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Components of membranes isolated from Spiroplasma citri and corn stunt spiroplasma grown at 28 degrees C were analyzed. On a protein basis, lipid phosphorus was lower and cholesterol was higher in S. citri. Only minor differences between the two species were found in fatty acid composition, reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide diaphorase, and adenosine triphosphatase.
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PMID:Comparison of the membrane composition of Spiroplasma citri and the corn stunt Spiroplasma. 42 10

The dermal cells in grey, xanthic, and white goldfish integuments were cytochemically characterized for the following enzymatic activities: tyrosinase, DOPA-oxidase, cytochrome oxidase, monoamine oxidase, peroxidase, non-specific esterase, cholinesterase, NAD-diaphorase, NADP-diaphorase, aryl sulfatase, nucleotide phosphodiesterase, beta-glucuronidase, acid phosphatase, alkaline phosphatase, adenosine triphosphatase, thiamine pyrophosphatase, glucose-6-phosphatase, aldolase, as well as succinate, malate, isocitrate, glutamate, glucose-6-phosphate, 6-phosphogluconate, alpha-glycerophosphate, alcohol, lactate, and beta-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenases. It was found that the epidermis was a significant barrier to the access of cytochemical reaction substrates. Removal of the epidermal barrier provided dermal cell localizations of enzymatic activities which were reproducible. Further, alterations in reaction times and temperatures from the mammalian methodology provided conditions fe various integumental cells were compared for possible interrelationships. The basic foundations for future work with the dermis of poikilothermic vertebrates on an experimental basis were established. In addition, a previously undescribed non-pigmented dermal cell, the "x"-cell, was found to have enzymatic characteristics similar to both melanophores and lipophores. The "x"-cell may be the common precursor of both types of pigment cells.
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PMID:Cytochemical characterization of goldfish (Carassius auratus L.) dermis with special reference to the pigment cells. 82 86

In vitro alterations induced by a 10 micrograms/ml and 50 micrograms/ml dose each of thiophenate and fenbendazole on the absorptive surfaces of Haemonchus contortus (Nematoda: Trichostrongylidae) were studied. The most significant changes were induced in the gut epithelium. Alkaline phosphatase and adenosine triphosphatase activities were decreased, succinic dehydrogenase activity was increased, while acid phosphatase and glucose-6-phosphatase were completely lost from the intestinal epithelium after treatment with either of the drugs. A stimulatory effect of these two anthelmintics was observe on lactic dehydrogenase and reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide diaphorase distribution. Thiophenate caused an increase in the activities of glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH), glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) and nonspecific esterases and a decrease in reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate diaphorase (NADPH-D) activity. Fenbendazole treatment led to the inhibition of GDH, while G-6-PD, NADPH-D, cytochrome oxidase, monoamine oxidase and nonspecific esterase activity remained unaltered in the epithelium.
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PMID:Histoenzymic effects of thiophenate and fenbendazole on the absorptive surfaces of Haemonchus contortus. 133 82

Zinc deficiency (ZD) is teratogenic in rats, and fetal skeletal defects are prominent. To elucidate further the effects of maternal ZD in the fetal skeleton, we performed a morphological and histochemical study of tibial growth plate (GP) in ZD rat fetuses. The histochemical study included the identification of calcium, of hydrolytic enzymes associated with the process of calcification, and of oxidative enzymes related to energy production and to the synthesis of proteoglycans. Pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were fed (1) a control diet (76.4 micrograms Zn/g diet) ad libitum (group C), (2) a zinc-deficient diet (0 micrograms/g) ad libitum (group ZD), or (3) the control diet pair-fed to the ZD rats (group PF). On day 21 of gestation, laparotomies were performed, the fetuses were removed, and fetal tibiae obtained. Specimens were stained with hematoxylin-eosin (H&E) and Masson Trichrome and were processed for identification of alkaline phosphatase, adenosine triphosphatase, succinic dehydrogenase, NADH dehydrogenase, and calcium. The morphologic patterns found in ZD fetal tibiae indicated defects in various cell types implicated in bone metabolism. Staining for hydrolytic enzymes revealed alterations in the size and distribution of matrix vesicles and a weaker staining for ATPase in ZD fetuses. Staining for oxidative enzymes was overall more intense in ZD fetal tibiae. ZD fetuses also presented irregular and defective calcification. These findings indicate that severe maternal ZD in the rat results in structural and functional alterations in the GP of fetal bone, leading to a defective endochondral ossification.
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PMID:Changes in the fetal tibial growth plate secondary to maternal zinc deficiency in the rat: a histological and histochemical study. 196 89

Haemonchus contortus, incubated in 10 micrograms/ml and 50 micrograms/ml concentrations of Nilzan and albendazole in Tyrode solution were stained for histoenzymatic demonstration of various phosphatases, oxido-reductases and esterases. The intestine showed major alterations after drug treatments. The alkaline phosphatases (AkPase), adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase), glucose-6-phosphatase, succinic dehydrogenase (SDH), glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH), reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate diaphorase and reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide diaphorase showed a decreased activity in intestine after Nilzan treatment, whereas lactic dehydrogenase (LDH), glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) and monoamine oxidase resisted increased reaction. The albendazole treatment resulted in altered distribution pattern of the AkPase, ATPase, SDH, and GDH; while LDH, G-6-PD, and non-specific esterases exhibited slightly enhanced activity in the epithelium. The functional significance of these changes has been fully discussed.
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PMID:Effect of Nilzan and albendazole on the absorptive surfaces of Haemonchus contortus (Nematoda)--a histoenzymic study. 196 79

We have cloned and sequenced over 9 kb of the mitochondrial genome from the sea star Pisaster ochraceus. Within a continuous 8.0-kb fragment are located the genes for NADH dehydrogenase subunits 1, 2, 3, and 4L (ND1, ND2, ND3, and ND4L), cytochrome oxidase subunits I, II, and III (COI, COII, and COIII), and adenosine triphosphatase subunits 6 and 8 (ATPase 6 and ATPase 8). This large fragment also contains a cluster of 13 tRNA genes between ND1 and COI as well as the genes for isoleucine tRNA between ND1 and ND2, arginine tRNA between COI and ND4L, lysine tRNA between COII and ATPase 8, and the serine (UCN) tRNA between COIII and ND3. The genes for the other five tRNAs lie outside this fragment. The gene for phenylalanine tRNA is located between cytochrome b and the 12S ribosomal genes. The genes for tRNA(glu) and tRNA(thr) are 3' to 12S ribosomal gene. The tRNAs for histidine and serine (AGN) are adjacent to each other and lie between ND4 and ND5. These data confirm the novel gene order in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of sea stars and delineate additional distinctions between the sea star and other mtDNA molecules.
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PMID:Nucleotide sequence of nine protein-coding genes and 22 tRNAs in the mitochondrial DNA of the sea star Pisaster ochraceus. 197 16

We have attempted to develop an objective, semiquantitative classification of fiber types in turtle neck and limb muscle using microphotometry and multivariate statistical techniques. We first stained serial sections for myosin adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) (with acid and alkaline preincubation and without preincubation), NADH-diaphorase, and two glycolysis-associated markers, alpha-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase (alpha-GPDH) and glycogen phosphorylase A (GPA). This allowed us to characterize individual muscle fibers in terms of their contraction speed and metabolic properties. Next we used microphotometry to measure the optical density of the reaction product in each fiber, and we subjected the resulting optical density matrix to cluster and discriminant function analyses in order to assign fibers to groups (fiber types) and to determine which stains contribute most to the distinction between groups. As a control, we processed a well characterized mammalian muscle (rat sternomastoid) simultaneously. Our results suggest that both neck and limb muscle in Pseudemys can best be described as falling into three groups: 1) slow oxidative (SO) fibers; 2) fast oxidative glycolytic (FOG) fibers, with relatively high oxidative and glycolytic capacities; and 3) fast glycolytic (Fg) fibers, with low oxidative, low/intermediate alpha-GPDH, and high GPA activities. These three fiber types differ from like-named types in rat muscle both in the pH lability of their myosins and in their metabolic profiles.
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PMID:Histochemical classification of neck and limb muscle fibers in a turtle, Pseudemys scripta: a study using microphotometry and cluster analysis techniques. 246 78

Inheritance of the mitochondrial genome is known to be exclusively maternal. To determine whether the loss of paternal mitochondria could be due to a deficiency of RNA in the spermatozoal mitochondria, the expression of mitochondrial genes was studied in testicular cells at various stages of spermatogenesis and in epididymal spermatozoa. The presence of mitochondrial transcripts was examined by Northern blot analysis using probes for the following mitochondrially encoded genes: 12 S and 16 S ribosomal RNAs and a group of mRNAs including cytochrome oxidase subunits I and II (COI-COII), cytochrome b (cyt b), adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) subunits 6 and 8, and subunit 1 of the respiratory chain NADH dehydrogenase (ND1). Comparison of total testicular RNA preparations from prepuberal (6, 8, 12, 16, 18, 20, 22, and 30 days old) and sexually mature (45 days old) mice revealed no major qualitative or quantitative differences in the levels of the mitochondrial transcripts described above. Similar results were observed from enriched preparations of type A and B spermatogonia and interstitial cells obtained from the testes of 8-day-old mice. Transcripts for COI-COII, ATPase 6, or ND1 were reduced in amount in the enriched preparations of pachytene spermatocytes, round spermatids, and residual bodies when compared to the amount in total testis or liver RNA. Transcripts of all the mitochondrial genes analyzed were present in RNA preparations isolated from sperm midpiece tails obtained after sonication of epididymal spermatozoa. These studies demonstrate that (a) during testicular development the levels of mitochondrial RNA in total testicular extracts show no major qualitative and quantitative differences; (b) the mitochondrial transcripts in enriched populations of type A and type B spermatogonia are not different from those obtained from total testes extracts; (c) mitochondrial transcript levels gradually decrease in enriched preparations of pachytene spermatocytes, round spermatids, and residual bodies; and (d) the mitochondrial rRNAs and mRNAs encoded by several mitochondrial genes can be isolated from sperm midpiece tails.
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PMID:Mitochondrial gene expression in male germ cells of the mouse. 277 68

F344 Male rats weighting between 90 and 110 gm were given 90 ppm diethylnitrosamine in their drinking water for 5 weeks. Seven weeks after the administration of carcinogen was completed, the rats were sacrificed and sections of their livers were embedded in methacrylate. Serial sections 2 or 4 micron in thickness demonstrated the presence of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, acid phosphatase, adenosine triphosphatase, aldehyde dehydrogenase, alkaline phosphatase, alpha-naphthyl butyrate esterase, DT diaphorase, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, and 5'-nucleotidase activity and glycogen. The use of 4-micron sections of methacrylate-embedded tissue allows the evaluation of many more phenotypic markers in serial sections than is currently possible with frozen sections.
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PMID:Examination of enzyme-altered foci with gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, aldehyde dehydrogenase, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, and other markers in methacrylate-embedded liver. 287 68

The muscle fiber types and sizes in the M. stapedius (middle ear muscle) of the domestic chicken, Gallus gallus were determined histochemically on the basis of their reactions to myofibrillar adenosine triphosphatase (mATPase), succinic dehydrogenase and NADH diaphorase. Only type II fibers were identified at pH 9.4 and 4.2. At pH 4.6 three levels of activity were seen: high, intermediate and low. With the staining techniques three subtypes of fibers for oxidative enzymes, Types II1 (highly glycolytic), II12 (intermediately glycolytic and lipolytic) and II123 (highly lipolytic) were identified. Fiber diameter was also measured for the different fiber types. The average fiber diameter was around 20 micron for each fiber type. Although similar in size, the fiber types were markedly different in their histochemical properties. These findings plus those of earlier physiological studies suggest that the M. stapedius of G. gallus is a fast twitch, muscle with fibers of similar diameter showing mainly fatigue resistance characteristics.
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PMID:A histochemical characterization of muscle fiber types in the avian M. stapedius. 288 51


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