Image cytometric measurements of diploid,triploid and tetraploid fish erythrocytes in blood smears reflect the true dimensions of live cells

Comparative image cytometry of erythrocytes of diploid and triploid tench Tinca tinca L. and evolutionary tetraploid sterlet Acipenser ruthenus L. was performed on whole live unstained cells, live cells with stained nuclei and on stained fixed whole cells and their nuclei to test if erythrocyte measurements made from blood smears reflect the true dimensions of live cells. Nuclear area and perimeter were the best ploidy level predictors distinguishing accurately among live and fixed diploid, triploid and tetraploid cells, without significant differences between live and fixed cells within a ploidy level. Redundancy analysis revealed insignificant marginal effect of fixation (explained 2.3% of variation, F=0.804), whereas the effect of ploidy level was highly significant (explained 50.6% of variation, F=34.874). The erythrocyte measurements of diploid, triploid and tetraploid fish erythrocytes and their nuclei made from blood smears reflect the true dimensions of live cells, and the fixation procedure did not substantially affect their predictive value for ploidy level determination.     

埋植雌二醇对养殖中华鲟雌性幼鱼血清生理指标的影响

用硅橡胶作载体,将剂量30 mg/kg的雌二醇(estradiol)埋植入人工养殖11龄、平均体重46.00 kg的雌性中华鲟(Acipenser sinensis)的背部肌肉内。埋植前及埋植后的第30、120、200天从尾部取血,测定血清中总蛋白、白蛋白、球蛋白、甘油三酯、总胆固醇、血糖和卵黄蛋白原的含量。结果显示,与对照组相比,除血糖含量无显著变化外,实验组鱼血清中总蛋白、白蛋白、球蛋白、甘油三酯、总胆固醇和卵黄蛋白原的含量显著升高。此结果为进一步探索外源物质促进中华鲟卵巢发育的可能途径奠定前期基础。     

可视荧光硅橡胶标志用于西伯利亚鲟幼鱼标志的初步评价

在渔业和水产养殖的研究中, 常采用标记(Marking)或标志(Tagging)方法来区分不同的个体或种群1。标志技术在鱼类个体生长、存活和种群补充和生产力研究中广泛应用, 标志回捕(Mark recapture)已成为评估渔业资源状况和洄游习性研究中的重要研究手段2-4。此外, 标志技术在选择育种上也得到了应用, 用以快速有效地区分不同选育群体5。如何提高标志检测率和保持率, 以及怎样减少标志操作对研究对象生长和存活影响, 是研究和选择标志方法时应考虑的主要问题。       

铅在中华鲟幼鱼不同组织中的积累与排放

采用水溶液静态置换法,研究了中华鲟幼鱼在不同浓度Pb²⁺溶液(0、0.2、0.8和1.6mg·L^-1)中各组织铅的积累与排放.结果显示：中华鲟幼鱼各组织表现出随暴露浓度升高Pb积累增加的剂量-效应关系; Pb积累的基本模式为：骨(背骨板和软骨)和肌肉中积累量最高; 胃、肠和皮肤次之; 肝、鳃与脊索相对较低.暴露试验结束后进行了为期6周的Pb排放试验,结果表明：低浓度组(0.2 mg·L^-1)各组织中Pb含量与对照组无显著差异(P＜0.05);中浓度组(0.8 mg·L^-1)除鳃胃、软骨和肌肉以外,其余组织的Pb含量均显著高于对照组(P＜0.05);高浓度组(1.6 mg·L^-1)除肝、肠和皮肤以外,其余组织均显著高于对照组(P＜0.05).比较积累与排放发现,低、中浓度组中鳃、皮肤和肝的Pb含量高于积累时.推测中华鲟幼鱼经鳃、皮肤和消化道摄入Pb,主要经鳃和皮肤进行排放.     

西伯利亚鲟侧线神经丘发育过程的观察

研究对西伯利亚鲟(Acipenser baerii)的胚后幼鱼进行石蜡切片HE染色,同时利用荧光染料DiA4-(4-Diethylaminostyryl)-1-methylpyridinium iodide对侧线管中侧线神经丘毛细胞特异性标记的特点,示踪了西伯利亚鲟胚后仔鱼各个时期侧线神经丘分化发育的过程。结果显示,西伯利亚鲟侧线管内侧线神经丘毛细胞如纤毛状,呈竖立紧密排列。出膜3d仔鱼眼眶后神经基板发育分化活动剧烈,出膜10d的仔鱼眼眶后方的神经基板分化出眼眶上下侧线神经丘的两个分支,同时眼眶后神经基板进一步向后分化发育在眼眶后部形成躯干侧线神经丘,但整个侧线神经丘还未完全发育完成,待出膜15d时,眼眶上下和躯干侧线神经丘已基本发育完全,出膜22d的仔鱼侧线神经丘发育基本完成。研究为今后深入研究西伯利亚鲟侧线发育过程中的神经分化发育、细胞迁移奠定了初步形态学基础。       

4种鲟鱼养殖亲鱼群体遗传多样性分析

近年鲟鱼人工繁殖技术促进了鲟鱼养殖业的发展,但在选育初期未对后备亲鱼进行遗传背景分析,为了抑制种质资源退化和防止近交衰退,繁育场需要对现有后备亲鱼进行遗传背景分析.本文利用线粒体控制区(D-loop)部分序列对4种养殖鲟鱼后备亲鱼群体(共120个样本)的遗传多样性进行了分析.研究发现不同种鲟鱼D-loop部分序列长度不...     

Identification of microsatellite loci in lake sturgeon,Acipenser fulvescens,and their variability in green sturgeon,A. medirostris

From (CATC)_n, (GATA)_n, (AAAC)_n, and (CA)_n–enriched libraries for the lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens, 254 primer pairs were developed. These primer pairs resulted in the identification of 128 microsatellite loci in either A. fulvescens or A. medirostris. Polymorphic loci were identified in both sturgeon species for 48 of the primer pairs and 14 of the primer pairs amplified polymorphic loci only in A. medirostris. Most of the identified loci appear to be tetrasomic (79.1% in A. fulvescens and 64.5% in A. medirostris). These results offer estimates of the degree of diploidization in each of these species.     

4龄中华鲟垂体的EST分析

表达序列标签 (Expressed sequence tag, EST) 是鉴定基因表达规律和发现新基因的一种有效的分子生物学手段。为了能在中华鲟(Acipenser sinensis Gray) 中发现与生长和生殖内分泌调控相关的基因,我们构建了中华鲟垂体的SMART cDNA质粒文库。垂体是调节生长和生殖内分泌的重要器官。在本研究中,通过测序筛选得到了944个EST克隆,将所得EST 与 GenBank 数据库中的序列进行比对, 结果表明,802 (84.96%) 个克隆可以找到同源序列,共代表461个基因, 其中含132个已知功能基因;而 142 (15.04%) 个克隆不能找到同源序列。研究发现,在所有基因中,阿黑皮素原基因 (Proopiomelanocortin, POMC) 是出现次数最高的基因,占总EST数的10.17%, 显示出其在垂体中的重要地位。我们还发现了7个未知功能的基因并重点研究了其在心脏、肝脏、脾脏、肾脏、肌肉、精巢、卵巢和垂体等组织中的表达特异性。结果发现,4个基因：EG009334、EG009337、EG009338 和 EG009340为垂体特异性表达或垂体和卵巢特异性表达。对这些基因进一步的功能研究将有利于我们更好地了解中华鲟生长和生殖内分泌调控的分子机制。     

Evaluation of a remnant lake sturgeon population’s utility as a source for reintroductions in the Ohio River system

The selection of an appropriate source population may be crucial to the long-term success of reintroduction programs. Appropriate source populations often are those that originate from the same genetic lineage as native populations. However, source populations also should exhibit high levels of genetic diversity to maximize their capacity to adapt to variable environmental conditions. Finally, it is preferable if source populations are genetically representative of historical lineages with little or no contamination from non-native or domesticated stocks. Here, we use nuclear (microsatellite) and cytoplasmic (mitochondrial control region) markers to assess the genetic suitability of a potential source population inhabiting the White River in Indiana: the last extant lake sturgeon population in the Ohio River drainage. The White River population exhibited slightly lower levels of genetic diversity than other lake sturgeon populations. However, the population’s two private microsatellite alleles and three private haplotypes suggest a unique evolutionary trajectory. Population assignment tests revealed only two putative migrants in the White River, indicating the population has almost completely maintained its genetic integrity. Additionally, pairwise F _ST estimates indicated significant levels of genetic divergence between the White River and seven additional lake sturgeon populations, suggesting its genetic distinctiveness. These data indicate that the White River population may be the most suitable source population for future lake sturgeon reintroductions throughout the Ohio River drainage. Furthermore, the White River population appears to be a reservoir of unique genetic information and reintroduction may be a necessary strategy to ensure the persistence of this important genetic lineage.