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We observed a wide distribution of the carbohydrate epitopes galactosylα(1–3) galactose (galα1–3 gal), α-glucoside, and α-mannoside in mono- and heteroxenic trypanosomatids by using fluorescein-labelled lectins of Euonymus europaeus (EE) and Concanavalin A (Con A) as well as sera from acute chagasic patients who have very high levels of anti-galα(1–3) gal antibodies. The direct fluorescence test for galα1–3 gal with EE was positive at minimum concentrations of 6 μg/ml for heteroxenic trypanosomatids and 0.7 μg/ml for monoxenic ones and for the plant parasite, Phytomonas. On the other hand, heteroxenic trypanosomatids that infect vertebrates bound ten-fold more Con A than monoxenic flagellates and Phytomonas. These data were confirmed in ELISA and Western Blot assays carried out with peroxidase-labelled EE and Con A. Euonymus europaeus recognized several glycoproteins in all trypanosomatids that we tested. Con A, however, recognized a glycoprotein cluster in heteroxenic protozoa, which ranging from 60–120 kDa, seemed to lack monoxenic parasites and Phytomonas. These findings suggest that α-D-mannose and α-D-glucose might play an important role in the interaction between trypanosomatids and vertebrate hosts.  相似文献   

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SYNOPSIS. Trypanosoma (Megatrypanum) megachiropterorum sp. n. from the flying fox, Pteropus tonganus Quoy & Gaimard, from the Kingdom of Tonga, is described. The trypomastigotes measure 32 ± 1.74 (here and below S.D.) (27–37.5) × 3.6 ± 0.23 (3–4.5) μm and has a flagellum averaging in length 6.4 ± 0.92 (4.5–10) μm. Their nuclear index is 1.2 ± 0.16 (0.7–1.6) and their kinetoplastic index equals 6.2 ± 0.32 (5.5–7.1). This is the first report of a member of the subgenus Megatrypanum from bats outside the American and African continents and also the first record of a trypanosome from bats in the Pacific area.  相似文献   

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Abstract. The distal inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD) is critical in the urinary concentrating process, in part because it is the site of vasopressin (AVP)-regulated permeability to urea. The purpose of these experiments was to develop a cell culture model of the IMCD on permeable structure and to characterize the responsiveness to AVP. Rat IMCD cells were grown to confluence on collagen-coated Millipore filters glued onto plastic rings. To assess the time required to achieve confluence, the transepithelial resistance was measured periodically and was found to be stable after 2 weeks, at a maximal value of 595 ± 22 ω cm2. In separate monolayers the effect of AVP on inulin and urea permeability was determined. While inulin permeability was unchanged after AVP, urea permeability increased from 6.0 ± 0–4 to peak values of 16.0 ± 3–8(10nM),23.1 ± 3–9(1 μM)and28 1 ± 4–9(10μM) X 10-6cms-1 ( n = 24). In 10 other monolayers, after the addition of 1 mM 8-Br-cAMP, urea permeability increased from 5.1 ±0–3 to 8.1 ± 1–6 times 10-6 cm s-1 and, after 8-Br-cAMP +3-isobutyl-l-methylxanthine, to 12.2 ± 0–7 times 10-6 cms-1. We conclude that rat IMCD cells grown in culture exhibit the characteristics of a 'tight' epithelium. Inulin and urea permeability are not different in the absence of AVP, consistent with high resistance junctional complexes. Furthermore, IMCD cells retain the capacity for AVP-regulated urea permeability, a characteristic feature of this nephron segment in vivo.  相似文献   

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117 goosefish plasma from the Mediterranean coast have been analysed. Total plasma proteins gave mean values of 2.8±0.9 for males and 3.3±1.1 g/100 for females. The cellulose acetate and starch-gel electrophoresis showed 7 and 13 fractions respectively. Different albumin patterns were observed but their distribution did not have a genetic basis. In 107 specimens a mean TIBC value of 278 ± 125 μg Fe% was found. The saturation coefficient of the transferrin was from 15–20%. The specimens had a single Tf band and one individual had a slower Tf band. The presence of an haptoglobin polymorphism has been suggested. The plasma haptoglobin concentration by an electrophoretic method was determined and a concentration from 28–31 mg Hp% was obtained.  相似文献   

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We tested two predictions required to support the hypothesis that anthropogenic acidic episodes might explain the poor biological response of upland British streams otherwise recovering from acidification: (i) that invertebrate assemblages should differ between episodic and well-buffered streams and (ii) these effects should differentiate between sites with episodes caused by anthropogenic acidification as opposed to base-cation dilution or sea-salt deposition. Chronic and episodically acidic streams were widespread, and episodes reflected acid titration more than dilution. Nonmarine sulphate (16–18% vs. 5–9%), and nitrate (4–6% vs. 1–2%) contributed more to anion loading during episodes in Wales than Scotland, and Welsh streams also had a larger proportion of total stream sulphate from nonmarine sources (64–66% vs. 35–46%). Sea-salts were rarely a major cause of episodic ANC or pH reduction during the events sampled. By contrast, streams with episodes driven by strong anthropogenic acids had lower pH (5.0±0.6) and more dissolved aluminium (288±271 μg L−1) during events than where episodes were caused by dilution (pH 5.4±0.6; 116±110 μg Al L−1) or where streams remained circumneutral (pH 6.7±1.0; 50±45 μg Al L−1). Both biological predictions were supported: invertebrate assemblages differed among sites with different episode chemistry while several acid-sensitive species were absent only where episodes reflected anthropogenic acidification. We conclude that strong acid anions – dominantly nonmarine sulphate – still cause significant episodic acidification in acid-sensitive areas of Britain and may be a sufficient explanation for slow biological recovery in many locations.  相似文献   

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Time Sequence of Early Events in Fertilization in the Medaka Egg   总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3  
The time sequence of early events in fertilization was examined in eggs of the medaka Oryzias latipes . The mean time after insemination required for sperm attachment to the egg surface through the micropyle depended on sperm concentrations. It was 3 ± 1 sec with a range from 1 to 6 sec after insemination when concentration of spermatozoa was high (about 2 × 108/ml at 23°–25°C). The mean time from sperm attachment until cessation of its movement on the egg surface was 4 ± 1 sec with a range from 1 to 9 sec. Small cortical alveoli at the animal pole region within 15 μm of the sperm attachment point began to undergo exocytosis 9 ± 0.3 sec (range 5–16 sec) after sperm attachment. The velocity at which the exocytosis wave propagated increased from the earliest initiation point of exocytosis up to the 100 μm area, and became constant at about 12 μm/sec from 100 μm to 500 μm from the sperm attachment point. The present results suggest that at the time of fertilization in the fish egg, exocytosis of small cortical alveoli in the area about 15 μm away from the sperm attachment point occurs simultaneously.  相似文献   

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Mercury concentrations in the axial muscle tissue of most (243) of the 254 Anguilla australis and most (20) of the 27 A. reinhardtii collected from 30 sites in coastal rivers and lakes in Victoria, Australia, during 1975–78 were well below the Australian statutory health limit (0.5 μg g−1 wet weight). For A. australis the mean mercury concentration was 0.17 μg g−1 (±0.16 s.d. , range 0.01–1.60 μg g−1); for A. reinhardtii the values were 0.37 ± 0.23 μg g−1 (range 0.12–1.10 μg g−1). Statistical analyses showed that variation in mercury concentration due to total length accounted for only 13% of the total variation in A. australis and 2% in A. reinhardtii whereas locality accounted for 54 and 68%, respectively. Both species are thus considered suitable as indicators of mercury pollution.  相似文献   

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Isospora elmahalensis n. sp. is described from the Saudi Arabian bird, Pycnonotus leucogenys , from the Elmahala valley. Sporulated oocysts of I. elmahalensis were spherical or nearly subspherical, 19.5–22.5 × 18.5–20 (21.34 ± 0.4 × 19.06 ± 0.5) μm. Oocysts lacked a micropyle, residuum, and polar granule. Sporocysts were ovoid, 14–17.5 × 7–12 (16.08 ± 1.05 × 9.9 ± 1.55) μm, and had a Stieda body and sporocyst residuum, but lacked a substiedal body. Sporozoites were elongated with a clear globule at one end. The host bird belongs to the order Passeriformes.  相似文献   

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In the present paper we determined low molecular heavy metal binding protein called metallothionein (MT) in fish spermatozoa sampled from four fish species ( Acipenser baerii, Acipenser ruthenus, Perca fluviatilis and Sander lucioperca ). The spermatozoa samples were analyzed with differential pulse voltammetry DPV (Brdicka reaction). The average content of MT in the fish sperm was 0.64 ± 0.55 μ m . The highest content of MT was determined in spermatozoa of S. lucioperca (0.96 ± 0.86 μ m ), followed by P. fluviatilis (0.88 ± 0.11 μ m ), A. ruthenus (0.57 ± 0.60 μ m ) and A. baerii (0.43 ± 0.25 μ m ). The differences in the content of MT was probably related to the differences in age and perhaps to the health status based on the environmental conditions in which the tested specimens developed while also other still unknown factors may have been involved.  相似文献   

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To evaluate the reproductive cycle and fecundity of tucunaré ( Cichla kelberi Kullander & Ferreira, 2006), 697 specimens were captured in Três Marias Reservoir, São Francisco River, Brazil during 1994–1995 and 2005–2006. Reproductive activity was recorded throughout the sampling periods, with females exhibiting asynchronous oocyte development and multiple spawnings with a peak in September–October. Vitellogenic oocytes of the tucunaré were elliptical in shape with the longest diameter approximately 1230 μm and the shortest 700 μm, yolk globules with ellipsoid inclusions, lipid vesicles, small cortical alveoli and thin zona radiata (9.3 ± 2.0 μm thickness). Follicular cells were prisma-shaped (49.0 ± 16.4 μm) in the vegetative pole, progressively becoming cubic cells in the animal pole toward the micropyle. Histochemical analyses indicated the presence of mucosubstances in the outer zona radiata and follicular cells that could be contributors to egg adhesiveness. Batch fecundity ranged from 4450 to 13 900 oocytes for females 31.5–43.5 cm total length, respectively, and correlated to gonadal weight ( r 2 = 0.80) and body weight ( r 2 = 0.70). Mean relative fecundity was 10.6 vitellogenic oocytes per gram body weight. As tucunaré is an exotic piscivorous species well-adapted to the Três Marias Reservoir, the present work may be considered a contribution toward future strategies for population control.  相似文献   

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Abstract— —The uptake of taurine into tissue slices of specific regions of the rat central nervous system (CNS) was compared with the uptake of taurine into synaptosomal fractions prepared from the corresponding regions. Two different techniques for performing control experiments were also compared: procedure I, correction for the uptake of taurine obtained from duplicate incubations but at 2°c and procedure II, correction of taurine uptake into extracellular or extrasynaptosomal space measured by inulin uptake experiments plus correction for diffusion (non-saturable) processes.
Kinetic analyses of the uptake data in tissue slices utilizing the procedure I correction technique indicate that six regions of the rat CNS (spinal cord, diencephalon, cortex, striatum, hippocampus, and midbrain) possess high affinity uptake systems (Km values approx 60 μM or less). The Km value for the cerebellum (105.4 ± 15.7 μM) is intermediate between a high and low affinity uptake system while the Km value for the pons-medulla (210.0 12.4 μM) is considered to be low affinity. When procedure II techniques were utilized for correcting the uptake data all eight regions demonstrated high affinity uptake systems (11.8–73.2μM).
Synaptosomal fractions prepared from the spinal cord, pons-medulla, diencephalon, and midbrain demonstrate high affinity uptake systems (procedure I) for taurine (10.3–47.2 μM) while the hippocampus, cortex, striatum, and cerebellum have intermediate (but still high affinity) values (59.4–96.4 μM). High affinity uptake systems (8.2–79.8 μM) were obtained for all eight regions of the rat CNS when procedure II was utilized for correction of the data.  相似文献   

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Abstract: Proteolytic degradation of numerous calpain substrates, including cytoskeletal and regulatory proteins, has been observed during brain ischemia and reperfusion. In addition, calpain inhibitors have been shown to decrease degradation of these proteins and decrease postischemic neuronal death. Although these observations support the inference of a role for μ-calpain in the pathophysiology of ischemic neuronal injury, the evidence is indirect. A direct indicator of μ-calpain proteolytic activity is autolysis of its 80-kDa catalytic subunit, and therefore we examined the μ-calpain catalytic subunit for evidence of autolysis during cerebral ischemia. Rabbit brain homogenates obtained after 0, 5, 10, and 20 min of cardiac arrest were electrophoresed and immunoblotted with a monoclonal antibody specific to the μ-calpain catalytic subunit. In nonischemic brain homogenates the antibody identified an 80-kDa band, which migrated identically with purified μ-calpain, and faint 78- and 76-kDa bands, which represent autolyzed forms of the 80-kDa subunit. The average density of the 80-kDa band decreased by 25 ± 4 ( p = 0.008) and 28 ± 9% ( p = 0.004) after 10 and 20 min of cardiac arrest, respectively, whereas the average density of the 78-kDa band increased by 111 ± 50% ( p = 0.02) after 20 min of cardiac arrest. No significant change in the density of the 76-kDa band was detected. These results provide direct evidence for autolysis of brain μ-calpain during cerebral ischemia. Further work is needed to characterize the extent, duration, and localization of μ-calpain activity during brain ischemia and reperfusion as well as its role in the causal pathway of postischemic neuronal injury.  相似文献   

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Oxygen uptake rates and yolk-inclusive dry weiGhts were measured during the egg and yolk-sac larval stages of milkfish, Chanos chanos (Forsskal). Oxygen uptake by eggs and yolk-sac larvae was measured to assess the effects of four salinities (20,25,30,35 ppt) at 28°C. The effects of three temperatures (23,28,33°C) on oxygen uptake by yolk-sac larvae were determined at a salinity of 35 ppt. Dry weights were measured throughout embryonic development at 28°C and the yolk-sac stage at 23.28 and 33°C.
Oxygen uptake rates of eggs increased more than fivefold during embryogenesis (0.07±0.03 to 0.40 ± 03 μl O2 egg −1 h −1;blastula to prehatch stage). Larval oxygen uptake did not change with age but was affected by rearing temperature (0.33 ± 0.08, 0.44 ± 0.07 and 0.63 ± 0.13 μl O2 larva −1 h−1 at 23, 28 and 33°C, respectively; Q10= 1.93). Acute temperature changes from 28 to 33°C caused significant increases in oxygen uptake by embryos (Q 10= 1.69–3.58) and yolk-sac larvae (Q 10=2.55). Salinity did not affect metabolic rates.
Dry weight of eggs incubated at 28°C decreased 13% from fertilization to hatching. Incubation temperatures from 23–33°C did not affect dry weights at hatching. Rearing temperatures significantly affected the rate of larval yolk absorption (Q 10= 2.25).  相似文献   

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Abstract: The effects of synthetic β-amyloid (Aβ1–42) on cell viability and cellular Ca2+ homeostasis have been studied in the human neuron-like NT2N cell, which differentiates from a teratocarcinoma cell line, NTera2/C1.D1, by retinoic acid treatment. NT2N viability was measured using morphological criteria and fluorescent live/dead staining and quantified using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide metabolism. Aβ1–42 dose-dependently caused NT2N cell death when it was present in the cell culture for 14 days but had no effect on viability when it was present for 4 days. The lowest effective concentration was 4 µ M , and the strongest effect was produced by 40 µ M . Control NT2N cells produced spontaneous cytosolic Ca2+ oscillations under basal conditions. These oscillations were inhibited dose-dependently (0.4–40 µ M ) by Aβ1–42 that was present in the cell culture for 1 or 4 days. Ca2+ wave frequency was decreased from 0.21 ± 0.02 to 0.05 ± 0.02/min, amplitude from 88 ± 8 to 13 ± 4 n M , and average Ca2+ level from 130 ± 8 to 58 ± 3 n M . The Ca2+ responses to 30 m M K+ and 100 µ M glutamate were not different between control and Aβ-treated cells. Thus, the results do not support the hypothesis that cytosolic early Ca2+ accumulation mediates Aβ-induced NT2N cell death.  相似文献   

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Abstract: The short-term inhibition by estradiol of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) in tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic neurons was examined in vitro on hypothalamic slices from ovariectomized rats. TH activity (determined by L-3,4-di-hydroxyphenylalanine accumulation in the median eminence after blockade of decarboxylase with NSD 1055) showed a 30–40% decrease within 1 h of incubation with estradiol. To determine whether a dephosphorylation process was involved in this decline in TH activity, we studied the sensitivity of the enzyme to dopamine (DA) feedback inhibition: In controls, we observed that two kinetically different forms of TH coexisted, with one exhibiting a Kl(DA) of 26.4 ± 2 μM the other being ∼ 10-fold more sensitive to DA inhibition, with a [k1{DA)] of 2.56 ± 0.17 μM. likely corresponding to a phosphorylated and active form and to a non-phosphorylated and poorly active form, respectively. Conversely. after estradiol treatment all TH molecules exhibited the same K1(DA) of 2.5 ± 0.3 μM. This effect was stereospecific, because 17α-estradiol could not promote it. whereas with 17β-estradiol. it could be observed at only 10−11M and after a short delay (30 min). Finally, this decrease in the K1(DA) of the purported active form of TH could be prevented by okadaic acid (an inhibitor of protein phosphatases). These results suggest that estradiol can act directly on the mediobasal hypothalamus to trigger a rapid decline in TH activity and that this action may involve a decrease in TH phosphorylation.  相似文献   

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Abstract: The cellular mechanisms underlying opioid action remain to be fully determined, although there is now growing indirect evidence that some opioid receptors may be coupled to phospholipase C. Using SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells (expressing both μ-and δ-opioid receptors), we demonstrated that fentanyl, a μ-preferring opioid, caused a dose-dependent (EC50= 16 n M ) monophasic increase in inositol (1,4,5)trisphosphate mass formation that peaked at 15 s and returned to basal within 1–2 min. This response was of similar magnitude (25.4 ± 0.8 pmol/mg of protein for 0.1 μ M fentanyl) to that found in the plateau phase (5 min) following stimulation with 1 m M carbachol (18.3 ± 1.4 pmol/mg of protein), and was naloxone-, but not naltrindole-(a δ antagonist), reversible. Further studies using [ d -Ala2, MePhe4, Gly(ol)5]enkephalin and [ d -Pen2,5]enkephalin confirmed that the response was specific for the μ receptor. Incubation with Ni2+ (2.5 m M ) or in Ca2+-free buffer abolished the response, as did pretreatment (100 ng/ml for 24 h) with pertussis toxin (control plus 0.1 μ M fentanyl, 26.9 ± 1.5 pmol/mg of protein; pertussis-treated plus 0.1 μ M fentanyl, 5.1 ± 1.3 pmol/mg of protein). In summary, we have demonstrated a μ-opioid receptor-mediated activation of phospholipase C, via a pertussis toxin-sensitive G protein, that is Ca2+-dependent. This stimulatory effect of opioids on phospholipase C, and the potential inositol (1,4,5)trisphosphate-mediated rises in intracellular Ca2+, could play a part in the cellular mechanisms of opioid action.  相似文献   

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One species of Eimeria and one species of Isospora have been discovered in several specimens of the Canarian lizard, Gallotia galloti , collected on Tenerife, Canary Islands, and are described herein as new. The oocysts of Eimeria gallotiae n. sp. are elongate-ellipsoidal and measure 30.6 (29.1–32.6) by 16.0 (14.0–17.9) μm. Micropyle, oocyst residuum, and polar granule are absent. Oocysts each contain four ellipsoidal sporocysts measuring 14.6 (12.2–17.3) by 9.2 (8.2–11.2) μm. Sporocysts have sporocyst residuum but not a Stieda body. The majority of oocysts are fully sporulated when shed. Few oocysts are excreted unsporulated or in the beginning phase of sporulation. The oocysts of Isopora gallotiae n. sp. are spherical and 16.5 (15.3–17.6) μm in diameter. Micropyle, oocyst residuum, and polar granule are absent. Each oocyst has two lemon-shaped sporocysts, 11.5 (10.2–12.2) by 7.3 (6.6–8.2) μm, which take up almost the entire space of the oocyst. A sporocyst residuum is present as well as a knob-like Stieda body and a substieda body. Most oocysts are in the beginning phase of sporulation when excreted and have two spherical sporoblasts. Sporulation is completed within 24 to 28 h at 21 ± 2°C.  相似文献   

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Low concentrations of ruthenium red and lanthanum chloride inhibited hatching of juveniles from eggs in cysts of Globodera rostochiensis in potato root diffusate. Pro-bit analysis for 31 cysts at seven concentrations of ruthenium red showed that 50% inhibition with 95% fiducial limits occured at 47 ± 23 μm; a similar value of 59 ± 14 μm was obtained using eggs removed from cysts. Results for 10 to 20 cysts at six concentrations of lanthanum chloride suggested a somewhat higher value for 50% inhibition of 110 ± 83 μM. In contrast hatching of eggs in cysts of Heterodera schachtii in water was unaffected by 5 ITIM lanthanum chloride and 625 μM ruthenium red, concentrations which cause over 90% inhibition of hatch in G. rostochiensis.
Two calcium ionophores synergised hatching of a 1971 population of G. rostochiensis in dilute diffusate. Optimal concentrations of 2 μM for A23187 and 10 μM for BrX537A increased the hatch from 17 ± 3–6 juveniles/cyst to 114 ± 44 juveniles/cyst and 138 ± 40 juveniles/cyst respectively. Ionophores in the absence of diffusate hatched very few eggs of this population but caused a greater hatch in a second (1975) population which gave a high hatch in water of 43 ± 10 juveniles/cyst. This was increased by A23187 to 181 ± 41 juveniles/cyst. The results with both the inhibitors and the ionophores suggest that hatching in G. rostochiensis might be a calcium-mediated process.  相似文献   

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ABSTRACT. A new species of Eimeria from the Moorish gecko, Tarentola mauritanica , of Minorca, Spain, is described. Oocysts of Eimeria tarentolae are ellipsoidal and measure 17.8 (17.6–18.7) μm by 13.5 (12.9–14.0) μm. Micropyle, oocyst residuum, and polar granule are absent. Each oocyst contains four spherical to slightly subspherical sporocysts 6.8 (6.4–7.0) μm in diameter. A sporocyst residuum is present, while a Stieda body is lacking. Sporulation is completed within 24–32 h at 21 ± 2°C.  相似文献   

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SUMMARY. Measurements of the length and width of a total of 6,915 unsporulated oocysts of Eimeria necatrix from 11 infected chickens revealed a length range of 12.1-28.9 μ, width range of 10.8-23.8 μ, and a shape-index (length/width) range of 1.0-1.64. The average size range of the samples of 25-100 oocysts (mean, 66 oocysts) constituting this total and taken on the various days of the patent periods was 15.6–23.9 μ× 13.9–19.5 μ. The lengths, widths and shape indexes of the oocysts constituting such samples usually described unimodal, near-normal frequency distribution curves.
The average size of oocysts issuing from an average chicken on an average day of the patent period of the infection was, with standard deviations, 19.7 ± 1.82 μ× 16.7 ± 1.20 μ. The average standard errors for the length and width were 0.237 μ and 0.158 μ, respectively, in samples of the size indicated. A tendency to increase slightly, though significantly, in size after the first three days of the patent period was noted; also, a slight, though significant, linear increase from the first to the seventh day, inclusive. A slight, though significant, tendency to shorten with the passing of the days of the patent period was detected.
Analysis of variance revealed much variation in oocyst size from bird to bird on a given day and for given bird and day combinations, but significant day to day variation was demonstrated for width only. By splitting the variance during the first seven days of the patent period into its parts, it was determined that the mean oocyst size during this period was, with standard errors, 19.59 ± 0.238 μ× 16.63 ± 0.200 μ. Further analysis disclosed that a considerable reduction in oocysts measured could be accomplished, with no loss of accuracy, if fewer measurements were taken per bird and more birds were employed.  相似文献   

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