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Optimal Conditions for the Bioassay Using Sperms of a Starfish, Asterias amurensis

아무르불가사리(Asterias amurensis) 정자를 이용한 생물검정의 최적조건

  • Chang-Hoon Lee (South Sea Institute, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute) ;
  • Jin-Woo Choi (South Sea Institute, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute)
  • Published : 2003.06.01
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Abstract

성게의 정자를 이용한 생물검정은 해양환경의 독성평가에 널리 사용되고 있다. 그러나, 국내산 성게류의 경우 산란기가 3~11월로 겨울에는 생물검정 실칩이 불가능한 단점이 있다. 이를 보완하기 위하여 겨울에 산란이 가능한 아무르불가사리(Arterias amurensis)를 생물검정용으로 개발하였다. 불가사리류의 생식과 발생과정은 성게류와 유사하므로 성게류를 이용한 실험 방법을 아무르불가사리에 적용할 수 있다. 그러나, 생물검정 실험 결과의 유효성은 실험조건에 의하여 달라질 수 있으므로, 본 연구에서는 실험 결과에 큰 영향을 미칠 수 있는 조건들 즉. 수정막의 발달 시간, 정자와 알의 비율, 정자의 활력이 유지되는 시간, 정자의 노출 시간, 그리고 시료의 염분 범위 등을 최적화 하고자 하였다. 수정막의 발달이 완전하게 이루어지는 최소 시간은 60분이었고, 시료에 주입할 정자와 알의 비율은 3,000이상일 때 수정률이 높게 유지되었다(70%이상). 정자의 활력은 해수에 희석한 후 3시간 이상이 경과하면 급격히 감소하였다. 정자의 노출시간은 20~60분의 범위에서 구리에 대한 $EC_{50}$이 크게 달라지지 않았다(변동계수: 17%).실험에 적절한 시료의 염분 범위는 26~38 psu이었다. 아무르불가사리 정자의 민감도는, 일반적으로 해양환경 평가에 흔히 사용되는 생물들의 민감도 범위의 중간 정도에 해당하였다. 따라서 아무르불가사리의 정자는 해양환경 평가를 위한 생물검정용으로 적합한 것으로 여겨진다.

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