• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.169-173
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• 2019

Purpose: To determine whether the morphological features of the palatal rugae are associated with sex and age in children and adolescents. Methods: A total of 300 diagnostic models of the palatal rugae of children and adolescents were collected. The models were classified into male and female and<13- and ≥13-year-old groups. The palatal rugae pattern, and the number and length of palatal rugae plicae, were analyzed. Results: The number of palatal rugae plicae was higher in females than in males, however, the difference was negligible. In the group aged 13 years or more, the number was higher in the male group on the left side. There was no association between the number of palatal rugae plicae and age group. The type I pattern was the most common in both males and females. The length of palatal rugae plicae was greater in males than in females. There was no association between the length of palatal rugae plicae and age group. Conclusions: The number and length of palatal rugae were associated with sex, but the morphological features of the palatal rugae could not distinguish between children and adolescents. These findings suggest that the palatal rugae have limited value for identification of individuals.

• BMB Reports
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.759-765
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• 2006

In this study, we investigate Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) expressions in adriamycin (ADR)-induced cadiomyopathy in rats. Sixty male Wistar rats were randomly divided into two main groups: control and ADR groups. Myocardial histopathological observation was performed; Expressions of 3 isoforms of NOS genes were examined by RT-PCR analysis; Expressions of 3 isoforms of NOS protein was assessed by Western blot analysis. Myocardium exhibited intensive morphological changes after 8 weeks of ADR treatment. The expression levels of inducible NOS (iNOS) gene and protein were significantly increased in ADR-treated rats after 8 weeks of treatment and then slightly increased at weeks 9 and 10. No significantly difference of neuronal NOS (nNOS) or endothelial NOS (eNOS) gene and protein were observed in the myocardium obtained from the control rats and ADR-injected rats at any time point. iNOS gene expression is selectively induced by ADR in heart. The upregulation of iNOS gene and protein may be somehow correlated with morphological changes seen in heart of rat treated with ADR.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.7-13
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• 2005

The taxonomy of Acanthamoeba spp., an amphizoic amoeba which causes granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and chronic amoebic keratitis, has been revised many times. The taxonomic validity of some species has yet to be assessed. In this paper, we analyzed the morphological characteristics, nuclear 18s rDNA and mitochondrial 16s rDNA sequences and the Mt DNA RFLP of the type strains of four Acanthamoeba species, which had been previously designated as A. divionensis, A. parasidionensis, A. mauritaniensis, and A. rhysodes. The four isolates revealed characteristic group II morphology. They exhibited 18S rDNA sequence differences of $0.2-1.1\%$ with each other, but more than $2\%$ difference from the other compared reference strains. Four isolates formed a different clade from that of A. castellanii Castellani and the other strains in morphological group lion the phylogenetic tree. In light of these results, A. paradivionensis, A. divionensis, and A. mauritaniensis should be regarded as synonyms for A. rhysodes.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.99-109
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• 1982

Morphological changes of the oviductal epithelium of the rat treated with hormones ($17{\beta}$-estradiol ${\mu}g$/day and progesterone 2.5mg/day) for ten days were observed transmission and scanning electron microscopically. The results obtained were as follows: 1. The cilia formation of ciliary cell(CC) was more accelerated by the treatment of estradiol than progesterone, but the balance of estrogen and progesterone was required for the maintenance of CC. The effect of hormone was different between the segments for the maintenance of CC. 2. The short secretory cell(SSC) was severely inhibited in the formation of secretory granules with single hormonal treatment but the activity of secretion was more inhibited by progesterone than by estradiol. 3. The long secretory cell(LSC) had not a great difference between estradiol and progesterone treatments as compared with the normal sexual cycle, but the formation of secretory granules was somewhat accelerated by progesterone treatment. 4. The formation of secretory granules of junctional cell (JC) was severely accelerated by estradiol treatment as compared with the normal sexual cycle. The formation of secretory granules during progesterone treatment, on the other hand, was inhibited completely, but the numbers of pinocytotic vesicles appeared at the cytoplasmic apical portion. 5. Three types of secretory cells, SSC, LSC and JC, on the rat oviductal epithelium could be suggested to have different cell tapes respectively from the morphological changes by hormone treatment.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.127-136
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• 2012

Global climate change and urban heat island have been the main factors which changed leaf burst timing and leaf growth performance in urban forests. Therefore, the ecosystem in urban forests were modified and the types and composition of wildlives, living in the urban forests, were desperately changed due to the urban heat island. This study was done to identify phenological phenomena appeared in urban forests due to the urban climate change by comparing the morphological changes of leaves due to the change of temperature in Spring. The study focused on nine urban forests distributed in Daegu city, where weekly temperature and the morphological changes of the plants were mainly observed. Urban forests had different temperature depending on where each was located in the urban area. The difference of temperature in forests in and outside the urban area was verified by SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences), which divided the urban forests into about three groups; the one located outside the city, another group located in the middle of the city, and the other located close to the outside forests. The forests located in the middle of the city were showing the earlier leaf burst timing and leaf growth performance, while forests, distributed outside the city, were showing relatively late leaf burst timing and leaf performance.

• 한국패류학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.24-34
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• 1987

The melaniid snails belonging to genus Semisulcospira were collected in the Kangwha and Yonchon areas of Korea in 1986 through 1987 in order to carry out a cytotaxonomic study, The snails were first narcotized with menthol and fixed with 70% ethyl alcohol for morphological identification. The gonads of adult snails were used for chromosome analyses by the technique of Imai et al. (1977) with minor modification. Slide preparations were observed under high power fields using a Leitz light miscroscope. The results obtained in the present stuedy are summarized as follows: 1)The sanils collected from Kangwha and Yonchon areas were identified as Semisulcospira forticosta(Martens, 1886)and S. gottschei (Martens, 1886) respectively.2)No specific differences were obwerved in details of the chromosome cycle between S. forticosta and S. gottschei.3) Diploid chromosome numbers observed at mitotic metaphase were 36. There was no difference in chromosome numbers between S. forticosta and S. gottschei.4) There were morphological differences in the karyotypes of the two species. The spermatogonial metaphase karyotype of S. forticosta consists of six pairs of metacentric, eleven pairs of submetacentric, and one pair of acrocentric chromosomes. The spermatogonial metaphase karyotype of S. gottschei consists of five pairs of metacentric, tselve pairs of submetacentric, and one pair of acrocentric chromosomes. Summarizing the aboxe results, the two species of Semisulcospira employed in this study have same chromosome numbers(2n=36)with different karyotypes.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.25-32
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• 1996

Hough변환을 이용하여 정자의 행태학적 특성을 분석하는 새로운 방법을 개발하였다. 이 방법은 정자의 머리부분이 주위의 배경과 밝기의 차이를 갖는다는 특성과 함께 그 형태가 타원에 근접한다는 특성에 근거하고 있다. 정자의 머리부분은 타원을 나타내는 5개의 파라메터로 표현되고, 최적의 파라메터 값이 반복적인 Hough 변환에 의하여 검출된다. 일차적으로 정자가 있는 영역을 선택한다. Hough변환을 이용한 계산을 가능하게 하기 위하여 Hough변환된 공간의 크기를 최소한으로 줄이고, 검출된 오차가 최소화되는 방향으로 검사영역을 이동 시켜가며 최적의 파라메터들을 도출한다. 형태학적 특성을 나타내는 지표들은 정자의 형태를 나타내는 타원의 다섯개 파라메터들로부터 계산된다.

• 한국주조공학회지
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.403-411
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• 1992

The growth characteristics of bainite at early stage in the fast quenched spheroidal graphite cast irons containing 0.06%Mn and 0.45%Mn during austempering process, was investigated with optical and scanning electron microscope. The following results regarding the effects of Mn and isothermal heat treatment on the morphological variation of bainitic ferrite were obtained. The morphology of bainite varies from acicular below 350$^{\circ}C$ to feather shape above 350$^{\circ}C$. The period of isothermal treatment also affects the shape of bainite at the fixed temperature. At 350$^{\circ}C$, bainite is bamboo leaf-like up to 200 secs of isothermal holding time and with further increasing time up to 300 secs, changes to a mixed structure consisting of both feather and bamboo leaf and, finally becomes all feather shape at 900 secs. The morphology of bainitic ferrite formed at early stage of 300$^{\circ}C$ isothermal treatment is similar to that of bainitic ferrite formed at 250$^{\circ}C$ or 350$^{\circ}C$ with unbranched, linear ferrite. However, bainitic ferrite divides into branches with increasing isothermal treatment, which occurs more fast at 400$^{\circ}C$ than at 350$^{\circ}C$. The difference in adding amount of Mn influences the morphology of bainitic ferrite in upper bainite. The bainitic ferrite with 0.45%Mn is observed to be more stable than that with 0.06%Mn, remaining unbranched for a longer period at the same temperature.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.22-33
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• 1989

납자루 아과 어류에 속하는 칼납자루 Acheilognathus limbata와 묵납자루 A. signifer는 형태적으로 아주 유사하여 종의 분류에 있어서 혼돈되어 왔으나, 본 조사에서는 이 2종의 여러 집단에 대하여 조사한 결과 그들의 형태적 특징가 발생과정 및 분포상에 있어서 현저히 다른 새로운 사실을 발견하였다. 두 종간에는 여러가지 계수 계측형질은 중복되는 면도 있었으나 다변량 분석에 의해 5개 집단의 15개 형질을 분석한 결과 2종간에 현저하게 구별되었고, 이들의 수컷 등지느러미와 뒷지느러미 기조상의 반문 형태와 체장에 대한 암컷의 산란과 길이의 비, 난의 형태 및 부화기간도 역시 2종간에 잘 구별되었으며, 이 2종의 인공교잡 결과는 발생중 중지하여 부화하지 못한 점 등은 분류학적으로 주목되었다. A. limbata는 금강, 섬진강 및 낙동강 수계, 그리고 A. signifer는 한강과 임진강 수계에 서로 분리되어 분포되고 있었다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.199-202
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• 1998

피라미 (Zacco platypus)의 장으로부터 흡충류에 속하는 Neoplagioporus zacconis (Yamaguti, 1934) 1종을 한국에서는 처음으로 발견하여 기재하였다. 본 연구에서 발견된 충체는 난소의 형태를 제외한 다른 형태학적 특징들은 기존에 기재되어 있는 특징들과 잘 일치하였다. 난소 형태의 차이는 지리학적 표현형의 변이로 여겨졌다. Neoplagioporus속에 대한 속명을 신편평흡충속으로 제안한다.