Rhabdomyomas of female genital tract. Report on two cases.

Studies were conducted by means of optical light and electron microscopy into two cases of rhabdomyoma of a fetal type in the vagina of a patient, 42 years of age, and in the ectocervical region of a patient aged 39 years. Both cases were similar to one another for optical and ultrastructural features and revealed high maturity of the rhabdomyomatous cells in tumors. A review of the literature would reveal the cases presented to be the 20th case of a vaginal tumor and the 3rd case of ectocervical tumor so far described as rhabdomyomas of the female genital tract.

[Concentration of kininogens and low molecular kininogen antigen in plasma of pregnant rabbits and newborn progeny in health and following intravenous infusion of purified thrombin].

High levels of trypsin-releasing kinin and low molecular plasma kininogen antigen were detected in plasma of pregnant female rabbits. Respective values in plasma of their new born progeny was 2.7 times lower than that in maternal plasma.

Experimental arteriosclerosis and the plasma kininogen and low molecular weight kininogen antigen concentration in rabbits.

A decrease in trypsin-releasable kinin and in low molecular weight kininogen antigen concentrations was observed in plasma of rabbits with cholesterol-induced arteriosclerosis. In rabbits receiving normal diet for 30 days after 30 days of cholesterol almost complete normalization of the morphological status was observed, which was accompanied by normalization of plasma kinin concentration and by higher than normal concentration of kininogen antigen measured. These changes were not observed in animals receiving normal diet for 30 days after 60 days of cholesterol administration.