Under well-watered conditions, chlorenchyma acidity in cladodes of Opuntia ficus-indica increased substantially at night, fully accounting for the 0.26-megapascal nocturnal increase in osmotic pressure in the outer 2 millimeters. Osmotic pressure in the inner part of the chlorenchyma and in the water-storage parenchyma did not change significantly over 24-hour periods. Three months of drought d...

Background. Increased concentrations of norepinephrine in coronary sinus plasma reported in congestive heart failure (CHF) could result from increased cardiac sympathetic nerve firing and norepinephrine release or from failure of neuronal uptake mechanisms to recapture released norepinephrine. We have applied neurochemical indexes of cardiac sympathetic nerve function in heart failure patients ...

Background. Increased concentrations of norepinephrine in coronary sinus plasma reported in congestive heart failure (CHF) could result from increased cardiac sympathetic nerve firing and norepinephrine release or from failure of neuronal uptake mechanisms to recapture released norepinephrine. We have applied neurochemical indexes of cardiac sympathetic nerve function in heart failure patients ...

BACKGROUND Increased concentrations of norepinephrine in coronary sinus plasma reported in congestive heart failure (CHF) could result from increased cardiac sympathetic nerve firing and norepinephrine release or from failure of neuronal uptake mechanisms to recapture released norepinephrine. We have applied neurochemical indexes of cardiac sympathetic nerve function in heart failure patients t...

Chlorella pyrenoidosa were allowed to photosynthesize for short periods of time in the presence of (14)CO(2) and HTO. Analysis of tritium and (14)C labeling of photosynthetic intermediate compounds showed that the T/(14)C ratio of glycolic acid was comparable to that of intermediate compounds of the photosynthetic carbon reduction cycle when photosynthesis was performed in nearly 100% oxygen an...

The flow method of reaction rate measurement has been adapted to the determination of the rate of diffusion of water into the human red cell. In seven experiments the half-time for diffusion exchange has been found to be 4.2 +/- 1.1 msec., which is equivalent to a diffusion flow of 8.6 x 10(-9) ml. H(2)O/(sec., red cell). This figure has been compared with the rate of water entrance under an os...

In this work, we investigated the toxic effects of tritiated water (HTO) on the cardiovascular system. We examined the role of microRNA-34a (miR-34a) in DNA damage and repair in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) exposed to HTO. Cell proliferation capacity was evaluated by cell counting, and miR-34a expression was detected using quantitative PCR (QT-PCR). The Comet assay and γ-H2AX...

The water permeability of tissues was investigated by measuring the efflux of (3)HHO from previously loaded (in darkness) etiolated bean buds (Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. Red Kidney), pea epicotyl segments (Pisum sativum L. var. Alaska), and oat coleoptile segments (Avena sativa L. var. Garry). Red light, far red light, or darkness was applied at the time of transfer of tissue from labeled to un...