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- Hoffmann, L., et al.
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Substitutional carbon in Si1-xGex
- 1999
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Ingår i: Physical Review B. Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. - 1098-0121 .- 1550-235X. ; 60:19, s. 13573-13581
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Local vibrational modes of carbon impurities in relaxed Si1-xGex have been studied with infrared absorption spectroscopy in the composition range 0.05≤x≤0.50. Carbon modes with frequencies in the range 512-600 cm-1 are observed in 13C+-implanted Si1-xGex after annealing at 550°C. Measurements on samples coimplanted with 12C+ and 13C+ show that these modes originate from defects containing a single carbon atom and from the variation of the mode frequencies with composition x, the modes are assigned to substitutional carbon in Si1-xGex. Based on the frequencies obtained from a simple vibrational model, the observed modes are assigned to specific combinations of the four Si and Ge neighbors to the carbon. The intensities of the modes indicate that the combination of the four neighbors deviates from a random distribution. Ab initio local-density-functional cluster theory has been applied to calculate the structure and the local mode frequencies of substitutional carbon with n Ge and 4-n Si neighbors in a Si and a Ge cluster. The calculated frequencies are ∼9% higher than those observed, but the ordering and the splitting of the mode frequencies agree with our assignments.
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- Jonsdottir, Ingibjörg H, 1966, et al.
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Duration and mechanisms of the increased natural cytotoxicity seen after chronic voluntary exercise in rats.
- 1997
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Ingår i: Acta physiologica Scandinavica. - 0001-6772. ; 160:4, s. 333-9
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We have recently shown that in vivo natural cytotoxicity is enhanced after chronic exercise in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). In the present report, we have studied the duration of this augmentation and some possible mechanisms involved. Exercise consisted of voluntary running for 4-5 weeks, with the running distance ranging from 2.7-15.6 km day(-1) during the last week of running. In vivo cytotoxicity was measured as clearance of injected 51Cr-labelled YAC-1 lymphoma cells from the lungs. The in vivo natural cytotoxicity was increased in running SHRs, and also in SHRs that had their running wheel locked for 24 and 48 h prior to the experiment, and was still present after 96 h. The enhancement of in vivo cytotoxicity after 5 weeks of exercise was abolished after an acute injection of the beta-adrenergic receptor antagonist timolol (0.5 mg kg(-1) i.v.), indicating that catecholamines are involved in this augmentation. Interestingly, 24 h after the last exercise bout, the increased natural cytotoxicity could be blocked by timolol. The opioid receptor antagonist naloxone given subcutaneously for 7 days by osmotic pumps (6 mg kg(-1) h(-1)) could not reverse the increased in vivo cytotoxicity seen in the running SHRs, suggesting that opioid receptor mechanisms are not involved, or at least not the naloxone-sensitive mu-receptor. Natural immunity was not influenced by the histamine H2 receptor antagonist ranitidine, either in controls or in runners, indicating that the natural killer cell-regulatory effect of histamine is not present in SHRs and does not seem to be involved in the exercise-induced changes in natural immune function. We conclude that the augmentation of in vivo natural cytotoxicity after voluntary chronic exercise in rats is long-lasting and that the augmentation is partly mediated by beta-adrenergic receptors.
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- Jonsdottir, Ingibjörg H, 1966, et al.
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Physical exercise, endogenous opioids and immune function.
- 1997
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Ingår i: Acta physiologica Scandinavica. Supplementum. - 0302-2994. ; 640, s. 47-50
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- The experimental data available today strongly indicate that various types of physiological stressors, including physical exercise and emotional stress, can influence immune function. Natural immunity represents a first line of defence in viral infections and cytotoxicity to a variety of tumour cells. Natural immunity is strongly influenced by chronic exercise and this regulation includes interaction between the nervous, endocrine and immune systems. Central mechanisms including the endogenous opioids are of great interest. Chronic activation of endogenous opioid systems augments natural cytotoxicity and the possible involvement the opioids in the exercise-induced enhancement of natural immunity is discussed. Also, catecholamines seem to play an important role in the regulation of immune function, both after chronic exercise and emotional stress. The physiological significance of the reported changes in natural cytotoxicity after exercise-training is as yet unclear.
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- Orton, G, et al.
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Earth-based observations of the Galileo probe entry site
- 1996
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Ingår i: SCIENCE. - : AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE. - 0036-8075. ; 272:5263, s. 839-840
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Earth-based observations of Jupiter indicate that the Galileo probe probably entered Jupiter's atmosphere just inside a region that has less cloud cover and drier conditions than more than 99 percent of the rest of the planet. The visual appearance of the
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- Hoffmann, L., et al.
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Substitutional carbon in Ge and Si1-xGex
- 1997
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Ingår i: Defects in semiconductors. - : Trans Tech Publications Inc.. ; , s. 97-102
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- In the present work, carbon is implanted into monocrystalline Ge and into relaxed epitaxial MBE-grown Si1-xGex. The samples are studied with infrared absorption spectroscopy along with ion-channeling studies on the Ge samples. Finally, ab-initio local density functional cluster theory is applied to calculate the structure and the local vibrational modes of substitutional carbon, Cs, in Ge. After implantation of 12C+ in Ge at room temperature and subsequent annealing at 350°C, a sharp absorption line is observed at 531 cm-1. By isotope substitution, it is concluded that the 531 cm-1 line represents a local vibrational mode of a single carbon atom. From ion-channeling measurements on samples annealed at 450°C, it is found that 31±3 % of the carbon atoms are located at substitutional sites. The population of the substitutional site and the intensity of the 531 cm-1 mode have identical annealing behavior and it is concluded that the 531 cm-1 mode is the three-dimensional T2 stretch mode of Cs in Ge. The calculated frequency and isotope shift for this mode are in good agreement with the observations. In Si0.65Ge0.35, two broad absorption lines are observed at ∼551 and ∼592 cm-1 after implantation of 12C+ and subsequent annealing at 550°C. From measurements on samples implanted with 13C+ and coimplanted with 12C+ and 13C+ we conclude that these lines represent local vibrational modes of defects containing a single carbon atom. In 13C+ implanted Si1-xGex samples that contain 15 to 50 % Ge a number of modes are observed in a frequency range from ∼510 to ∼610 cm-1, i.e., in the range of Cs in Ge and in Si. From the experimental findings it is concluded that substitutional carbon in Si1-xGex binds to both Si and Ge.
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- Hoffmann, L., et al.
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Substitutional carbon in germanium
- 1997
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Ingår i: Physical Review B Condensed Matter. - 0163-1829 .- 1095-3795. ; 55:17, s. 11167-11173
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Carbon impurities implanted into single-crystalline germanium are studied with infrared absorption spectroscopy and ion channeling. After implantation of 12C+ at room temperature and subsequent annealing at 350 °C, a sharp infrared absorption line is observed at 531 cm-1. When 12C+ is substituted by 13C+, the line shifts down in frequency to 512 cm-1 and co-implantation of 12C+ and 13C+ does not give rise to additional lines. Therefore, the 531-cm-1 line represents a local vibrational mode of a defect containing a single carbon atom. Channeling measurements are carried out around the 〈100〉, 〈110〉, and 〈111〉 axes in 12C+-implanted samples annealed at 450 °C. The analysis of the data shows that 31±3 % of the carbon atoms are located at substitutional sites, while the remaining carbon atoms appear to be located randomly. The population of the substitutional site and the intensity of the 531-cm-1 mode have identical temperature dependencies. It is concluded that the 531-cm-1 mode is the three-dimensional T2 stretch mode of substitutional carbon. The effective charge of the mode is determined to be (3.4±0.5)e.mAb initio local density functional cluster theory is applied to calculate the structure and the local vibrational modes of substitutional carbon in germanium. The calculated frequencies and isotope shifts for the T2 stretch mode are in good agreement with the observations.
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- Jonsdottir, Ingibjörg H, 1966, et al.
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Acute mental stress but not enforced muscle activity transiently increases natural cytotoxicity in spontaneously hypertensive rats.
- 1996
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Ingår i: Acta physiologica Scandinavica. - 0001-6772. ; 157:4, s. 443-9
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The influence of acute mental stress and the effect of electrically induced skeletal muscle contractions on natural cytotoxicity in vivo was investigated in spontaneously hypertensive rats Natural cytotoxicity in vivo was measured as the clearance of injected 51Cr-labelled YAC-1 lymphoma cells from the lungs, which are specifically lysed by natural killer cells. The mental stress consisted of an air jet directed towards the animals in their cage for 25 min. During the mental stress there was a significant increase in natural cytotoxicity. Thus, retained radioactivity in the lungs was decreased to 74 +/- 6% of the control levels which was set to 100% (P < 0.01). This augmentation of YAC-1-cell clearance could be blocked with the beta-adrenergic receptor antagonist Timolol. Two hours after termination of the air stress, in vivo cytotoxicity had returned to control levels. In contrast, acute physical stress, consisting of electrically induced muscle contractions for 60 min, had no significant effects on in vivo cytotoxicity, either during the stimulation or 1, 2 or 24 h after the stimulation. Further, significantly increased plasma levels of adrenaline were seen after the air jet stress, but not after muscle stimulation. There were no significant changes in plasma noradrenaline levels either after air stress or muscle stimulation. These results indicate that changes in in vivo cytotoxicity after mild mental stress are dependent on increased plasma catecholamine levels while acute physical stress without changes in catecholamine levels, does not influence in vivo cytotoxicity.
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- Jonsdottir, Ingibjörg H, 1966, et al.
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Chronic intracerebroventricular administration of beta-endorphin augments natural killer cell cytotoxicity in rats.
- 1996
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Ingår i: Regulatory peptides. - 0167-0115. ; 62:2-3, s. 113-8
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We have studied the effect of chronic intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) infusion of different opioid peptides on natural killer (NK) cell mediated cytotoxicity in vivo in the spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR). The in vivo NK cell activity was measured as the clearance of 51Cr-labelled YAC-l lymphoma cells from the lung tissues. Further, the phenotype of lymphocytes in spleen and peripheral blood was analysed by flow cytometry (FACS). All opioid drugs were administered i.c.v. for 6 days with osmotic minipumps releasing 1.0 microliter/h. beta-Endorphin (10 or 20 micrograms/rat per day) significantly increased NK cell cytotoxicity in vivo. The opioid receptor antagonist naloxone (10 mg/kg, i.p.) given immediately before the injection of YAC-lymphoma cells, completely abolished the effects of i.c.v. administered beta-endorphin. Corresponding doses of beta-endorphin administered subcutaneously (s.c.) with minipumps for 6 days did not significantly affect NK cell cytotoxicity. Neither Leu- or Met-enkephalin (20 micrograms/rat per day) nor dynorphin (20 micrograms/rat per day) administered i.c.v. had any significant effects on NK cell activity. In beta-endorphin treated SHR, the percentage of cells with NK cell phenotype (OX52+/CD5-) in peripheral blood was not significantly different from that of controls, while the percentage of cells with T cell phenotype (CD5+/OX52-) was significantly decreased. The percentage of splenic NK cells (OX52+/CD5-) and T cells (CD5+/OX52-) was also unchanged by beta-endorphin treatment i.c.v. These results suggest that of the opioid peptides administered i.c.v., only beta-endorphin augments in vivo NK cell mediated cytotoxicity. We thus conclude that these effects most probably are centrally and opioid receptor mediated effects, since beta-endorphin in the same dose administered peripherally does not influence in vivo NK cell cytotoxicity.
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