• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.65-68
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• 2003

One of the biggest problems encountered during the last phase of silkworm rearing is non-uniform maturation of the silkworms especially during cooler months. Phytoecdysteroid (20-hydroxy ecdysone) was extracted in large-scale from a plant belongs to Caryophyllaceae and fed to silkworm larvae to test the effect of phytoecdysteroid. About 80％ of the silkworms were ready for mounting by 18 hrs after treatment (when the treatment is done for uniform spinning), whereas in control batch only 37％ worms were ready for mounting by the same time.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.29-36
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• 2003

Phytoecdysteroids with moulting hormone (MH) activity induce different responses in silkworms when used on different day of final instar, which can be manipulated for maximum benefit like early and uniform spinning behaviour, reducing crop loss and to increase cocoon yield. The results showed that application of this hormone on seed crop viz., CSR2, CSR4 and BL44 and BL67 in early stage of 5$^{th}$ instar i.e., at 72 hrs and 96 hrs though induced early and uniform spinning behaviour, there was an adverse effect by 9-36% on the economic characters like cocoon yield, cocoon weight, cocoon shell weight and also on fecundity etc. Application of this hormone in late stage of $5^th$ instar i.e., at the onset of spinning showed non-significant variations in some of the characters like cocoon weight, cocoon shell weight, cocoon shell ratio and fecundity. The physiological implications of phytoecdysteroid in hastening the maturation events and synchronization of spinning activities in different breeds are discussed.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.343-351
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• 1996

본 연구의 목적은 돼지난자의 체외성숙, 수정 및 단위발생시 일어나는 표층과립의 분포를 살펴보고, 그것들의 역할을 규명해 보고자 실시하였다. 난자의 표층과립은 형광염색을 실시한 후 laser scanning confocal microscope를 이용하여 관찰하거나 transmission electron microscope를 사용하여 관찰하였다. Germinal vesicle 단계의 돼지난자에서는 표층과립은 난자피질에 비교적 두꺼운 형태로 발견되었는데, germinal vesicle breakdown이 일어난 직후 피질 부근으로 표층과립의 움직임이 관찰되었다. Microfilaments의 중합화를 방해하는 cytochalasin B를 처리하였을 때 표층과립의 움직임은 관찰되지 않았다. 무 처리군의 수정 및 단위발생을 유도한 난자에서는 표층과립 내용물들이 위란강내에 균질하게 관찰되었으나, cytochalasin B를 처리한 난자에서는 비정상적인 cortical granule의 움직임을 관장하고 이러한 움직임이 수정시 다정자 침입을 막고 표층과립 반응에 영향을 미치는 것으로 사료된다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.109-113
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• 2021

In this study, an automated culture media replacement system was developed to analyze changes in the contraction characteristics of cardiomyocytes according to the state of the culture media. For the long-term storage of culture media, a Peltier refrigerator with a temperature of 5 to 8℃ was provided and a pH of 7.4 was maintained. The cell culture media of the cardiomyocytes was continuously replaced using interlocking pumps at a flow rate of 0.83 μl/h. The cardiomyocytes in which the culture media was replaced automatically demonstrated lower heartbeats per minute compared to samples in which there was no replacement. However, these cardiomyocytes moved more uniformly and produced greater displacement in one heartbeat cycle. It was observed that the sarcomere length of the cardiomyocytes increased due to the automated culture media replacement system. These cardiomyocytes were found to demonstrate better maturation compared to the control group. The maturation of cardiomyocytes was verified through staining images. The proposed automated culture media replacement system generates a uniform heart rate and improvements in contraction force. Based on the study, patient-specific drug toxicity assessments can be conducted using differentiated cardiomyocytes in induced pluripotent stem cells.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2011

Large quantities of high-quality recipient oocytes with uniform cytoplasm are needed for research in the promising field of somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) and embryonic stem cell research. In canines, however, it is difficult to obtain large quantities of oocytes because each donor produces a limited number of mature oocytes in vivo. Although in vitro maturation (IVM) is considered an alternative approach to oocyte production, this technique is still too rudimentary to be used for the production of highquality, uniform oocytes in large quantities. One technique for overcoming this difficulty is to use oocytes obtained from different species. This technique is known as interspecies SCNT (iSCNT). This review provides an overview of recent advances in canine - porcine interspecies SCNT.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.8-12
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• 2009

A study has been made to know the effect of a phytoecdysteroid 'Sampoorna' on uniform maturation of silkworms during spinning and its effect on diseased silkworms infected by major silkworm disease viruses, Bombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus (BmNPV) and Bombyx mori infectious flacherie virus (BmIFV). In the present investigation, the effect of the phytoecdysteroid "Sampoorna" on Grasserie disease caused by BmNPV have shown an average cocoon melting of 11.91% with a disease incidence of 5.83%. The values of 't' test for different treatments of BmNPV indicated low survival rate and cocoon traits were drastically reduced. Another major disease Flacherie caused by BmIFV has shown considerable levels of larval disease incidence (22-32%) and cocoon melting (3-7.67%) with an average melting of 12.95% and 20.24% disease incidence. There is a drastic reduction in survival rate, cocoon yield and other economic traits. The control batches were indicated negligible values for disease incidence and cocoon melting with Sapoorna application and without the inoculation of the two disease-causing viruses. The application of Sampoorna on already infected batches with major pathogens triggered high mortality and disease incidence and melting percentage was also significantly increased with reduced economic traits. Hence, it is suggested that application of Sampoorna in infected batches should be done only in the extreme conditions of rearing. Application of Sampoorna on healthy batches led to uniform maturation and improvement in productivity with the added advantage of better quality cocoons and labour saving.

• 한국동물번식학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물번식학회 2004년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.200-200
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• 2004

The purpose of this study was carried out to determine the possibility of in vitro maturation of tiger oocytes. Immature oocytes were recovered from a pairs of ovaries. A total of 78 oocytes were collected, of which forty threes were identified as compact cumulus cells and uniform cytoplasm. 43 COCs were in vitro matured at 39℃, 5% CO₂ in air atmosphere for 48 h in a IVM medium (TCM-199 supplement with 10% FBS, 0.6 mM cysteine, 0.2 mM pyruvic acid and 10 IU/㎖ HMG). (omitted)

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.368-372
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• 2000

만개기로부터 성숙기까지 사과의 과실구조에 대하여 1997년부터 1998년도 사이에 연속적으로 관찰하고 과실발달에 미치는 적과처리의 효과를 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. 만개기를 기준으로 세포분열은 약 4~5주간 지속되고 만개후 65일경부터 epidermis와 hypodermis로 구성된 과피의 구별이 가능하였으며, 과피를 구성하는 세포의 수는 이 시기부터 성숙기까지 같았다. 사과 과실의 유관속조직은 중앙심피유관속, 측부심피유관속, 화판유관속, 악편유관속 등이 알려졌으나 그외에 hypodermis의 경계부위에 일정한 간격으로 과실의 외부를 두르고 있는 외부유관속과 심실의 주변을 둘러싼 내부유관속이 새로 발견되었다. 개화기의 내부 epidermis에서는 기공이 보이다가 수일 내에 사라지는 것으로 관찰되었다. 성숙기 '후지' 과실의 과피는 epidermis를 포함하여 약 7~9개의 세포층으로 구성되고 $100{\sim}120{\mu}m$ 정도의 두께를 가지며 과피 부분에도 상당히 큰 세포간극들이 나타나 과실조직이 치밀하지 못한 특성을 보여 주었다. 개화기에는 발견되지 않던 탄닌의 경우 만개 후 약 30일이 지나면서 epidermis와 hypodermis 층에 주로 형성되기 시작하나 100일 정도가 지나면 epidermis 층의 탄닌이 완전히 사라졌으며 만개후 160일경에는 다시 형성되었음이 관찰되었다. 과실이 발달하는 동안 전분립은 만개기부터 세포분열 기간에는 거의 발견되지 않았으며 이후 특히 과육부위에 많이 형성되었다가 성숙기에는 감소하는 양상을 나타내었다.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.185-189
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• 2004

본 연구는 호랑이 미성숙 난자의 체외 성숙의 가능성을 검토하였다. 1. 호랑이 난자의 직경 (176.5${\pm}6.1{\mu}m$)은 소 난자의 직경 (150.7${\pm}4.9{\mu}m$)보다 유의적으로 컷으며, 세포질 직경 (122.1${\pm}9.7{\mu}m$) 은 소 난자의 직경 (118.7${\pm}7.5{\mu}m$) 과 유의차가 없었다. 또한, 호랑이 난자의 투명대 두께 (20.4${\pm}2.9{\mu}m$) 는 소 난자의 두께 (12${\pm}2.6{\mu}m$) 보다 유의적으로 두꺼웠다(p<0.05). 2. 체외성숙 48시간째 제1극체의 출현율은 62.5%이며, 핵성숙은 GV 단계(12.5%)와 MII 단계(50.0%)의 핵 성숙율을 보였다. 이상의 연구결과로 보아 호랑이 난자도 체외성숙이 가능하리라 판단되며 보다 더 적합한 체외성숙조건의 검토가 요구된다.