异珊瑚研究的新进展

通过对异珊瑚形态构造特征分析,进一步阐明了隔壁的发生方式、隔壁发育阶段、隔壁生长的变演性、隔壁基端与外壁的关系、隔壁的微细构造及其所含的化学成份,枝体表壁和壁面上的构造物特征,横板的形态及枝体繁殖的方式.通过异珊瑚生长特征的分析,探讨了它们的生活环境.结合地层资料归纳了异珊瑚的时空分布并将异珊瑚重新归纳为6科2亚科16属.     

青海祁曼塔格出一带的Kepingophyllum珊瑚动物群

青海祁曼塔格山一带打柴沟组的珊瑚化石是近岸底栖、浅海相的块状复体四射珊瑚,属于晚石炭世至早二叠世过渡性质的Ｋｅｐｉｎｇｏｐｈｙｌｌｕｍ珊瑚动物群,共７属１９种,其中１新属和１４新种。这些珊瑚的个体外壁由泡沫板和隔壁分化演变而成,它们与华南及西南地区相应时代中的珊瑚关系密切。     

湖南异珊瑚目的新材料——兼论异珊瑚目的构造

记述了湖南渣渡早石炭世维宪期异珊瑚6属: Hexaphyllia, Pentaphyllia, Haptaphyllia, Heterophyllia, Nodohexaphyllia gen. nov. 及 Nodopentaphyllia gen. nov..根据这些珊瑚的内部构造形态,特别从出芽繁殖幼体的构造形态,对异珊瑚轴管的形成、横板的生长形态、隔壁的生长起点及体壁组成的因素等提出了一些新的见解.     

青海祁曼塔格山一带的Kepingophyllum珊瑚动物群

青海祁曼塔格山一带打柴沟组的珊瑚化石是近岸底栖、浅海相的块状复体四射珊瑚,属于晚石炭世至早二叠世过渡性质的Ｋｅｐｉｎｇｏｐｈｙｌｌｕｍ珊瑚动物群,共７属１９种,其中１新属和１４新种。这些珊瑚的个体外壁由泡沫板和隔壁分化演变而成,它们在华南及西南地区相应时代中的珊瑚关系密切。     

论述泡沫內沟珊瑚与六射珊瑚的关系并建立中珊瑚目与泡沫內沟珊瑚科

自英国卡鲁叟斯(R.G.Carruthers)在1906年发表皱纹珊瑚的隔壁生长图案以来,已获得世界各国古生物学家的承认。按照卡鲁叟斯的研究,皱纹珊瑚具有六个原生隔壁;后生的一级隔壁每输次有四个,生长在主隔壁的两侧与两个侧内沟处;对隔壁与对侧隔壁之间处于停顿状态,不生长后生的一极隔壁。我国丰宁统下部所产泡沫内沟珊瑚的隔壁生长程序,与一般皱纹珊瑚有所不同。作者最近搜集了贵州、湖南、广西各地的许多标本,制作了一系列的横切片,进行了个体发生的研究,显示出本属除主隔壁两侧及两个侧内沟     

论泡沫珊瑚目(Cystiphyllida)的细构造在分类及地层上的意义

泡沫珊瑚类是世界志留系和泥盆系常见的一类珊瑚化石,据不完全统计,目前被置于该目的属已有50多个,但是其中有不少属,仅根据泡沫板和隔壁刺的形态是难以区别的。例如:Cystiphyllum,Holmophyllum和Cystiphylloides3属之间,Cysticonophyllum,Hedstromophyllum和Wedekindophyllum3属之间,Protocystiphyllum,Gyalophyllum和Zonophyllum3属和Pseudomicroplasma与Microplasma2属之间,从它们的特征描述来看,并无明显区别。因此,长期     

新疆南天山中泥盆世泡沫轴珊瑚属(Aphraxonia)一新种

描述泡沫轴珊瑚属一新种———Aphraxoniawuqiaensissp .nov .,标本产于沿新疆南天山地区乌恰县托帕 吐乐尕特山口公路边的中泥盆统托格买提组。泡沫珊瑚属过去仅在土耳其Anatolia地区和我国湖南株州地区发现 ,目前在新疆中泥盆统的发现 ,不仅丰富了该属的化石种资料 ,同时也表明在中晚泥盆世南天山地区可能与土耳其Anatolia地区和华南地区存在密切的生物地理区联系。通过与该属已知 2个种特征和产出时代的对比 ,看出从中泥盆世Givetian期到晚泥盆世 ,可能存在从A .zhuzhouensis→A .wuqiaensissp .nov→A .taurensis的演化谱系和由华南→新疆南天山→土耳其的迁移路线。其演化趋势体现为 :1 )一级隔壁数目逐渐减少 ;2 )隔壁由中部加厚→边缘加厚 ;3)主、对隔壁分离 ,对隔壁伸过中心形成轴端微膨胀板状中轴→轴端膨胀明显的板状中轴→主、对隔壁在中心交汇形成轴端膨胀中轴 ;4 )一级隔壁不达中轴→与中轴相交。     

论四射珊瑚征珊瑚属 Charactophyllum Simpson,1900

对Ｃｈａｒａｃｔｏｐｈｙｌｕｍ作了全面的回顾整理,记述了本属的骨骼构造,在此基础上讨论了其定义范围和时空分布及有关的分类问题。Ｃｈａｒａｃｔｏｐｈｙｌｕｍ的隔壁为板状隔壁而非包珊瑚型隔壁,由波状弯曲的单列单晶榍组成,单晶榍整体呈半扇形排列而非扇形排列,隔壁光滑或发育微弱的榍凸（ｃａｒｉｎａｅ）而无典型的横耙状榍凸（ｙａｒｄａｒｍｃａｒｉｎａｅ）,鳞板半扇形排列而不是扇形排列。本属分布仅限于北美和华北的晚泥盆世早期。Ｃｈａｒａｃｔｏｐｈｙｌｕｍ隔壁中单晶榍由放射状排列的不规则短轴晶柱和晶针组成,横列构造鳞板和横板均由晶板型层状骨骼组成。本属骨骼微细构造的重要特征具有奥陶志留纪与石炭二叠纪四射珊瑚之间的过渡性质。表明四射珊瑚骨骼微细构造演化趋向稳定,是追索演化的重要线索,在较高级别的分类中具有重要意义     

论实轴型中柱皱纹珊瑚的分类

具实轴型中柱的皱纹珊瑚的分类位置至今尚未取得统一。这类珊瑚的轴部由纤状组织构成,它不同于复中柱或皱形复中柱,它的形成与主隔壁,对隔壁或一级隔壁内端没有关系,是皱纹珊瑚中一类独立发育的轴部构造。具实轴型中柱的珊瑚可以独立建立新目,称Ｃｙａｔｈａｘｏｎｉｉｄａ ｏｒｄ．ｎｏｖ．。按照组成实轴的纤状组织类型和实轴形态,可以划分为３科,即Ｃｙａｔｈａｘ－ｏｎｉｉｄａｅ ｅｄｗａｒｄｓ ｅｔ Ｈａｉｍｅ,１     

Maikottia属骨骼微细构造及其分类

Ｍａｉｋｏｔｔｉａ Ｌａｕｒｕｓｅｖｉｃｈ,１９６７属是泡沫珊瑚目中较特殊的类型,呈多角块状复体。经电镜研究表明,其骨骼微细构造以晶片型层状骨骼为主,隔壁刺由复式杆晶榍组成,层状骨骼包绕隔壁刺,在隔壁刺内包绕和联结单杆晶榍。体壁和横板均由层状骨骼组成。本属的纤状骨骼属较原始简单类型－晶粒和短轴晶柱,它组成复式杆晶榍内单杆晶榍的轴带,并呈分散状排列。根据该属为泡沫珊瑚类型隔壁及复式杆晶榍,将其归入泡     

Simultaneous measurement of the trace elements Al, As, B, Be, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Rb, Se, Sr, and Zn in human serum and their reference ranges by ICP-MS

The goal of this article was to establish reference ranges of the concentration of trace elements in human serum and to compare these results with those reported by other authors. We describe the sample preparation and measurement conditions that allow the rapid, precise, and accurate determination of Al, As, B, Be, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Rb, Se, Sr, and Zn in human serum samples (n=110) by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Accuracy and precision were determined by analyzing three reconstituted reference serum samples by comparison with other methods and by the standard addition procedure. The advantages of the ICP-MS method include short time of analysis of the elements mentioned, low detection limit, high precision, and high accuracy. Disadventages include a high risk of contamination due to the presence of some of the elements of interest in the environment, the relatively delicate sample handling, and the high cost of the equipment.     

Distribution of N,P, K,Ca, Mg,S, Zn,Fe, Mn and Cu in groundnut

Summary Concentration of N, P, K, Ca, Mg and S in summer groundnut crop was higher than in kharif while Zn, Fe, Mn and Cu contents were higher in summer crop. Kernel's N, P and Zn; Leaflet's Ca and Mn; Stem's K and Fe; Root's S and Cu and Petiole's Mg contents were highest. Shell's N, P, K, Mg, S, Zn and Cu; Kernel's Ca, Fe and Mn contents were the least. N, P, K, S, Zn and Cu concentrations decreased linearly as the crop grew. Ca, Mg, Fe and Mn concentrations did not display any distinct pattern. Ca concentration was positively correlated with pod yield in both the seasons.     

Crystal structure, detonation performance, and thermal stability of a new polynitro cage compound: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15-nonanitro-2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15-nonaazaheptacyclo [5.5.1.13, 11. 15, 9] pentadecane

A new polynitro cage compound 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15-nonanitro-2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15-nonaazaheptcyclo [5.5.1.1(3,11).1(5,9)] pentadecane (NNNAHP) was designed in the present work. Its molecular structure was optimized at the B3LYP/6-31 G(d,p) level of density functional theory (DFT) and crystal structure was predicted using the Compass and Dreiding force fields and refined by DFT GGA-RPBE method. The obtained crystal structure of NNNAHP belongs to the P-1 space group and the lattice parameters are a = 9.99 ?, b = 10.78 ?, c = 9.99 ?, α = 90.01°, β = 120.01°, γ = 90.00°, and Z = 2, respectively. Based on the optimized crystal structure, the band gap, density of state, thermodynamic properties, infrared spectrum, strain energy, detonation characteristics, and thermal stability were predicted. Calculation results show that NNNAHP has detonation properties close to those of CL-20 and is a high energy density compound with moderate stability.     

Reference values for the concentrations of As,Cd, Co,Cr, Cu,Fe, I,Hg, Mn,Mo, Ni,Pb, Se,and Zn in selected human tissues and body fluids

This report attempts to formulate reference ranges of elemental concentrations for 15 trace elements in selected human tissues and body fluids. A set of samples consisting of whole blood, blood serum, urine, milk, liver, and hair were chosen and considered for 15 elements of biological significance: As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, F, Fe, I, Hg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Se, and Zn. The results represent wholly or partially data received from 40 countries of the global regions of Africa, Asia, Europe, North, South, and Central America, Australia, and New Zealand. This survey, even if qualitative, has been useful in demonstrating certain trends of trace-element scenarios around the world. It is of course recognized that both diet and environment exert a strong influence on the distribution pattern of several elements, such as As, Cd, Mn, Pb, Se, and Zn. A limited comparison of the available information on soil status of different countries reflected some interesting associations for elements, such as Mn and Zn. Importantly, this study revealed that only a few countries were in a position to identify a reasonable amount of data on samples requested for this project. Regretably, for a number of countries, any dependable data for even such essential elements as Cu, Fe, and Zn were not available. In view of the nutritional importance of many elements, the time is ripe for concerted efforts by intergovernmental agencies to initiate investigations or commission task forces/projects to generate reliable reference data for selected global regions, which sadly lack data of any kind at present.     

Relations of the Al,B, Ba,Br, Ca,Cl, Cu,Fe, K,Li, Mg,Mn, Na,P, S,Si, Sr,and Zn mass fractions to morphometric parameters in pediatric and nonhyperplastic young adult prostate glands

The variation with age of the 18 trace element mass fractions and some histological characteristics of intact prostate glands of 50 subjects aged 0–30 years was investigated by instrumental neutron activation analysis, inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry, and a quantitative morphometric analysis. Mean values ± standard error of the mean (M ± SΕΜ) for the mass fractions (in milligrams per kilogram wet tissue) of these trace elements in pre-puberty were: Al 28.5 ± 9.0, B 0.40 ± 0.11, Ba 1.48 ± 0.44, Br 10.5 ± 1.5, Ca 241 ± 30, Cl 3,203 ± 278, Cu 3.51 ± 0.89, Fe 33.7 ± 4.1, K 2,364 ± 145, Li 0.020 ± 0.004, Mg 153 ± 23, Mn 0.46 ± 0.06, Na 2,286 ± 130, P 1,391 ± 100, S 1,698 ± 132, Si 62 ± 11, Sr 0.38 ± 0.08, and Zn 27.6 ± 2.3. During puberty and postpuberty, when there is a significant increase in circulating androgens, the mean values were: Al 7.2 ± 1.4, B 0.21 ± 0.05, Ba 0.25 ± 0.06, Br 5.8 ± 1.0, Ca 433 ± 81, Cl 2,314 ± 201, Cu 1.77 ± 0.13, Fe 20.9 ± 1.6, K 2,585 ± 118, Li 0.0088 ± 0.0014, Mg 232 ± 27, Mn 0.34 ± 0.04, Na 1,875 ± 107, P 1,403 ± 98, S 1,673 ± 73, Si 22.2 ± 3.1, Sr 0.22 ± 0.03, and Zn 93.3 ± 8.9. Mean values (M ± SΕΜ) of percent volumes (%) of the stroma, epithelium and lumen in the prostate before puberty were 73.4 ± 2.6, 20.4 ± 1.7, and 4.45 ± 0.94, respectively, versus 46.5 ± 2.5, 38.5 ± 1.9, and 14.9 ± 1.2 during puberty and postpuberty. This work’s results confirm that the Zn mass fraction in prostate tissue is an androgen-dependent parameter. For the first time it has been demonstrated that the glandular lumen is a main pool of Ca, Mg, and Zn accumulation and that the stroma is a main pool of Al, B, Ba, Br, Cl, Cu, Fe, Mn, Na, and Si accumulation in the normal human prostate, for the age range 0–30 years. It was concluded that the Ca, Mg, and Zn binds tightly within the prostatic fluid, because the volume of glandular lumen reflects the volume of prostatic fluid.     

The Effect of Age and Gender on Al, B, Ba, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Na, P, S, Sr, V, and Zn Contents in Rib Bone of Healthy Humans

The effect of age and gender on major, minor, and trace element contents in the intact rib bone of 80 relatively healthy 15–55-year-old women and men was investigated. Contents or upper limit of contents of 16 chemical elements in the rib bone were determined by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). Mean values (M?±?SΕΜ) for the mass fraction of Ba, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Na, P, S, Sr, and Zn (milligram per kilogram of dry bone) were as follows: 2.54?±?0.16, 171,400?±?4,050, 1.35?±?0.22, 140?±?11, 1,874?±?71, 0.049?±?0.011, 2,139?±?38, 5,378?±?88, 75,140?±?1,660, 1,881?±?51, 291?±?20, and 92.8?±?1.5, respectively. The upper limits of contents of Al, B, Mn, and V were <7.20, <0.65, <0.36, and <0.03, respectively. Statistically significant tendency for the Ca, Mg, and P content to decrease with age was found in the human rib bone, regardless of gender. The mass fraction of Fe in the male rib bone increases with age. It was shown that higher Ca, Mg, Na, P, and Sr mass fractions as well as lower Fe content were typical of female ribs as compared to those in male ribs.     

Monovalent Cation Permeation through the Connexin40 Gap Junction Channel : Cs,Rb, K,Na, Li,TEA, TMA,TBA, and Effects of Anions Br,Cl, F,Acetate, Aspartate,Glutamate, and NO3

The unitary conductances and permeability sequences of the rat connexin40 (rCx40) gap junction channels to seven monovalent cations and anions were studied in rCx40-transfected neuroblastoma 2A (N2A) cell pairs using the dual whole cell recording technique. Chloride salt cation substitutions (115 mM principal salt) resulted in the following junctional maximal single channel current-voltage relationship slope conductances (γ_j in pS): CsCl (153), RbCl (148), KCl (142), NaCl (115), LiCl (86), TMACl (71), TEACl (63). Reversible block of the rCx40 channel was observed with TBA. Potassium anion salt γ_j are: Kglutamate (160), Kacetate (160), Kaspartate (158), KNO₃ (157), KF (148), KCl (142), and KBr (132). Ion selectivity was verified by measuring reversal potentials for current in rCx40 gap junction channels with asymmetric salt solutions in the two electrodes and using the Goldman-Hodgkin-Katz equation to calculate relative permeabilities. The permeabilities relative to Li⁺ are: Cs⁺ (1.38), Rb⁺ (1.32), K⁺ (1.31), Na⁺ (1.16), TMA⁺ (0.53), TEA⁺ (0.45), TBA⁺ (0.03), Cl⁻ (0.19), glutamate⁻ (0.04), and NO₃− (0.14), assuming that the monovalent anions permeate the channel by forming ion pairs with permeant monovalent cations within the pore thereby causing proportionate decreases in the channel conductance. This hypothesis can account for why the predicted increasing conductances with increasing ion mobilities in an essentially aqueous channel were not observed for anions in the rCx40 channel. The rCx40 effective channel radius is estimated to be 6.6 Å from a theoretical fit of the relationship of relative permeability and cation radius.     

Caprine blood groups. 2. The C,G, H,I, J,K, L,N, and Q systems

Nine blood group systems of goats were identified using 12 caprine reagents produced by absorption of alloimmune antisera. The caprine C blood group system, possibly homologous to the ovine C blood group system, was characterized by two reagents and shown to be controlled by three alleles,C ¹²,C ²⁵, andC ⁻. A more complex blood group system of goats, designated G, was identified using three reagents and shown to be controlled by six codominant alleles (G ^10.19.20,G ^10.19,G ^10.20,G ¹⁰,G ¹⁹,G ²⁰) and a recessive allele (G ⁻). A further seven one-factor two-allelic systems were identified by seven reagents. The nine genetic systems provided exclusion probabilities of 0.479, 0.492, 0.548, and 0.572 in Australian Angora, Dairy, Cashmere, and Texan Angora goat breeds, respectively. This work was supported by a grant from the Australian Stud Book, Alison Road, Randwick, New South Wales 2031, Australia.