几种放射孢子虫的形态特征和分子鉴定

为阐明黏孢子虫病的传播途径,在2018-2019年期间作者调查了异育银鲫养殖池塘,从底栖寡毛类苏氏尾鳃蚓中共检测出10种放射孢子虫.基于形态特征鉴定,10种放射孢子虫分别属于6个集合类群,其中雷氏放射孢子虫1种、桔瓣放射孢子虫2种、新放射孢子虫2种、三突放射孢子虫2种、棘放射孢子虫2种和匈牙利放射孢子虫1种;这些物种中...     

表面活性剂对鱼体内铅的蓄积、分布和清除的影响

研究了重金属铅在鲫鱼体内蓄积、分布和清除规律以及阴离子表面活性剂十二烷基苯磺酸钠对鱼体内铅的蓄积、分布和清除的影响。结果表明,铅进入鲫鱼体内后,在不同部位中的分布有差异,铅的含量从高到低依次为内脏,头部,腹肌,背肌。鱼体内铅的含量随着暴露时间的延长而增大;表面活性剂十二烷基苯磺酸钠能延缓铅在鱼体内的蓄积,加快鱼体内铅的清除。鱼体内铅的清除速度比蓄积慢。     

用鳞片和耳石鉴定鲫年龄的比较研究

两观测者独立观测了分别采自洪湖的175尾和洞庭湖的168尾鲫样本的鲜片和耳石,结果显示鳞片适于鉴定年龄组成简单、生长较快的洞庭湖鲫种群的年龄,两观测者年轮读数的总吻合率可达90.5%,与耳石上年轮读数的吻合率也可高达91.7%;但用鳞片鉴定年龄结构复杂、生长缓慢的洪湖鲫种群年龄,两观测者总吻合率只有50.9%,各龄组吻合率随年龄上升而迅速下降。与耳石上年轮读数总吻合率也仅为56.6A%,存在比耳石低估高龄个体年龄的问题,用耳石鉴定鲫年龄具有易于识别、精确度高的优点,用之鉴定洪湖和洞庭湖鲫种群年龄,两观测者年轮读数的总吻合率都很高,分别为92.7%和97.0%,且随年龄上升,依然可保持较高的精确度,对洪湖鲫种群应用耳石为宜。     

金色中仓鼠胚胎植入小鼠子宫后PTEN、FAK、Shc信号分子的异常表达

除了马属动物外,种间妊娠的胚胎总在妊娠的一定时期流产。以往的研究多集中在宏观结构和解剖学差别的研究上,对于这种现象产生的分子机制却少有报道。为了从信号分子角度阐明种间妊娠维持失败的可能原因,我们通过免疫组化和明胶酶谱法比较了科间和同种妊娠部位整合素αvβ3、FAK、p-ERK、IGFⅡ、IGFBP-1、Shc、PTEN和MMP-2、-9表达的差异。科间妊娠是将金色中仓鼠(Mesocricetus auratus)的胚胎移植入假孕小鼠(Mus musculus)子宫并取妊娠D4、D8、D12的子宫为实验材料,相应时间同种小鼠胚胎移植小鼠妊娠后的子宫和假孕小鼠子宫分别为阳性和阴性对照。免疫组化结果表明D8时,科间妊娠孕体integrinαvβ3、IGF-Ⅱ、IGFBP-1、PTEN、Shc、FAK的表达强度均与正常同种妊娠有差异。而妊娠D8时同种、科间妊娠子宫p-ERK的表达部位与表达量无明显差异。明胶酶谱显示,科间妊娠时MMP-2,-9的分泌模式与同种妊娠明显不同。这些结果表明,上述信号通路分子的差异表达有可能是造成科间妊娠时母胎界面异常的组织学表现的一个原因。     

Mast cells in goldfish (Carassius auratus) gut: Immunohistochemical characterization

The common goldfish is the most widespread teleosts in the world. Due to its peculiar characteristics, such as the high resistance, easy availability and stabulation, and for its evolutionary characteristics, this fish lends itself to be one of the most used experimental models. This study aimed to characterize the mast cells in the intestine of Carassius auratus using anti-TLR-2, anti-S100, anti-VIP, anti-serotonin (5-HT) and anti-Piscidin antibodies. The intestine of goldfish, like that of all vertebrates, plays an important role in the immunology of the animal. The gut-associated lymphoid tissue GALT is an immune component containing several specific cells such as lymphocytes, macrophages and mast cells. In addition, the presence of goblet cells in the intestinal epithelium strengthens the defence system, secreting many cytokines and chemokines and displaying antibacterial properties. Our results show mast cells labelled with antibodies that are highly conserved between fish and mammals, demonstrating an active role of these cells in the immune response.     

Differential expression of activin βA and βB genes in female allotriploid and diploid red crucian carp Carassius auratus red var

activin β_A and β_B from diploid and allotriploid crucian carp were cloned.The differential expression of activin β_A and β_B genes in female allotriploid and diploid red crucian carp Carassius auratus red var. were studied and found to be expressed in all the tested tissues; particularly, the expression of activin β_A and β_B was elevated in the ovaries of allotriploids and differential expression in pituitaries during the non-breeding season and the breeding season period. The immunohistochemistry indicated that the abnormal triploid ovaries were dominated by small oogonium-like cells with dense signals and that the elevated expression of activin β_A and β_B in the ovaries of allotriploids may be related to allotriploid sterility.     

Lack of diet segregation during breeding by male and female Northern Flickers foraging on ants

Sexual size dimorphism can result in reduced competition if it leads males and females to use different foraging techniques or consume different prey items. Among woodpeckers, differences between males and females in bill length are common and may explain foraging differences in this family of birds. Northern Flickers (Colaptes auratus) are ground‐foraging woodpeckers that specialize on ants. However, the overall contribution of ants to their diet and the proportions of particular ant genera in their diet are not well known. To understand the relationship between bill morphology and the consumption of prey items, we compared the bill length and bill width of male and female flickers. We then collected and analyzed fecal samples from breeding flickers (N = 40 males, 33 females) at a study site in central British Columbia, Canada. Bills of male flickers were significantly longer (4%) and wider (5%) than those of females. Of 11 prey types identified, ants made up over 99% of their diet, and the abundance and composition of ant taxa in the diet did not differ between the sexes. We found significant year and time of season effects, with the abundance of Tapinoma sessile and Lasius spp. increasing from May to the end of June and differing between years. This difference in diet composition between years may have been due to changes in the abundance or accessibility of certain ant taxa related to differences in vegetation structure or weather. Nine ant taxa were consumed by flickers and the four most common were T. sessile, Lasius spp.,Myrmica spp., and the Formica fusca species group. The degree of dimorphism in bill size of male and female Northern Flickers in our study was smaller than reported for several species of arboreal‐foraging woodpeckers, suggesting that bill size of ground‐foraging woodpeckers may not be strongly linked to niche separation at the level of prey selection.     

鲫鱼松果体的显微和超微结构研究

本文作者发现鲫鱼的松果体与一般硬骨鱼不同,它除由背囊和背囊内褶中松果管所组成的松果体外,还有退化的旁突体和副松果体.背囊是单层柱状纤毛上皮,其腔与第3脑室相通,松果管由光感觉细胞、支持细胞、节细胞、丰富的血管和无髓神经纤维构成.松果体既是光感受器又有内分泌的功能.       

Otolith resorption induced by anaerobic stress in the goldfish, Carassius auratus

To examine otolith resorption induced by anaerobic stress, ⁴⁵Ca-prelabelled goldfish, Carassius auratus , were kept in oxygen-deficient ambient water (O₂ < 0.5 .1 1⁻¹, 26° C) for 2 days and otoliths (asterisci) were analysed for ⁴⁵Ca retention. In a second experiment, fish were anaerobically stressed for 2 days, and then received a single intraperitoneal injection of ⁴⁵Ca. They were maintained under stress for one more day and killed to examine ⁴⁵Ca deposition in otoliths. Plasma was analysed for total and radioactive calcium. Otoliths (lapilli) were examined for stress-induced check formation by scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
Stress significantly reduced plasma calcium levels and the rate of calcium retention in otoliths, which was calculated from the ⁴⁵Ca specific activity of the plasma. On the other hand, the rate of calcium deposition in otoliths was the same in the stressed as in the control fish. SEM observation revealed that the applied stress resulted in a check formation in otoliths. These results indicate that a 48-h stress of oxygen deficiency induces calcium resorption in otoliths.