Spatial organization of colonies of dimorphic micromycetes

The peculiarities of the formation of colonies of dimorphous epilithic fungus Phaeococcomyces de Hoog isolated from marble were studied. The data obtained can be used for modeling the formation of colonies of dimorphous microscopic fungi.     

Identification and expression of epidermal growth factor gene in mouse testis

INTRODUCTIONEpidermalgrowthfactor(EGF)wasinitiallyisolatedandpurifiedfromthesubmaxillarygland(SMG)ofmalemouse[1].Itisapolypeptidecomposedof53aminoacidresidues[2].Itinfluencescellproliferationanddifferentiationandmodulatesthegrowthanddevelopmentofmammalianorgans[3--7].AnoteworthyfindingisthatextirpationofmouseSMGresultsinamarkedreductionofserumEGFconcentrationassociatedwithanimpairedspermatogenesis[3].ThisfindingsuggeststhatEGFmayregulatespermproductionanddifferentiation.Inhumantest…     

High IFN－α expression is associated with the induction of experimental autoimmune uveitis （EAU） in Fischer 344 rat

INTRODUCTIONThe CD4 T cells can be subdivided intoTh1 and Th2 subsets based on their secreted cy-tokine profile. Th1 cells characteristical1y secreteInterferonry (IFN--ry), whereas Th2 cells maiuly pro--duce IL--4[1]. IL-12 po1arizes the differentiation ofnaitre, CD4 T cells towards Th1 pathWay, in con-trast IL--4 directs T cell differentiation towards Th2pathWay The broken balance between Th1 and Th2immune responses and predominant Th1 responseare crucial factors in initiation…     

Genetic diversity, origin, and geographic distribution tendencies of biotypes of polyploid spined loaches (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae, Cobitis) in Ukraine

Sixteen of 28 possible biotypes of C. elongatoides-taenia s.lato (C. taenia, C. tanaitica, C. species-1) have been found in Ukrainian waters. Presumably, the biotypes of C. aff. melanoleuca-tanaitica has also been identified. The share of polyploids among Cobitis on average was 65%, where males made up less than 1% with the same ratio among tri- and tetra-polyploids. The absence of amphydiploidy and presence of individuals with recombinant genotype and abnormal electrophoretic specters, whose frequency sometimes is considerable, are attracting increasing interest. There are two centers of polyploid biotypes creation: southern (the Lower Danube) and northern (the Upper Danube, Oder, and Rhine). The C. taenia and C. species-1 type, which is typical for the northwestern basins of Ukraine, participates in the formation of polyploids in the Rhine alongside with C. elongatoides and C. tanaitica. It is determined that biotypes (C. 2(3) elongatoidestanaitica, C. elongatoides-2(3) tanaitica) in comparison with biotypes whose genome includes the chromosome set of C. taenia are limited in distribution towards the East. This is due to the hybridization of females from these biotypes with males of C. taenia afflicted by genetic instability and reduced viability of posterity.     

Peculiarities of the ovary structure in the rat offspring developing under conditions of the removed thyroid gland of female rat with the thyroxine replacement therapy and external radiation exposure in utero

The influence of a single external gamma-radiation at a dose of 1.0 Gy (dose rate 9.08 x 10(-4) Gy/sec) on the 15th day of gestation in case of the removed complex of thyroid and parathyroid glands (thyroidparathyroidectomy) on the first day of gestation, as well as introduction of thyroxin and CaC12 on the structure of offspring ovary in postnatal ontogenesis (30-day old animals) was studied. It has been shown that thyroidparathyroidectomy of a female mother rat with thyroxine replacement therapy and irradiation, as well as the combination of these factors disturb the structure of ovarian tissues of the offspring. A single external irradiation on the 15th day of embryogenesis causes death of a considerable part of primordial follicles in the offspring ovary and growth of follicular layers in the secondary follicles. Thyroidparathyroidectomy of female rat on the first day of gestation with thyroxine replacement therapy causes delay in the development of follicles in the ovary at the early stages of maturation of 30-day old animals. The radiosensitivity of the ovarian tissues of the offspring that has been developed under the combined effect of the factors studied increases and results in an almost full loss of pool cells in the ovary of infant rats.     

Effect of sympathetic nerve stimulation on myocardial reactive hyperemia

It has been established in experiments on 25 dogs that the peak of reactive hyperemia (RH) of the myocardium cannot be regarded as an absolute criterion of the coronary dilatory reserves. Stimulation of the stellate ganglion under the conditions of arterial blood pressure stabilization increased the peak of RH. After-effect of the sympathetic nerve stimulation also led to a rise in the peak of RH as compared with control.     

Study of axodendritic synapses of the hippocampal CA3 field in experimental uremia and administration of exogenous parathyroid hormone]

The effect of parathyroid hormone intraperitoneal injection at different stages of experimental uremia induced by subtotal nephrectomy on ultrastructural morphofunctional characteristics of hippocampus Ca3 field axospinal synapses was studied. A conclusion is made that the decrease of synaptic activity in the hippocampus field due to redistribution of calcium ions between spine cytoplasm and spine apparatus may take place after PTH injection and during uremia development.