• Applied Microscopy
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.345-362
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• 1998

In order to the comparative morphological study of the non-ciliated and ciliated epithelial cells, and to elucidate the process of degeneration of non-ciliated epithelial cell of the ductus epididymidis, Korean striped field mouse, Apodemus agrarius coreae was examined with light and transmission electron microscopes. The morphological characteristics of non-ciliated epithelial cell, the cell types of the caput epididymidis (Cp), corpus epididymidis (Cr) and cauda epididymidis (Cu) were long-columnar, short-columnar and short-cuboudal, respectively. The mitochondria and rough endoplasmic reticulum tended to be broken as they immigrated from Cp to the Cu. The Golgi acted vigorously at the Cp, but the Golgi was inactive in Cr and Cu. The secretory vesicles and lysosomes were increased gradually from Cp to the Cu. The process of degeneration of the non-ciliated epithelial cells observed in the Cp, Cr and Cu epididymidis. The increase of the non-ciliated epithelial cells, and its degeneration were observed more often from Cp to the Cu. The morphological characteristics of the ciliated epithelial cells, the cell types of the Cp, Cr and Cu were long-columnar, short-columnar and short-cuboudal, respecptively like the non-ciliated epithelial cells. The stereocilia was long and slender at the Cp and Cr, while Cu was very short. The pinocytotic vesicles and absorptive vesicles were increased from the Cp to the Cu. Numerous disintergrated products was existed at the Cr including the Cp, but Cu were not observed. A significant amount of lysosomes existed at the Cp and Cr epithelial cells, but they were not observed in Cu epithelial cells.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.67-76
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• 1977

The periodic changes of testis and \ulcorner션 epididymidis in Korean hibernating bats, the oriental discoloured bats (Vesportilio superans Thomas) and the Korean greater horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum korak Kuroda) were studied in order to clarify the possibility of correlation between their histological findings and one of physiological facets, hibernation, and the results obtained were as follows: 1. The spermatogenic function of the oriental discoloured bats obtained in July and August was depressed although the spermatocytes showed a considerable cell proliferation. Few mature sperms were observed in the seminiferous tubules of the bat obtained in August. 2. The spermatogenic function of the Korean greater horeshoe bats obtained in September was not remalkable but a considerable number of sperms were stored in the excretory ducts which were characterized by existence of para-tubular spaces in the ductus epididymidis. 3. The spermatogenic epithelia of the Korean greater horseshoe bats obtained in December showed histologically atrophied figures. However, a vast number of sperm remained in extremely expaned luminae of the ductuc epididymidis which epithelial cells were maintained rectangular in shape. 4. These results suggest that there are periodic changes of the spermatogenic epithelia and the excretory ducts, and that those histological changes are closely related to their wintering.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 1997

대부분의 포유동물들에서 수정전에 정자의 첨체반응이 일어난다고 알려져 있으며 첨체반응에서 $Ca^{2+}$ 이 중요한 역할을 한다고 알려져 있다. 단백질 또한 정자의 생리적 역할에 중요한 요소로 작용한다고 보고되고 있다. 본 실험에서는 동면동물의 부정소에서 정자성숙과정을 비교 관찰하고 성숙 과정에 있어 $Ca^{2+}$ 농도와의 연관성을 규명하고 정자성숙 전, 후에 정자성숙에 영향을 미치는 $Mg^{2+}$-ATPase, lactate dehydrogenase의 작용을 비교, 분석하였다. 그 결과 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 대표적 동면동물인 박쥐의 경우 활동기에 다른 동면동물인 햄스터, 항온동물인 생쥐와 마찬가지로 부정소미에서 정자성숙과정을 거쳤으며 교미시 대부분의 정자는 부정소미에서 더욱 활발한 운동성을 보였으며 부정소미 말에서 수정능획득 과정을 거치는 것으로 관찰되었다. 그러나 동면동물의 환경 조건 특히 온도의 변화가 부정소에서의 정자성숙과정에 영향을 주는지에 대해서는 더 자세한 연구가 필요하다고 사료된다.