Fever and antipyresis in the lizard Dipsosaurus dorsalis

Lizards (Dipsosaurus dorsalis) were placed in a desertlike environment in which the ambient temperature (Ta) at night (1800-0600 h) was 12 degrees C and the day (0600-1800 h) Ta was between 30 and 55 degrees C depending on the location within the chamber. When dead Aeromonas hydrophila (4 X 10(9) organisms) was injected into nine lizards, an elevation in body temperature (Tb) of 2.7 degrees C was observed during the same day. On the day after bacterial injection the lizards' body temperatures averaged 41.6 degrees C, an increase of 4.2 degrees C over their control day Tb. Further investigations on the febrile response of D. dorsalis were conducted at the University of Wisconsin's Biotron, where there exists a simulated desert environment with the light intensity, temperature, and humidity closely parelleling a typical spring day in the southwestern desert of the United States (the natural habitat of Dipsosaurus). In this environment injection of dead bacteria into seven lizards led to an average febrile response of similar magnitude (Tb = 40.5 degrees C) but with a longer latency than that found at the University of Michigan. Injection of 13 lizards with live A. hydrophila (5 X 10(9) organism subcut.) in the simulated desert at Michigan led to a daytime fever averaging 2.3 degrees C (mean Tb = 40.6 degrees C) over a 5-day period. During the 6th and 7th day the lizards' body temperature returned to the normal or afebrile level. Injections of sodium salicylate along with dead A. hydrophila resulted in a dose-dependent attenuation of the febrile response. These results demonstrate that the reptilian febrile response is strikingly similar to avian and mammalian fever and suggest a common origin and perhaps function for the febrile mechanism.     

Anatomic variations in underdeveloped right ventricle related to tricuspid atresia and stenosis

In the anatomy of 416 hearts, the seat of tricuspid stenosis or atresia is examined, with special reference to Fontan-like surgical procedures. A classification is offered which includes cases with and without regular or inverted transposition, and with decreased or increased pulmonary flow. The size and thickness of the right atrium, the size and architecture of the right ventricle, the size of the pulmonary tree, the types of atrial and ventricular septal defects, the condition of the mitral valve, and the size and thickness of the left atrium and left ventricle are analyzed. In addition the various intracardiac and extracardiac abnormalities are enumerated. Reference is also made to the tendency of the aorta and pulmonary trunk to override the septum, in some cases producing double-outlet left ventricle. It is considered that many cases of tricuspid valve atresia and stenosis with or without transposition may be amenable to Fontan-like procedures in the proper age group. All the above anatomic considerations have a bearing on the suitability and type of operative tricuspid bypass procedures, and they may influence the prognosis of surgical therapy.     

Treatment of antral and duodenal bleeding ulcers by Guevara's catheter

The catheter is based on the principle of compression and tamponage, assuring and guaranteeing hemostasis at the base of the ulcer. This method is suitable for permanently controlling an acute hemorrhage in the event medical treatment fails and surgery is contraindicated. Emergency surgery is changed to elective surgery with all its advantages.     

辐照对蜂蜜中残留氯霉素和理化指标的影响

以蜂蜜为实验对象,60Coγ射线辐照9.3kGy剂量,比较辐照前后蜂蜜中残留氯霉素和理化指标的变化.结果表明:蜂蜜中氯霉素浓度从93.07μg/kg降低至0.82μg/kg,降解率达99.12%;羟甲基糠醛含量从23.93mg/kg降低至4.86mg/kg,降低了80%;辐照对蜂蜜水分、灰分、酸度、淀粉酶活性、还原糖和蔗糖含量等理化指标无明显影响.本研究证明辐照技术降低蜂蜜中残留的氯霉素是可行的,为解决当前蜂产品的质量安全问题提供有力的技术支撑.     

GC检测虾中氯霉素残留的研究

建立了虾中氯霉素残留的带电子捕获检测器的气相色谱方法.通过改进虾样品前处理的操作,结果表明:氯霉素浓度在0.5μg/L～500μg/L的范围内呈良好的线性关系(R2=0.9996),最低检测限为0.1μg/kg,定量限为0.5 μg/kg;向样品中分别添加10、100、200μg/kg3个浓度水平的氯霉素回收率分别为99.3%、109.9%和116.9%,变异系数为3.1%～9.2%.该方法灵敏.精密度高.