• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권8호
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• pp.1169-1175
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• 2018

Objective: The present study was conducted to investigate the impacts of active and passive immunization against synthetic inhibin and steroid-free bovine follicular fluid, respectively, on reproductive fecundity out of breeding season in Iraqi Awassi ewes. Methods: Follicular fluid was aspired from mature bovine follicles, treated with activated charcoal, and used for immunization of male rabbits for obtaining steroid free bovine follicular fluid (SFBFF) antiserum. Forty non-pregnant Awassi ewes were allocated into 4 groups (n = 10 each). At day 38 of experiment, ewes were treated with intra-vaginal MPA sponge (60 mg for 12 days). At days 0, 28, and 50, ewes were treated with 4, 2, and 2 mL of normal saline (control; C-ve), 400, 200, and $200{\mu}g$ of ovalbumin (C+ve), 400, 200 and $200{\mu}g$ of inhibin (SI group), respectively, and 4 mL of normal saline at day 0, and 4 and 2 mL of SFBFF antiserum at days 28 and 50, respectively, (AI group). After mating with Awassi rams, pregnancy and embryo number were diagnosed, at day 38 of pregnancy, using ultrasonography. Blood samples were collected at days 30, 60, 90, and 120 of pregnancy, for assessment of estradiol-$17{\beta}$ (E2) and progesterone (P4) levels. After parturition, numbers of delivered lambs were recorded. Results: The results revealed significant increase of P4 and significant decrease of E2 levels in SI and AI pregnant ewes than controls at days 30, 60, 90, and 120. Newborn number increased significantly in SI and AI treated than control ewes. Conclusion: Active or passive immunization against endogenous inhibin could augment reproductive fecundity out of breeding season in Iraqi Awassi ewes.

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.106-111
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• 2007

Purpose: Inadequate hospital stocking and unavailability of essential antidotes is a worldwide problem. The purpose of this study was to determine the adequacy of antidote stocks in Korean hospitals based on a modified version of US antidote stocking guidelines. Methods: Both written and telephone surveys to collect information on hospital demographics and antidote stocking were given to the emergency departments or hospital pharmacies of 117 hospitals with emergency medical centers. The twenty antidotes included in the survey were taken from year 2000 US antidote stocking guidelines, except for activated charcoal and black widow spider antivenin. Antidote stocks were compared by hospital size, geographic location, and type of emergency medical center. Results: Complete responses were received from all hospitals. A mean of $12.4{\pm}2.9$ antidotes were adequately stocked per hospital. All hospitals stocked atropine, $CaCl_2$ naloxone, and sodium bicarbonate. However, digoxin Fab fragment (16%), cyanide kits (15%), EDTA (10%), BAL (9%), and fomepizole (1%) were not uniformly stocked. Large and teaching hospitals were significantly more likely to stock greater numbers of antidotes. Conclusions: Korean hospitals as a group do not have adequate antidote stocks. Korean stocking guidelines and an antidote management system are recommended in order to correct these deficiencies.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.89-96
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• 1999

석고몰드의 단점을 극복할 수 있는 다공질 알루미나 몰드의 제조저건을 확립하였다. 다공질 알루미나 몰드의 제조를 위해 활성탄의 질량비에 따라 조성비를 달리하여 첨가한 후, ESA와 유동특성 등을 조하삼으로써 안정된 이상 슬러리를 제조하였으며, 이를 석고몰드에 캐스팅하여 얻은 원통형 알루미나 몰드를 사용하여 활성탄의 양과 소결온도에 따른 수축율 변화와 마모에 대한 저항성을 측정하였다. 다공질 알루미나 몰드의 소결에서는 비수축 소결구인 표면확산에 의해 입자간 넥 강도의 증진을 통한 몰드의 강도 증진을 도모하는 것이 바람직하며, 이를 위해 1,00$0^{\circ}C$이하에서 유지시간의 변화에 따른 열역학적 방법, 1,00$0^{\circ}C$이상의 온도에서 알루미나의 수축을 억제하면서 빠른 승온속도를 열처리온도에 따른 동역학적 방법과 이 두가지 방법을 혼합하는 방법 등으로 구분하여 다동질 알루미나 몰드의 소결조건을 분석하였다. 위 방법들에 대한 다공질 알루미나 몰드의 캐스팅 특성을 분석한 결과, 복합 소결법이 최적임을 알수 있었다. 제조된 다공질 알루미나 몰드의 비교적 높은 강도를 보였으며, 석고몰드레 비해 빠른 건조시간, 산, 염기에 대한 내식성 및 캐스팅 특성이 우수하였다.

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.19-22
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• 2009

Although Nerium indicum poisoning is a globally rare occurrence, Nerium oleander poisoning is known to occur frequently in the Mediterranean regions. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of accidental Nerium indicum poisoning in Korea. Its poisoning symptoms and signs are similar to that of digitalis poisoning, because of the presence of cardiac glycosides in Nerium indicum. A 16-year-old boy was admitted to the emergency department four hours prior to the accidental ingestion of Nerium indicum petals. The patient complained of nausea, vomiting, and dizziness. His initial vital signs were stable; laboratory blood test results were within normal levels, except for the blood digoxin level (1.5 ng/dL). An electrocardiogram (ECG) analysis showed normal sinus rhythm, progressive PR prolongation and second-degree Morbiz type I AV block. Conservative treatments including activated charcoal administration were conducted, because toxic symptoms and signs were not severe. The patient was admitted to the intensive care unit for close observation. His ECG was converted to normal rhythm after 1 day and the toxic symptoms and signs were completely resolved after 4 days.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.48-53
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• 2002

$Al_2O_3-SiC$ and $Al_2O_3-SiC$-TiC composite powders were prepared by SHS process using $SiO_2,\;TiO_2$, Al and C as raw materials. Aluminum powder was used as reducing agent of $SiO_2,\;TiO_2$ and activated charcoal was used as carbon source. In the preparations of $Al_2O_3-SiC$, the effect of the molar ratio in raw materials, compaction pressure, preheating temperature and atmosphere were investigated. The most important variable affecting the synthesis of $Al_2O_3-SiC$ was the molar ratio of carbon. Unreactants remained in the product among all conditions without compaction. The optimum condition in this reaction was $SiO_2$: Al: C=3: 5: 5.5, 80MPa compaction pressure under Preheating of $400^{\circ}C$ with Ar atmosphere. However there remains cabon in the optimum condition. The effect of $TiO_2$ as additive was investigated in the preparations of $Al_2O_3-SiC$. As a result of $TiO_2$ addition, $Al_2O_3-SiC$-TiC composite powder was prepared. The $Al_2O_3$ powder showed an angular type with 8 to $15{\mu}m$, and the particle size of SiC powder were 5~$10{\mu}m$ and TiC powder were 2 to $5{\mu}m$.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2000

Xylitol을 당수용체로하여 당알콜 올리고당 gluosyl-xylitol을 생산하기 위하여 갭술고정화 전세포 CGTase를 제조하고자 하였다. CGTase를 생산하기 위하여 Bacillus macerans를 배양하는 경우 organic form의 질소원을 사용하는 경우 inorganic form의 질소원을 사용하는 경우보다 더 많은 CGTase를 생산하였고 배양도중 탄소원인 starch가 분해되는 동안 CGTase가 생성되었다. B. macerans에 의하여 생산된 CGTase는 80% 이상이 extracellular cnzyme 이며, intracellular enzyme은 20% 이내이었다. E. coh, C. glutamicum, S. cerevisiae 등과 달리 캡슐내부에 B. macerans를 접종하고 캡슐내부에서 고농도로 배양할 수 없었다. 배양액속에 존재하는 CGTase는 다른 이온성 물질들로 인하여 활성탄, Ambolite, Sephadex 등의 흡착제에 흡착시킬 수 없었다. 미생물을 배양한 배양책 전체를 10배로 농축하여 캡슐내에 고정화함으로써 캡슐고정화 전세포 CGTase를 제조할 수 있었다. 농축배양액을 이요하여 제조된 캡슐고정화 전세포 CGTase는 hydrolysis, intermolecular transglycosylation을 수행하였으며, xylitol을 당수용체로 하고 dextrin을 당공여체ㅗ 하여 glucosyl-xylitol을 생산하였다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.336-342
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• 1994

The general pharmacological properties of EPO were investigated in various animals administering intravenously and in vitro system. The results were as follows. 1. Central nervous system: EPO at doses of 70, 700, 7000 U/kg showed no effect In mice on general behavior, on strychnine- and pentetrazol-induced convulsion and on acetic acid-induced writhing syndrome. The hexobarbital-induced sleeping time in mice was slightly reduced by EPO at a dose of 7000 U/kg but did not change at doses of 70, 700 U/kg. The body temperature in rats was slightly decreased by EPO at doses of 700, 7,000 U/kg but the change was in normal physiological range. 2. Respiratory and cardiovascular system: EPO showed no effect on respiratory rate, blood pressure, heart rate, femoral blood flow, and electrocardiogram in anesthetized dogs at doses of 70, 700, 7000 U/kg. 3. Smooth muscle: EPO at concentrations of 70, 700 U/ml had no effect on the contractile response of isolated guinea pig ileum to histamine and acetylcholine. 4. Water and electrolytes excretion: EPO at dose above 700 U/kg increased urine volume in rats but did not affect the concentrations of $Na^{+},\;K^{+},\;Cl^{-}$ in urine. 5. Gastrointestinal system: EPO(70, 700, 7000 U/kg) had no effect on the intestinal charcoal meal propulsion 6. Blood coagulation system: The administration of EPO(70, 700, 7000 U/kg) had no effect on the plasma prothrombin time(PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time(APTT) in mice. Platelet aggregation induced by ADP and collagen was not influenced by EPO(70 U/ml, 700 U/ml). The overall results obtained indicated that EPO exerts almost no serious pharmacological effect even at a 100-fold clinical dose(7000 U/kg).

• 식물조직배양학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.171-175
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• 1998

지황(Rehmannia glutinosa)의 캘러스배양을 통한 기내 대량증식을 위하여 엽조직으로부터 캘러스 형성에 미치는 생장조절물질의 영향을 조사한 결과 MS배지에 0.5 mg/L NAA와 2.0 mg/L BA 첨가배지에서 캘러스 형성율 100%, 식물체 분화율 31%로 가장 높았으며, 2.4-D와 zeatin 첨가배지에서는 캘러스 형성율은 95% 이상 높았으나 기관분화가 전혀 이루어지지 않았다. 재분화 식물체로부터 다수의 신초 유기에 적합한 배지로는 MS배지에 0.2mg/L NAA와 0.5 mg/L BA를 첨가한 배지에서 3.4개와 2.8개로 양호하였다. 다수의 신초 증식을 위하여 1.0 g/L활성탄을 첨가한 배지에서 가장 많은 3.8개의 신초가 분화되었으나 2.0 g/L 첨가배지에서는 2.4개로 감소된 반면, 초장과 엽수는 증가하여 개체생육은 양호함을 알 수 있었다.

• Plant Biotechnology Reports
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.87-92
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• 2008

An improved protocol for high frequency plant regeneration via somatic embryogenesis from zygotic embryo-derived cell suspension cultures of watershield (Brasenia schreberi) was developed. Zygotic embryos formed pale-yellow globular structures and white friable callus at a frequency of 80% when cultured on halfstrength MS medium supplemented with $0.3mg\;l^{-1}$ 2,4-D. However, the frequency of formation of pale-yellow globular structures and white friable callus decreased slightly with increasing concentrations of 2,4-D up to $3mg\;l^{-1}$, where the frequency reached ~50% of the control. Cell suspension cultures from zygotic embryoderived white friable callus were established using half-strength MS medium supplemented with $0.3mg\;l^{-1}$ 2,4-D. Upon plating of cell aggregates on half-strength MS basal medium, approximately 8.3% gave rise to somatic embryos and developed into plantlets. However, the frequency of plantlet development from cell aggregates was sharply increased (by up to 55%) when activated charcoal and zeatin were applied. Regenerated plantlets were successfully transplanted to potting soil and grown to normal plants in a growth chamber. The distinctive feature of this study is the establishment of a high frequency plant regeneration system via somatic embryogenesis from zygotic embryo-derived cell suspension cultures of water-shield, which has not been previously reported. The protocol for plant regeneration of watershield through somatic embryogenesis could be useful for the mass propagation and transformation of selected elite lines.

• Current Research on Agriculture and Life Sciences
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• 제13권
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• pp.65-70
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• 1995

국내 농가 포장에서 수집(蒐集)된 작약(芍藥)종자의 크기와 발아율(發芽率)간에는 유의성이 인정되지 않았으며, 작약(芍藥)종자의 발아적온은 $20^{\circ}C$로 나타났고 종피색별 발아율은 담갈색(淡褐色)의 종자에서 68%로 가장 높았다. 작약(芍藥)종자에서 침출되는 점액물(粘液物) 총량은 종피색에 따라 차이를 보여, 담갈색(淡褐色)이 가장 적었고, 갈색(褐色), 농갈색(濃褐色), 흑갈색(黑褐色) 순으로 색깔이 짙어질 수록 많았다. 작약(芍藥)종자의 발아율과 발아과정중 침출된 점액물(粘液物)총량과의 관계는 부의 상관이 인정되었다. 관행 노천매장에서 처리 8주후의 발아율이 50%로 낮은데 비해, 모래 + 활성탄 혼합처리에서의 발아율은 93%로 매우 높게 나타났다.