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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 123-141 
    ISSN: 0392-6737
    Keywords: Biomagnetism (including magnetocardiography) ; Superconducting devices ; superconducting magnets
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    Topics: Physics
    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Si riesamina la strumentalizzazione adatta all’acquisizione di segnali biomagnetici. Si studiano separatamente i componenti di base del magnetometro, cioè gli SQUID, i trasformatori di flusso e i dewar. Si discutono i possibili miglioramenti alla strumentazione attuale e alle apparecchiature complete comprendenti scudi ferromagnetici o di correnti a vortice e si valuta la loro efficenza.
    Notes: Summary The instrumentation suitable for the acquisition of biomagnetic signals is reviewed. The basic magnetometer components,i.e. SQUIDs, flux transformers and dewars, are studied separately. Possible improvements to the present instrumentation as well as complete set-ups including ferromagnetic or eddy current shields are discussed and their efficiency evaluated.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 142-152 
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    Keywords: Biomagnetism (including magnetocardiography) ; Superconducting devices ; superconducting magnets
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    Topics: Physics
    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Si sviluppa un formalismo per la descrizione vettoriale e tensoriale di una procedura di bilanciamento e si sottolinea un metodo di bilanciamento di campo e di primo gradiente. Si discutono l’apparecchiatura sperimentale e le misurazioni del vettore di modo comune del primo gradienteC G 1.
    Notes: Summary A formalism for the vector and tensor description of a balancing procedure is developed and a first-gradient and field-balancing method is outlined. The experimental apparatus and measurements of the first-gradient common-mode vector,C G 1, are discussed.
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    Calcified tissue international 33 (1981), S. 239-242 
    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Bone ; Magnetic field ; IR light ; Light absorption constant ; Efficiency
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    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Notes: Summary Enhancement of photovoltage has been found in bone and its two major constituents when placed in a magnetic field in standard Hall geometry. Infrared light has been used for carrier excitation. From data obtained in this manner, values for the light absorption constant, extinction constant, mass absorption constant, and efficiency have been estimated. All these parameters increase with the increase of magnetic field. A possible explanation for the observed phenomena is presented.
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    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Vitamin D ; Vitamin D deficiency ; Cartilage ; Bone
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    Notes: Summary To test the importance of 24-hydroxylation of vitamin D3 on bone mineralization, rat pups born to vitamin D-deficient females were given either 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 or 24,24-difluoro-25-hydroxyvitamin D3 for 16 days beginning at the time of weaning. Following such treatment analysis of blood samples revealed no detectable 24R,25-(OH)2D3 and 1,25-(OH)2D3 in the rats given the difluoro compound while revealing the expected 24,24-difluoro-25-hydroxyvitamin D3 and 24,24-difluoro-1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3. The rats given 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 had the expected levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3, 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3. Following sacrifice at day 17, postweaning bone mineralization and modeling were studied in long bones using histological methods. Bones taken from vitamin D-deficient rats at the beginning and end of the experimental period had lesions typical of rickets. These included wide growth plates, excessive amounts of osteoid, and metaphyseal fibrosis. Following treatment with either 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 or 24,24-difluoro-25-hydroxyvitamin D3, bone mineralization returned to normal. Growth plate widths and the amount of osteoid on bone surfaces were both substantially reduced and to a similar degree in both treatment groups. Normal cartilage core formation and trabecularization of the metaphyseal primary spongiosa were also restored to a similar degree in both groups. In effect, no difference was observed in any bone parameter studied between the 25-hydroxyvitamin D3- and the 24,24-difluoro-25-hydroxyvitamin D3-treated animals. These results provide strong evidence that 24-hydroxylation of the vitamin D molecule plays little or no role in the modeling and mineralization of bone.
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    Calcified tissue international 33 (1981), S. 655-661 
    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 ; 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 ; 24,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 ; Receptors ; Bone
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    Notes: Summary The hormonal metabolite of vitamin D3, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25(OH)2D3], exerts its biological effects by binding to a cytosolic receptor protein. Such a protein has been demonstrated in vitamin D3 target organs including fetal rat calvariae and more recently in rat osteogenic sarcoma cells. In this study we have compared the binding of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 [25(OH)D3] and 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [24,25(OH)2D3] to that of 1,25-(OH)2D3 in fetal rat calvariae and osteogenic sarcoma (OS) cells. Sucrose density sedimentation, DNA-cellulose chromatography, and intracellular uptake studies have been employed to evaluate these interactions. In cytosol preparations from calvariae, [3H]-1,25(OH)2D3 bound to a 3.3S macromolecule and to a much greater extent to a 5.8S macromolecule while both [3H]25(OH)D3 and [3H]24,25(OH)2D3 bound to the 5.8S macromolecule. By incubating intact calvariae and OS cells with labeled metabolites and thus establishing binding intracellularly prior to cell disruption, we have found that the 3.3S protein which has high specificity for 1,25(OH)2D3 occurs inside the cells; the 5.8S protein, however, does not occur inside the cells but is generated after cell disruption. The [3H]-1,25(OH)2D3-receptor complex adsorbed to DNA-cellulose and was eluted from this affinity resin at 0.28M KCl. In contrast, [3H]25(OH)D3 and [3H]-24,25(OH)2D3 binding activity did not adsorb to DNA-cellulose. We conclude that, in contrast to the 3.3S protein, the 5.8S macromolecule does not fulfill receptor criteria but is rather generated by the experimental manipulation of the bone cells. Our data suggest that the vitamin D3 actions on bone are mediated only via the 3.3S receptor, and hence quantitative but not qualitative differences of the effects of the various metabolites are feasible.
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    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Vitamin D ; Bone ; Osteoblasts ; Receptors ; 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3
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    Notes: Summary Thaw-mount autoradiographic studies after injection of3H-1,25-D3 were conducted on 18-and 20-day-old rat fetuses. In maxillary bones, ribs, and tibia, nuclear concentration of radioactivity was found in osteoprogenitor cells and osteoblasts. Osteocytes and chondrocytes in epiphyseal plates were either unlabeled or weakly labeled. In competition experiments, nuclear concentration of radioactivity was blocked by the injection of a high dose of nonradioactive 1,25-D3 prior to the administration of the labeled hormone, but not by a similar dose of nonradioactive 25-D3. The results are interpreted as indicating that osteoprogenitor cells and osteoblasts are target cells for the direct action of 1,25-D3 on fetal bone.
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    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Vitamin D ; Vitamin D deficiency ; Bone ; Cartilage ; Bone development
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    Notes: Summary The role of vitamin D in early skeletal development was studied by measuring serum calcium and phosphorus, osseous tissue quantity and mineralization, and endochondral bone elongation in rat fetuses and pups from vitamin D-replete and vitamin D-deficient mothers. At the 20th day of pregnancy there was a slight, yet significant, increase in the amount of osteoid on trabecular bone surfaces in fetuses from vitamin D-deficient mothers. The fetal bones otherwise appeared normal in spite of severe skeletal changes in the vitamin D-deficient mothers. After parturition, the importance of vitamin D in skeletal development becomes progressively more obvious. Serum calcium levels were slightly, yet significantly, lower in vitamin D-deficient than in vitamin D-replete pups and these levels continued to fall in the vitamin D-deficient pups through lactation and after weaning. At 3 days postpartum, there was a small, yet significant, increase in the amount of osteoid on bone surfaces of the vitamin D-deficient pups. The relative amounts of osteoid in the vitamin D-deficient pups continued to increase through lactation and after weaning when compared with vitamin D-replete pups. By the 14th day of lactation and at later periods, there were significant reductions in metaphyseal mineralized tissues in the vitamin D-deficient pups when compared with the vitamin D-replete pups. At weaning and after weaning, there were substantial increases in growth plate thickness and decreases in longitudinal bone growth in the vitamin D-deficient pups when compared with the vitamin D-replete pups. The results from this study indicate that vitamin D does not appear to play a major role in fetal skeletal development. However, after birth, vitamin D becomes progressively more important with age for normal bone development, mineralization, and endochondral growth.
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    Calcified tissue international 35 (1983), S. 481-485 
    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Chemotaxis ; Bone ; Osteoblasts ; Bone proteins
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    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Notes: Summary When demineralized bone matrix powder is implanted subcutaneously in the rat, the early responses involve the appearance and proliferation of mesenchymal cells at the site of implantation, followed by cartilage and bone formation. The ability of cells to migrate to the implant suggests that chemotaxis may be a critical event in this process. Therefore, using the modified Boyden chamber assay, we tested extracts of demineralized bone matrix for chemotactic activity. We have identified and partially purified, on molecular sieve chromatography, a heat labile and trypsin-sensitive protein (Mr=60,000–70,000) that is a potent chemoattractant for mouse calvaria, osteoblast-like cells (MMB-1), but not for monocytes (putative osteoclast precursors). These findings suggest that chemotactic protein(s) have a significant role in the recruitment of osteoprogenitor cells to a site of bone repair.
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    Calcified tissue international 35 (1983), S. 762-766 
    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Enamel ; Maturation cycles ; Tetracycline ; Dentine ; Bone
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    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Notes: Summary Uptake of tetracycline by enamel in the short-term was studied at an advanced stage of crown formation and after completion of crown formation in deciduous molars in the cat. Both secretory phase enamel and bands of postsecretory, maturation phase enamel labeled rapidly. The pattern of labeling mimicked that seen in the continuously growing, rootless incisor teeth of the rat, with narrow doublets fusing to form narrow bands with wide unlabeled intervals in the short term. This is a physiological demonstration which indicates that cyclical activity and changes may occurin vivo during the maturation phase of amelogenesis in rooted teeth. It is also noted that dentine did not, and that some circumscribed patches of bone did label in the same animals in the same time interval. Short-term tetracycline labels are lost following conventional histological processing, but are retained after freeze-drying or air-drying.
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    Calcified tissue international 36 (1984), S. S25 
    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Remodeling ; Bone ; Stress
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    Notes: Summary It has long been known that the stress history of bone tissue influences its structure; however, the nature of this relationship remains largely uncharacterized. The objective of this work was to induce a quantifiable change in the stress history ofin vivo bone tissue and examine subsequent changes in structural and material properties that might occur. Continuous compressive loads were applied to the diaphysis of adult mongrel dogs for 2 months. The loads, ranging from 12–130 N, were superposed on the normal activity of the animals by implanting spring loading devices on the diaphysis of the femur. After the animals were sacrificed, mid-diaphysial specimens were subjected to compression testing to determine a structural bulk stiffness. The cross-sectional areas of original bone tissue and new bone deposition were then determined. The ash weights of selected specimens were also determined. The results indicate that a positive correlation between the increase in cross-sectional area and the superposed stress does exist. The new bone apposition was found almost entirely on the periosteal surface. Very little evidence of internal remodeling or endosteal movement was observed. The new tissue was found to have a lower ash weight and appeared to have a disorganized microstructure. Mechanical testing also suggests that the newly deposited tissue is far less stiff than the mature original bone.
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    Calcified tissue international 34 (1982), S. 439-448 
    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Bone ; Histomorphometry ; Osteocytes ; Bone dynamics ; Histology
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    Notes: Summary A new semiautomatic technique combining advantages of the manual and fully automatic methods is described for obtaining quantitative static and dynamic histologic data of bone. The hardware consists of a photomicroscope, digitizing platen, digitizer, plotter/printer, floppy disc drive, and computer. The microscope is equipped with a drawing tube through which the image of the digitizing platen is projected over the optical field. The investigator selects and traces all histologic structures to be measured by moving a cursor on the digitizing platen which is visible by its projection over the histologic field. The results on accuracy and static and dynamic precision of this method show that static and dynamic parameters of bone are obtained with a degree of error (〈20%) well within the acceptable range for biologic measurements. Comparison of this method with the grid technique according to Merz and Schenck showed that for almost all micromorphometric parameters comparable absolute data are obtained. Due to the higher precision of our method, however, the number of optical fields evaluated in obtaining these comparable data could be reduced to 25% of the number of fields evaluated by the Merz and Schenck technique. The time requirements for quantitative evaluation of a histologic slide of bone by our technique are 40–50 min; 20–25 min is needed for quantitative evaluation of osteocytes.
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    Calcified tissue international 34 (1982), S. 449-455 
    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Bone ; Histomorphometry ; Normal values ; Bone biopsies ; Sampling error
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    Notes: Summary Quantitative bone histology was done in undecalcified sections of iliac crest bone specimens obtained from 84 normal American individuals. Samples were obtained within 12 h after death in a vertical and horizontal manner from both the right and left iliac crests. In addition to the determination of normal values of micromorphometric parameters of bone in these healthy American subjects, the following studies were carried out: (a) comparison of variance of micromorphometric parameters of bone obtained from the right versus left iliac bone (40 pairs), (b) comparison of micromorphometric parameters of bone obtained in a vertical versus horizontal manner (12 pairs), (c) evaluation of variance with increasing distance from the compact zone in bone samples obtained in a vertical manner (44 pairs), (d) analysis of variation between bone samples obtained more anteriorly versus posteriorly along the iliac crest (N=40), (e) comparison of differences in micromorphometric parameters obtained from age-matched men versus premenopausal women (N=12), and (f) plotting of histograms for assessment of distribution of micromorphometric parameters. The results show that histomorphometric data of bone cannot be easily compared when different techniques are employed for obtaining bone samples. Sampling variations are kept smaller when bone specimens are obtained in a vertical manner. Anterior/posterior variation does not cause major sampling error. If ranges of variation are taken into account, quantitative bone histology is a valuable tool for assessment of bone structure and bone cells.
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    Calcified tissue international 35 (1983), S. 148-152 
    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Bone ; Computed tomography ; Densitometry ; Osteoporosis ; Osteomalacia
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    Notes: Summary The linear attenuation coefficient (μ in cm1) of trabecular bone was modeled for different conditions of bone and marrow composition in order to assess their influence on computed tomography (CT) quantitation. A large relative change (10% of TBV at 15% TBV) of bone concentration resulted in small changes of μ: 2.3% at 60 keV, 3.4% at 44 keV, 5.2% at 29 keV. Relative changes of trabecular bone volume (TBV) on the order of 3% could be detectedin vivo by CT were it not for errors of relocation and for compositional influences on accuracy. The μ (and density) depended critically not only on amounts of bone substance and marrow but on their compositions. Normal variation in the composition of bone substance produced an uncertainty in μ equivalent to 0.5 to 1% TBV. Increases of yellow marrow produced a decrease of μ which could be mistaken for a decrease of bone concentration. The biological variation (90% confidence limit) of marrow composition gives an uncertainty at 15% TBV of about 2.4% TBV at 60 keV, 1.7% at 44 keV, and 1.3% at 29 keV. These correspond to relative uncertainities of 16, 11, and 9% respectively. These factors help explain the large accuracy errors (30%) observed in all studies of trabecular bone where single-energy CT was used. Marrow composition also can affect precision of bone measurement. Systematic shifts of red and yellow marrow could mask biological changes such as those occurring with aging or treatment.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 175-183 
    ISSN: 0392-6737
    Keywords: Biomagnetism (including magnetocardiography) ; Superconducting devices ; superconducting magnets
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto In questo lavoro si tratta il problema dell’ottimizzazione di sistemi di sensori gradiometrici metrici superconduttori di secondo ordine che sono stati progettati per la misurazione di campi magnetici deboli disomogenei in un ambiente disturbato magneticamente. Si considerano le condizioni di massimo rapporto segnale-rumore dell’uscita del quantomagnetometro superconduttote (SQM). Si analizza l’influenza dei parametri misurati della sorgente del segnale, del rumore di una sorgente di disturbo esterna e di quello proprio del magnetometro sulla selezione della lunghezza di base del gradiometro.
    Notes: Summary In this paper we deal with an optimization problem of the second-order superconducting gradiometric sensor systems that have been designed for measurement of the weak inhomogeneous magnetic fields in a magnetically disturbed environment. The conditions of maximum signalto-noise ratio of the output of superconducting quantum magnetometers (SQM) are considered. The influence of measured signal source parameters, of an outside disturbing source and of the own noise of the magnetometer on the gradiometer base length selection is analysed.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 356-367 
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    Keywords: Biomagnetism (including magnetocardiography) ; Superconducting devices ; superconducting magnets
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Sono state esaminate l’idealità e la sensibilità di parecchi conduttori magnetocardiografici vettoriali usando un modello inomogeneo fisico del tronco. Si è trovato che la componente antero-posterioreX vettore magnetico del cuore è la piú facile da scoprire. Si suggeriscono conduttori ideali per le altre due componenti. Comunque questi hanno una sensibilità inferiore. Le differenze rispetto ai risultati di precedenti ricercatori sono state spiegate con le differenze tra i modelli.
    Notes: Summary The ideality and sensitivity of several vector magnetocardiographic leads were tested by using an inhomogeneous, physical torso model. The postero-anterior component of the heart’s magnetic vector was found easiest to detect. New, more ideal leads for the other two components are suggested. However, these have lower sensitivity. The differences from the results of former investigators can be explained by the differences of the models.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 203-213 
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    Keywords: Biomagnetism (including magnetocardiography) ; Superconducting devices ; superconducting magnets
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Si è studiato lo spettro del rumore di un gradiometro superconduttore a derivata secon da in un agglomerato urbano. I dati sono stati ottenuti dal gradiometro con tre accelerometri ortogonali e un magnetometro a flussometro elettronico triassiale attaccato al dewar. Questi dati sono stati analizzati usando tecniche di elaborazione dei segnali, soprattutto un cancellatore adattativo di rumori, per ridurre i rumori nei dati del gradiometro. I risultati mostrano qui che il rumore dell’esterno e/o il rumore del movimento del dewar possono essere ridotti di 40 dB in potenza di rumore. Si è anche mostrato che, nel caso di basso rapporto segnale-rumore (S/N∼1), può essere estratta un’onda sunusoidale di 10 Hz. Questa tecnica non solo promette riduzione dei rumori, ma ha anche lo scopo d’identificare i segnali di rumore che potrebbero essere veramente considerati parte del responso evocato. L’analisi dei dati che contengono i responsi evocati è ora in corso.
    Notes: Summary The noise spectrum of a superconducting second-derivative gradiometer has been investigated in an urban environment. Data have been acquired from the gradiometer with three orthogonal accelerometers and a triaxial fluxgate magnetometer attached to the dewar. These data have been analyzed by using signal processing techniques, primarily an adaptive noise canceller, to reduce noise in the gradiometer data. Results shown here indicate that the environmental noise and/or the dewar motion noise can be reduced as much as 40 dB in noise power. It is also shown, in the case of poor signal-to-noise ratio (S/N∼1), that a 10 Hz sine wave can be extracted. This technique not only shows promise for noise reduction, but also aids in the identification of noise signals which might be misconstrued as part of the evoked response. Analysis of data containing evoked response is now underway.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 153-165 
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    Keywords: Biomagnetism (including magnetocardiography) ; Superconducting devices ; superconducting magnets
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Si stabiliscono princípi per il progetto di sistemi di spire che generano campi magnetici distanti che diminuiscono secondo una potenza inversa alta della distanza. Secondo un principio di reciprocità queste disposizioni, quando usate come sensori in magnetometri ad induzione e SQUID, hanno una sensibilità intrinsecamento bassa per sorgenti distanti del campo magnetico.
    Notes: Summary Principles are established for the design of coil arrays which generate distant magnetic fields diminishing as a high inverse power of the distance. By a principle of reciprocity these arrays, when used as sensors in induction and SQUID magnetometers, have an inherently low sensitivity to distant sources of magnetic field.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 166-174 
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    Keywords: Biomagnetism (including magnetocardiography) ; Superconducting devices ; superconducting magnets
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Si è costruito un magnetometro SQUID differenziale a 3 canali per la misurazione simultanea delle 3 componenti ortogonali del campo magnetico nella stessa posizione. Si descrive la struttura dell’apparecchio e si mostrano i dati MCG misurati. Si discutono gli effetti d’interferenza tra i canali.
    Notes: Summary We have constructed a three-channel differential SQUID magnetometer for the simultaneous measurement of the three orthogonal components of the magnetic field in the same location. The structure of the device is described and MCG data measured are shown. Interference effects between the channels are discussed.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 184-194 
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    Keywords: Biomagnetism (including magnetocardiography) ; Superconducting devices ; superconducting magnets
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Si è costruito espressamente un sistema SQUID in un ospedale di Parigi, che permette indagini neuromagnetiche attinenti con applicazioni cliniche. Un gradiometro simmetrico di second’ordine lavora entro uno schermo per corrente parassite. Ciò è designato ad ottimizzare il costo e l’efficienza del sistema. Le sue prestazioni sono state sperimentate con dati da pazienti e da soggetti normali.
    Notes: Summary A SQUID system was specially built in a Parisian hospital, allowing neuromagnetic investigations dealing with clinical applications. A second-order symmetrical gradiometer works inside an eddy current shield. This was designed for optimizing the cost and the efficiency of the system. Its performances were tested with data from patients and normal subjects.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 224-230 
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    Keywords: Biomagnetism (including magnetocardiography) ; Superconducting devices ; superconducting magnets
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Si descrive la strumentazione per le applicazioni biomagnetiche. Le piccole dimensioni e la leggerezza del gradiometro SQUID permettono il facile trasporto e posizionamento dello strumento, rendendo cosí possibile le misurazioni biomagnetiche in una qualsiasi locazione in cui non ci siano rumori. L’apparecchio è provvisto di un alimentatore a batteria e, se riempito con 60 cm3 di elio liquido, funzionerà initerrottamente per 6 ore. L’apparecchio è adatto per la magnetocardiografia.
    Notes: Summary The instrumentation for biomagnetic applications is described. The small size and weight of the SQUID gradiometer permit easy transport and positioning of the instrument, thus making biomagnetic measurements possible in any noise-free location. The equipment is provided with a battery power supply, and, when filled with 60 cm3 of liquid helium, will operate continuously for 6 h. The device is suitable for magnetocardiography.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 301-310 
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    Keywords: Biomagnetism (including magnetocardiography) ; Superconducting devices ; superconducting magnets
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Si confrontano i magnetocardiogrammi misurati in un caso di infarto miocardico anterolaterale con i corrispondenti magnetocardiogrammi simulati. I cambiamenti piú notevoli nell’MCG misurato si sono osservati nelle parti superiori e inferiori del torace come previsto dalla simulazione.
    Notes: Summary The MCGs measured in a case of an anterolateral myocardial infarction were compared with the corresponding simulated MCGs. The most distinctive changes in the measured MCGs were observed in the upper and lower parts of the thorax as predicted by the simulation.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 558-566 
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    Keywords: Biomagnetism (including magnetocardiography) ; Superconducting devices ; superconducting magnets
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto La conduttività elettrica delle lesioni cerebrali varia con situazioni patologiche come l’edema e la calcificazione. È stato studiato mediante una simulazione con il computer l’effetto delle disomogeneità dei tessuti delle lesioni cerebrali sulle distribuzioni spaziali dei potenziali elettrici e dei campi magnetici sulla superficie del capo.
    Notes: Summary The electrical conductivity of brain lesions varies with pathological situations such as edema and calcification. The effect of the tissue inhomogeneities of brain lesions on spatial distributions of electrical potentials and magnetic fields over the surface of the head was studied by means of a computer simulation.
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Si è sviluppato un metodo magnetico per misurazioni dirette non invasive del ferro di immagazzinamento epatico umano con uno suscettometro SQUID. Le determinazioni magneticain vivo e chimicain vitro del ferro epatico non eme sono strettamente correlate. Le misurazioni magnetiche dei depositi di ferro sono utili, dal punto di vista clinico, nella diagnosi dei disordini nel metabolismo del ferro.
    Notes: Summary A magnetic method for direct noninvasive measurements of human hepatic storage iron with a SQUID susceptometer has been developed.In vivo magnetic andin vitro chemical determinations of liver nonheme iron are closely correlated. Magnetic measurements of iron stores are clinically useful in the diagnosis of disorders of iron metabolism.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 594-607 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Il problema inverso nella misurazione magnetical del polmone è stato studiato con un metodo che usa le ipotetiche distribuzioni del pulviscolo magnetico. Si sono fatte le minimizzazioni non vincolate e vincolate di una funzione obiettiva. Le simulazioni e l’analisi hanno mostrato l’efficacia del metodo.
    Notes: Summary The inverse problem in the magnetic measurement of the lung was studied with a method using hypothetical distributions of magnetic dust. Both unconstrained and constrained minimizations of an objective function were performed. Simulations and analysis showed the efficacy of the method.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 582-593 
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    Keywords: Biomagnetism (including magnetocardiography) ; superconducting devices ; superconducting magnets
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Questo lavoro descrive un nuovo suscettometro SQUID a doppio canale coadiuvato da computer destinato a raggiungere stime accuratein vivo delle concentrazioni di accumulo di ferro nei tessuti. Si discutono le considerazioni pratiche dello schema, la funzionalità sperimentale al rumore e la risoluzione clinica anticipata del nuovo sistema.
    Notes: Summary This paper describes a new computer-enhanced dual-channel SQUID susceptometer designed to achieve accuratein vivo estimates of tissue storage iron concentrations. We discuss the practical design considerations, instrumental noise performance and anticipated clinical resolution of the new system.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 608-616 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Si è trovato che la velocità di decadimento del campo residuo ottenuto tramite magnetizzazione delle particelle ferromagnetiche trattenute nei polmoni dei saldatori è associato a fattori come la quantità di polvere trattenuta, il curriculum lavorativo e la consuetudine di fumare. Una velocità di decadimento piú rapida appare correlata con un piú rapido smaltimento delle particelle di fumo di saldatura nei fumatori.
    Notes: Summary It was found that the rate of decay of the remanent field obtained through magnetization of ferrimagnetic particles retained in the lungs of are welders is associated with factors such as amount of dust retained, occupational history and smoking habits. A faster decay rate was found to correlate with a faster clearance of welding fume particles in smokers
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 617-623 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Particelle ferromagnetiche immesse per via intratracheale nei polmoni sono fagocitate da macrofagi alveolari. Dopo che queste particelle sono state magnetizzate dal campo esterno, esse producono un campo residuo che decade rapidamente a causa del disallineamento delle particelle dovuto al movimento citoplasmatico (rilassamento). I cambiamenti nel valore di rilassamento nel tempo successivo all’immissione potrebbero essere connessi alla mobilità citoplasmatica.
    Notes: Summary Ferrimagnetic particles instilled intratracheally into the lungs are phagocytized by alveolar macrophages. After these particles are magnetized by an external field, they produce a remanent field which decays rapidly due to particle misalignment from cytoplasmic motion (relaxation). Changes in relaxation rate with time following instillation might be related to cytoplasmic motility.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 624-641 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto La pletismografia a suscettività magnetica (MSPG) è un nuovo metodo proposto per controllare i cambiamenti del volume cardiaco. Si riesaminano il principio di misurazione e i lavori recenti di altri ricercatori. Si studia l’effetto del movimento legato al cuore della cassa toracica anteriore sul segnale MSPG.I risultati suggeriscono che il movimento del confine cassa toracica-aria può contribuire in modo significativo (∼75%) al segnale MSPG quando è registrato vicino al cuore.
    Notes: Summary Magnetic-susceptibility plethysmography (MSPG) is a new method proposed for monitoring cardiac-volume changes. The measurement principle and recent work by other investigators are reviewed. The effect of the cardiac-related motion of the anterior chest wall on the MSPG signal is studied. The results suggest that the motion of the chest-wall-air boundary may contribute significantly (∼75%) to the MSPG signal when recorded near the heart.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 642-649 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto È stata esaminata la forma d’onda d’impulso per il magnetomiogramma (MMG) dell’arto inferiore destro umano. Le durate tipiche degl’impulsi sono di circa (10÷20) ms. La variazione spaziale del MMG suggerisce un’origine nei muscoli anteriori della tibia.
    Notes: Summary The pulse wave form for the magnetomyogram (MMG) of the human right leg was examined. The typical pulse durations are about (10÷20) ms. The spatial variation of the MMG suggests a source in the anterior muscles.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 650-659 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Le ricerche sul campo magnetico intorno alla gamba umana con l’uso di un magnetometro SQUID producono risultati consistenti e riproducibili che possono essere rappresentati mediamente due linee di corrente, orientate inversamente, parallele all’asse della gamba. I campi sono condizionati dall’attività muscolare, che decade col tempo di rilassamento della gamba.
    Notes: Summary Investigations of the magnetic field around the human leg using a SQUID magnetometer yield consistent, reproducible results which can be modelled by 2 oppositely oriented line currents parallel to the leg axis. The fields are affected by muscle activity, decaying with the time of relaxation of the leg.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 1110-1118 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto L'attività del sistema di His-Purkinje è stata misurata magneticamente usando un magnetometro SQUID nella camera schermata magneticamente di Berlino (BMSR) e usando in aggiunta filtraggio (banda passante da 0.5 Hz a 300 Hz) e tecniche di mediazione. La camera riduce il livello di rumore di fondo a meno di 4 $$4{{fT} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{fT} {\sqrt {Hz} }}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {\sqrt {Hz} }}$$ nella regione a spettro bianco. All'interno dell'intervalloPR è stata osservata una struttura a rampa, la cui pendenza cambia segno attraversando la linea mediana del cuore. In aggiunta, sono stati registrati segnali ben definiti approssimativemente 40 ms prima dell'inizio dell'attivazione ventricolare.
    Abstract: Резюме йзмеряется активность НР системы у человека с помощью SQUID магнетометра в Берлинской магнитно экранированной комнате, используя фильтртрацию полосы пропускания (ширина полосы от 0.5 Гц до 300 Гц) и усреднение. Берлинская магнитно экранированная комната уменьшает уровень фонового шума до величины $$4{{fT} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{fT} {\sqrt {Hz} }}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {\sqrt {Hz} }}$$ в области белого шума. ВнутриPR интервла наблюдается диаграмма с уклоном, причем величина ыклона меняется при пересечении медианной линии сердца. Кроме того, ориблизительно за 40 мс до наступления активности желудочка регистрируются определенные сигналы.
    Notes: Summary The activity of the His-Purkinje system (HPS) in man has been measured magnetically with a SQUID magnetometer in the Berlin magnetically shielded room (BMSR) by using in addition band pass filtering (band width 0.5 Hz to 300 Hz) and averaging. The BMSR reduces the background noise level to less than $$4{{fT} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{fT} {\sqrt {Hz} }}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {\sqrt {Hz} }}$$ in the region of white noise. Within thePR interval a ramp pattern was observed, changing its slope when crossing the median line of the heart. In addition, definite signals were recorded approximately 40 ms before the onset of ventricular activation.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 195-202 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Si mostra che miglioramenti sostanziali possono essere ottenuti nelle proprietà di schermatura di una stanza schermata da corrente parassite coprendo l’accesso con lamine conduttrici. I risultati suggeriscono che non è necessario installare una porta conduttrice e mostrano che è il caso di coprire una piccola parte della porta in modo permanente.
    Notes: Summary We show that substantial improvements can be obtained in the shielding properties of an eddy-current-shielded room by covering the doorway with conductive plates. Results suggest that it is unnecessary to install a conductive door and show that it is worthwhile covering a small part of the doorway permanently.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 248-254 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Il magnetocardiogramma ad alta risoluzione è stato registrato mediante magnetometri superconduttori in 12 volontari sani utilizzando la camera schermata di Berlino per ridurre il livello di rumore elettromagnetico. La morfologia del trattoPR magnetico è caratterizzata dalle «rampe» in precedenza osservate, sulle quali s’inseriscono segnali. A volte la forma d’onda appare complessa.
    Notes: Summary ThePR interval of magnetocardiograms has been measured with a SQUID sensor in the Berlin magnetically shielded room. In addition to previously reported ramps with isolated superimposed signals in several cases a structured morphology has been found.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 266-279 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Sono stati osservati segnali degradanti nel segmentoPR dei magnetocardiogrammi normali registrati da 5 cani. Sono state osservate rampe maggiori dopo aver indotto con farmaci il blocco del nodo atrioventricolare di primo grado, ed è stata osservata una completa ripolarizzazione atriale a seguito d’isolate contrazioni atriali in due animali con blocco di secondo grado. Queste rampe, che variano fino a 6.7 pT in ampiezza e provengono dagli atri, possono complicare l’individuazione magnetica dell’attività di His-Purkinje.
    Notes: Summary Sloping signals were observed in thePR segment of normal magnetocardiograms recorded from five dogs. Larger ramps were observed after first-degree AV nodal blockade was induced pharmacologically, and complete atrial repolarization was observed following isolated atrial contractions in two animals with second-degree block. These ramps, ranging up to 6.7 pT in size and arising from the atria, may complicate magnetic detection of His-Purkinje activity.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 231-247 
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    Keywords: Biomagnetism (including magnetocardiography) ; PACS. 85.25 ; Superconducting devices ; superconducting magnets
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto La motivazione fondamentale per lo studio dei fenomeni elettrofisiologici cardiaci tramite il metodo biomagnetico è dovuta al fatto che questa tecnica offre un’alta risoluzione spaziale e sembra fornire informazioni complementari rispetto alle sole registrazioni elettriche. Fino ad oggi l’interesse degli studiosi si è concentrato su due differenti fenomeni cardiaci: 1) lo studio dell’attività del sistema di conduzione atrioventricolare e 2) lo studio della depolarizzazione ventricolare anormalmente ritardata (late potentials). L’interesse clinico per lo studio non invasivo del sistema di His-Purkinje (HPS) è ben noto. Registrazioni cliniche non invasive di late potentials sono particolarmente desiderabili in quanto possono essere preziosi indicatori di rischio di morte improvvisa. In questo lavoro si presenta una rassegna sullo stato delle ricerche in entrambi i campi d’indagine.
    Notes: Summary The fundamental motivation for investigating cardiac electrophysiological phenomena by means of the biomagnetic method has been that this technique should have added spatial resolution and provided complementary information as opposed to electric recordings only. So far the interest of experimentalists has been concentrated on two different kinds of cardiac phenomena: 1) the study of the activity of the cardiac conduction system and 2) of abnormally delayed ventricular depolarization (late potentials). The clinical interest for the noninvasive investigation of the His-Purkinje system (HPS) is well known. Noninvasive clinical recording of late potentials is particularly desirable as they seem to be precious markers for risk of sudden death. A review of the state of research in both fields is presented in this paper.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 280-290 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Ein dal 1980 è iniziato uno studio sistematico dell’attività del sistema di His-Purkjnje (HPS) su soggetti normali e patologici con il metodo biomagnetico. Allo scopo di risolvere il problema di quanta parte dei segnali misurati sia attribuibile al sistema di His-Purkinje e quanta piuttosto alla ripolarizzazione atriale, è stata recentemente sviluppata una strumentazione appositamente disegnata per misure sul HPS e con una sensibilità di $$20fT/\sqrt {Hz}$$ nella banda di frequenze interessanti ((0.5÷300) Hz). Al contempo si è altresí sviluppato un nuovo modello teorico in stretta corrispondenza con le caratteristiche anatomiche del HPS che fornisce una distribuzione di campo magnetico sul torace in buon accordo qualitativo con i risultati sperimentali.
    Notes: Summary Since 1980, systematic investigations of the activity of the His-Purkinje system (HPS) by the biomagnetic method have been reported on both normal subjects and patients affected by different kinds of conduction disturbances. A first attempt to interpret the experimental results by means of a theoretical model satisfactorily accounted for the measured «ramp» patterns. Moreover, a good temporal coincidence was observed between magnetic signals and invasively recorded His bundle electrograms (HBE). An alternative explanation of the «ramp» pattern, in terms of atrial repolarization, has been recently proposed on the basis of animal experimental investigation. In order to try to solve this problem, we have carried out a twofold approach: a new second-order gradiometer, specifically designed for HPS activity investigation has been successfully set up and tested; it provides a sensitivity of $$20fT/\sqrt {Hz}$$ in the band width of interest ((0.5÷300) Hz). Second, a new model based on a closer correspondence to anatomical features of the HPS has been developed. This model provides well-defined patterns which are in quite good agreement with experimental results.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 311-323 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Si registra la distribuzione sia del potenziale elettrico cardiaco sulla superficie del corpo che del campo magnetico cardiaco vicino al torace e alla schiena in momenti fissi del ciclo cardiaco. Le caratteristiche generali di entrambi i tipi di mappa sono semplici e riproducibili, inoltre ciascuno di essi fornisce informazioni differenti.
    Notes: Summary The distribution of both the cardiac electric potential on the body surface and the cardiac magnetic field near the chest and back is recorded at fixed time instants of the heart cycle. The general features of both types of maps are simple and reproducible, moreover they both reveal different information.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 324-339 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Sono stati eseguiti calcoli numerici sul campo magnetico generato dal cuore durante la depolarizzazione ventricolare. Lo scopo di questo lavoro è studiare il contributo d’inomogeneità nel conduttore di volume al campo totale e stabilire l’influenza dei gradiometri usati nelle registrazioni sperimentali.
    Notes: Summary Numerical computations were performed on the magnetic field generated by the heart during ventricular depolarization. The purpose of this study was to investigate the contribution of inhomogeneities in the volume conductor to the total field and to establish the influence of gradiometers as used in experimental recordings.
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Il magnetocardiogramma ad alta risoluzione, registrato in 22 pazienti affetti da pregresso infarto del miocardio, ha permesso di rilevare in 3 casi la presenza di segnali di ampiezza tra 0.4 e 3 pT temporalmente correlati a depolarizzazioni tardive elettriche. Si discutono de differenze tra segnali magnetici ed elettrici e il loro possibile significato fisiopatologico.
    Notes: Summary High-resolution magnetocardiograms of patients with recent myocardial infarction have been recorded. In three cases, signals have been found in theST segment that are time correlated with simultaneously recorded late electric potentials.
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Per studiare l’effetto della geometria del conduttore di volume, sono stati compiuti esperimenti usando cuori di coniglio isolati. È stato osservato un aumento del segnale magnetico con l’aumentare della dimensione del conduttore di volume. Si discutono i risultati usando un dipolo di corrente a origine fissa e un modello di sorgente di tensione per il cuore.
    Notes: Summary To study the effect of the volume conductor geometry on the MCG, experiments using isolated rabbit hearts were done. An increase of the magnetic signal when increasing the volume conductor’s size was observed. The results are discussed by using a fixed-origin current dipole and a voltage source model for the heart.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 368-378 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Si presentano le prime misurazioni del campo magnetico associato col potenziale d’azione in un fascio di fibre cardiache di Purkinje isolate. Le nostre scoperte dimonstrano la fattibilità dell’uso di tecniche magnetiche per misurare le correnti assiali in un gruppo di cellule cardiache ad attività spontanea.
    Notes: Summary We present the first measurements of the magnetic field associated with the action potential in a bundle of isolated cardiac Purkinje fibers. Our findings demonstrate the feasibility of using magnetic techniques to measure the axial current in a bundle of spontaneously active cardiac cells.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 410-419 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Il campo magnetico corticale osservato, suscitato da uno stimolo presentato a varie eccentricità nel campo visivo, è stato interpretato come derivante da dipoli di corrente lungo la scissura longitudinale. La profondità della sorgente aumenta con l’aumento dell’eccentricità, in accordo con la classica mappatura retinotopica.
    Notes: Summary The observed cortical magnetic field evoked by a stimulus presented at various eccentricities in the visual field was interpreted as arising from current dipoles along the longitudinal fissure. The depth of the source increased as the eccentricity was increased, in agreement with the classical retinotopic map.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 420-428 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Si esamiano i componenti elettrici e magnetici della risposta stimolata visiva del cervello, con picchi a 120 e 180 ms dopo lo stimolo. I risultati mostrano che entrambi i componenti magnetici sono localizzati nella corteccia occipitale superficiale tangenziale al cuoio capelluto. La distribuzione diM120 suggerisce che i generatori dei componenti elettrici e magnetici sono correlati, ma il campo magnetico elettrico registrato è una modificazione elaborata di quello prodotto dalla sorgente.
    Notes: Summary Corresponding electrical and magnetic components of the brain’s visual evoked response peaking at 120 and 180 ms poststimulus are examined. Results show that both magnetic components are localized in the superficial occipital cortex tangential to the scalp. The distribution ofM120 suggests that the generators for the electrical and magnetic components are related, but the electrical field recorded is an elaborate modification of that produced by the source.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 429-437 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Campi magnetici indotti dalla sensibilità somatica sono stati confrontati con i corrispondenti potenziali elettrici sul cuoio capelluto allo scopo di studiare le loro sorgenti neurali. Le mappature delle risposte magnetiche hanno mostrato attività a livello delle cortecce di sensibilità somatica primarie e secondarie. Ulteriori sorgenti oltre a queste aree sembrano essere coinvolte nella generazione dei potenziali del cuoio capelluto a vertice somatosensoriali.
    Notes: Summary Somatosensory evoked magnetic fields were compared with corresponding electric scalp potentials in order to study their neural sources. Mappings of the magnetic responses showed activity at the primary and secondary somatosensory cortices. Additional sources besides these areas seem to be involved in the generation of the somatosensory vertex scalp potentials.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 438-459 
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    Keywords: Biomagnetism (including magnetocardiography) ; Superconducting devices ; superconducting magnets
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto In questo lavoro si presentano alcuni tentativi di considerazioni modello, basati sul concetto di dipolo di corrente equivalente per tener conto delle risposte sonore stimolate osservate, con lo scopo di tentare un confronto delle variazioni in ampiezza e latenza con calcoli basati sul modello di nervo altamente semplificato di Rall. Si presenta un’analisi fenomenologica dei dati sperimentali sul campo magnetico sonoro tardo evocato dalla corteccia uditiva umana. Qui si pone l’accento sulle relazioni tra le proprietà del segnale (per esempio, ampiezza e latenza) e tra le proprietà del segnale e le proprietà dello stimolo (per esempio, ampiezza/latenza e frequenza in discesa relativa Δf/f per uno stimolo con frequenza in discesa) piuttosto che su problemi correlati con la posizione del dipolo di corrente equivalente, per esempio l’organizzazione tonotopica discussa da Elberlinget al. e Romaniet al. Si presentano alcuni risultati di un calcolo numerico basato su un modello a cavo lineare e li si confronta con i risultati sperimentali.
    Notes: Summary In this paper we present some tentative model considerations, based on the concept of an equivalent current dipole to account for observed auditory evoked responses, with the aim of attempting a comparison of variations in amplitude and latency with calculations based on Rall’s greatly simplified nerve model. A phenomenological analysis of experimental data on the late, auditory evoked magnetic field from the human auditory cortex is presented. The emphasis is here placed on relations between signal properties (e.g. amplitude and latency) and between signal properties and stimulus properties (e.g. amplitude/latency and relative frequency glide Δf/f for a frequency glide stimulus) rather than on questions related to the location of the equivalent current dipole,e.g. the tonotopic organization discussed by Elberlinget al. and by Romaniet al.. Some results of a numerical calculation based on a linear-cable model are presented and compared with experimental results.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 471-483 
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    Keywords: Biomagnetism (including magnetocardiography) ; Superconducting devices ; superconducting magnets
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Le sorgenti di risposte uditive magnetiche ed electtriche stimolate sono state formate con dipoli a corrente multipli. L’attività a livello delle cortecce uditive, 2.6 cm al di sotto della calotta cranica, spiega la distribuzione di campo osservata $$\overline {N100m}$$ . Un’ulteriore sorgente di corrente vicino al vertice è necessaria per spiegare le corrispondenti distribuzioni di potenziale. La posizione delle sorgenti di corrente di $$\overline {N100m}$$ non ha mostrato alcuna dipendenza sistematica dalla frequenza tonale.
    Notes: Summary The sources of auditory evoked electric and magnetic responses were modelled with multiple current dipoles. The activity at the auditory cortices, 2.6 cm beneath the skull, explains the observed $$\overline {N100m}$$ field distribution. An additional current source near the vertex is needed to explain the corresponding potential distributions. The locations of the current sources of $$\overline {N100m}$$ did not show any systematic dependence on the tonal frequency.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 460-470 
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    Keywords: Biomagnetism (including magnetocardiography) ; Superconducting devices ; superconducting magnets
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Sono stati registrati campi magnetici uditivi indotti (AEF) e potenziali uditivi indotti EEG (AEP) dalle regioni corticali uditive destra e sinistra di 12 soggetti normali adulti. Il sensore magnetico era un gradiometro SQUID a forma di otto con una linea di base di 4 cm orientato in modo da essere massimamente sensibile a un dipolo di corrente orientato perpendicolarmente alla fissure di Sylvio. Gli stimoli erano impulsi sonori di 1 kHz, lunghi 100 ms con un intervallo modale tra stimoli di 700 ms emessi a livelli di pressione sonora di 40, 60, 80 e 100 dB. Si è trovato che l’ampiezza AEF è correlata all’intensità dello stimolo in modo quadratico, l’ampiezza AEP in modo, lineare. Gli AEF erano di ampiezza maggiore in risposta alla stimolazione contralaterale che in risposta alla stimolazione ipsilaterale. Gli AEP non presentano questa relazione. In un secondo esperimento gli AEF e AEP dell’emisfero destro in risposta al tono di stimolazione nell’orecchio controlaterale in questi 12 soggetti sono stati combinati con dati simili precedenti su 24 soggetti, ottenendo cosí un totale di 36 soggetti, per esaminare la comparabilità della forma dell’onadaP50 di AEP e dell’analogaP50 di AEF. Si è trovato che la latenza dellaP50 decrese in funzione dell’intensità crescente dello stimolo sia per AEF che per AEP, e che la latenza diP50 è decisamente inferiore nelle registrazioni magnetiche rispetto alle registrazioni del potenziale.
    Notes: Summary Auditory evoked magnetic fields (AEFs) and EEG auditory evoked potentials (AEPs) were recorded from left and right auditory cortical regions of 12 normal adult subjects. The magnetic sensor was a figure-eight SQUID gradiometer with a 4 cm baseline oriented so as to be maximally sensitive to a current dipole oriented normal to the Sylvian fissure. Stimuli were 100 ms long 1 kHz tone pips with a modal interstimulus interval of 700 ms delivered at sound pressure levels of 40, 60, 80 and 100 dB. AEF amplitude was found to be related to stimulus intensity in a quadratic fashion, AEP amplitude in a linear fashion. AEFs were of larger amplitude in response to contralateral as compared to ipsilateral stimulation. AEPs did not exhibit such a relationship. In a second experiment right-hemisphere AEFs and AEPs in response to contralateral ear tone stimulation in these 12 subjects were combined with similar previous data from 24 subjects, providing a total of 36 subjects, to examine the comparability of the AEPP50 wave form and the AEFP50 analog. The latency of theP50 was found to decrease as a function of increasing stimulus intensity for both AEFs and AEPs, and theP50 latency was consistently shorter in magnetic compared to potential recordings.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 484-494 
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    Keywords: Biomagnetism (including magnetocardiography) ; Superconducting devices ; superconducting magnets
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto I movimenti volontari degli arti sono preceduti da spostamenti MEG che cominciano già 1.2s prima del movimento. Questi spostamenti invertono la polarità sull’area di rappresentazione della corteccia motoria dell’arto in questione.
    Notes: Summary Voluntary limb movements are preceded by MEG shifts beginning even as early as 1.2 s before the movement. These shifts reverse polarity above the cortical motor representation area of the limb concerned.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 495-504 
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    Keywords: Biomagnetism (including magnetocardiography) ; Superconducting devices ; superconducting magnets
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Sono stati registrati i campi magnetici del cervello che precedono i movimenti autonomi delle dita della mano, del piede e della dita del piede stesso, i movimenti delle dita della mano e del piede causati da uno stimolo e la parola. Sono stati trovati lenti spostamenti dei campi magnetici con morfologia simile ai coincidenti potenziali elettrici, ma con distribuzioni molto diverse. Si discutono le deduzioni ottenute dai dati sulla localizzazione dei generatori cerebrali.
    Notes: Summary Magnetic fields of the brain were recorded preceding selfinitiated finger, foot, toe movements, stimulus-triggered finger and toe movements, and speech. Slow magnetic-field shifts were found with morphology similar to coincident electrical potentials, but with very different distributions. Inferences from the data about localization of cerebral generators were discussed.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 505-511 
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    Keywords: Biomagnetism (including magnetocardiography) ; Superconducting devices ; superconducting magnets
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Si è studiato il campo magnetico prodotto dal cervello prendendo in considerazione una varietà di eventi rari. Si riporta il carattere temporale della risposta a un raro stimolo uditivo. Il campo magnetico appare offrire un’utile nuova sonda dell’attività endogena nel cervello umano.
    Notes: Summary We have studied the magnetic field produced by the brain when attending to a variety of rare events. The temporal character of the response to a rare auditory stimulus is reported. The magnetic field appears to offer a useful new probe of endogeneous activity in the human brain.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 538-546 
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    Keywords: Biomagnetism (including magnetocardiography) ; PACS. 85.25 ; Superconducting devices ; superconducting magnets
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Uno studio sull’attività spontanea del cervello in soggetti normali è stato eseguito con il metodo neuromagnetico. Sono stati usate 2 diverse strumentazioni per le misure magnetiche. Ambedue usavano gradiometri di second’ordine disegnati specificatamente per gli studi sul cervello: 2.9 cm di diametro, 5 cm di baseline. Uno SQUID r.f. e uno SQUID d.c. erano accoppiati ai gradiometri. I livelli di rumore misurati sono stati rispettivamente di $$40fT/\sqrt {Hz}$$ e $$25fT/\sqrt {Hz}$$ . In alcuni soggetti sono state effettuate mappe di campi magnetici generati dall’attività spontanea del cervello. Le mappe dell’ampiezza media dei segnali del ritmo α hanno mostrato 2 massimi dell’attività su 2 regioni simmetriche dello scalpo. Comunque, malgrado una generale simmetria fra gli emisferi, la complessità delle mappe misurate suggerisce una corrispondente complessità dei generatori responsabili dell’attività α.
    Notes: Summary An investigation of the spontaneous brain activity from normal subjects has been carried out by means of the neuromagnetic method. Two different systems were used for magnetic measurements. Both used 2nd-order gradiometers specifically designed for brain studies: 2.9 cm diameter, 5 cm baseline. A r.f. SQUID and a d.c. SQUID were coupled to the gradiometers. The measured noise levels are $$40fT/\sqrt {Hz}$$ and $$25fT/\sqrt {Hz}$$ , respectively. Thorough magnetic mapping of the spontaneous activity was performed on a few subjects. By mapping the average amplitude of the α-rhythm signals two maxima of activity over two symmetric regions of the scalp were clearly observed. Despite a general symmetry between hemispheres, however, the complexity of the measured maps suggests a corresponding complexity of the generators responsible for α-activity.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 214-223 
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    Keywords: Biomagnetism (including magnetocardiography) ; PACS. 85.25 ; Superconducting devices ; superconducting magnets
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Si discutono magnetometri del tipo del flussometro elettronico e di risonanza (precisione libera, pompata otticamente) che possono in qualche caso sostituire il magnetometro SQUID. Si descrivono i princípi di funzionamento, la sensibilità, l’intervallo dinamico e la risposta di frequenza. Si dà un accenno riguardo l’applicazione di questi magnetometri nelle misurazioni biomagnetiche.
    Notes: Summary Flux gate and resonance type of magnetometers (free precession, optically pumped), which can in some cases replace the SQUID magnetometer, are discussed. The principles of operation, sensitivity, dynamical range and frequency response are described. The application of these magnetometers for biomagnetic measurements is mentioned.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 255-265 
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    Keywords: Biomagnetism (including magnetocardiography) ; Superconducting devices ; superconducting magnets
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto È stata sfruttata la risoluzione spaziale del sensore magnetico per fornire stime numeriche del contributo atriale ai campi magnetici registrati esattamente prima della depolarizzazione ventricolare. Si trova che il contributo è piccolo, e questo rafforza l’interpretazione originale secondo la quale questi campi derivano principalmente dal sistema di conduzione del cuore.
    Notes: Summary We have exploited the spatial resolution of the magnetic sensor to provide numerical estimates of the atrial contribution to magnetic fields recorded just prior to ventricular depolarization. The contribution is found to be small, strenghening our original interpretation that such fields originate mostly in the conduction system of the heart.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 291-300 
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    Keywords: Biomagnetism (including magnetocardiography) ; Superconducting devices ; superconducting magnets
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Si presentano i risultati preliminari ottenuti costruendo mediante computer mappe di distribuzione di campo magnetico sulla base di registrazioni ad alta risoluzione effettuate con magnetometro superconduttore. La procedura è stata applicata per esaminare i MCG di 16 pazienti affetti da pregresso infarto del miocardio. Sulla base di questa elaborazione è stato possibile dividere i pazienti in due classi, una delle quali contiene tutti i pazienti con depolarizzazioni tardive.
    Notes: Summary A possible clinical application of a high-resolution magnetic isofield contour mapping technique in cardiography is discussed. Preliminary results are presented in applying this technique to patients with recent myocardial infarction. The patients could be divided into two classes; one of them contains patients with electrical late potentials as a subclass.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 512-516 
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    Keywords: Biomagnetism (including magnetocardiography) ; Superconducting devices ; superconducting magnets
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Si presentano le prime misurazioni del campo magnetico prodotto da correnti di azione che si propagano lungo l’assone singolo di un nervo gigante. Questi dati sono stati ottenuti con un trasduttore a bobina toroidale e un amplificatore o semiconduttore a temperatura ambiente.
    Notes: Summary We present the first measurements of the magnetic field produced by action currents propagating along a single giant nerve axon. These data were obtained with a toroidal pick-up coil and a room temperature semiconductor amplifier.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 517-537 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Finora la magnetoencefalografia spontanea (MEG) in soggetti normali e patologici non è stata investigata a fondo. Si conoscono pochissimi contributi in questo campo. A parte il lavoro del gruppo di biomagnetismo di Roma, il solo contributo clinico finora è stato quello di Hughes e collaboratori che era abbastanza limitato nel numero e nella scelta dei soggetti studiati. La nostra esperienza condotta fin dal 1980 su un gran numero di casi (principalmente epilessie focali) mostra che il MEG può evidenziare attività significative anche se non sono presenti anormalità EEG; esso ha inoltre una risoluzione spaziale maggiore rispetto all’EEG. I foci epilettici mostrano un’area limitata di attività massima. Finora non è stata osservata nessuna evidenza sperimentale di una differente distribuzione delle ampiezze del campo sullo scalpo. La risoluzione spaziale del MEG riguarda anche la possibilità di risolvere la morfologia dei segnali EEG (per esempio onde aguzze EEG risolte in gruppi di spikes dal MEG) o di separare topograficamente le anormalità EEG mescolate e non ben localizzate (per esempio, attività delta ed epilettiche mescolate nell’EEG e discriminate nel MEG). I migliori risultati si osservano quando la localizzazione è nella corteccia esterna. Dopo una descrizione del materiale studiato, si sottolinea l’importanza dei risultati ottenuti per la prima volta in casi di epilessie focali.
    Notes: Summary So far spontaneous magnetoencephalography (MEG) in normal and pathological subjects has not been deeply investigated. Very few contributions in this field are available. Aside from the work of the Rome biomagnetic group in this field, the only clinical contribution up to now has been that of Hughes and co-workers which was rather limited in the number and in the selection of subjects investigated. Our experience, carried out since 1980 on a large number of cases—mainly focal epilepsies— shows that the MEG may evidence significant activities even if EEG abnormalities are not present and has a higher spatial resolution with respect to the EEG. Epileptic foci show a limited area of maximal activity. So far no experimental evidence of a different distribution of field amplitude over the scalp has been observed. The spatial resolution of the MEG also regards the possibility of resolving the morphology of EEG signals (for instance, EEG sharp waves resolved into groups of spikes by MEG) or topographically separate EEG abnormalities mixed up and not well localized (for instance, delta and epileptic activities mixed up in the EEG, but differently in the MEG). The best results are observed when the localization is in the outer cortex. After a description of the material studied, the importance of the results obtained for the first time in cases of focal epilepsies is outlined.
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    Il nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica 2 (1983), S. 547-557 
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    Keywords: Biomagnetism (including magnetocardiography) ; Superconducting devices ; superconducting magnets
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    Description / Table of Contents: Riassunto Durante l’ultimo anno gli autori hanno condotto una ricerca sistematica su un gran numero di soggetti patologici registrando simultaneamente l’EEG e il MEG. La presente versione del nostro apparato sperimentale permette di effettuare misure MEG con un solo sensore magnetico, impedendo la rilevazione simultanea di attività MEG su punti differenti della testa. Ciò ha condotto gli autori a concentrarsi sulle epilessie focali. Fin dalle prime misure il sensore magnetico ha dimostrato un notevole potere localizzante, rafforzando l’interesse per la localizzazione in casi patologici. In questo lavoro si riportano risultati che sembrano confermare la straordìnaria capacità delle misure MEG nel localizzare sorgenti di attività cerebrali patologiche in casi di epilessie focali.
    Notes: Summary During the last year the authors have been carrying out a systematic investigation on a large number of pathological subjects simultaneously recording the EEG and the MEG. The present version of our experimental apparatus allows MEG measurements with only one magnetic detector, thus preventing the detection of simultaneous MEG activities over different points of the head. This has led the authors to concentrate upon focal epilepsies. Since the first measurements a remarkable localizing power was shown by the magnetic detector, thus strengthening the interest in pathological localization. In this contribution we report results which seem to confirm the extraordinary capability of MEG measurements to localize sources of pathological brain activities in cases of focal epilepsies.
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    Calcified tissue international 33 (1981), S. 111-117 
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    Keywords: Calcium-deficient hydroxyapatite ; Amorphous calcium phosphate ; Bone ; Radial distribution function ; Carbonate apatite
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    Notes: Summary When amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP) was transformed to crystalline hydroxyapatite (HA) in a series of aqueous slurry concentrations ranging from low to high, the higher slurry concentrations produced more Ca-deficient HA as measured by Ca/P ratio and heat-produced pyrophosphate. We feel that the excess solution phosphate produced in the higher slurry transformations results in lower Ca/P ratio HA. It has been suggested that an ACP is the precursor to bone apatite. Regulation of the in vivo ACP slurry concentration could then control the stoichiometry and, therefore, the metabolic activity of bone apatite. X-ray radial distribution function (RDF) analyses showed that CO 3 2− substitution in HA creates far greater structural distortions than do Ca deficiencies. The latter, however, do produce small, but observable, structural distortions when compared to stoichiometric HA. It now seems clear that the RDF of bone apatite can be modeled by a synthetic, Ca-deficient, CO 3 2− -containing HA.
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    Keywords: Phosphoprotein ; Bone ; 31P-NMR ; Phosphoserine ; Phosphothreonine
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    Notes: Summary Fractionation of the EDTA-soluble, noncollagenous proteins of the organic matrix of chicken bone by Sephadex G-100 molecular sieving has revealed that the majority of the organic phosphorus is present in two fractions, from one of which a homogeneous phosphoprotein has been isolated. The purified phosphoprotein has an apparent molecular weight of 12,000 and contains bothO-phosphoserine andO-phosphothreonine.31P-NMR spectroscopy demonstrates that all of the organic phosphorus exists in the form of phosphomonoesters which have an average pK2 of 6.8. The phosphoprotein is highly acidic due to its high content of dicarboxylic acids in addition to the presence of organic phosphorus. The characteristic amino acid composition of the phosphoprotein establishes its noncollagenous nature and highlights the differences among bone, dentin, and enamel phosphoproteins. The absence ofγ-carboxyglutamic acid distinguishes it from osteocalcin, the noncollagenousγ-carboxyglutamic acid-containing peptide of bone matrix.
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    Calcified tissue international 33 (1981), S. 455-457 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Osteoporosis ; Diabetes mellitus
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    Notes: Summary The bone mineral status of fifty-one children with diabetes mellitus was studied by single photon absorptiometry. The mean bone mineral content was 13% below values predicted by age, sex, height, and weight. Those children whose diabetes was one year or less in duration were as osteopenic as those whose diabetes was of longer duration. The demineralized children received a higher daily insulin dose than the others. No association was noted between the degree of skeletal demineralization and sex, statural growth, renal function, and serum calcium and phosphorus. No significant changes in bone mineral content were noted longitudinally.
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    Calcified tissue international 32 (1980), S. 123-133 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Cell kinetics ; Osteoprogenitor cell ; Migration ; Differentiation
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    Notes: Summary The purpose of this work was to provide further knowledge about bone cell kinetics in the metaphysis of the growing long bone. Seventy rats were sacrificed from 1 to 120 h after injection of tritiated thymidine. Autoradiographs of 3 µm thick sections of the proximal tibial metaphysis were studied in a manner which allowed evaluation of labeled cell nuclei as a function of increasing age of metaphyseal tissue. A cell cycle duration study for osteoprogenitor cells was done. Labeled osteoprogenitor cells and osteoblasts first appeared at 1 h post-injection. The great majority of all labeled osteoprogenitor cells and osteoblasts was found within 1 mm of the growth cartilage-metaphyseal junction (GCMJ) at all times, apparently migrating with the moving GCMJ. In contrast, labeled osteoclast nuclei first appeared at 24 h post-injection within 0.3 mm of the GCMJ and remained always with the area of bone surface with which they were first associated, even as the GCMJ migrated away. By 5 days post-injection, the source of new labeled osteoclast nuclei in the metaphysis near the GCMJ was depleted, whereas that for the osteoblasts remained. The existence of two kinetically different, as well as ultrastructurally different, members of the metaphyseal osteoprogenitor cells population is postulated. A cell cycle time of 39±18 h was found for the osteoprogenitor cell population, but has limited meaning. A schema for metaphyseal bone cell movements during longitudinal bone growth is presented.
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    Keywords: APD ; Bisphosphonate ; Bone ; Resorption ; Formation
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    Notes: Summary Dose-related effects of APD on bone metabolism and Ca homeostasis were studied in rats. The experimental approach consisted of longitudinal and cross-sectional observations, aiming at a kinetic interpretation. Bone and cartilage resorption was inhibited within 2–8 days at doses between 0.16 and 16 µmol/kg body weight/day. This was followed by changes in bone apposition that needed at least 23 days for a maximal effect. The time lag created a transient dissociation between resorption and apposition resulting in excess Ca and P retention, adding to increased metaphyseal bone mass. At high doses of APD (≥40 µmol/kg/day) the mineral content of new matrix decreased, associated with impairment of longitudinal growth of long bones. It is concluded that the lower doses of APD inhibited resorption of bone and cartilage, possibly by physicochemical stabilization of bone mineral, whereas the effect on bone apposition was due to a cellular homeostatic mechanism. Inhibition of growth and of matrix calcification, requiring much higher doses, may be due to a direct, toxic effect on bone cells. The modes of action of APD are discussed in relation to EHDP and Cl2MDP.
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    Calcified tissue international 32 (1980), S. 195-199 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Diabetes ; Insulin
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    Notes: Summary A simple instrument is described which measures the breaking strength of rat bones. The apparatus yields reproducible results and is suitable for use in measuring the strength of bones from both large and small animals. Diabetic rat femurs were more fragile and required less force to break in contrast to those from diabetic rats treated with insulin or normal rats. Daily insulin treatment significantly improved the bone cortical thickness and enhanced their capacity to withstand pressure, although these did not reach the level of the normal controls. The amount of force required to break the bone appears to be related to its cortical thickness and mass.
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    Calcified tissue international 32 (1980), S. 189-194 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Fluoride ; Strength ; Porosity ; Mineralization
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    Notes: Summary Radiographically normal vertebral bone cylinders from 80 male subjects were tested mechanically by static compression and analyzed for porosity, fluoride and ash content. As a group, they had low fluoride content, suggesting little prior intake, consonent with this geographic area. Nevertheless, increasing levels of fluoride were associated with bulkier bone, less porosity, and less mineral per unit of bone, which in direction though not degree suggested changes similar to those of osteomalacia and opposite from those of osteoporosis without apparent threshold. The higher fluoride hard tissue was weaker in static tests than that with less fluoride, but the increased bulk apparently offset this, resulting in bones of unchanged static strength. Hence, water fluoridation should not alter static bone strength. There has, however, been a recent report suggesting that increased mineralization of bone renders it more brittle and thus more likely to fracture on impact. Therefore, the possibility that fluoridation may increase impact resistance by lessening mineralization can be entertained.
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    Calcified tissue international 32 (1980), S. 229-236 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Ion influxes ; Calcium ; Phosphate ; Exchange
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    Notes: Summary Quantitative measurements were made of the ion fluxes of calcium and phosphate into and from calvaria (mouse or rat) when clamped in specially designed micro-Ussing chambers. The effects of varying concentrations of calcium were examined on the influx and efflux of calcium and of its counterion, phosphate. A comparable series of experiments was performed with varying phosphate concentrations. Both ions, as their concentrations increased, depressed their own influx, increased their own efflux, and significantly increased the equilibrium concentration, E/K, supported by the calvaria. Similarly, both ions, as their concentrations increased, affected the influx or efflux of their counterion only slightly but did depress the counterion's equilibrium level, E/K, significantly. In spite of these changes it was shown that calvaria effectively buffered the medium at physiological concentrations of calcium and phosphate. The buffering capacity, however, was small, and the balance, E/K, was modified by small uptake or loss of either ion. The small size of the interacting mineral pool was confirmed by direct measurement of the rapidly exchanging fractions of both calcium or phosphate. They were only ∼1% of the total ions present. The significance of these findings is discussed.
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    Keywords: Bone ; Calcium metabolism ; Whole-body counting
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    Notes: Summary A whole-body counter was used to measure the retention and distribution of radioactivity along the longitudinal axis of the body during 10 days after the intravenous injection of 50 µCi of47Ca. These data and the simultaneous measurements of the serum specific activity allowed us to calculate, by the Bauer-Carlsson-Lindquist (BCL) formulas generalized by Marshall, the calcium accretion rate and exchangeable pool in 7 areas: skull, thorax, pelvis, thighs, knees, legs, and ankles and feet. For the whole body, the accretion rate was 336±115 mg/24 h, and the exchangeable pool 5668±1221 mg, in 26 subjects without bone disease. Both parameters were significantly correlated with body height; the exchangeable pool was significantly higher in men than in women. The accretion rate and exchangeable pool expressed on a basis of bone content varied widely from one area to another, reflecting the ratio of spongy to compact bone: the thorax, pelvis, and arms, which contain 49% of the skeletal mass, accounted for 57% of the total accretion rate and 53% of the exchangeable pool; the skull, 18% of the skeletal mass, accounted for 14% of the accretion and 11% of the pool.
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    Keywords: Dentin ; Bone ; Apposition rate ; Parathyroid hormone
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    Notes: Summary The dose-dependency of the effects of parathyroid hormone (PTH) on bone and dentin apposition after both intermittent and continuous administration of the hormone was investigated. The purpose was to compare the sensitivity of these two mineralizing tissues to parathyroid hormone and to provide additional information regarding the direct effect of PTH on mineralized tissue formation. Adult rats were thyroparathyroidectomized and 5 groups of 4 or 5 rats each were given daily subcutaneous injections with different doses of bovine parathyroid hormone. Five more groups of 4 rats each were administered equivalent dosages by means of a continuous infusion pump implanted subcutaneously. An additional group of 4 rats served as controls. All animals were labeled with tetracycline injected on days 7, 9, and 11. The animals were killed on day 12 and blood samples were collected for serum calcium determination. The lower metaphysis of the femur and the left and right mandibles were dissected out, and undecalcified sections of plastic-embedded tissues were prepared. The distances between the three tetracycline bands were measured to determine the amount of bone or dentin formation. Results indicated that both dentin and bone apposition increased with higher dosages of hormone. No overall effect of the method of administration was evident. For both methods, bone apposition showed a more pronounced increase over the control levels than dentin apposition. This suggests that, although both osteoblasts and odontoblasts appear to respond directly to PTH, differences do exist in the magnitude and dose-dependency of the response. No causal relationship was found between increases in serum calcium levels and either bone or dentin apposition at the lower dose levels.
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    Calcified tissue international 35 (1983), S. 728-731 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Bioelectricity
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    Notes: Summary The origin of the bioelectric potentials in unstressed living bones is still an open question. Blood-flow in vessels, stationary potentials on peripheral nerves, muscle injury potentials, and viability of bone cells are claimed to be possible sites of origin of the electric potentials recorded on bone surface. The present data show that the topographic quantitative distribution of tetracycline labeling at sequential levels of rabbit tibia and the distribution pattern of the bioelectric potentials in this bone are significantly superimposable. This coincidence of bone formation rates and bioelectric potentials seems to support the view that the latter are in some way linked with the laying down of new bone.
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    Keywords: Bone ; Osteosarcoma ; Matrix vesicles ; Alkaline phosphatase ; Aminopeptidase ; Naphthylamidase
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    Notes: Summary Extracellular matrix vesicles from bovine fetal alveolar bone and from a dog osteosarcoma were isolated by differential centrifugation and then fractionated on a discontinuous sucrose density gradient. The fractions were examined by electron microscopy and were analyzed for protein, alkaline phosphatase, aminotripeptidase, and four different β-naphthylamidase activities. The low-density peak of enzyme activities was shown by electron microscopy to be much more homogeneous than the crude matrix vesicle fraction. Two major peaks of protein and enzyme activities were present, one in the high and one in the low density layers. There was good correlation between the activities of alkaline phosphatase and the various peptidases in the fractions from the sucrose density gradient. These results indicate a coexistence of peptidase and alkaline phosphatase in matrix vesicles. On the other hand, there was generally no correlation between the peptidase and alkaline phosphatase activities in vesicular specimens from bovine liver obtained in the same way. Most of the peptidase activity and about half of the alkaline phosphatase activity were solubilized from bone matrix vesicles by detergents. The extracted alkaline phosphatase and alanyl β-naphthylamidase activities were separated from each other on a DEAE-cellulose column.
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    Calcified tissue international 36 (1984), S. S19 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Remodeling ; Microdamage
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    Notes: Summary A conceptual framework is presented for understanding and investigating structural adaptation of cortical bone. The magnitudes, orientations, and sense (tension or compression) of the physiologically incurred cyclic principal strains vary markedly throughout the skeleton. It is probable, therefore, that the strain/remodeling response of bone is site specific. Furthermore, there is some indication that immature bone is more responsive to alterations of cyclic strains than mature bone. Animal experimental studies and complementary stress and strain analyses suggest that the structural adaptation due to changes in cyclic strain fields may be a very nonlinear response. Bone loss in mature animals due to immobilization is sensitive to even small changes in the cyclic bone strains. Under normal conditions, however, there appears to be a broad range of physical activity in which bone is relatively unresponsive to changes in loading history. With severe repeated loading, bone hypertrophy can be pronounced. These observations open the possibility that bone atrophy and hypertrophy are controlled by different mechanisms. Therefore, two (or more) complementary control systems may be involved in the regulation of bone mass by bone cyclic strain histories. It is probable that bone mechanical microdamage is one control stimulus for affecting an increase in bone mass.
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    Calcified tissue international 34 (1982), S. 519-522 
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    Keywords: Turner's syndrome ; Ovarian dysgenesis ; Osteoporosis ; Bone
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    Notes: Summary The bone mineral status of 17 girls with Turner's syndrome was evaluated by single photon absorptiometry. Bone mineral content (BMC) was 25.4% below that predicted by normalization for age, sex, height, weight, and bone width. Only 25% of this demineralization could be attributed to delayed skeletal maturation. Bones of girls who received estrogen replacement therapy were less demineralized than those of the others. The bone mineral deficit became less pronounced with advancing age. It could not be determined if the apparent effect of estrogens was related to age or if the apparent improvement with age was really due to an effect of estrogen treatment. For 8 subjects followed longitudinally there was no significant change in the BMC deficit.
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    Keywords: Maize ; Vitamin D deficiency ; Bone ; Rickets ; Osteomalacia
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    Notes: Summary Three groups of young baboons were fed for 16 months on one of three diets. The first group was given a well-tried semisynthetic formula, the second group the same diet save that vitamin D had been omitted, and the third group was given the vitamin D-free diet in which maize replaced the dextrin normally used. Although both groups fed the vitamin D-free diets developed rickets and osteomalacia, the group receiving maize did so far more rapidly and to a much greater degree of severity, as evidenced by clinical, radiological, biochemical, and histological signs. The mechanism by which maize acts remains unclear, but this report serves to emphasize the extremely detrimental effects that might be expected in populations who are deficient in vitamin D and who have predominantly cereal diets.
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    Calcified tissue international 33 (1981), S. 57-69 
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    Keywords: Thallium ; Chondrodystrophy ; Cartilage ; Bone ; Matrix
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    Notes: Summary Using the transmission electron microscope, we sought to describe the morphology of thallium sulfate-induced chondrodystrophy in chick embryos. There was cell death and degeneration in all zones of growth cartilage, but the cells and matrix of the hypertrophic zone were the most severely affected. Ultrastructural changes of the hypertrophic chondrocytes consisted of alteration of the cytoplasmic contents and of the intercellular matrix; the cell membrane was smooth and without cytoplasmic extensions. The cytoplasm was filled with dilated rough endoplasmic reticulum, vacuoles of varying sizes and contents, and lipidlike bodies with electron-dense granules; mineral crystals, collagen, and degenerating mitochondria were present. The matrix showed only spotty calcification and a reduced number of dense bodies, vesicles, and granules. The cells appeared to have failed to exteriorize cell products across the plasmalemma. Failure to exteriorize cell products and to form cytoplasmic processes reduced the number of potential nucleation sites for calcification. The ultrastructure of osteocytes was much less affected.
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    Calcified tissue international 33 (1981), S. 89-99 
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    Keywords: Soluble proteoglycans ; Resistant proteoglycans ; Collagen ; Bone ; Cartilage
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    Notes: Summary Soluble proteoglycans (SPG) were extracted from bovine (BCC) and human (HCC) costal cartilages by the dissociative method using 4 M guanidinium chloride (GuHCl). Proteoglycans which are resistant to extraction (RPG) were obtained following collagenase digestion or hydroxylamine treatment of the cartilage residues. Similarly, SPG were extracted from bovine metaphyseal and cortical bone using EDTA. The RPG were extracted from the bones using hydroxylamine. Density gradient fractionation under dissociative conditions of cartilage SPG and RPG followed by chromatography on Sepharose 2B revealed that A1D1 RPG are smaller than the SPG. SPG reacted with either collagenase or hydroxylamine are also smaller than the parent SPG. A1D1 fractions obtained from BCC-SPG and RPG or from mixtures of SPG and acid-soluble collagen are free of hydroxyproline. Hydroxyproline is not completely separated from HCC-RPG. Density gradient fractionation of bone proteoglycans and Sepharose chromatography of the A1 and A1D1 fractions showed that those obtained from metaphysis are larger than those from cortical bone. This was attributed to the presence of calcified cartilage in metaphyseal bone. The A1D1 fractions of the metaphyseal proteoglycans seemed to undergo self-association since this fraction is larger than the A1 fraction from which it is derived. Cortical bone proteoglycans do not behave similarly. Density gradient purification under dissociative conditions failed to separate hydroxyproline from the proteoglycans obtained from bone. It is hypothesized that in bone proteoglycans and collagen might be linked.
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    Calcified tissue international 33 (1981), S. 567-574 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Femur ; Age ; Mineral ; Apatite
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    Notes: Summary It has previously been observed that after the third decade of life the tensile strength of bone decreases faster than its density [1], indicating that some microstructural change occurs in bone with advancing age. In order to try to elucidate this observation, the orientation and particle size of the mineral phase of bone have been studied with respect to age. Samples were taken from femora varying in age from 13 to 97 years. The results show that the degree of preferred orientation does not vary with age after the first decade of life. However, the percentage of small particles increased up to the fourth decade of life and thereafter decreased, a pattern of change similar to that observed for bone strength. It would seem to indicate that an increase in mineral particle size is a factor that contributes to the loss of bone strength and that an increased percentage of large particles in the later years of life could, along with osteoporosis, help to explain the increased fragility in the bones of the elderly.
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    Calcified tissue international 30 (1980), S. 15-20 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Osteoclasts ; Macrophage ; Resorption ; Plutonium
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    Notes: Summary Female rats were used to study the kinetics of plutonium transfer from the bone surfaces of the mandibular condyle to osteoclasts and macrophages. This study was made using autoradiographs prepared from plastic sections of the mineralized bones of animals which had been injected with241 Pu citrate. Measurements of the concentration of plutonium in the osteoclasts and macrophages at different times after the injection of plutonium showed that plutonium was concentrated by osteoclasts from bone surfaces and was retained with a half-time of ∼ 70 h. Subsequently, plutonium appeared to be transferred to macrophages. The results showed that plutonium was unlikely to be accumulated by macrophages as a result of their participation in bone resorption.
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    Calcified tissue international 30 (1980), S. 67-71 
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    Keywords: Alkaline phosphatase ; ATPase ; Bone ; Triton
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    Notes: Summary Extraction with Triton X-100 has proved effective in solubilizing alkaline phosphatase from rat bone particles, whereas ATPase with optimum activity at pH 8 remains attached to the bone particles. The kinetic characteristics of the ATPase activity of the Triton extracts are different from those of the same enzyme attached to bone particles, but the kinetic characteristics of the particle-bound and solubilized alkaline phosphatases are similar. The results suggest that the Triton extracts do not have true ATPase activity and provide a means of separating the ATPase and alkaline phosphatase activities.
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    Calcified tissue international 31 (1980), S. 135-145 
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    Keywords: Bone ; water compartments ; marker ; methods ; pH ; potassium ; lactate
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    Notes: Summary The concept of fluid compartmentalization in bone has emphasized the need for and lack of suitable methodology for the quantitation of water “spaces” in bone, in particular intracellular water, ICF, and extracellular water, BECF. Over a dozen commonly used marker substances were studied intensively. Small columns of hydroxyapatite crystals were employed to reveal physiochemical interactions with the mineral phase, and isotope distributions in live and dead calvaria (rat pup, and adult mice) were employed to evaluate interactions with the combined organic-inorganic matrix of bone itself. The results were most discouraging. For example, for total water space, only water itself (either by direct weight or by3H2O exchange) is a reliable measure in all instances. All markers studied were passively concentrated or excluded to varying degrees. In the end, it was necessary to measure intracellular space “by difference.” An extracellular marker, polyethylene glycol (14C-, mol. wt. 4000), was incubated with viable calvariae and also with comparable calvariae having lysed cells (0.1% Triton X-100). The intracellular space thus determined by difference agreed well with correlative data obtained on mixed cell-isolates from similar specimens. In neonatal calvariae, the intracellular space was 30% of the total water present; that of adult mouse tibia, 18%; and that of adult mouse calvariae, 14.5%. Measurements of dimethyl-2,4-oxazolidinedione (DMO) distribution in live and lysed calvaria revealed an overall pH differential (inside bone vs. medium) of 0.1 unit or less. Using the best available data for ICF, BECF, and the passive concentrating effects of matrix-K+ interactions, there still remained an unexplained excess of K+ in the BECF.
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    Calcified tissue international 31 (1980), S. 215-223 
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    Keywords: Bone ; 1,25(OH)2D3 ; 25OHD3 ; Histology
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    Notes: Summary Rachitic rats, maintained on diets with low or normal P contents, were given daily intraperitoneal doses of 1,25(OH)2D3 or 25OHD3 at levels of 100 or 200 ng. Plasma chemistry was measured and the ash content and histological appearance of the bones investigated. Using labeled material it was shown that the dosing levels of 1,25(OH)2D3 employed ensured a higher than normal plasma concentration of that metabolite over the period between doses. 1,25(OH)2D3 was not as effective as 25OHD3 in raising bone ash or reducing the amount of osteoid. The difference between the effects of the metabolites was evident at both dietary P levels, but more marked at the higher P level. In contrast, the metabolites reduced the width of the epiphyseal plate to an approximately similar degree, and this is possibly the reason why there are discrepancies between previous reports of the effectiveness of 1,25(OH)2D3 compared with 25OHD3 or vitamin D3. Dosing with 1,25(OH)2D3 failed to maintain a constant plasma Pi value over the period between doses in animals fed the low P diet.
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    Calcified tissue international 31 (1980), S. 231-238 
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    Keywords: Magnesium ; Bone ; Calcium ; Parathyroid gland
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    Notes: Summary Calcium homeostasis and bone pathology were studied in weanling rats fed a low (70 ppm) magnesium diet for 2–21 days. The rats developed significant, progressive hypercalcemia after 6 days on the diet. The increase in blood calcium was accompanied by progressive hypoactivity of the parathyroid gland (PTG), as determined by histologic and morphometric analyses. Thus hyperactivity of the PTG could not have been responsible for the hypercalcemia observed. Histologic examination of femora and humeri from magnesium-deficient rats showed progressive subperiosteal hyperplasia, consisting of undifferentiated osteoprogenitor cells and fibrous tissue, after 7 days of deficiency. The presence of unmineralized osteoid tissue in the metaphyses indicated that mineralization was not proceeding normally. The alterations in differentiation of osteoprogenitor cells, together with the failure of mineralization, resulted in significantly lower rates of bone formation (as measured by fluorochrome labeling) in the magnesium-deficient rats. Basophilic cementing lines and inactive osteocytes in the cortices of bones from magnesium-deficient rats indicated that bone resorption was also severely reduced in magnesium deficiency. We postulate that bone magnesium depletion (66% by day 21) has a direct negative effect on osteoblastic and osteocytic activity, and may explain, in part, the decreased responsiveness of bone to parathyroid hormone (PTH) that has been observed in magnesium-deficient animals.
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    Calcified tissue international 31 (1980), S. 261-265 
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    Keywords: Bone ; blood flow ; microspheres ; fluorine ; strontium
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    Notes: Summary Radioactive microspheres have been used for measuring bone blood flow and the extraction ratios of bone-seeking radionuclides, but we have shown that the technique is not completely valid. Bone uptake of18F and85Sr was compared with that of microspheres simultaneously injected into the heart or aorta of rats and rabbits under a variety of conditions. In single-passage experiments with quick killing to avoid recirculation, attention was focused on the tibiae and femora which could be dissected quickly to avoid post-mortem migration. For the rest of the skeleton, the effect of the latter was minimized by allowing recirculation for 5 min and comparing blood flow determinations in conjunction with a cardiac output measurement. The apparent extraction ratio of18F was variable and always exceeded unity in the single-passage experiments. With recirculation, there were significant differences between the extraction ratios for some bones, and the ratios sometimes exceeded unity. Extraction ratios for85Sr were similarly variable, but lower. When85Sr was compared directly with18F, the relative extraction ratio was 0.8, with little variation between bones or animals. It is concluded that the flux of microspheres entering the vasculature of bone is not representative of blood flow, owing to the removal of some microspheres in pre-osseous capillary beds. Microspheres are therefore not a satisfactory standard for the determination of extraction ratios.
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    Keywords: Ectopic calcification ; 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D ; hyperphosphatemia ; Bone ; Renal tubule
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    Notes: Summary A 50-year-old Latin American man with tumoral calcinosis presented with hyperphosphatemia (6.62±1.04 SD mg/dl), elevated renal threshold phosphorus concentration (TmP) (7.3 mg/GFR), and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25-(OH)2D] (69 pg/ml) hypercalciuria (239 mg/day), and a high fractional intestinal calcium (Ca) absorption (0.74). Sodium cellulose phosphate therapy (20 g/day) lowered urinary Ca, and partially reduced serum phosphorus (P) and TmP to 5.91±0.63 mg/dl and 6.2 mg/GFR, respectively. Serum 1,25-(OH)120D remained elevated at 58–64 pg/ml. Amphojel therapy (4 oz/day) decreased urinary P to 23±21 mg/day and lowered serum P to 5.75±0.36 mg/dl (P〈0.05). TmP increased to a value of 8.0 mg/GFR while serum 1,25-(OH)2D continued to remain elevated at 53 pg/ml. This case illustrates the probable operation of dual abnormalities in tumoral calcinosis represented by augmented renal conservation of P and an elevation in the circulating concentration of 1,25-(OH)2D.
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    Calcified tissue international 32 (1980), S. 69-76 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Marrow ; Blood flow ; Microspheres
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    Notes: Summary Blood flow was measured in mature and immature dogs by means of tracer microspheres. Microspheres of 15 µm were found to be the most suitable size in the dog. Total body nonentrapment in the awake, standing dog is likely to be less than 10%. Cortical bone flood flow, devoid of periosteum and marrow, is 2.5 ml/100 g/min in mature dogs and 7.0 ml/100 g/min in immature dogs,P〈0.005. Blood flow in cancellous bone is greater than that in cortical bone in mature (P〈0.001) and immature (P〈0.02) dogs. Flow is different in different regions of a long bone because of different proportions of cortical and cancellous bone, probably because of interrelationships of function (surfaces undergoing remodeling) and, therefore, of energy metabolism and blood flow.
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    Keywords: 1.25 (OH)2D3 ; Fish ; Bone ; Osteoblasts
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    Notes: Summary Female mature eels (300 to 500 g) received one intraperitoneal injection of 1.25 (OH)2D3 (10 µg). Their vertebral bone was compared, 8 h and 24 h after the injection, with vertebral bone of control mature female eels receiving solvent alone (ethanol). Sexual maturation in female eels induces a bone decalcification with hypercalcaemia and hyperphosphataemia. The control eels showed marked osteoclastic resorption and osteocytic osteolysis and the degree of mineralization of the intercellular substance decreased. Injection of 1.25 (OH)2D3 into these female mature eels provoked as early as 8 h : 1) an increase in hypercalcaemia and hyperphosphataemia ; 2) a major conversion of lining cells to osteoblasts and a stimulation of osteoblastic activity with new bone formation ; 3) diminished osteoclastic resorption without changing osteocytic osteolysis or bone matrix mineralization.
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    Calcified tissue international 32 (1980), S. 113-122 
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    Keywords: Rat ; Bone ; Metaphysis ; Quantitative ; Aging
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    Notes: Summary The purpose of this work was to analyze the proximal tibial metaphysis of the 170 g rat in a quantitative histologic fashion which would allow some relation to tissue age to be established. Stained 3 µm thick tissue sections were analyzed with the aid of a Merz grid on an eyepiece reticule and a light microscope. Tissue mass and cell distribution were studied in all areas. The rate of change in tissue mass during aging of the metaphysis was calculated. Two regions of the metaphysis were identified. One, corresponding to the primary spongiosa, less than 4.45 days of age, is a region of high turnover of hard tissue and high numbers of osteoblasts and osteoprogenitor cells. The other, corresponding to the secondary spongiosa, is a region of relatively low net tissue turnover and low numbers of osteoblasts and osteoprogenitor cells. Osteoclasts were found relatively more uniformly distributed through the metaphysis than were osteoblasts and osteoprogenitor cells. The rate of bone formation in the primary spongiosa is 50 times that found in the Haversian bone of the rib of 5-year-old humans and about 500 times that found at the cortical-endosteal surface of ribs of 5-year-old humans. It is argued that both cell distribution and tissue distribution in the metaphysis support the concept that osteoblasts and osteoclasts, rather than osteocytes, are responsible for the maturation of the metaphysis. The inhomogeneous distribution of both cells and tissue in the metaphysis has definite meaning for the interpretation of findings concerning the incorporation of radionuclides into the skeleton.
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    Keywords: Bone ; Mineral ; Crystallinity ; Maturation ; Age
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    Notes: Summary The crystallinity of bone mineral at different stages of maturation has been measured by quantitative X-ray diffraction methods. Crystallinity measurements were made on tibial middiaphyses from 17-day embryonic chicks, newlyformed periosteal bone from embryonic chicks, and density-fractionated bone from post-hatch chickens from 5 weeks to 2 years of age. For a given animal age and degree of mineralization, crystallinity increases with animal age, indicating that changes in bone mineral occur even after mineralization is complete or nearly complete.
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    Keywords: ADP ; Bisphosphonate ; Bone ; Resorption ; Formation
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    Notes: Summary The effects of 1.5–2 years oral administration of disodium (3-amino-1-hydroxypropylidene)-1,1-bisphosphonate (APD) on bone metabolism were studied in male and female rats. APD was mixed in the food at levels of 500, 2,000 and 10,000 ppm. A dose-dependent increase in metaphyseal bone was found, indicative of continued inhibition of bone and cartilage resorption. APD did not affect mineralization of bone and cartilage, primary bone formation, or periosteal apposition. A short-term metabolic balance study was performed to compare the effects of oral with subcutaneous APD. Absorption of APD was in the order of 0.2%. Oral APD increased absorption of phosphate, probably by complexation of calcium with APD. The excess absorbed phosphate increased phosphaturia and decreased urinary calcium.
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    Keywords: Plasma proteins ; IgE ; IgD ; α 1Acid-glycoprotein ; Bone
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    Notes: Summary Human cortical bones were extracted with EDTA, and the residue after EDTA extraction was digested with bacterial collagenase. Ten plasma proteins were identified and quantitated in the EDTA extracts. Three of them—IgE, IgD, andα 1acid-glycoprotein—had not previously been described in bone or dentine. Five plasma proteins identified in collagenase digests are albumin, IgG, IgA, IgE, andα 1acid-glycoprotein. IgE,α 1acid-glycoprotein, andα 2HS-glycoprotein were found to be concentrated in the bone more than other plasma proteins by factors between 11 and 525. The identification of plasma proteins was facilitated by the addition of polyethylene glycol in agarose gel. The presence of plasma proteins both in EDTA extracts and in collagenase digests suggests their structural role in bone.
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    Calcified tissue international 34 (1982), S. 253-257 
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    Keywords: Prednisolone ; Calcium ; Bone ; Corticoid osteopenia ; Vitamin D metabolites
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    Notes: Summary Adult male rats were fed a diet containing 0.15% calcium, 0.3% phosphorus, and either 100, 50, or 20 mg of prednisolone per kg of diet. All these levels of prednisolone led to osteopenia, decreased intestinal absorption of calcium, slightly lower serum calcium and phosphorus, and a decreased level of serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3. Exogenous parenteral 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 corrected steroid-induced changes in serum calcium and phosphorus, but could not completely correct the low intestinal calcium transport; nor did it prevent the development of osteopenia. The prednisolone-induced osteopenia seems at least in part to be caused by impaired intestinal calcium transport. The impaired calcium transport may be the result of low levels of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and a direct effect of presnisolone on the intestine.
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    Keywords: Vitamin D ; Vitamin D deficiency ; Bone ; Pregnancy ; Lactation
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    Notes: Summary The effect of vitamin D on bone changes during the reproductive cycle in female rats has been investigated. One group of female rats was maintained on a vitamin D-deficient diet and another group on a vitamin D-replete diet from weaning. Both groups were mated with normal males and changes in their bones were determined histomorphometrically during pregnancy, lactation, and after weaning. All vitamin D-deficient rats had bone changes typical of rickets. Pregnancy caused significant reductions in mineralized tissue of trabecular and cortical bone in the vitamin D-deficient rats. Lactation caused further significant reductions in mineralized tissues of cortical and trabecular bone in both the vitamin D-deficient and vitamin D-replete animals, with the greatest changes seen at weaning. Some restoration of mineralized tissues occurred following weaning. There was an increase in tetracycline-labeled bone surface in the vitamin D-replete animals during lactation, likely due to an increase in bone formation rates. In the vitamin D-deficient animals during lactation, there was a decrease in tetracyclinelabeled bone surface, likely due to severely depressed bone mineralization. These results indicate that the mobilization of calcium from bone to maintain pregnancy and lactation occurs by a mechanism independent of vitamin D.
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    Calcified tissue international 36 (1984), S. S118 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Strain ; Remodeling ; Adaptation
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    Notes: Summary For bone to remodel adaptively, the cells responsible should follow some algorithm. Nine different loading situations and structures are discussed. It seems that either algorithm must be extremely complex, or cells in different structures must follow different algorithms.
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    Calcified tissue international 33 (1981), S. 369-374 
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    Keywords: Histomorphometry ; Bone ; Reproducibility
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    Notes: Summary To study bone histomorphometry reproducibility in normal subjects, we performed during orthopedic surgery bone biopsies in 16 post-menopausal women. Each woman had four bone biopsies, two at the usual site in the iliac crest, one on the left and one on the right side, and two other biopsies just behind the usual site, one at each side. We performed measurements of trabecular bone volume, relative osteoid volume, osteoid surfaces, osteoclastic resorption surfaces and calcification front. The average values of the 16 patients were compared, on the one hand, two by two, by a student test, and on the other hand, by a variance analysis. By these two methods the results showed no significant difference between the average values of the 16 patients at each location for any of the histomorphometric parameters studied. However, there was a location variation which was estimated by the intra-individual variation for a given patient. On the other hand, we calculated from the variance analysis the location variance for a group of 10 to 100 patients. In any case all the parameters had a location variation which was high for osteoclastic resorption surfaces and relative osteoid volume when expressed in % of the absolute value of these parameters. The variation of the trabecular bone volume was 0–46. 15% (95% confident limit interval) in a single patient and the hypothetical value of the location variation was 41.6% for a group of 10 patients and 13.0% for a group of 100 patients.
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    Calcified tissue international 33 (1981), S. 441-444 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Diffusion ; H2O ; Ions ; Vitamin D ; Diphosphonate
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    Notes: Summary The rates of diffusion of small ions and neutral molecules through isolated calvaria have been determined. Compared with data published on self-diffusion and diffusion through cartilage, H2O, 3-O-methylglucose, lactate, sulfate, and methylamine diffuse at approximately 2/3 the expected rate. Diffusion of H2O and sulfate was unaffected by the administration of the diphosphonate 1-hydroxyethane-1,1-diphosphonate (EHDP), although phosphate fluxes are markedly diminished. Diffusion of water was nearly doubled by vitamin D deficiency. A 1-week treatment with 1,25(OH)2D3 had no effect on H2O diffusion while returning calcium influx to normal. It is concluded that bone matrix permits a flow of small neutral and ionized molecules nearly comparable to that in cartilage. When changes in calcium and phosphate influx are observed, they can be ascribed to the exchange properties of bone mineral and not to changes in matrix permeability.
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    Calcified tissue international 33 (1981), S. 499-504 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Collagen ; Density
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    Notes: Summary The density of a bovine cortical bone matrix sample was found in water, several ethanol-water solutions, and in the dried state. Previously the density of the same mineralized bone was found fresh and when desiccated. The volume in each state was estimated from the dimensional changes axially, tangentially, and radially. Confirmation was found by determining the density of dried specimens upon immersion in xylene. The amount of imbibed xylene provided an estimate of the free pore volume in the dried matrix. The volume fraction of the solid constituent, S, in the wet matrix was found to be 0.57, from which the density of S in various solutions was calculated. Density of wet matrix in 0.15 M saline: 1.180 g/cc; for dried matrix, 1.246 g/cc. Density of wet S in saline: 1.33 g/cc; for dried S, 1.42 g/cc, which matches published values for collagen molecules. Dimensional changes between wet and dried state of matrix match published values for artificially cross-linked rat tail tendon fibers. Axially: 1.04, by area: 2.27; by volume: 2.62. Estimate of intrafibrillar volume, assuming 80% of mineral is within fibrils: 0.73 cc/g dry collagen.
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    Calcified tissue international 33 (1981), S. 631-639 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Osteopenia ; Noninvasive monitoring
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    Notes: Summary Radiological techniques were utilized for monitoring progressive changes in compact bone in the tibia of monkeys during experimentally induced osteopenia. Bone mass loss in the tibia during restraint was evaluated from radiographs, from bone mineral analysis, and from images reconstructed from gamma ray computerized tomography. The losses during 6 months of restraint tended to occur predominantly in the proximal tibia and were characterized by subperiosteal bone loss, intracortical striations, and scalloped endosteal surfaces. Bone mineral content in the cross section of the tibia declined 17–21%. Tomography demonstrated endosteal widening and reduced mineral content per unit of thickness of cortical bone. In 6 months of recovery, the mineral content of the proximal tibia remained depressed. Effects of the dynamic environment on local-regional changes in various skeletal areas are discussed.
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    Calcified tissue international 33 (1981), S. 35-39 
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    Keywords: Copper ; Resorption ; Bone
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    Notes: Summary An investigation of the role of copper in bone metabolism was undertaken. Explanted calvaria from 6-day-old mice were grown for 48 h in medium with and without the addition of copper sulfate. Active resorption was found to be significantly inhibited in the presence of copper sulfate concentrations of 10−6M and above. Copper sulfate concentrations of 10−5M and above inhibited hydroxyproline, protein, and DNA synthesis. Lower concentrations were ineffective. The effect of 5 × 10−6M copper sulfate on resorption was reversible. Several other compounds were tested for similar effects and at 5 × 10−6M were found to inhibit bone resorption in the order: copper sulfate 〉 brown gold chloride 〉 sodium aurothiomalate 〉 zinc sulfate 〉 sodium sulfate. The copper sulfate effect was twice that of sodium aurothiomalate, and sodium sulfate was not significantly inhibitory. The results suggest that the high serum copper levels associated with rheumatoid arthritis may reflect the activity of a hypothetical control mechanism of bone resorption. In the diseased state this would act to restore the normal rate of bone resorption.
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    Calcified tissue international 34 (1982), S. 37-42 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Osteopetrosis ; Osteoclast
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    Notes: Summary Ectopic bone arising in grafts of compatible normal intact bone marrow in microphthalmic osteopetrotic recipients was examined in the light microscope and was found to be unaffected by the deficiency that curtails resorption of primitive woven bone in osteopetrotic animals.
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    Calcified tissue international 34 (1982), S. 103-110 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Collagen ; Vitamin D metabolites
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    Notes: Summary The effects of selected vitamin D3 metabolites and analogs on bone collagen synthesis in vitro were examined in organ cultures of neonatal mouse calvarial bone. The incorporation of [3H]proline into the collagenase-digestible fraction of newly synthesized protein was progressively inhibited by 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1α,25-(OH)2D3) (10−12 M to 10−7 M) in 24-h cultures, and incorporation into noncollagen protein was also blunted at the higher doses employed. The synthetic analog 1α-hydroxyvitamin D3 (1α-OHD3) was almost 300-fold less potent an inhibitor of collagen synthesis than was 1α,25(OH)2D3, and the natural metabolites 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25OHD3) and 24R,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (24R,25(OH)2D3), 1000-fold less potent, although the dose-response curve for each of these compounds was not parallel with that for 1α,25(OH)2D3. The 24S,25(OH)2D3 enantiomer was four-fold less potent than 24R,25-(OH)2D3 or 25OHD3, and vitamin D3 showed less than 2% the activity of 25OHD3. The responses were unaffected by the substitution of 0.4% bovine albumin for 5% horse serum in the medium, and no stimulation of collagen synthesis was observed in response to 25-hydroxylated metabolites between 2×10−14 and 2×10−6 M or in cultures treated for up to 96 h with 24R,25(OH)2D3 (2×10−10M). The overall results emphasize the similarity of the structural requirements for the inhibition of matrix synthesis and the stimulation of resorption by active vitamin D metabolites in bone. In addition, these studies support the importance of the 1-hydroxyl function to the biologic activity of vitamin D in the skeleton.
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    Calcified tissue international 34 (1982), S. 125-130 
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    Keywords: X-Linked hypophosphatemic rickets ; Osteomalacia ; 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D ; Bone
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    Notes: Summary In order to determine whether a defect in vitamin D metabolism might play a role in the pathogenesis of X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets and osteomalacia (XLH), we compared the serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25(OH)2D] level in 52 normal subjects and 37 patients with XLH. In untreated patients, adults were found to have values similar to age-matched controls, while youths had values similar to growth-rate-matched controls but significantly lower than the levels of age-matched controls who were growing at a normal rate. In contrast, treated XLH patients of all ages had serum levels significantly lower than both controls and untreated XLH patients. Further, the serum levels of 1,25(OH)2D in these treated patients had a significant inverse linear correlation with serum 25-(OH)D concentrations. We propose that subjects with XLH have serum 1,25(OH)2D levels within appropriate age- and growth-rate-matched normal ranges. However, in the presence of hypophosphatemia, we would have anticipated elevated levels of 1,25(OH)2D; viewed in this light the serum 1,25(OH)2D levels are inadequate, suggesting the presence of a relative deficiency of this active vitamin D metabolite.
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    Calcified tissue international 34 (1982), S. 145-148 
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    Keywords: Bone ; Diphosphonate ; Phosphate fluxes ; Solubility
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    Notes: Summary Calvaria taken from rats (normal or thyroparathyroidectomized) given a diphosphonate (EHDP 10 mg/kg daily for 7 days) were placed in special Ussing chambers for the measurement of phosphate fluxes to and from bone. When compared with appropriate controls, the experimental calvaria showed a marked decrease in influx, K, a significant increase in the projected equilibrium concentration, E/K, where E is the efflux and a significnant increase in the calcium concentration in the medium. It is concluded that this large increase in passive “solubility” is caused by the diphosphonate's ability to stabilize the small amount of regulator phase (brushite or brushite-apatite mixture) present in bone.
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