试验感染水牛体内枯氏住肉孢子虫内生发育的超微结构

通过人工感染试验在电镜下对一种住肉孢子虫在水牛体内的发育进行了研究。结果揭示在血管内皮细胞中的裂殖生殖和在肌细胞内的包囊发育过程与枯氏住肉孢子虫的一致,裂殖体、裂殖子、包囊壁和囊内母细胞、缓殖子的超微结构亦与枯氏住肉孢子虫的相同。首次通过试验感染的发育史研究证明,流行于我国湖南水牛的一种小包囊属于枯氏住肉孢子虫,水牛是黄牛枯氏住肉孢子虫的新宿主。     

沼泽水牛与摩拉水牛杂种一代精母细胞联会复合体分析

应用界面铺张——硝酸银染色技术,对沼泽水牛和摩拉水牛杂种一代精母细胞联会复合体（SC）进行电镜观察。结果表明,在减数分裂粗线期,杂种水牛精毋细胞中形成22条正常的常染色体SC,一个中着丝粒/亚中着丝粒/端着丝粒三价体和XY双价体。这表明沼泽水牛和摩拉水牛的染色体具有高度的同源性,沼泽水牛1号染色体是由摩拉水牛4号、9号染色体串联易位而形成。     

江汉水牛与摩拉水牛顶间骨形态比较研究

对摩拉水牛头骨形态特征进行研究,并对2例(1,4号)摩拉水牛头骨的顶间骨进行研究,与2例(2,3号)江汉水牛头骨的顶间骨进行形态特征比较,结果表明摩拉水牛顶间骨发达,是由完整的对骨组成.该研究进一步论证了摩拉水牛头骨的顶间骨形态结构与江汉水牛头骨的顶间骨之间存在很明显差异,摩拉水牛顶间骨比江汉水牛的顶间骨发达.     

水牛卵母细胞透明带杨氏模量的测定

根据水牛卵细胞在微管吸吮下的行为,合理地采用内含不可压缩流体固体弹性球壳模型,研究水牛卵细胞透明带的力学性质。通过力学分析,推导出一个近似计算杨氏模量的实验公式。在24~26℃环境温度下,测量了20个培养液中成熟无极体卵细胞的杨氏弹性系数,得到卵细胞透明带的平均弹性系数为2.2×104Pa,为今后进行动物卵细胞透明带的力学研究提供了一种有效的测量方法。     

SOME ASPECTS OF THE ECOLOGY OF THE FRESHWATER CRAB (POTAMONAUTES PERLATUS MILNE EDWARDS) IN THE UPPER REACHES OF THE BUFFALO RIVER,EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE,SOUTH AFRICA.

Summary

Freshwater crabs (Potamonautes perlatus) are the largest naturally occurring invertebrates in southern African rivers. The ecology of these animals in South African riverine ecosystems is little understood. This study investigates some aspects of the population and feeding ecology of P. perlatus in the upper reaches of the Buffalo River. The densities of crabs (carapace width larger than 25 mm) at two sites in the river ranged between 1.72 and 5.25 crabs m², higher than previously recorded for freshwater crabs in rivers in southern Africa and southern Italy. Twenty-four hour observations revealed that P. perlatus has a nocturnal habit. The diet of P. perlatus was established by examination of the contents of the fore-gut. Crabs with a carapace width smaller than 40 mm fed predominantly on aquatic invertebrates while larger crabs fed on allochthanous material (leaf litter), detritus and algae. Through feeding, crabs reduced the surface area of leaves in the stream by 99.95%.     

PURIFICATION AND BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF BACTERIALLY EXPRESSED RECOMBINANT BUFFALO PROLACTIN

Recombinant prolactin (PRL) from water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) has been cloned and expressed in a prokaryotic expression system. The hormone was also successfully refolded into a biologically active form. Total RNA was purified from buffalo pituitaries and the buPRL cDNA was synthesized using primers designed on bovine PRL sequence. This prolactin cDNA was cloned in a pET 28a vector and expressed in Escherichia coli strain BL21(DE3)pLysS. Most of the expressed protein was present as insoluble inclusion bodies. The inclusion bodies were solubilized and buPRL was purified by Ni-NTA column. The purified protein was refolded by gradually decreasing the concentration of denaturant during dialysis. Total yield of the refolded and soluble prolactin was 22 mg/L from 100 mL bacterial culture in LB medium. The recombinant prolactin was as active as native prolactin in stimulating growth of Nb2 lymphoma cells.     

江西省河流水生植被

江西省地处长江中下游交接处的南岸,境内有大小河流2400多条,总长约18400km。江西河流水生植被的组成植物隶属27科,36属,共61种,且可划分为14个主要群落类型,其中以苦草、黑藻、竹叶眼子菜、(艽木)和菹草、微齿眼子菜、金鱼藻等沉水植物群落分布较广,面积较大;而适应流水和水深变化能力较差的挺水、浮叶及漂浮植物仅零星分布在河流边岸、河湾水潭边缘或河滩低洼处等。