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LW Chen

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Single-crystal structure analysis of a novel aryl phosphinate diglycidyl ether.

The crystal structure of 10-[2,5-bis(2,3-epoxy-1-propoxy)phenyl]-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthren-10-one has been studied by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The unit cell of C(24)H(21)O(6)P, M(r) = 436.4, is triclinic, P1;, with a = 8.507 (3), b = 10.613 (4), c = 12.457 (3) Å, alpha = 80.05 (3), beta = 71.38 (2), gamma = 76.69 (3) degrees, V = 1031.1 (6) Å(3), Z = 2, D(x) = 1.406 Mg m(-3) and µ(Mo Kalpha) = 0.17 mm(-1). The final R (wR) is 0.063 (0.057) {w = 1/[sigma(2)(F) + 0.0004F(2)]} for 3619 unique reflections measured at 295 K. The aryl phosphinate group bonded to the central phenyl ring comes close to one of the two glycidyl ether groups, the epoxide ring of which is ordered. The epoxide ring far from the aryl phosphinate group is disordered. The NMR chemical shifts of the protons of the glycidyl ether group close to the aryl phosphinate group are reduced by the 'ring-current effect'.

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Mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons expressing neuromedin K receptor (NK3): a double immunocytochemical study in the rat

By using a double immunocytochemical method we examined the distribution of dopaminergic neurons expressing neuromedin K receptor (NKR; NK3) in the rat brain. The distribution of NKR-like immunoreactive (-LI) neurons completely overlapped that of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)-LI neurons in the retrorubral field (A8), substantia nigra (A9), ventral tegmental area and nucleus raphe linealis (A10). Completely or partially overlapping distributions of NKR- and TH-LI neurons were found in certain regions of the hypothalamus (A11-A15) and olfactory bulb (A16). Neurons showing both NKR- and TH-like immunoreactivities, however, were only found in A8-A10: All of the NKR-LI neurons displayed TH-like immunoreactivity, and about 71-86% of the TH-LI neurons expressed NKR-like immunoreactivity. The present results provided morphological evidence for physiological modulation of dopaminergic neurons by tachykinins through NKR in A8-A10.

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