• Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.152-158
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• 2000

Background : No association between schizophrenia and dopamine D4 receptor polymorphisms have been reported. Despite these results, it is premature to exclude the association. It has been suggested that the susceptibility to develop schizophrenia could result from variation at a number loci which may interact or coact with each other. Therefore, we investigated a possible association of combinations of exon III 48bp polymorphism[D4E3] and exon I 12bp polymorphism of the DRD4 gene [D4E1] with schizophrenia. Methods : 207 unrelated Korean schizophrenic patients and 191 healthy controls were recruited. DRD4 genotype was established using the polymerase chain reaction. Statistical analysis consisted of ${\chi}^2$ tests for Hardy-Weinberg proportions and genotypic and allelic frequencies in the patients and control groups. Results : There were no statistically significant differences in the each polymorphisms between schizophrenics and controls. And all genotype frequencies were within Hardy-Weinberg expectations. When the combinations of the polymorphism in schizophrenia and controls were compared, however, there were significant differences at $A1A2^*2/4$ in the distributions of the combinations of D4E1 and D4E3(p<0.01). Conclusions : These findings suggest that the certain combination of D4E1 and D4E3($A1A2^*2/4$) has the protective role to a susceptibility for schizophrenia.

• Applied Microscopy
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.105-116
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• 2003

In Vitro fertilization of U. unicinctus eggs observed by immunofluorescence and electron microscopes revealed an overview of the meiotic pattern of the tide animals. The eggs have been fertilized early at germinal vesicle stage, followed by germinal vesicle break down (GVBD), but pre-mitotic aster like structure could not be resolved by the methods employed in this work. The meiotic features, such as rotation-shift movement of spindle fibers, behavior of spermatozoonmonaster in the egg cytoplasm and active spindle fiber of the 1st polar body, have been observed. The antitubulin-FITC fluorescence show the 2nd meiotic apparatus appeared firstly parallel to the tangential line of the oolemma, proceeding the meiosis, its bipolarity is rotated and shifted towards the oolemma. The polar bodysite of the oolemma was not amorphous, but active in a sense of anti-tubulin-FITC reactions during the extrusions of the polar bodies. The immunofluorescence reactions of the spermatozoon centriole appeared at a later stage of the 2nd meiosis. During the time periods, the fertilized spermatozoon resided in the egg cytoplasm. Activating the centrioles, spermatozoon approaches towards the chromosomal materials of the 2nd oocyte. This suggests that spermatozoon centrioles initiate and play a roll to fuse male and female pronuclei.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• v.35 no.3
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• pp.273-281
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• 1992

The origin of the interfascicular cambium from residual meristem can be elucidated by tangential and transverse observation. It is clear that there is structural distinction between interprocambial and interfascicular residual meristem and adjacent parenchyma in both the transverse and tangential view. Consequently, the residual meristem does not convert into parenchyma but, rather, becomes interfascicular cambium. In tangential view, the homogeneous structure of interfascicular residual meristem at an early stage changes gradually into a heterogeneous one at a later stage, with long and short cells from which fusiform and ray initials originate respectively. However, the homogeneous structure of parenchyma adjacent interfascicular residual meristem does not change into a heterogeneous one but remains the same at all stages of development. Therefore, the interfascicular cambium has a direct ontogenetic continuity with the residual meristem, and does not have its secondary origin from differentiated parenchyma. Furthermore, the ontogenetic pattern of the interfascicular cambium is almost the same as that of fascicular cambium.ambium.

• Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.184-193
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• 2007

Objectives:There is increasing evidence that the cerebellum plays an important role in cognition and psychiatric symptoms as well as motor coordination. The concept of cognitive dysmetria has been making cerebellar function in schizophrenia the focus of current studies. In other words, disruption in the corticocerebellum-thalamic -cortical circuit could lead to disordered cognition and clinical symptoms of schizophrenia. The purposes of this study were to determine cerebellar dysfunction in male schizophrenic patients semiquantitatively with ICARS and to investigate the clinical and cognitive correlates of ICARS in patients. Methods:We compared the scores of cerebellar neurologic sign using ICARS in 47 male patients with a DSM-IV-TR diagnosis of schizophrenia with 30 gender and age-matched healthy control subjects. The semiquantitative 100-point ICARS consists of 19 items divided into 4 unequally weighted subscores:posture and gait disturbances, kinetic functions, speech disorders and oculomotor disorders. All subjects were also assessed with cognitive function test. Cognitive functions were evaluated by Korean-Mini Mental Status Examination (K-MMSE), Verbal fluency test, and Clock drawing test. The patients were administered Korea version of Positive and Negative Symptom Scale(K-PANSS) to assess the symptom severity. Results:Schizophrenic patients had significantly higher scores on the ICARS than control subjects with posture and gait disturbances, kinetic functions, and oculomotor disorders. They also showed more significant impairments in cognitive function tests than control subjects. There was a significant correlation between ICARS and negative symptoms of patients. In cognitive function test, Clock drawing test was significantly associated with negative symptoms. In addition, Clock drawing test was negatively correlated with the total score of ICARS. Conclusion:In this study, we confirmed that schizophrenic patients have significant impairments in cognitive and cerebellar function, and that those were related with negative symptoms of schizophrenic patients. These results support a role of the cerebellum in schizophrenia. It is meaningful that we used a structured, and reliable procedure for rating neurological soft signs, ICARS. We hope that future prospective studies using a similar design help that rate of neurological sign should have been visible with the progression of illness.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• v.20 no.1 s.21
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• pp.1-9
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• 1987

Sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs) observed by means of bromodeoxyuridine substitution and fluorescence plus Giemsa (FPG) technique were proposed as a sensitive and quantitative assay for mutagenicity and cytotoxicity in short-term cultures of phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated human lymphocytes. Therefore, this study was carried out to investigate the relation between anticancer agents and cytotoxic effects. Chromosomal analysis was performed on metaphase cells that had divided one, two, or three or more times after treatment for SCEs, mitotic indices (MI) and cell cycle kinetics by FPG technique. The results indicate that anticancer agents led to a dose dependent increase in SCE frequency except methotrexate. But, highly inhibited mitotic indices and delayed cell cycle kinetics were observed except for cyclophosphamide. The author suggest that the difference of SCE frequency is due to the differences in the cytotoxic action of anticancer agents, but although the induction of SCEs has a correlation with cell cycle delay, in some cases the induction of SCEs is not always related to cell cycle delay because of different cytotoxic action of anticancer agents.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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• v.56 no.2
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• pp.261-283
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• 2004

This study verified the effectiveness of brief family education programs for schizophrenic outpatients and their families in a community social welfare center, using a pre - post test control group design. The results of this study verified that the program was effective to improve knowledge about schizophrenia, reduce feelings of rejection and anxiety about patients, and help the patients to recognize their family emotional support. Therefore, it was found in this study that the brief family education program in the community social welfare center had a positive impact on schizophrenic outpatients and their families' treatment and rehabilitation. From the results of this study, it can be seen that this program positively effects the treatment and rehabilitation of schizophrenic patients and the stability of their families. The program can also be easily utilized as a community resource. Furthermore, the results of this study can be utilized as fundamental support to suggest the need for mental health programs in community social welfare centers. This study suggested the importance of increasing the number of mental health professionals working in this arena. There is also a need to create additional supportive programs for schizophrenic outpatients and their families. Follow up care also needs to be provided to families after completing family education programs. Continuous study is needed in these areas.

• Korean Journal of Animal Reproduction
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.205-216
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• 1995

Microtubules와 micrfilaments는 포유동물 난자이 주요한 세포 구조물들로, 이들은 난자의 성숙, 수정 및 배발달시 핵질의 이동과 세포질 분열에 직접 관여하는 것으로 알려져 왔다. 난자내 세포구조물의 정확한 움직임은 정상적인 배 발달을 위해 필수적이다. Microtubules는 $\alpha$, $\beta$- bubulin이 서로 연결되어 이루어져 있으며, 수정시 웅성.자성전핵 움직임과 세포분열시, 유사 및 감수분열시 그 역할을 한다. 생쥐를 제외한 대부분의 동물에서 microbubules의 역할은 수정시 정자가 centrosome을 난자내로 이전하여 sperm aster를 형성함으로써 시작된다고 보고되고 있다. 따라서 정자의 도움없이 배발달이 일어나는 단위발생시 microbubules의 형성은 연구들 사이에 흥미로운 연구대상이 되고 있다. 한편 microfilaments는 세포분열시 세포질을 분할하는 기계적인 역할을 하는 것으로 알려져 있으며, 최근 생쥐 난자에서는 정자의 난자내 융합과 웅성 및 자성 전핵의 이동에 관여한다고 보고되고 있다. 포유동물 난자의 체외성숙, 체외수정을 유도할 때 여러 가지 비정상적인 핵움직임과 세포분열이 관찰되어지고, 낮은 배발달율이 보고되고 있는데, 최근 연구자들은 세포구조물, 즉 microtubules와 microfilaments의 비정상적인 역할에서 기인한다고 보고 있다. 따라서 포유동물 난자의 성숙.수정 및 단위발생시 세포구조물의 움직임과 역할 및 상호관계에 대한 정확한 이해는 체외수정율 및 배발달 향상에 중요한 기초자료로 이용되리라고 본다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.949-952
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• 2017

Spray characteristics of the impinging injectors in subsonic crossflows were experimentally studied and compared with the plain-orifice injectors. By changing the impingement angle (60, 90, 120) which is the same orifice length to diameter ratio (L/d = 5), spray characteristics were investigated. In the view of the top view from the impinging injectors, as the impingement angle increases, the liquid column breakup length in the y-direction was decreased. On the other hand, when the impinging injector is viewed from the side view, the breakup length in the x direction is smaller than the previous plain-orifice injectors, which mean that the atomizing performance of the impingement-type injector is better than that of the single-hole orifice.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery Conference
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• 2003.07a
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• pp.427-433
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• 2003

숙주세포가 분열될 때, 재조합 DNA 분자의 복제물이 자손에게 전달되며 거기서 벡터 복제가 일어난다. 수많은 세포 분열이 일어난 후, 동일한 숙주세포의 콜로니(colony), 혹은 클론(clone)이 생성된다. 이때 숙주세포의 분열은 배양액을 담은 용기에서 이루어진다. 박테리아 속의 배양된 콜로니에 재조합 DNA가 포함되어 있지 않으면 푸른색을 띠고, 재조합 DNA가 포함되어 있으면 흰색을 띠게된다. 이 흰색의 콜로니만을 추출해 내는 것이 바로 콜로니 픽킹(picking)이라 한다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology
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• 1993.04a
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• pp.56-56
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• 1993

새로운 cell cycle 특이적 억제제의 스크리닝 방법의 확립과 이를 이용하여 cell cycle 억제제의 검색 및 세포분열 및 성장을 억제하는 작용의 분석과 이들의 항암작용 및 세포성장 및 분열 억제 작용의 signal transduction mechanism을 규명한다. 이상의 연구를 수행하기 위해 흰쥐 재생간 조직 및 흰쥐 일차 배양 간세포를 연구 모델로 하여 스크리닝 방법을 확립하고, 세포 분열 및 성장 억제제의 연구 대상 약물로는 기존의 천연물 및 미생물의 2차 대사 산물을 분리 정제한 물질등을 사용하여 그 작용 효능을 연구한다. 1) 흰쥐 부분 간 절제 수술 26시간 후 핵 단백질을 분리 2) MPF activity 측정 3) MPF 활성 저해제 생산 균주의 1차 탐색