• The Korean Journal of Malacology
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.9-19
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• 2015

Germ cell development and cyclic changes in the epithelial cells of the seminal vesicle of the male rapa whelk, Rapana venosa, were investigated by cytological and histological observations. The process of germ cell development can be classified into five stages: (1) spermatogonial, (2) primary spermatocyte, (3) secodary spermatocyte, (4) spermatid, and (5) spermatozoon. In particular, four atypical cells (Type IA, IB, IIA and IIB cells) occur among normal germ cells in the acini during spermatogenesis. Presumably, the atypical cells, which have lysosome-like vacuoles or lysosome-like bodies in the cells, are involved in breakdown and absorption themselves in the acini. However, atypical cells were not found in the epithelial cells of the inner layer of the seminal vesicle. A considerable amount of spermatozoa are transported from the testis towards the the seminal vesicles until late July. The main coupulation period is between June and July. The process of the cyclical changes of the seminal vesicles can be classified into three phases: (1) resting, (2) accumulating, and (3) spent. Yellow granular bodies are involved in resorption or digestion of residual spermatozoa.

• Applied Microscopy
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.57-70
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• 1997

The distribution of glutamatergic synaptic structures in the dog basilar pons was investigated at the ultrastructural level using monoclonal antibodies against fixative-modified glutamate. Electron-dense reaction product was densely localized at the perinuclear region in the neurenal somata and often observed along the microtubules located within the dendritic processes. One or more unlabelled axon terminals made asymmetric synaptic contacts with glutamate-immunoreactive dendritic profiles. In audition, reaction product was observed either within axonal processes surrounded by myelin sheath or axon terminals. Immunoreactive axon terminals made asymmetric synaptic contact either with unlabelled or labelled dendritic profiles. These observations provided an anatomic evidence of how this excitatory neural element might perform its function in a multisynaptic pathway involving glutamatergic afferents to the basilar pons, glutamate-immunoreactive pontocerebellar projection neurons, and the glutamate-positive granule cells of the cerebellar cortex.

• Applied Microscopy
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.427-435
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• 1999

Spermatogenesis and fine structure of the spermatozoon of the marbled sole, Limanda yokohamae were examined by means of the scanning and transmission electron microscopy. The process of spermatogenesis of the marbled tole is similar to that of other teleost with external fertilization. During the spermiogenesis, chromatin that has been became fine]y granular progressively condenses into many large globules and that homogeneously condensed in the spermatozoan head. A spermatozoon consists of head and tail, and the acrosome is absent. The cytoplasmic collar contained eight mitochondria is observed in the posterior part of the head. The well -developed axonemal lateral fins are observed in the tail. In the TEM observation, the cross section of the axial filament shows '9+2' axonemal structure of microtubules, and the numerous vesicles are observed in the cytoplasm.

• Development and Reproduction
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.101-109
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• 1998

Spermatogenesis and reproductive cycle of the razor clam, solen grandis, were investigated monthly by histological and cytological observations. Samples were collected from natural intertidal population at Oshik-do, Kunsan, Korea, for one year, beginning from January to December, 1993. solen grandis is dioecious. Morphological structures of the spermatozoon of this species ar esimilar to those of other bivalve spermatozoa having a primitive type; i.e., a small head, a cap-shaped acrosome and a short mid-piece with four mitochondria surrounding axial filament. The head of spermatozoon is approximately 2 \mu m in length and sperm tail is about 20 \mu m long. The axoneme of tail flagellum consists of nine pairs of peripheral microtubules at the periphery and a pair of central microtubules at the center. Four spherical mitochondria form the paranucleus. Spawning occures once a year between early June and July, and the main spawning was observed in July when seawater temperature reaches above 20 \circ C. The reproductive cycle of male razor clam can be divieded into fivesuccessive stages; early active (December to january), late active (January to march), mature (March to early August), partially spawned (June to July), and spent/inactive stage (August to December).

• The Korean Journal of Zoology
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.70-79
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• 1992

미국흰불나방(Hyphontria cunea Drury) 종령유충과 나, 그리고 성충을 재료로하여 정세포가 정자로 변형되는 과정에서 나타나는 미토콘드리아의 분화과정을 전자현미경으로 관찰하였다. 다핵체를 이루고 있는 초기 정세포의 미토콘드리아는 축사가 형성되는 부위를 중심으로 집적된 후, 서로 유합되어 대형의 미토콘드리아 복합체인 부핵(Nebenkern)을 형성하였다. 부핵은 첨체형성 시기를 전후하여 세포의 장축을 따라서 길게 신장되며, 편모가 형성됨에 따라 축사를 중심으로 두께와 전자밀도가 서로 다른 두개의 미토콘드리아로 분리되었다. 분화가 계속됨에 따라서 서로 동일한 모양으로 변형된 미토콘드리아의 주변에서는 장축방향을 따라 다수의 미세소관이 분포하였고, 기질에서는 intramitochondrial crystalloid의 축적이 관찰되었다. 정자변형이 끝난 성숙정자의 미토콘드리아는 기질내부에 전자밀도가 높은 준결정물질이 함유된 미토콘드리아 유도체로 변형되었는데, 정자의 중편에서는 하나로 융합되어 있는 반면, 미부에서는 크기가 같은 두개의 유도체로 분리된 매우 독특한 형태로 관찰되었다.

• The Korean Journal of Zoology
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.88-96
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• 1994

고양이의 시상하부내 SON과 PVN에서 VP분비신경원과 OT분비신경원의 형태와 분포를 관찰하기 위해서 면역조직화학적 반응을 시행하였다. 광학 및 전자 현미경적 관찰에 의하면 VP분비신경원과 OT분비신경원의 형태 차이는 없었다. 이들의 형태는 방추형, 타원형 그리고 원형이었으며 크기는 25-40mm으로 나타났다. SON은 시삭위에 능형의 형태로 나타나고 OT분비신경원과 VP분비신경원의 비율은 1:2.4이며 PVN은 제3뇌실을 따라 삼각형 모양으로 나타나고 VP분비신경원과 OT분비신경원의 비율은 1:1.6으로 나타났다 전자현미경적 관찰에 의하면 VP분비신경원과 OT분비신경원에서 과립형질내세망, 사립체, 골지장치, 그리고 미세소관 등이 특히 잘 발달되어 있음을 관찰할 수 있었다.

• Applied Microscopy
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• v.40 no.4
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• pp.253-259
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• 2010

The ultrastructure of sperms in testes of the pond smelt (Hypomesus nipponensis) was investigated using electron microscopes. The whitish testis was located between swim bladder and intestine. Especially, the left testis was larger than the right testis. The sperm was approximately $26\;{\mu}m$ in length. The sperm had an oval head and the acrosome was not found. The nucleus was about 400 nm in diameter and chromatin was incompletely condensed. The nuclear fossa deeply formed in sperm head and two centrioles were located in the fossa. The mitochondrium was observed only one in midpiece of the sperm and a motile flagellum consisted of an axoneme with a typical 9+2 pattern of microtubule. Also, the tail of the sperm has axonemal fins.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.306-316
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• 2002

The ultrastructural change of sciatic nerve and immunohistochemical changes of NGF, PCNA were studied at the transplanted segment of intravascular cultured neural stem cell in the rat sciatic nerve by 5 months after the sciatic nerve transection. The transplanted intravascular neural stem cells were differentiated into Schwann reals at the 20th day and these cells began to regenerate by the proliferation and hypertrophy. There were many remyelinating Schwann cells in the transplanted nerve in term of stimulation. According to NGF finding, we suggest preexisting Schwann cells may induce the differentiation of neural stem cells into regenerating Schwann cells. Electron microscopic changes were the remyelinating appearance, the increase of intraaxonal microtubules and enlarged mitochondria and contacting tell processes each other.

• Applied Microscopy
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.97-105
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• 2008

The fine structural modification of the granulocytes between the molt and intermolt period were investigated by the transmission electron microscopy. The granular hemocytes of the spider Araneus ventricosus were composed of three subtypes: eosinophilic granulocytes (EGs), basophilic granulocytes (BGs) and cyanocytes. Both of the EGs and BGs have electron dense granules within their cytoplasms, however the granules of BGs are larger than those of EGs. During the molt period, some of the EGs have fine structural modification in their cell organelles including formation of phagosomes as a result of active phagocytosis. However, the BGs have no phagosomes, but electron densities of the granules are changed to lower states than the intermolt period. The cyanocyte is the biggest hemocyte among the granulocytes. They contain numerous hemocyanin crystals in the cytoplasm with some electron-lucent vacuoles. During the molt period, some of the cyanocytes are changed to irregular shapes. High magnification electron micrographs reveal that the lattice sub-structure of the hemocyanin crystals are very similar to those of microtubules, and each tubule is composed of approximately 20 filaments with fine fibrillar structure.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.730-736
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• 1999

The roundnose flounder's (Eopsetta grigorjewi) spermiogenesis and fine structure of the spermatozoon were examined by means of the scanning and transmission electron microscopy, During the spermiogenesis, the chromatin of the spermatid became fine granular form, and progressively condensed into many large globules, finally homogeneously condensed in the spermatozoan head. The main characteristics of the spermiogenesis were the disappearanre of Golgi complex, the appearance of microfilament the reduction of mitochondria and the appearance of Iysosome in the cytoplasm. A spermatozoon consisted of head and tail, but the acrosome was absent. The cytoplasmic collar containing seven mitochondria was observed in the posterior part of the head. The well-developed axonemal lateral fins were observed in the tail. The cross section of the axial filament showed '9+2' axonemal structure of microtubules, and the numerous vesicles were observed in the cytoplasm.