• Applied Microscopy
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.111-121
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• 1995

The ultrastructure of spermatozoa in Hynobius leechii was examined with transmission electron microscope and compared with those of other urodeles and anurans. The perforatorium and the tail show most of the common feature of urodeles. However, there were several ultrastructural characteristics in an acrosome, nucleus, neck, axial rod and mitochondria related to the nucleus. The acrosome was trifoliate in transverse sections and the perforatorium consisted of two different concentric parts with a fine sharp point in a subacrosomal lumen. The nucleus consisted of two different regions of chromatin area and nuclear ridge. The nuclear ridge was composed of several bundles of five to ten minute tubular subunits of 19 nm diameter in this species, while in higher urodeles it was well developed in multi layers. The protoplasmic bead was separated by a cytoplasmic canal except the connection with only the distal portion of the nucleus. The neck was a short cylinder and contained pericentriolar material with transverse striations. In Hynobius the ring was not elongated to the tail and the mitochondria were distributed only in the protoplasmic bead around the nucleus as in Cryptobranchus, while in higher groups of urodeles it elongates to the length of the middle piece and the mitochondria follow the ring. The ring elongation may be related to the distribution of mitochondria. Hynobiidae and Cryptobranchidae are closely related based on structure of neck, the axial rod and location of mitochondria, although they are different in the composition of the axial rod.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.504-511
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• 2002

본 연구는 개량조개과에 속하는 동죽, Mactra veneriformis, 개량조개, M chinensis, 북방대합, Spisula sachalinensis, 왕우럭, Tresus keenae을 대상으로 정자의 미세구조를 조사하였다. 조사한 4종 모두 primitive type의 정자를 가지고 있었다. 첨체모양은 4종 모두 유사한 형태로 첨체의 앞쪽은 전자밀도가 낮은 부분 (elp)이고, 첨체의 뒤쪽은 전자밀도가 높은 부분 (edp)로 나누어지는 변형된 모자모양이다. 4종의 정자의 핵 모양은 상대적으로 차이가 있어 구분이 가능하며, 특히 Mactra 속의 2종은 핵의 모양이 서로 유사하다. 그리고 정자의 중편부를 구성하고 있는 미토콘드리아수는 4종 모두 4개로 나타났다. 개량조개 과 조개의 정자형태는 종 특이성을 가지고, 특히 첨체는 다른 과의 조개류와 다른 과수준의 특이성으로 판단된다.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2006

Mature spermatozoa of dark chub Zacco temmincki (Temminck and Schlegel), were examined under a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and a transmission electron microscope (TEM). The spermatozoa have a spherical, homogeneously electron-dense nucleus with an axial nuclear fossa containing two laterally oriented centrioles. The centrioles, which are arranged at about a $120^{\circ}$ angle to each other, have the 9+2 microtubule structure typical of flagella. The mature spermatozoon is of the primitive anacrosomal aquasperm type. The nuclear envelope is strongly undulated and contains nuclear vacuoles of different sizes and positions. The midpiece contains six or more mitochondria and encircles the basal body of the flagellum with an axoneme covered by the plasma membrane. Cytoplasmic vesicles lie between the axonemal doublets and the plasma membrane, and encircle the anterior part of the tail. The plasma membrane of the flagellum extends laterally and forms a pair of side fins. The species showed minor differences in number and structure of mitochondria, the angle between centrioles, and total length and occurrence of the fins. These characters, especially the side fins, appear to be apomorphic and useful for determining phylogenetic relationships at the genus or family level.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.89-97
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• 1985

The ultrastructure of the trachea of the compound eye in adult cabbage butterfly, Pieris rapae L., was studied. Trachea under the basement membrane is divided into tracheoles of the ommatidia which blanched 4 tracheoles during 2 divisions. Tracheoles of the ommatidia originated from one tracheolar cell and its nuclear is located under the basement membrane and its cytoplasm enveloped the retinular cell and the retinular pigment cell. The modified structure of tracheoles is located at the first division area of the ommatidia and its size is $8{\mu}mX4.5{\mu}m$. And the length of its taenidium is $0.1{\sim}0.6{\mu}m$, diameter $0.15{\mu}m$, and interval $0.3{\mu}m$.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.563-575
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• 1998

To investigate the changes during the differentiation of the cerebral neurons of chick embryo of tne embryogenic day (ED) 7 and 8, the ultrastructural changes in the cerebral neurons, the activity of dehydronases (LDH, MDH and SDH), protein expression profile and adenosine triphosphate concentration were analyzed. In ED 7 chick embryos, relatively large nucleus, centrally located nucleolus, evenly spread chromatin over nucleoplasm, and prominent nuclear envelope were observed. Oval-shaped mitochondria with well-developed cristae were present over entire cytoplasm. In ED 8 chick embryos, evenly spread chromatin over nucleoplasm, and prominent nuclear envelope were observed. In the cytoplasm, well-developed rough endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi complex were observed. In ED 7 chick embryos and ED 8 chick embryos, 31 polypeptide bands and 34 polypeptide bands were observed, respectively. The activities of dehydrogenases were lower in ED 7 chick embryos than in ED 8 chick embryos. LDH activity was 8.16 (ED 7) and 9.28 (ED 8), MDH activity was 7.98 (ED 7) and 10.10 (ED 8), and SDH activity was 5.49 (ED 7) and 7.14 (ED 8) respectively. The ATP concentration remained unchanged over ED 7 and 8.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.125-136
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• 1999

제라늄(Polargonium peltatum) 분비모의 미세구조를 광학현미경과 주사전자현미경을 사용하여 살펴보았다. Pelargonium peltatum의 분비모는 형태와 크기에 따라 short-stalked capitate glands (Type I)와 long-stalked capitate glands (Type II)의 두 가지 종류로 구분할 수 있었다. 두 종류의 분비모는 모두 배축면의 엽백과 엽병에 많이 분포하였다. 분비모는 1개의 분비세포, 3개의 병세포, 1개의 기부 세포로 이루어져 있었으며, 분비세포는 다수의 활면소포체와 색소체, 액포, 골지장치, 미토콘드리아 등을 가지고 있었다. 분비세포의 액포 내에서는 전자밀도가 높은 물질이 자주 관찰되었는데, 이들은 분비모의 주된 분비전구물질인 phenolic compound인 것으로 사료된다.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.477-490
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• 1998

Most spiders have four pairs of simple eyes. A few families of the spider have their developed eyes to an extent visual cues make up a significant of information to response from the external stimuli. Most spiders respond to the external stimuli around them. Specially, they are very sensitive to vibrations from the air, the ground, their webs, or even the surface of water. The present study was undertaken to examine the evolutionary development and function of eye with the observation of visual ultrastructure of Atypus coreanus Kim, 1985 using the electron microscopy. They have weak mobility, limited territory and low developed eyes. Atypus coreanus was collected from Mt. Ungil, Namyangju-gun, Kyonggi province. The fine structure of these eyes was examined by electron microscopy, and prepard by teasing method for scanning electron microscopic observation. As a result, the eyes of Atypus coreanus was composed of cornea, lens, vitreous body, retina, and rhabdome.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.237-253
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• 1998

The structures of the fertilizedegg envelope in threespecies of cyprinidae, leoparddanio (Brachydanio frankei), cherry barb (Barbustitteya) and white cloudmountain fish (Tanichthys albonubes) were investigated by light and electron microscopy. The fertilized eggs of all three species have colorless, transparent, spherical and non-floted type. The egg envelopes have a single micropylewhich is thought to the pathway of sperm in the area of the animal pole. Also, an outer layersof both cherry barband white cloud mountain fish areadhesive types, but in that of leoparddanio has non-adhesivetype. In leopard danio, an outer surface ofegg envelope is covered by mushroom-likestructure, that of cherry barb is arranged by button-like structure, and that of white cloud mountain fish isarranged by rod-likestructure. Inboth leopard danioand cherrybarb, the eggenvelopes consist of three distinct layers; an outer layer, a middle layer and an inner layer, and that of white cloud mountain fish hastwo layers. An innerlayer of egg envelopein leopard danio consist of 10 layers, cherry barb has 8 layers, and white cloud mountain fish has $5\sim6$ layers.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.139-143
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• 2004

돌돔 아가미의 미세구조를 광학현미경과 투과전자현미경을 이용하여 관찰하였다. 아가미는 새궁 앞, 뒤 2열로 된 빗모양의 많은수의 새엽과 그리고 각 새엽은 전후 두 개의 새판(gill lamellae)이 근접하여 2열로 배열되어 있다. 상피세포층은 단층으로 큰 핵을 가진 편평상피로 구성되고 표면에는 미세융기가 잘 발달되어 있다. 새판의 기둥 구조는 세로 방향의 미세소관들과 측면 membrane interdigitation을 가지며, 염세포는 수많은 미토콘드리아와 tubular system이 잘 발달되어 있다. 미성숙된 점액세포는 조면세포체와 골지체가 잘 발달되었으며 일부 발달된 점액 과립을 가지고 있다. 성숙한 점액세포는 AB-PAS에 푸른 색을 띄었으며 구형이고 다양한 전자밀도를 가진 거의 같은 크기의 점액과립을 가지고 있다.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.144-149
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• 2015

Nothobranchius guentheri and Nothobranchius patrizii have special life cycle to sustain the dry season. So, we investigated the fertilized eggs morphology, and compared ultrastructures of surface structures and the cross section of fertilized egg envelopes using light and electron microscopes to determine whether these fertilized eggs and egg envelopes show the species specificity or have special structure to sustain the dry season. These fertilized eggs were spherical, yellowish, demersal and adhesive, and had a one-sided large oil droplet. The whip-like structures, adhesive filament were distributed throughout egg envelope in both species. But, that of N. guentheri was covered with fibrous structures, and that of N. patrizii was smooth. The egg envelope consisted of two distinct layers: an outer, electron-dense layer containing adhesive filaments and an inner layer of 16 to 17 horizontal electron-dense lamellae alternating with 15 to 16 interlamellae of lower electron density in both species. The external shapes of fertilized egg and section of fertilized egg envelope were same, but ultrastructure of adhesive filaments on the outer surface was concluded to show species specificity. Our data indicate that the ultrastructural differences of adhesive filament and outer surface of fertilized egg envelope show species specificity although these species belong to same genus.