• 대한수의학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.599-605
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• 1996

This study was designed to examine the mechanism of penile erection in adult bull by analyzing the responses of bovine proximal retractor penile muscle strips(BRP) to electtical field stimulation(EFS), exogenous nitric oxide(NO), NO synthesis precursor(L-arginine), NO synthase inhibitors(L-NAME, L-NMMA), guanylate cyclase inhibitor(methylene blue) and nonspecific potassium channel blocker(tetraethylammonium, TEA) treatments. Isometric tension of BRP was measured using physiograph. Results were summarized as follows: 1. EFS of nonadrenergic noncholinrgic(NANC) nerve in BRP produced frequency-dependent inhibitory responses to the contraction induced by co-treatment of epinephrine, guanethidine and atropine. The inhibitory responses to EFS were blocked by tetrodotoxin(TTX, $1{\mu}M$). 2. Treatment of L-NAME ($10,\;20{\mu}M$) inhibited the relaxation to EFS whereas L-NMMA ($100{\mu}M$) had no effect. 3. Treatment of NO($20,\;40{\mu}M$; as an acidified solution of $NaNO_2$) induced concentration-dependent relaxation whereas preincubation of TTX($1{\mu}M$) and L-NAME($20{\mu}M$) had no effect on the relaxation response. 4. L-arginine treatment(10mM) blocked the inhibitory effect of L-NAME($20{\mu}M$). 5. Pretreatment of methylene blue($40{\mu}M$) reduced the NANC-induced relaxation of BRP. 6. Tetraethylammonium(TEA, 80mM) reduced NANC relaxation. These results suggest that NO may act as a NANC neurotransmitter in BRP and the effects might be mediated by cGMP and potassium channel.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 1998

In order to improve the cryopreservation by vitrification or slow freezing of nuclear transplant rabbit embryos, the effects of factors affecting embryo cryopreservation such as cryoprotectants, equilibration, cooling rate and post-thaw dilution on post-thaw survial and development were determined using intact embryos of morular stage. And the post-thaw development of nuclear transplanted embryos cryopreserved under the optimal conditions examined was compared between vitrification and slow freezing. The cryoprotectant solution used was ethyleneglycol-ficoll-sucrose (EFS) or ethyleneglycol-poly-vinylpyrrolidone-galactose- I (EPG- I ) for vitrification, and EPG- II for slow freezing. To examine the viability of frozen-thawed embryos, the nuclear transplanted embryos were co-cultured in TCM-199 plus 10% FBS with bovine oviduct epithelial cells(BOEC) for 24 hrs and the intact morulae were co-cultured with BOEC for 5 days and 3 days to hatching blastocyst stage in 39 ˚C 5% $CO_2$ incubator. The results obtained were as follows: Following vitrification with EFS, the post-thaw development of rabbit morulae to hatching blastocyst was significantly(P<0.05) higher in compacted stage(82.4%) than in early morular stage(60.0%). The post-thaw development of compacted morulae to hatching blastocyst was similarly high in vitrification with EFS(82.4%), EPG- I (85.0%) and in slow freezing with EPG- II (83.3%). Following vitrification with EPG- I, the post-thaw development of intact rabbit morulae to hatching blastocyst was similar as 78.0% and 85.0% in 1-step and 2-step post-thaw dilution, respectively. The post-thaw development of nuclear transplanted rabbit embryos of compacted morulae stage to hatching blastocyst was similarly 43.6% and 40.0% in vitrification with EPG- Iand slow freezing with EPG- II, respectively. These results indicated that the rabbit nuclear transplant and intact embryos of morulae stage could be well cryopreserved with either vitrification or slow freezing procedure.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.12-28
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• 2023

Each national groundwater monitoring well showed distinct change patterns in groundwater levels and electrical conductivity (EC) in the Nakdong River Estuary, implying different external forces (EFs) on each well. According to the annual average data in 1997-2020, seawater was invaded into Well C. The desalination rate of -1,062 µS/cm/year represents the adaptive capacity of the well to seawater intrusion. The water levels and EC in Well E responded to precipitation, indicating the low absorptive capacity to climate changes. Meanwhile, Well B showed constant increases in water levels, suggesting that problems by rising groundwater should be considered in the study area where confined aquifers are overlaid by clay aquitards. The other wells showed consistent water levels and EC, indicating resilience to EFs. Here, resilience is the capacity of a well to resist changes by EFs, including the absorptive and adaptive capacity. The resilience of Wells E and F to climate changes was quantitatively compared using a resilience cost (RC). The RC showed Well F was more resilient than Well E, and the bedrock aquifer was more resilient than the alluvium aquifer, supporting the usefulness of RC. The resilience assessment against EFs (e.g., changes in land use and climate) helps sustainable groundwater management.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.349-364
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• 2013

Recently, researchers in the field of structural health monitoring (SHM) have been rigorously striving to replace the conventional NDE techniques with the smart material based SHM techniques, employing smart materials such as piezoelectric materials. For instance, the electromechanical impedance (EMI) technique employing piezo-impedance (lead zirconate titanate, PZT) transducer is known for its sensitivity in detecting local damage. For practical applications, various external factors such as fluctuations of temperature and loading, affecting the effectiveness of the EMI technique ought to be understood and compensated. This paper aims at investigating the damage monitoring capability of EMI technique in the presence of axial stress with fixed boundary condition. A compensation technique using effective frequency shift (EFS) by cross-correlation analysis was incorporated to compensate the effect of loading and boundary stiffening. Experimental tests were conducted by inducing damages on lab-sized aluminium beams in the presence of tensile and compressive forces. Two types of damages, crack propagation and bolts loosening were simulated. With EFS for compensation, both cross-correlation coefficient (CC) index and reduction in peak frequency were found to be efficient in characterizing damages in the presence of varying axial loading.

• 약학회지
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.389-398
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• 1997

Non-adenergic non-cholinergic (NANC) innervation on the circular muscle of the rabbit gastric body was investigated by observing the magnitudy of relaxations induced by the elec trical field stimulation (EFS). Strips were cut from the greater curvature of the gastric body and stimulated with 5s trains of 0.5 ms pulses at 1-20 Hz, 40 V. The EFS induced transient frequency-dependent contractons, followed by a slowly recovering relaxation ewpecially at higher frequency of the EFS. In the presence of atropine and guanethidine, the contractions were virtually abolished, while the frequency-dependent relaxations by the EFS remained unaffected. The magnitude of relaxations progressively decreased as the location of the strips gets closer to the bottom of the gastric body. The relaxations were ablished by tetrodotoxin, indicating that their orgin is the NANC nerve stimulation. NG-nitro-L-arginine (L-NNA, 10-$100{\mu}M$), the inhibitor of nitric oxide (NO)-synthase, caused a concentration-dependent inhibition of the NANC relaxations. The inhibitory effects of L-NNA were not affected gy the location of the strips and were reversed by L-arginine, the precursor of NO-biosynthesis. Hemoglobin (20-$60{\mu}M$), a NO scavenger, inhibited the NANC relaxation s in a concentration-dependent manner. This inhibition was more prominent in the NANC relaxations observed in the lower portion of the gastric body and the relaxations induced ly lower frequencies of the EFS. Methyelne blue (10-$100{\mu}M$), an inhibitor of cytosolic guanylate cyclase, markedly inhibited the NANC relaxations, almost abolishing the response at a higher dose ($100{\mu}M$). These results suggest that NANX innervation of the rabbit gastric body progeressively decrease as he location of the strips gets closer to the bottom of the gastric body, and that the NANC relaxation is primarily mediated by NO-guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophophate (cyclic GMP).

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.303-313
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• 1997

The role of the lower esophageal sphincter(LES) is characterized by the ability to maintain tone and to relax allowing the passage of a bolus. It is known that LES relaxation during swallowing may be induced by the cessation of the tonic neural excitation and the activation of non-adrenergic, non-cholinergic(NANC) inhibitory neurons. Furthermore, it is generally accepted that the relaxation of the smooth muscle is mediated primarily by the elaboration of adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate(cyclic AMP) and guanosine 3',5'-cyclic mono-phosphate(cyclic GMP) via activation of adenylate cyclase and guanylate cyclase, respectively. It is thus possible that cyclic nucleotides might be a second messenger involved in neural stimulation-induced relaxation of LES, although a relationship between relaxation and changes in cyclic nucleotides after neural stimulation has not been established. The present study was performed to define the participation of cyclic nucleotides in the relaxation of LES of dog in response to neural stimulation. Electrical field stimulation(EFS) caused relaxation of the canine isolated LES strips in a frequency-dependent manner, which was eliminated by pretreatment with tetrodotoxin$(1{\mu}M)$, but not by atropine$(100{\mu}M)$, guanethidine$(100{\mu}M)$ and indomethacin$(10{\mu}M)$. The nitric oxide synthase inhibitors, $N^G-nitro-L-arginine$, $N^G-nitro-L-arginine$ methyl ester and $N^G-monomethyl-L-arginine$ inhibited EFS-induced relaxation. Additions of sodium nitroprusside, a nitrovasodilator and forskolin, a direct adenylate cyclase stimulant, caused a dose-dependent relaxation of LES smooth muscle. Effects of sodium nitroprusside and forskolin were selectively blocked by the corresponding inhibitors, methylene blue for guanylate cyclase and N-ethylmaleimide(NEM) for adenylate cyclase, respectively. Dibutyryl cyclic AMP and dibutyryl cyclic GMP caused a concentration-dependent relaxation of the LES smooth muscle tone, which was not blocked by NEM or methylene blue, respectively. However, both NEM and methylene blue caused significant antagonism of the relaxation in LES tone in response to EFS. EFS increased the tissue cyclic GMP content by 124%, whereas it did not affect the tissue level of cyclic AMP. Based on these results, it is suggested that one of the components of canine LES smooth muscle relaxation in response to neural stimulation is mediated by an increase of cyclic GMP via the activation of guanylate cyclase. Additionally, an activation of cyclic AMP generation system was, in part, involved in the EFS-induced relaxation.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.129-134
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• 1998

본 연구는 인간 전핵기 수정란의 동결시 election microscope grid론 사용하는 초급속 동결방법이 유용하는지 여부를 조사하고자 실시하였다. 본 실험에서는 인간 IVF 시술시 생성되는 다-전핵기 (>2PN) 수정란을 정상 2PN 수정란 대신 사용하였으며, 또한 이들은 3PN과 $\geq4PN$ 수정란으로 나누어 전핵의 수에 따른 냉해와 융해 후 체외 배발달율을 조사하였다. 동해제는 30% ethylene glycol, 18% ficoll, 0.5 M sucrose와 10% FBS 등이 D-PBS에 첨가되어 제작된 EFS30을 사용하였다. 본 연구에서 얻어진 결과는 다음과 같다. 초급속동결-융해 후, 인간 다-전핵기 수정란의 생존율은 85.5%였다. 대조군과 동결군의 난할율을 진핵의 수에 따가 니누어 비교하였을 때, 각 군간에는 유의한 차이를 나타내지 않았다 (3PN; 81.3%와 85.4%, $\geq4PN$; 90.0%와 95.7%). 또한, 융해 후 체외발달율을 조사하였던바, $\geq4PN$수정란에서는 동결군 (4.5%)의 체외발달이 대조군 (44.4%)보다 유의하게 낮게 나타났던 반면, 3PN 수정란에서는 동결군 (22.0%)의 결과가 대조군 (38.5%)에 비해 유의한 차이를 나타내지 않았다. (p<0.05). 따라서 인간 다-전핵기 수정란은 EM grid와 EFS30 동결액을 이용한 초급속 동결로 배발달을 유도할 수 있다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.133-139
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• 1999

본 연구는 생쥐 미성숙란올 초자화 동결-융해하였올 때, 체외/체내 배발달능을 검토하고자 실시하였다. 생쥐 미성숙란은 동해제인 EFS40(40% ethylene glycol, 18% ficoll, 0.5 M sucrose)으로 초자화동결되었으며, 융해 후 16 시간동안 체외성숙을 유도하여, 제 1 극체가 나타난 성숙된 난자를 1~2$\times$$10^{6}$$m\ell$ 농도의 정자로 체외수정시킨 다음, 난할율 ($\geq$ 2- 세포기)과 체외 / 체내 발달율을 조사하였다. 쥐 미성숙란을 초자화 동결 융해하였던 군 (63.1%)의 체외성숙율은 동해제 노출군 (67.5%)과 대조군(66.3%)에 유사하게 나타났으나, 초자화 동결군의 난할율과 배반포형성율 (64.9, 59.0%)은 동해제노출군 (83.7, 74.7%)과 대조군 (90.7, 83.7%) 에 비해 유의하게 감소하였다 (p＜0.05). 그러나, 초자화 동결 융해하였던 생쥐 미성숙란으로부터 얻어진 배반포기배를 가임신 생쥐에 이식하였을 때, 체내발달율인 전체착상율 (31.3%)과 착상된 배로부터 발달된 산자형성율 (66.7%)은 대조군의 결과 (40.8%, 58.1%)와 각각 비교하였을 때 유의차가 인정되지 않았다. 따라서, 생쥐 미성숙란을 초자화 동결-융해하였을 때, 체외발달율은 유의하게 감소하였지만 생성된 배반포기배로부터의 산자발달율은 대조군과 유사하게 나타나, EFS40을 이용한 초자화 동결 방법은 생쥐 미성숙란 동결에 유용하게 이용될 수 있다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 1998

본 연구는 체외에서 성숙된 소 미수정란을 electron microscope grid와 동해제인 EFS30을 이용하여 초급속 동결하였을 때 정상적인 배 발달의 유도 가능성 여부를 조사하고 동해제 및 동결방법의 유해성 여부를 indirect immunocytochemistry방법으로 확인하고자 실시하였다. 동해제는 30% ethylene glycol, 0.5 M sucrose, 18% ficoll과 10% FBS가 들어 있는 PBS로 된 EFS30을 사용하였다. 본 연구에서 얻어진 결과는 다음과 같다. 동해제와 동결과정이 난자의 microtubule, microfilament 및 chromatin의 형태에 미치는 영향을 indirect immunocytochemistry방법으로 조사하였던 바, 동해제 노출 뿐 아니라 동결에 의해서도 대조군과 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 초급속 동결이 소 미수정란의 체외수정에 미치는 영향을 검토했을 때, 총 정자침투율(96.7%, 90.0%), 정상 자응전핵 형성율(74.6%, 68.9%)과 난자당 정자수(1.50, 1.44)가 동결군과 대조군에 있어서 차이는 볼 수 없었다. 또한, 초급속 동결-융해 후의 체외발달능을 조사했던 경우, 85.5%의 높은 난자 생존율과 74.5%의 난할율, 그리고 31.4%의 배반포 형성율을 얻었다. 이러한 결과는 난자의 생존율을 제외한 수정율과 배반포 형성율에 있어서 대조군(76.0%, 34.6%)과 노출군(77.9%, 33.0%)의 결과와 매우 유사한 것이었다. 이와 더불어, 각 처리군에서 얻어진 배반포기배를 Hoechst 염색방법으로 총세포수를 조사하였을 때도 그 차이는 확인할 수 없었다. 따라서 체외에서 성숙된 소 미수정란은 EM grid와 EFS30 동결액을 이용한 초급속 동결방법으로 동결하였을 때 정상적인 배발달을 유도할 수 있다는 것을 알 수 있었다.(收量)은 양공시두부(兩供試頭部) 모두 괴근장(塊根長)과 정(正)의 상관(相關)이, 분기수(分岐數)와는 부(負)의 상관(相關)이있었다.(發芽率)이 98.1%이던 것이 68.8%로 감소(減少)하였다. 3. 온도변화(溫度變化)에 따른 수수의 발아소요일수(發芽所要日數)는 12일(日)($15/10^{\circ}C$), 6일(日)($25/20^{\circ}C$) 및 3일(日)($40/35^{\circ}C$)로 온도(溫度)가 상승(上昇)함에 따라 비례적(比例的)으로 단축(短縮)되었다. 옥수수 수는 16일(日), 7일(日) 및 3일(日)이 소요(所要)되었다.量)은 $24.6{\sim}36.7%$로서 건엽중(乾葉中)의 함량(含量)보다 월등히 높았고 조단백질함량(粗蛋白質含量)은 $2.0{\sim}5.3%$로서 건엽중(乾葉中)의 함량(含量)보다 현저히 낮았다. 특(特)히 P.931의 건경중(乾莖中)의 조섬유함량(粗纖維含量)은 다른 작물(作物)에 비해 현저(顯著)히 높은 편이었다.적차이(量的差異)를 나타냈다.間)에는 부(負)(-)의 상관(相關)이 있다.($P{\leq}0.01%$). 5. NEL 및 starch value 환경온도(環境溫度)가 상승(上昇)됨에 따라 감소(減少)된다. 4 엽기(葉期) sorghum식물(植物)의 환경온도(環境溫度)를 달리 하였을 때 NEL가치(價値)는 각각(各各) 4.87MJ($30/25^{\circ}C$), 5.46MJ($25/20^{\circ}C$) 및 5.81MJ/kg($18/8^{\circ}C$)로 변(變)하여 고온(高溫)에서 net energy lactation 축적(蓄積)이 크게 감소(減少)되었다.다. 그러나 기온(氣溫)이 낮은 조건(條件)

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.141-148
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• 1999

본 실험은 체외 생산된 소 완전탈출 배반포기배의 생존능이 초자화동결 융해 후에도 유지될 수 있는지를 조사하고자 실시하였다. 완전탈출 배반포기배는 체외 수정 후 체외배양 9일과 10일에 얻었으며, 직경을 기준으로 small(S-HBs: ø$\leq$300 $\mu\textrm{m}$)과 large(L-HBs: ø＞300 $\mu\textrm{m}$)로 구분하였다. 동결액은 35% ethylene glycoJ(EG), 18% ficoll, 0.3 M sucrose와 10% FBS가 첨가된 mDPBS로 만들어진 EFS35를 사용했다. 완전탈출 배반포기배는 2 단계로 초자화동결되었는데, 10% EG에 5분간 평형 그리고 EFS35에 노출한 후 L$N_2$에 초자화되기까지 30~45초간 처리하였다. 체외에서의 생존능은 융해 후 2, 16 시간째의 재 팽창으로 조사하였다. 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1) 체외 수정 후 8 일째에 얻어진 배반포기배 (40.8%) 를 24~48 시간 추가배양했던 바, 체외 수정 후 9일째와 10일째의 완전탈출 배반포기배의 발달율은 20.5%와 6.7%였다. 또한, 완전탈출 배반포기배의 총 세포수를 조사하였던 바, 배양 9일째의 완전탈출 배반포기배의 총세포수 (232.7$\pm$16) 가 배양 10 일째의 완전탈출 배반포기배 057.5$\pm$9.3) 보다 많게 나타났다. 2) 체외수정 후 체외 배양 9일째 생산된 L-HBs 의 생존에 동결액이 미치는 영향을 조사하였던 바, 동결군 (75.5%) 이 대조군 (100%) 과 노출군 (100%) 에 비해 낮은 생존능을 보였다. 3) 완전탈출 배반포기배를 직경 (L-HBs, S-HBs)과 배양일로 구분하여 초자화동결된 난자의 생존에 미치는 영향을 조사하였던 바, 9일에 얻어진 완전탈출 배반포기배 (75.5%, 63.6%)는, 10일에 얻어진 완전탈출 배반포기배 (64.3%, 60.7%)보다 약간 높은 생존능이 있음을 알 수 있었다. 4) 융해 후 체외배조건이 난자의 생존능에 미치는 영향을 조사하였던 바, 동결 융해된 완전탈출 배반포기배의 생존능은 공배양 (43.2%, 41.9%)보다 mCR1aa (10% FBS) 배양액 (79.3%, 62.5%)에서 유의하게 높게 나타나는 것을 확인하였다 (p＜0.05). 따라서, 이러한 결과에서 볼 때 소 완전탈출 배반포기배는 EFS35 동결액을 사용하여 성공적으로 초자화동결 후 보존될 수 있음을 확인하였다.