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Some differences in the distribution of lectin-binding sites on the surface of the plasma membrane of acrosomal and postacrosomal regions and tail of ejaculated human spermatozoa were demonstrated by means of horseradish peroxidase labeled soybean agglutinin. The acrosomal region was more densely coated with labeled lectin in comparison with the postacrosomal region. Hapten inhibition with N-acetyl-D-galactosamine was used as control.

In corpora lutea of pregnancy of dairy cows delta 5-3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and succinate dehydrogenase were demonstrated histochemically and evaluated densitometrically. Serum progesterone was determined radioimmunologically. Activities per volume unit of delta 5-3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and succinate dehydrogenase in large and small luteal cells as well as progesterone concentrations, exhibited no typical and correlated pattern during pregnancy. Large luteal cells in regressive tissue regions showed weaker delta 5-3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activities than in maturing or well-developed tissue regions. Succinate dehydrogenase activities of small luteal cells were highest in regressive luteal tissue. The results indicate that structural development of bovine luteal tissue during pregnancy is reflected by corresponding enzyme activities.

A system of intercellular spaces in the islets of Langerhans of the rat pancreas was found after 6-hydroxydopamine treatment being absent in the control animals. Therefore, we propose that the intercellular canalicular system occurs in response to increased secretory activity of the islets.

There are corpora arenacea among the cell layers of the arachnoid on the dorsal surface of the pineal organ of the bat (Myotis blythi oxygnathus). The pineal arachnoid consists of electron lucent cells connected by cell injunctions to flat sheets and sandwiched on both sides by electron-dense cell rows. Among the superficial cell layers, collagen fibrils form loose bundles. In the electron-lucent cells, pinocytotic vesicles, rough surfaced endoplasmic reticulum, active Golgi areas and granular vesicles of various sizes can be found. Electron dense cells display fewer cytoplasmic organelles than the light ones. Lying between and below the hemispheres and cerebellum the pineal arachnoid does not contact the dura mater directly, therefore it continues on its both sides into arachnoid trabeculae. Corpora arenacea occur in lacunar enlargements of the arachnoid, first of all in the thickened dorsal portion of the pineal leptomeninx. The acervuli are insulated by collagen fibrils and exhibit concentric layers of various density. Needle-shaped structures resembling hydroxyapatite crystals were found in these concentric layers. There was no sign of formation of acervuli in the pinealocytes or elsewhere in the pineal nervous tissue proper. These findings confirm that view that corpora arenacea can be produced by the pineal arachnoid. The formation of acervuli is accompanied by secretory and resorptive phenomena of arachnoid cells.

In rats subjected to acute or protracted stress of immobilization, gastric and duodenal mucosae were monitored for presence of ulcers and their enterochromaffin cells were examined, identifying them with the use of anti-serotonin antibodies and PAP technique. In parallel, serotonin and 5-hydroxyindolacetic acid levels in the stomach and duodenum were estimated. Ulcers developed only in the stomach and exclusively in stress-unadapted animals. Development of ulcers was paralleled by enterochromaffin cell degranulation, decrease in serotonin levels, and increase in 5-hydroxyindolacetic levels in both the stomach and the duodenum. Significance of the findings for contemporary hypothesis of gastric ulcers' pathogenesis was discussed.

ATPase activity was studied in the structures of axon-myelin-Schwann cell complex of sciatic nerves of rabbits of pre-and postnatal development. Positive reaction was observed on the plasma membrane, mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum of Schwann cells, on the intraperiod lines of the compact myelin, in the split myelin lamellae in the paranodal regions and Schmidt-Lanterman clefts, in segment of outermost lamellae split off from the interparanodal myelin, in the mesaxons, in the loose myelin lamellae in the earlier stages of myelinization, on the axolemma (periaxonal space) and axoplasm. The ATPase activity on the Schwannian plasmalemma, axolemma and myelin sheath surface was found to be heterogeneously distributed. An accumulated of reaction deposits at the origin of the outer mesaxon, at the axoglial contacts as well as at the terminal part of the myelin sheath was respectively observed. Alterations of the enzyme activity distribution in axon-myelin-Schwann cell complex during rabbit's development were found to be associated with the growing myelin sheath and its node-paranode. Using controls with ouabain an attempt was made the possibilities of Wachstein and Meisel's method to be shown and the place of alpha+ form of Na+, K+-ATPase in the axon-myelin-Schwann cell Complex to be establish.

The paper summarizes the authors' findings indicative of an open blood circulation in the human spleen, particularly those obtained by immune and enzyme histo- and cyto-chemical methods, and by electron microscopy. In the red pulp the blood gets into the extravascular spaces of the pulp cords, where the individual blood components have to pass between numerous macrophages to reach the sinuses. The sinus wall is composed of elongated endothelial cells surrounded by waved annular or ring fibers of the basement membrane. In some areas annular fibers are joined by longitudinal fibers, giving rise to the filtration lattice, the fenestrated basement membrane. The sinus wall represents the last filter barrier which decises whether the blood elements get back into the blood or not. Extravasation of blood secures that all foreign as well as the altered own components, particularly cellular and particle ones naturally along with the normal constituents get from the circulating blood into extravascular spaces. In the next phase, however, the normal ones return into the circulation, whereas the abnormal components are removed from the extravascular tissue by means of the macrophagic and immune system of the spleen.

In a series of experiments the influence of the trypsin inhibitors aprotinin (Trasylol) and TLCK (N-p-tosyl-L-lysin chloromethyl ketone) on the gelatinolytic activity of acrosin and motility of rabbit spermatozoa was tested. Ejaculated, highly motile spermatozoa were washed in Brackett-Medium. 12.5 to 1000 microns Aprotinin and 50 to 1000 micrograms TLCK, respectively, were added to samples of 1 ml sperm suspension: the specimens were incubated at 37 degrees C. Increasing aprotinin concentrations reduced the gelatinolytic activity of acrosin and the sperm incubation at a concentration of 1000 micrograms Aprotinin/ml sperm. Spermatozoa in all TLCK specimens were entirely immotile 1.5 hours after incubation. The gelatinolytic activity of acrosin was obviously not inhibited at any TLCK concentration. These results suggest that, under these experimental conditions, aprotinin and TLCK may impair primarily the motility spermatozoa.

For the effective visualization of acidic glycoconjugates in electron microscopy, a post-embedding staining method has been devised for intensifying their alcian blue (AB) reactions by means of phosphotungstic acid (PTA). Tissue samples were prepared by glutaraldehyde-paraformaldehyde fixation of pieces of the trachea, aorta, and colon from adult rats. LR-White resin-embedded ultrathin sections were stained first with AB (pH = 1.0 or 2.5) and then reacted for PTA. In the tissues examined, the AB reaction of acidic glycoconjugates involved was effectively intensified by subsequent PTA staining in nearly all of the ultrastructures known to contain such carbohydrates. The majority of these ultrastructures failed to show any pronounced densities, if stained singly with PTA under the identical staining conditions. In all the ultrastructures, a series of selective methods such as active methylation and digestion with testicular hyaluronidase or neuraminidase have substantiated the selectivity of the PTA intensified AB reactions for acidic glycoconjugates involved. The present PTA intensified AB method resulted virtually in no contaminations of the backgrounds and can be regarded as a reliable and useful technique for the effective visualization of both intra- and extracellular acidic glycoconjugates in electron microscopy.

The vital staining of endothelium of fresh and stored corneas with fluorescence diacetate is described. This staining is suitable for critical examination of corneas before transplantation.