Aggression and preputial gland of male mice affected by the presence of other males

The level of aggressiveness and the weight of preputial gland and testis in male mice (Mus musculus) were influenced by housing condition, especially by the presence of cohabitant males. In this study, the relation between aggressiveness and the preputial gland and testis weight was studied for various housing conditions. The mouse individually housed in a cage that was linked to another cage containing another male separated by wire net was more aggressive than isolated or paired mice. The preputial gland weight also showed the same tendency, suggesting that the odor from other males promotes pituitary-gonadal activity in males, and that long-term cohabitance inhibits it.     

短盖巨脂鲤卵巢发育组织学研究

通过对短盖巨脂鲤各个生长时期卵巢组织学研究以及成熟卵超微结构观察,获得短盖巨脂鲤生长发育过程中卵巢发育规律;同时对卵母细胞核仁排出物与核质关系及在卵黄形成中的作用等问题作了初步探讨;并根据卵巢的卵母细胞组成确定了其产卵类型。     

神经生长因子结构与功能研究进展

神经生长因子(NGF)是神经营养因子家族的典型代表, 它控制着脊椎动物周围和中枢神经系统中部分神经元的发育和存活.NGF的三维结构是以“胱氨酸结”和β折叠为基础,它以二聚体的形式结合细胞表面的受体从而发生生物学效应.参与这些反应的氨基酸残基已通过化学修饰和定点突变法加以确定,这有助于更进一步理解其结构与功能的关系.     

利用染色体涂染方法建立人和白眉长臂猿(Hylobates hoolock)的比较染色体图谱

除人Y染色体外,本文采用生物素标记的人全部整条染色体特异探针与白眉长臂猿(Hylobates hoolock)有丝分裂中期分裂相进行染色体原位杂交即染色体涂染法以研究人和白眉长臂猿染色体之间的同源性。在白眉长臂猿18对常染色体上检测出了与人22对常染色体同源的59对染色体片段,确定了人和白眉长臂猿之间的精度较高的染色体连锁群。结果表明:自人与白眉长臂猿的祖先分歧以来,大量的染色体间重排(至少发生了39次易位)和染色体内的重排导致了二者核型的差异。根据杂交结果绘制了首份人和白眉长臂猿比较染色体图谱,并结合已有的人和白掌长臂猿(Hylobates lar)(2n=44)和合趾长臂猿(Hylobates syndactylus)(2n=50)的比较染色体图谱对长臂猿属的染色体进化作了初步的探讨。     

In vitro propagation of Clerodendrum colebrookianum Walp., a potential natural anti-hypertension medicinal plant

A rapid clonal propagation system for Clerodendrum colebrookianum Walp. (Verbenaceae), a anti-hypertension folk medicinal shrub has been developed. A range of cytokinins has been investigated for multiple shoot induction with shoot apex, axillary shoot, leaf, petiole and root explants. Optimum shoot induction occurred with axillary buds using 6-benzyladenine where an average of 21 shoots were produced per explant in 6 weeks. Subculturing the newly produced shoots, by separating into groups of five shoots, produced an average of 43 new shoots per culture within 4 weeks. In vitro rooting and weaning of over 200 plantlets was completely successful. Cytological studies revealed no visible abnormalities in chromosome number.Abbreviations 2iP 2-isopentenyladenine - BA 6-benzyladenine - LSD Least Significant Difference - NAA 1-naphthaleneacetic acid - TDZ thidiazuron - WPM Woody Plant Medium (Lloyd & McCown 1980) basal medium     

水盐负荷改变时分泌心房钠尿肽的心房特殊颗粒数目与其钙含量的相关变化

本文报道大鼠水盐负荷时,其心房特殊颗粒（ＡＳＧ）的数目及钙含量发生相关变化。给大鼠禁水５ｄ或饮２％ＮａＣｌ液４ｄ造成水盐负荷,用电镜形态计量法计数ＡＳＧ,以反映心房钠尿肽（ＡＮＰ）的分泌水平,电镜Ｘ射线显微分析法测定ＡＳＧ中钙、硫含量及肌质同终末池（ＴＳＲ）中钙含量。结果显示,禁水引起ＡＮＰ分泌减少时,ＡＳＧ的数密度增加（６．０２±２．３０增至９．９７±３．２１个／μｍ３）,同时伴有钙含量增加（６４±１６增至９２±１８ｍｍｏｌ／ｋｇ）;饮盐水引起ＡＮＰ分泌增加时,ＡＳＧ的数密度减少（６．０２±２．３０减至２．９６±１．６２个／μｍ３）,巨伴有钙含量减少（６４±１６减至３８±２２ｍｍｏｌ／ｋｇ）,但水盐负荷对ＴＳＲ中钙浓度无任何影响。据此推论ＡＳＧ作为细胞内钙库,借某种机制调控其中钙的释放而参与ＡＮＰ的刺激分泌耦联过程。     

刺激下丘脑弓状核或垂体前叶对丘脑束旁核神经元伤害性反应的抑制

采用电生理学方法,观察电刺激大鼠下丘脑弓状核（ＡＲＣ）或垂体前叶（ＡＬ）,对丘脑束旁核（Ｐｆ）神经元伤害性反应的影响。实验结果表明,电刺激ＡＲＣ能抑制Ｐｆ神经元的伤害性放电,这种抑制很快出现,也很快恢复,称为即时抑制。电刺激Ａ辄能抑制Ｐｆ神经元的伤害性放电,这种抑制的出现有一定的潜伏期,并持续较长时间,称为延迟抑制。摘除垂体减弱刺激ＡＲＣ的即时抑制,而损毁ＡＲＣ则减弱刺激ＡＬ的延迟抑制。地塞米松预     

内皮衍生舒张因子对缺血（缺氧）,再灌注（复氧）心肌的保护作用

血管内皮产生的内皮衍生舒张因子（ｅｎｄｏｔｈｅｌｉｕｍ－ｄｅｒｉｖｅｄ ｒｅｌａｘｉｎｇ ｆａｃｔｏｒ,ＥＤＲＦ）即一氧化氮（ｎｉｔｒｉｃ ｏｘｉｄｅ,ＮＯ）本工作分别在大鼠Ｌａｎｇｅｎｄｏｒｆｆ离体心脏灌流模型和培养的大鼠心肌细胞上观察了ＮＯ、ＮＯ的前体物质Ｌ－精氨酸（Ｌ－Ａｒｇ）、ＮＯ的前体物质Ｌ－精氨酸（Ｌ－Ａｒｇ）、ＮＯ的合成阻断剂Ｌ－硝基精氨酸（Ｌ－ＮＮＡ）对心肌缺血（缺氧）再灌注（复氧     

甾体激素受体超家族的基因调控机制

甾体激素受体超家族是一类基因反式作用因子,对RNA聚合酶Ⅱ转录的某些蛋白质基因和RNA聚合酶Ⅰ转录的核糖体RNA基因均有正或负的转录调节作用.超家族对RNA polⅡ转录的基因调控的机理包括受体激活,相关蛋白解离,磷酸化,同源/异源二聚化,核转位,与正/负激素应答元件及相应转录蛋白作用,最终激活或抑制特异靶基因的转录.甾体激素对RNA polⅠ转录的基因的调节作用以及超家族中的经典受体和孤儿受体非配合的激活机制是目前研究的热点.     

Cell culture studies on neurofibromatosis (von Recklinghausen)

Summary The growth of strains of fibroblasts derived from patients with neurofibromatosis (NF) was compared with that of strains from appropriate controls in culture medium containing 1% or 15% fetal calf serum. The means of the ratios of final to initial cell numbers do not differ significantly between NF strains and control strains. Weakly significant differences are, however, obtained after conversion of the results to mean numbers of cell population doublings, the NF strains showing the higher numbers. The ratios of final to initial amounts of protein also differ significantly under both sets of growth conditions. High growth parameters occur significantly more frequently among our smaple of 11 NF strains than among our sample of 13 control strains. The possibility of the expression of the NF genotype(s) on the level of the cultured fibroblast-like cells and the possible causes of the large ranges of inter-and intra-individual variations of the results are discussed.