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G Fink

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Development of hypertension induced by subpressor infusion of angiotensin II: role of sensory nerves.

Long-term administration of a subpressor dose of angiotensin II (Ang II) leads to pressor hyperresponsiveness and slow development of hypertension. Our preliminary data show that mRNA expression for calcitonin-gene related peptide in dorsal root ganglia was significantly increased by subpressor infusion of Ang II. To determine the role of sensory nerves in the development of hypertension induced by subpressor infusion of Ang II, newborn Wistar rats were given 50 mg/kg SC capsaicin on the 1st and 2nd days of life. After the weaning period, male rats were divided into 4 groups and subjected to the following treatments for 2 weeks: capsaicin+Ang II (150 ng. kg(-1). min(-1) SC by osmotic pumps, CAP-AII), capsaicin+vehicle (CAP), control+Ang II (CON-AII), and control+vehicle (CON). The results show that mean arterial pressure was significantly elevated in both Ang II-infused rats compared with non-Ang II-treated rats (P<0.05), and it was higher in CAP-AII than in CON-AII rats (P<0.05). The 24-hour urinary and sodium excretions were lower in CAP-AII than in CON-AII, CAP, and CON rats (P<0.05). These data demonstrated that sensory denervation exacerbates the development of hypertension and impairs renal excretory function when a subpressor dose of Ang II is given. These results indicate that activation of sensory nerves, either by Ang II or by other hormonal or hemodynamic factors, plays a compensatory role in promoting urine and sodium excretion and attenuating elevated blood pressure initiated by Ang II.

Angiotensin II↗

Comparative multicentre study of a panel of thyroid tests using different automated immunoassay platforms and specimens at high risk of antibody interference.

The introduction of automation for immunoassays in recent years has brought about important and evident improvements in assay precision. Increasing standardization and comparability between platforms should enable the development of clinical guidelines and diagnostic algorithms for appropriate clinical decision making. A continuing source of variation between different automated immunoassay platforms is the sporadic effect of interfering antibodies or substances, thus causing aberrant results not supporting the patient's clinical status. The aim of this study was to describe current thyroid panel variation between automated immunoassay platforms including population specimens at risk of antibody interference. A multisite design with laboratories in three different countries using four different automated immunoassay platforms (Roche-Boehringer Mannheim Elecsys (Italy), Roche-Boehringer Mannheim ES300 (Wales), Bayer Immuno 1 and the Bayer ACS:180 evaluated the thyroid panel of thyrotropin (TSH), triiodothyromine (T3), free thyroxine (FT4) and free triiodothyronine (FT3). A common set of 158 randomly selected patient samples of non-thyroid and thyroid disorders, with and without treatment, was tested. Included were 62 patient samples at risk for endogenous antibody interference with high antimicrosomal antibody, anti-TSH receptor antibody and increased rheumatoid factor sub-populations. Across all controls and between platforms, precision measurements were comparable and varied between 0.7% and 12.8% for TSH, 2.8% and 13% for FT4, 1.8% and 10.5% for FT3 and 3.1% and 16% for T3 assay. Acceptable correlation and reproducibility were found between the three Bayer Immuno 1 platforms at each country's site with all four thyroid panel assays demonstrating r-values of 0.989 to 1.000 and slopes of 0.915 to 1.078. Comparisons between the different platforms showed acceptable correlation for all thyroid panel assays. Specimens containing rheumatoid factor were associated with a significantly increased variation between systems for the FT4 and FT3 assays (p < 0.01). This effect did not appear to be selective for a given platform. For specimens with raised autoimmune antibodies and therefore at risk of assay antibody interference, no variation could be observed between the platforms.

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Effects of tamoxifen on serotonin transporter and 5-hydroxytryptamine(2A) receptor binding sites and mRNA levels in the brain of ovariectomized rats with or without acute estradiol replacement.

Estradiol-17beta (E(2)), in its positive feedback mode for gonadotropin release in the female rat, induces expression of the genes for the 5-hydroxytryptamine(2A) receptor (5-HT(2A)R) and the serotonin transporter (SERT) in the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) with a concomitant increase in the densities of 5-HT(2A)R and the SERT in rat forebrain. The forebrain regions affected are those which, in humans, are concerned with the control of mood, mental state, cognition and emotion. Here we have used the mixed estradiol agonist/antagonist, tamoxifen, to determine whether this action of estradiol is mediated by cytoplasmic estradiol receptors. Acute treatment ( approximately 32 h) of ovariectomized rats with estradiol benzoate (EB) increased significantly the amount of 5-HT(2A)R mRNA and SERT mRNA in the DRN and the densities of 5-HT(2A)R and SERT binding sites in the forebrain. These effects of EB were completely blocked by tamoxifen. Treatment with tamoxifen alone had no effect on either gene expression or the density of binding sites. Together, these data show that tamoxifen acts as a pure estradiol antagonist with respect to serotonergic mechanisms in brain. Detailed analysis of the effects of estradiol and tamoxifen on the DRN showed that SERT gene expression is constitutive only in the posterior DRN; in the anterior DRN, SERT gene expression appears to depend upon estrogen induction which is blocked by tamoxifen. Our findings strongly suggest that estradiol receptors are involved in mediating estradiol action on central serotonergic mechanisms and are relevant for our understanding of the effects of antiestrogens as well as estradiol on mood, mental state and cognition.

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Androgen actions on central serotonin neurotransmission: relevance for mood, mental state and memory.

Sex steroids exert potent effects on mood and mental state in the human. Our previous experimental findings in female rats suggest that these effects may be mediated, in part, by the action of estrogen on the 5-hydroxytryptamine2A receptor (5-HT(2A)R) and serotonin transporter (SERT) in brain. Here we review our recent findings on the effect of acute (approximately 32 h) testosterone manipulation on central 5-HT(2A)R and SERT in male rats. Castration decreased while testosterone or estrogen, but not 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone (5alpha-DHT), increased significantly the content of 5-HT(2A)R mRNA and SERT mRNA in the dorsal raphe nucleus (DR) and the density of 5-HT(2A)R and SERT binding sites in higher centers of the brain. The lack of effect of 5alpha-DHT, a potent androgen which cannot be converted to estrogen, suggests that the action of testosterone depends upon its conversion to estrogen by aromatase. This may also explain why estrogen, but not testosterone or 5alpha-DHT, increased the density of 5-HT(2A)R binding sites in the caudate-putamen, a brain region where aromatase is scarce. The estrogen induction of SERT mRNA is most prominent in the rostral DR and this together with the correlation between sensitivity of DR serotonin neurons to estrogen and neurotoxic amphetamine derivatives provides a potential topochemical handle with which to investigate testosterone/estrogen regulation of SERT gene expression. These findings are discussed in relation to the possible role of interactions between sex steroids and serotonin mechanisms in mood disorders, schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease.

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MAP kinase and cAMP filamentation signaling pathways converge on the unusually large promoter of the yeast FLO11 gene.

In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, two major signal transduction pathways, the Kss1 MAPK pathway and the cAMP-regulated pathway, are critical for the differentiation of round yeast form cells to multicellular, invasive pseudohyphae. Here we report that these parallel pathways converge on the promoter of a gene, FLO11, which encodes a cell surface protein required for pseudohyphal formation. The FLO11 promoter is unusually large, containing at least four upstream activation sequences (UASs) and nine repression elements which together span at least 2.8 kb. Several lines of evidence indicate that the MAPK and cAMP signals are received by distinct transcription factors and promoter elements. First, regulation via the MAPK pathway requires the transcription factors Ste12p/Tec1p, whereas cAMP-mediated activation requires a distinct factor, Flo8p. Secondly, mutations in either pathway block FLO11 transcription. Overexpression of STE12 can suppress the loss of FLO8, and overexpression of FLO8 can suppress the loss of STE12. Finally, multiple distinct promoter regions of the FLO11 promoter are required for its activation by either Flo8p or Ste12p/ Tec1p. Thus, like the promoters of the key developmental genes, HO and IME1, the FLO11 promoter is large and complex, endowing it with the ability to integrate multiple inputs.

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Serotonin transporter (SERT) mRNA and binding site densities in male rat brain affected by sex steroids.

Estrogen increases serotonin transporter (SERT) mRNA and binding sites in female rat brain. In order to determine whether changes in SERT are gender- and steroid-specific we have now carried out studies on adult male Wistar rats which were either intact or castrated (under halothane anesthesia) and injected with arachis oil, estradiol benzoate (EB), testosterone propionate (TP) or the non-aromatizable androgen, 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone (5alpha-DHT). The number of SERT mRNA-expressing cells in the dorsal raphe (DR) nucleus was decreased by castration and increased by treatment (for approximately 32 h) with EB or TP, but not 5alpha-DHT. Sex steroids had no effect on the number of SERT mRNA-expressing cells in the median raphe nucleus. The density of SERT sites, assessed by autoradiography of [3H]paroxetine binding, was significantly reduced in arcuate nucleus and median raphe after castration, and increased in arcuate, basolateral amygdala and ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus by treatment with EB or TP, but not 5alpha-DHT. Estradiol, but not testosterone or 5alpha-DHT reduced the density of SERT sites in midbrain central grey. These data show that testosterone as well as estrogen affects SERT expression in male brain, and that the action of testosterone probably depends upon its enzymatic conversion, by aromatase, to estradiol. Our findings may have implications for sex steroid control of mood and behavior, and the action of neurotoxic derivatives of amphetamine, such as 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, in the human.

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Relation between aerobic capacity and extent of myocardial ischemia in patients with normal cardiac function.

BACKGROUND: The relation between aerobic capacity and extent of exercise-induced myocardial ischemia has not been investigated. Fifty patients with coronary artery disease (>/=50% stenosis) without myocardial infarction underwent cardiopulmonary exercise testing followed by quantitative thallium perfusion imaging. Results were compared with those of age- and sex-matched healthy controls with a low likelihood of coronary artery disease. Patients with Q-wave infarction, pulmonary disease, and peripheral vascular disease were excluded. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing and thallium perfusion imaging parameters were correlated for extent of global ischemia, occurrence of increased pulmonary thallium uptake, and transient ventricular dilatation during exercise. RESULTS: Patients with global ischemia <20% (group 1, n = 25) had normal cardiopulmonary exercise testing results, similar to the control group, except for workload and maximal predicted heart rate, which were reduced. However, patients with ischemia >/=20% (group 2, n = 25) had poor cardiopulmonary exercise testing results compared with the controls. The ventilatory anaerobic threshold showed the most significant decrease of all cardiopulmonary exercise testing parameters (48% +/- 6% vs 57% +/- 6%, P <.0001), and it was the only parameter to correlate with extent of ischemia (r = -0.5; P <.003) as well as frequency of increased pulmonary uptake and transient ventricular dilatation (r = -0.33, P =.03). CONCLUSIONS: Ventilatory anaerobic threshold is significantly related to extent of myocardial ischemia and signs of heart failure during exercise. However, patients with mild to moderate exercise-induced ischemia may have normal cardiopulmonary exercise testing performance.

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Serotonergic 5-HT2A receptors important for the oestradiol-induced surge of luteinising hormone-releasing hormone in the rat.

Serotonin (5-HT) plays a role in mediating the oestradiol-induced surge of luteinising hormone (LH), but so far the 5-HT receptor subtype involved has not been identified. Our previous in-situ hybridization and pharmacological studies suggest that the action of 5-HT involves the 5-HT2A receptor. The aim of the present study was to investigate this possibility by the direct approach of determining whether 5-HT2A receptor antagonists block the oestradiol-induced surge of luteinising hormone releasing hormone (LHRH). Adult female Wistar rats, which had shown at least two consecutive 4-day oestrous cycles, were ovariectomised under halothane anaesthesia in the morning of dioestrus and injected with vehicle (arachis oil) alone or oestradiol benzoate (OB). At 12.00 h of the next day, presumptive pro-oestrus, the animals were injected intraperitoneally with one of three 5-HT2A antagonists, a selective 5-HT reuptake inhibitor (fluoxetine), or the appropriate vehicles; hypophysial portal blood was then collected under alphaxalone anaesthesia between 15.00 and 19.00 h. The amount of LHRH released into hypophysial portal blood during consecutive 30-min periods was determined by radioimmunoassay. As expected, oestradiol, but not oil, triggered a surge of LHRH in hypophysial portal blood with a peak at about 16.00 h of presumptive pro-oestrus. This oestradiol-induced surge of LHRH was blocked by ketanserin, ritanserin and the highly selective 5-HT2A receptor antagonist, RP62203, but not by fluoxetine. These results provide the first direct evidence that the 5-HT2A receptor plays an important role in the oestradiol-induced surge of LHRH.

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Characterization of potential regulatory elements within the rat arginine vasopressin proximal promoter.

In order to identify potential cis acting regulatory elements in the rat arginine vasopressin promoter, spanning nucleotides -374 to -36, we have carried out DNAase1 footprint analysis complemented by electrophoretic mobility shift analysis. This analysis has identified distinct transcription factor binding sites within this region. These are: 1) five E box motifs which are bound by members of the basic helix loop helix family of transcription factors; 2) two dGC rich elements which bind multiple complexes including Sp1; 3) a single AP1 element which binds a complex containing c-Fos or Fos related antigens. The location of these elements and their relationship to one another suggests combinatorial interaction amongst these factors as a mechanism of transcriptional regulation of the rat arginine vasopressin proximal promoter.

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Ras signaling is required for serum-induced hyphal differentiation in Candida albicans.

Serum induces Candida albicans to make a rapid morphological change from the yeast cell form to hyphae. Contrary to the previous reports, we found that serum albumin does not play a critical role in this morphological change. Instead, a filtrate (molecular mass, <1 kDa) devoid of serum albumin induces hyphae. To study genes controlling this response, we have isolated the RAS1 gene from C. albicans by complementation. The Candida Ras1 protein, like Ras1 and Ras2 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, has a long C-terminal extension. Although RAS1 appears to be the only RAS gene present in the C. albicans genome, strains homozygous for a deletion of RAS1 (ras1-2/ras1-3) are viable. The Candida ras1-2/ras1-3 mutant fails to form germ tubes and hyphae in response to serum or to a serum filtrate but does form pseudohyphae. Moreover, strains expressing the dominant active RAS1(V13) allele manifest enhanced hyphal growth, whereas those expressing a dominant negative RAS1(A16) allele show reduced hyphal growth. These data show that low-molecular-weight molecules in serum induce hyphal differentiation in C. albicans through a Ras-mediated signal transduction pathway.

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The occurrence, recrudescence, and worsening of asthma in a population of young adults: impact of varying types of occupation.

OBJECTIVE: To describe the rates of exacerbation of existing asthma and incidence of new disease in Israeli men during military service. DESIGN: All 17-year-old Israeli nationals are obliged by law to appear at the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) recruiting office for medical examination. The medical history of army recruits was noted during the 30-month period after their induction into the IDF, and medical examinations were performed by pulmonary specialists in all suspected cases of asthma. The duty status of the soldiers in combat units (CUs), maintenance units (MUs), and clerical tasks was related to their asthma status. RESULTS: Of a total of 59,058 recruits, 1.0% developed asthma during the 30 months of this study; of those in CUs, 1.2% developed asthma; of those in MUs, 0.8% developed asthma; and of those performing clerical tasks, 0.6% developed asthma. The relative risk for developing or worsening of asthma was related to both the preexisting asthma status of the recruit and the environment in which he carried out his military service. The annual incidence of occupational-related asthma in MUs was found to be 800/million: five to six times the rates reported elsewhere. CONCLUSIONS: Service in CUs was associated with an increased frequency of exacerbation of asthma among recruits with previous disease and with the appearance of disease de novo. "Normal" conscripts with a history of childhood asthma are at a higher risk of developing overt asthma when compared to subjects with no such history. We found a 25% relative excess of incident cases of asthma in soldiers posted in MUs compared to those performing clerical tasks [(0.8 to 0.6%)/0.8%]. This difference is probably attributed to the difference in occupational hazards in these categories. Further studies are needed to determine if this represents the elicitation of underlying preexisting airway lability by new work demands or other environmental conditions, or if this represents a new development of airway lability because of specific immune or nonimmune factors.

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Quantitative 15 steps exercise oximetry as a marker of disease severity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

BACKGROUND: Hypoxemia is a common complication of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and a major factor in patients' prognosis and quality of life. The response to exercise has been evaluated by various means but no standardization has been accepted. OBJECTIVES: To suggest a simple outpatient technique for evaluating the response of arterial oxygen saturation to exercise for use as a marker of disease severity. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Ninety-six patients with various degrees of COPD were divided into three groups: mild (forced expiratory volume in 1 sec > 65%), moderate (FEV1 between 50 and 65%), and severe (FEV1 < 50%). Using continuous oximeter recording we measured oxygen saturation during 15 steps of climbing, and quantified oxygen desaturation by measuring the "desaturation area," defined as the area under the curve of oxygen saturation from the beginning of exercise through the lowest desaturation point and until after recovery to the baseline level of oxygen percent saturation. Desaturation was correlated to spirometry, lung gas volumes, blood gas analysis, and 6 min walking distance. RESULTS: A good correlation was found between severity of COPD and baseline SaO2, lowest SaO2, recovery time, and desaturation area. A negative correlation was found between desaturation area and FEV1 (r = -0.65), FEV1/forced vital capacity (r = -0.58), residual volume to total lung capacity (r = 0.52), and diffusing lung capacity for carbon monoxide (r = -0.52). In stepwise multiple regression analysis only FEV1 correlated significantly to desaturation area. A good correlation was noted between 6 min walking distance and desaturation area with the 15 steps technique (r = 0.56). CONCLUSIONS: In patients with severe COPD, arterial hypoxemia during exercise can be assessed by simple 15 steps oximetry. This method can serve both as a marker for disease severity and to determine the need for oxygen supplementation.

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Ca2+/calcineurin-inhibited adenylyl cyclase, highly abundant in forebrain regions, is important for learning and memory.

Activation of cAMP synthesis by intracellular Ca2+ is thought to be the main mode of cAMP generation in the brain. Accordingly, the Ca2+-activated adenylyl cyclases I and VIII are expressed prominently in forebrain neurons. The present study shows that the novel adenylyl cyclase type IX is inhibited by Ca2+ and that this effect is blocked selectively by inhibitors of calcineurin such as FK506 and cyclosporin A. Moreover, adenylyl cyclase IX is inhibited by the same range of intracellular free Ca2+ concentrations that stimulate adenylyl cyclase I. Adenylyl cyclase IX is expressed prominently in the forebrain. Substantial arrays of neurons positive for AC9 mRNA were found in the olfactory lobe, in limbic and neocortical areas, in the striatum, and in the cerebellar system. These data show that the initiation of the cAMP signal by adenylyl cyclase may be controlled by Ca2+/calcineurin and thus provide evidence for a novel mode of tuning the cAMP signal by protein phosphorylation/dephosphorylation cascades.

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Testosterone as well as estrogen increases serotonin2A receptor mRNA and binding site densities in the male rat brain.

Our previous findings in female rats suggest that the potent effects of sex steroids on mood and mental state may be mediated, in part, by the effect of estrogen on the 5-hydroxytryptamine2A receptor (5-HT2AR) in brain. The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of acute (approximately 32h) sex steroid manipulation on central 5-HT2AR in the adult male Wistar rat. Castration (under halothane anesthesia) decreased while testosterone or estrogen, but not 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone (5alpha-DHT), increased significantly the 5-HT2AR mRNA content in dorsal raphe nucleus and the density of 5-HT2AR binding sites in frontal, cingulate and primary olfactory cortex and nucleus accumbens. The lack of effect of 5alpha-DHT, a potent androgen which cannot be converted to estrogen, suggests that the action of testosterone depends upon its conversion to estrogen by aromatase. This may also explain why estrogen, but not testosterone or 5alpha-DHT, increased the density of 5-HT2AR binding sites in the caudate-putamen, a brain region where aromatase is scarce. These findings are discussed in relation to the possible role of the 5-HT2AR in depression, schizophrenia and Alzheimer's Disease.

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Ethene-Norbornene Copolymerization Using Homogenous Metallocene and Half-Sandwich Catalysts: Kinetics and Relationships between Catalyst Structure and Polymer Structure. 1. Kinetics of the Ethene-Norbornene Copolymerization Using the

The kinetics of the ethene-norbornene copolymerization using the [(isopropylidene)(eta5-inden-1-ylidene-eta5-cyclopentadienyl)]zirconium dichloride (iPr[IndCp]ZrCl2)/methylaluminoxane catalyst has been investigated at 70 degreesC in a concentrated solution of norbornene in toluene and an ethene pressure ranging from 4 to 60 bar (58-870 psi). The ethene reaction rate has been measured during the copolymerization process at varying reactant concentrations. The reaction orders and rate constants were determined and compared to the corresponding values of the ethene and norbornene homopolymerizations. It was found that kEhomo > kEco and kNhomo < kNco. The copolymerization parameters are r1 = 0.9 and r2 = 0.05.

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Ethene-Norbornene Copolymerization Using Homogenous Metallocene and Half-Sandwich Catalysts: Kinetics and Relationships between Catalyst Structure and Polymer Structure. 2. Comparative Study of Different Metallocene- and Half-Sandwich/Methylaluminoxane Catalysts and Analysis of the Copolymers by 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy.

The kinetics of ethene-norbornene copolymerizations using the metallocenes iPr[(3-R-Cp)Ind]ZrCl2 (with R = methyl or tert-butyl), MeCH[Cp]2ZrCl2, iPr[(3-R-Cp)Flu]ZrCl2 (with R = H, methyl, isopropyl, or tert-butyl), and Me2Si[(3-tert-butyl-Cp)Flu]ZrCl2 and half-sandwich catalysts Me2Si[Me4CpNtBu]TiCl2, Me2Si[Me4CpNtBu]ZrCl2, Me2Si[FluNtBu]ZrCl2, R-(+)-Me2Si[Me4CpNCH(CH3)-1-naphthyl]TiCl2, and C2H4[Me4CpNMe2]Cr(eta1,eta1-C4H8) together with methylaluminoxane as cocatalyst, have been investigated at 70 degreesC in a concentrated solution of norbornene in toluene and under an ethene pressure ranging from 4 to 60 bar (58-870 psi). The ethene reaction rates were measured during the copolymerization process at various ethene concentrations and the ethene reaction orders were determined. In some cases fractional ethene reaction orders higher than 1 were found, indicating a complex mechanism. The microstructure of the copolymers were analyzed by 13C NMR spectroscopy. The highest norbornene contents were achieved using metallocenes with sterically less demanding ligands such as MeCH[Cp]2ZrCl2. Unexpectedly, low norbornene contents (<50 mol %) were achieved with the half-sandwich catalysts. Depending on the catalyst structure, the microstructure of the copolymers consists of mainly isolated norbornene units, alternating monomer sequences or short norbornene microblocks with a maximum length of two or three. Additionally, the tacticity of the norbornene microblocks could be controlled by the catalyst structure. A mechanistic model, based on chain migratory insertion, is presented to explain the different copolymer structures through nonbonding steric interactions between monomer, growing polymer chain, and ligand system. On the basis of this model, penultimate effects (Markov statistic second order) caused by the last two inserted monomer units can be assumed.

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Ethene-Norbornene Copolymerization with Homogeneous Metallocene and Half-Sandwich Catalysts: Kinetics and Relationships between Catalyst Structure and Polymer Structure. 3. Copolymerization Parameters and Copolymerization Diagrams.

The copolymerization parameters of the ethene-norbornene copolymerization using various metallocene and half-sandwich catalysts were determined on the basis of composition data with linear graphical methods: Aside from r1 and r2, values for r11 and r21 could be determined in the case of alternating copolymerizations. In this connection, r21 differs significantly from catalyst to catalyst and reflects the different tendency of each catalyst to produce copolymers with an alternating monomer sequence. The maximum norbornene contents in the copolymer could be achieved by use of sterically less hindered metallocene catalysts. As an exception to this, the half-sandwich catalysts produced copolymers with surprisingly low norbornene contents.

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