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E H Graul

Publications and source records attributed to E H Graul.

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PubMed1975

[Serum dixogin determination. Clinical significance, results and error consideration based on comparative studies with different radioimmunoassays].

In order to compare 5 different radioimmunoassays (RIA's) and their results we determined the digoxin concentration in the serum of 186 patients and point out some sources of error. We consider the following points important: 1. There were found varying results in the determination of digoxin concentration in patient's sera using different RIA's. 2. One of the essential reasons for these differences are discrepancies of the RIA standards which belong to each kit. 3. It should be required that the control standard is equal to all RIA's. 4. Each laboratory which carries out digoxin determinations should, in collaboration with the clinic, work out and announce its own guide-line values for the RIA used in regard to the optimal therapeutic range and also to overdoses.

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PubMed1974

Preliminary results on the action of cosmic heavy ions on the development of eggs of Artemia salina.

The Biostack experiment (Principal Investigators: H. Bucker) aboard Apollo 16 contained one unit with eggs of the brine shrimp Artemia salina. The eggs were fixed in polyvinyl alcohol foils. Nuclear emulsions and plastics were used as track detectors. The development of 260 eggs hit by cosmic heavy ions was investigated. It differed significantly from the development of the flight controls--eggs flown in the Biostack but not hit by heavy ions--and of the ground controls. From these results it was concluded that a hit of a single heavy ion may injure the encysted blastula. This damage was found to influence the gastrula formation and even the hatching process of the nauplius. Abnormalities of the orthonauplius were observed during the development of the hit eggs. These are shortened extremities, or abnormal thorax or abdomen. In addition, in the Biostack II aboard Apollo 17 eggs of Tribolium confusum and Carausius morosus were included. The influence of single heavy ions on the development process of these highly organized insects was investigated.

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PubMed1973

The Biostack experiment on Apollo 16.

The object of the Biostack experiment is to study the biological effects of high ZE particles of cosmic radiation in order to obtain information on the mechanism of these particles in biological matter. For this purpose individual local evaluation methods have been developed which allow one to identify each biologically effective particle and to correlate the individual hitting particle with the biological effect produced. The Biostack experimental package contains a series of monolayers of selected biological objects (Bacillus subtilis spores, Arabidopsis thaliana seeds, Vicia faba radiculae, Artemia salina eggs) with each layer sandwiched between several different cosmic ion track detectors (nuclear emulsions, cellulose nitrate, polycarbonate). By this arrangement a variety of biological effects due to a single penetrating particle can be analysed. Influence on cellular and tissue development, nuclear damages, and mutation induction are the main investigated effects. These space flight findings will be completed by results of balloon flight and accelerator experiments.

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