• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제55권3호
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• pp.313-317
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• 2017

Paragonimiasis is a parasitic disease caused by Paragnonimus species. The primary site of infection is the lung, and extrapulmonary involvement is also reported. When infected with Paragonimus westermani, which is the dominant species in Korea, the central nervous system is frequently involved along with the liver, intestine, peritoneal cavity, retroperitoneum, and abdominal wall. Ectopic paragonimiasis raises diagnostic challenge since it is uncommon and may be confused with malignancy or other inflammatory diseases. Here, we report an ectopic paragonimiasis case initially presented with recurrent abdominal pain. The patient developed abdominal pain 3 times for the previous 3 years and the computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen revealed fluid collection with wall enhancement. Recurrent diverticulitis was initially suspected and part of the ascending colon was resected. However, the specimen showed intact colon wall without evidence of diverticulitis and multiple parasite eggs and granulomas were found instead. The size of about $70{\mu}m$, the presence of an operculum and relatively thick egg shell suggested eggs of Paragonimus species. With appropriate exposure history and a positive antibody test, the definitive diagnosis was made as peritoneal paragonimiasis.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.65-79
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• 2016

We observed the osteological development of larval and juvenile red spotted grouper (Epinephelus akaara) in order to generate data for the assessment of skeletal deformities and to inform phylogenetic systematics research. Larvae and juveniles were obtained from a aquafarm in Muan-gun, Jeolla-namdo Province, Korea. The average water temperature at the time of breeding was $23.0^{\circ}C$ and average water salinity was 33.0 psu. Freshly hatched fish larvae had not undergone any ossification, but ossification of the parasphenoid bone, which forms the base of the cranium, occurred as the juveniles reached an average body length (BL) of 2.49 mm. At the same time, ossification of the preopercle and opercle occurred in the operculum, and ossification of the maxilla, which forms the upper jaw, and the dentary bones, which form the lower jaw, began. In addition, ossification of the vertebra occurred by formation of 7 vertebral centra and the neural spine in the abdominal vertebra. When the juveniles reached an average (BL) of 5.22 mm, ossification of the nasal, lateral ethmoid, and alisphenoid bones occurred in the cranium; ossification of the endopterygoid and metapterygoid bones began in the palatine region; and ossification of the hypohyal and interhyal bones occurred in the hyoid arch. At an average (BL) of 20.9 mm, ossification of the basisphenoid bone in the cranium and the suborbital bone in the orbital region occurred. Ossification of the vertebra then occurred by the formation of long pairs of ribs from the third to the ninth abdominal vertebrae, completing osteological development.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.120-127
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• 2007

한국산 미끈망둑(Luciogobius guttatus)의 피부구조가 머리, 위턱, 아래턱, 뺨, 등, 체측, 배, 아가미뚜껑 등 모두 8개 부분에서 비교 조사되었다. 이들 모두 표피는 맨바깥층, 중간층, 기저층으로 구성되었다. 맨바깥층은 1~4층의 편평세포와 점액세포로 구성되었으며, 중간층은 1~10층의 대형 표피세포를 가지며 이러한 표피세포는 마치 거미줄 같은 형태를 보여주고 있다. 이러한 대형표피세포의 존재는 두꺼운 표피를 갖도록 하며, tonofiilament와 desmosome을 가진다. 한편 기저층은 한 층의 입방상피로 구성되어 있으며, 많은 모세혈관들이 기저층 바로 아래부분에 존재한다. 진피에는 비늘이 존재하지 않으며 거의 대부분 모세혈관을 가지는 치밀층으로 구성되어 있다.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.232-238
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• 2011

Objectives Optimized voxel based morphometry (VBM) has been increasingly applied to investigate differences in the brain morphology between a group of patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and control subjects. Optimized VBM permits comparison of gray matter (GM) volume at voxel-level from the entire brain. The purpose of this study was to assess the regional GM volume change measured by optimized VBM in MCI subjects compared to controls. Methods Twenty patients with MCI and 20 control subjects with normal cognition were recruited for this study. We applied the optimized VBM protocol to the image data including study-specific template and the modulation of the data with the Jacobian determinants. GM volume differences between the MCI subjects and the control subjects and their correlations with the neuropsychological performances were investigated. Results Optimized VBM analysis revealed GM volume reduction in hippocampus, precentral gyrus, insula and parietal operculum in the MCI group compared to the control group (family wise error corrected p < 0.05). Korean version of the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's disease (CERAD-K) word list recall scores were significantly correlated with the GM volumes of hippocampus, precuneus and posterior cingulate in the MCI group (FWE corrected p < 0.05). Conclusions The results confirm previous findings of atrophic changes in medial temporal lobe and parietal lobe in the MCI group and suggest that these abnormalities may be related with cognitive decline and prognosis in patients with MCI.

• Journal of Species Research
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.4-34
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• 2012

Parastenocaris koreana sp. nov. is described based on examination of numerous adult specimens of both sexes from several localities in Korea. Scanning electron micrographs are used to examine intra- and interpopulation variability of micro-characters, in addition to light microscopy. The new species is most closely related to the Japanese P. biwae Miura, 1969, which we redescribe based on newly collected material from the Lake Biwa drainage area. The two species differ in size, relative length of the caudal rami, shape of the anal operculum, shape of the genital double somite, relative length of the inner distal process on the female fifth leg, as well as relative length of the apical setae on the second, third, and fourth legs exopods in both sexes. Detailed examinations of three disjunct populations of P. koreana reveal also some geographical variation, especially in the surface ornamentation of somites, which may indicate some population structuring or even cryptic speciation. Lack of intraspecific variability in the number and position of sensilla on somites, as well as their potential phylogenetic significance, is a novel discovery. Both species examined here belong to the brevipes group, which we redefine to include 20 species from India (including Sri Lanka), Australia, East Asia, Northern Europe, and North America. A key to species of this group is also provided. In order to test the monophyly of the redefined brevipes group with highly disjunct distribution, as well as relationship between different species, a cladistics analysis is performed based on 39 morphological characters and with help of three outgroup taxa. Six equally parsimonious cladograms are generated, all of which show that the ingroup is well defined by at least three synapomorphies. Reconstructed phylogeny questions the previously suggested hypothesis about the origin of this group in South East Asia, with one Australian species showing the most basal position. We speculate that the present distribution of this group may be a combination of ancient vicariance and subsequent dispersal, with a possible origin in the Gondwanaland, in the rift valley between Australia and India.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.564-568
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• 2004

치아의 맹출지연을 일으키는 여러 원인 중 치아종은 법랑질, 상아질, 치수와 같은 치아를 구성하는 조직을 갖춘 harmartoma로 complex odontoma(복잡 치아종)와 compound odontoma(복합 치아종)로 구분된다. 치아종의 원인에는 외상, 감염, 치아발육상의 장애, 유전적 요인 등을 들 수 있으며, 호발 부위는 상악 전치부와 하악 구치부이다. 이 중 compond odontoma는 악골의 전방부에, complex odontma는 악골의 후방부에 잘 발생하는 경향이 있는데 대부분 악골내에서 발생하지만 드물게 점막을 뚫고 치조골의 상방으로 석회화 된 종괴가 맹출한 형태의 치아종을 erupted odontoma라 한다. erupted odontoma는 매우 드문 질환으로 일반적으로 맹출지연을 일으키지는 않는다. 본 증례는 맹출이 지연된 하악 제 1대구치 치관 상방에 나타난 erupted complex odontoma를 제거 후 치아를 맹출 시키는데 양호한 결과를 얻었기에 보고하는 바이다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제57권3호
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• pp.299-302
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• 2019

A clonorchiasis case in a captive leopard cat, Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus, was confirmed by ultrasonographic findings and egg morphologies found in the bile juice sample in the Korea. The leopard cat was introduced from the wild habitat of Gyeongsangnam-do, to Cheongju Zoo in Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea in August 2014. Physical examinations were basically performed for quarantine and check-up health. The cat was comparatively good in health except anorexia. The cyst-like bile duct dilation and the increased echogenicity of gall bladder wall and hepatic parenchyma were observed by ultrasonography. Ultrasound-guided needle biopsy was conducted for collecting bile juice and the specimens were observed under light microscope. The numerous small trematode eggs were detected in the bile juice sample of the light microscopy. The eggs were $25-33(28{\pm}3){\mu}m$ by $18-22(20{\pm}1){\mu}m$ in size and showed typical characteristics of Clonorchis sinensis egg, i.e., a dominantly developed operculum, shoulder rim and dust-like wrinkles in surface. To treat the liver fluke infection, 20 mg/kg of praziquantel was orally administered only once to the case. Follow-up studies including fecal examinations were conducted during 2 years after treatment. But no more eggs were detected from the case. In the present study, we described the first clonorchiasis case of leopard cat, which was confirmed by ultrasonographic findings and egg morphologies from the bile juice sample in Korea.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.173-180
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• 2001

1991년 5월 27일 경북 포항시 청하면 방어리 소재의 포항수산종묘시험장 앞 해안에서 채집한 학공치, Hyporhampus sajori (Temminck et Schlegel) 수정란에서 부화한 자어를 사육하면서 발육단계에 따라 골격의 발달과 정을 관찰하였다. 부화 직후, 전장이 7.00~8.50 mm (평균 7.80 mm, n=5)인 자어(仔魚)는 두개골(頭蓋骨), 내장골(內臟骨)및 견대골(肩帶骨)의 골화가 시작되었며, 부화 후 8일째 전장 10.07~14.75 mm (평균 13.07 mm, n=5) 자어(仔魚)는 치골(齒骨)이 골화하기 시작하여, 앞쪽으로 가늘고 길게 골화가 진행되었다. 부화 후 14일째, 전장이 17.62~19.35 mm (평균 19.20 mm, n=5)인 자어(仔魚)는 담기골의 골화가 일어났으며, 척추골(脊椎骨)에 41개의 가늘고 긴 늑골(肋骨)이 골화하였다. 부화 후 16일째, 전장이 18.90~24.72 mm (평균 23.00 mm, n=5)인 자어(仔魚)는 3개의 상미측골(上尾軸骨)이 골화하였다. 골격의 골화는 섭이와 호흡에 연관된 약골(顎骨)과 기개골에서 골화가 시작되어, 부화 후 37일째에 전장이 32.37~ 44.95 mm (평균 35.25 mm, n=5)인 치어(稚魚)에 이르러 모든 골격이 완성되었다.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.125-130
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• 2012

민어, Miichthys miiuy (Basilewsky)에서의 지느러미 분화, 두부 계측 및 비늘 도포 양상의 초기 형태학적 발달을 조사하였다. 부화 후 12일(전장 4.2 mm 미만)에, 어체 주위로 fin-fold의 존재가 관찰되었다. 등지느러미, 뒷지느러미 및 가슴지느러미의 기조 형성은 부화 후 12일에 거의 완전히 이루어진 반면, 지느러미 분절은 부화 후 26일과 29일 사이에 이루어졌다. 꼬리지느러미 중간 기조의 신장은 부화 후 32일에 시작되었으며 부화 후 37일에 현저하였다. 부화 후 68일에 꼬리지느러미가 뾰족해지기 시작하였다(전장 70.7 mm). 비늘의 발달은 전장이 9.1mm(부화 후 28일)일 때 미병의 측선부위로부터 시작되어 결국 아가미덮개 전체를 도포하였다(전장 22.1 mm, 부화 후 44일). 두부 계측치들은 전장이 12 mm 이상(부화 후 30일)에서 거의 안정화되었다.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.261-266
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• 2017

모래주사 Microphsygobio koreensis는 환경부에 의해 멸종 위기종으로 보호받고 있는 한국 고유종이다. 본 연구에서 모래주사의 산란시기와 특성에 대한 조사를 통해 종 보존을 위한 기초자료를 얻고자 하였다. 조사는 2011년 4월부터 2012년 10월까지 전북 임실군 신평면 덕암리에서 실시하였다. 자연 상태와 조직학적 관찰을 통해 산란시기는 4~5월로 산란 성기는 수온이 $20{\sim}23^{\circ}C$인 5월초로 확인되었다. 산란시기의 수컷은 몸 전체가 밝은 주황색을 띄고 아가미 뒷부분에서부터 미병부까지 이어지는 중앙 줄무늬와 가슴지느러미 그리고 배지느러미가 붉어지는 특징을 보였고 추성은 나타나지 않았다. 반면 암컷은 몸 전체가 어두운 갈색을 가졌다. 난소 내 포란수는 10,705~22,165 ($15,573{\pm}4,274$)개였고 성숙난의 수는 1,100~5,920 ($3,383{\pm}2,126$)개로 나타났으며 성숙난의 비율은 10.3~44.8 ($22.4{\pm}15.6$)%였다. 그리고 성숙난의 크기는 $0.74{\pm}0.06$ (0.60~1.00) mm였다.