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C A Walker

Publications and source records attributed to C A Walker.

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PubMed1979

Diurnal rhythm of ethanol metabolism in the rat.

Male Sprague-Dawley rats injected with 2.0 g/kg of ethanol and analyzed 1 h later at 8 specific times of the day showed diurnal rhythms for alcohol concentrations in the blood, urine, brain and liver tissues. The circadian fluctuation noted for the concentrations of blood and tissue ethanol might indicate a diurnal variation in the enzymatic metabolism of ethanol.

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PubMed1979

The involvement of serotonin in induced ovulation in the immature rat.

In pregnant mare's serum gonadotropin (PMS) treated immature rats the cortex, cerebellum, caudate nucleus and hypothalamus were isolated and analyzed for their serotonin (5-HT) content at 6-h intervals for 72 h. Results showed a general trend of significant variation occurring in days 1 and 3 after PMS injection with no major variations observed on the second day. The results obtained suggest a possible involvement of 5-HT in the control of ovulation.

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PubMed1979

Pathogenesis of scrapie: agent multiplication in brain at the first and second passage of hamster scrapie in mice.

The intracerebral (i.c.) injection of mice with a particular source of hamster passaged scrapie produced disease after an incubation period of 325 +/- 6 days (mean +/- s.e.). The incubation period at the second i.e. passage in mice was reduced to 149 +/- 2 days. Studies were made of the dynamics of agent replication at 1st and 2nd passages in mice. At first passage, there was a 'zero phase' lasting about 175 days, when no infectious agent was detected in brain (or spleen), followed by a period of agent replication which lasted 150 days. At second passage, there was no significant 'zero phase' and agent replication occupied the whole of the incubation period. The occurrence of a 'zero phase' on interspecies passage of scrapie is discussed in relation to other reports of a 'zero phase' in mouse passaged scrapie.

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PubMed1978

Evidence that the transmission of one source of scrapie agent to hamsters involves separation of agent strains from a mixture.

A previous paper (Kimberlin & Walker, 1977) described an experimental model of scrapie in hamsters in which the incubation period decreased progressively over the first 4 passages before becoming stable at the 5th and subsequent passes. Studies have been made of some of the agent strains present in brains taken from the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 6th hamster passes. The results indicate the presence of at least two strains of agent at the 3rd passage level. One of these (431K) is highly pathogenic for mice and the other (263K) has an extremely low pathogenicity for mice. However only one of these strains (263K) is present in hamster brain after the 6th serial passage. It is suggested that the 'adaptation' of scrapie to hamsters may involve the selection, from a mixture, of a single strain which is highly pathogenic for hamsters. The possibility of modification of the properties of agent strains on passage discussed.

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PubMed1978

Sensitive bioassay for vancomycin.

An accurate and sensitive assay for vancomycin in serum and body fluids has not been available. This paper reports an assay for vancomycin that can detect serum and fluid levels as low as 0.8 mug/ml. A disk diffusion technique was designed employing buffered glucose minimal salts agar and Bacillus subtilis as an indicator strain. A linear relationship was obtained between zone diameter and concentration for vancomycin standards from 0.8 to 50 mug/ml prepared in pooled human serum. Results were accurate (<10% error) and reproducible (within-sample standard deviation, 0.25 mug/ml) for concentrations of from 0.8 to 25 mug of vancomycin per ml. Zone diameters were at least 6 mm larger on minimal salts agar than on standard assay media. The increased sensitivity and accuracy of the assay make it possible to accurately measure levels in cerebrospinal fluid and dialyzate fluid as well as in serum.

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PubMed1977

Dexamethasone suppression of ovulation in PMS-treated immature rats.

A single injection of 2.0 mg/kg dexamethasone (DXM) administered at 51 h after pregnant mare serum gonadatropin (PMS) treatment inhibited both ovulation and luteinization. S.c. injection of human chorionic gonadotropin (HGG) caused ovulation and luteinization in DXM-PMS-treated rats, whereas treatment with ACTH failed to overcome the DXM inhibitory effect. These findings are interpreted to indicate that DXM inhibits ovulation through a mechanism which might involve the central nervous system.

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PubMed1976

Ovarian LDH activity in gonadotropin-treated immature rats.

Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity was studied in the ovaries of immature rats treated with pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMS). LDH activity increased sharply at 36 h after PMS injection in the ovarian tissue as well as in the blood. It was suggested that the increase of LDH activity in the ovary may be related to its increasing ability to secrete estrogen.

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PubMed1975

Effect of carbon source during growth on sensitivity of Pseudomonas fluorescens to actinomycin D.

Sensitivity to actinomycin D(AD) varies in Pseudomonas fluorescens cells grown in glucose or succinate minimal salts medium. Growth is inhibited in succinate minimal medium by much lower concentrations of AD than in glucose minimal medium. Uptake of selected radioactive metabolites is inhibited by AD in cells incubated for 2 h in succinate medium containing AD but glucose-grown cells were not sensitive. EDTA treatment promotes increased sensitivity to AD in succinate-grown cells but does not alter sensitivity in glucose-grown cells. Succinate-grown cells bound 2-3 times as much 3H-AD as glucose-grown cells. Glucose-grown cells had much higher lipopolysaccharide levels in the envelope than succinate-grown cells. It is proposed that the lipopolysaccharide masks the binding sites and, therefore, is responsible for the difference in binding of AD by the glucose- and succinate-grown cells. The availability of the binding sites is also reflected in the sensitivity of the cells to the antibiotic.

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PubMed1975

Avian postovulatory follicle homogenate effect on the genital tract motility.

The recently ruptured follicles of the avian ovaries were found to contain an oxytocic substance. The substance was found to be heat-labile, nondialyzable and not extractable by lipid solvents. The crude homogenate stimulated the frequency and amplitude of the chicken infundibulum, uterus and uterovaginal junction, if they were taken from hens 2 h before predicted oviposition. The homogenate was found to induce premature oviposition and to stimulate the uterine contractions of rats treated with progesterone. Uterine tissues taken from estrogen-treated rats either did not respond to the homogenate or were inhibited. Addition of phenoxybenzamine or propanolol did not inhibit the stimulatory effect of the homogenate. It is possible that this factor might be involved in regulating oviposition in the hen.

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