conclusions in most cases, the conus artery can be visualized in cardiac ct. a description of the conus artery should be a part of the standard clinical coronary ct angiography description. objectives to examine whether it is possible to visualize the conus artery in multi-slice computed tomography (ct). patients and methods in 79 consecutive patients (aged 56 ± 12.9 years; 13 women), 64-slice ...

This study assessed the context specificity of learning-related neuronal activity: whether the same physical stimuli would elicit different neuronal responses depending on the learning situation. Neuronal activity was recorded simultaneously in six limbic areas as rabbits learned to approach a spout for water reinforcement after a tone (CS+) and to ignore the spout after a different tone (CS-)....

Two-bottle tests have been used extensively to measure the preference for taste and nutrient solutions but there has been little work with tests involving more than two bottles. Here, we compare the results obtained in two-bottle tests with those obtained in three- and six-bottle tests. In Experiment 1, we measured the preferences for 2 mM saccharin, 50 mM citric acid, 0.3 mM quinine hydrochlor...

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is one of the most successful treatments for severe obesity and associated comorbidities. One potential adverse outcome, however, is increased risk for alcohol use. As such, we tested whether RYGB alters motivation to self-administer alcohol in outbred dietary obese rats, and investigated the involvement of the ghrelin system as a potential underlying mechanism. ...

Heat management problems often prevail in reactors when highly exothermic chemical reactions occur. In these situations, fluidised bed are preferred due to their excellent heat transfer capabilities. However, the design, scale-up and operation of is still challenging complex hydrodynamics. To gain a better understanding on transport reactors, degree temperature non-uniformity for several fluidi...

we investigated contraction to noradrenaline (na) and kc1 and sensitivity of na at the level of larger vessels (thoracic aorta and vena cava; left renal artery and left renal vein; lateral saphenous artery and lateral saphenous vein and finally central ear artery and marginal ear vein) in a model devised to mimic heart failure. the model presented here is the rabbit coronary ligation model in w...

Orally delivered pentobarbital was established as a reinforcer for 5 rhesus monkeys. The monkeys were food deprived throughout the study. LiQUid deliveries (0. 5 ml) were contingent upon 1 ip-contact responses on a drinking spout, and food pellet deliveries were contingent upon lever-press responses. Three-hr daily sessions were preceded and followed by 1-hr blackouts. In the initial phase wate...