Discovery of copper chloride cancer in ancient Egyptian polychromic wall paintings and faience: A developing archaeological disaster

We are deeply indebted to the Stiftung Volkswagenwerk for the generous financial support to conduct a detailed research program on ancient Egyptian pigments in time and space. We are grateful to the Egyptian Antiquities Organization specifically to its former Presidents Dr. Ahmed Kadry and Dr. Abdel Halim Nour El Din for their support and for the permission to collect pigment samples from various archaeological sites. During the course of this study we enjoyed the continuous encouragement of Dr. Ahmed Kadry and Dr. Abdel Halim Nour el Din and their deep understanding for the importance of the link between scientific research and Egyptology in solving archaeological problems. We also enjoyed constructive discussions with Dr. Ali Radwan Dean of the Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University. We are also grateful to the following Directors, officials, and inspectors of the Egyptian Antiquities Organization: Dr. M. Abdel Razeq, Dr. Ali Hassan, Mr. M. Balbush, Dr. M. El Sughair, Dr. M. Saleh, Mr. M. Nasr, Mr. Ismail El Masri and other colleagues at various sites in Egypt. We are also grateful to Dr. Shawki Nakhla, Director of the Conservation Center of the Egyptian Antiquities Organization. This work has benefited from discussions with Dr. E. Martin-Pardey, Mrs. I. Blom, and Dr. A. Eggebrecht. Specifically Dr. E. Martin-Pardey laid the sampling plan for and participated in the field campaign in March 1988 and we enjoyed her egyptological support.     

Molecular phylogeny of metazoa (animals): Monophyletic origin

Dedicated to Prof. Dr. H. Risler and Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. R. K Zahn     

The occurrence of chlorinated bis-(propyl)ethers in the Elbe River and tributaries

Dedicated to Prof Dr. Dr. E. h. H. Sinn on the occasion of his 65th birthda     

Kernstrakturuntersuchungen mit langsamen Neutronen

Die hier besprochenen Arbeiten wurden dank intensiver Förderung durch viele Menschen und Institutionen durchführbar. Mein besonderer Dank gilt den Professoren H. Maier-Leibnitz, N. Bohr, B. Mottelson und A. Bohr sowie den Mitarbeitern der dänischen Atomenergiekommission, des Instituts Laue Langevin und des Bundesforschungsministeriums. Die Arbeiten wurden durch Kollaborationen mit Wissenschaftlern aus den USA, Belgien und Schweden sehr erleichtert, schon zu einer Zeit, wo Kollaborationen dieser Art völlig unüblich waren. Es ist mir darum ein besonderes Anliegen, meinen Kollegen, besonders Prof. R. Sheline, Prof. T. v. Egidy, Dr. H. Motz, Dr. H. R. Koch, Dr. B. P. Maier, Dr. H. G. Börner, Dr. H. Seyfarth und allen meinen Mitarbeitern von Herzen zu danken.     

Pyrolysis — Gas chromatographic studies of the origins of the insoluble aliphatic component of peat

We thank Dr. T. C. Hoering of the Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C. for kindly providing GC-MS facilities. We also thank Dr. J. W. de Leeuw of the Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands for making available the results of the study on plant cuticles in advance. We wish to acknowledge the technical assistance of J. Zelibor of the University of Maryland, College Park, MD.     

The effect of NADH on different human and mouse cell lines

Part of the work was supported by the Bundesministerium für Forschung und Technologie, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie, and from the Carl Zeiss, Hoechst, and Ernst Leitz companies. Special thanks are due to Dr. K. Wahn, Department of Virology, University of Giessen, for conducting the electron microscope and phase-contrast investigations, to Prof. G. Sauer, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, and Dr. W. R. Willems, Department of Medical Virology, University of Giessen, for supplying the different cell lines.     

Light intensity controls extracellular Ca2+ concentration in the blowfly retina

We thank Prof. K. Hamdorf and Dr. P. Hochstrate for critical discussion.     

A variety of insects are attracted to water by reflected polarized light

I thank Dr. R. Loftus for his help to improve the English style and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft for financial support.     

Hydratkomplexe in wäßrigen Tensidsystemen

In memoriam Dr. Ing. Mathieu Quaedvlieg     

Globale chemische Fraktionierungstrends und Lagerstättenbildung

Professor Dr. Hans-Jochen Schneider zum 70. Geburtstag gewidmet     

Cellulose biogenesis in bacteria and higher plants is disrupted by magnetic fields

This work was supported by a grant from Johnson &; Johnson to RMB. We 5 thank Dr. M. Schülein, Novo A/S, Bagsvaerd, Denmark for providing CBH.     

Mesoderm induction by transforming growth factor β: Medium conditioned by TGF-β-treated ectoderm enhances the inducing activity

Dedicated to Professor Dr. Tuneo Yamada on the occasion of his 80th birthday.     

Extreme34S-Anreicherungen in gelöstem Sulfat von Grundwässern im Umfeld einer Altmülldeponie

Wir danken Dr. Kerndorff für die kritische Durchsicht des Manuskripts.     

Symmetrieüberlegungen zur Supraleitung

Prof. Dr. Max Anwärter, Balzers, zum 80. Geburtstag gewidmet     

Electrophysiological and morphological correlation of frog retinal ganglion cell classes

We wish to thank Dr. B. G. Grover for advice on recording from the eye cup preparation and J. Dames for her help with the English translation. The work was supported by a grant of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft to U.G. (Gr 276/19).     

Long-chain n-aldehydes

Dedicated to Prof. Dr. A. Buchs, University of Geneva, on the occasion of his 60th birthday.