畲族皮纹研究

畲族分布在我国的浙江、福建、江西和广东等省的山区或半山区,其中大部分居住在闽东及浙南。据文献报道,不同民族的皮纹类型是有差异的,对汉族、壮族、藏族、青海撒拉族等的皮纹都已有调查。我们对425例畲族的12项皮纹参数正常值进行了调查研究,现将我们的初步结果报道如下。     

福建畲族人群体型特征

史料记载早在唐代以前畲族就居住在粤、闽、赣三省的交界处,现今畲族主要分布在福建、浙江、江西、广东、安徽、湖南、贵州等7个省份,但关于畲族的起源与迁移在学界一直存在较大争议。本研究在福建省福安市和福鼎市随机选取畲族年满18周岁的成人504人(其中男289人,女215人) 测量身高、体质量、肱骨内外上髁间径、股骨内外上髁间径、上臂紧张围、小腿围、肱三头肌皮褶、肩胛下皮褶、髂前上棘皮褶及小腿内侧皮褶等10 项体质指标,利用Heath-Carter 体型法分析福建东部畲族人群的体型,畲族男性平均体型（5.02-3.76-1.76）为偏中胚层的内胚层型,女性平均体型（6.91-3.50-1.23）为偏中胚层的内胚层型。将福建畲族三个因子值与其他少数民族及汉族进行比较,结果显示畲族体型与汉族群体更为接近,其中与闽南语族群汉族、闽东语族群汉族和广西汉族最为相近,与南方少数民族族群反而差异更大,提示在畲族的形成过程与汉族有着很大联系。本研究为畲族族源研究提供生物学方面的参考依据,也为我国人类学研究补充必要的数据和资料。     

用DNA多态性分析福建,江西和浙江3省畲族的亲缘关系

为分析福建,江西和浙江３省畲族之间的关系,用聚合酶链反应（ＰＣＲ）对上述３省的３代均为畲族的无关个体的载脂蛋白Ｂ基因和Ｄ１７Ｓ３０位点的数目可变的串联重复（ＶＮＴＲ）序列进行研究。结果为：６个共有的ａｐｏＢ ＶＮＴＲ和５个共有的Ｄ１７Ｓ３０ ＶＮＴＲ等位基因在３省畲族中的分布相同,为进一步在基因水下上研究它们的亲缘关系奠定了基础。本文报道的检测ＤＮＡ多态性的方法在研究民族起源,变迁和民族识别以及各     

福建畲族群体17个Y-STR基因座单倍型及遗传关系

应用Y-filerTM试剂盒及基因分型技术,检测152份福建畲族无关男性个体17个Y-STR基因座的多态性分布,计算等位基因频率及单倍型多样性,并结合已公开发表的其他11个群体相应基因座的单倍型资料,分析福建畲族群体遗传距离和聚类关系。福建畲族DYS385a/b基因座检出50种单倍型,其余15个Y-STR基因座分别检出3-11个等位基因,基因多样性GD值在0.4037(DYS391)～0.9725(DYS385a/b);观察到DYS19和DYS390基因座双等位基因和DYS385a/b基因座三等位基因,以及DYS448等部分基因座出现的"off-ladder"等位基因现象。17个Y-STR基因座共同构成的单倍型144种,其中138种单倍型出现1次,5种出现2次,1种出现4次,累计GD值为0.9990。从遗传距离分析发现,福建畲族与浙江汉族之间的遗传距离最近(0.0042),与青海藏族(0.2378)之间的遗传距离相对较远。福建畲族最靠近由台湾群体、浙江汉族、南方汉族等典型南方汉族群体聚成的分支区域。结果表明该17个Y-STR基因座在福建畲族群体中具有丰富的遗传多态性,对建立Y染色体STR数据库,研究群体遗传学和进行法医学应用有重要意义。     

南草蜥核型的初步研究

南草蜥眼斑亚种 (Ｔａｋｙｄｒｏｍｕｓｓｅｘｌｉｎｅａｔｕｓｏｃｅｌｌａ ｔｕｓ)隶属于蜥蜴科 (Ｌａｃｅｒｔｉｄａｅ)草蜥属。该属我国已知有 8种〔1〕,其中只北草蜥 (Ｔ ｓｅｐｔｅｎｔｒｉｏｎａｌｉｓ) 〔2〕和白条草蜥 (Ｔ .ｗｏｌｔｅｒｉ) 〔3〕见有核型数据。南草蜥在我国分布于福建、湖南、贵州、云南、广东、海南和广西 ,其核型未见有人报道。本文对♂性南草蜥的核型作了初步研究。1　材料和方法实验动物南草蜥 2♂ ,采自福州仓山。采用骨髓细胞直接制备染色体标本。着丝粒位置按Ｌｅｖａｎ等(1 964 )的标准确定。2　结果和分…     

云南西双版纳金花蛇的记述

金花蛇Chrysopelea ornata属游蛇科Colubridae游蛇亚科Colubrinae金花蛇属,在我国仅有一种。一百多年前Bottger(1888)在香港发现此蛇标本;Stanley(1914)报道福建有金花蛇分布,但地点不确切〔1,4〕;杨大同等(1983)报道在云南永德县有金花蛇分布〔2,3〕,但未见有形态和生态的描述;赵尔宓等(1990)根据苏联科学院动物研究所1888年由德国人Herz在海南岛采到1号雄性幼体标本,报道了该省金花蛇新纪录,并对它的形态作了描述〔1〕,这是中国境内所采金花蛇产地确切的报道。可见金花蛇在我国是十分罕见的。1985年7月28日,作者在云南省西双版纳勐腊县…     

淹涝胁迫对水稻叶鞘和叶片中淀粉粒分布的影响

淹涝是世界上当前所面临的最严重自然灾害之一,尤其是近几年来,淹涝给我国的农业生产带来了巨大损失,全国平均每年受涝面积814万hm2,其中成灾面积448万hm2,损失粮食约28亿kg〔1〕。水稻是我国的主要粮食作物,并且分布于淹涝易发生的南方多雨潮湿地区和北方低洼地带,淹涝对水稻产量影响极大,因此,研究淹涝胁迫对水稻的伤害及水稻的耐淹机制越来越受到人们的重视〔2〕。淹涝对植物的伤害并非是因为水分过多而造成的直接伤害,而是由于淹涝造成的次生胁迫,其中最严重的是缺氧。在缺氧条件下,细胞中的碳水化合物代谢途径改变,对植物的生长和发育…     

植物的交配系统及其进化机制与种群适应

高等植物的繁殖方式远比高等动物的要复杂多样〔１,２〕,历来受到众多学者的关注。交配系统和作用于交配系统的选择力量,在达尔文时代的进化理论中就有着重要的地位〔３,４〕,达尔文本人对交配系统的进化结果也有着浓厚的兴趣〔５〕。植物交配系统方面的信息,对遗传育种〔６～１０〕、濒危物种遗传多样性检测的取样策略〔１〕、种质遗传资源的保护和利用〔１１～１５〕有着重要的理论指导意义。然而,交配系统与相关概念之间有一定的交叉重合,易引起术语和概念的混乱,笔者将首先探讨交配系统及有关概念的范畴。当然最引人关注的是交…     

市场、立法、安全

863419美国长ibi公司出售股份〔英]未署名了Ribi ImmunoChem Research公司新闻稿一01 .07.85〔译自CBA,1985,(9),25一5〕 Ribi ImmunoChem Research公司申请一次公开出售普通股份150万股,还有某些股东的25万股。(金人一)863420两家大公司的公司战略〔英叮Kla-usner,A.了B主。/Teehnol一1985,3(7)一605~612仁译自CBA,2985,(9),2816〕 有些人说,Genentee},和CetuS两家美国公司是生物技术公司中的两巨头。本文考察这两家公司的公司战略。(金人一)863421日本Takara酿酒公司[英〕/未将名了B 10/Teehnology一1985,3(7)一603仁译自CBA,1…     

细胞工程

860096 Cellte。h公司制成提纯人刀千扰素用的试剂而再度领先〔英〕/Press release from Celltech,UK一19.03.85〔译自CB-A,1985,(5),1464〕     

Role for dopamine in malonate-induced damage in vivo in striatum and in vitro in mesencephalic cultures

Defects in mitochondrial energy metabolism have been implicated in the pathology of several neurodegenerative disorders. In addition, the reactive metabolites generated from the metabolism and oxidation of the neurotransmitter dopamine (DA) are thought to contribute to the damage to neurons of the basal ganglia. We have previously demonstrated that infusions of the metabolic inhibitor malonate into the striata of mice or rats produce degeneration of DA nerve terminals. In the present studies, we demonstrate that an intrastriatal infusion of malonate induces a substantial increase in DA efflux in awake, behaving mice as measured by in vivo microdialysis. Furthermore, pretreatment of mice with tetrabenazine (TBZ) or the TBZ analogue Ro 4-1284 (Ro-4), compounds that reversibly inhibit the vesicular storage of DA, attenuates the malonate-induced DA efflux as well as the damage to DA nerve terminals. Consistent with these findings, the damage to both DA and GABA neurons in mesencephalic cultures by malonate exposure was attenuated by pretreatment with TBZ or Ro-4. Treatment with these compounds did not affect the formation of free radicals or the inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation resulting from malonate exposure alone. Our data suggest that DA plays an important role in the neurotoxicity produced by malonate. These findings provide direct evidence that inhibition of succinate dehydrogenase causes an increase in extracellular DA levels and indicate that bioenergetic defects may contribute to the pathogenesis of chronic neurodegenerative diseases through a mechanism involving DA.     

2018年中国植物科学若干领域重要研究进展

2018年中国植物科学继续呈现快速发展的态势, 我国科学家在国际植物科学主流学术刊物发表论文数量大幅增加, 取得了多项具有重要影响的成果。调控植物生长-代谢平衡实现可持续农业发展入选2018年度中国科学十大进展; 中国被子植物区系进化历史研究入选2018年度中国生命科学十大进展。以水稻为代表的农作物和果蔬等经济作物研究在国际上已呈现出明显的优势, 若干领域已从“追赶”状态跨越到“领跑”地位。该文对2018年中国科学家在植物科学若干领域取得的重要研究成果进行了概括性评述, 旨在全面追踪和报道当前中国植物科学领域的发展前沿和热点, 展示中国科学家所取得的杰出成就。     

SSTR5 ablation in islet results in alterations in glucose homeostasis in mice

Somatostatin (SST) peptide is a potent inhibitor of insulin secretion and its effect is mediated via somatostatin receptor 5 (SSTR5) in the endocrine pancreas. To investigate the consequences of gene ablation of SSTR5 in the mouse pancreas, we have generated a mouse model in which the SSTR5 gene was specifically knocked down in the pancreatic beta cells (betaSSTR5Kd) using the Cre-lox system. Immunohistochemistry analysis showed that SSTR5 gene expression was absent in beta cells at three months of age. At the time of gene ablation, betaSSTR5Kd mice demonstrated glucose intolerance with lack of insulin response and significantly reduced serum insulin levels. Insulin tolerance test demonstrated a significant increase of insulin clearance in vivo at the same age. In vitro studies demonstrated an absence of response to SST-28 stimulation in the betaSSTR5Kd mouse islet, which was associated with a significantly reduced SST expression level in betaSSTR5Kd mice pancreata. In addition, betaSSTR5Kd mice had significantly reduced serum glucose levels and increased serum insulin levels at 12 months of age. Glucose tolerance test at an older age also indicated a persistently higher insulin level in betaSSTR5Kd mice. Further studies of betaSSTR5Kd mice had revealed elevated serum C-peptide levels at both 3 and 12 months of age, suggesting that these mice are capable of producing and releasing insulin to the periphery. These results support the hypothesis that SSTR5 plays a pivotal role in the regulation of insulin secretion in the mouse pancreas.     

2017年中国植物科学若干领域重要研究进展

2017年中国植物科学继续保持高速发展态势, 重大成果频出, 具体表现在中国植物学家在国际顶级学术期刊发表的文章数量平稳上升。中国植物科学领域的研究工作者成果精彩纷呈, 如新型广谱抗病机制的发现、水稻广谱抗病遗传基础及机制和疫霉菌诱发病害成灾机制研究等。2017年中国生命科学领域十大进展评选中, 有两项植物科学领域的研究成果入选。水稻生物学、进化与基因组学和激素生物学等领域学科发展突出。另外, 值得一提的是, 长期从事高等植物与代谢途径调控分子网络研究和水稻品种设计育种的李家洋院士的研究成果“水稻高产优质性状形成的分子机理及品种设计”荣获2017年国家自然科学一等奖。这一具有重大国际影响的开创性贡献标志着中国植物科学在该领域的国际科学前沿居于引领和卓越地位。该文对2017年中国本土科学家在植物科学若干领域取得的重要研究成果进行了系统梳理, 旨在全面追踪和报道当前中国植物科学领域发展的最新前沿动态, 与广大读者共同分享我国科学家所取得的辉煌成就。     

2018年中国植物科学若干领域重要研究进展

2018年中国植物科学继续呈现快速发展的态势, 我国科学家在国际植物科学主流学术刊物发表论文数量大幅增加, 取得了多项具有重要影响的成果。调控植物生长-代谢平衡实现可持续农业发展入选2018年度中国科学十大进展; 中国被子植物区系进化历史研究入选2018年度中国生命科学十大进展。以水稻为代表的农作物和果蔬等经济作物研究在国际上已呈现出明显的优势, 若干领域已从“追赶”状态跨越到“领跑”地位。该文对2018年中国科学家在植物科学若干领域取得的重要研究成果进行了概括性评述, 旨在全面追踪和报道当前中国植物科学领域的发展前沿和热点, 展示中国科学家所取得的杰出成就。     

我国葫芦科植物离体培养研究进展

葫芦科植物包括多种瓜类蔬菜,对其进行离体培养研究具有重要的理论和实践意义.综述了国内在葫芦科植物器官培养、体细胞胚胎发生、花药培养、原生质体培养和体细胞杂交及离体遗传转化等方面取得的研究进展,并对葫芦科植物离体培养、遗传转化与育种的前景作了展望.     

我国葫芦科植物离体培养研究进展

葫芦科植物包括多种瓜类蔬菜,对其进行离体培养研究具有重要的理论和实践意义。综述了国内在葫芦科植物器官培养、体细胞胚胎发生、花药培养、原生质体培养和体细胞杂交及离体遗传转化等方面取得的研究进展,并对葫芦科植物离体培养、遗传转化与育种的前景作了展望。     

Changes in aquatic vegetation in Rhine floodplain streams in Alsace in relation to disturbance

Abstract. Changes are described in aquatic vegetation in oligotrophic, groundwater-fed Rhine floodplain streams in Alsace (eastern France), resulting from disturbance. Disturbance factors include changes in nutrients, either permanent ones - effluent from a waste water treatment plant or trout hatcheries - or periodic ones: flooding. Regular inputs of high levels of phosphate and ammonia modified the macrophyte vegetation in these streams. The floristic composition, which was characteristic of oligotrophic waters upstream of the eutrophicated sector, changed to that of a eutrophic situation as originally found downstream. Periodic disturbance by floods which normally occur once a year, irregularly eutrophicates the small streams, causing the development of a mixture of eutrophic and oligotrophic species. Six macrophyte communities are distinguished, indicating different trophic levels. The aquatic vegetation is adapted to the variations of phosphate and ammonia levels. Hence, aquatic macrophytes can be used as bio-indicators of fluctuations in water nutrient levels in relation to the type of disturbance.     

Apoptosis in experimental myocardial infarction in situ and in the perfused heart in vitro

We report the appearance of apoptotic cells in experimental myocardial infarction (rabbit heart) in in situ and in vitro preparations. Apoptosis was recognized by intravital staining with Hoechst 33342 (Ho342), by nick-end labeling (TUNEL) and by DNA laddering. A steady rise in the relative number of apoptotic cardiomyocytes (apoptotic index) was noted in in situ preparations. Apoptosis was first noted 6 h after the onset of ischemia with its highest value occurring after 72 h. Apoptotic nuclei were absent in remote areas of the left and right ventricles. Apoptotic nuclei within the infarcted area showed diminished intensity of Ho342 fluorescence. Three days after ischemia, a border zone adjacent to the infarcted area consisting of apoptotic macrophages was recognized. A novel finding was the appearance of apoptotic cardiomyocytes in the isolated perfused ischemic heart. Occurring as early as 50 min after the onset of ischemia, a high apoptotic index was present adjacent to the ligature placed around the coronary artery. This observation provides the opportunity to selectively examine factors leading to apoptosis in the ischemic heart under controlled experimental conditions.     

Morphine-potentiated platelet aggregation in in vitro and platelet plug formation in in vivo experiments

The detailed mechanisms underlying morphine-signaling pathways in platelets remain obscure. Therefore, we systematically examined the influence of morphine on washed human platelets. In this study, washed human platelet suspensions were used for in vitro studies. Furthermore, platelet thrombus formation induced by irradiation of mesenteric venules with filtered light in mice pretreated with fluorescein sodium was used for an in vivo thrombotic study. Morphine concentration dependently (0.6, 1, and 5 microM) potentiated platelet aggregation and the ATP release reaction stimulated by agonists (i.e., collagen and U46619) in washed human platelets. Yohimbine (0.1 microM), a specific alpha(2)-adrenoceptor antagonist, markedly abolished the potentiation of morphine in platelet aggregation stimulated by agonists. Morphine also potentiated phosphoinositide breakdown and intracellular Ca(2+) mobilization in human platelets stimulated by collagen (1 microg/ml). Moreover, morphine (0.6-5 microM) markedly inhibited prostaglandin E(1) (10 microM)-induced cyclic AMP formation in human platelets, while yohimbine (0.1 microM) significantly reversed the inhibition of cyclic AMP by morphine (0.6 and 1 microM) in this study. The thrombin-evoked increase in pH(i) was markedly potentiated in the presence of morphine (1 and 5 microM). Morphine (2 and 5 mg/g) significantly shortened the time require to induce platelet plug formation in mesenteric venules. We concluded that morphine may exert its potentiation in platelet aggregation by binding to alpha(2)-adrenoceptors in human platelets, with a resulting inhibition of adenylate cyclase, thereby reducing intracellular cyclic AMP formation followed by increased activation of phospholipase C and the Na(+)/H(+) exchanger. This leads to increased intracellular Ca(2+) mobilization, and finally potentiation of platelet aggregation and of the ATP release reaction.