• Proceedings of the Malacological Society of Korea Conference
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• 1999.11a
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• pp.17-17
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• 1999

• Proceedings of the Malacological Society of Korea Conference
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• 1999.11a
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• pp.20-20
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• 1999

• The Korean Journal of Malacology
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.161-173
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• 1997

동양달팽이의 위 상피에서 섬유소 분해효소의 분비여부를 화확인하기 위해 세포화학적 방법과 immunogold labeoling mithod를 수행되었다. Nesiohelix samarangae의 위에선 3가지 종류의 원주상피가 관찰되었다. 이 중 TYpe1세포는 microvilli가 발달하고 매우 많은 분비과립을 함유하고 있었으며, Type2세포는 위로 치우친 핵과 전자밀도가 높은 세포질에 rER이 매우 발달해 있었다. Type3 세포는 섬모와 미세융모를 함께 가지고 있는 세포로서 분비과립을 약간 함유하는 것으로 관찰되었다. 세포화학적 방법으로 위 상피에서의 cellulase의 활성을 시험해본 결과 상피세포들의 대다수를 차지하는 Type 1세포들과 Type3 세포들의 분비과립들의 주변에서 cellulase활성이 높았고, immunogold staining결과는 황금입자가 위 상피의 분비과립 주위의 세포질과 rER의 막과 주변세포질, 그리고 상피세포들의 상단부 세포질 등에서 표지되었다. 이상의 모든 실험 결과는 동양달팽이의 위 상피세포에서 cellulase가 분비된다는 사실을 알았다.

• The Korean Journal of Malacology
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.7-16
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• 2004

Histochemical and ultrastructural studies on the salivary gland and salivary duct of a land snail Nesiohelix samarangae were conducted to observe structural characteristics and function. The salivary gland consisted of one type of epithelial cell, one type of supporting cell, and six types of gland cells. Four out of six gland cell types were histochemically identified on these secretions. The one secreted acid mucopolysaccharide and the other three secreted neutral mucopolysaccharide. The salivary duct epithelium had only one type of columnar cell with microvilli on its luminal surface. The basal protoplasmic membranes of the epithelial cells were deeply infolded so many times all along the cell bases.

• The Korean Journal of Malacology
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.391-397
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• 2014

Previously, we have reported expressed sequence tags (ESTs) analysis on the land snail, Nesiohelix samarangae (Ns). Of these ESTs, we have identified four partial fragments of N. samarangae cytochrome oxydase I (NsCO-I) gene which lead to obtain an 852 bp partial cDNA. Since NsCO-I is one of the best-known molecular phylogenetic markers, we have attempted to conduct comparative in silico analysis by using the NsCO-I gene. The combined results from BLAST analyses, multiple sequence alignment and molecular phylogenetic study of NsCO-I cDNA indicate that N. samarangae has similarity to three land snails such as Elona quimperiana, Euhadra herklotsi and Euhadra idzumonis.

• Proceedings of the Malacological Society of Korea Conference
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• 1999.11a
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• pp.6-6
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• 1999

• The Korean Journal of Malacology
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.79-84
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• 2010

A morphological and ultrastructural study on the prostate of a land snail Nesiohelix samarangae was conducted. The prostate of Nesiohelix samarangae is a tubular gland connected with the large hermaphrodite duct. The lining of the prostate tubules possesses two distinct types of epithelial cells, one secretory and the other non-secretory. The secretory cells contained numerous secretory granules in various sizes and electron density. Most of the secretory granules showed light electron density but some of them showed heavy density. The ciliated cells were non-secreting cells situated only toward the lumen of the tubules and appeared as ordinary epithelial lining cells. The ciliated cells of the epithelium extensively interdigitate with each other and their apical surfaces had numerous cilia and microvilli. The bases of the ciliated cells did not reach the basal region of the secretory cells.

• Proceedings of the Korean Aquaculture Society Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.501-502
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• 2004

• Proceedings of the Malacological Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.19-20
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• 2003

• The Korean Journal of Malacology
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.149-159
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• 1998

In order to observe the anticellulolytic localization in the epithelia of the digestive tract such as esophagus, crop, and intestine of a Korean land snail N. samarangae, a cytochemical method and a immunogold labelling method were applied. For the cytochemical study on the cellulase activity, Benedict reaction method applied. And for the immunocytochemical study, the rabbit serum immunoglobuins (IgG) was obtained from the rabbits injected with cellulase which was extracted from body fluid of the snail. The digestive tract tissues of N. samarangae were fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde and 2% OsO4 and embedded in Lowicryl K4M at -40$^{\circ}C$ under UV light (360 nm). The thin sections were loaded on the nickel grids and stained with the serum IgG and protein A-gold complex (particle size: 10 nm). Observations were undertaken with transmission electron microscope (Jeol, JEM-1010). The epithelium of the digestive tract was consisted of five types of cells. In the cytochemical study, the reaction products were found along the periphery of the vacuoles derived from the Bebedict reaction. In the immunocytochemical study, the protein-A gold particles were selectively labelled in Type 1, Type 3 and Type 4 cells in intestinal tissue. membranes of rER, in the surrounding cytoplasm of the rER and secretory granules, and in the apical cytoplasm of the cells. On the material being secreted from the apical cytoplasm was also labelled with the immunogold particles. The all results obtained throughtout present study suggest that the intestinal epithelium of the snail N. samarangae seretes cellulase as one of digestive enzymes.