• Animal Bioscience
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• 제36권10호
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• pp.1558-1567
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• 2023

Objective: Dietary green cabbage was evaluated for its impact on fatty acid synthetic ability in different adipose tissues during fattening of Wanxi White geese. Methods: A total of 256 Wanxi White geese at their 70 days were randomly allocated into 4 groups with 4 replicates and fed 0%, 15%, 30%, and 45% fresh green cabbage (relative to dry matter), respectively, in each group. Adipose tissues (subcutaneous and abdominal fat), liver and blood were collected from 4 birds in each replicate at their 70, 80, 90, and 100 days for fatty acid composition, relative gene expression and serum lipid analysis. Two-way or three-way analysis of variance was used for analysis. Results: The contents of palmitic acid (C16:0), palmitoleic acid (C16:1), linoleic acid (C18:2), and alpha-linolenic acid (C18:3) were feeding time dependently increased. The C16:0 and stearic acid (C18:0) were higher in abdominal fat, while C16:1, oleic acid (C18:1), and C18:2 were higher in subcutaneous fat. Geese fed 45% green cabbage exhibited highest level of C18:3. Geese fed green cabbage for 30 d exhibited higher level of C16:0 and C18:0 in abdominal fat, while geese fed 30% to 45% green cabbage exhibited higher C18:3 in subcutaneous fat. The expression of Acsl1 (p = 0.003) and Scd1 (p<0.0001) were decreased with green cabbage addition. Interaction between feeding time and adipose tissue affected elongation of long-chain fatty acids family member 6 (Elovl6), acyl-CoA synthetase longchain family member 1 (Acsl1), and stearoly-coA desaturase 1 (Scd1) gene expression levels (p = 0.013, p = 0.003, p = 0.005). Feeding time only affected serum lipid levels of free fatty acid and chylomicron. Higher contents of C16:0, C18:1, and C18:3 were associated with greater mRNA expression of Scd1 (p<0.0001), while higher level of C18:2 was associated with less mRNA expression of Scd1 (p<0.0001). Conclusion: Considering content of C18:2 and C18:3, 30% addition of green cabbage could be considered for fattening for 30 days in Wanxi White geese.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.46-53
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• 1978

육도의 출수기의 유전에 관한 정보를 얻고자 5개의 육도품종과 수도품종 통일을 전조합 이면교배하여 출수기를 조사하고 분석하였던 바 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 동기온실에서는 F$_1$의 출수기는 모두 양친의 평균보다 단축되었던 바 출수기가 빠른 쪽이 우성이었고 우성의 정도는 부분우성을 나타내었으며 비대입 유전자간의 교호작용은 인정되지 않았다. 2. 하기포장에서는 교배조합에 따라 F$_1$의 출수기가 우친의 평균보다 단축되거나 혹은 지연되었는데 평균 우성의 방향은 출수기가 늦어지는 쪽이었으며 우성의 정도는 회귀선이 원점위를 통과하여 부분우성을 나타내고 었었다. 3. 하기포장의 경우 Wr, Vr간의 회귀는 유의성이 인정되지 않았고 Unit slope과도 멀어 비대립유전자간의 교호작용이 인정되었는데 평화나 와 삼낭에 교호작용을 유발하는 인자자리가 있는 것으로 추측된다. 4. 동기온실의 경우 평화나 및 청국대왕은 우성대에 포천장망벼와 농림나 001는 열성대에 위치하였는데 하기국장에서는 삼낭과 청국대왕은 우성대에 그리고 통일과 농림나 001는 열성대에 위치하고 있었다.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.291-296
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• 2014

Objectives: Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) is a side effect of bisphophonate therapy that has been reported in recent years. Osteoclastic inactivity by bisphosphonate is the known cause of BRONJ. Bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) plays an important role in the development of bone. Recombinant human BMP-2 (rhBMP-2) is potentially useful as an activation factor for bone repair. We hypothesized that rhBMP-2 would enhance the osteoclast-osteoblast interaction related to bone remodeling. Materials and Methods: Human fetal osteoblast cells (hFOB 1.19) were treated with $100{\mu}M$ alendronate, and 100 ng/mL rhBMP-2 was added. Cells were incubated for a further 48 hours, and cell viability was measured using an MTT assay. Expression of the three cytokines from osteoblasts, receptor activator of nuclear factor-${\kappa}B$ ligand (RANKL), osteoprotegerin (OPG), and macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF), were analyzed by real-time polymerase chain reaction and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results: Cell viability was decreased to $82.75%{\pm}1.00%$ by alendronate and then increased to $110.43%{\pm}1.35%$ after treatment with rhBMP-2 (P<0.05, respectively). OPG, RANKL, and M-CSF expression were all decreased by alendronate treatment. RANKL and M-CSF expression were increased, but OPG was not significantly affected by rhBMP-2. Conclusion: rhBMP2 does not affect OPG gene expression in hFOB, but it may increase RANKL and M-CSF gene expression.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.460-472
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• 2019

Purpose: Long noncoding RNA 00703 (LINC00703) was found originating from a region downstream of Kruppel-like factor 6 (KLF6) gene, having 2 binding sites for miR-181a. Since KLF6 has been reported as a target of miR-181a in gastric cancer (GC), this study aims to investigate whether LINC00703 regulates the miR-181a/KLF6 axis and plays a functional role in GC pathogenesis. Materials and Methods: GC tissues, cell lines, and nude mice were included in this study. RNA binding protein immunoprecipitation (RIP) and pull-down assays were used to evaluate interaction between LINC00703 and miR-181a. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and western blot were applied for analysis of gene expression at the transcriptional and protein levels. A nude xenograft mouse model was used to determine LINC00703 function in vivo. Results: We revealed that LINC00703 competitively interacts with miR-181a to regulate KLF6. Overexpression of LINC00703 inhibited cell proliferation, migration/invasion, but promoted apoptosis in vitro, and arrested tumor growth in vivo. LINC00703 expression was found to be decreased in GC tissues, which was positively correlated with KLF6, but negatively with the miR-181a levels. Conclusions: LINC00703 may have an anti-cancer function via modulation of the miR-181a/KLF6 axis. This study also provides a new potential diagnostic marker and therapeutic target for GC treatment.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제65권2호
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• pp.236-244
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• 2022

Objective : To evaluate the interactions among differentially expressed autophagy and mitophagy markers in subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) patients with delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI). Methods : The expression data of autophagy and mitophagy-related makers in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cells was analyzed by real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting. The markers included death-associated protein kinase (DAPK)-1, BCL2 interacting protein 3 like (BNIP3L), Bcl-1 antagonist X, phosphatase and tensin homolog-induced kinase (PINK), Unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase 1, nuclear dot protein 52, and p62. In silico functional analyses including gene ontology enrichment and the protein-protein interaction network were performed. Results : A total of 56 SAH patients were included and 22 (38.6%) of them experienced DCI. The DCI patients had significantly increased mRNA levels of DAPK1, BNIP3L, and PINK1, and increased expression of BECN1 compared to the non-DCI patients. The most enriched biological process was the positive regulation of autophagy, followed by the response to mitochondrial depolarization. The molecular functions ubiquitin-like protein ligase binding and ubiquitin-protein ligase binding were enriched. In the cluster of cellular components, Lewy bodies and the phagophore assembly site were enriched. BECN1 was the most connected gene among the differentially expressed markers related to autophagy and mitophagy in the development of DCI. Conclusion : Our study may provide novel insight into mitochondrial dysfunction in DCI pathogenesis.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.508-518
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• 2019

Objective: This research aimed to determine biological pathways and protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks for 305-d milk yield (MY), 305-d fat yield (FY), and age at first calving (AFC) in the Thai multibreed dairy population. Methods: Genotypic information contained 75,776 imputed and actual single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) from 2,661 animals. Single-step genomic best linear unbiased predictions were utilized to estimate SNP genetic variances for MY, FY, and AFC. Fixed effects included herd-year-season, breed regression and heterosis regression effects. Random effects were animal additive genetic and residual. Individual SNP explaining at least 0.001% of the genetic variance for each trait were used to identify nearby genes in the National Center for Biotechnology Information database. Pathway enrichment analysis was performed. The PPI of genes were identified and visualized of the PPI network. Results: Identified genes were involved in 16 enriched pathways related to MY, FY, and AFC. Most genes had two or more connections with other genes in the PPI network. Genes associated with MY, FY, and AFC based on the biological pathways and PPI were primarily involved in cellular processes. The percent of the genetic variance explained by genes in enriched pathways (303) was 2.63% for MY, 2.59% for FY, and 2.49% for AFC. Genes in the PPI network (265) explained 2.28% of the genetic variance for MY, 2.26% for FY, and 2.12% for AFC. Conclusion: These sets of SNP associated with genes in the set enriched pathways and the PPI network could be used as genomic selection targets in the Thai multibreed dairy population. This study should be continued both in this and other populations subject to a variety of environmental conditions because predicted SNP values will likely differ across populations subject to different environmental conditions and changes over time.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.254-282
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• 1977

벼의 생육(生育) 및 수량(收量)에 관(關)한 주요양적형질(主要量的形質)의 유전(遺傳)에 관(關)한 정보(情報)를 얻고져 1974년(年) 농백(農白), 통일(統一), 팔굉(八紘), 만경(萬頃), 금남풍(金南風)을 교배친(交配親)으로 전조합(全組合) 이면교배(二面交配)를 실시(實施)하여 $F_1$종자(種子)를 얻었으며 1975년(年) 이들 $F_1$ 및 교배친(交配親) 품종(品種)을 재배(栽培)하여 여러 형질(形質)을 조사(調査)하고 그 결과(結果)를 Griffing 및 Hayman의 방법(方法)에 따라 유전분석(遺傳分析)을 하였던 바 그 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. 1. 통일(統一)을 교배친(交配親)으로 한 조합(組合)에서는 출수기(出穗期)가 늦어지는 쪽이 우성(優性)이었고 출수기(出穗期)가 늦어지는 방향(方向)으로 각(各) 조합(組合)에서 모두 높은 Heterosis를 나타내었던 바 높은 우성효과(優性效果)와 비대립유전자간(非對立遺傳子間)의 교호작용(交互作用)도 인정(認定)되었는데 통일(統一)을 제외(除外)한 품종(品種)을 양친(兩親)으로 한 조합(組合)에서는 출수기(出穗期)가 빠른 쪽이 우성(優性)이었고 상가적효과(相加的效果)가 우성효과(優性效果)에 비(比)해 현저(顯著)히 큰 부분우성(部分優性)을 나타내었으며 비대립유전자간(非對立遺傳子間)의 교호작용(交互作用)도 인정(認定)되지 않았다. 2. 통일(統一)을 교배친(交配親)으로 한 조합(組合)에서는 장간(長稈)쪽으로 높은 Heterosis율(率)을 나타내었으며 간장(稈長)이 긴 것이 짧은 것에 비(比)해 우성(優性)이었고 상가적효과(相加的效果)에 비(比)해 우성효과(優性效果)가 매우 커서 초월우성(超越優性)을 나타내었으며 협의(狹意)의 유전력(遺傳力)은 아주 낮았다. 그리고 교배조합(交配組合)에 따라 모본효과(母本效果)와 정역효과(正逆效果)가 현저(顯著)하였다. 3. 이삭의 추출도(抽出度)는 모든 조합(組合)에서 양친(兩親)의 평균(平均)보다 약간 길었으며 추출도(抽出度)가 길어지는 방향(方向)으로 부분우성(部分優性)을 나타내고 있었다. 우성효과(優性效果)에 비(比)해 상가적작용(相加的作用)이 현저(顯著)히 컷고 광의(廣意) 및 협의(狹意)의 유전력(遺傳力)도 모두 높았다. 추출도(抽出度)에서도 간장(稈長)에서와 같이 모본효과(母本效果)와 정역효과(正逆效果)가 유의(有意)하였다. 4. 지엽각(止葉角)은 대체로 예각(銳角)의 방향(方向)이 우성(優性)이었으나 팔굉(八紘)에서만은 교배조합(交配組合)에 따라 예각(銳角)과 둔각(鈍角)의 두 가지 상반(相反)되는 방향(方向)으로 Heterosis를 보였다. 우성효과(優性效果)가 상가적효과(相加的效果)보다 약간 높았는데 지엽각(止葉角)의 유전(遺傳)에는 교배조합(交配組合)에 따라 비대립유전자간(非對立遺傳子間)의 교호작용(交互作用)도 상당히 크게 작용(作用)한 것으로 보여진다. 5. 지엽장(止葉長)과 지엽폭(止葉幅)에서는 모두 이들이 증가(增加)되는 방향(方向)이 우성(優性)이었으나 Heterosis의 정도(程度)는 교배조합(交配組合)에 따라 각각 다르게 나타났다. 지엽장(止葉長)의 유전(遺傳)에서는 상가적효과(相加的效果)에 비(比)해 아주 높은 우성효과(優性效果)를 보여 초월우성(超越優性)이 인정(認定)되었던 반면(反面) 지엽폭(止葉幅)에서는 우성효과(優性效果)는 적었고 상가적효과(相加的效果)가 매우 크게 나타나 부분우성(部分優性)을 보였으며 광의(廣意) 및 협의(狹意)의 유전력(遺傳力)이 모두 높았다. 그리고 지엽장(止葉長), 지엽폭(止葉幅) 및 지엽각(止葉角)에서는 모두 모본효과(母本效果)나 정역효과(正逆效果)는 인정(認定)되지 않았다. 6. 통일(統一)을 한쪽친(親)으로 하는 조합(組合)의 수장(穗長)은 모두 양친(兩親)에 비(比)해 현저(顯著)히 길었으나 그 외의 조합(組合)에서는 $F_1$의 수장(穗長)이 양친(兩親)의 평균치(平均値)와 비슷하였고 수장(穗長)의 유전(遺傳)에는 상가적(相加的) 효과(效果)보다 우성효과(優性效果)가 크게 작용(作用)하였으며 수장(穗長)이 길어지는 방향(方向)이 우성(優性)이었고 협의(狹意)의 유전력(遺傳力)은 아주 낮았다. 7. 수수(穗數)가 많은 것이 적은 것에 대(對)해 우성(優性)이었으며 $F_1$의 Heterosis 정도(程度)는 교배조합(交配組合)에 따라 각각상이(各各相異)하였다. 수수(穗數)의 유전(遺傳)에는 우성효과(優性效果)가 상가적효과(相加的效果)보다 약간 크게 작용(作用)하고 있어 완전우성(完全優性)에 가까우며 모본효과(母本效果)와 정역효모(正逆效母)에 유의성(有意性)이 인정(認定)되었다. 8. 수당입수(穗當粒數)는 교배조합(交配組合)에 따라 각각(各各) 정부(正負)의 상반(相反)되는 방향(方向)으로 Heterosis가 나타났으며 Heterosis의 정도(程度)도 조합(組合)에 따라 상이(相異)하였다. 평균(平均) 우성방향(優性方向)은 수당입수(穗當粒數)가 증가(增加)되는 쪽이었으나 조합(組合)에 따라 우성(優性)의 방향(方向)은 수당입수(穗當粒數)가 증가(增加)되는 경우와 감소(減少)되는 경우를 동시(同時)에 인정(認定)할 수 있었다. 수당입수(穗當粒數)의 유전(遺傳)에는 우성효과(優性效果)가 아주 크게 나타났으며 비대립유전자(非對立遺傳子)의 교호작용(交互作用)도 인정(認定)되었다. 9. 등숙비율(登熟比率)은 조합(組合)에 따라 출수기(出穗期)의 지연(遲延)에 기인(基因)되는 등숙장해(登熟障害)와 기타 환경(環境)의 영향으로 그 유전양식(遺傳樣式)의 파악(把握)이 거의 불가능(不可能)하였으나 통일(統一)을 제외(除外)한 조합(組合)에서는 등숙비율(登熟比率)이 증가(增加)하는 방향(方向)의 우성효과(優性效果)가 인정(認定)되었다. 10. 천입중(千粒重)은 무거운 것이 가벼운 것에 대(對)해 우성(優性)이었고 우성(優性)의 정도(程度)는 상가적효과(相加的效果)가 우성효과(優性效果)에 비(比)해 현저(顯著)히 높아 부분우성(部分優性)을 나타내었다. 천입중(千粒重)은 광의(廣意) 및 협의(狹意)의 유전력(遺傳力)이 모두 높았으며 모본효과(母本效果)나 정역효과(正逆效果)는 인정(認定)되지 않았다. 11. 고중(藁重)은 통일(統一)을 한쪽 친(親)으로 하는 조합(組合)에서는 고중(藁重)이 무거워지는 방향(方向)으로 높은 Heterosis를 보였으나 그외(外)의 조합(組合)에서는 양친(兩親)의 평균(平均)보다 고중(藁重)이 감소(減少)되었고 조합(組合)에 따라 우성(優性)의 방향(方向)이 정부(正負)로 나타날 뿐 아니라 그 정도(程度)도 서로 다르며 비대립유전자간(非對立遺傳子間)의 교호작용(交互作用)도 현저(顯著)하였다.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제37권8호
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• pp.1345-1354
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• 2024

Objective: The objective of this study was to identify candidate genes that play important roles in skeletal muscle development in ducks. Methods: In this study, we investigated the transcriptional sequencing of embryonic pectoral muscles from two specialized lines: Liancheng white ducks (female) and Cherry valley ducks (male) hybrid Line A (LCA) and Line C (LCC) ducks. In addition, prediction of target genes for the differentially expressed mRNAs was conducted and the enriched gene ontology (GO) terms and Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes signaling pathways were further analyzed. Finally, a protein-to-protein interaction network was analyzed by using the target genes to gain insights into their potential functional association. Results: A total of 1,428 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) with 762 being up-regulated genes and 666 being down-regulated genes in pectoral muscle of LCA and LCC ducks identified by RNA-seq (p<0.05). Meanwhile, 23 GO terms in the down-regulated genes and 75 GO terms in up-regulated genes were significantly enriched (p<0.05). Furthermore, the top 5 most enriched pathways were ECM-receptor interaction, fatty acid degradation, pyruvate degradation, PPAR signaling pathway, and glycolysis/gluconeogenesis. Finally, the candidate genes including integrin b3 (Itgb3), pyruvate kinase M1/2 (Pkm), insulin-like growth factor 1 (Igf1), glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (Gpi), GABA type A receptor-associated protein-like 1 (Gabarapl1), and thyroid hormone receptor beta (Thrb) showed the most expression difference, and then were selected to verification by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). The result of qRT-PCR was consistent with that of transcriptome sequencing. Conclusion: This study provided information of molecular mechanisms underlying the developmental differences in skeletal muscles between specialized duck lines.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.461-469
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• 2016

Giardia lamblia is a protozoan that causes diarrheal diseases in humans. Cytoskeletal structures of Giardia trophozoites must be finely reorganized during cell division. To identify Giardia proteins which interact with microtubules (MTs), Giardia lysates were incubated with in vitro-polymerized MTs and then precipitated by ultracentifugation. A hypothetical protein (GL50803_8405) was identified in the precipitated fraction with polymerized MTs and was named GlMBP1 (G. lamblia microtubule-binding protein 1). Interaction of GlMBP1 with MTs was confirmed by MT binding assays using recombinant GlMBP1 (rGlMBP1). In vivo expression of GlMBP1 was shown by a real-time PCR and western blot analysis using anti-rGlMBP1 antibodies. Transgenic G. lamblia trophozoites were constructed by integrating a chimeric gene encoding hemagglutinin (HA)-tagged GlMBP1 into a Giardia chromosome. Immunofluorescence assays of this transgenic G. lamblia, using anti-HA antibodies, revealed that GlMBP1 mainly localized at the basal bodies, axonemes, and median bodies of G. lamblia trophozoites. This result indicates that GlMBP1 is a component of the G. lamblia cytoskeleton.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.112-117
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• 2010

Altered mRNA expression of two metallothionein isoforms (MT-IA and MT-IB) in response to acute heavy metal exposure was examined in mud loach, Misgurnus mizolepis, fry using a real-time RTPCR assay. Sublethal exposure (1 or 5 ${\mu}M$) to Cd, Cr, Fe, Mn, Ni, and Zn resulted in highly variable transcriptional responses of the two MT isoforms to the heavy metal ions, including upregulation, a steady state, and downregulation. Overall, the most potent inducer of both MT isoforms was Cd (up to 6-fold). Another exposure experiment using a series of doses of Cu revealed that the stimulation patterns of the two MT isoforms differed: MT-IA transcription was soon saturated at higher concentrations (about 2-fold at 1-4 ${\mu}M$ of Cu), whereas the activation of MT-IB was more dependent on the treatment dose (increased up to 5-fold at 3 ${\mu}M$). The isoform-specific allotment of constitutive and inducible functions was not as clear in fry as in adult tissues. Coordinated interaction between the MT-IA and MT-IB isoforms was hypothesized based on the finding that MT-IA represented a primary action under 'less stressful' or 'sublethal' conditions, whereas the activation of MT-IB became important under 'more stressful' or 'lethal' circumstances in this species.