四川西部川赤芍野生居群的表型多样性分析

为揭示四川西部川赤芍〔Paeonia anomala subsp.veitchii(Lynch)D.Y.Hong et K.Y.Pan〕表型性状的变异规律,对川赤芍6个野生居群的株高、茎基粗、叶片和花部性状等15个表型性状进行了比较;并在此基础上,对各表型性状进行了方差分析、变异系数(CV)分析、离散系数(R′)分析、Shannon-Weaver遗传多样性指数(H′)分析、主成分分析和聚类分析.结果表明:川赤芍15个表型性状在居群间均存在极显著差异;除顶小叶长宽比外,其他14个表型性状在居群内均存在极显著或显著差异.15个表型性状在居群内的F值均明显小于居群间.15个表型性状中,每枝着花量的CV平均值最大(33.68%),花瓣数的CV平均值最小(11.26%);6个居群中,阿坝州小金县两河乡(P1)和阿坝州小金县四姑娘山镇(P2)居群的CV平均值较大,阿坝州金川县万林乡(P4)和阿坝州马尔康县卓克基乡(P5)居群的CV平均值居中,阿坝州汶川县卧龙自然保护区(P3)和甘孜州炉霍县充古乡(P6)居群的CV平均值最小.15个表型性状中,株高的R′平均值最大(64.48%),萼片数和苞片数的R′平均值均最小(37.50%);6个居群中,P2居群的R′平均值最大(56.66%),P3居群的R′平均值最小(43.65%).川赤芍6个居群15个表型性状的CV值和R′值的平均值分别为18.70%和49.80%.川赤芍15个表型性状和6个居群的H′平均值均较高,分别为1.6475和1.4510.主成分分析结果显示:叶片形态和花部特征是川赤芍表型变异的主要因子.聚类分析结果显示:在欧氏距离7.12处,川赤芍6个居群被分成2支,其中,P6居群单独聚为一支,其他5个居群聚为另一支,表明生境相似的居群更早地聚在一起.研究结果显示:四川西部川赤芍表型性状在居群间变异丰富,这与其叶片形态、花部特征及生境关系密切.     

Division of Regulatory Systems of Cells of the Institute of Biochemistry of the Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences (L'viv). History, achievements and perspectives

A short review presented deals with the history of biochemistry development in the western regions of Ukraine. Two principal biochemical schools were founded here by J. Parnas (1884-1949) and S. Gzhytskiy (1900-1976). While most of the students and collaborators of Prof. J. Parnas left for Poland and other western states, those ones of Prof. S. Gzhytskiy stayed in Lviv and other scientific centers of Ukraine. In 1979 Prof. S. Kusen (one of Gzhytskiy's former students and collaborators) and Prof. G. Shavlovsky headed two scientific departments founded in Lviv at O. V. Palladin Institute of Biochemistry. This event could be considered as the beginning of modern biochemistry development in the western regions of Ukraine. Since 1992 in Lviv there exists the Division of Regulatory Cell Systems of O. V. Palladin Institute of Biochemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine headed since 1995 by Prof. R. Stoika. Four Departments work in the structure of this Division: 1) the Department of Biochemistry of Cell Differentiation headed in 1979-1997 by S. Kusen and since 1997 by L. Drobot; 2) the Department of Regulation of Cell Proliferation created in 1993 and headed by R. Stoika; 3) the Department of Biochemical Genetics created in 1988 and headed by A. Sibirny; 4) the Department of Regulation of Synthesis of Low Molecular Compounds headed in 1979-1996 by G. Shavlovsky and since 1996 by D. Fedorovych. Division of Regulatory Cell Systems is presently the leading scientific center in Ukraine in the study of the biochemical mechanisms of proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis of normal and tumour cells and in the development of effective biotechnological processes for obtaining the biologically active substances using yeast. Numerous publications of its collaborators in the high impact factor scientific magazines as well as the realisation of the international grants confirm this statement. Taking into account the high level of scientific research and availability of highly skilled scientists at the Division in 1999 the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine took a resolution to transform the Division into the Institute of Cell Biology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, which was founded in 2000 on the basis of the Division.     

Measurement of size distributions of bacterial cells

Harvey, R. J. (University of California, Davis), and Allen G. Marr. Measurement of size distributions of bacterial cells. J. Bacteriol. 92:805-811. 1966.-Apparatus for the automatic determination of the volume distribution of particles by measurement of the amplitude of pulses generated in a Coulter transducer is described. Distributions of volume estimated by direct measurement of pulse amplitude are distorted by coincidence. Differentiation and integration of the pulses followed by automatic pulse-height analysis permit precise measurement of volume of latex spheres and of bacteria over a range of at least 0.25 to 20 mu(3). The apparatus is also capable of accurate determination of particle concentration over a wide range. Other advantages are the speed of both measurement and data processing.     

T.l.c. enantiomeric separation of amino acids

Resolution of enantiomers is very important particularly in the fields of asymmetric synthesis, mechanistic studies, geochronology, studies of structure-function relationship of proteins, pharmacology, and medicine. Various chromatographic methods have replaced the classical fractional crystallization, seeding and enzymatic procedures. Of these, t.l.c. provides a direct, simple, and inexpensive method for resolution of enantiomers of amino acids and their derivatives. Ligand exchange, ion exchange, and molecular inclusion complexation have been the basis of t.l.c. resolution of enantiomers of amino acids and their derivatives. The innovation of new plate types, and methods of development and detection have renewed interest in the direct resolution of enantiomers of amino acids, their derivatives and a variety of other compounds by t.l.c. The present report provides an overview of some of the more recent approaches to the direct t.l.c. resolution of amino acids and their derivatives together with special advantages and scope of t.l.c.     

Experimentelle Untersuchungen zum Freisetzungsmechanismus von Neurohormonen nach elektrischer Reizung der Corpora cardiaca von Periplaneta americana in vitro

Releasing of neurohormones by in vitro stimulation of the corpora cardiaca of Periplaneta americana by means of suction electrodes and by simultaneous application of sympathicomimetics and -lytics as well as parasympathicomimetics and -lytics was investigated. The release of neurohormone D by stimulation of N.c.c. I in the presence of atropine in bath-fluid is inhibited. Contrary to this, the presence of eserine stimulates release. Application of reserpine, as well as of the sympathicolytics tolazolin, retinin, and guanethidin, does not influence release of this hormone in connexion with the stimulation of N.c.c. I. These results indicate that the release of neurohormone D by stimulation of N.c.c. I is regulated by cholinergic components. On the other hand, release of the hyperlgykaemic factor by electrical stimulation of N.c.c. II is controlled by adrenergic components. This conclusion results from the increase of the release rate caused by reserpine. Sympathicolytics decreased the release rate. Atropine and eserine do not influence hormone release in connexion with the stimulation of N.c.c. II.     

新疆南北疆灌木植物组成及区系比较

在文献和标本查阅以及野外调查的基础上,比较了北疆和南疆灌木植物的种类、组成及分布区类型的差异,并分析了北疆和南疆灌木植物的相似性。结果表明:新疆共分布有野生灌木植物39科127属462种,其中北疆分布有37科104属350种,南疆分布有28科63属160种。北疆和南疆灌木植物中含2~10种的科最多,分别占北疆和南疆灌木植物总科数的59.5%和60.7%,共有的优势科为菊科(Compositae)、豆科(Leguminosae)和藜科(Chenopodiaceae);在属级水平上均以含1种的属和含2~10种的属占优势。北疆和南疆灌木植物科的分布区类型均以世界广布型和北温带分布型为主,其中,在北疆灌木植物中这2个分布型科的数量分别占总科数的43.2%和32.4%、在南疆灌木植物中分别占总科数的50.0%和28.6%。北疆和南疆灌木植物属的分布区类型均以地中海区、西亚至中亚分布型和北温带分布型为主,其中,在北疆灌木植物中这2个分布型属的数量分别占总属数的26.9%和22.1%、在南疆灌木植物中则分别占总属数的31.7%和27.0%。北疆和南疆灌木植物中分别包含特有种15和8种,此外还包含一些珍稀濒危种类及古老的孑遗种。北疆与南疆灌木植物区系在科、属、种水平上的相似性系数分别为86.1%、69.4%和40.8%,表明在科、属水平上2个区域的灌木植物区系有较为密切的关系。研究结果显示:北疆和南疆灌木植物在种类组成、分布区类型和特有种数量等方面有一定差异,但均具有明显的温带性质,并形成了一系列适应于当地生态环境的生存策略。     

碱蒿营养器官的扫描电镜观察研究

用扫描电子显微镜对碱蒿（Artemisia anethifolia）营养器官的解剖学特征进行了观察与研究。结果表明：碱蒿属于典型的泌盐盐生植物。叶肉质化,表皮上气孔为无规则型气孔,密集下陷,有较多的盐囊泡和分杈腺毛分布,表皮细胞外壁加厚,外壁的外层角质化,为等面叶,栅栏组织细胞排列疏松,叶中央为发达的储水组织,木质部有多束维管束;茎表皮上有少许气孔,并分布有腺毛和众多盐囊泡,表皮细胞外壁加厚形成角质层,皮层宽度较小,皮层薄壁组织细胞内可见淀粉粒,中柱后生木质部为口径大的导管,原生木质部为口径小的导管,管内充满盐晶体,中间有发达的贮水薄壁细胞;根的表皮细胞排列疏松,外皮层细胞排列紧密而整齐,中部皮层薄壁细胞层数较多,细胞中贮藏有许多淀粉粒,内皮层细胞排列紧密,初生木质部导管发达,内部周围存在大量盐晶体,根的次生木质部有通气组织。这些解剖结构均表现出碱蒿具有适应盐碱、干旱生境的结构特征。     

Toxigenic Aspergilli and Penicillia Isolated from Aged, Cured Meats

Eighty-nine cultures of Aspergillus and 54 cultures of Penicillium isolated from aged, cured meats were tested for toxicity to chicken embryos. Two of 22 isolates of A. ruber, 5 of 28 A. repens, 2 of 12 A. sydowi, 1 of 12 A. restrictus, 2 of 7 A. amstelodami, 1 of 2 A. chevalieri, and an A. fumigatus isolate exhibited toxicity. Similarly, 2 of 15 isolates of P. expansum, 1 of 3 P. notatum, 1 of 2 P. brevi-compactum, and 1 of 8 Penicillium spp. were found to be the most toxic. Among these fungi, the chloroform extract from the growth of an A. sydowi isolate showed the greatest toxicity. There was no direct or indirect evidence that aged, cured meats contain toxic metabolites.     

Report on the Na+/H+ Exchanger Satellite Meeting at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology

The Satellite Meeting on Na+/H+ Exchangers, held on 17 April 2010, covered a range of new developments in this field. The symposium was chaired by Dr. Larry Fliegel, University of Alberta, and the speakers were Dr. John Orlowski of McGill University, Dr. Jan Rainey of Dalhousie University, Dr. Etana Padan of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Dr. Masa Numata of The University of British Columbia, Dr. Pavel Dibrov from the University of Manitoba, Dr. Todd Alexander of the University of Alberta, and Grant Kemp of the University of Alberta. Talks ranged from organellar pH homeostasis to structure and function of Na+/H+ exchanger proteins. Highlights of the symposium included elucidation of the structure of transmembrane regions of the NHE1 isoform and development of a new model of the NHE1 protein based on the E. coli Na+/H+ exchanger. The symposium brought together scientists from different corners of the world. The discussions that followed were lively and many scientists received constructive comments from their peers.     

X-ray survey results and costs--A health officer's viewpoint. A preliminary report

The obvious results of a mass chest x-ray survey from a health officer's viewpoint are:1. The early discovery of unknown cases of pathologic conditions of the chest-tuberculosis, neoplasms, heart abnormalities.2. Increase in the community's awareness of its tuberculosis problem.3. Opportunity to work closely with the medical society and the individual private physicians.4. Stimulation of all agencies in a community, health and non-health, to work together on a health project for the good of all of the people.5. Increased cooperation between the local department of public health and other health agencies in a community.6. Opportunity to underline to a staff of a local department of public health the importance of thinking in terms of the department as a whole, rather than in terms of respective divisions or bureaus.7. Opportunity to focus the awareness of the community on its public health services. In relation to costs, there are three aspects from a health officer's viewpoint:1. The planning, together with other agencies, of an adequate budget with full recognition of community resources.2. The planning for estimated expansion of tuberculosis control services both in terms of increased expense for maintenance and operation, and of assignment of personnel to survey staff with resulting curtailment or postponement of other programs.3. The planning for completion of the follow-up program of the x-ray survey and of future continued extension of the total tuberculosis control program as the result of increased community awareness of the tuberculosis problem.     

Phylogenetic analysis of Adephaga (Coleoptera) based on characters of the larval head

Abstract. Characters of the head of adephagan larvae were examined and analysed phylogenetically. A labrum which is completely fused to the clypeofrons and the presence of a closed prepharyngeal tube are autapomorphies of Adephaga. Partial reduction of the fossa maxillaris, cardo and stipes forming a functional unit, the immobilization of the lacinia, attachment of M. craniolacinialis to the lateral stipital wall, and loss of one stipitopalpal muscle, are considered autapomorphies of Adephaga excluding Gyrinidae. Complete reduction of the fossa maxillaris and the presence of M. craniostipitalis medialis are possible autapomorphies of Adephaga excluding Gyrinidae and Haliplidae. The presence of caudal tentorial arms, insertion of the galea on the mesal side of palpomere I, and absence of the lacinia are considered synapomorphies of Trachypachidae and Dytiscoidea (Noteridae, Amphizoidae, Hygrobiidae, Dytiscidae). The presence of a slender, elongated process of the head capsule, which articulates with a corresponding socket of the cardo, is a possible autapomorphy of Dytiscoidea. The sinuate frontal sutures, distinctly protruding prementum, shortened M. craniostipitalis medialis, and absence of M. submentopraementalis are considered autapomorphies of Geadephaga excluding Trachypachidae. The presence of a regular row of hairs along the anterior hypopharyngeal margin is a possible autapomorphy of Geadephaga excluding Trachypachidae and Rhysodidae. Improvement of the hypopharyngeal filter apparatus suggests the monophyly of Anisochaeta. Presence of a penicillum and partial reduction of the lacinia are possible autapomorphies of Anisochaeta excluding Omophronini. Larvae of Cychrini, Carabini, Nebriini and Notiophilini are characterized by a strongly developed, cone-shaped hypodon. Postocular and cervical ridges, crosswise arrangement of antennal muscles, and a completely flattened hypopharynx are considered autapomorphies of Caraboidea Limbata.     

The investigation of genomes of some species of the genus Gentiana in nature and in vitro cell culture

The comparative study of the genomes of intact plants-representatives of some species of the genus Gentiana L. as well as cultured cells of G. lutea and G. punctata was performed using restriction analysis. Species specificity of restriction fragment patterns for studied representatives of this genus was revealed. The differences between electrophoretic patterns of digested DNA purified from rhizome and leaves of G. lutea and G. punctata were found. The changes in genomes of G. lutea and G. punctata cells cultured in vitro compared with the genomes of intact plants were detected. The data obtained evidence that some of them may be of nonrandom character.     

Stimulation by insulin of the formation of ribonucleic acid and protein by mammary tissues in vitro

1. Insulin is one of the hormones that are essential for successful tissue culture of explants of the mammary glands of pregnant mice. We report here effects of insulin on RNA and protein formation by mammary tissue from pregnant mice and rats incubated in tissue-culture medium 199. 2. The incorporation of [(14)C]adenine over 3hr. into the RNA of explants of the mammary glands of pregnant mice was increased by an average of 68% when the medium contained 5mug. of insulin/ml. Under similar conditions the incorporation into the RNA of slices of the glands of pregnant rats was increased by an average of 61%. Incorporation into the RNA of slices from lactating rats was stimulated to a smaller extent. 3. Adipose tissue was separated from the glands of pregnant mice and the effect of insulin on the incorporation of adenine into its RNA was studied. In whole explants the incorporation of adenine, both with and without insulin, is almost entirely into the RNA of the mammary parenchyma and not of the adipose tissue. 4. Insulin also stimulated by 38% the incorporation of [(14)C]leucine over 3hr. into the proteins of slices of the glands of pregnant rats. It had no significant effect on slices from lactating rats. 5. Actinomycin D (10mug./ml.) decreased the incorporation of [(14)C]adenine into the RNA of slices of the glands of pregnant rats by an average of 97%. Though it also decreased the incorporation of [(14)C]leucine into the proteins by an average of 25%, the percentage stimulation by insulin of this incorporation remained unchanged.     

Influence of incubation conditions on cell surface hydrophobicity of Candida species fungi

Cell surface hydrophobicity (CSH) is considered to be one of several virulence factors of Candida yeast-like fungi. The aim of the study was a measurment of hydrophobic properties of Candida sp. depending on growth conditions. A total of 139 strains of Candida (80 - C. albicans and 59 - C. non-albicans) were examined. The method of salt aggregation test (SAT) was used. The strains were cultured on three different media, in two variants of incubation temperature and time. The incubation temperature and microbiological medium affected CSH of just C. albicans strains. The influence of incubation time on CSH of examined species of Candida was not occurred. There was a strong correlation between CSH and species of Candida demonstrated in the study Hydrophobic properties were more frequent and stronger among strains of C. non-albicans than C. albicans species. The results of the study indicates that CSH of Candida spp. is a dynamic feature. The ability to change surface properties may play a role in pathogenesis of candidosis.     

Influence of products of thermophilous methane fermentation on the mixed lactic acid bacterial culture]

The effect of products resulting from thermophilous methane fermentation on the accumulation and ratio of different lactic acid bacteria (Str. lactis, Str. cremoris, Str. diacetilactis, Str. diacetil. var. acetoinicus, Leuc. citrovorum8 L. plantarum) was investigated upon their combined cultivation in milk and serum. In combined cultivation of the streptococcal culture the rate of growth of a single strain differed from that in separate cultivation. Str. cremoris was accumulated with the highest rate during its separate cultivation and with the lowest rate during its combined cultivation. An addition of products of thermophilous methane fermentation to the combined culture of streptococci of different strains increased the growth rate and accumulation of each strain. At the same time the products influenced differently the quantitative ratios of various strains in the resulting biomass. For instance, the relative content of Str. cremoris and Leuc. citrovorum decreased insignificantly and that of Str. lactis and Str. diacetil. var. acetoin.increased. The combined cultivation of the five streptococcal strains with L. plantarum in the medium containing no additions of thermophilous methane fermentation products increased the relative content of L. plantarum from the beginning of fermentation. In the medium containing the additions of this parameter varied sinusoidally with a minimum of 6 to 9 hours. Possible mechanisms of these changes are discussed.     

Evoked potentials of the medulla oblongata of the skate in response to stimulation of lateral line nerves

The characteristics of the bioelectrical reactions of structures of the medulla oblongata connected with lateral line electro- and mechanoreceptor were investigated in acute experiments on skates under urethane anesthesia. The parameters of the evoked potentials (EP) are characteristic of each of the lateral line nerves studied. A comparison of the characteristics of the fast and slow components of the EP obtained by stimulation of nerves of the medulla oblongata makes it possible to state a hypothesis concerning the presynaptic origin of the fast and the postsynaptic origin of the slow components of the EP. A dependence of the magnitude of the EP on the amplitude of the stimulus and on the location of the active electrode was found. The location of the focus of maximum activity was determined for each of the nerves investigated. A correlation was established between some parameters of the bioelectrical reactions of the medulla oblongata and the morphophysiological properties of the fibers which make up the nerves studied. The results obtained make it possible to assume the presence in the medulla oblongata of spatially arranged structures responsible for the development of the bioelectrical effects in response to stimulation of the lateral line nerves of fish.I. P. Pavlov Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Leningrad. Translated from Neirofiziologiya, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 284–292, May–June, 1971.     

Gonadotropin secretion following pernasal stimulation with synthetic gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) and a highly effective GnRH-analog in healthy men and prepubertal boys]

Potent long acting analogs of GnRH are of great interest especially in view of pernasal (p.n.) treatmen of hypogonadism of hypothalamic origin and of cryptorchidism. To find the necessary p.n. dosage of such a substance, serum LH and FSH were measured in 6 normal adult human males after p.n. application of various doses of D Leu6-des-Gly10-GnRH ethylamide. 50 microgram of the GnRH analog were necessary to obtain increased serum gonadotropins over a period of at least 8 hours. By repeated p.n. application of 200 microgram of synthetic GnRH every 2 hours in 6 normal adult males a considerable increase of serum gonadotropins could be demonstrated as well. Pernasal application of 200 microgram GnRH repeated at an interval of 1 hour in 3 cryptorchid boys produced a distinct increase of the serum gonadotropins. The intraindividual comparison of 200 microgram GnRH and 20 microgram of the GnRH analog in one boy showed equivalent net increases of the gonadotropins. With the analog the gonadotropin increase lasted for about 6 hours.     

远东刺猬和大耳猬的核型分析

远东刺猬和大耳猬的二倍体染色体数目均为2n=48。远东刺猬的核型组成为13m+6sm+3st+1t+XY,NF=92,C带分布于5对近端和亚中着丝粒染色体的长臂,约占整个染色体长臂的1/2至2/3,Ag-NOR_5,位于2-3对染色体的长臂端部;大耳猬的核型组成为18m+4sm+1st+XY,NF=92,C带分布于17对染色体的着丝粒部位,Ag-NOR_5位于3-5对染色体上,其中—Ag-NOR位于染色体的长臂中部,两者的核型特征有明显区别,结合前人的工作,作者提出在远东刺猬的不同地理居群中至少存在三种不同的核型。本文对普通刺猬属的远东刺猬、东欧刺猬和西欧刺猬的核型以及大耳猬属的大耳猬、达乌尔刺猬和秦岭短棘猬的核型还分别作了比较分析。此外,对远东刺猬联会复合体的形态、性染色体的配对行为和SC侧线加厚现象也作了分析讨论。     

Role of specific and nonspecific thalamic nuclei in the genesis of some slow rhythms of the human electrocorticogram

An electrocorticographic method of recording after-potentials in response to electrical stimulation of the thalamic nuclei in limbic structures during stereotaxic operations was developed. Altogether 42 patients undergoing operations for subcortical hyperkinesia, pain syndromes, and Kozhevnikov's epilepsy were investigated. The character of the cortical after-discharges in response to stimulation of the ventro-oral nuclear complex (V.o.) and the centrum medianum (Ce) of the thalamus and the amygdala differs in its character. These differences affected the area of spread of after-synchronization of the slow rhythms in regions of the hemispheres, the duration of the bursts of after-activity, and the expression of the accompanying autonomic responses. During the after-response to electrical stimulation of V.o. a relatively local after-synchronization of the slow rhythms in the ECoG was observed in the premotor area on the side of stimulation. The off-response to electrical stimulation of Ce, by contrast with V.o. was bilateral synchronization of the slow rhythm, coinciding in some cases with the appearance of bradypnea, bradycardia, and vasomotor and pilomotor responses. The most marked autonomic responses, associated with long volleys of after-hypersynchronization of slow waves or epileptoid discharges, were observed after stimulation of the amygdala. Problems connected with the mechanisms of after-synchronization of the cortical rhythm and the role of the various thalamic and limbic structures in these mechanisms are discussed.N. N. Burdenko Institute of Neurosurgery, Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR, Moscow. Translated from Neirofiziologiya, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 227–235, May–June, 1973.     

Stimulation of Nitrobacter agilis by Biotin.

Krulwich, Terry A. (Goucher College, Baltimore, Md.), and Helen B. Funk. Stimulation of Nitrobacter agilis by biotin. J. Bacteriol. 90:729-733. 1965.-Addition of biotin to nitrite-mineral medium greatly stimulated the autotrophic growth of four strains of Nitrobacter agilis. Comparisons of cultures of the organisms grown in parallel at 30 C in nitrite medium and in the medium supplemented with 150 mmug of biotin per ml showed that the vitamin promoted: (i) 2- to 4-fold greater rates of utilization of nitrite, and (ii) 100- to 1,000-fold greater populations of cells per milliliter. Avidin specifically inhibited the biotin stimulation of nitrite utilization at an avidin-biotin ratio of 133:1. Incubation of the four strains of N. agilis at 37 C imposed a requirement for biotin that could be met by daily addition of 150 mmug of the vitamin per ml of medium. The stimulatory effects of the vitamin at 30 C suggest that in N. agilis the synthesis of biotin is rate-limiting for growth.