家鸽、斑胸草雀丘间复合核背内侧亚核的传出投射

家鸽、斑胸草雀丘间复合核背内侧亚核的传出投射关键词家鸽，斑胸草雀，丘间复合核鸟类中脑丘间复合核背内侧亚核（ＤＭ，ｔｈｅｄｏｒｓｏｍｅｄｉａｌｎｕｃｌｅｕｓｏｆｔｈｅｉｎｔｅｒｃｏｌｌｉｃｕｌａｒｃｏｍｐｌｅｘ）是鸟类发声运动控制核团。本实验采用免疫组...     

γ-氨基丁酸及其GABAA受体参与家鸽顶盖前核神经元方向选择性的形成

研究了-氨基丁酸(GABA)及其拮抗剂荷包牡丹碱和2-hydroxysaclofen对家鸽中脑扁豆核神经元视觉反应的影响. 结果指出, GABA能明显减小扁豆核神经元的自发活动和视觉反应, 其GABAA拮抗剂荷包牡丹碱则能增强视觉反应, 并可消除无效方向上的抑制性反应, 但GABAB拮抗剂2-hydroxysaclofen对视觉反应和抑制反应均无效. 由此可见, 家鸽中脑扁豆核方向敏感神经元无效方向上的抑制主要由GABA和GABAA受体介导. 这种抑制作用至少部分是视动震颤方向不对称性的基础.     

家鸽圆核和峡核的免疫细胞化学分析

应用组织化学和免疫细胞化学方法发现,位于家鸽间脑的圆核（Ｎ．Ｒｔ）含有大约６０％的ＣｈＡＴ免疫阳性神经元,而中脑峡核大细胞部（Ｉｍｃ）所有细胞呈ＣｈＡＴ免疫阳性反应。     

电刺激大壁虎中脑诱发相反方向脊柱侧弯的研究

深入探索大壁虎Gekko gecko中脑运动调控功能,通过对头部固定的大壁虎(n=10)中脑脑区采用不锈钢微电极施加电刺激,发现对中脑不同深度脑区的电刺激能诱发出脊柱侧弯、四肢动等运动反应.在实验过程中,一些刺激针道在中脑围脑室灰质诱发出脊柱同侧弯曲反应,而在中脑腹侧被盖诱发出脊柱对侧弯曲反应.通过对刺激脑区的组织学检验,确定了大壁虎中脑内控制相反方向脊柱侧弯运动核团分布的大致区域.     

血管活性肠肽免疫阳性神经元在家鸽中脑和间脑中的分布

用免疫细胞化学技术研究了血管活性肠肽（ＶＩＰ）阳性神经元在家鸽（Ｃｏｌｕｍｂａｌｉｖｉａ）中脑和间脑核团的分布。实验结果表明,ＶＩＰ阳性神经元主要分布于如下核团：下丘侧核（ＬＨＹ）、蔡氏腹区（ＡＶＴ）、中央灰质（ＧＣｔ）、中脑深核腹部（ＭＰｖ）、中脑外侧核背部（ＭＬｄ）、脑桥脚盖致密体（ＴＰｃ）、丘脑间核（ＩＣｏ）、兰斑核（ＬｏＣ）、脑桥嘴部网状核（ＲＰＯ）、兰斑背部亚核（ＳＣｄ）、兰斑腹部亚核（ＳＣｖ）和脑桥尾部网状核巨细胞部（ＲＰｇｃ）。在这些核团中,除ＭＬｄ中的ＶＩＰ阳性神经元位于其背部外,其余核团中ＶＩＰ阳性神经元分布基本上是均匀的。     

清醒状态下刺激鸟类中脑引起鸣叫及躯体运动等反应的观察

在麻醉或轻度麻醉状态下的急性突验中,刺激鸟类中脑引起鸣叫反应的研究,已由Bechterew,Popa 等先后用几种鸟进行了一定的工作;1957年作者曾在麻醉的鸡、鸭、鹅、家鸽、鸮、喜鹊、麻雀和金雀等中脑部位进行刺激,观察到在中脑网状结构处有支配与调节鸣叫反应的相应中枢。当该中枢接受刺激时,不仅引起惊恐性鸣叫,且引起呼吸、心跳、血压的变化,及一系列的肌体运动反应。     

鱼类三叉神经中脑核位置及细胞形态的研究

目的:应用生物胞素法观察罗非鱼三叉神经中脑核位置及细胞形态特征。方法:本研究选用罗非鱼15只(雌雄不限),体长15~20 cm,浸入140 mg/L三卡因间氨苯酸乙脂甲磺酸盐(MS222)溶液中麻醉,在手术显微镜下暴露脑和神经,通过生物胞素(Biocytin)结晶追踪技术研究罗非鱼三叉神经中脑核的位置、细胞形态分布。结果:(1)罗非鱼的三叉神经中脑核位于中脑后交联水平。(2)三叉神经中脑核的下行纤维与运动核之间存在突触联系。(3)三叉神经中脑核的细胞形态为圆形或卵圆形。结论:罗非鱼的三叉神经中脑核位于中脑后交联的高度,其接受走行于三叉神经三大分支内的感觉纤维并发出的下行纤维与运动核形成突出联系。     

儿茶酚胺能神经元与鸣禽鸣唱行为和听觉信息处理

鸣禽脑部的一些鸣唱核团与听觉核团接受来自中脑儿茶酚胺(catecholamine,CA)能神经元发出的纤维投射,并且存在多种儿茶酚胺类受体的表达。研究发现在不同的鸣唱环境下,中脑儿茶酚胺能神经元活性及其支配靶区即早基因的表达水平均存在显著差异。表明中脑儿茶酚胺能神经元在调节鸣唱行为和听觉信息处理等方面发挥重要作用。介绍了近年来有关儿茶酚胺能神经元活动与鸣唱行为和听觉信息处理的研究进展。     

鸽峡核的计算机三维重建

本文采用灰度阴影法,在Cromemco微机系统上对家鸽(Columba livia)的次级视觉中枢——中脑峡核(NI)进行了计算机三维重建.通过使重建NI绕空间轴转动,以及用软件对其剖切,展示出峡核大细胞部(Imc)和小细胞部(IPc)的空间构型和相互关系.在三维重建的基础上测量了它们的尺寸和体积.讨论了三维重建、软件剖切和定量测量对组织解剖学的意义.     

用羰花青荧光染料追踪家鸽顶盖与中脑核团的神经连接

本文用亲脂质荧光染羰花青(Carbocyanine)的衍生物——1.1’一二(十八烷基)—3,3,3,’3’—四甲基吲哚羰花青高氯酸盐(1,1’,dioctadecyl—3,3,3’,3’—tetramethyli-ndocarbocyanine perchlorate,dil),追踪了家鸽(Columba livia)顶盖深层与中脑核团的神经连接.结果表明,顶盖深层接收峡核大细胞部(Nucleus isthmi pars magnocellularis,Imc)以及动眼神核腹部(Nucleus nervi oculomotorii,pars ventralis,OMv)中脑外侧核背部(Nucleus mesencephalicus lateralis,pars dorsalis,MLd)的神经投射,本文还对这些结果与以前用类霍乱原-HRP(CB HRP)方法所得结果进行了比较分析.     

Application potential of chicken DNA chip in domestic pigeon species – Preliminary results

Introducing the SNP technology to pigeon breeding will enhance the competitiveness of a sector that produces one of the healthiest and best quality meats. The present study aimed to test the applicability of the Illumina Chicken_50K_CobbCons array on 24 domestic pigeon individuals from the Mirthys hybrids and Racing pigeon breeds. A total of 53,313 SNPs were genotyped. Principal component analysis shows a significant overlap between the two groups. The chip performed poorly in this data set, with a call rate per sample of 0.474 (49%). The low call rate was likely due to an increase in the evolutionary distance. A total of 356 SNPs were retained after a relatively strict quality control. We have demonstrated that it is technically feasible to use a chicken microarray chip on pigeon samples. Presumably, with a larger sample size and by assigning phenotypic data, efficiency would be improved, allowing more thorough analyses, such as genome-wide association studies.     

木豆叶总黄酮测定方法的比较研究

采用比色法测定木豆叶中的总黄酮含量。对三氯化铝比色法、硼酸—柠檬酸比色法和硝酸铝比色法3种测定方法进行比较,确定了硝酸铝比色法为木豆叶总黄酮的最佳测定方法,该方法稳定性、精密度和重现性好,其RSD分别为2.1%、0.9%和2.3%,应用该方法测定木豆叶总黄酮含量为15.65 mg·g^-1 DW。本方法适用于木豆叶或其制剂中总黄酮的质量分析检验,为木豆叶中黄酮的研究开发提供了质控依据。     

Spontaneous and deferred imitation in the pigeon

Experimentally-naive pigeons were placed on one side of a clear partition. A pigeon on the other side received food for pecking a ping-pong ball, pulling a rope, or pecking a plastic disk. When given access to a similar object, each naive pigeon pecked or pulled at a low rate for several sessions and two continued to do so forseveral sessions in the absence of the leader. In a second experiment, the latter effect was demonstrated after a delay of 24 hours, even though the naive pigeons had never had access to the object in the presence of the model. A third experiment demonstrated that the effect on the follower was not due merely to the presence of or activity of another pigeon and was at least somewhat specific to the behavior of the model.     

鸽乳的生物学功能及其生成调控

鸽(Columba livia)是少数几种能分泌营养液哺育雏鸟的鸟类之一。孵化期的亲鸽嗉囊壁逐渐增厚,当雏鸽被孵出,亲鸽嗉囊会产生鸽乳(crop milk)以哺育雏鸽。鸽乳的营养成分及其生物学功能与哺乳动物的乳汁相似,其产生过程受催乳素的调节。在催乳素作用下,嗉囊上皮细胞快速增殖脱落形成鸽乳,该过程可能与膜联蛋白Icp35(AnxIcp35)等关键基因的转录以及JAK/STAT和Wnt等信号通路的激活有关。本文对鸽乳的主要成分、生物学功能和泌乳过程中嗉囊组织学变化进行了介绍,对鸽乳生成过程中特异的基因变化和分子调控机制进行了总结,以期为后续的相关研究工作提供有益的参考。     

Comparison of assessment of pigeon sperm viability by contrast-phase microscope (eosin-nigrosin staining) and flow cytometry (SYBR-14/propidium iodide (PI) staining) [evaluation of pigeon sperm viability

The aim of these experiments was to compare the conventional, microscopic method of evaluating pigeon sperm viability to sperm assessed by flow cytometry. Semen was collected twice a week from two groups of pigeons. In every group were 20 males (Group I: meat-type breed; Group II: fancy pigeon breed). Semen was collected using the lumbosacral and cloacal region massage method. Ejaculates collected from each group were pooled and diluted to 10 × 10⁶ sperm/ml in BPSE solution. Samples were divided into three equal parts and estimated after collection as well as after in vitro storage for 3, 6 and 24 h. The first part was using for semen motility evaluation. The proportion of motile spermatozoa (MOT) and progressive movement (PMOT) of fresh and stored semen were evaluated using the CASA-system. The second part was examined subjectively by microscope (eosin-nigrosin (EN), eosin-nigrosin staining), the third one was assessed using dual fluorescence SYBR-14/propidium iodide (PI) and flow cytometry (FC). There were not any significant differences in sperm viability and motility between the groups at 0, 3, 6, and 24 h post collection. The percentage of viable spermatozoa in fresh semen determined by EN and FC was not different in Groups I and II (I - 88.71 ± 5.42 and 84.01 ± 3.19, respectively; II-90.87 ± 6.01 and 87.38 ± 5.57, respectively). Significantly lower percentages of viable spermatozoa were detected by FC compared to the EN method in both groups after 6 h (P ≤ 0.05) as well as 24 h (P ≤ 0.01) of storage. Moreover, the dual fluorescent SYBR-14/PI staining allowed for the identification a third population of double stained, moribund spermatozoa. High positive correlations in percentage of live spermatozoa were noted between EN and FC methods in both groups of birds. Evaluation of sperm viability by FC is a rapid, accurate, sensitive, and objective method for the assessment of pigeon sperm viability in fresh as well as stored semen.     

Protein polymorphism in a feral population of the pigeon Columba livia domestica

Sixteen enzymatic and non-enzymatic proteins of the pigeon Columba livia domestica were examined electrophoretically. These proteins were presumed to be under control by 22 loci. Of the 22 loci, 6 were defined as polymorphic and 15 as monomorphic. Another locus was variable, but the variation was not genetically interpretable. Average heterozygosity calculated over 21 loci was 0.075.     

Estimating site occupancy and detectability of the threatened partridge pigeon (Geophaps smithii) using camera traps

Since European settlement, many granivorous birds of northern Australia's savanna landscapes have declined. One such example, the partridge pigeon (Geophaps smithii), has suffered a significant range contraction, disappearing from at least half of its pre‐European range. Multiple factors have been implicated in this decline, including the loss of traditional Aboriginal burning practices, grazing by large exotic herbivores and predation by feral cats (Felis catus). While populations of partridge pigeon on the Tiwi Islands may be particularly important for the long‐term persistence of this species, they too may be at risk of decline. However, as a reliable method to detect this species has not yet been developed and tested, we lack the ability to identify, at an early stage, the species' decline in a given location or region. This severely limits our capacity to make informed management decisions. Here, we demonstrate that the standard camera trapping approach for native mammal monitoring in northern Australia attained an overall probability of detecting partridge pigeon greater than 0.98. We thus provide a robust estimate of partridge pigeon site occupancy (0.30) on Melville Island, the larger of the two main Tiwi Islands. The information presented here for the partridge pigeon represents a critical first step towards the development of optimal monitoring programmes with which to gauge population trajectories, as well as the response to remedial management actions. In the face of ongoing biodiversity loss, such baseline information is vital for management agencies to make informed decisions and should therefore be sought for as many species as possible.     

微波辅助提取木豆根中染料木素工艺

以木豆根为原料,利用微波辅助提取技术进行提取,在单因素实验的基础上对提取条件进行了考察,根据BBD(Box-Behnken design)实验设计原理,采用3因素3水平的响应面分析法,以木豆根中主要异黄酮染料木素(genistein)为指标,对提取过程进行优化,得到最佳工艺参数为：提取温度为68℃,固液比为32∶1 mL·g^-1,乙醇浓度为78%,提取功率700 W,提取时间15 min。在最佳提取条件下染料木素的提取率可达到0.465±0.032 mg·g^-1。本研究对于微波提取技术的应用及木豆根的开发和利用都具有显著的意义。     

Amino acid increases in fruit infested by fruit flies of the family Tephritidae

Solanum mauritianum Scop, (wild tobacco) fruit is the major host of the fruit fly Dacus cacuminatus (Hering), and is a major source of food for the brown pigeon Macropygia phasianella (Temminck) in eastern Queensland. Amino acid analyses were undertaken on fruit fly infested and uninfested S. mauritianum fruits. Infested fruits contained approximately twice the level of protein and essential amino acids compared to uninfested fruit. This increase is probably due to the plant adding additional amino acids to infested tissue and the accompanying growth of bacteria established in the fruit during oviposition. The infested fruit would provide a valuable source of protein during the pigeon breeding season.     

响应面优化纤维素酶辅助提取木豆叶总黄酮工艺

为探讨纤维素酶辅助提取木豆叶总黄酮最佳工艺条件,在单因素试验基础上,以酶用量、酶解温度、酶解时间和酶解pH为影响因子,总黄酮得率为响应值,采用Box-behnken中心组合设计建立4个影响因子与总黄酮得率关系的数学模型,进行响应面法分析。结果表明,纤维素酶辅助提取木豆叶总黄酮的最佳工艺条件为：酶用量为8.65 mg,酶解温度为33.88℃,酶解时间为2.02 h,酶解pH为5.02。在最优条件下总黄酮理论得率为4.86%,实测值为4.88%,拟合得到的模型与实际吻合良好。本研究建立的提取工艺条件稳定可靠,为以后木豆叶总黄酮的应用开发提供实验依据。