A MICROSCOPIC STUDY OF CHLORPROMAZINE (LARGACTIL) TREATED AXOLOTL LARVAE.
In previous publications (Eyal-Giladi & Eyal, 1962; Eyal & Eyal-Giladi, 1963) some of the macroscopic effects produced by chlorpromazine (CPZ) on the development and growth rate of Axolotl embryos have been reported. They include different abnormalities (microcephaly, defects in eyes, gills and pigmentation) depending on the CPZ concentration used and the length of the immersion period. In addition, larvae subjected to high CPZ concentrations and longer time of treatment proved, at the time of fixation, to be smaller than the controls, whereas larvae treated by low CPZ concentrations tended to grow bigger than the controls.

The teratogenic effect and the influence on growth being established, a microscopic examination of the same material was undertaken.

Three experimental series were run, each starting with a different initial developmental stage (Harrison's stages 10–11, 15–16 and 29–30 respectively). Specia's (Paris) CPZ chlorhydrate powder was dissolved in sterile tap water.
The effect of chlorpromazine on the glucose metabolism in different parts of the goat brain.
Small doses of chlorpromazine were given parenterally to adult goats. Different parts of the hypothalamus and of the cerebral and cerebrellar cortici as well as of the posterior and anterior pituitary were then incubated with generally labelled 14C glucose. It was found that the respiratory exchange as well as the 14C lactic acid formation was depressed by the drug in the hypothalamus and in the posterior pituitary. The formation of amino acids from exogenous glucose was also inhibited in the same areas after administration of chlorpromazine. The fate of 14C-labelled glucose was essentially unaffected by chlorpromazine in the cerebral and cerebellar cortici.
AN INTRODUCTION T O THE SOILS OF THE SOUTH-EASTERN PORTION OF THE AUSTRALIAN ARID ZONE
Summary 
 
Seven soil regions, each of which is dominated by soils belonging to one or two great soil groups, are defined and mapped. The outstanding feature is the presence of a variety of soils with widely differing characteristics. The soils are deeper, have more profile differentiation and are finer-extured than those in most-arid regions and are frequently overlain by currently-forming deposits of wind-transported materials. Because the vegetative cover is better developed and there are only small areas of rocky hills and bare rock pediments, water erosion and deposition are not as prominent as in other arid areas.