• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 1991

Responsiveness of the testis to pregnant mare's serum gonadotropin (PMSG) was studied in immature Nili-Ravi buffalo bulls. Four month old bull calves weighing between 66 to 100 kg raised under uniform condition, were treated with 1000 IU PMSG or vehicle, daily, for six days. PMSG induced an increase in the size of the testis, enlargement of the seminiferous tubules and activation of the spermatogonia. The number of differentiated Leydig cells in the testis of gonadotropin treated animals increased considerably over that of the control testes. A significant increase in plasma testosterone concentrations was observed 24 h following the first injection of PMSG and the levels continued to increase until day 6. In vehicle treated animals plasma testosterone levels remained more or less at pretreatment values. The data suggest that buffalo bull testis is functionally responsive to gonadotropin at an early stage of prepubertal development.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.32-36
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• 2010

Condyloma acuminatum is an uncommon disease but there is an increased incidence reported in recent years in prepubertal children. Anal and perianal condyloma accuminatum in children may suggest sexual abuse and treatment should include the thorough social evaluation as well as medical treatment. A 25 month old girl presented with multiple sessile nodules around her anal and perianal area, Biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of condyloma accuminatum. There was no definite evidence of sexual abuse, but her father had condyloma accuminatum involving his penis. The patient's lesions were excised totally. At three week follow up there was no anal stricture but there were newly developed small lesions around perianal area. Imiquimod onit was applied for 2 weeks and the recurred lesion disappeared completely. At postoperative 5 month, the operative area was fully epithelialized without recurrence.

• 한국환경생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경생물학회 2003년도 학술대회
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• pp.63-67
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• 2003

Mercury, one of the most diffused and hazardous organ-specific environmental contaminants, exists in a wide variety of physical and chemical states. Although the reports indicate that the mercury induces a deleterious damage, little has been known from the investigations of its effects in living organisms. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of mercury chloride and ionizing radiation. Prepubertal male F344 rats were administered mercury chloride in drinking water throughout the experimental period. Two weeks after whole body irradiation, organs were collected to analyze the induced injury. Serum levels of GOT, GPT, ALP, and LDH were checked in the experimental groups and the hematological analysis was accomplished in plasma. In conclusion, the target organ of mercury chloride seems to be urinary organs and the pattern of damage induced by mercury differs from that by irradiation.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.19-24
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• 2013

본 연구는 연중 비번식기에도 효율적인 재래산양 난포란의 확보가능성을 검토하고자 비번식기에 과배란 처리를 실시하여 체내 성숙난자 및 난포란을 회수하였으며, 회수란의 활성화를 유도하여 체외발달율을 조사하였다. 비번식기에 과배란 처리에 의한 배란점은 각각 $13.9{\pm}6.5$개로서, 번식의 $13.0{\pm}3.8$개와 차이가 없었다. 난관에서 외과적 관류방법으로 체내성숙난자를 회수하였을 회수율은 43.9%로서 번식기의 67.1%보다 낮았다(p<0.05). 공란 산양 두당 회수 난자수는 비번식기가 $5.9{\pm}5.2$개로서, 번식기의 $8.8{\pm}3.2$개보다 적었다. 공란 산양으로부터 체내 성숙난자 회수 후 난소의 난포로부터 주사기로 흡입하여 채란 시에 공란 산양 두당 난포수는 비번식기가 $5.8{\pm}4.6$개로서 번식기의 $7.5{\pm}3.9$개보다 적었으며(p<0.05), 회수율은 각각 68.7 및 54.7%로서 차이가 없었다. 공란 산양 두당 회수난자 수도 $3.9{\pm}3.2$ 및 $4.1{\pm}3.4$개로서 차이가 없었다. 회수한 난포란의 등급도 비번식기와 번식기간에 차이가 없었다. 비번식기에 회수한 체내성숙 난자를 단위발생을 유도하였을 때 분할율은 76.4%로서 번식기의 83.6%와 차이가 없었으며, 배반포기로의 발달율은 비번식기가 23.8%로서 번식기의 43.5%보다 유의적(p<0.05)으로 낮았다.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.295-302
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• 2000

The objective of this study was to compare different superovulation treatments using PMSG or PG600$^{ }$ and to determine the optimal time of oocyte recovery after hCG administration. A total of 90 prepubertal Yorkshire x Landrace gilts crossed with Duroc, 6~7 months old and 100~120 kg of body weight, were used. PMSG (1,500 IU/head) or 5~7.5 ml of PG600$^{ }$(400 IU of PMSG and 200 IU of hCG) were administrated subcutaneously, and then 1,000 IU of hCG were administered intramuscularly at 72 hours after PMSG or PG600$^{ }$ injection. At carious time of 44, 46, 48 and 50 hours after hCG injection, superovulated gilts were slaughtered in a local abattoir. Ovaries together with oviducts were excised from the body immediately after slaughtered and transported to laboratory in 39$^{\circ}C$ saline. Ovaries were examined fur the number of corpus hemorrhagicum and unovulated follicles present in the surface of ovary. The unovulated follicles were categorized into small (1~3 mm in diameter) and large (4~8 mm) groups according to their diameter. Oocytes were recovered by flushing both oviducts with micropipette tip (1~100 $\mu$l) attached to a 10-ml disposable syringe. The number of CH on ovary and recovered oocytes at 46, 48 and 50 hr after hCG injection in PG600$^{ }$ treated groups were significantly higher than the other group. Group of phCG 50 hr among PMSG treated groups had a greater number of CH and recovered oocytes(P<0.05). The number of CH on ovary and recovered oocytes at 50 hr after hCG injection in 1$\frac{1}{2}$ vial(7.5 ml) of PG600$^{ }$ treated groups was significantly higher than 1 vial(5 ml) of PG600$^{ }$ treated group(P<0.05). In conclusions, considering a number of corpus hemorrhagicum and recovered oocytes after superovulation in gilts, effective time of oocyte recovery by treatment with PMSG and hCG was post-hCG 50 hr and with PG600$^{ }$ plus hCG was post-hCG 46, 48 and 50 hr. Also, admini-stration of 1$\frac{1}{2}$ vial(7.5 ml) of PG600$^{ }$ treated group had a great number of CH and recovered oocytes.covered oocytes.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.74-82
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• 2008

본 연구는 사춘기 성장 이전의 I, II급 부정교합을 갖는 아동 환자들의 측모 두부 규격 방사선사진을 이용하여 두 개 안면 형태를 조사하고 이들과 혀의 위치 및 면적, 기도의 면적과의 관계를 조사하여 비인두 기도 및 혀의 형태가 악골 및 부정 교합의 형태에 미치는 영향을 알아보았다. 9 - 11세의 교정환자 76명을 대상으로 측모 두부 규격 방사선사진상 ANB difference를 기준으로 대조군(I급 부정교합군: $0{\le}ANB$ difference <4.0)과 실험군(II급 부정교합군: ANB difference ${\ge}$ 4.0)으로 분류하였다. 혀 면적, 혀와 구개 사이의 면적, 비인두 기도 면적과 두개안면형태 항목을 측정하고 비교하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 혀 면적, 혀와 구개 사이의 면적, 비인두 기도 면적은 II급 부정교합군과 I급 부정교합군 간에 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. Hyperdivergent 안면 형태일수록 비인두 기도 면적이 좁았다. 안모의 전후방 수직 길이가 길수록 혀의 면적이 넓었고, 전안면 고경이 길수록 혀는 하방위치 하였다. 비인두기도 면적이 좁을수록 혀의 면적도 좁아졌다. 이상의 연구 결과 혀의 면적과 위치, 비인두 기도의 면적은 I급, II급 부정교합 간에 차이를 보이지 않으며 hyperdivergent 안면 형태 및 안모의 전후방 수직 길이와 관련이 있는 것으로 사료된다.

• 환경생물
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.411-418
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• 2004

생태계는 수은의 화학적 형상 및 산업화에 따른 방출로 지속적이면서 다양하게 오염된다. 또한 수은은 화학적 여러 형태로 분류되며 쉽게 기화되는 성질로 인해 수은을 공정하는 과정에서 수많은 근로자들이 쉽게 급성 혹은 만성 중독이 될 수 있다. 그러나 수은의 유독성이 알려져 있기는 하나 생체가 환경에서 노출 가능한 저농도의 수은 영향에 대해서는 정확한 접근이 이루어지지 않고 있다. 따라서 본 실험은 이온화 방사선과 염화수은(II)의 영향을 비교해보고자 수행하였다. 미성숙의 웅성F344 흰쥐의 음용수에 염화수은을 녹여 실험기간 동안 음용시켰으며, 방사선 조사군의 경우는 6.5Gy의 감마선을 전신 조사하여 실험기간 동안 관찰하였다. 실험기간 동안의 체중의 변화량을 대조군과 비교 하였을 때, 염화수은을 처리한 군은 4.9% 증가를 보였으나, 감마선을 조사한 군에서는 14.4% 감소를 보였다. 혈액적 표지 인자들의 농도를 분석하여 각각 비교하였을 때, 염화수은을 처리하였을 때의 결과는 방사선을 전신조사한 것과는 확연히 다른 양상을 나타내었다. 반면 스트레스 호르몬으로 알려진 대표적인 부신피질 호르몬인 cortisol의 혈청내 농도는 대조군에 비해 두 실험군에서 모두 상승하였다. 각 외인성 인자에 의한 세포자연사 양상을 비교하고자 정소와 신장 조직에 대한 역전사중합반응을 실시하였다. Bax mRNA 분자의 발현은 두 실험군의 정소와 신장에서 모두 증가하였으나, Bcl-2 mRNA는 실험군에 따라 혹은 기관에 따라 다른 양상을 보였다. 본 실험의 결과 염화수은(II)은 주대상기관을 신장으로 하여 그 손상 기전은 이온화 방사선의 것과 구별되는 양상을 나타나는 것으로 확인하였다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제24권11호
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• pp.1541-1546
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• 2011

This study was carried out to examine the influence of minimum essential medium (MEM) vitamins supplementation to in vitro maturation medium and in vitro culture medium on the development of porcine embryos. Porcine embryo development was investigated following cultivation in both in vitro maturation and culture medium with the supplementation of MEM vitamins (0, 0.1, 0.2 and 0.4%) using immature oocytes collected from the ovary of prepubertal gilts. Embryo development was observed and the total cell number in each blastocyst generated under the culture conditions was quantified following supplementation of the medium. The embryonic development rate of the blastocyst and hatched blastocyst was higher, but not significantly so, when 0.4% MEM vitamins were supplemented to the in vitro maturation medium of the porcine oocyte. Interestingly, the total number of cells in the blastocyst was significantly higher in the in vitro maturation MEM vitamins supplemented group compared to either the untreated group or the group which had MEM vitamins supplemented to both in vitro maturation and in vitro culture medium simultaneously (p<0.05). Therefore, the supplementation of 0.4% MEM vitamins to the in vitro mature medium has a beneficial effect on the embryonic development of in vitro produced blastocysts derived from the immature porcine oocytes.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.353-357
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• 2008

A series of studies has been conducted to establish a base infrastructure for an ovarian follicle culture system in the porcine and this study was designed to develop an effective retrieval protocol of preantral follicles. Five different methods using collagenase type I (A) or IV (B, C1, C2 and C3), which employed different treatment durations and/or conditions, were employed and sliced ovarian tissue of prepubertal gilts was provided for the retrieval. A significant increase in total number of follicles retrieved was detected when collagenase IV (methods B or C) was used. In total, more ovarian follicles were retrieved by method B undertaking agitation and method C2 without the agitation than method C1 and C3, while the number of preantral follicles collected was the largest in method B. Neither incubation in 5% $CO_2$ in air atmosphere instead of the agitation nor increased duration of enzymatic treatment up to 120 minutes improved the efficiency of follicle retrieval. There were no differences in the number of follicles retrieved from intact ovaries and from used ovaries for oocyte collection. These results demonstrate the collagenase IV treatment with agitation is effective for retrieving porcine preantral follicles from the ovaries.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.661-665
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• 2010

Anemia caused by vitamin B12 deficiency resulting from inadequate dietary intake is rare in children in the modern era because of improvements in nutritional status. However, such anemia can be caused by decreased ingestion or impaired absorption and/or utilization of vitamin B12. We report the case of an 18-year-old man with short stature, prepubertal sexual maturation, exertional dyspnea, and severe anemia with a hemoglobin level of 3.3 g/dL. He had a history of small bowel resection from 50 cm below the Treitz ligament to 5 cm above the ileocecal valve necessitated by midgut volvulus in the neonatal period. Laboratory tests showed deficiencies of both vitamin B12 and iron. A bone marrow examination revealed dyserythropoiesis and low levels of hemosiderin particles, and a cytogenetic study disclosed a normal karyotype. After treatment with parenteral vitamin B12 and elemental iron, both anemia and growth showed gradual improvement. This is a rare case that presented with short stature and delayed puberty caused by nutritional deficiency anemia in Korea.