• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.266-268
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• 2003

This paper makes an analysis of the ecological behaviours of 3 categories of quails, namely wild Japanese quails from the Weishan Lake Area, medium-sized domestic quails and pint-sized domestic quails. The study indicates as follows: (1) There is difference in morphological and biological habits between domestic quails and wild Japanese ones. (2) The cross-breeding between the wild and domestic quails is a cross from exclusion to affinity. (3) The behaviours of quails such as pursuit,paw and mating are selective. (4) The wild Japanese quails and domestic ones can succeed in mating and in reproducing fertilized eggs but with a low rate. (5) Evolutionary differentiation has been formed in varying degrees between the domestic quails and their wild ancestors in morphological and ecological characteristics.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.143-156
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• 2001

본 연구는 황소개구리의 정소내 생식세포분화 단계와 정자변태과정중의 정자의 형태적 특징을 알아보기 위하여 조사한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 황소개구리의 정자형성과정 중 생식세포는 제1정원세포, 제2정원세포, 제1정모세포, 제2정모세포 및 정자세포로 구성되어져 있으며, 이들 생식세포의 분화단계는 세포의 형태적 특정을 기초로 하여 총 8단계로 구분되어졌다. 제1정원세포를 제외한 정모세포발생 단계에서부터 이탈 전까지의 정자세포는 정낭내에 존재하고 있었다. 정자변태과정은 3단계로 구분되어졌다. 성숙기의 정자의 첨체는 낭상이고, 두부의 모양은 양끝이 가는 원통형이었으며, 꼬리는 단지 축사로만 구성되어져 있었다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 1998년도 총회 및 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.87-90
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• 1998

본 연구의 목적은 방향족 화합물의 생분해능이 우수한 토양 방선균을 분리하여 방선균에 의한 방향족 화합물의 생분해 기작 및 생분해 특성을 연구하는 것이다. 본 연구실에서는 phenol을 model compound로 실험한 결과, 일반 토양에서 분리한 많은 방선균들이 비록 농노의 차이를 보이기는 하지만 phenol의 생분해능을 갖고 있었다. 그러나 이들 대다수의 방선균들을 낮은 농도의 phenol에서만 일정 기간 성장을 하며, morphological differentiation 및 포자의 형성과 같은 일반적인 방선균의 성장 특성은 전혀 관찰되지 않았다. 이들 중 몇 종류의 분리된 방선균들 낮은 농도에서의 우수한 성장은 물론이고 상당히 높은 농도 (7mM)에서도 phenol을 유일한 탄소 및 에너지원으로 사용하여 성장하며 정상적인 morphological differentiation을 진행시킴이 관찰되었다. 특히 PD001로 명명된 phenol 분해능이 우수한 방선균에서는 일반적인 방선균 성장 온도 (3$0^{\circ}C$) 보다 높은 45$^{\circ}C$의 고온에서 더 빠른 성장을 보이는 고온성 방선균의 특징도 관찰되었다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.672-675
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• 2006

In order to determine the morphological variations of the Japanese swimming crab, Charybdis japonica, we conducted morphological analysis of five populations that are relatively abundant in Korea and Japan. Abdominal sternite for individuals of the Tean population showed significantly short when compared to those of other populations. Principal component analysis demonstrated that morphological differentiation was due to differences (A/Q, B/M, D/P, F/O, J/K), and effectively discriminated each others. The first two components accounted for 40.9% and 60.7% of the variation, respectively. The dendrogram showed three distinct groups, Tokyo population, Taean population, and the other populations.

• Mycobiology
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2005

Morphological characteristics of hyphal interaction between Grifola umbellata (Pers. Ex Fr.) Pilat and its companion fungus which related to sclerotia formation from hyphae were investigated by external observations, light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). External observations showed that a dense antagonism line was formed by both G. umbellata and companion fungus after their hyphae contacted each other in dual culture. Many hyphal strands emerged on the colony of G. umbellata and differentiated to sclerotia from where hyphal strands crossed. Light microscope observations revealed the process of antagonism line formation. Mature antagonism with structural differentiation, was composed of three main layers: the rind, the rind underlayer and the hypha layer. TEM observations showed that after colonies hyphal contact, a series of reactions always occurred in both G. umbellata and companion fungus. Cells in the center of antagonism line were dead. Cells of G. umbellata adjacent to the antagonism line were usually large and hollow, with unilateral thickened wall, whereas those of companion fungus were empty, with thin or thick wall. Both hyphal interaction at the antagonism line may be one of the main reasons for sclerotia of G. umbellata differentiation from hypha.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.299-309
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• 2013

Transforming growth factor (TGF) family is well known to induce the chondrogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC). However, the precise signal transduction pathways and underlying factors are not well known. Thus the present study aims to evaluate the possible role of C2 domain in the chondrogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells. To this end, 145 C2 domains in the adenovirus were individually transfected to hMSC, and morphological changes were examined. Among 145 C2 domains, C2 domain of protein kinase C eta ($PKC{\eta}$) was selected as a possible chondrogenic differentiation factor for hMSC. To confirm this possibility, we treated $TGF{\beta}3$, a well known chondrogenic differentiation factor of hMSC, and examined the increased-expression of glycosaminoglycan (GAG), collagen type II (COL II) as well as $PKC{\eta}$ using PT-PCR, immunocytochemistry and Western blot analysis. To further evaluation of C2 domain of $PKC{\eta}$, we examined morphological changes, expressions of GAG and COL II after transfection of $PKC{\eta}$-C2 domain in hMSC. Overexpression of $PKC{\eta}$-C2 domain induced morphological change and increased GAG and COL II expressions. The present results demonstrate that $PKC{\eta}$ involves in the TGF-${\beta}3$-induced chondrogenic differentiation of hMSC, and C2 domain of $PKC{\eta}$ has important role in this process.

• 한국미생물생명공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물생명공학회 2001년도 Proceedings of 2001 KSAM Annual Meeting
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• pp.1-4
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• 2001

• 한방비만학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.38-44
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• 2015

Objective: Skeletal muscle is a crucial tissue from the perspectives of mitochondrial dysfunction and insulin resistance, it is formed by myogenesis which is dynamic multistep process to be myotubes. The authors could found that root of Atractylodes macrocephala Koidzumi (Atractylodis Rhizoma Alba, ARA) enhanced glucose and lipid metabolism in C2C12 myotubes via mitochondrial regulation. However its action in myogenesis process is not known. The aim of this work was the study of ARA on proliferation, differentiation and hypertrophy in C2C12 cells. Methods: To study proliferation phase, cells were incubated in growth medium with or without ARA (0.2 or 1.0 mg/ml) for 24 hours. To examine differentiation, at 70% confluence, cells were transferred in differentiation medium both with/without ARA (0.2 or 1.0 mg/ml) for 96 hours. And after 72 hours of differentiation, cells were treated with or without ARA (0.2 or 1.0 mg/ml) for 24 hours, the genesis of hypertrophy in myotubes were analyzed. Results: In proliferation phase, ARA could make difference in morphologic examination. In differentiation phase, it also made morphologic difference furthermore ARA (1.0 mg/ml) increased mRNA expressions of Myogenic regulatory factors and muscle-specific proteins synthesis. In late differentiation, ARA induced hypertrophic morphological changes in neo-formed myotubes. Conclusions: ARA might control cell cycle promoting myogenesis and hypertrophy in C2C12 cells.

• 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.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.84-92
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• 1985

보리품종 강보리, 올보리 및 수원 18호를 공시하여 파종기를 달리하였을때의 생육시기별 주요생태 및 수량구성형질의 변이에 관한 일련의 시험을 수행한바 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 출아일수는 연차 및 파종기에 따라 7 $\pm$ 1 ~ 22 $\pm$ 7 일의 변이를 보였으며, 일평균 지중5cm의 온도와는 고도의 부의 상관관계가 있었다. 2. 유수는 파종기에 관계없이 영화분화후기(X기)를 기점으로 급신장하여 출수기를 전후하여 완료하였는데 신장정도는 연차나 품종간 차이보다는 파종기의 조만이 더 크게 영향하였다. 3. 절간은 소수분화후기~영화분화전기에 걸쳐 신장을 개시하여 기부절간에서 상부절간에 이르는 단계적인 신장양상을 보였고 상부절간일수록 신장량도 많았다. 4. 초장의 중장에 따른 유수 및 절간의 신장경과는 초장이 20cm전후에서 유수장은 0.69~0.74mm이고 하부의 제4,5절간이 신장을 시작하였으며, 40cm에서 유수장은 10.2~18.6mm였으며 이때 전체절간의 신장양상을 보였다. 5. 수량구성요소인 수수는 파종기, 품종 및 연차의 순으로 영향하는 정도가 큰데 비하여 일수입수와 천립중은 연차, 품종 및 파종기의 순으로 이들 요소의 제한요인이 상이하였다. 6. 수량은 연차나 품종간에는 유의차가 없었으나 파종기차이에서는 고도의 유의성이 인정되었다.