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S Kessler

Publications and source records attributed to S Kessler.

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PubMed1980

Development of B lymphocytes in the mouse; studies of the frequency and distribution of surface IgM and IgD in normal and immune-defective CBA/N F1 mice.

Affinity-purified anti-mouse mu and delta antibodies and flow microfluorometric techniques were utilized to study the frequency and distribution of sIgM and sIgD on adult and neonatal B lymphocytes of immunologically normal mice and mice with the immune-defect characteristic of the CBA/N strain. Neonatal normal B lymphocytes can be distinguished from their adult counterparts by the presence of increased amounts of sIgM on sIgM+ cells and by the increased number of sIgM+IgD- cells. The most primitive B lymphocytes of immunologically normal mice appear to reside in the bone marrow of 1- to 2-wk-old mice and are distinguished from splenic B lymphocytes at this time by their relatively low amounts of sIgM. However, in the adult, splenic and bone marrow B lymphocytes are indistinguishable with regard to the quantities of their sIgM or sIgD. Adult immune-defective mice have increased amounts of sIgM on their B lymphocytes, although the number of sIgM+ IgD- cells in these mice is not increased. During development, however, larger than normal numbers of sIgM+ IgD- cells are found in the spleen and bone marrow of these mice; and the low frequency of such cells seen in normal adults is not achieved in immune defectives until after the 56th day of life. Thereafter, immune-defective mice have low frequencies of B lymphocytes with high relative amounts of sIgM, even after 1 yr or age.

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PubMed1979

Quantitative analysis of mating behavior in aging male Drosophila melanogaster.

Dynamic changes in quantitative aspects of mating behavior of the male fruit fly as its life unfolds, from eclosion through maturity (peak performance) and "physiological death" (loss of fertility followed by complete loss of ability to mate), towards actual death, have been identified in this work by observations and measurements on 28 male fruit flies of the Oregon R strain studied individually. At weekly sessions from the first day of their imaginal life until their natural death, each fly was given the opportunity to mate with up to three virgin females during a one-hour period. Length of the latency period of each accomplished mating and duration of copulation were recorded. After mating the females were allowed to lay eggs for 24 hours and the number of offspring was counted 26 days later. The period between 1 and 4 weeks of age is characterized by peak and fairly constant performance: multiple matings, short latencies, long durations of copulation, and high degree of fertility (number of offspring); then a decline sets in, in some measures slower than in others, as the flies age. Large intra- and inter-individual variabilities were, however, found which obscure possible correlations between individual measures of mating ability and length of life. At the individual level, a preliminary analysis showed a good correlation (r = 0.80 and 0.79) between life span and week of last mating (onset of impotence) or week of last fertile mating (onset of sterility). At the population level it was found that a number of measures, i.e. number of remaining maters at each age, number of remaining fertile maters and total number of matings, had an age-course similar to survivorship but anticipated it by 4--6 weeks. Other measures, such as number of multiple matings and number of offspring declined with age faster than survivorship.

Aging↗
PubMed1979

Necrotizing sialometaplasia. A condition simulating malignancy.

Necrotizing sialometaplasia occurred in a 55-year-old woman. The ulcerated lesion on the hard palate was treated conservatively and resolved spontaneously in about three months. The histology of the lesion consisted of coagulative necrosis of the salivary gland lobules and prominent squamous metaplasia within adjacent viable lobules. Since this benign lesion has frequently been mistaken for mucoepidermoid carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma, recognition of it may spare the patient a radical surgical procedure.

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell↗
PubMed1977

A genetic analysis of aggressive behavior in two strains of mice.

Examination of BALB/cJ and A/J mouse strains revealed marked differences in their levels of isolation-induced aggression. Using the dangler paradigm, we found that BALB/cJ males were uniformly aggressive, while A/J males showed no tendency to attack. Genetic analysis showed that the expression of aggressive behavior in the F1, F2, and backcross generations was consistent with the transmission of high aggressivity as a single, autosomal recessive trait. Although the data are consistent with a major-locus effect, more complex polygenic modes of inheritance have not been excluded.

Aggression↗
PubMed1976

Gallium-67 uptake by a malignant fibrous histiocytoma: case report.

Avid 67Ga-citrate uptake was observed in a malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the mediastinum. The realtionships of the tumor to the heart and liver was shown by 99mTc-sulfur colloid liver-spleen scanning and 99mTc-pertechnetate angiography performed in conjunction with a 67Ga-citrate whole-body scan. This is the first report of 67Ga-citrate uptake by this unusual tumor.

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PubMed1976

[Gas gangrene panophthalmitis (author's transl)].

Gas gangrene panophthalmitis is a rare condition of penetrating injury to the globe. The infecting organism is usually Clostridium perfringens. Characteristic symptoms are a brawny swelling of the lids, marked chemosis, coffee-coloured discharge, hypopyon, ring abscess of the cornea, formation of gas bubbles in the anterior chamber, rise of intraocular tension and early amaurosis. Treatment consists in the evisceration or enucleation of the globe, rarely in the exenteration of the orbit. Antibiotics along (Penicillin, Tetracyclines) are insufficient. Administration of antiserum is almost completely abandoned, it is probably more dangerous than helpful. The use of hyperbaric oxygen is not indicated in cases of gas gangrene panophthalmitis. Extraocular extension of the infection and its danger for the individual is prevented by well-times surgical procedure.

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PubMed1975

Differential posteclosion housing experiences and reproduction in Drosophila.

Differential housing following eclosion was found to affect the mating behaviour of both sexes of Drosophila melanogaster. Flies housed in isolation showed higher mating frequencies and shorter latencies than did group-housed flies. Given a choice of an isolated or group-housed male, females tended to mate with males with similar housing experiences as themselves. Given a choice of an isolated or group-housed female, males strongly preferred the former. The possibility is advanced that these effects are mediated by olfactory stimuli.

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