Glycoprotein-bound large carbohydrates of early embryonic cells: structural characteristic of the glycan isolated from F9 embryonal carcinoma cells.

The high-molecular-weight glycopeptides characteristic of early embryonic cells were isolated from F9 embryonal carcinoma cells grown in vitro and also from the cells grown in vivo as subcutaneous tumors. The two preparations had similar carbohydrate compositions. The major components were galactose and N-acetylglucosamine (molar ratio 1:0.

Effects of methysergide and naloxone on analgesia induced by the peripheral electric stimulation in mice.

We investigated the antinociceptive effects produced by peripheral electric stimulation (PES) in mice and the influence of administration of L-5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP), methysergide and naloxone on the antinociceptive effect of the PES. Administration of 5-HTP enhanced antinociceptive effects induced by PES, while methysergide and naloxone abolished this antinociception. The mechanisms of analgesia produced by PES involve both endogenous opiate systems and central serotonergic mechanisms.