• 한국동물학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.283-294
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• 1983

발암물질의 영향하에서 단백질 합성의 변화를 알고자 발암원의 일종인 4NQO를 발생중의 계배 난황난에 주입하여 연구하였다. 각 장기에서 발생의 진행과 병행하여 단백질과 당점액질의 합성양상에 변화가 있었으며 대조군에 비하여 4NQO 처리군에서 일반적으로 각 단백질과 당점액질이 감소되는 경향을 보였다. 이러한 4NQO의 영향은 조직간에 특이적이었으며 심근에서는 큰 변화를 볼 수 없었으나 특히 4NQO 처리 24시간후의 허파와 사낭근에서는 현저한 감소를 나타내었다. 이로써 4NQO는 조직특이적이기는 하나 단백질과 당점액질의 합성에 영향을 비친다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.127-133
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• 2006

Recently, we have reported that the environmental pollutant 2-bromopropane (2-BP) induces a significant embryo-fetal developmental toxicity in rats. However, the cause of developmental toxicity and the relationship between maternal and developmental toxicities could not be elucidated because the developmental toxicity of 2-BP was observed only in the presence of maternal toxicity The in vitro teratogenicity study using whole embryo culture was carried out to understand the teratogenic properties and the possible mechanism of teratogenicity induced by 2-BP in rats. Rat embryos aged 9.5 days were cultured in vitro for 48 hrs at medium concentrations of 0, 1, 3, or 10 mg/ml of 2-BP. Embryos were evaluated for growth, differentiation, and morphological alterations at the end of the culture period. At 10 mg/ml, 2-BP caused a delay in the growth and differentiation of embryos and an increase in the incidence of morphological alterations, including altered yolk sac circulation, abnormal axial rotation, craniofacial hypoplasia, open neuropore, absent optic vesicle and kinked somites. At 3 mg/ml, only a delay in the growth and differentiation of embryos was observed. There were no adverse effects on embryonic growth and development at the concentration of 1 mg/ml. The results showed that the exposure of 2-BP to rat embryos results in a developmental delay and morphological alterations at dose levels of 3 mg/ml culture media or higher and that 2-BP can induce a direct developmental toxicity in rat embryos.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.253-260
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• 2013

We investigated the toxicological effects of Aroclor 1254 on the fertilized eggs, embryos and larvae of the olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus. The survival rate and hatching success of the embryos decreased significantly in treated groups in an Aroclor 1254-dose-dependent manner. Significant differences were found at ${\geq}5{\mu}g/L$ Aroclor 1254 compared to the control group. Hatching success occurred at ${{\leq}}10{\mu}g/L$ Aroclor 1254, which was not significantly different to the control. Embryo malformation increased significantly at ${\geq}1{\mu}g/L$, and included yolk-sac and tail-flexure abnormalities. There was a significant decrease in the survival rate of the larvae at ${\geq}5{\mu}g/L$, which was accompanied by the malformations described above. Notably, concentrations as low as $1{\mu}g/L$ caused a significant increase in abnormalities in the larvae, including incidences of multi-focal hemorrhages, pericardial and yolk-sac edema, inhibition of swim bladder inflation and severe developmental delay. The responses to Aroclor 1254-induced toxicity were generally similar among fertilized eggs, embryos and larvae from three separate flounder hatcheries: Cheju Island, Yeosu and Chungnam, South Korea. These results indicate the high acute toxicity of Arolcor 1254 concentrations of which as low as $1{\mu}g/L$ in olive flounder larvae can affect unhatched embryos. To conclude, the average $LC_{50}$ values for Aroclor 1254 in the embryos and larvae were 50.92 and $3.08{\mu}g/L$, respectively. Additionally, the average $EC_{50}$ values, based on the rate of damage were 14.72 and 5.6$1{\mu}g/L$, respectively.

• 식물분류학회지
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.260-266
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• 2012

깽깽이풀의 발생학적 연구가 수행되었으며, 이를 매자나무과내의 근연속 들과 비교연구하였다. 깽깽이풀의 발생학적 특징은 4포약, basic type의 약벽형성, 2핵성의 glandular tapetum, 약벽 표피세포의 숙존, 내피층이 섬유상조직으로 발달, 판개형의 약 열개, 화분모세포의 연속형 세포질분열, 정사면체형 화분사분체, 약 열개시 화분은 2세포성, 양주피성, 도생배주, 후층성주심, 한개의 포원세포, 마디풀형 배낭형성, 성숙배낭은 타원형, 핵형 배유형성, 배 발생은 Onagrad 형태, 종자는 종의가 있고, 종피는 외종피외층형 등의 특징을 나타내었다. 매자나무과내의 다른 속들과 비교한 결과 깽깽이풀속은 융단세포의 핵수, 감수분열시 세포질의 분열패턴, 그리고 외종피외층의 두께 등에서 매자나무속이나 Mahonia속 보다는 삼지구엽초속과 Vancouveria 속에 좀 더 닮았다. 또한, 약벽형성 패턴, 융단세포의 핵수, 주심cap의 형성, 반족세포의 행동패턴등에서 한계령풀속과도 유사한 형질이 있었다. 그럼에도 불구하고, 한계령풀속은 다른 많은 발생형질과 분자 data에서 깽깽이풀속과는 다르다. 따라서 발생학적 증거들은 깽깽이풀속이 삼지구엽초속(Epimedium)과 Vancouveria 속에 가장 가까운 유연관계라는 것을 제시하고 있다.

• 식물분류학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.467-480
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• 2002

현호색속 6종의 대배우자체 발달과정이 공초점현미경(LSCM)과 광학현미경으로 비교, 관찰되었다; 흰현호색, 왜현호색, 섬현호색, Corydalis nobilis, C. solida, C. ophiocarpa. 포원세포는 돌출된 주심조직의 단층 표피 밑에 존재하는 측벽세포의 최외곽층 세포들에서 하나가 기원하였으며, 직접 대포자모세포로서 작용하였다. 대포자모세포는 대포자발생과정을 통하여 연속적으로 2회 분열한 후 선상의 4분체가 되었으며, 이들 중 주공쪽의 3개는 퇴화하고 합점쪽의 1개만이 기능성 대포자로 발달하였다. 자성배우자체의 발달 유형은 단포자성, 마디풀형(Polygonum type)이었다. 개화 전 자성배우자체는 성숙하였고, 따라서 성숙된 배낭은 3개의 세포로 이루어진 난장치, 거대한 핵이 있는 3개의 대형 반족세포 및 2차핵이 존재하는 1개의 중앙세포로 구성되어 있었다. 반족세포 흡기는 반족세포의 정단에서부터 각각 발달되었으며, 주공쪽으로 신장되어 난장치와 접촉하였다. 2개의 조세포는 보통 퇴화된 상태로 관찰되었으며, 이때 반족세포 흡기의 정단은 퇴화된 조세포와 연결되었다. 7-세포성 자성배우자체의 발달과정상 특징은 조사된 모든 종에서 공통적이었으나, 배낭의 형태는 흰현호색, 섬현호색, C. solida 및 C. ophiocarpa에서는 난형이었으며, 왜현호색에서는 반곡형인 반면 C. nobilis에서는 다소 납작한 난형이었다. 또한 대포자낭의 유형은 모든 종에서 도생배주였으나 왜현호색에서는 만곡배주였다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.650-654
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• 2003

The accuracy of Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay in sexing of sheep embryos was assessed in this study. A total of 174 ovine embryos produced in vitro at different stages of development (2, 4-8 cell stages, morula and blastocyst) were sexed. The universal primers (P1-5EZ and P2-3EZ) used in this assay amplified ZFY/ZFX-specific sequences and yielded a 445 bp fragment in both sexes. Restriction enzyme analysis of ZFY/ZFX-amplified fragments with Sac I exhibited polymorphism between sexes, three and two fragments in males and in females, respectively. For verification of accuracy, blood samples of known sex were utilized as positive controls in each test. The mean percentages of sex identification by this method at 2 cell, 4-8 cell, morula and blastocyst were $73.00{\pm}5.72$, $89.77{\pm}3.79$, $3.33{\pm}8.08$ and $79.6{\pm}9.09$, espectively with the over all male to female ratio of 1:0.87. It is concluded that the ZFY/ZFX based method is highly reliable for the sexing of sheep embryos.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.187-192
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• 2012

Heterotopic pregnancy is rare event and the risk is increased with assisted reproductive technology procedures. Heterotopic cervical pregnancy is even more unusual. We report a rare case of heterotopic cervical pregnancy that was managed successfully. A 36-year-old women who conceived by IVF-ICSI was diagnosed with heterotopic cervical pregnancy. She visited the emergency room with vaginal bleeding at 5 weeks of gestation and underwent careful intracervical gestational sac reduction with forceps under abdominal guidance the next day. The postoperative course was uneventful and with regular check-ups, the intrauterine pregnancy (IUP) progressed unremarkably through 41 weeks with delivery of a healthy newborn. We reviewed a total of 37 cases of heterotopic pregnancy that have been reported in the English language literature. There have been many attempts to eliminate the cervical embryo while preserving the IUP, and complete cervical evacuation is important in order to avoid infection, bleeding, and premature birth.

• 한국동물생명공학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.176-182
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• 2022

Norflurazon is widely used on agricultural lands and has a high potential to pollute water sources. However, its effects on fish have not been fully elucidated. The purpose of our study was to determine whether norflurazon adversely affects the developmental stage of zebrafish, which are frequently used as a model system to evaluate the environmental impact of pollutants. Norflurazon interfered with the hatching of zebrafish embryos and induced several sublethal deformities including body length reduction, increased yolk sac volume, and enlargement of the pericardial region. We further examined the cardiotoxicity of norflurazon in the flk1:eGFP transgenic zebrafish line. The vascular network, mainly in the brain region, was significantly disrupted in norflurazon-exposed zebrafish. In addition, due to the failure of cardiac looping, norflurazon-exposed zebrafish had an abnormal cardiac structure. These developmental abnormalities were related to the apoptotic process triggered by norflurazon. Overall, the present study demonstrated the non-target toxicity of norflurazon by analyzing the hazardous effects of norflurazon on developing zebrafish.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.90-100
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• 2022

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) have posed serious public health problems, accounting for nearly 30% of mortality worldwide and their incidence is still increasing. Therefore, new treatment resources are necessary to prevent or manage the ever-increasing population of patients with CVDs. Sea cucumber is well known for its medical and health benefit effects, but it is not well known what/how effect it has on vascular disease. In the present study, we examined the protect effect of sea cucumber, Apostichopus japonicus 80% ethanol extract (AJE) on zebrafish embryo with the stimulation of free fatty acid, palmitate (PA). In vivo study showed that AJE can attenuate PA-induced toxicity through relieving the rapid heartbeat, increasing the survival rate and reducing the malformation in both wild type and Tg (fli1a:eGFP) transgenic zebrafish lines. Additionally, compare with PA treated embryos, the yolk sac area, body length, axial vascular segment (AVS) and intersegmental vessel (ISV) of the co-treatment group of AJE and PA were comparable to the control group. Moreover, AJE lowered the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), nitric oxide (NO) and inflammation-related genes induced by PA, and inhibited PA-induced vascular development disorders. Our data preliminarily verify that AJE could be a candidate resource for the prevention or therapy of CVDs.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.191-206
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• 1988

계배 대뇌의 발생에 미치는 malathion의 영향을 형태,세포화학으로 비교분석하기 위하여, 수정란 부란 2일, 4일 및 6일째에 0.1mg의 malathion을 단독으로 처리하거나,NAM 5.0mg을 복합처리하여 부란 9일째 조사하였던 바, 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1.malathion은 대뇌피질내 신경세포들의 분화를 억제하여, 처리군의 핵의 불규칙상,핵막이중층의 분리, 리보솜의 분포감소, 혹은 소포체 팽창에 의한 액포형성과 같은 미세구조상의 특징이 나타났다. 2.신경세포내에서 AchE 활성은 핵막과 소포체에서 주로 나타나고, malathion에 의하여 이 효소의 활성은 크게 억제되었으며, 이러한 효소활성 억제현상은 정량분석 결과와 거의 일치하였다. 3.대뇌의 LDH 활성은 malathion에 의하여 오히려 증가되었다. 4.malathion은 계배 NAD를 크게 감소 시켰고, NAM복합처리에 의하여 NAD함량과 형태적 변화가 회복되었고, 대뇌의 Ach 및 LDH 활성 변화를 다소 완화시키는 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과들을 종합해보면 유기적 화합물의 하나인 malathion은 분화중인 계배 대뇌의 신경세포들의 미세구조를 변화시키고, 대뇌의 LDH활성은 증가시켰으나 AChE 활성을 크게 억제하였으며, 계배의 NAD 함량을 감소시켰다. 또한 NAD 함량의 감소와 형태적인 변화사이에는 다소간의 연관성이 나타났고, malathion의 저해작용은 처리량과 처리시기에 의존한는 것으로 나타났다.