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T Semba

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[Effects of physostigmine and duvadilan on an atropine-resistant contraction of dog's stomach (author's transl)].

Effects of atropine, physostigmine, duvadilan and tetrodotoxin on the mechanical activity of the longitudinal muscle preparation of dog's stomach in vitro experiments and on the motility of stomach in the same animal in vivo experiments were investigated. 1. The latency of an atropine-resistant contraction which was produced by stimulation of vagus nerve was increased in period in accordance with the augmentation of concentration of atropine in vitro experiments. 2. Physostigmine reconstructed the atropine-resistant contraction which was abolished by duvadilan as well as the cholinergic contraction which was abolished by atropine in vivo experiments. 3. Duvadilan abolished the cholinergic and atropine-resistant contractions in vitro, but in vivo experiments duvadilan abolished only the atropine-resistant contraction. 4. An atropine-resistant contraction was completely abolished by administration of tetrodotoxin. But the direct electrical stimulation of the muscle caused the contraction of it which was blocked by tetrodotoxin.

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Glycine in the spinal cord of cats with local tetanus rigidity.

In cats, significant loss of glycine occurred in spinal grey matter on the side of local tetanus, whereas the gamma-aminobutyric acid concentration remained unaltered. These findings suggest that tetanus rigidity is due to the blocking of the spinal inhibitory transmission by decrease of inhibitory transmitter and that glycine is an effective inhibitory transmitter in cat spinal cord.

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Acinic cell carcinoma of the parapharyngeal space: case report.

We describe a case of acinic cell carcinoma (ACC) of the parapharyngeal space in a 58-year-old woman. A tumor originating from the deep lobe of the parotid gland was totally excised by an external cervical approach. The occurrence of ACC in the parapharyngeal space is extremely rare. We discuss the management, especially surgical procedure, of ACC in this area.

Carcinoma↗