• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.6-11
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• 2003

Various forms of dialytic techniques are available for detoxification. Hemodialysis, hemoperfusion and hemofiltration (hemodialfiltration) are the main treatment modalities. Because these modalities are rather invasive and expensive, it must be decided in balance of the risk and benefit to the patient. The prime consideration in the decision is based on the clinical features of poisoning; hemodialysis or hemoperfusion should be considered in general if the patient's condition progressively deteriorates despite intensive supportive therapy. The hemodialysis technique relies on passage of the toxic agent through a semipermeable membrane so that it can equilibrate with the dialysate and subsequently removed. It needs a blood pump to pass blood next to a dialysis membrane, which allows agents permeable to the membrane to pass through and reach equilibrium. Solute (or drug) removal by dialysis has numerous determinants such as solute size, its lipid solubility, the degree to which it is protein bound, its volume of distribution etc. The technique of hemoperfusion is similar to hemodialysis except there is no dialysis membrane or dialysate involved in the procedure. The patient's blood is pumped through a perfusion cartridge, where it is in direct contact with adsorptive material (usually activated charcoal) that has a coating material such as cellulose. This method can be used successfully with lipid-soluble compounds and with higher-molecular-weight compounds than for hemodialysis. Protein binding does not significantly interfere with removal by hemoperfusion. In conclusion, hemodialysis, hemoperfusion and hemofiltration can be used effectively as adjuncts to the management of severely intoxicated patients.

• BMB Reports
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.177-183
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• 1995

The activity of aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) in the cerebrum, cerebellum, striatum, and medulla oblongata was examined and mitochondrial matrix ALDH was purified prior to immunohistochemical study on the localization of ALDH isozymes in pig brain. Relatively high enzyme activity was found in the striatum and medulla oblongata when using indole-3-acetaldehyde as substrate, and in the striatum when using 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde (DOPAL). The main part of mitochondrial ALDH activities with both acetaldehyde and DOPAL existed in the matrix fraction. The ratio of activity of the matrix to the membrane fraction in the cerebrum was higher than in the cerebellum, suggesting that the distribution pattern of ALDH isozymes was different according to the brain regions. The 276-fold purified mitochondrial matrix ALDH from pig brain was identified to be homologous tetramers with 53 KD subunits. The enzyme showed maximal activity at pH 9.0 and was stable in the temperature range from $25^{\circ}C$ to $37^{\circ}C$. The mitochondrial matrix ALDH activity was considerably inhibited by acetaldehyde in vitro. The $K_m$ values of the enzyme for acetaldehyde and propionaldehyde were 5.8 mM and 4.9 mM, respectively, whereas $K_m$ values for indole-3-acetaldehyde and DOPAL were 44 ${\mu}M$ and 1.6 ${\mu}M$, respectively. The $V_{max}/K_{m}$ ratio was the highest with DOPAL as compared with other substrates. These results suggested that mitochondrial matrix ALDH in the present work might be a low Km isozyme involved in biogenic aldehyde oxidation in pig brain.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.647-653
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• 2007

레디믹스트콘크리트 공장에서 동절기에 고분자 화학 혼화제, 특히 조기강도 확보를 위해 개발된 액상형 조강제를 사용할 경우, 해당 혼화제의 저장 안정성을 검토할 필요가 있다. 본 연구에서는 액상형 조강제의 동결 및 겔화 특성을 검토하고, 이를 방지할 수 있는 재료적, 설비적 해결 방안을 제시하여, 실무 적용시의 품질관리 방안으로 제시하고자 하였다. 검토 결과, 액상형 조강제의 동결온도는 $-11.8^{\circ}C$ 정도로 확인되어 콘크리트의 강도 발현 온도한계보다 낮은 온도 범위로서 안정적인 것을 확인하였으며, $SiO_2$와 $Na_2O$의 mol비를 0.31 수준으로 디자인한 sodium silicate를 $37{\pm}0.5%$ 포함시켜 제조함에 따라 저온에서의 겔화를 최소화하는 한편, 이의 저장 및 공급을 위해 고안된 설비 시설은 공급탱크의 온도를 $40^{\circ}C$ 정도로 설정하여 설비 전단계의 온도 분포가 실무 활용상 문제가 없음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.185-195
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• 2020

Background: The flathead grey mullet Mugil cephalus has the widest distribution among mugilid species. Recent studies based on mitochondrial DNA sequences showed that the species comprises at least 14 different groups, three of which occur in the northwest Pacific. We analyzed the otolith microchemistry of M. cephalus at several locations in Korea to improve understanding of migration pattern and population origin. Results: We collected 123 sagittal otoliths from seven locations and determined their concentrations of eight elements (⁷Li, ²⁴Mg, ⁵⁵Mn, ⁵⁷Fe, ⁶⁰Ni, ⁶³Cu, ⁸⁸Sr, and ¹³⁸Ba) using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Mean otolith elemental ratios differed significantly among the locations. The Sr:Ca, Fe:Ca, and Ba:Ca ratios were significantly higher than others, and useful chemical signatures for investigating the habitat use of M. cephalus populations. We identified five diverse and complicated migration patterns using the otolith data that we collected: estuarine resident (type I), freshwater migrant (type II), estuarine migrant (type III), seawater resident (type IV), and seawater migrant (type V). A canonical discriminant analysis plot revealed separation of two groups (type II in the Yellow Sea vs. other types in remaining locations). Two locations on Jeju Island, despite their close proximity, had fish with quite different migration patterns, corroborating previous molecular studies that distinguished two groups of fishes. Conclusion: We successfully showed that the migration patterns of the Korean mullet varied by location. Only fish from the western sector of Jeju had a unique migration pattern, which is likely confined population in this area. Among the eight otolith elements measured, the Sr:Ca ratio was found to be the best indicator of migration pattern and population origin.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.73-84
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• 2006

Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) are characterized by being relatively heavier and denser than that of ambient air due to the various reasons such as higher molecular weight, low temperature and other complicated chemical transformations (Witlox, 1994). In an effort to investigate transport and diffusion from instantaneous emission of heavy gas, Lagrangian Particle Dispersion Model (LPDM) coupled with the RAMS output was employed. Both deposition process and buoyancy term were added on the atmospheric diffusion equations of LPDM, and the locations and concentrations of dense gas particle released from instantaneous single point source (emitting initially for 10 minutes only) were analyzed. The result overall shows that adding deposition process and buoyancy terms on the diffusion equation of LPDM has very small but detectable effect on the vertical and horizontal distribution of Lagrangian particles that especially transported for a fairly long traveling time. Also the slumping of dense gas can be found to be ignored horizontally compared to the advection by the horizontal wind suggesting that it was essential to couple the Lagrangian particle dispersion model coupled with the RAMS model in order to explain the dispersion of HAPs more accurately. However, during the initial time of instantaneous emission, buoyancy term play an important role on the vertical locations of dense particles for near surface atmosphere and around source area, indicating the importance of densities of HAPs in the beginning stage or short duration for the risk assessment of HAPs or management of heavy vapors during the explosive accidents.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.171-179
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• 2000

대부분 척추동물에서 골격근 내 filament들의 길이 조절은 근 수축 기작의 구조를 이해하는데 중요한 단서가 된다. Nebulin은 thin filament의 전체에 걸쳐있는 거대한 단백질로 골격근에만 특이적으로 존재하는 것으로 알려져 왔다. 본 연구에서는 닭의 근육과 비근육 조직에서 nebulin isoform단백질들을 확인하기 위하여 전기영동과 immunoblot의 방법을 이용하였다. 각 조직의 단백질들은 soluble과 insoluble fraction으로 분리 준비하였다. 실험결과, 닭의 근육과 비근육 조직들에서 조직 특이성을 나타내는 다양한 nebulin isoform 단백질들이 확인되었다. Nebulin은 성계의 골격근에서 500 kDa 정도의 크기로 나타났고, nebulett은 계배와 성계의 심장근에서 107 kDa 정도로 발현되었다. 그리고 계배의 비근육 조직인 뇌에서 380 kDa 정도의 거대 단백질이 확인되었다. 이 단백질은 뇌 조직의 soluble fraction에서 인지되었다. Nebulin isoform 단백질들이 서로 다른 조직에서 발현되는 양상을 보아 서로 다른 독자적인 기능을 가질 것으로 추정된다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제44권9호
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• pp.566-571
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• 2011

Although the phospholipase C (PLC)${\beta}$-1 isoform is associated with spontaneous seizure and distinctively expressed in the telencephalon, the distribution of PLC${\beta}$-1 expression in the epileptic gerbil hippocampus remains controversial. Therefore, we determined whether PLC${\beta}$-1 is associated with spontaneous seizure in an animal model of genetic epilepsy. In the present study, PLC${\beta}$-1 immunoreactivity was down-regulated in seizure-sensitive (SS) gerbils more than in seizure-resistant (SR) gerbils. The expression of PLC${\beta}$-1 within calretinin (CR)-positive neurons was rarely detected within the dentate hilar region of SS gerbils. PLC${\beta}$-1 immunoreactivity in the hippocampus was significantly elevated as compared to that in pre-seizure SS gerbil 3 h post-ictal. These findings suggest that alterations in PLC${\beta}$-1 immunoreactivity in the SS gerbil hippocampus may be closely related to the epileptic state of the gerbil brain and transiently elevated PLC${\beta}$-1 protein levels following seizure episodes. Such alterations may be compensatory responses in the SS gerbil hippocampus.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.49-57
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• 1992

본 연구(研究)는 노화(老化)에 의한 아스팔트시멘트의 물리적 성질변화를 크로마토그램에 근거(根據)하여 유성학적(流性學的)으로 고찰(考察)하였다. 3종류의 AC-20 아스팔트시멘트와 그것을 인공노화(人工老化)시킨 것 그리고 도로(道路)포장의 코어로부터 추출(抽出)해낸 자연노화(自然老化)된 아스팔트에 대하여 3가지 물리적 성질과, 고압(高壓) 겔 투과(透過) 크로마토그래프(HP-GPC)를 이용한 크로마토그램(분자입도분포(分子粒度分布))을 측정(測定)하였다. 이 물리적 성질과 HP-GPC 결과를 분석(分析)하여 노화전후(老化前後)의 크로마토그램과 물리적 성질의 상관관계(相關關係)를 고찰(考察)하였다. 물리적 성질로는 점도(粘度), 동점도(動粘度), 퇴입도(退入度)를 구하였으며, HP-GPC 시험에서는 THF가 순환용액으로 사용되고 RI 검출기가 사용되었다. 크로마토그램을 같은 시간간격(時間間隔)의 10구간으로 분할(分割)하여, 각 구간의 분할면적비(分割面積比)와 물리적 성질이 통계분석(統計分析)에 사용되었다. 이 연구결과(研究結果) 아스팔트시멘트의 물리적 성질은 크로마토그램 특성과 매우 밀접한 관계가 있음을 알 수 있었다. 또한 아스팔트의 노화는 유성학적으로 분자입도의 구성비가 변환되는 과정임을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국버섯학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.174-178
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• 2016

SSR은 병렬적으로 반복되는 작은 DNA서열을 말하며, 다양한 마커 기반 연구에 활용되고 있다. 국내의 주요 느타리품종인 '흑타리'와 '미소'의 유전체를 Pacbio를 이용하여 해독하였고 이 서열 정보에서 생물정보학을 이용하여 SSR을 분리하여 특성구명을 하였다. '흑타리'와 '미소' 유래 단핵균사의 유전체의 크기는 각각 40.8 Mbp와 40.3 Mbp로 밝혀졌고, 이는 사철느타리의 단핵균사 PC9과 PC15보다 컸으나, 큰느타리보다는 작았다. 총 949개와 968개의 SSR이 '흑타리'와 '미소'의 유전체 분석을 통하여 각각 검출되었다. 5개의 느타리류 유전체의 SSR 분포와 특징을 비교분석한 결과 흑타리와 미소의 SSR 갯수가 가장 많았으며, 이들의 반복서열의 분포는 다른 느타리류와 비슷한 경향을 보였다. 3-mers, 6-mers와 8-mers가 가장 발견빈도가 높은 패턴이었다.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.374-380
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• 2000

제주-대한해협중 소흑산도에서 부산앞 대마도부근 까지의 제주도 이북의 대륙붕 해역 (33$^{\circ}$30'${\sim}$34$^{\circ}$N 125$^{\circ}$${\sim}$128$^{\circ}$E) 용존탄화수소의 분포와 성인을 조사하였다. 표층 해수중 용존탄화수소 총함량의 시 ${\cdot}$ 공간적 변이는 10배 이상이 대체로 연안에서 높고 외해에서 낮으며, 총함량은 가을에 봄보다 높다. 탄화수소의 성인을 n-alkanes과 pristane함량을 기준으로 보면 해수중 용존 탄화수소는 1998년 4월의 경우, 황해남부(125$^{\circ}$E) 해역에서는 식물플랑크톤기원 및 석유기원 탄화수소가 우세하고, 남해에서는 육상기원과 석유기원이 우세하다. 그리고 1998년 9월에는 남해에 식물플랑크톤과 석유기원이 우세하게 나타났다.