Genetic Diversity of in Germany and Global Relations of Its Genetic Background.

This is the first study to explore the genetic diversity and population structure of domestic water buffalo () in Germany and their potential relations to herds in other parts of Europe or worldwide. To this end, animals from different herds in Germany, Bulgaria, Romania, and Hungary were genotyped and compared to genotypes from other populations with worldwide distribution and open to the public. The pilot study analyzed population structure, phylogenetic tree, and inbreeding events in our samples.

[Delayed Takotsubo syndrome - A critical perioperative incident].

Introduction: The term Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) describes a transient ventricular dysfunction. Symptoms and complication rate are similar to those of a myocardial infarction.

Medical History: An 81-year-old female patient was admitted for thrombendarterectomy of the left femoral artery.

Effects of theophylline on anesthetized malignant hyperthermia-susceptible pigs.

Background: Theophylline was shown to induce contracture development in porcine malignant hyperthermia (MH) susceptible (MHS) skeletal muscles in vitro. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the in vivo effects of theophylline in MHS and MH normal (MHN) swine.

Methods: MH-trigger-free general anesthesia was performed in MHS and MHN swine.

[Further education in anesthesiology. Implementation at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf].

Due to the lack of physicians and the changing demands of junior staff more attractive curricula are needed in anesthesiology in Germany. In the German Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine as well as the Association of German Anesthesiologists discussions on the optimization of training have a long tradition. The following article gives a description of the concept and the practical approach to the training curricular at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf and is designed to stimulate discussion on possible concepts for training in anesthesiology.

Magnetic coupling in enantiomerically pure trinuclear helicate-type complexes formed by hierarchical self-assembly.

Based on chiral, enantiomerically pure 7-[(S)-phenylethylurea]-8-hydroxyquinoline (1-H), trinuclear helicate-type complexes 2-5 are formed with divalent transition-metal cations. X-ray structural analyses reveal the connection of two monomeric complex units [M(1)(3)](-) (M=Zn, Mn, Co, Ni) by a central metal ion to form a "dimer". Due to the enantiopurity of the ligand, the complexes are obtained as pure enantiomers, resulting in pronounced circular dichroism (CD) spectra.