Serum anticholinergic radioreceptor assay: A selective review of the 25-year history of a simple idea

2006 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-100
Author(s):  
Larry E. Tune
Keyword(s):  
Radioreceptor Assay ◽  
Simple Idea ◽  
Selective Review ◽  
History Of

Resurgence of an Ancient Idea? A Study on the History of Microfinance

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Zainuddin ◽  
Ida Md Yasin
Keyword(s):  
Developed Countries ◽  
Early History ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Microfinance Institutions ◽  
Simple Idea ◽  
The Poor ◽  
History Of Evolution ◽  
Global Movement ◽  
History Of ◽  
Developing And Developed Countries

Microfinance revolution, as it was frequently called, did not happen overnight. Microfinance has a long history of evolution, from a simple idea to a global movement, through which it came into the present shape. But much of its history is yet to be written systematically. In fact, there is no historical research so far from the perspective of microfinance. Little is thus known about the early history of some of the oldest forms of lending to the poor. The current study offers a historical look at microfinance and aims at documenting the evolution of modern microfinance institutions. The object of the research is to recognize the historical depth of microfinance and give a picture of how this idea emerged and developed overtime. The study reveals that moneylending to the poor was always in existence in various forms in different periods of time in both developing and developed countries. It has a long history, particularly in Asia but also in Africa and Europe.

Psychopathology of Catatonic Speech Disorders and the Dilemma of Catatonia: A Selective Review

1995 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 653-660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabor S. Ungvari ◽  
Erica White ◽  
Alfred H.T. Pang
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Research ◽  
Treatment Response ◽  
English Language ◽  
Speech Disorders ◽  
Modern Literature ◽  
Conceptual History ◽  
The Past ◽  
Selective Review ◽  
Scant Attention ◽  
History Of

Objective: Over the past decade there has been an upsurge of interest in the prevalence, nosological position, treatment response and pathophysiology of catatonia. However, the psychopathology of catatonia has received only scant attention. Once the hallmark of catatonia, speech disorders — particularly logorrhoea, verbigeration and echolalia — seem to have been neglected in modern literature. The aims of the present paper are to outline the conceptual history of catatonic speech disorders and to follow their development in contemporary clinical research. Method: The English-language psychiatric literature for the last 60 years on logorrhoea, verbigeration and echolalia was searched through Medline and cross-referencing. Kahlbaum, Wernicke, Jaspers, Kraepelin, Bleuler, Kleist and Leonhard's oft cited classical texts supplemented the search. Results: In contrast to classical psychopathological sources, very few recent papers were found on catatonic speech disorders. Current clinical research failed to incorporate the observations of traditional descriptive psychopathology. Conclusions: Modern catatonia research operates with simplified versions of psychopathological terms devised and refined by generations of classical writers.

In-vitro secretion of prolactin and growth hormone in the presence of melatonin by pituitary gland from mink kept under long or short days

1988 ◽  
Vol 119 (2) ◽  
pp. 287-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Meunier ◽  
P. Brebion ◽  
N. Chêne ◽  
J.-L. Servely ◽  
L. Martinet
Keyword(s):  
Pituitary Gland ◽  
Incubation Medium ◽  
Anterior Pituitary ◽  
Prolactin Secretion ◽  
Radioreceptor Assay ◽  
History Of ◽  
Direct Target ◽  
Cervical Ganglia ◽  
Short Days

ABSTRACT Mink anterior pituitaries were incubated in Medium 199 for up to 9 or 13 days. Biological activity of prolactin and GH was determined. Daily concentrations of prolactin and GH in the incubation medium were also measured by radioimmunoassay and radioreceptor assay. When females were kept under short days for several weeks before the experiment, a significant decrease in prolactin secretion by the anterior pituitary was observed as compared with that in females maintained under long days. In contrast, secretion of GH was not modified by the photoperiodic history of the animals. Pineal gland denervation by ablation of the superior cervical ganglia a few months before the experiment, or addition of melatonin to the incubation medium of anterior pituitaries from intact or ganglionectomized females, did not modify the secretion of prolactin and GH. The pituitary gland does not therefore seem to be a direct target site for melatonin in transducing the duration of daylength on the hypothalamo-pituitary axis. J. Endocr. (1988) 119, 287–292

Text & Translation of Book III

2007 ◽  
pp. 16-103
Keyword(s):  
Original Text ◽  
City Of God ◽  
Selective Review ◽  
Roman People ◽  
History Of ◽  
Programmatic Statement ◽  
The City

This chapter provides the original text and translation of Book III of Augustine's The City of God. It begins with a programmatic statement that demonstrates how Roman gods had encouraged rather than stemmed the moral degeneration of the community. It also emphasizes how Roman gods have failed to alleviate the physical hardships and disasters that plagued Rome since its foundation. The chapter follows a selective review of the history of Rome from the Regal period to the principate of Augustus. It outlines the reverses and miseries endured by the Roman people, as well as the injustices inflicted both on foreign nations and fellow citizens.

scholarly journals The history of the case report: a selective review

JRSM Open ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 205427041452341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trygve Nissen ◽  
Rolf Wynn
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Selective Review ◽  
History Of
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