• Applied Microscopy
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• 제51권
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• pp.5.1-5.7
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• 2021

The olfactory organs of two African lungfishes, Protopterus amphibius and P. dolloi, were investigated using a stereo microscope and a compound light microscope and were described anatomically, histologically, and histochemically. Like other lungfishes, these species present the following general features: i) elongated olfactory chamber (OC), ii) anterior nostril at the ventral tip of the upper lip, iii) posterior nostril on the palate of the oral cavity, iv) lamellae with multiple cell types such as olfactory receptor neurons, supporting cells, basal cells, lymphatic cells, and mucous cells (MC), and vi) vomero-like epithelial crypt (VEC) made of glandular epithelium (GE) and crypt sensory epithelium. Some of these features exhibit differences between species: MCs are abundant in both the lamellar and inner walls of the OC in P. amphibius but occur only in lamellae in P. dolloi. On the other hand, some between feature differences are consistent across species: the GE of both P. amphibius and P. dolloi is strongly positive for Alcian blue (pH 2.5)-periodic acid Schiff (deep violet coloration), and positive with hematoxylin and eosin and with Masson's trichrome (reddish-brown staining), unlike the MCs of the two species which stain dark red with both Alcian blue (pH 2.5)-periodic acid Schiff and Masson's trichrome but respond faintly to hematoxylin and eosin. The differing abundance of MCs in the two lungfishes might reflect different degrees in aerial exposure of the olfactory organ, while the neutral and acid mucopolysaccharide-containing VEC, as indicated by staining properties of the MCs, is evolutionary evidence that P. amphibius and P. dolloi are the closest living relatives to tetrapods, at least in the order Dipnoi.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.317-322
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• 2003

TrkA is an essential component of the high affinity NGF receptor necessary to the mediate biological effects of the neurotrophins NGF. Here we report on the expression of TrkA in the olfactory bulb and basal nucleus of Mongolian gerbil brain during the postnatal development. The expressions of TrkA were identified in a immunohistochemical method. Higher levels of TrkA immunoreactivity were detected in septum than that in olfactory bulb and caudate putamen (CPu). But TrkA was not observed before postnatal days (PND6) in olfactory bulb and PND9 in CPu. No TrkA-positive cell was detectable in the olfactory fiber layer. Several regions, such as olfactory bulb and CPu, showed weak labeling. These data show that expression of TrkA is developmentally regulated during postnatal Mongolian gerbil brain development and suggest that high affinity neurotrophinreceptors mediate a transient response to neurotrophins in many regions during the brain ontogeny.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.230-239
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• 2024

2021년 8월에 섬진강 수계인 전라북도 임실군 신평면 덕암리와 경상남도 하동군 고정면 대덕리에 서식하는 육봉형과 양측회유성 은어의 후각기관의 형태와 조직학적 특징을 확인하기 위해 실체현미경, 광학현미경, 주사전자현미경을 이용하였다. 그 결과, 두 유형의 은어의 외부 형태는 유사하였으며 타원형의 전비공, 반원형의 전비공과 비경계판이 한 쌍을 이루었다. 20~22개의 후판이 로제트 구조를 형성하였으며 이차 주름이 후판의 표면에서 확인되었다. 조직학적 결과에서도 두 유형은 서로 유사하였다. 감각상피는 연속분포 유형이었으며 후감각뉴런, 지지세포, 기저세포, 섬모, 미확인 세포가 확인되었으며 비감각상피에서는 편평상피세포, 기저세포, 점액세포가 확인되었다. 본 연구에서 육봉형 은어와 양측회유성 은어의 해부·조직학적 차이는 확인할 수 없었으나 다른 소하성 어류보다 많은 후판의 개수와 이차 주름의 존재로 인해 다른 소하성 어류보다 후각 민감도가 높을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.123-130
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• 2019

한국 고유종 각시붕어 Rhodeus uyekii의 후각기관과 서식처의 물리 및 화학적 특성 그리고 생태적 습성과의 연관성을 알아보기 위해 실체현미경, 광학현미경, 주사전자현미경을 이용하여 해부 및 조직, 세포화학적 특성을 조사하였다. 후각기관의 외부형태는 반원의 전비공과 후비공, 비경계판으로 구성되는데, 특히 전비공의 앞쪽에는 아치형의 조직이 돌출되어 있다. 비강 내에는 14~15개의 후판으로 구성되는 로제트 구조를 보유하며 후판은 감각상피와 비감각상피로 구분된다. 감각상피는 후감각뉴런, 지지세포, 기저세포, 림프구, 형질세포로 구성되는 반면에 비감각세포는 층상상피세포, 점액세포, 비감각섬모세포, 미확인세포가 1종류 확인된다. 점액세포의 세포화학적 특성은 산성 및 중성의 황점액소(sulfomucine)로 나타났다.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2021

본 연구는 우리나라 서해의 모래와 암반 조간대에 서식하는 별망둑 Chaenogobius gulosus 후각기관의 해부 및 조직학적 구조를 확인하고 그 특징을 동소종(미끈망둑 Luciogobius guttatus, 날개망둑 Favonigobius gymnauchen)들과 비교하였다. 별망둑은 튜브형 전비공, 표면과 평행하는 후비공, 세로배열의 한 개 후판, 두 개 비낭, 후상피 하부에 풍부한 림프구, 호산구, 후감각뉴런에서 후돌기 직경의 1/4의 섬모 길이의 일반적 결과를 보여 주었다. 이러한 특징들 중 1) 0.5~1.0 mm의 전비공 직경, 0.2~0.5 mm의 후비공 직경(vs. 미끈망둑의 0.2~0.3 mm, 0.2~0.3 mm; 날개망둑의 0.2~0.4 mm, 0.1~0.3 mm의 전비공과 후비공 직경), 2) 감각상피에서의 상대적으로 풍부한 림프구, 3) 비감각섬모의 부재(vs. 미끈망둑에서 높은 분포; 날개망둑에서 낮은 분포), 4) 후감각뉴런의 후돌기 대비 1/4의 섬모 길이(vs. 미끈망둑의 1/4에서 1 : 1 비율 혼재; 날개망둑의 2~3배)는 두 동소종들과 비교되는 특이적인 결과였다. 결론적으로, 별망둑 후각기관의 해부 및 조직학적 특징들은 모래와 암반 조간대에서 다른 동소종들 보다 더 적극적인 면역반응과 활동적인 움직임에 적응된 결과로 간주된다.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.237-242
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• 2009

Pregnancy is a unique event in which a fetus develops in the uterus despite being genetically and immunologically different from the mother, and the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. To analyze the differential gene expression profiles in nonpregnant and 7 days post coitus (dpc) pregnant uterus of mice, we performed a global proteomic study by 2-D gel electrophoresis (2-DE) and MALDI-TOF-MS. The uterine proteins were separated using 2-DE, Approximately 1,000 spots were detected on staining with Coomassie brilliant blue. An image analysis using Melanie III (Swiss Institute for Bioinformatics) was performed to detect variations in protein spots between pregnant and nonpregnant uterus. Twenty-one spots were identified as differentially expressed proteins, of which 10 were up-regulated proteins such as alpha-fetoprotein, chloride intracellular channel 1, transgelin, heat-shock protein beta-1, and carbonic anhydrase II, while 11 were down-regulated proteins such as X-box binding protein, glutathione S-transferase omega 1, olfactory receptor Olfr204, and metalloproteinase-disintegrin domain containing protein TECADAM. Most of the identified proteins appeared to be related with catabolism, cell growth, metabolism, regulation, cell protection, protein repair, or protection. Our results uncovered key proteins of mouse uterus involved in pregnancy.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.166-171
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• 2013

While high-dose ionizing radiation results in long term cellular cytotoxicity, chronic low-dose (<0.2 Gy) of X- or ${\gamma}$-ray irradiation can be beneficial to living organisms by inducing radiation hormesis, stimulating immune function, and adaptive responses. During chronic low-dose-rate radiation (LDR) exposure, whole body of mice is exposed to radiation, however, it remains unclear if LDR causes changes in gene expression of the whole brain. Therefore, we aim to investigate expressed genes (EGs) and signaling pathways specifically regulated by LDR-irradiation ($^{137}Cs$, a cumulative dose of 1.7 Gy for total 100 days) in the whole brain. Using microarray analysis of whole brain RNA extracts harvested from ICR and AKR/J mice after LDR-irradiation, we discovered that two mice strains displayed distinct gene regulation patterns upon LDR-irradiation. In ICR mice, genes involved in ion transport, transition metal ion transport, and developmental cell growth were turned on while, in AKR/J mice, genes involved in sensory perception, cognition, olfactory transduction, G-protein coupled receptor pathways, inflammatory response, proteolysis, and base excision repair were found to be affected by LDR. We validated LDR-sensitive EGs by qPCR and confirmed specific upregulation of S100a7a, Olfr624, and Gm4868 genes in AKR/J mice whole brain. Therefore, our data provide the first report of genetic changes regulated by LDR in the mouse whole brain, which may affect several aspects of brain function.