Rudolph Hermann Lotze's philosophically informed psychology.

This essay deals with four main topics: the notion of philosophical psychology; the idea that physical events and mental events cannot be compared to one another; psychophysical mechanism; and the theory of local signs. These are all key elements in the Medicinische Psychologie of Rudolph Hermann Lotze (1817-1881). By philosophical psychology, Lotze understands not only the collection of experimental data regarding physiological and mental states but also their philosophical processing outlining an interpretation of the real nature of the mind-body connection.

Postvasectomy alterations in protein synthesis and secretion in the rat caput epididymidis are not repaired after vasovasostomy.

Many men who have undergone vasectomy later request vasovasostomy. Unfortunately, significant numbers of these men remain infertile despite the reestablishment of patent ducts. This report examines the possibility that epididymal function remains compromised after vasovasostomy in the rat by examination of quantifiable, in vivo protein synthesis and secretion in the caput epididymidis.

Antisperm autoantibody response is reduced by early repair of a severed vas deferens in the juvenile rat.

Objective: To determine whether antisperm autoantibody production after prepubertal vas injury is influenced by immediate repair of the vas compared to delay of the reanastomosis until sexual maturity.

Design: Animal study comparing early repair, late repair, and sham-operated groups.

Setting: Research laboratory in a medical school.