ENZYMIC ACTIVITIES IN DISSOCIATED NEURONS DIFFERENTIATED IN CULTURES IN VITRO

Abstract— The appearance of the enzymes succinate dehydrogenase, lactate dehydrogenase, acid phosphatase, monoamine oxidase and acetylcholinesterase in cultures of dissociated spinal cord, dorsal root ganglia and cerebellum removed at different stages of development have been studied. The neurons differentiated in vitro have morphological and cytochemical characteristics similar to those of the normally developing neurons. On the basis of the results obtained, it is argued that in this experimental model the histogenetic determination of the neuroblasts at the time of the explant may start and bring to an end the morphological and biochemical differentiation of the various types of neurons even under conditions extremely different from those of normal development.     

被子植物多胚苗的研究进展

本文综述了被子植物多胚苗的研究进展。在被子植物中多胚苗材料的种类很多,而只有特定起源的多胚苗材料在作物杂种优势固定中才具有比较大的实用价值。关于被子植物多胚苗的发生机理目前还没形成统一的定论。单倍性、二倍性和多倍性多胚苗在作物育种上具有各自不同的意义。     

TILLING在水稻育种中的应用前景

TILLING(Targeting Induced Local Lesions in Genomes)是功能基因组研究中应用的一种反向遗传学技术。它能高通量低成本地在EMS诱变群体中鉴定出发生在特定基因上的点突变。在其基础上发展出的EcoTILLING技术则可发现种质资源中的SNP位点及小插入或缺失多态性位点。水稻是非常重要的粮食作物, 也是已经完成了全基因组序列测定,有丰富的生物信息学资源可以利用的基因组研究模式植物。水稻的分子标记辅助育种将在育种中扮演越来越重要的角色。在这样的背景下,本文从基于特定基因的种质资源鉴定、EMS诱变育种、及水稻功能标记开发等方面论述了其在水稻育种中的应用前景。     

VARIATION IN DEVELOPMENTAL CONSTRAINTS IN SIGMODON

Developmental constraints can be interpreted as factors of developmental origin responsible for covariation among measured variables. Several hypotheses have been proposed to link the possession of such constraints to subsequent evolution. Using confirmatory factor analysis, we compare developmental factors across selected taxa of cotton rats, genus Sigmodon. Three factors explain well the covariation among orofacial measurements: (1) responses to body size variation, (1) coordinated growth of traits of the occluding-tooth complex, and (3) responses to musculoskeletal interactions. Sigmodon taxa share these factors, but differ in the variance-covariance matrix of factors, and the unique variances of individual traits. Patterns of covariation among measurements of the neurocranial complex reflect responses to body size variation, and perhaps also responses to fetal brain growth. While there are no significant differences across taxa in factorpattern, variance-covariance matrix of factors, or unique variance of measured neurocranial variables, the neurocranium is only weakly constrained. We doubt that even the relatively stronger developmental constraints on the orofacial complex would prevent evolutionary divergence because differences in the variances and covariances of factors, and in levels of unique variance of individual traits can provide different opportunities for selection to act in different Sigmodon taxa.     

中国蜱螨学研究进展概况

<正> 我国蜱螨学的研究起步较晚,解放前只有一些零星报道,比较系统的研究是从50年代开始。1963年在长春召开了第一届全国蜱螨学术讨论会,至今已有30年。近十几年来,蜱螨学的研究进展较快,中国经济昆虫志中有关蜱     

中国兽类生态学的进展

对近代的兽类学来说,我国虽然从本世纪二十年代即已开始分类研究,三十年代也有了生态学的论文,但是经过抗日战争的破坏,新中国建立之始,实际上处于空白状态。在建立兽类学开始之时,就比较注意兽类生态学的研究。初期的工作自不免朴素粗放一些,但对生态学的发展起到一定的作用。代表的著作可举出纪树立等(1951)的黄鼠研究和杨新史(1951)的《家鼠及其防治》,二者都是从防治医学角度进行工作的,以后此二人也都未再作此类工作。从五十年代中期大量的工作就开始了。涉及到农、林、医、牧以及基础理论的诸多方面,今就以下各方面分述于后。     

荔枝胚珠中多胺含量变化与胚胎发育的关系

荔枝胚胎发育与胚珠中３种多胺（ＰＡｓ）含量及其比例变化关系密切。试验结果表明：正常发育的胚珠中腐胺（Ｐｕｔ）、亚精胺（Ｓｐｄ）和精胺（Ｓｐｍ）的含量在胚胎发育的各个阶段均高于败育胚珠,并在花后７ｄ即达到最高值,其中Ｐｕｔ的含量最高,随后都呈下降趋势。但正常胚珠中Ｓｐｍ含量在花后２２至３１ｄ（球形胚至心形胚发育阶段）均有所回升,而败育胚珠无此现象。败育胚珠中的Ｓｐｄ和Ｓｐｍ在胚胎败育期的下降速度显著     

湖北菱科植物的数量分类研究 Ⅲ.分类性状的定量评价

用R聚类分析和主分量分析,定量研究了湖北菱科5种8变种37个形态和生态性状的变异及分类学价值。结果表明,植物体大小变异是形态演化的主要方向之一。形态演化的同时,也发生生态分化。除少数性状例外,形态演化与生态分化在相当程度上是独立的。     

粤北石灰岩地区的藓类植物

粤北石灰岩地区共有藓类植物40科,110属,196种（含3亚种、6变种）,其中含广东新记录3科21属,60种,中国新记录变种1个,本地区的区系地理成分中,热带、亚热带成分占最主要地位（41．3％）,东亚成分略少（33．7％）,还含有14．7％的北温带成分及4．3％的中国特有成分。     

离体条件下鱼对灭幼脲的代谢

实验选用甘氨酸－氢氧化钠（ｐＨ９±０．０１）缓冲溶液,草鱼或鲤鱼肝脏匀浆液经低速离心后取上清液作为酶,反应系统中加入ＣＣＵ后在２５℃保温５ｈ,用醋酸乙酯萃取代谢产物,用ＴＬＣ对代谢产物进行分离纯化,用ＨＰＬＣ方法对代谢产物进行定性定量测定,证明有对氯苯基脲素ＣＰＵ产生。为进一步证实代谢产物为ＣＰＵ,用能给出绝对光谱定性数据的紫外检测器在一定的波长范围内,对标样及斑点中测定的组分进行扫描,从光谱学上证明了产物是ＣＰＵ。当加入专一性酯酶抑制剂后,酶活性被抑制８９－９９％,证明酯酶在ＣＣＵ的降解中起重要作用。