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I M Dawson

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An intracellular study of the action of NAN-190 on neurons in the dorsal raphe nucleus of the rat.

Intracellular recordings have been made from neurons in the dorsal raphe (DR) nucleus of the rat to determine the mechanism of action of the arylpiperazine compound NAN-190. Application of NAN-190 (50 microM) alone most frequently caused a hyperpolarization accompanied by a fall in RM and reduced the response to 5-HT and 8-OH-DPAT. After pretreatment of the preparation with the 5-HT-uptake blocker citalopram (10 microM) NAN-190 exerted an excitatory effect. It is concluded that NAN-190 is a partial agonist in the DR nucleus.

8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin

Morphology and staining patterns of endocrine cell tumours in the gut, pancreas and bronchus and their possible significance.

We have studied 109 endocrine cell tumours of the gastrointestinal tract, pancreas and bronchus in terms of histological pattern and histochemical staining with immunocytochemical studies on seven tumours. As a result we believe that previous histological classifications need modification. 5-Hydroxytryptamine secreting tumours have a carcinoid (A1) pattern with, in some cases, an additional tubuloacinar element (A1A2) and definable histochemical reactions; well differentiated gastrinomas, insulinomas and glucagonomas are associated commonly, but not exclusively, with particular histological patterns and argyrophilia, but no such association exists for less differentiated tumours. This may be related to the synthesis of precursor hormones by less differentiated tumours. Mixed patterns are common, particularly in tumours of foregut derivation. Prospective studies planned to correlate histology, histochemistry, immunocytochemistry and ultrastructure are needed on all endocrine cell tumours.

Bronchial Neoplasms