[Complexes of nitric oxide with hemoglobin and paramagnetic metalloenzymes in the brain and blood of mammals after intermittent hypoxia].

Aim: To investigate an effect of hypoxia on the formation of nitric oxide (NO) in the brain and blood of rats and an influence of L-NNA, the NO-synthase inhibitor, and sodium nitrite on NO generation in separate and simultaneous introduction of these compounds in the animal body.

Material And Methods: Experiments were conducted on 42 rats of Krushinsky-Molodkina (K-M) line without adaptation to hypoxia and short-term adaptation to hypobaric hypoxia. Animals were intraperitoneally injected with sodium nitrite (0.

Serotonin precursor (5-hydroxytryptophan) causes substantial changes in the fighting behavior of male crickets, Gryllus bimaculatus.

This study demonstrates that injection of the serotonin precursor 5-HTP causes substantial changes in the behavioral state, fighting behavior and ability to establish winner-loser relationships in male crickets (Gryllus bimaculatus). The characteristic features of 5-HTP-treated crickets include an elevated posture, enhanced general activity, longer duration of fighting, enhanced rival singing and a decreased ability to produce a clear fight loser. In addition, 5-HTP-treated males showed a slightly delayed latency to spread their mandibles, a decreased number of attacks and an equal potential to win in comparison to controls (physiological solution-treated males).

Effect of locomotor activity on ultrastructure of cerebellar neurons, neurological disturbances, and survival of Krushinsky-Molodkina rats with hemorrhagic stroke.

We studied the effect of locomotor activity on the ultrastructure of cerebellar neurons, neurological disturbances, and survival rate in Krushinsky-Molodkina rats during the development of hemorrhagic induced by acoustic stress. In animals with high spontaneous locomotor activity, severe edema of cerebellar neurons (resulting in the destruction of surrounding structures) and swelling of the synapses (terminals of mossy fibers on granule cell dendrites) were observed. By contrast, the areas of intracerebral, subdural, and subarachnoid hemorrhages were lower in rats under conditions of forced rest.

Measurement of the Michel parameter rho in muon decay.

The TWIST Collaboration has measured the Michel parameter rho in normal muon decay, mu(+)--> e(+)nu(e)nu (mu). In the standard model, rho = 3/4. Deviations from this value imply mixing of left- and right-handed muon and electron couplings.