• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.65-74
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• 2014

The aim of this study was to evaluate the monitoring efficiency of camera trapping in wild animals and to determine ways to increase its utilization. Nineteen sensor cameras were installed in Sobaeksan National Park from October 2012 to September 2013. During the study period, a total of 1045 terrestrial mammal photos were secured and 15 species habitats were identified. Shooting frequency was higher for medium and large mammals, especially full images of carnivores accounted for approximately 83%. A comparison of track surveys revealed that camera trapping was highly efficient and helped in capturing real image of species. The supply of lure and bait stimulates the sense of smell in carnivores, which further enhances the capturing of images by camera trapping. The results of this study provide data on the ecological characteristics of mammals, which can aid in determining habitat use by these animals, and thereby facilitate prevention of crop damage by wildlife.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.85-89
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• 2013

For more than two decades, the intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) technique has been used as a valuable tool to provide opportunities for studying fertilization, treating human infertility, and producing transgenic animals. Not only in facilitating fertilization but also in propagating mammalian species, ICSI has enhanced the potential of assisted reproductive technologies in human. Polyspermic fertilization has been one of major problems in pig reproduction, but the ICSI helped to solve the problem, and used widely to generate transgenic piglets. Although the ICSI technique is considered to be a very useful tool in assisted reproductive technologies, including generation of transgenic animals, there are some disadvantages using the technique. In this review, we describe the ICSI technique and its application in animal production and human infertility, and discuss advantage and disadvantage of the technique in mammals.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.142-147
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• 1991

드렁허리의 혈장에서 얻은 angiotensin I-converting enzyme(ACE)의 활성도를 포유동물과 비교하였다. 드렁허리의 혈장내 ACE는 pH 10에서 가장 높은 활성도를 나타냈으며 포유동물에서 보다 알칼리성이었다. 또한 최적활성도를 나타내는 데 필요한 C1 이온의 요구성은 종에 따라 다르게 나타났다. 드렁허리의 ACE 활성도는 ACE의 활성억제제인 EDTA, teprotide 및 captopril에 의해서 이들의 농도에 따라 억제 되었으며, 이 억제현상은 포유동물의 혈장 ACE와 매우 비슷하였다. 드렁허리의 ACE 활성도는 cobalt에 의하여 증가되었으며, 포유동물에 비해서 열에 불안정하였다. 또한 여러 조직중에서느 뇌에서 가장 높은 ACE 활성도가 측정되었다.

• 한국해양생명과학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.186-189
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• 2023

Uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) is a unique mitochondrial membranous protein expressed in brown adipose tissue (BAT) in mammals. While its expression in response to cold temperatures and adipogenic inducers is well-characterized in mammals and human infants, the molecular characterization and expression of UCP1 in fish remain unexplored. To address this gap, we analyzed UCP1 expression in response to adipogenic inducers in a fish cell line, rainbow trout gonadal cells (RTG-2), and compared it with UCP1 expression in three mammalian preadipocytes, 3T3-L1, T37i, and WT1 exposed to the Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) agonists, rosiglitazone (Rosi). In mammalian preadipocytes, UCP1 protein was highly expressed by Rosi, with an induction of adipogenesis observed in a time-dependent manner. This suggests that UCP1 plays a significant role in adipogenesis in mammals. However, RTG-2 cells showed no response to adipogenic inducers and exhibited only marginal expressions of UCP1. These results imply that RTG-2 cells may lack crucial responsive mechanisms to adipogenic signals or that the adipogenic response is regulated by other mechanisms. Further studies are needed to confirm these phenomena in fish preadipocytes when an appropriate cell line is established in future research.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제54권3호
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• pp.307-313
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• 2016

Serosurveillance for zoonotic diseases in small mammals and detection of chiggers, the vector of Orientia tsutsugamushi, were conducted from September 2014 to August 2015 in Gwangju Metropolitan Area. Apodemus agrarius was the most commonly collected small mammals (158; 91.8%), followed by Myodes regulus (8; 4.6%), and Crocidura lasiura (6; 3.5%). The highest seroprevalence of small mammals for O. tsutsugamushi (41; 26.3%) was followed by hantaviruses (24; 15.4%), Rickettsia spp. (22; 14.1%), and Leptospira (2; 1.3%). A total of 3,194 chiggers were collected from small mammals, and 1,236 of 3,194 chiggers were identified with 7 species of 3 genera: Leptotrombidium scutellare was the most commonly collected species (585; 47.3%), followed by L. orientale (422; 34.1%), Euchoengastia koreaensis (99; 8.0%), L. palpale (58; 4.7%), L. pallidum (36; 2.9%), Neotrombicula gardellai (28; 2.3%), and L. zetum (8; 0.6%). L. scutellare was the predominant species. Three of 1,236 chigger mites were positive for O. tsutsugamushi by PCR. As a result of phylogenetic analysis, the O. tsutsugamushi strain of chigger mites had sequence homology of 90.1-98.2% with Boryong. This study provides baseline data on the distribution of zoonotic diseases and potential vectors for the development of prevention strategies of vector borne diseases in Gwangju metropolitan area.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.135-139
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• 2015

A total of 1,708 small mammals (1,617 rodents and 91 soricomorphs), including Apodemus agrarius (n = 1,400), Microtus fortis (167), Crocidura lasiura (91), Mus musculus (32), Myodes (= Eothenomys) regulus (9), Micromys minutus (6), and Tscherskia (= Cricetulus) triton (3), were live-trapped at US/Republic of Korea (ROK) military training sites near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) of Paju, Pocheon, and Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province from December 2004 to December 2009. Small mammals were examined for their intestinal nematodes by necropsy. A total of 1,617 rodents (100%) and 91 (100%) soricomorphs were infected with at least 1 nematode species, including Nippostrongylus brasiliensis, Heligmosomoides polygyrus, Syphacia obvelata, Heterakis spumosa, Protospirura muris, Capillaria spp., Trichuris muris, Rictularia affinis, and an unidentified species. N. brasiliensis was the most common species infecting small mammals (1,060; 62.1%) followed by H. polygyrus (617; 36.1%), S. obvelata (370; 21.7%), H. spumosa (314; 18.4%), P. muris (123; 7.2%), and Capillaria spp. (59; 3.5%). Low infection rates (0.1-0.8%) were observed for T. muris, R. affinis, and an unidentified species. The number of recovered worms was highest for N. brasiliensis (21,623 worms; mean 20.4 worms/infected specimen) followed by S. obvelata (9,235; 25.0 worms), H. polygyrus (4,122; 6.7 worms), and H. spumosa (1,160; 3.7 worms). A. agrarius demonstrated the highest prevalence for N. brasiliensis (70.9%), followed by M. minutus (50.0%), T. triton (33.3%), M. fortis (28.1%), M. musculus (15.6%), C. lasiura (13.2%), and M. regulus (0%). This is the first report of nematode infections in small mammals captured near the DMZ in ROK.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.30-41
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• 2017

국내에서 포유류는 축산학, 수의학, 실험동물학, 생태학, 유전학 등 다양한 분야에서 활발하게 연구되고 있으며, 최근 생물다양성의 중요성이 강조되면서 이들의 보전 및 관리는 국민적으로도 많은 관심을 받고 있다. 하지만 전문 연구와 국민 관심의 증가에도 불구하고 국내 포유류 연구동향을 파악한 사례는 아직까지 찾아보기 힘들다. 이 연구는 국내 포유류의 연구동향을 파악하여 향후 세부연구영역의 계획과 관련 정책 제시를 위한 기초자료 제공을 목표로 하였다. 2015년까지 국내에서 발행된 포유류 학술논문 392편을 분석 대상으로 하였으며, 최근 각광받는 연구영역을 파악하기 위해 텍스트마이닝과 동시출현단어 분석을 이용하였다. 그 결과, 국내 포유류 연구논문 발행 수는 점차 증가하였으며, 연구대상 종 역시 점차 다양해진 것으로 나타났다. 텍스트마이닝과 동시출현단어 분석을 통해 파악된 주된 포유류 연구영역은 (1)진화/계통/유전학, (2)환경/생태학, (3)발생/생식/세포생물학, (4)기생충/수의학, (5)설치류/기생충학, (6)세균/바이러스학, (7)해부/세포생물/실험동물학, (8)형태/해부수의학, (9)축산학, (10)해양포유류학, (11)익수목 연구 등 11개로 구분되었다. 환경/생태학 연구는 11개 연구영역 중에서 최근 가장 활발하였으며, 과거에 비해 연구비율이 급격히 증가한 분야로 나타났다. 환경/생태학 연구분야는 생물다양성 보전의 핵심으로, 최근 생물다양성의 중요성이 강조됨에 따라 국내 서식 포유류의 생태연구에 대한 연구자들의 관심 역시 더욱 증가한 것으로 보인다. 이 연구결과가 미래 국내 포유류 연구의 계획과 관련 정책 수립을 위한 기초자료로 유용하게 활용되기를 희망한다.

• 한국동물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물학회 2001년도 한국생물과학협회 학술발표대회
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• pp.77-77
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• 2001

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• 한국유전체학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국유전체학회 2002년도 The 11th Korea Genome Conference
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• pp.41.2-41.2
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• 2002

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.81-88
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• 2009