Rats were housed in either continuous lighting (LL), an extended photoperiod of 18 h light-6 h dark (LD 18:6) or a 12 h light-12 h dark (LD 12:12) lighting cycle. The effects of these various lighting regimens on the sensitivity of dorsal lateral geniculate neurones to iontophoresed noradrenaline and serotonin (5-HT) was examined. Exposure to either continuous lighting or to an extended photope...

pendency of the estrous cycle on the light rhythm was investigated with special reference to the age. The lighting condition utilized was the normal lighting, the continuous lighting and continuous complete darkness. For the last condition, the special boxes were designed to feed the animals under complete light-proof condition. Two kind of estrous cycles were distinguished; one was dependent o...

Mg protoporphyrin monomethylester (MgProtoME) cyclase catalyzes isocyclic ring formation to form divinyl protochlorophyllide. The CHL27 protein is part of the cyclase complex. Deficiency of CHL27 has been previously reported to compromise photosynthesis and nuclear gene expression. In a comprehensive analysis of different CHL27 antisense tobacco lines grown under different light conditions, the...

A cDNA clone for NADPH : protochlorophyllide oxi­ doreductase from barley was subcloned for production of antisense-mRNA. This enabled heterologous hybridi­ zation with RNA from cress seedlings (Lepidium sativum L.). The mRNA level for N A DPH : protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase did not decrease in cress seedlings during irradiation with continuous far-red or white light up to 12 h. The amount...

Circadian rhythms in acid-stimulated bioluminescence and cell division are observed for at least 16 days in bright continuous light (4.5 milliwatts per square centimeter or 20,000 lux). The photosynthesis rhythm also fails to stop immediately upon transfer of cell suspensions to bright light. After about 4 weeks under these conditions, all rhythms were observed to damp out. In cells transferred...

Commercial broilers reared under an intermittent-lighting regime produced a significantly better feed conversion than broilers reared under a continuous-lighting regime. Body weight gain was not significantly affected by light treatment. However, the number of breast trims, as recorded under commercial processing plant inspection procedures, was significantly higher for broilers reared under an...

Light was not essential for the development of ribulose-1,5-diphosphate carboxylase protein or catalytic activity in the photosynthetic cotyledons of germinating castor beans (Ricinus communis). Cotyledons developing in the dark showed higher activity than those in the light. Returning cotyledons developing in the light to darkness resulted in a significant increase in ribulose-1,5-diphosphate ...

the aim of this paper is to introduce the concepts of fuzzy upper and fuzzy lower almost continuous, weakly continuous and almost weakly continuous multifunctions. several characterizations and properties of these multifunctions along with their mutual relationships are established in $l$-fuzzy topological spaces

Egg to eclosion development time and survivorship were assayed on four laboratory populations of Drosophila melanogaster that had been reared for over 600 generations in continuous light (LL) and constant temperature. The assays were performed in three environments: continuous light (LL), periodically varying light/dark cycles (LD 12:12 hr), and continuous darkness (DD). Development time in LL ...