emergence of architectural complexity and in the spatial relations between muscles and skeletal elements. this analysis of visceral arch myogenesis in quail (coturnix coturnix japonica) embryos identifies the location of premuscle condensations and subsequent segregation of individual muscles, documents the initial orientation of myofibers and changes ...	1988	3218618
roles of age, body weight and composition in the initiation of sexual maturation of japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica).	1. the roles of chronological age, body weight and body composition in the initiation of sexual maturation of japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica) were investigated by imposing an inhibitory photoperiod (ip), and by the intramuscular injection of turkey growth hormone (gh) or antisera to turkey growth hormone (agh). 2. absence of sexual maturity in the ip treatment was accompanied by reduced testis and ovary-oviduct weights, and an increased breast muscle weight expressed as a proportion ...	1988	3224292
rapid adjustment of the pineal n-acetyltransferase rhythm to change from long to short photoperiod in the japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica).	the dynamics of adjusting the pineal n-acetyltransferase rhythm from long to short photoperiod was assessed in the japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica). the transition from ld 16:8 to ld 8:16 was accomplished by symmetrical prolongation of the dark period. in ld 16:8, the period of elevated nocturnal activity lasted approximately 7 hours. during the first prolonged night, the evening n-acetyltransferase rise advanced by almost 3 hours relative to the rise in ld 16:8 and occurred at the sa ...	1988	3225739
water intake induced by water deprivation in the quail, coturnix coturnix japonica.	mechanisms inducing drinking after water deprivation, and mechanisms terminating drinking after rehydration, were investigated in the quail, coturnix coturnix japonica. 1. water intake was induced after 4 h of water deprivation, and the amount of water drunk increased in proportion to the period of water deprivation. drinking occurred immediately after deprivation. drinking occurred immediately after deprived birds were given access to water, and continued for periods proportional to the period ...	1988	3249018
localization of avian lhrh-immunoreactive neurons in the hypothalamus of the domestic fowl, gallus domesticus, and the japanese quail, coturnix coturnix.	the localization of lhrh-containing perikarya and nerve fibers in the hypothalami of the domestic fowl and japanese quail was investigated by means of the specific immunoperoxidase abc method, using antisera against chicken lhrh-i ([gln8]-lhrh), chicken gnrh-ii ([his5-trp7-tyr8]-lhrh[2-10]) and mammalian lhrh ([arg8]-lhrh). chicken lhrh-i-immunoreactive perikarya were sparsely scattered in the nucleus preopticus periventricularis (pop), nucleus filiformis (fil) and nucleus septalis medialis (sm) ...	1988	3277716
the effects of estrogen, insulin and dexamethasone on the synthesis and secretion of egg white proteins in primary cultured oviduct cells of laying japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica).	1. the effects of estrogen, insulin and dexamethasone on the synthesis of egg white proteins were investigated by employing primary cultured oviduct cells of laying japanese quails. 2. it was demonstrated that oviduct cells require insulin and dexamethasone, besides estrogen, to synthesize and secrete egg white proteins maximally.	1988	3281790
luteinizing hormone secretion from the quail pituitary in vitro.	an enzymatically dispersed pituitary preparation from japanese quail (coturnix coturnix) was used to study the dynamics of gonadotropin release. after an 18-h incubation, the cells were challenged with different luteinizing hormone-releasing hormones (lhrh) for 90 min. using pituitary cells from mature males, mammalian and chicken lhrh i (gln8-lhrh) had approximately equal luteinizing hormone (lh)-releasing activity whereas chicken lhrh ii (his5, trp7, tyr8-lhrh) was 8-9 times more potent. the l ...	1987	3304437
steroids modulate the release of luteinizing hormone from quail pituitary cells.	an enzymatically dispersed pituitary preparation from male japanese quail (coturnix coturnix) was used to study the effects of gonadal and adrenal steroids on gonadotropin release. cells were preincubated for 18 hr with or without steroids and then challenged with chicken luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (clh-rh i; gln8-lh-rh). preincubation with testosterone (t; 10 nm) significantly suppressed (p less than 0.05) luteinizing hormone release in response to clh-rh i (10 ng/ml). preincubation ...	1987	3325334
changes in plasma concentrations of reproductive steroids in female japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica) raised on long or short photoperiods.	plasma concentrations of progesterone, testosterone, estradiol, and estrone were measured by radioimmunoassay in female japanese quail 22 to 70 days of age. the birds were raised on long (16 hr light per day) or short (8 hr light per day) photoperiods. only the birds raised on the long photoperiod layed eggs, starting between 42 and 49 days of age. the concentration of each reproductive steroid increased between 28 and 35 days of age, but the increases were more substantial in the birds raised o ...	1988	3366353
mechanism controlling photostimulated luteinizing hormone secretion is different from preovulatory luteinizing hormone surge in japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica).	a so-called "night-interruption" experiment with a 15-min light pulse showed that a sensitive phase for the photoperiodic lh secretion in male japanese quail extended over a period of 2 hr from 12.5 to 14.5 hr after dawn. exposure of a 1-hr light pulse at this photosensitive phase to male quail kept under 8l:16d induced the increase of plasma lh concentrations just the same as quail transferred to 16l:8d. in the first few days of photostimulation either by night interruption or by long days, lh ...	1988	3371646
selection of japanese quail for contrasting blood corticosterone response to immobilization.	japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica) were divergently selected for 12 generations for increased (high stress, hs) and decreased (low stress, ls) blood corticosterone (b) response to unfamiliar environments. response lines were selected initially on the basis of wild-type quail b response to albino (alb) quail intrusion (s1 to s3) and subsequently on b response to immobilization (imb) (s4 to s12). using alb intruders as stressors proved unsuccessful, therefore the practice was abandoned in ...	1988	3375175
intestinal colonization of campylobacter jejuni in young japanese quails (coturnix coturnix japonica).		1988	3386114
effect of hyaluronic acid on the emergence of neural crest cells from the neural tube of the quail, coturnix coturnix japonica.	hyaluronic acid (ha) added to the medium of quail neural tubes explanted in vitro influences the number of migratory neural crest cells that emerge, compared with controls. neural crest cells were counted with an ocular grid after 20 h of migration into 0.1 mm wide areas or 'bins' lying parallel to the neural tube, and the results were analyzed by linear regression. a low concentration of ha (5 micrograms/ml) significantly decreased the total number of neural crest cells in all bins adjacent to ...	1988	3396055
changes in serum concentrations of steroids during embryonic and post-hatching development of male and female japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica).	serum concentrations of testosterone, 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone, oestradiol and progesterone were measured by radioimmunoassay combined with celite chromatography in male and female japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica) during the second half of embryonic life (days 9-17 of incubation) and during the first 5 weeks after hatching. the mean level of each of the four steroids was significantly affected by the age of the birds. an overall effect of sex was detected by analysis of variance on ...	1988	3411279
ultrastructure of the testis and epididymis of japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica) administered gossypol.	when japanese quail were given gossypol acetic acid intramuscularly at 25 mg/kg body weight per day for 9 days, testis/body weights were reduced to 63% of those of controls. lumina of the seminiferous tubules became smaller but were packed with tails of spermatids. mitochondria of spermatids changed in shape from elongated to round. after administration of gossypol for 21 days, testis/body weights were 14% of those of controls. lumina of seminiferous tubules were completely collapsed, germinal e ...	1988	3413024
application of the quail-chick chimera system to the study of brain development and behavior.	hatched chicks with chimeric brains containing cells from both the domestic chicken (gallus gallus domesticus) and the japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica) have been produced by transplantation of various regions of the neural tube at the 8- to 15- somite stage. the positions of host and donor cells relative to graft boundaries observed throughout embryonic development and after hatching implicated both radial and tangential cell movements in brain morphogenesis. in addition, transplants ...	1988	3413496
the dose-dependent deposition of cadmium into organs of japanese quail following oral administration.	the accumulation and disposition of cd2+ as cdcl2 administered orally to japanese quail (coturnix coturnix) was investigated. birds received 0.01, 0.10, 1.0, 50, 500, 5000, or 50,000 micrograms cd/kg/day for 4 consecutive days by gastric tube, and were killed 4 days after the final dose. the percentage of the total administered dose recovered in liver + kidneys + duodenum was 0.7% or less in all but the highest dose, for which recovery was approximately 2%. only at the highest dose did the hepat ...	1988	3413792
[acute reversible cataract due to nitrocompounds in japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica)].	the present study was designed to examine the usefulness of the japanese quail as an experimental model of cataractogenic activity. chemicals, 2, 6-dibromo-4-nitro-phenol (2, 6-d), 2, 4-dinitroanisole (2, 4-da), and 2, 4-dinitrophenol (2, 4-d; for the positive control), were administered singly through an oral route to 2-week old male japanese quails to investigate the reversibility of cataracts. a single administration of 2, 4-d (36 and 43 mg/kg) produced reversible cataract in 14 of 16 animals ...	1988	3416932
mallophaga of quails (coturnix coturnix) in egypt.		1988	3418167
morphotic composition of bone marrow and peripheral blood in various periods of the life cycle of the pharaoh quail (coturnix coturnix pharaoh). i. analysis of the bone marrow.		1987	3436471
[differentiation of tactile corpuscles (merkel's) in the beak of coturnix coturnix quail during ontogeny].	succession of the merkel's corpuscles appearance and the nervous fibers connected with them in the germ of the beak has been studied by means of light (silver nitrate impregnation) and electron microscopic techniques. appearance of the merkel's corpuscles in the subepithelial connective tissue is preceded by sprouting of nervous fibers into the area. from the very beginning of their differentiation the tactile corpuscles are in contact with nervous terminals. sensory innervation is a necessary c ...	1987	3446099
relationship between parental age, egg weight and hatching weight of japanese quail.	1. the relationships between egg weight or age of breeder quails (coturnix coturnix japonica) and 1-d-old chick weight were determined. 2. significant correlations were found between egg weight and chick weight (r2 = 0.32) and age and chick weight (r2 = 0.86). thus, hatching weight was influenced more by the age of breeder quails than by egg weight as such. 3. chick weight was accurately predicted by the use of age as a single independent variable; egg weight did not explain any further variatio ...	1987	3446342
naloxone attenuates food but not water intake in japanese quail.	the effect of the opioid antagonist naloxone on food and water intake in male japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica) was investigated. birds were injected intramuscularly with 0, 3, 10, and 30 mg/kg body weight of naloxone hydrochloride. food and water were offered ad libitum 15 min postinjection. food intake was attenuated in a dose-dependent fashion through 300 min following the return of food and water. the dose-response relationship was quadratic, with the greatest reduction in food int ...	1987	3447145
[hepatic and duodenal biotransformation in japanese quail (coturnix coturnix): activities of 7-ethoxycoumarin o-deethylase and coumarin 7-hydroxylase].	in vitro cytochrome p-450-dependent monooxygenase activity was studied in hepatic and duodenal microsomes from the japanese quail (coturnix coturnix) with two substrates, 7-ethoxycoumarin and coumarin. the rate of formation of 7-hydroxycoumarin--as the main metabolic product--was followed by fluorometry. 7-ethoxycoumarin o-de-ethylase activity (7-ecod) was shown in liver and duodenum, but coumarin 7-hydroxylase (cou 7-oh) was found only in liver. the requirement for some cofactors (nadph), the i ...	1986	3490823
immunohistochemical study of the distribution of vasotocin reacting neurons in avian diencephalon.	vasotocin (vt)- and neurophysin (nph)-containing neurons were immunocytochemically demonstrated in the diencephalon of the japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica), domestic fowl (gallus gallus), and pekin duck (anas platyrhynchos). in these three avian species, the immunoreactive cells are similarly distributed into three different diencephalic regions: lateral (l), periventricular (p), and dorsal diencephalic (dd). a different number of cell clusters can be easily identified in each region ...	1986	3540108
calcium-dependent chronotropic action of bovine parathyroid hormone (1-34) in isolated atria of japanese quail, coturnix coturnix japonica.	the involvement of extracellular calcium in the chronotropic action of parathyroid hormone (pth) in isolated quail atria was studied. bovine (b) pth-(1-34) caused dose-dependent increases in the atrial beating rate. the pth-induced positive chronotropism was significantly attenuated by lowering the extracellular calcium concentration or by using the calcium channel antagonists verapamil and d600. this suggests the importance of calcium influx in the cardiac action of pth. beta-adrenergic blockad ...	1986	3557092
[adaptation of strains of the rabies virus flury lep and hep to primary culture of fibroblasts of the embryo of japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica)].		1986	3561096