The research presented in this thesis is concerned
with the
characterization of two salmonid cell lines, CSE 119 derived
from
embryos of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and
STE 137 derived
from embryos of steelhead trout (Salmo gairdneri).
The rates of
glucose utilization and lactic acid production during the most
active...
A method is presented for appraising the hazards to nuclear
power plants from missiles from surface traffic accident explosions.
Due to the infrequency with which surface traffic accident explosions
occur and the poor records kept concerning them, a probabilistic
method is chosen to investigate the overall hazards potential to
nuclear...
The binding of estrogen to endometrium and uterine arteries of the ewe was investigated by use of a [³H]estradiol exchange assay and by incubating whole tissue aliquants with [³ H]estradiol, a method which permits quantification of bound estrogen translocated from the cytoplasm to the nucleus. Five ewes were necropsied on...
The subcellular fractions of liver and kidney from three bearded
seals (Erignathus barbatus nauticus) and three walrus (Odobenus
rosmarus divergens) were analyzed for cadmium and mercury content,
and the results were compared with the results of subcellular
fractionation of the same organs from two sea lions (Zalophus callfornianus
californianus) obtained...
The decay of Pd¹⁰⁹, Pd¹¹¹ [superscript g], and Pd¹¹¹ [superscript m] produced by thermal neutron irradiation of palladium targets has been investigated. Gamma ray energies and relative intensities have been measured with a high resolution Ge(Li) spectrometer. From energy sums and relative intensity considerations level schemes for Ag ¹⁰⁹ and...
The western cherry fruit fly, Rhagoletis indifferens
Curran, was studied to determine the suitability of the
sterile insect technique for its control. To obtain
insect material, field collection of maggots is preferred
to sifting of soil or rearing on artificial diet.
The western cherry fruit fly is strictly univoltine;
only...