113Inm radiocardiography in conjunction with a gamma camera and a digital computer is applied to measurements of cardiac output, stroke volume, ejection fraction, end-diastolic volume, pulmonary blood volume, pulmonary transfer time and dispersion both at rest and during muscular exercise. A modified gamma function is used in calculations of radiocardiographic curves. In twelve supine male subjects the maximal increase of cardiac output was 220%, stroke volume 30%, ejection fraction 15%, and pulmonary blood volume 30%. The present method provides a non-invasive tool for cardiovascular examinations during exercise.

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The blood chemical composition of 578 semi-domestic reindeer were investigated in respect to age, season, calving and nutrition in Northern Finland during 1973-79. The weight gain was maximally 400 g/day at an age of 4-8 weeks as also reflected by high serum thyroxine (T4), alkaline phosphatase (SAP), creatine phosphokinase (CPK) and blood glucose values. Low SAP activity in winter indicated a cessation of growth. The pH of the venous blood was 7.35 and the clotting activity very high (21 sec, 100 %) in summer and autumn. 15 protein bands and 15 fatty acids were discernible in reindeer serum. The total serum protein was 58 g/1 in the 20-day-old calf and 87 g/1 in adult hind in the autumn, the difference being caused by changes in globulins. The neonatal fluctuation of immunoglobulins suggests that the calf acquires its passive immunity soon after birth by the intestinal absorption of proteins and that its endogenous synthesis of gamma globulins begins in the 4th week of life. The serum total lipids (2.9 g/1), triglycerides (0.29 mmol/1) and cholesterol (1.6 mmol/1) were low in newborn calves and reached their adult levels at the age of 5 months (average 5.1 g/1, 0.4 mmol/1, 2.7 mmol/1, respectively). The young calves had higher serum cholesterol, total and free fatty acid, myristic acid and palmitic acid, but lower stearic and oleic acid values than adult hinds. The reindeer calf liberates considerable amounts of catecholamines during the first days after birth, but the postpartum dopamine-B-hydroxylase activity was rather low. The means of blood glucose (3.4-4.6 mmol/1), total serum proteins (63 - 87 g/1), albumin (39 - 43 g/1), total globulins (23 - 44 g/1), urea (5.7-9 mmol/1), total lipids (2.7 - 5.2 g/1), triglycerides (0.17 - 0.33 mmol/1), total fatty acids (0.89 - 1.54 g/1), calcium (2.2 - 2.6 mmol/1), inorganic phosphorus (1.6 - 2.2 mmol/1), magnesium (0.8 - 1.2 mmol/1) and copper (6.7 - 18 |Jmol/l) of free-grazing adult hinds were highest in summer and autumn and decreased during winter. The lowest means were measured for the starved hinds in early spring. The high serum urea and CPK, LDH and SAP activities reflected catabolism of the body proteins and tissue breakdown during starvation. Season and nutrition did not affect serum T4, creatinine, sodium and chloride values. High body weight and blood chemical values were measured for the hinds fed on silage and molasses in winter.

Poron veri. II. Veren kemia.

Abstract in Finnish / Yhteenveto: 578 puolivillin poron veren kemiallista koostumusta tutkittiin iån, vuodenajan, vasonnan ja ravitsemustilan suhteen vuosina 1973-79. Painon lisays oli suurimmillaan 400 g/vrk 4-8 viikon iassa ja sita kuvastivat myos korkeat seerumin tyroksiinin (T4), alkaalisen fosfataasin (SAP), kreatiinifosfokinaasin (CPK) ja veren sokerin arvot. Alhainen SAP aktiivisuus talvella osoitti kasvun pysahtymistå. Laskimoveren pH oli 7.35 ja veren hyytymiskyky (21 sek, 100 %) erittåin hyvå kesålla ja syksylla. Seerumista erotettiin 15 eri valku...

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