• 대한수의학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.61-68
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• 1989

This study was carried out to determine suitable selection factors for recipients and embryos which could improve pregnancy rates following bovine embryo transfer. The experiment included 52 surgical transfers from February, 1985 through June, 1986 performed on Kyungpook Breeding Center in southern Korea. The pregnancy rate was highest when recipients were in estrus within 6 hours before the donor to 12 hours after the donor (78.3% versus 50% for recipients in estrus earlier or later). Pregnancy rates were acceptable following culture under field conditions for up to 17 hours. More recipients over 15 months of age (76.1%) remained pregnant than those under 15 months (66.7%). Embryos transferred during the months from February to July resulted in higher pregnancy rates than those transferred during the remaining 6 months (77.3% versus 57.1%). Transferrable embryos were classified A (best) to C (worst); those graded A or B resulted in significantly higher pregnancy rates than those graded C (81.8% and 73.3% versus 25.0%, p<.05). Pregnancy rates among recipients of the Korean native breed tended to be higher than among Holstein recipients (100% versus 71.1%). Similarly, when the embryo was transferred to the right uterine horn, pregnancy rates tended to be higher than when it was transferred to the left (81.3% versus 65%). Pregnancy rates did not differ according to the stage of development of the embryo; they were for morulae, tight morulae, blastocysts, and advanced blastocysts, respectively: 75.0%, 66.7%, 75.0%, and 77.4%.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.229-236
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• 2007

Purpose: Breast reconstruction with deep inferior epigastric perforator(DIEP) free flap is known to be the most advanced method of utilizing autologous tissue. The DIEP free flap method saves most of the rectus abdominis muscle as well as anterior rectus sheath. Therefore, the morbidity of the donor site is minimized and the risk of hernia is markedly decreased. Methods: We chose the internal mammary artery and its venae comitantes as recipient vessels, and deep inferior epigastric vessels as donor vessels. The number and location of the perforators derived from medial or lateral branch of deep inferior epigastric artery(DIEA) in 23 DIEP flaps were identified. Ten patients underwent evaluation of their abdominal wall function preoperatively and 6 months postoperatively by using Lacote's muscle grading system. Results: Of the 23 patients, a patient with one perforator from lateral branch of DIEA experienced partial necrosis of flap. Total flap loss occurred in one patient. Mild abdominal bulging was reported in one patient 4 months postoperatively probably because of early vigorous rehabilitational therapy for her frozen shoulder. Postoperative abdominal wall function tests in 10 patients showed almost complete recovery of muscle function upto their preoperative level of upper and lower rectus abdominis and external oblique muscle function at 6 months postoperatively. All patients have been able to resume their daily activities. Conclusion: The breast reconstruction with DIEP free flap is reliable and valuable method which provide ample soft tissue from abdomen without compromising the integrity of abdominal wall. Selection of reliable perforators is important and including more than two perforators may decrease fat necrosis and partial necrosis of flap.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.42-49
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• 2019

연구목적 생체 간이식은 간 질환으로 치료가 어려운 환자들에게 타인의 간을 제공하는 치료 방법 중 하나로, 수혜자에 비해 생체 간 공여자들의 특성에 대한 연구가 상대적으로 부족하다. 본 연구는 생체 간 공여 예정자들의 정서상태와 성격 특성을 평가하고, 공여 여부와 수혜자와의 관계 및 성별에 따른 차이점 유무를 확인하고자 하였다. 방 법 2012년 8월 1일부터 2018년 7월 31일까지 대구가톨릭대학교병원 정신건강의학과 외래에 방문한 생체 간 공여 예정자 218명(남자 126명, 여자 92명)의 의무 기록을 후향적으로 검토하여 사회인구학적 특성 및 정신건강의학과적 평가에 관한 정보를 수집하였다. 공여 예정자들의 수술 시행 여부, 공여자-기증자의 관계와 성별에 따라 군을 나눈 후 사회인구학적 특성과 다면적 인성검사 II (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2) 척도값을 비교하였다. 결 과 대상자들의 평균 연령은 $32.19{\pm}10.91$ 세였다. 본원에서 공여자 간절제술을 받은 자는 187명, 받지 않은 자는 31명이였다. 공여자-수혜자 관계에서 남편-아내는 40명, 부모-자식은 157명, 형제-자매는 12명, 기타 친족 및 지인은 9명이였다. 대상자들은 대조군과 비교했을 때 타당도 척도 L, F, K와 모든 임상 척도에서 유의미한 차이를 보였다. 공여자 간절제술을 받은 대상자들은 받지 않은 대상자들에 비해 타당도 척도 K와 S에서 유의미하게 높은 수치를, 타당도 척도 F(b)와 F(p) 및 임상 척도 Pa와 함께 성격병리 척도 AGGR, PSYC, DISC, NEGE에서 유의미하게 낮은 수치를 보였다. 공여자 간절제술 시행 여부의 예측 변인으로 타당도 척도 F, 임상 척도 D와 성격병리 척도 NEGE가 있었다. 공여자-수혜자 관계와 성별에 따른 차이점을 비교하였을 때, 일부 척도들에서 통계적으로 유의미한 차이를 보였다. 결 론 생체 간 공여자들의 평가에서 심리적 문제의 축소 보고 가능성을 유념해야 한다. 또한 공여자들을 평가할 때 정서 상태, 공여를 결정하기까지의 과정과 배경, 가족 구성원들과의 관계 또한 파악하는 것이 필요하겠다.

• 한국발생생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국발생생물학회 2003년도 제3회 국제심포지움 및 학술대회
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• pp.86-86
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• 2003

Research has been in progress for more than a decade to production of useful proteins by genetic modification in cattle. However, the levels of protein production in transgenic cattle have been reported very low. To enhance protein production in transgenic animal, we tried homologous recombination to donor cells for production of transgenic clone cattle through nuclear transfer procedure. Thus, we constructed the two targeting vectors of human thrombopoietin (TPO) at bovine $\beta$-casein locus using homologous recombination with 13.6 kb and 9.6 kb homology. In two targeting vectors, positive selection was through the neomycin resistance gene and negative selection was by the diphtheria toxin (DT). Gene targeting was attempted in bovine embryonic fibroblasts (bEF) and bovine ear skin fibroblasts (bESF). To determine the most appropriate concentration of neomycin for bEF and bESF, G4l8 resistance was confirmed by culturing the cells in various concentrations of the drug and both of the cells were optimally selected at $900 \mu g/ml$ of neomycin. The transfected bEF and bESF by the targeting vectors were colonized efficiently at the ratio of DNA to transfection reagent such as $4 \mu g$:2 ${mu}ell$ and $1 \mu g$:$2 \mu l$. Comparing number of healthy clones from passage 4 to passage 8, bESF (17%) persist in culture for much longer than bEF (6%). The two gene-targeted bESF clones of 30 random-integrated clones with 9.6 kb homology length were confirmed, however, nothing was out of 72 random integration clones with 13.6 kb homology length, The DT also worked more efficiently in clones transfected with the vector of 9.6 kb homology length. Our data suggests that the choice of donor cell for long culture period should be considered to obtain targeted cell clone, and the gene-targeting frequency and the DT working efficiency are dependent on the length of target homology.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.30-36
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• 1991

본 연구는 구강 및 악안면 영역에서의 미세 신경 재건술에 대한 일련의 연구의 하나로서 구강 및 악안면 영역의 신경 결손부를 재건할 경우 가장 많이 이용되는 비복신경에 대한 해부학적 특성을 조사하여 이식 신경 선택시에 도움이 되도록 하고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 연구 대상은 사체에서 채취한 10편의 비복 신경으로 하였고 각 신경편의 길이 측정후 신경편의 근심부, 중심부, 원심부에 대하여 신경의 평균 총단면적, 신경속의 평균 숫자, 신경속의 평균 총단면적 등을 측정하였고 신경속의 주행 양태 및 신경 주의 외막의 미세혈관 분포를 관찰하였다. 연구결과, 채취 가능한 비복 신경의 길이는 평균 35.5cm 이었고 신경의 평균 총단면적은 근심부, 중심부, 원심부에서 부위별로 각각 $3.83mm^2$, $3.28mm^2$, $4.65mm^2$이고, 신경속의 평균 총단면적은 부위별로 각각 $0.80mm^2$, $0.79mm^2$, $1.23mm^2$이었다. 신경속의 평균 숫자는 부위별로 각각 7.67, 6.17, 3.83개 이었고 주로 복신경속 모양(polyfascicular patten)의 구조를 보이며, 신경속의 주행양태는 불규칙하였고 신경 주위 외막의 미세혈관 분포는 존재하였지만 이약하였다. 신경이식 수술후 바람직한 결과를 얻기 위해서는 신경의 총단면적이 비슷하거나 크며 비슷한 신경속의 숫자를 지니는 유사한 해부학적 구조를 가진 이식신경을 선택하여 최대로 신경속간 접합이 될 수 있도록 해야하는데 비복 신경은 신경속의 해부학적 특성, 크기, 숫자로 보아 하치조신경, 안면신경, 부신경등 악안면부의 신경이식에 널리 쓰일 수 있는 이식 신경으로 사료되며 특히 원심부에서 채취가능한 약 15cm 가량의 비복신경은 하치조 신경의 신경속 구조와 매우 유사하며 하치조신경 결손부의 이식 신경으로 적합한 것으로 사료된다.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.265-273
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• 2000

Purpose : The aim of this study was to evaluate the bone mineral density of iliac and tibial bone which are frequently selected as autogenic bone graft donor sites, and to evaluate the efficiency of this method as a guideline for the selection of bone graft donor site. Materials and Methods : In this study 61 male and 70 female volunteers at Chungbuk National University Hospital were involved between Jan. 1998 to Sept. 1999. We measured bone mineral density of the iliac and the tibial bone using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. We evaluated the data using the SAS system for Windows and bone mineral density of the lumbar was used for control. Results : Age showed the highest correlation in correlation matrix between physical and bone variables. Height and weight showed lower correlation of linear increment. In man, the change of bone density according to age demonstrated linear decrease irrespective of the lumbar, ilium, and tibia. In woman, the change of bone density according to age showed cubic form, which increased in the third and forth decade. So it had a peak bone mass on about 35 year-old, thereafter, the change of bone density slowly decreased until 50 year-old, but it rapidly decreased after 50 year-old and it slowly decreased again after 65 year-old. Both in all subjects and subject with osteoporosis, the change of bone mineral density according to age showed statistically significant decrease in lumbar and tibia, but ilium was irrespective. Conclusion : In patients of aged or with osteoporosis, ilium demonstrated less tendency of decrease in bone mineral density than tibia. So this preliminary study suggested that ilium seemed better donor site for autogenic bone graft than tibia.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.283-287
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• 2014

Sexed semen is commonly used for the production of calves of the desired gender. Gender selection is important in animal production industries. For example, female cattle are required for the dairy industry while males are preferred in the beef cattle industry. The present study was to assess the in vivo embryo production efficiency using the semen separated according to sex during superovulation in Hanwoo. Seventy Hanwoo donor cows were flushed on day 7 of estrus cycle with same FSH and artificial insemination by the same technicians. Embryos were recovered on 7 days after the third insemination by flushing the uterus with embryo collection medium. KPN semen straws used artificial insemination contained 20 million sperm (total number 60 million per donor). Sex-sorted semen straws contained 4 million sperm (total number 12 million per donor). The results obtained were as follows: No differences were observed in the efficiency of superovulation rates on KPN semen 87%, and sexed semen 100%, respectively. The mean numbers of total embryos are each $12.58{\pm}8.31$ and $13.25{\pm}7.86$. The mean numbers of transferable embryos, sexed semen were significantly lower than KPN semen ($3.75{\pm}1.98$ vs. $8.23{\pm}6.07$, P<0.05). The rates of unfertilized embryos from superovulation using sexed semen were significantly higher than KPN semen (50% vs. 15%, P<0.05). The rate of degenerated 2-cell embryos from sexed and KPN semen was 60.87% and 11.11%, respectively (p<0.05). In conclusion, these results indicate that superovulation using sexed semen was useful, but efficient embryo production was important to reducing the damage caused by the Flowcytometer-based sperm sorting procedure.

• ALGAE
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.379-388
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• 2005

Seagrass bed is an important component in coastal and estuarine ecosystems, providing food and shelter to a wide variety of fauna. Recently, seagrass coverage has declined significantly due to anthropogenic influences such as reclamation, dredging, and eutrophication and consequently, necessity of seagrass habitat restoration is rising. Transplantation experiments with Zostera marina using TERFS, staple method, and shell method have been conducted at Dadae Bay, Kosung Bay and Jindong Bay on the south coast of Korea to select an optimal transplanting method for restoration of Z. marina habitat. Three experimental sites located at the vicinity of natural Z. marina beds with an average water depth of about 4m. Z. marina plants, which were collected from donor bed in Koje Bay were also transplanted at 7 different time from October 2003 to July 2004 to find appropriate transplanting time. Density of Z. marina was monitored monthly at both transplanted areas and natural beds. Transplantation using the staple method showed the highest survival rate of transplant. Shell method was also an effective transplanting method at muddy areas in Kosung Bay and Jindong Bay, but not suitable at sandy areas in Dadae Bay. These results suggest that sediment composition of transplanting areas should be considered for the selection of the optimal transplanting method. Z. marina transplanted during fall usually showed the highest survival rate, while most Z. marina plants transplanted in summer died due to high lethal temperature during this period.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.683-688
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• 2022

Background Reconstruction of large soft tissue defects of the lower extremity often requires the use of free flaps. The main limiting factor and potential for complications lie in the selection of proper donor and recipient vessels for microvascular anastomosis. While the superficial veins of the lower leg are easier to dissect, they are thought to be more vulnerable to trauma and lead to a higher complication rate when using them instead of the deep accompanying veins as recipient vessels. No clear evidence exists that proves this concept. Methods We retrospectively studied the outcomes of 97 patients who underwent free flap plasty to reconstruct predominantly traumatic defects of the lower extremity at our institute. The most used flap was the gracilis muscle flap. We divided the population into three groups based on the recipient veins that were used for microvascular anastomosis and compared their outcomes. The primary outcome was the major complication rate. Results Overall flap survivability was 93.81%. The complication rates were not higher when using the great saphenous vein as a recipient vessel when comparing to utilizing the deep concomitant veins alone or the great saphenous vein in combination to the concomitant veins. Conclusions In free flap surgery of the lower extremity, the selection of the recipient veins should not be restricted to the deep accompanying veins of the main vessels. The superficial veins, especially the great saphenous vein, offer an underrated option when performing free flap reconstruction.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.108-114
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• 1997

The skin permeation study has two meanings in cosmetics. One is how to promote the skin permeation of active meterials for improving their bioavailabilities and the other is how to decrease it of irritants for reducing their skin side effects. In this study, we selected methyl paraben, one of the preservatives, as a model irritant and tried to reduce the skin irritation by the decrease of skin permeation. Furthermore, the relationship between skin permeation and skin primary irritation was discussed. For in vitro skin permeation experiments, Franz type diffusion cells and the excised skin of female hairless mouse from 8 weeks old were used. The donor compartment was charged with oil only or O/W emulsion containing 0.3% MP. We selected 19 oils, including esters, triglycerides, plant oils, hydrocarbons, and alchols, which are broadly used in cosmetics. We evaluated with female guinea pig. The skin permeahility of MP from the oils showed following order: ester oils > triglycerides > plant oils > hydrocarbons > alcohols. We considered that this result was based on the different effect of each oil on the barrier function of stratum corneum. In O/W emulsion containing each oil, the skin permeability of MP decreased as the oil/water partition coefficient of MP increased. The skin primary irritation increased as the skin permeability of MP increased. In conclusion, we suggest that the skin irritation could be reduced by the decrease of skin permeability of MP, which may be obtained by the good selection of oils in cosmetic preparations.