• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.139-147
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• 2002

Objective : This study was to establish a reproducible differentiation system from the parthenogenetic mouse embryonic stem (P-mES02) cells into functional cardiomyocytes like as in vitro fertilization mouse embryonic stem (mES01) cells. Materials and Methods: To induce differentiation, P-mES02 cells were dissociated and aggregated in suspension culture environment for embryoid body (EB) formation. For differentiation into cardiomyocytes, day 4 EBs were treated with 0.75% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) for another 4 days (4-/4+) and then were plated onto gelatin-coated dish. Cultured cells were observed daily using an inverted light microscope to determine the day of contraction onset and total duration of continuous contractile activity for each contracting focus. This frequency was compared with the results of DMSO not treated P-mES02 group (4-/4-) and mES01 groups (4-/4+ or 4-/4-). For confirm the generation of cardiomyocytes, beating cell masses were treated with trypsin-EDTA, dispersed cells were plated onto glass coverslips and incubated for 48 h. Attached cells were fixed using 4% paraformaldehyde and incubated with specific antibodies (Abs) to detect cardiomyocytes (anti-sarcomeric ? -actinin Ab, 1 : 100; anti-cardiac troponin I Ab, 1 : 2000) for 1 h. And the cells were finally treated with FITC or TRITC labelled 2nd Abs, respectively, then they were examined under fluorescence microscopy. Results: Rhythmically contracting areas in mES01 or P-mES02 cells were firstly appeared at 9 or 10 days after EBs plating, respectively. The highest cumulative frequency of beating EBs was not different in both treatment groups (mES01 and P-mES02, 4-/4+) with the results of 61.3 % at 13 days and 69.8% at 15 days, respectively. Also, the contracting duration of individual beating EBs was different from minimal 7 days to maximal 53 days. However, DMSO not treated groups (mES01 and P-mES02, 4-/4-) also had contracting characteristics although their frequency was a few compared to those of DMSO treated groups (6.0% and 4.0%). Cells recovered from the spontaneously contracting areas within EBs in both treated groups were stained positively with muscle specific anti-sarcomeric ? -actinin Ab and cardiac specific anti-cardiac troponin I Ab. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that the P-mES02 cell-derived cardiomyocytes displayed similarly structural properties to mES01 cell-derived cardiomyocytes and that the DMSO treatment enhanced the cardiomyocytes differentiation in vitro.

• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.281-287
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• 2012

Aerosol concentrations at the CC-Lag site in the Teshio Experimental Forest increased from winter to spring and sometimes showed extremely high values associated with Kosa and/or forest-fire events. The range and mean of the mass concentrations of aerosol chemical species were as follows: total particulate mass, 1.2-29, 5.0; elemental carbon, 0.061-2.2, 0.43; organic carbon, 0.059-3.5, 0.79; and sulfate, 0.12-6.2, 1.8 ${\mu}g/m^3$. The total masses of the deposited particles on hybrid larch and on bamboo leaves were approximately 35 and 30 ${\mu}g/cm^2$, respectively. The amounts of soil particles on the leaves were 6 ${\mu}g/cm^2$ for the upper part of hybrid larch, 2 ${\mu}g/cm^2$ for the lower part of hybrid larch, and 1 ${\mu}g/cm^2$ for Sasa bamboo leaves. The amounts of deposited black carbon were 2.3 ${\mu}g/cm^2$ for the upper part of hybrid larch, 0.6 ${\mu}g/cm^2$ for the lower part of hybrid larch, and 0.2 ${\mu}g/cm^2$ for Sasa bamboo leaves. Half of the total deposited particular mass was attached on the hybrid larch; however, most of the total deposited mass was adhered on the Sasa bamboo leaves. Regardless of the species, there tend to be more deposited particles on the leaves in the upper part than in the lower part, with only a few meters height difference. Comparing the composition of the deposited particles to that of the atmospheric aerosols without any size cut, the fractions of water-soluble material sulfate and sea salt in the deposited aerosols were about one tenth and one hundredth lower than that in the aerosols, respectively. On the basis of the measured concentration and the deposited amount on leaves, the deposition velocity of black carbon was estimated to be approximately 0.5 cm/s.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.144-157
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• 2022

비활성기체는 화학적, 생물학적 반응을 하지 않는 보존적인 특성을 가지고 있어 해양에서 수온과 염분 변화, 기체 주입, 해수의 혼합과 빙하 융해수의 분포와 같은 물리적인 변화의 추적자로 활용되고 있다. Ne, Ar과 Kr을 정밀하게 분석하기 위해 사중극자 질량 분석기, 고진공 전처리 라인, 초저온 냉각 트랩과 동위원소 표준기체로 구성된 분석 시스템을 제작했다. 고진공 라인은 시료의 용존 기체를 추출하여 동위원소 표준기체와 혼합하는 시료추출부, 합금 물질을 이용하여 반응성 기체를 제거하고 초저온 냉각 트랩으로 비활성기체를 기화점에 따라 분별 증류하는 기체 준비부, 비활성기체를 원소별로 측정하는 기체 측정부로 구성하였다. 기체준비부에 결합한 초저온 냉각 트랩은 질량분석기 내 Ar와 CO₂의 부분압을 현저히 낮추어 Ne 동위원소 분석의 오차를 감소시켰다. 동위원소 표준기체는 ²²Ne, ³⁶Ar과 ⁸⁶Kr를 혼합하여 제작하였고, 혼합 표준 기체의 원소별 양은 대기를 반복 측정하여 역동위원소 희석법으로 결정했다. 대기 평형수 반복 분석의 상대 오차는 Ne, Ar과 Kr에 대해 각각 0.7%, 0.7%, 0.4%이었다. 반복 측정한 대기 평형수의 농도와 포화 농도의 차이로 확인한 분석시스템의 정확도는 Ne, Ar, Kr에 대해 각각 0.5%, 1.0%, 1.7%이었다.