• 대한수의학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.407-416
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• 1999

This study was carried out to investigate the NPY-immunohistochemical characteristics of the olfactory bulb in the striped field mouse(Apodemus agrarius). The animals were anesthesized with thiopental sodium and perfused with 4% paraformaldehyde through left ventricle and aorta. Brains were removed and tranfered 10%, 20% and 30% sucrose. Sections were then cut on a cryostat into $40{\mu}m$-thick. The tissue immunostained with avidin-biotinylated complex method. The main olfactory bulb consisted of seven circumferential laminae : an olfactory nerve fiber layer, a glomerular layer with glomeruli surrounding by periglomerular cells, an external plexiform layer having granule and tufted cells, a mitral cell layer, a narrow internal plexiform layer, a granule cell layer forming several cell rows and a layer of white matter. The accessory olfactory bulb had four layers : an olfactory or vomeronasal nerve fiber layer, a glomerular layer consisting of small glomeruli, a mixed layer not distinguishing the external plexiform/mitral cell/granule cell layers and a granule cell layer. Most of NPY-immunoreactive(NPY-IR) neurons in main olfactory bulb were localized in the deeper portion of granule cell layer, white matter and anterior olfactory nucleus. In addition, some NPY-IR neurons were identified in the external plexiform layer. The shape of NPY-IR neurons of all olfactory bulb were predominant round or oval, sometime multipolar in shape. And most NPY-IR processes were parallel to long axis of white matter. In accessory olfactory bulb, NPY-IR neurons were not found in all region.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.489-497
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• 1997

The distributions characteristics of neurons displaying immunoreactivity to the catecholamine synthetic enzymes, tyrosine hydroxylase(TH), dopamine-${\beta}$-hydroxylase(DBH), and phenylethanolamine-N-methyltransferase(PNMT) were examined in the adjacent sections of the substantia nigra & ventral tegmentum of the Striped Field Mouse(Apodemus agrarius coreae). None of these cell groups displayed either DBH or PNMT immunoreactivity. Many TH-immunoreactive neurons were present in the substantia nigra & ventral tegmentum. The major dopaminergic cell(TH-positive, DBH- & PNMT-negative) group in the midbrain was present in the pars compacta of substantia nigra and adjacent ventral tegmentum. And smaller dopaminergic cell groups Were found in the pars reticulata of the substantia nigra and central liner nucleus.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.499-508
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• 1997

The distributions and morphological characteristics of neurons displaying immunoreactivity to the catecholamine synthetic enzymes, tyrosine hydroxylase(TH), dopamine-${\beta}$-hydroxylase(DBH), and phenylethanolamine-N-methyltransferase (PNMT) were examined in the adjacent sections of the olfactory bulb of the Striped Field Mouse(Apodemus agrarius coreae). None of these cell groups displayed either DBH or PNMT immunoreactivity. Many TH-immunoreactive neurons were present in the olfactory bulb. The vast majority of such cells occurred in the glomerular layer as periglomerular cells surrounding the glomeruli. Numerous addtional cells were present in the external plexiform layer, and scattered in the mitral cell layer and internal plexiform layer. Also TH-immunoreactive neurons were found in the glomerular layer and granular layer of the accessory olfactory bulb.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.395-404
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• 1995

한국산 등줄쥐의 정자변태 과정을 알아보기 위하여 세정관 상피의 세포분화에 따른 특징들과 정소상체 미부의 성숙정자의 형태적 특징들을 조사하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 세포구조물의 특징에 따라 골지, 두모, 첨체, 이탈단계는 각각 전, 후기로 구분하였고 성숙단계를 1단계로 하여 한국산 등줄쥐의 정자변태의 전 과정을 9기로 나눌 수 있었다. 핵질의 변화에 있어서, 염색질 과립들은 두모단계에서 응축하기 시작하여 첨체단계에서 구형의 형태로 진행되고, 성숙단계에서 균질화하여 완전히 정자의 핵을 형성하였다. 정자두부는 낫꼴모양을 가지며, 중편부의 외측섬유는 편자모양으로 배열되어 있고, 이들 외측 섬유는 NO. 1,5,6,9가 다른 것 보다 크다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.406-411
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• 2011

TBTCl과 bisphenol A (BPA)가 등줄쥐의 번식에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 알아보기 위하여, 등줄쥐를 비번식기에 포획하여 번식기 직전에TBTCl과 BPA를 근육 주사한 후, 4개월 간 사육하였다. 그 결과, 암 수 모두 체중 증가량에 차이가 없었고, 수컷 체내의 각 화합물의 체내 잔류량, 성체와 새끼(F1) 수컷에 대한 생식소중량지수(GSI) 및 정소와 부정소의 광학 및 전자현미경 조직상이 대조군과 별다른 차이점을 보이지 않았다. 그러나 TBTCl 투여군에서는 출생한 태아의 사망 빈도가 높고, BPA 투여군에서는 유산율이 대조군에 비해서 높았다. 이로부터, 비번 식기의 성체 등줄쥐에게 TBTCl과 BPA를 단기간 투여했을 때, 이들 물질은 체내에 장기간 잔류하지 않으며, 성체 및 다음 세대 수컷의 생식기관에 영향을 미치지 않지만, 수태된 태아의 발생을 저해하는 물질임이 밝혀졌다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제59권6호
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• pp.625-634
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• 2021

Based on the field investigations in 91 investigation sites (counties) in southwest China between 2001 and 2019, the present paper reported the chigger mites on A. agrarius mice in southwest China for the first time by using a series of statistical methods. From 715 striped field mice captured in 28 of 91 investigated sites, only 255 chiggers were collected, and they were identified as 14 species, 6 genera in 3 subfamilies under 2 families. Of 715 A. agrarius mice, only 24 of them were infested with chigger mites with low overall prevalence (P_M=3.4%), overall mean abundance (M_A=0.36 mites/host) and overall mean intensity (M_I=10.63 mites/host). The species diversity and infestation of chiggers on A. agrarius were much lower than those previously reported on some other rodents in southwest China. On a certain species of rodent, A. agrarius mouse in southwest China seems to have a very low susceptibility to chigger infestations than in other geographical regions. Of 14 chigger species, there were 3 dominant species, Leptotrombidium sialkotense, L. rupestre and Schoengastiella novoconfuciana, which were of aggregated distribution among different individuals of A. agrarius hosts. L. sialkotense, one of 6 main vectors of scrub typhus in China, was the first dominant on A. agrarius. The species similarity of chigger mites on male and female hosts was low with C_SS=0.25, and this reflects the sex-bias of different genders of A. agrarius mice in harboring different chigger species.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.311-314
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• 2009

A total of 1,498 small mammals (rodents and insectivores), including Apodemus agrarius (n= 1,366), Crocidura lasiura (54), Mus musculus (32), Micronytus fortis (28), Eothenomys regulus (9), Micronys minutes (6), and Cricetulus triton (3), were live-trapped in Gyeonggi-do (Province) (Paju-si, Pocheon-gun, and Yeoncheon-gun) near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) from December 2004 to September 2005. A. agrarius was found to be infected with 3 species of echinostomes (Echinostoma hortense, Echinostoma cinetorchis, and Euparyphium murinum), while C. lasiura was infected with 1 species (Echinochasmus japonicas) of echinostome. Other mammals were free from echinostome infections. Total 16 E. hortense were detected in 7 (0.5%) mice, 9 E. cinetorchis from 5 (0.4%), and 3 E. murinum from 2 (0.1%) out of 1.366 A. agrarius examined. E. japonicus was found only in 1 (1.9%; total 3 specimens) C. lasiura. These results demonstrate that A. agrarius and C. lasiura, inhabiting near the DMZ of Gyeonggi-do serve as the natural definitive hosts for several species of echinostomes, although their infection rates are low. This is the first record of natural infections of A. agrarius with E. cinetorchis and C. lasiura with E. japonicus in the Republic of Korea.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.618-625
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• 2006

등줄쥐에서 일중휴면이 어떤 요인에 의하여 유발되는지를 알기 위하여, 온도, 먹이 및 광주기를 조절하여 등줄쥐의 체온변화를 자동온도기록장치를 이용하여 조사하였다. 등줄쥐 암컷에서는 21개체 중 8개체가 겨울철 및 봄철 실외환경, 저온실$(4^{\circ}C)$과 절식상태$(23^{\circ}C)$에서, 등줄쥐 수컷에서는 23개체 중 2개체가 겨울철 실외환경에서 휴면을 하는 점으로부터, 일중휴면은 일부 암 수 등줄쥐에서 저온이나 먹이결핍 등 갑작스런 환경변화에 대처하기 위한 에너지 절약대책으로 채택되고 있음이 시사되었다. 그러나 수컷에서는 번식기에는 번식 기회를 줄이지 않기 위하여 휴면을 억제하지만 암컷에서는 번식기에도 휴면을 하는 점으로부터 암 수가 서로 다른 전략으로 집단을 유지하고 있다고 생각되었다. 일중휴면은 오전 6시${\sim}$낮 12시 사이에 가장 빈번하게 관찰되었으며, 휴면시의 체온의 하강은 어떠한 조건에서도 주위온도가 가장 낮은 오전 4시${\sim}$6시경에 시작되었는데, 이러한 점은 일중휴면이 열 손실의 억제를 위한 전략임을 시사하고 있다. 휴면시 최저체온은 $16.5^{\circ}C$이었다. 광주기의 영향은 없었으며, 일정온도 하에서 항상 암기$(24D,\;4^{\circ}C)$에 두거나, 절식$(23^{\circ}C)$ 하에 광주기를 변화시켜도(16L:8D 또는 8L:16D) 서로 유사한 시각에 일중휴면이 일어나고 있어, 일중휴면 시각이 광주기에 의해서 조절되지 않으며 활동일주기의 영향을 받고 있다고 생각되었다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제51권5호
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• pp.603-606
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• 2013

To determine geographical patterns of natural parasite infections among wild rodents, a total of 46 wild rodents from 3 different localities in northern Gangwon-do (Province), Korea were examined for intestinal parasite infections. Along with nematodes such as hookworms and Syphacia spp., Plagiorchis muris (2 specimens) (Trematoda) were collected from striped field mice, Apodemus agrarius. In a Korean wood mouse, Apodemus peninsulae, the overall nematode infections were similar to A. agrarius, but an adult worm of Echinostoma hortense (Trematoda) was collected. In addition, 2 species of cestodes, i.e., Hymenolepis nana and Hymenolepis diminuta, were collected from A. agrarius. Through this survey, A. agrarius and A. peninsule were confirmed as the natural definite hosts for zoonotic intestinal helminths, i.e., P. muris, E. hortense, H. nana, and H. diminuta, in northern Gangwon-do, Korea. Considering increased leisure activities around these areas, seasonal and further comprehensive surveys on wild rodents seem to be needed to prevent zoonotic parasite infections.

• 대한미생물학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 1984

The occurrence of Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome was noted for the first time among the United Nations troops in Korea in 1951. In 1976, Lee and Lee demonstrated for the first time an antigen in the lungs of a striped field mouse, Apodemus agrarius, which gave specific immunofluorescent reactions with sera from patients convalescent from Korean hemorrhagic feve (KHF). The natural reservoir host of KHF is Apodemus agrarius coreae mice in rural endemic areas in Korea. Clinical manifestations of acute illness do not occur in infected Apodemus agrarius. Infected rodents excrete large amounts of virus in saliva, in urine and in feces for a long period of time. In this study, the tissues of Apodemus agrarius, Wistar rat and Balb/C mouse were inoculated with Hantaan virus and subsequently observed for any histopathologic findings. 1. In lungs, infiltration of lymphocytes in alveolar septa and peribronchial region and thickening of and giant cell formation in alveolar septa were observed. 2. In kidney, vascular congestion, interstitial hemorrhage in corticomedullary junction and partial microscopic hemorrhage in urinary space were found. 3. In spleens, vascular congestion, old and recent hemorrhage and multinucleated giant cell formation were seen.