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Krishna VV, Gopinath G. Cloud based Agile Methodology Test Automation for Web Application by Using Tanh Activated Clustering and Classification Model (TACC) in Machine Learning. WEB 2021. [DOI: 10.14704/web/v18si05/web18290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Automatic functional tests are a long-standing issue in software development projects, and they are still carried out manually. The Selenium testing framework has gained popularity as an active community and standard environment for automated assessment of web applications. As a result, the trend setting of web services is evolving on a daily basis, and there is a need to improve automatic testing. The study involves to make the system to understand the experiences of previous test cases and apply new cases to predict the status of test case using Tanh activated Clustering and Classification model (TACC). The primary goal is to improve the model's clustering and classification output. The outcomes show that the TACC model has increased performance and demonstrated that automated testing results can be predicted, which is cost effective and reduces manual effort to a greater extent.
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Krishna VV, Gopinath G. Test Automation of Web Application Login Page by Using Selenium Ide in a Web Browser. WEB 2021. [DOI: 10.14704/web/v18si04/web18160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Selenium stands as open-source program apparatus aimed at computerization testing. Here, selenium-IDE (Integrated Developments Environment) Testing is investigated, which could be a remarkably vital movement in Program Improvement Handle. It is to look at and alter source code. A high-quality computer program can well be achieved by producing Compelling Testing. This Paper handles a critical in addition to the crucial issue of Program Testing. Testing can well be executed both manually and automatically. This paper sets to do Mechanization Testing through "Selenium". Test cases (TC) are consequently recorded with this web testing tool whilst the analyzer is entering the information in a web application screen.
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Gunasekaran K, Sundareswaran N, Gopinath G. A Child with Enlarged Extremities - A Case of Macrodystrophia Lipomatosa. Indian J Dermatol 2020; 65:409-413. [PMID: 33165351 PMCID: PMC7640792 DOI: 10.4103/ijd.ijd_537_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Macrodystrophia lipomatosa (ML) is a rare, non-hereditary, developmental anomaly that occurs because of the progressive proliferation of all mesenchymal elements of single or multiple digits or entire extremity, with a disproportionate increase in fibroadipose tissue. Commonly one or few digits of an extremity will be enlarged and present as macrodactyly or as enlarged limb. Lower limb involvement is more common and frequently unilateral. The diagnosis of ML is made by accurate clinical assessment and imaging modalities, such as plain X-ray, computed tomography scan, magnetic resonance imaging, and confirmed by histopathological study. In this case, we described a 10-year-old child who was brought to us with enlarged upper and lower extremities and was diagnosed as a case of ML with the help of clinico-radiological studies and presented here because of focal gigantism involving all four limbs, which is very rare.
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- K Gunasekaran
- Department of Neurology, Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Neurology, Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Neurology, Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
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Jean-Gilles Beaubrun J, Tall BD, Flamer ML, Patel I, Gopinath G, Auguste W, Jean C, George M, Tartera C, Ewing L, Hanes DE. Increased secretion of exopolysaccharide and virulence potential of a mucoid variant of Salmonella enterica serovar Montevideo under environmental stress. Microb Pathog 2016; 103:107-113. [PMID: 28012986 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2016.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2015] [Revised: 12/07/2016] [Accepted: 12/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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During an investigation to increase the recovery of Salmonella enterica from Oregano, an increased expression of exopolysaccharide was induced in Salmonella serovar Montevideo. The atypical mucoid (SAL242S) and the non-mucoid (SAL242) strains of Montevideo were compared and characterized using various methods. Serotyping analysis demonstrated that both strains are the same serovar Montevideo. Electron microscopy (EM) of cultured SAL242S cells revealed the production of a prominent EPS-like structure enveloping aggregates of cells that are composed of cellulose. Mucoid cells possessed a higher binding affinity for Calcofluor than that of the non-mucoid strain. Genotypic analysis revealed no major genomic differences between these morphotypes, while expression analyses using a DNA microarray shows that the mucoid variant exhibited heightened expression of genes encoding proteins produced by the SPI-1 type III secretion system. This increased expression of SPI1 genes may play a role in protecting Salmonella from environmental stressors. Based on these observations, Salmonella serovar Montevideo mucoid variant under stressful or low-nutrient environments presented atypical growth patterns and phenotypic changes, as well as an upregulated expression of virulence factors. These findings are significant in the understanding of survival abilities of Salmonella in a various food matrices.
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD 20708, United States
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD 20708, United States; UMCP JIFSAN Program, 5201 Paint Branch Pkwy Patapsco Building Suite 2134, University of Maryland, College Park 20742, United States
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD 20708, United States
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD 20708, United States
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD 20708, United States; Frostburg State University, 101 Braddock Rd, Frostburg MD 21532, United States
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD 20708, United States; Branch High School 14121 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville MD 20866, United States
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD 20708, United States; Branch High School 14121 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville MD 20866, United States
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD 20708, United States
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD 20708, United States
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD 20708, United States
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Badrinath N, Gopinath G, Ravichandran KS, Soundhar RG. Estimation of automatic detection of erythemato-squamous diseases through AdaBoost and its hybrid classifiers. Artif Intell Rev 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s10462-015-9436-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Jean-Gilles Beaubrun J, Ewing L, Jarvis K, Dudley K, Grim C, Gopinath G, Flamer ML, Auguste W, Jayaram A, Elmore J, Lamont M, McGrath T, Hanes D. Comparison of a PCR serotyping assay, Check&Trace assay for Salmonella, and Luminex Salmonella serotyping assay for the characterization of Salmonella enterica identified from fresh and naturally contaminated cilantro. Food Microbiol 2014; 42:181-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2014.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2013] [Revised: 12/09/2013] [Accepted: 02/11/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Panda AK, Gopinath G, Maheswari S, Mehta VJ, Bhirud L. Hashimoto's encephalopathy masquerading as chronic meningitis- case of a middle-aged female with review of literature. Indian Journal of Medical Specialities 2014. [DOI: 10.7713/ijms.2013.0021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Angelman syndrome (AS) is a neurogenetic disorder that usually presents with delayed motor milestones, ataxic gait, mental retardation, language disorder, seizures, sleep disturbances, characteristic facial features, and happy demeanor. The genetic abnormality of AS has been located on chromosome 15q11-q13. The AS gene(s) is exclusively expressed from the maternal chromosome. Loss of the maternally contributed AS region can occur by deletion, paternal uniparental disomy, imprinting defects, mutation of the ubiquitin-protein ligase (UBE3A) gene, and by yet unidentified mechanisms. Deletion of maternal chromosome accounts for most of the cases of AS with imprinting accounting for 2%-5% of cases. In imprinting inheritance, offsprings of carrier mothers are theoretically at 50% risk of having AS. Familial occurrence of AS has been reported. Here, we highlighted the rare incident of AS in three biological siblings and their neuropsychiatric manifestations as well as different psychosocial aspects.
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- Akhila Kumar Panda
- Department of Neurology, Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Science, Delhi, India
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- Department of Psychiatric, Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Science, Delhi, India
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Science, Delhi, India
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Gopinath G, Hari K, Jain R, Mammel M, Kothary M, Franco A, Grim C, Jarvis K, Sathyamoorthy V, Hu L, Datta A, Patel I, Jackson S, Gangiredla J, Kotewicz M, LeClerc J, Wekell M, McCardell B, Solomotis M, Tall B. The Pathogen-annotated Tracking Resource Network (PATRN) system: A web-based resource to aid food safety, regulatory science, and investigations of foodborne pathogens and disease. Food Microbiol 2013; 34:303-18. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2013.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2012] [Revised: 12/23/2012] [Accepted: 01/07/2013] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Sinha S, Christopher R, Arunodaya GR, Prashanth LK, Gopinath G, Swamy HS, Taly AB. Is low serum tocopherol in Wilson's disease a significant symptom? J Neurol Sci 2005; 228:121-3. [PMID: 15694191 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2004.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2004] [Revised: 10/28/2004] [Accepted: 10/28/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Free radical mediated injury is increasingly recognized in many metabolic diseases including Wilson's disease (WD). Use of antioxidants as an adjunctive therapy in WD may have therapeutic significance. AIM The aim of the study was to correlate serum levels of tocopherols with serum copper and ceruloplasmin and clinical status of these patients. METHODS Serum levels of tocopherol of were measured spectrophotometrically using the Emmerie-Engel reaction in 34 patients from a large cohort of WD being followed up at a tertiary care center. RESULTS Majority of patients were male (M/F=23:11). The mean serum copper was 43.6+/-26.2 microg/dl (range=10-121 microg/dl) and serum ceruloplasmin was 5.6+/-5.5 mg/dl (range=0-30 mg/dl). The mean serum tocopherol level was 0.68+/-0.18 mg/dl (range=0.23-1.14 mg/dl) and compared to the control (1.07+/-0.17 mg/dl), nearly 59% of patients had decreased levels (p<0.001). No significant correlation was noted between low serum tocopherol levels and serum copper levels, Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE) scores and CHU staging. However, serum tocopherol levels were lower in patients with relatively short duration of treatment (7.8 years vs. 12.4 years). CONCLUSION Decreased levels of serum tocopherol were detected in 59% of patients compared to controls. However, low tocopherol levels did not correlate with clinical status or biochemical parameters of WD, except for relatively shorter duration of treatment. Further studies, especially in newly diagnosed patients, need to be done to validate the role of low tocopherol levels in Wilson's disease.
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- Sanjib Sinha
- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Hosur Road, Bangalore-560 029, India
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Gnanasegaran G, Gopinath G, Buscombe J, Caplin M, Hilson A. 1030 CT scans versus 111 in-pentetreotide SPECT imaging in tumour response assessment. EJC Suppl 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(03)91056-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Gopinath G, Buscombe JR, Heath G, Hilson AJ. 6. 111In octreotide and 90Y lanreotide biodistribution: are they different? Nucl Med Commun 2002. [DOI: 10.1097/00006231-200204000-00017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Krishna BA, Kirtane MV, Sangeeta T, Gopinath G. Pre and post betahistine therapy 99m Tc - HMPAO brain spect studies in patients with vertigo. Neurol India 2000; 48:255-9. [PMID: 11025630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Vertebro basilar insufficiency (VBI) is a well known cause of vertigo. Brain Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) is an important diagnostic tool to detect and to quantitate the perfusion abnormalities in different areas of the brain. Effect of an antivertigo drug Betahistine on improving the hypoperfusion in different areas of the brain in vertigo patients was studied using brain SPECT. Betahistine at a dose of 16 mg three times daily was shown to improve perfusion in the hypoperfused areas of the brain resulting in relief from symptoms of vertigo. The cerebellar region, which is the most important area involved in vertigo patients with vascular pathology, showed almost complete normalisation of perfusion following Betahistine therapy.
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- B A Krishna
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Center, veer savarkar Marg, Mahim, Mumbai, 400016, India
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In this essay, I demonstrate through numerous examples taken from four identifiable Hindi film subgenres queer themes which, though nontransgressive in their native Indian context, acquire subversive value and serve as queer points of identification when viewed from a non-nationalist bias. Watching particular films with this "queer diasporic viewing practive," sex/gender play which is normative (yet still coded) in the land of the films' production can be reclaimed as queer through the differently subjective lens of transnational spectatorship, a lens removed from patriarchy, sexism, and homophobia. This particularly becomes apparent in the Bollywood dance sequence-the frequent site of Hindi sex/gender play-whose coded queer desires are much easier to de-code (or re-code) when in the diaspora.
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Chaudhary G, Malhotra J, Chaudhari JD, Gopinath G, Gupta YK. Effect of different lithium priming schedule on pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus in rats. Methods Find Exp Clin Pharmacol 1999; 21:21-4. [PMID: 10222443 DOI: 10.1358/mf.1999.21.1.527014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The conventional method of inducing status epilepticus by injecting pilocarpine 24 h after lithium chloride (LiCl) administration lacks kinetic correlate. Therefore, the present study was conducted to see the effect of altering the time schedule of lithium administration (from 2 to 72 h) on the convulsive behavior in response to pilocarpine challenge in rats. It was observed that reducing the pretreatment time of lithium from 24 to 2 h produced convulsions in 100% of the rats. However, incidence of convulsions decreased when lithium pretreatment time was increased to 48 h and no convulsions were recorded with 72-h lithium time schedule. The neuronal damage assessed histologically and the effectiveness of diazepam was similar irrespective of time schedule. This study provides evidence that LiCl pretreatment schedule can be adopted at any time between 2 to 24 h to suit the convenience and objectives of the experiment.
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- G Chaudhary
- Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Changes in sleep after fetal preoptic (POA) tissue transplantation were studied in rats which had been made insomniac by a medial preoptic area (mPOA) lesion. Two days after the N-methyl D-aspartic acid (NMDA) lesion of the mPOA, fetal POA tissues (obtained from 14- to 17-day-old fetuses) were transplanted into the lesioned mPOA. Insomnia was less marked in these animals, as compared to nontransplanted lesioned rats, even on the 4th day after transplantation. The quantum of sleep nearly attained the prelesion level by the 20th day. Body weight also showed recovery after transplantation. Rectal temperature, which was increased by the lesion of the mPOA, remained unaltered even after the transplantation. These results suggest that the recovery of sleep and rectal temperature may follow different time courses. Surviving transplanted neurons were seen at the site of lesion on postmortem examination. Humoral interaction between the host and the transplant may be responsible for the early recovery of sleep, though the establishment of neural connections between the host and transplant might have contributed to the later recovery. This is the first study to show the recovery of sleep function in insomniac animals after fetal preoptic tissue transplantation. However, the specificity of the POA fetal tissue, in comparison with other neural tissues to promote sleep recovery, remains to be established.
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- J John
- Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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The role of the medial preoptic area (mPOA) beta adrenergic receptors in the regulation of sleep-wakefulness (S-W) was investigated in this study. S-W was assessed on the basis of polygraphic recording of EEG, EMG and EOG in free moving rats. Intracerebral microinjection of beta agonist, isoproterenol, into the mPOA produced arousal. The study was also conducted on another set of rats in which noradrenergic (NE) innervation to the mPOA was destroyed by injecting 6-hydroxydopamine into the ventral noradrenergic bundle, in the brain stem. Local application of isoproterenol, into the mPOA, in these animals, did not produce any significant change in S-W. Thus, the increase in awake period obtained on isoproterenol administration was the result of its action on the presynaptic NE terminals. Possible involvement of other responses in the isoproterenol induced increase in wakefulness, is discussed.
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- S Sood
- Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Sable V, Sailaja K, Gopinath G, Tandon PN. Fetal dopaminergic neurons transplanted to the normal striatum of neonatal or adult rats and to the denervated striatum of adult rats. J Neural Transplant Plast 1997; 6:73-81. [PMID: 9306239 PMCID: PMC2565307 DOI: 10.1155/np.1997.73] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Fetal ventral mesencephalon from the 15th gestational day was grafted into the striatum of neonatal and adult rats. In one group of adult rats, fetal nigra was transplanted into normal striatum. In a second group, the tissue was transplanted at sites where dopaminergic fibers were denervated with 6-hydroxydopamine. The behavior of the dopaminergic neurons and glial reactions were studied by staining with cresyl violet to localize the transplants and by immunolabeling tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and glial fibrillary acidic protein. In normal adults, the transplants were small. At the edge of the transplants, TH-positive neurons were packed into clusters, and an interface without any significant crossover of TH-positive fibers was present. Glial reaction was minimal in and around the transplant. In the denervated striatum, transplants were generally larger than those in normal striatum and surrounded by a glial scar. TH-positive neurons were both closely packed and loosely arranged at the periphery of the transplants. Processes could be clearly defined and could be traced to the adjacent host striatum through the TH-free denervated area. In neonates, the transplants were large and at times extended beyond the striatum. Most TH-positive neurons were arranged linearly along the periphery of the transplant. Cell bodies were widely separated and a well-developed neuropil was present. Fibers from the transplant mingled freely with the host striatum without any interface. In all three transplant groups, tracing the TH-positive neurites was easy because they were thicker and coarser than other elements. No apparent glial reaction occurred in the neonates. Thus, the growth and maturation of dopaminergic neurons seemed to vary in different environments. The most conducive environment appears to be neonatal brain in which growth factors are readily available.
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- V Sable
- Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Electron microscopy of the maturing neurons and developing and maturing synapses in the substantia nigra of 14 human embryos/foetuses of 8-24 weeks of gestation are reported. At 8 weeks, cells were immature with very little cytoplasm and cellular organelles. Contact sites of processes appeared more electron dense than the other areas. At 12 weeks, many of the cells had acquired more cytoplasm and cellular organelles and could be identified as neurons. Asymmetric synapses with clear, round synaptic vesicles also were identifiable at this age. Such synapses, first to appear in the developing substantia nigra, are reported to be formed by recurrent collateral nigro-striatal fibres. Substance P fibres from the striatum also are contributing to this type of synapse. At 15-16 weeks, not only was the number of such synapses increased, but many appeared morphologically mature. Symmetric synapses having clear round vesicles along with a few dense core vesicles also appeared at this stage, suggesting striatal input. By 24 weeks of gestation, most of the neurons had cytological features comparable to that of the mature neurons. There was an increase in the total number of synapses and the individual variety from 15 to 24 weeks of gestation. The present study indicates that synaptogenesis starts at 8 weeks and continues beyond 24 weeks of gestation.
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- K Sailaja
- Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Sailaja K, Ahuja RK, Gopinath G. Biparietal diameter: a useful measure for determining gestational age of human abortuses. Natl Med J India 1996; 9:165-7. [PMID: 8772333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND The crown-rump length is conventionally used to determine the age of human abortuses. However, it is not reliable as it is dependent on the positioning of the conceptus. We compared this with the biparietal diameter and foot length for determining the gestational age. METHODS Different measurements, commonly used to assess gestational age, were measured in 146 human abortuses for which an accurate obstetric history could not be elicited. Measurements taken were crown-rump length, biparietal diameter and foot length. These were correlated with the observations at antenatal examinations before finalizing the approximate age. RESULTS Multiple regression analysis of the data indicated that of the three measurements, the biparietal diameter was the most reliable for determining foetal gestational age between 8 and 26 weeks. The age determined with the biparietal diameter correlated well with that of abortuses with an accurate obstetric history. CONCLUSION The biparietal diameter of a human foetus may be used to determine its age if the obstetric history regarding the period of gestation is vague or not available.
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- K Sailaja
- Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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Gopinath G, Sailaja K, Tandon PN. Long-term nigral transplants in rat striatum: an electron microscopic study. Int J Dev Neurosci 1996; 14:453-60. [PMID: 8884378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The substantia nigra of gestation day 14 was transplanted into the striatum of 3-4-month-old rats to investigate the transplants ultrastructurally at the end of 2 years, as a follow-up to our previous studies. Transplants were of small size in all 10 specimens taken for this study. The changes observed in the transplant and in the interface region with the host striatum were: thickening of the blood vessel walls, perivascular cuffing with lymphocytes and macrophages loaded with tissue debris, degenerating neurons and hypertrophied astroglia containing dense granules indicating ageing or reaction to degeneration and glial processes. The number of surviving neurons in the transplants was small. These were smaller in size and had very few intracytoplasmic membraneous organelles. A higher content of intracytoplasmic ageing lipofuscin pigment was present than in host neurons and age-matched nigral neurons. Synapses were few, and their number varied among transplants. Generally, the synapses were at the interface with the host tissue. The changes observed in all the 2-year-old transplants suggest premature ageing or a slow rejection process. Slow rejection is a possibility, because these rats are only stock-bred, not inbred, and hence they are not completely immunologically compatible.
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- G Gopinath
- Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Cell surface molecules, NCAM and L1, reported to have a role in synaptogenesis, growth and fasciculation of the neurites in the brain, were traced in the embryonic nigral transplants in the host striatum of adult rats. Substantia nigra of five, 15 and 25 postnatal days were also examined for the same molecules. Tyrosine hydroxylase label was used as a marker to localize the nigral neurons and glial fibrillary acidic protein to detect if glial scar present. In the control as well as transplants large neurons had expressed tyrosine hydroxylase. By 15th postnatal day tyrosine hydroxylase neurons appeared mature and were scattered, suggesting a well-formed neuropil. NCAM and L1 reaction was seen as a peripheral rim in most of the cells on the fifth postnatal day. The reaction was mainly in relation to the large cells and more extensive on the 15th day. Thereafter on the 25th day, activity was negligible. Large neurons demonstrated strong reactivity for NCAM and L1 during early post-transplantation days. After 30 days only smaller cells were reactive, many of which could be identified as neurons. Strong reaction for these molecules was present only until 60 days, though faint reaction could be detected even on the 90th day. These observations indicate that the growth promoting molecules, the type seen in the neonatal period, can be detected normally only until the neurons mature. Prolonged expression of these molecules by the grafted neurons indicate delay in the maturation of these cells due to absence of adequate target sites for synaptic connections. Some of the smaller cells expressing these molecules after 30 days of transplantation could be astroglia, either proliferating or reactive.
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- G Gopinath
- Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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Midbrains from 43 fresh human embryos and fetuses at 8-22 weeks of gestation were processed for routine histology, Golgi staining, tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) immunolabelling and retrograde tracing with the fluorescent dye DiI. Cells were immature and densely packed between 8 and 10 weeks. By 13 weeks cells could be identified as neurons and glia. Neurons matured gradually and achieved adult characteristics by 20-22 weeks. Neurons in the paramedian regions of the tegmentum, raphae region and substantia nigra were positive for TH from 13 weeks onwards, the earliest age group used for this technique. The presence of TH-positive neurons in the paramedian part of the tegmentum until 18 weeks and radial glial fibers extending from the aqueductal lining to the ventral part until 20 weeks were suggestive of migration of neurons to the ventral mesencephalon region. DiI labelling of the neurons and fibers of ipsilateral nigra from the caudate as early as 10 weeks demonstrated early nigrostriatal connections. The mature nature of the neurons appeared only by 13 weeks by this method. The present study shows that the nigral neurons in the human migrate and mature until mid-gestation. The nigrostriatal connection at 10 weeks suggests a trophic influence of nigra on the proliferating and maturing neurons of the striatum.
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- K Sailaja
- Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
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John J, Kumar VM, Gopinath G, Ramesh V, Mallick H. Changes in sleep-wakefulness after kainic acid lesion of the preoptic area in rats. Jpn J Physiol 1994; 44:231-42. [PMID: 7823414 DOI: 10.2170/jjphysiol.44.231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The role of the preoptic area (POA) neurons in the regulation of sleep-wakefulness (S-W) has been investigated in this study. The cell-specific neurotoxin, kainic acid (KA), was injected (0.8 microgram in 0.2 microliter) intracerebrally for lesioning of the POA. S-W was assessed (on the basis of EEG, EMG, and EOG recordings) for a day before bilateral lesion of the POA, and for 3 weeks after the lesion. There was an increase in wakefulness, and a decrease in all the stages of sleep after KA lesion of the POA. The reduction in deep slow wave sleep (S2) and REM sleep (PS) were more marked than light slow wave sleep (S1), and these had not shown any recovery even after 3 weeks of lesion. Two days after the lesion, the reduction in sleep was much more marked during the daytime than at night. There was an increase in locomotor activity, especially during the daytime, though it was only statistically significant on the 6th and the 10th day after the lesion. This study shows that the POA neurons are involved in the induction and maintenance of sleep. The lesion did not have a long lasting effect on the circadian distribution of sleep but the changes in locomotor activity seem to persist for a longer period.
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- J John
- Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
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Histological and quantitative studies were carried out in dentate nucleus (DN) of 14 human fetuses of gestational ages ranging from 10 weeks to 28 weeks in Nissl stained sections. The dentate nucleus was already well delineated at 11 weeks, but the adult profile was attained only by 27-28 weeks. The magnocellular dorsomedial region and the parvocellular ventrolateral region became apparent at 17-18 weeks. The numerical density of neurons showed a steady decline with advancing gestational age. However, the absolute neuronal count until 19-20 weeks was 367.1 x 10(3) followed by a count of 249.5 x 10(3) at 22-23 weeks. The reduction in the count between the two periods was significant and coincided with cell death which was striking between 19 and 23 weeks. The glial cell population continued to increase with advancing gestational age. The occurrence of significant neuronal cell death and its probable role in the developing human DN is reported for the first time.
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- A Hayaran
- Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
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Tandon PN, Kumar VM, Verma S, Gopinath G, Shetty AK. Fetal brain transplantation in kainic acid lesioned caudate nucleus of adult rats. J Neural Transplant Plast 1992; 3:125-33. [PMID: 1515480 PMCID: PMC2565145 DOI: 10.1155/np.1992.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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This study confirmed that bilateral kainic acid (KA) injection at the caudate produces aphagia and adipsia in rats. The reduction in food and water intake was fatal after a higher dosage of the drug. To test the effect of transplantation on the mortality rate, KA was first injected in the left caudate, in one set of rats. After a gap of three days, fetal striatal tissue was unilaterally transplanted at this lesioned site, along with a second injection of KA in the right caudate. Successful transplantation, as ascertained morphologically, did not significantly alter the mortality rate. The morphometric study revealed that the neurons of the transplant were larger in size, and their numerical density lower than those of the caudate of normal rats. Only very few neurons of the transplant developed functional connectivity with the host, as demonstrated by electrophysiological studies.
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- P N Tandon
- Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
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Shetty AK, Gopinath G, Tandon PN. Adrenal medullary autografts in anterior eye chamber, lateral ventricle and striatum of adult rats: a long term study. J Neural Transplant Plast 1991; 2:175-91. [PMID: 1685897 PMCID: PMC2565097 DOI: 10.1155/np.1991.175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The neurobiological basis for the short-term recovery in Parkinson's patients and experimental animals grafted with adrenal medulla is not yet clear. Structural details of the grafted chromaffin cells are also not available. In the present study, autografts of adrenal medulla in the anterior eye chamber, lateral ventricle and striatum of adult rats were studied for 360 days. Though a large number of cells degenerated, a few healthy chromaffin cells survived up to 360 days in the anterior eye chamber. In the ventricular and striatal regions, cells degenerated more rapidly, and a few surviving cells were seen only up to 120 and 150 days, respectively. Degeneration of the cells was evident from the alteration of the cytoplasmic granules, appearance of vacuoles and lysosomes, rapid decline in the number of TH and DBH positive cells and diffusion of enzymes in the intercellular region. Only lymphocytes and connective tissue cells were seen in the ventricle after 120 days, while outlines of a few chromaffin cells and background fluorescence were still evident in the striatum up to 150 days. In some of the intrastriatal transplants, morphologically identifiable Schwann cells were present and, in one transplant, there was evidence of myelination of axons by Schwann cells. These axons were obviously derived from the adjacent host tissue. From the findings it has been concluded that autografts of adrenal medulla survive for only a limited period of time on transplantation to the central nervous system and anterior eye chamber. Survival seemed to be better in the anterior eye chamber than at the sites preferentially chosen for treating Parkinson's patients or experimental animals.
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- A K Shetty
- National Neural Transplant Unit, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
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The substantia nigra from rats of 16 and 17 gestational days grafted into the lateral ventricle of adult rats grew into isolated or partially integrated transplants in 80% of the rats. The morphological details of the transplants were studied at intervals of 30-360 days. The neurons grew, differentiated and were comparable to age-matched controls until 150 days. Thereafter, the neurons showed progressive aging changes like dendritic thickening, clear spaces, membrane-bound vacuoles and increase in lysosomes in the cytoplasm. The numerical density per unit volume (Nv) of normal neurons significantly decreased with simultaneous increase in Nv of glial cells by 360 days. These changes were slower to develop in the partially integrated transplants: it is concluded that target tissue interaction is necessary for prolonged survival of the grafted tissue.
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- A K Shetty
- National Neural Transplant Unit, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
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Fetal nigral neurons from 16 and 17 gestational days were transplanted into the intact striatum of adult rat. On different post-transplantation days (30-360 days), the structural and immunohistochemical details of the transplants were studied. The grafted neurons matured and showed phenotypical characteristics comparable to that of normal nigral neurons in adult rats until 180 days. Tyrosine hydroxylase-positive neurons were seen not only in the transplant but also in the adjacent host striatum. Tyrosine hydroxylase-positive fibres were also seen extending for a short distance into the host striatum. A large number of synapses in the transplants were of asymmetric type, containing clear round vesicles. These synapses resembled the few intrinsic type present in the normal substantia nigra. On the other hand, the predominant type 2 synapses with pleomorphic vesicles in the normal nigra were infrequently encountered in the transplants. On the 300th day, the cytoplasm of a few of the neurons showed ageing changes in the form of clear spaces, paucity of organelles especially rough endoplasmic reticulum, membrane-bound vacuoles and increase in the lipofuscin population. In addition, localized thickening of the soma and the dendrites were seen in relation to randomly distributed neurons. By 360 days, more than one quarter (26%) of the total neurons showed these changes indicating ageing. The number per unit volume of normal neurons decreased significantly when compared to the transplants on 60 and 90 days. In the substantia nigra of age-matched control, except for an increase in the lysosomal population, other ageing changes were not detectable. The neurons of intact substantia nigra of the host rat, chronologically 4-8 months older than the transplanted neurons, also appeared normal but for lipofuscin granules. The present study provides morphological evidence for rapid ageing of neurons in the long term nigral transplants. These observations raise fresh doubts regarding permanent survival of grafted neurons in the host brain. Studies so far conducted are after prior nigral lesions. Trophic factors following lesions of the host tissue may have influenced the long term survival of the transplanted neurons. On the other hand, such changes may have been missed since no detailed morphological investigations of the long term transplants have been done so far.
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- G Gopinath
- Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
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Shetty AK, Banerjee R, Gopinath G, Tandon PN. Fetal nigral grafts in the anterior eye chamber of adult rats: a long-term morphological study. Exp Neurol 1991; 111:106-14. [PMID: 1984425 DOI: 10.1016/0014-4886(91)90056-i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Substantia nigral grafts of 16 and 17 gestation days showed phenotypic characteristics in the anterior eye chamber of adult rats until the third month after transplantation. Thereafter by the sixth month a number of neurons showed somal and dendritic thickening, reduced population of endoplasmic reticulum, increase in lysosomes, and clear areas devoid of organelles, indicating age changes. These changes were progressive and affected more neurons by the end of 1 year, the longest period studied. The observations suggest that the maturation of nigral neurons is independent of specific afferent input, whereas target influence is necessary for the continued maintenance of the mature neurons. All the synapses observed in the transplant were of the asymmetric variety, reminiscent of the few intrinsic synapses of the intact nigra. This suggested establishment of mutual connectivity among the transplanted neurons in the absence of a target and the type of synapse formed may have been influenced by the local environment. Large glial processes, very prominant during the 4- to 6-month period became less significant afterward but continued to be present until the end of the period studied. Though there was no morphological evidence of lymphocytic infiltration, this might suggest an immunologic reaction.
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- A K Shetty
- Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
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Verma S, Kumar VM, Gopinath G, Sharma R, Tandon P. Recovery of preoptic–anterior hypothalamic functions after transplantation. Restor Neurol Neurosci 1989; 1:77-81. [DOI: 10.3233/rnn-1989-1108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- S. Verma
- Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029 (India)
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- Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029 (India)
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- Department of, Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029 (India)
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- Department of, Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029 (India)
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- Department of, Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029 (India)
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Banerjee R, Gopinath G, Gopinath PG. Vascular changes in the brain following internally administered radioisotope 131-I in rats during postnatal period. Indian J Med Res 1988; 87:484-93. [PMID: 3169905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Gopinath G, Mahapatra AK, Nayar U, Tandon PN. Transplantation of the embryonic neocortex in the caudate-putamen of adult rat. Indian J Med Res 1987; 86:246-52. [PMID: 3428958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Continuous irradiation in utero is reported to produce mental retardation and gross abnormalities of the brain in the human. A few experimental studies conducted so far also report gross brain defects in animals exposed to continuous irradiation in utero. Despite the increasing use of nuclear energy for power and radioisotopes in medicine, there is hardly any literature available on the effect of continuous irradiation on the structural details of the developing brain. After intraperitoneal injections of different doses of 131I (8, 18 and 32 microCi) and 32P (10 microCi) in new-born rats on the 6th postnatal day, cerebella stained by Golgi techniques were cut sagittally and the sections were examined on the 10th, 15th and 21st postnatal days. In the animals injected with 18 and 32 microCi of 131I and 10 microCi of 32P a large number of Purkinje cells showed morphological alterations not seen in the control groups or in the groups injected with 8 microCi of 131I. The changes observed included persistence of the perisomatic processes beyond the 10th postnatal day, multiple primary dendrites, angulation of the primary dendrites, long segments of primary dendrites without branches and significantly reduced dendritic volume. The number of affected cells was less on the 21st postnatal day. The effective radiation dose estimated in these groups ranged from 15 to 26 rad. Since the rats irradiated with 6 rad had not shown such changes it is believed that there is a threshold dose of radiation beyond which only changes are perceptible at neuronal level.
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Roy S, Gopinath G. Effects of undernutrition on the anterior pituitary gland of neonatal rat. Indian J Med Res 1986; 84:167-72. [PMID: 3759170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Wadhwa S, Gopinath G, Bijlani V. Nissl & Golgi analysis of the developing human cerebellar nuclei in the early prenatal period. Indian J Med Res 1985; 81:193-201. [PMID: 2409004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Tandon A, Das C, Jailkhani BL, Gaur A, Sehgal S, Gopinath G, Talwar GP. Effects on pregnancy in mice of passive immunization against ovine LH and human chorionic gonadotrophin. J Reprod Fertil 1984; 70:369-77. [PMID: 6230442 DOI: 10.1530/jrf.0.0700369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Mice given daily i.p. injections of immunoglobulins against ovine LH on Days 3-7 of pregnancy were devoid of implantation sites on Day 8 whereas mice treated with antibodies to hCG had embryos of normal number and appearance on Day 8. These antibody treatments reduced the mean +/- s.d. serum progesterone concentrations from 65.4 +/- 15.3 ng/ml (control globulins) to 8.6 +/- 4.9 ng/ml (anti-LH) and 9.2 +/- 3.1 ng/ml (anti-hCG) on Day 8 and had no differential effect on serum oestrogen levels on Day 4. However, the mice treated with anti-hCG did not litter; resorption of the embryos took place between Days 10 and 14 of pregnancy. Indirect immunofluorescence and quantitative immunoenzymic assays showed the presence of anti-ovine LH and anti-hCG reacting antigens in the mouse feto-placental unit. On Day 6, the values of reacting antigens (mean +/- s.d. absorbance units/10 micron section of embryo) were 0.050 +/- 0.002 with control globulins, 0.059 +/- 0.002 with anti-hCG-Ig and 0.196 +/- 0.018 with anti-LH-Ig; the corresponding values on Day 12 were 0.075 +/- 0.009, 0.402 +/- 0.02 and 0.416 +/- 0.015. The quantitative disposition of the reacting antigens to the two types of anti-gonadotrophins seems to bear a temporal relationship to their respective antifertility action. The pregnancy terminating action of immunoglobulins to ovine LH (Days 6, 7 & 8) and hCG (Days 8, 9 & 10) was counteracted by administration of 2 mg medroxyprogesterone acetate on Days 6, 9 and 12, indicating the importance of progesterone in the maintenance of pregnancy in the mouse.
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Gopinath G, Roy S, Karmarkar MG. Effect of undernutrition and rehabilitation on the postnatal growth of skeletal muscle and nerve in the rat. Indian J Med Res 1983; 77:702-12. [PMID: 6618542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Chowdhury C, Gopinath G, Roy S. Effect of undernutrition on the maturation of Purkinje cells in the rat. Indian J Med Res 1982; 75:559-66. [PMID: 7118225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Mukherjee A, Gopinath G, Bhatia R, Roy S. Some observations on the ventricular system of kaolin induced hydrocephalic rabbits. Indian J Med Res 1982; 75:136-41. [PMID: 7085010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Changes in the ependyma and periventricular brain tissues of the lateral, 3rd and 4th ventricles and the cervical spinal canal were studied electron-microscopically in young rabbits on the 9th day after injecting kaolin into the cisterna magna. The ependyma of the lateral ventricle overlying the white matter was notably stretched causing increased egress of CSF and disorganisation of the normal architecture of the white matter and capillaries. The neurons and glial cells close to the white matter showed edematous changes. The changes in the ependymal lining and the underlying grey matter were less severe in the dorsal part of the 3rd and the 4th ventricle. The ventral part of the 3rd ventricle was the least affected. The height and the arrangement of the ependymal cells, the surrounding grey matter with narrow interstitial spaces and the absorbing tanycytes seemed to be factors which were responsible for the minimal changes in these regions. The changes appeared to be reversible if the CSF pressure was relieved at this stage. The spinal canal remained unaffected in the majority of our hydrocephalic animals, which could probably be attributed to the type of animal and the degree of hydrocephalus.
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The hepatotoxic effect of oral halothane in the horse is increased by pretreatment with phenobarbitone or DDT but not by chlorpromazine. Phenobarbitone and DDT increase the activity of hepatic amidopyrine N-demethylase but chlorpromazine does not. Carbon disulphide protects the liver of the horse against halothane.
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Undernutrition of the newborn rats, produced during the first 3 weeks by increasing the litter size and restricting the mother's diet, resulted in reduction of the body and brain weights of the experimental animals. One group of undernourished animals showed especially severe reduction of body and cerebellar weights. These animals, on the 10th postnatal day, had an immature cerebellar cortex corresponding to that of the 7th day postnatal control animals. The external granular layer persisted in the cerebellar cortex of the underweight animals until the 23rd day, while it disappeared by 20th day in the control animals. Mitotic activity was evident until the 21st postnatal day in these animals while it stopped in the normal animal by 16th postnatal day. There was no marked difference in the fine structure of the various cell types in the control and undernourished animals. Midsagittal tracings of the cerebellar cortex showed a reduced surface area in the undernourished animals, while the thickness of the external granular layer and molecular layer did not show any significant difference when compared to that of the control animals, thus showing a reduction in total cell number, but not per unit area. The normal morphological appearance of the cerebellar cortex in the underfed animals of higher weight probably indicates that these animals are adequately nourished in spite of the reduction in weight when compared to the control animals, which probably are overfed.
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Gopinath G, Glees P. Mitochondrial genesis of lipofuscin in the mesencephalic nucleus of the V nerve of aged rats. Acta Anat (Basel) 1974; 89:14-20. [PMID: 4844601 DOI: 10.1159/000144265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Glees P, Gopinath G. Age changes in the centrally and peripherally located sensory neurons in rat. Z Zellforsch Mikrosk Anat 1973; 141:285-98. [PMID: 4355165 DOI: 10.1007/bf00311358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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