Inconsistent stimulation of plasma ACTH through corticotropin-releasing factor in a patient with central Cushing's disease due to pituitary adenoma

Three uncommon findings were observed in a case of Cushing's disease due to macroadenoma: no suppression of plasma ACTH during an 8-mg dexamethasone test, a negative corticotropin-releasing factor test, and a normal X-ray of the sella turcica. Despite these findings, the diagnosis of pituitary was confirmed Cushing's syndrome by computerized tomography and a transphenoidal operation

Mapping the vegetation for a village improvement scheme in Marburg-Hermershausen

Für Marburg-Hermershausen ließ sich während einer Kartierung im Rahmen der Dorferneuerung 1985 ein qualitativer und quantitativer Rückgang charakteristischer Dorfvegetation feststellen, der durch Versiegelung, Einschränkung landwirtschaftlicher Nutzungen, Verlust traditioneller volkskundlicher Heilmethoden und übertriebenem Sauberkeitsbestreben bedingt ist. Zur Umsetzung der Ergebnisse wurden Vorschläge entwickelt, die sich an die Bevölkerung, Behörden und Planer wenden, wie eine Verbesserung der Dorfökologie für Pflanzen (und Tiere) erreicht werden kann. Allein die Einsicht in die Notwendigkeit zur Erhaltung und Förderung der vom Menschen geprägten Dorfvegetation kann diese so bedrängte Vegetation retten.When mapping the vegetation within the framework of a village improvement scheme in Marburg-Hermershausen in 1985, a qualitative and quantitative decline of the characteristic village vegetation was noted. The reasons for this decline are the sealing of land, the reduction of agricultural exploitation, the disappearance of traditional methods of curing ailments and excessive clean-up campaigns. Based on these findings, a number of new proposals on how to improve the ecology of the village for the sake of the plants (and the animals) were drawn up for the village inhabitants, the authorities and the planners. Only when people realize how important it is to conserve and cultivate this village vegetation on which man has left his mark may it be possible to save it from extinction