Kimberlite volcanism involves the emplacement of olivine-rich volcaniclastic deposits into volcanic vents or pipes. Kimberlite deposits are typically pervasively serpentinised as a result of the reaction of olivine and water within a temperature range of 130-400 °C or less. We present a model for the influx of ground water into hot kimberlite deposits coupled with progressive cooling and serpen...

Physiological mechanisms of silver toxicity (as silver nitrate) to the sensitive rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) (96 h LC50: 10.2 µg silver l(-1), in soft, low chloride water) and the more tolerant European eel (Anguilla anguilla)(96 h LC50: 34.4 µg silver l(-1), in the same water) were investigated during acute exposure to silver, using concentrations varying from 3 to 22 µg silver l(-1). ...

The effects of cadmium (Cd2+) on calcium (Ca2+) transport in the gills of rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) were studied. The gill epithelium of freshwater fish represents a model for a Ca2+-transporting tight epithelium. Unidirectional Ca2+ fluxes in the gills were estimated in an isolated saline-perfused head preparation. Ca2+ influx was not affected when up to 10 microM Cd were added to the ve...

MANGOS, JOHN. Transductal fluxes of Na, K, and water in the human eccrine sweat gland. Am. J. Physiol. 224(5): 1235-1240. 1973.--The bidirectional fluxes of Na, the net influx of K, and the net fluxes of water were studied in the human sweat duct in vitro by free-flow microperfusion with sweat resembling the primary secretory fluid and by microanalysis of the fluid samples obtained. Full-thickn...

the whole plant of biophytum petersianum was extracted with a mixture of water – alcohol (1:1) to evaluate its relaxant effect on aorta rings. in isolated wistar rat tissue, the hydro-ethanolic extract (0.1; 0.25 and 0.5 mg/ml) non-competitively antagonized calcium chloride and high-k + - induced aorta contractions in a concentration-dependent manner. moreover, the inhibition of noradrenaline–i...

Water balance in teleosts, as proposed in the classical theories of osmoregulation originating from the work of Smith (1930), may be summarized as follows. In the marine environment net osmotic water loss from the permeable surfaces of the body, principally the gills, together with the relatively small urinary water loss, is compensated by ingestion of the external medium and the absorption of ...