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Yau-Hung Chen Yun-Hsin Wang Tsung-Han Yu Hsin-Ju Wu Chiung-Wen Pai 《Transgenic research》2009,18(6):855-864
We generated a transgenic line Tg(k18:shh:RFP) with overexpression of Sonic hedgehog in the skin epidermis. By 5 day-post-fertilization (dpf), many epidermal lesions were
clearly observed, including a swollen yolk sac, epidermis growth malformation around the eyes and at the basement of the pectoral
fins. Skin histology revealed embryos derived from Tg(k18:shh:RFP) displayed an elevated Nuclear/Cytoplasmic ratio and pleomorphic nuclei compared to their wild type littermates, suggesting
the abnormal growth pattern on the epidermis of Tg(k18:shh:RFP) embryos were dysplasia. Later (by 7 dpf), Tg(k18:shh:RFP) embryos displayed broader pectoral fins which are similar to the polydactyly phenotypes of Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome
(NBCCS)/Gorlin patients and polydactylous mice. In addition, treatment with cyclopamine is able to enhance and prolong the
survival rates and survival durations of Tg(k18:shh:RFP) embryos. In conclusion, this unique Tg(k18:shh:RFP) fish line, should be an excellent experimental animal for screening for a lower toxicity level of the new Hh-inhibitor and
can even be used as a new anti-cancer drug-screening platform. 相似文献
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Akula Ramakrishna Parvatam Giridhar Kadimi Udaya Sankar Gokare Aswathanarayana Ravishankar 《Acta Physiologiae Plantarum》2012,34(1):393-396
Endogenous indoleamine profiles in various ex vitro and in vitro tissues of commercially important Coffea canephora were analyzed by using a high performance liquid chromatography and further confirmed with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry.
High content of serotonin (SER) (98.54 ± 5 μg/g) and melatonin (MEL) (115.25 ± 6 μg/g) were found in freshly harvested seeds
of C. canephora followed by zygotic embryo (65.25 ± 4 and 96.54 ± 5 μg/g fresh weight) and endosperm (34.08 ± 2 and 51.08 ± 4 μg/g fresh
weight) of ripened fruits. Similarly endogenous pools of SER and MEL were moderate in in vitro tissues of C. canephora, i.e. callus (25.85 ± 2 and 75.74 ± 4), somatic embryos (31.88 ± 2 and 19.30 ± 2 μg/g fresh weight) and in vitro regenerated
plant stalk (15.78 ± 1 and 38.25 ± 3 μg/g fresh weight), respectively. In view of significant levels of both SER and MEL in
various tissues and beans of Coffea, further investigations on their physiological role needs to be investigated. 相似文献
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In the present study attempt was made for preparation of isotretinoin-hydroxypropyl β cyclodextrin (HP-β-CD) inclusion complex
and encapsulate this complex in elastic liposomes to study the effect of dual carrier approach on skin targeting of isotretinoin.
The isotretinoin HP-β-CD complex was prepared by freeze-drying method and characterized by IR spectroscopy. The drug and drug-CD
complex loaded elastic liposomal formulation were prepared and characterized in vitro, ex-vivo and in vivo for shape, size, entrapment efficiency, no. of vesicles per cubic mm, in vitro skin permeation and deposition study, photodegradation and skin toxicity assay. The transdermal flux for different vesicular
formulations was observed between 10.5 ± 0.5 to 13.9 ± 1.6 μg/cm2/h. This is about 15-21 folds higher than that obtained from drug solution (0.7 ± 0.1 μg/cm2/h) and 4-5 folds higher than obtained with drug-CD complex solution (2.7 ± 0.1 μg/cm2/h). The amount of drug deposit was found to increase significantly (p < 0.05) by cyclodextrin complexation (30.1 ± 0.1 μg). The encapsulation of this complex in elastic liposomal formulation
further increases its skin deposition (262.2 ± 21 μg). The results of skin irritation study using Draize test also showed
the significant reduction in skin irritation potential of isotretinoin elastic liposomal formulation in comparison to free
drug. The results of the present study demonstrated that isotretinoin elastic liposomal formulation possesses great potential
for skin targeting, prolonging drug release, reduction of photodegradation, reducing skin irritation and improving topical
delivery of isotretinoin. 相似文献
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Somatic embryos were induced on roots excised from in vitro plants of Prunus avium× pseudocerasus `Colt'. On medium containing 6-benzylamino purine (BAP, 1.5 μM) and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D, 15 μM), a mean
of 25 (s.e. ± 2.0) somatic embryos were produced on intact root systems and 15 (s.e. ± 1.7) on roots systems cut into 10 mm
pieces. Most somatic embryos were formed directly on intact roots and indirectly (from callus) on sectioned roots. A mean
of 2.5 (s.e. ± 0.25) secondary embryos per primary embryo were formed directly on primary embryos after they were transferred
to medium containing BAP (1.5 μM), indole-3-butyric acid (10 μM) and 2,4-D (5 μM). After transfer to a medium containing BAP
(2 μM) and gibberellic acid (GA3, 3 μM), shoots developed in 75% (s.e. ± 7.3) of the embryos. Somatic embryos were not induced on explants of in vitro roots or shoots of P. avium, and were induced infrequently on zygotic embryos, although a wide range of media were tested. Possible reasons for the contrasting
embryogenic ability of `Colt' and P. avium are discussed.
This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
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S. Paul A. Dam A. Bhattacharyya T. K. Bandyopadhyay 《Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture》2011,105(2):271-283
A reproducible protocol for direct and indirect somatic embryogenesis was established in a small aromatic tree, Murraya koenigii. Embryogenic callus was obtained from 90% zygotic embryonic axis (ZE) and 70% cotyledon (COT) explants in Murashige and Skoog
(MS) basal medium supplemented with 8.88 μM 6-benzyladenine (BA) and 2.675 μM α-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA). Globular somatic
embryos were induced and further matured from such embryogenic callus by subsequent culture on the same basal media containing
thidiazuron (TDZ) (2.27–9.08 μM). The highest frequency of somatic embryos (14.58 ± 0.42) was recovered from ZE-derived callus
after 6 weeks. The age and type of explant and concentration of TDZ played an important role in the development of somatic
embryos. Explants excised from 60-day-old seed differentiated from 96.67% of ZE explants and 86.67% from COT explants when
cultured on MS basal medium supplemented with 4.54 and 9.08 μM TDZ, respectively, after 4 weeks. The best result obtained
for the average frequency of somatic embryos (11.28 ± 0.32) was from ZE explants, which was significantly higher than COT
explants (7.34 ± 0.97). Most of the somatic embryos (above 95%), irrespective of their origin, germinated after 4 weeks in
1/2 MS basal media containing 2.32 μM kinetin (KN) and 1.07 μM NAA. Well-rooted plantlets were successfully acclimatized.
Histological analysis and scanning electron micrographs confirmed the initiation, development, and germination of somatic
embryos from both explants. 相似文献
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The mode, season, and time of brooding, egg diameter, egg number per brood, and the characteristics of newly released juveniles
of Psolus patagonicus were investigated off Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, between October 1999 and February 2001. Individuals were attached
to the Patagonian scallop, Zygochlamys patagonica. Spawning occurs between February and March. The mean egg diameter, 887 ± 26 μm, is the highest reported for the family Psolidae.
Eggs are brooded under the mother’s sole until they develop into crawling juveniles within 7 months. The largest embryos reached
a length of 1,941 ± 228 μm in September. During the brooding period (February–September) the number of brooded embryos decreased
while their size increased. Our study confirms brooding behaviour in female P. patagonicus. 相似文献
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S. A. Webster S. A. Mitchell W. A. Gallimore L. A. D. Williams M. H. Ahmad 《In vitro cellular & developmental biology. Plant》2008,44(2):112-118
A procedure for producing somatic embryos enriched with dibenzyl trisulfide (DTS) using a hormone-dependent culture system
is reported for Petiveria alliacea L. (Guinea hen weed). Leaf explants were cultured on a Murashige and Skoog medium supplemented with a range of naphthaleneacetic
acid (NAA) concentrations and a fixed concentration of benzyladenine (BAP) at 11.0 μM and sucrose or glucose at 30 g l−1. Leaf explants cultured on all media types started to form callus at the cut surfaces of the discs 10–14 d after initiation.
The type of sugar used influenced average fresh weight, the propensity to form roots, as well as the embryogenic response.
The highest mean fresh weight (337.7 ± 26.18 mg) and mean root number (23.7 ± 1.69) was produced on media enriched with sucrose
and supplemented with 53.7 μM NAA and 11.0 μM BAP. An ethanol extract of rhizogenic/embryogenic callus or somatic embryos
was subjected to high-performance liquid chromatography analysis, which revealed the presence of DTS in both extracts. UV
spectral analysis and the use of standard quantitation procedures showed that the quantity of DTS in the somatic embryo extract,
at 0.16% (w/v), was approximately 30-fold higher than in rhizogenic/embryogenic callus (0.0055% w/v) of similar fresh weight. These results indicate that it is possible to biosynthesize approximately 6 mg of natural DTS from
3,808 mg of fresh somatic embryos within 10 wk from less than three leaf explants. 相似文献
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The genus Dierama comprises plants with a potential to be developed as ornamentals. D. erectum seeds were decontaminated and germinated on 1/10th strength Murashige and Skoog (Physiol Plant 15:473–497, 1962) (MS) media
without plant growth regulators or sucrose. In an experiment investigating the effects of 6-benzyladenine (BA), meta-Topolin (mT), kinetin (KIN) and zeatin (Z) with or without α-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA), the highest shoot number per hypocotyl (4.20 ± 0.51)
was obtained from MS medium supplemented with 1.0 μM Z after 8 weeks. This was followed by a combination of 2.0 μM KIN and
2.0 μM NAA with 3.67 ± 0.81 shoots per explant. BA treatments produced 3.20 ± 0.22 shoots per hypocotyl explant when 2.0 μM
was combined with 1.0 μM NAA, while mT gave 3.09 ± 0.99 shoots per explant when 2.0 μM mT was combined with 2.0 μM NAA. Adventitious shoot regeneration was optimised when shoots were grown under a 16-h photoperiod
at 100 μmol m−2 s−1 on MS medium supplemented with 1.0 μM BA. This resulted in an average of 12.73 ± 1.03 shoots per hypocotyl explant. Various
concentrations of ancymidol, activated charcoal and sucrose did not promote in vitro corm formation of this species. Plants
rooted successfully after 8 weeks on MS medium supplemented with 1.0 μM indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) and had an average root
number of 2.73 ± 0.40. After 2 months of acclimatisation, plants had formed corms. The largest corms (of diameter 0.45 ± 0.03 cm)
were produced in plants pre-treated with 0.5 μM IBA. The highest plant survival percentage of 73% was also associated with
this treatment. 相似文献
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Regalado EL Rodríguez M Menéndez R Concepción AA Nogueiras C Laguna A Rodríguez AA Williams DE Lorenzo-Luaces P Valdés O Hernandez Y 《Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.)》2009,11(1):74-80
Daily topical application of the aqueous ethanolic extract of the marine sea grass, Thalassia testudinum, on mice skin exposed to UVB radiation resulted in a dose-dependent recovery of the skin macroscopic alterations over a 6-day
period. Maximal effect (90%) occurred at a dose of 240 μg/cm2, with no additional effects at higher doses. Bioassay-guided fractionation of the plant extract resulted in the isolation
of thalassiolin B (1). Topical application of 1 (240 μg/cm2) markedly reduces skin UVB-induced damage. In addition, thalassiolin B scavenged 2,2-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical with
an EC50 = 100 μg/ml. These results suggest that thalassiolin B is responsible for the skin-regenerating effects of the crude extract
of T. testudinum.
Erik L. Regalado and María Rodríguez have contributed equally to this work and should be considered as first authors. 相似文献
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Kaitlin J. Palla Paula M. Pijut 《In vitro cellular & developmental biology. Plant》2011,47(2):250-256
A plant regeneration protocol was developed for white ash (Fraxinus americana L.). Hypocotyls and cotyledons excised from embryos were cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 6-benzylaminopurine
(BA) plus thidiazuron (TDZ), and compared for organogenic potential. Sixty-six percent of hypocotyl segments and 10.4% of
cotyledon segments produced adventitious shoots, with a mean number of adventitious shoots per explant of 3.5 ± 0.9 and 2.5 ± 1.5,
respectively. The best regeneration medium (52% shoot formation; 47% shoot elongation) for hypocotyls was MS basal medium
containing 22.2 μM BA plus 0.5 μM TDZ, producing a mean of 3.9 ± 0.4 adventitious shoots. Adventitious shoots were established
as proliferating shoot cultures following transfer to MS medium with Gamborg B5 vitamins supplemented with 10 μM BA plus 10 μM
TDZ. For in vitro rooting, woody plant medium with indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) at 0, 2.9, 5.7, or 8.6 μM in combination with 4.9 μM indole-3-butyric
acid (IBA) was tested for a 5- or 10-d dark culture period, followed by culture under a 16-h photoperiod. The best rooting
(78% to 81%) of in vitro shoots was obtained with a 5 d dark culture treatment on medium containing 2.9 or 5.7 μM IAA plus 4.9 μM IBA, with an average
of 2.6 ± 0.4 roots per shoot. Rooted plants were successfully acclimatized to the greenhouse. This adventitious shoot regeneration
and rooting protocol will be used as the basis for experimental studies to produce transgenic white ash with resistance to
the emerald ash borer. 相似文献
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Akula Ramakrishna Parvatam Giridhar Gokare Aswathanarayana Ravishankar 《In vitro cellular & developmental biology. Plant》2011,47(6):667-673
High-frequency somatic embryogenesis was achieved in Coffea canephora using calcium ionophore A23187, which influences the influx of calcium into a cell. With 100 μM calcium ionophore and 5 mM
calcium, 85% and 70% of cultures produced embryogenic tissue, with 105 ± 7 and 95 ± 8 primary embryos from each callus mass
respectively. Medium supplemented with 100 μM EGTA (calcium chelator) or 1 mM verapamil (calcium channel blocker) significantly
reduced somatic embryogenesis. Calcium imaging studies were done to determine the relationship between morphogenetic response
and the cellular calcium levels. The calcium ionophore/calcium treatment was very effective in driving cellular machinery
toward embryogenesis. The embryos were regenerated into plantlets when cultured on MS medium supplemented with 5 mM calcium/100 μM
calcium ionophore A23187. Somatic embryogenesis-derived plants were successfully transferred to soil and grown to maturity
in the field. 相似文献
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Total synaptonemal complex (SC) lengths were estimated from Oreochromis aureus Steindachner (which has a WZ/ZZ sex determination system), O. mossambicus Peters and O. niloticus L. (both of which have XX/XY sex determination systems). The total SC length in oocytes was greater than that in spermatocytes
in all three species (194 ± 30 μm and 134 ± 13 μm, 187 ± 22 μm and 127 ± 17 μm, 193 ± 37 μm and 144 ± 19 μm, respectively).
These sex-specific differences did not appear to be influenced by the type of sex determination system (the female/male total
SC length ratio was 1.45 in O. aureus, 1.47 in O. mossambicus and 1.34 in O. niloticus) and do not correlate with the lack of any overall sex-specific length differences in the current Oreochromis linkage map. Although based on data from relatively few species, there appears to be no consistent relationship between sex-specific
SC lengths and linkage map lengths in fish. Neomale (hormonally masculinized genetic female) O. aureus and O. mossambicus had total SC lengths of 138 ± 13 μm and 146 ± 13 μm respectively, more similar to normal males than to normal females. These
findings agree with data from other vertebrate species that suggest that phenotypic sex, rather than genotype, determines
traits such as total SC length, chiasmata position and recombination pattern, at least for the autosomes. 相似文献
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Ahmad Asoodeh Adel Ghorani Azam JamshidKhan Chamani 《International journal of peptide research and therapeutics》2012,18(2):107-115
In this study, we extracted and purified antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) secreted from skin of Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis using reverse phase-high performance liquid chromatography. Three AMPs were isolated from skin secretions of this frog and
sequenced using tandem mass spectrometry. The purified peptides were named buforin-EC (1875.05 ± 0.5 Da), cyanophlyctin (2347.50 ± 0.5 Da)
and temporin-ECa (1013.33 ± 0.5 Da). Multiple alignments and homology search showed that buforin-EC, cyanophlyctin and temporin-ECa
had a homology of 71.43, 47.1, and 69.23% to buforin II, brevinin-2EC, and temporin-1CSc, respectively. Antimicrobial tests
demonstrated that our peptides have a great antimicrobial effect on both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. The results
indicated that they have an overall minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) below 13 μM against E. coli. No hemolysis was observed in around of their MIC values. In conclusion, skin secretions of E. cyanophlyctis contain a novel class of AMPs with the proper characteristics. 相似文献
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The present research work was aimed to formulate clotrimazole encapsulated Cavamax W7 composite ethosomes by injection method
for improved delivery across epidermis. 32 factorial design was used to design nine formulations (F1-F9) and compared with ethosomal formulations (F10-F12). F9 with
vesicle size of 202.8 ± 4.8 nm, highest zeta potential (−83.6 ± 0.96 mV) and %EE of 98.42 ± 0.15 was selected as optimized
composite ethosome and F12 as reference ethosomal formulation. As revealed by transmission electron microscopy F9 vesicles
were more condensed, uniformly spherical in shape than F12 vesicles. Vesicular stability studies indicated F9 to be more stable
as compared to F12. Both F9 and F12 were incorporated in carbopol 934 gel base to get G1–G8 gel formulations and evaluated
for in vitro skin permeability. Cavamax W7 composite ethosomal optimized gel (G5) showed higher in vitro percent cumulative drug permeation (88.53 ± 2.10%) in 8 h and steady state flux (J
ss) of 3.39 ± 1.45 μg/cm2/min against the J
ss of 1.57 ± 0.23 μg/cm2/min for ethosomal gel (G1) and 1.13 ± 0.06 μg/cm2/min for marketed formulation. The J
ss flux of G5 was independent of amount of drug applied/unit area of skin. In vivo confocal laser scanning microscopic study of G5 depicted uniform and deeper penetration of rhodamine B (marker) in epidermis
from Cavamax W7 composite ethosomal gel in comparison to G1. Finally, G5 demonstrated better (p < 0.05) antifungal activity against Candida albicans and Aspergillus niger than G1 thus, signifying that Cavamax W7 composite ethosomes present a superior stable and efficacious vesicular system than
ethosomal formulation for topical delivery of clotrimazole. 相似文献
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Alvin CH Ma Rachel Lin Po-Kwok Chan Joseph CK Leung Loretta YY Chan Anming Meng Catherine M Verfaillie Raymond Liang Anskar YH Leung 《BMC developmental biology》2007,7(1):50
Background
Survivin is the smallest member of the inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) gene family. Recently, the zebrafish survivin-1 gene has been cloned, showing remarkable sequence identity and similarity over the BIR domain compared with human and mouse survivin gene. Here we investigated the role of survivin in angiogenesis during zebrafish development. Morpholinos (MOs) targeting the 5' untranslated region (UTR) (SurUTR) and sequences flanking the initiation codon (SurATG) of zebrafish survivin-1 gene were injected into embryos at 1–4 cell stage. Vasculature was examined by microangiography and GFP expression in Tg(fli1:EGFP) y1 embryos. Results: In embryos co-injected with SurUTR and SurATG-MOs, vasculogenesis was intact but angiogenesis was markedly perturbed, especially in the inter-segmental vessels (ISV) and dorsal longitudinal anastomotic vessels (DLAV) of the trunk, the inner optic circle and optic veins of developing eyes and the sub-intestinal vessels. Apoptosis was increased, as shown by TUNEL staining and increase in caspase-3 activity. Efficacy of SurUTR and SurATG-MOs was demonstrated by translation inhibition of co-injected 5'UTR survivin:GFP plasmids. The phenotypes could be recapitulated by splice-site MO targeting the exon2-intron junction of survivin gene and rescued by survivin mRNA. Injection of human vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) protein induced ectopic angiogenesis and increased survivin expression, whereas treatment with a VEGF receptor inhibitor markedly reduced angiogenesis and suppressed survivin expression. Conclusion: Survivin is involved in angiogenesis during zebrafish development and may be under VEGF regulation. 相似文献18.
Three fenamates—niflumic, flufenamic and mefenamic acids—were tested for effects on substrate-induced currents of glutamate
and glycine transporters (EAAT1, EAAT2, GLYT1b and GLYT2a) expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes. All fenamates inhibited EAAT1 currents; 100 μM flufenamic acid produced the most inhibition, decreasing the I
max by 53 ± 4% (P < 0.001). EAAT2 currents were less sensitive, but 100 μM flufenamic acid inhibited the I
max by 34 ± 5% (P = 0.006). All fenamates inhibited GLYT1b currents; 100 μM flufenamic acid produced the most inhibition, decreasing the I
max by 61 ± 1% (P < 0.001). At 100 μM, effects on the GLYT2a I
max were mixed: 13 ± 2% inhibition by flufenamic acid (P = 0.002), 30 ± 6% enhancement by niflumic acid (P = 0.002), and no effect by mefenamic acid. Minor effects on substrate affinity suggested non-competitive mechanisms. These
data could contribute to the development of selective transport modulators. 相似文献
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The myxosporean Thelohanellus
rhabdalestus n. sp. (Myxozoa: Bivalvulida), a parasite of the freshwater fish Rhabdalestes maunensis (Fower) collected from the Kwanza River, Angola, is described based on light and electron microscopical studies. The parasite
occurs in irregular, milky-whitish, cyst-like plasmodia (up to 0.8 mm in diameter) in close contact with the liver and heart.
The spores are pyriform, with slight tapering anterior and round posterior ends, and measure 16.8 ± 0.5 μm (n = 50) long,
10.2 ± 0.6 μm (n = 50) wide and 5.6 ± 0.8 μm (n = 25) thick. The spore wall is partly surrounded by a discontinuous, closely
adhered, external coat of electron-dense material of variable thickness (up to c.35 nm). A single flask-shaped polar capsule [7.2 ± 0.3 μm (n = 50) long and 4.0 ± 0.4 μm (n = 50) in diameter] lies close
to the apex of the spores and contains a polar filament with six or seven (rarely eight) coils oblique to its longitudinal
axis. Based on morphological and ultrastructural differences, compared with other members of Thelohanellus Kudo, 1933, and judging from the host-specificity of previously described species, we consider this species new to science.
This is the first reported myxosporean from the Angolan fauna. 相似文献
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Morphological and Genetic Characterization of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Saimiri boliviensis</Emphasis>
Eliana Ruth Steinberg Mariela Nieves Marina Sofía Ascunce Ana María Palermo Marta Dolores Mudry 《International journal of primatology》2009,30(1):29-41
The taxonomy of Saimiri is controversial because morphological characteristics, traditionally used for identification, are insufficient to distinguish
species and subspecies. Genetic studies of specimens become relevant for captive management, especially considering their
frequently unknown geographical origin. We analyzed phenotypic and genetic parameters in Saimiri spp. in Argentinean zoological gardens and biological stations to provide a more accurate taxonomic identification. We studied
27 males and 19 females of Saimiri spp. The cytogenetic analysis in mitotic metaphases corroborated a modal number of 2N = 44, XX/XY, and FN = 75 for males
and FN = 76 for females. G- and C-bands, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and the pelage coloration pattern of all the specimens corresponded to Saimiri boliviensis boliviensis. We characterized for the first time the sperm cell morphology and morphometry (mean ± SE): total length: 71.39 ± 5.40 μm;
head length: 5.71 ± 0.81 μm; head width: 3.76 ± 0.70 μm; acrosome length: 3.70 ± 0.82 μm; midpiece length: 12.20 ± 2.22 μm.
Researchers can use the characterization of the sperm morphology as another parameter for taxonomic identification that, together
with cytogenetic and molecular ones, would allow a more precise identification of individual Saimiri boliviensis boliviensis. 相似文献