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We compared histochemical and immunohistochemical staining as well as fluorochrome labeling in murine bone specimens that were fixed with 10% neutral buffered formalin to those fixed with HistoChoice®. We showed that sections from undecalcified tibiae fixed for 4 h in HistoChoice® resulted in enhanced toluidine blue and Von Kossa histochemical staining compared to formalin fixation. HistoChoice® produced comparable or improved staining for alkaline phosphatase. Acid phosphatase localization was better in formalin fixed specimens, but osteoclasts were visuralized more easily in HistoChoice® fixed specimens. As expected, immunohistochemical labeling was antibody dependent; some antibodies labeled better in HistoChoice® fixed specimens while others were better in formalin fixed specimens. Toluidine blue, Von Kossa, and alkaline phosphatase staining of sections fixed for 12 h produced sections that were similar to 4 h fixed sections. Fixation for 12 h preserved acid phosphatase activity better. Increasing fixation to 12 h affected immunolocalization differentially. Bone sialoprotein labeling in HistoChoice® fixed specimens was comparable to formalin fixed samples. On the other hand, after 12 h formalin fixation, osteocalcin labeling was comparable to HistoChoice®. For most histochemical applications, fixing murine bone specimens for 4 h with HistoChoice® yielded superior staining compared to formalin fixation. If immunohistochemical localization is desired, however, individual antibodies must be tested to determine which fixation process retains antigenicity better. In addition, there was no detectable difference in the intensity of fluorochrome labeling using either fixative. Finally, fixation duration did not alter the intensity of labeling. 相似文献
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Experimentally determined protein structures may contain errors and require validation. Conformational criteria based on the Ramachandran plot are mainly used to distinguish bet ween distorted and adequately refined models. While the readily available criteria are sufficient to detect totally wrong structures, establishing the more subtle differences between plausible structures remains more challenging. 相似文献24.
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V. C. K. Couldridge 《Journal of fish biology》2002,60(3):726-730
Females of the Lake Malawi cichlid Pseudotropheus lombardoi preferred males with one eggspot, the natural number, on their anal fin compared to males with two eggspots which had been artificially manipulated in number. Furthermore by manipulating the size of the eggspot. it was found that females preferred males with one large eggspot to males with one small eggspot. These results indicate that female preferences are responsible for the single eggspot in P. lombardoi and that this may be linked to species recognition as females of closely related species appear to exhibit different preferences for male eggspots. 相似文献
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Cichlids are one of the most diverse and colourful groups of freshwater fishes in the world. Despite much investigation, the factors that promote speciation in these fishes are still uncertain. However, previous studies suggest that sexual selection on male colour is one of the main drivers of speciation among these fishes. Metriaclima estherae is a polymorphic cichlid species from Lake Malawi, and thus provides an ideal model for the investigation of the importance of colour as a species recognition cue. M. callainos is a closely related and morphologically similar species, with male colour pattern very similar to that of M. estherae. We tested female choice by giving females of the two species a choice between conspecific and heterospecific males in the presence and absence of visual (colour) and chemical cues. The results show that females of M. callainos were able to reliably recognize conspecific males, even when colour was eliminated as a cue. However, females of M. estherae did not prefer conspecific males, although they were able to discriminate between red and blue conspecific colour morphs by using chemical cues. These results suggest that species recognition cues may differ even among closely related species of cichlid fish, and that female preferences for male coloration may be weak in certain species. 相似文献
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Color patterns and species recognition in four closely related species of Lake Malawi cichlid 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
We examined interspecific female mating preferences in fourclosely related species of cichlid belonging to the Pseudotropheuszebra species complex of Lake Malawi. These species differin coloration but are similar in other respects, suggestingthat male color patterns may be important to female mate choicein species recognition. To test this hypothesis, we presented
females from each species with a choice of four males, one ofher own species and three others that were each of a differentspecies. We also gave each female a choice between the threeheterospecific males only. In all four species, females showeda significant preference for conspecific males in the four-waychoice and chose the male with the most similar color patternto the conspecific male in the three-way choice. These resultsare discussed with reference to the theory of sexual selectionon color patterns as a means of sympatric speciation in cichlids. 相似文献
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The taste of polycose in hamsters 总被引:2,自引:2,他引:0
Hamsters show a preference for Polycose, a mixture of starch-derived
glucose polymers, that is as strong as their preference for sucrose.
However, in the hamster, taste aversions to Polycose may be less easily
acquired than taste aversions to sucrose and the qualitative aspects of
Polycose are unknown in this species. In order to examine the taste of
Polycose in the hamster, we utilized a taste-aversion protocol with two
conditioning trials. Animals were trained to avoid one of three different
conditioning stimuli: 50 mM sucrose, 100 mM Polycose and a mixture of 50 mM
sucrose with 100 mM Polycose. Control animals were conditioned with
deionized water. After the second conditioning trial, generalization
testing began for the three conditioning stimuli plus 3 mM citric acid, 300
mM KCI and 30 mM NaCl. The results showed that aversions to Polycose,
sucrose or the Polycose/sucrose mixture cross- generalized, demonstrating
that Polycose and sucrose share a common taste percept in the hamster. None
of the aversions generalized to NaCl, citric acid or KCI. In addition,
comparisons among the patterns of taste generalizations indicated that the
tastes of Polycose and sucrose also had distinct qualitative components.
Finally, although the taste of 100 mM Polycose was more salient than the
taste of 50 mM sucrose, the taste of sucrose could still be detected in a
mixture with Polycose.
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Purification of galectin-3 from ovine placenta: developmentally regulated expression and immunological relevance 总被引:1,自引:1,他引:1
Iglesias MM; Rabinovich GA; Ambrosio AL; Castagna LF; Sotomayor CE; Wolfenstein-Todel C 《Glycobiology》1998,8(1):59-65
Galectins, beta-galactoside-binding lectins, are extensively distributed in
the animal kingdom and share some basic molecular properties. Galectin-3, a
member of this family, is generally associated with differentiation,
morphogenesis, and metastasis. In this study, galectin-3 was isolated from
ovine placental cotyledons round the middle of the gestation period by
lactose extraction followed by affinity chromatography on lactosyl-agarose,
and separated from galectin-1 by size exclusion chromatography on a
Superose 12 column. Under native conditions this lectin behaved as a
monomer with an apparent molecular weight of approximately 29,000 and an
isoelectric point of 9.0. The partial amino acid sequence of the peptides
obtained by tryptic digestion of this protein followed by HPLC separation
showed striking homology with other members of the galectin-3 subfamily.
Furthermore, ovine placental galectin-3 exhibited specific mitogenic
activity toward rat spleen mononuclear cells. Besides, this protein
strongly reacted with a rabbit antiserum raised against a chicken galectin.
Results obtained by Western blot analysis showed that its expression was
greatly decreased in term placenta with respect to the middle of the
gestation period, suggesting a regulated expression throughout development.
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