甘肃小陇山麻沿林区土壤纤毛虫群落特征

2006年7月和2007年11月,用活体观察和固定染色方法对小陇山麻沿林区土壤纤毛虫群落特征进行了研究.研究中共鉴定到土壤纤毛虫91种,其中包括8个未定名种.林区土壤纤毛虫群落结构复杂,计有3纲11目28科42属91种,下毛目为优势类群,肾形目和前口目为次优势类群,侧口目、缘毛目和寡毛目为偶见类群,膨胀肾形虫(Colpoda inflata)、长篮环虫(Cyrtolophosis elongata)、大口薄咽虫(Leptopharynx eurystoma)和长圆膜袋虫(Cyclidium oblongum)为优势种.林区各样点之间的土壤纤毛虫群落相似性为极不相似到中等不相似.结果表明,小陇山麻沿林区土壤纤毛虫群落物种丰富,特有和稀有物种繁多;林区各样点之间的小生境不同,土壤纤毛虫群落结构出现较大的差异.从林区生态环境的复杂性和独特性方面讨论了保护区土壤纤毛虫群落的特点.     

棉花腺苷酸核糖基化作用因子1(arf1)的结构特征、替换剪接和遗传表达分析

用已建立的新型染色体步移技术同尾酶反向PCR和快速分离目的基因cDNA 5′未知序列方法从陆地棉品种Y18中分离到腺苷酸核糖基化作用因子1(arf1)的全长cDNA、DNA和启动子序列。结果表明,该基因全长4360bp,具有6个内含子和7个外显子,在第一个内含子处存在替换剪接现象,使该基因在棉花中分别形成1026、1103和1544bp的3种mRNA。该基因编码181个氨基酸,转录起始位点上游具有转录起始子、TATA盒、CAAT盒、GC盒、多个正向重复序列和反向重复序列,在转录起始位点下游具有富含AT序列和回文结构等启动子特征序列。Southern杂交结果表明：该基因在棉花基因组中有两个拷贝。Northern杂交结果表明：该基因在棉花的蕾、花、纤维和铃壳等生殖器官中呈优势表达。     

重庆地区主要作物重金属富集特征

采集了重庆地区6种主要作物(水稻、玉米、空心菜、红薯、土豆、南瓜)食用部分和对应根系土壤样品,分析了Pb、Cr、Zn、As、Hg、Cu、Ni、Cd 8种重金属元素的含量,讨论了作物对重金属的富集水平及重金属的协同和排斥关系。结果表明,不同作物食用部分重金属的含量为籽粒类>根茎类>瓜果类,南瓜对8种重金属的富集能力远远低于其他物种,水稻富集水平较高;红薯和空心菜对Cr的富集、水稻对Cd的富集分别较为依赖于土壤中Cr、Cd的含量,而土豆对As元素的富集与土壤中该元素的浓度含量呈显著负相关关系;不同重金属在植物体内的富集协同和排斥关系均存在,但总体协同大于排斥,Zn和Cu、Cd和Ni、Cr和Ni多数呈协同关系,这种协同关系可以应用于重金属复合污染区域的植物修复。     

Comparison of Post‐mining Rehabilitation with Reference Ecosystems in Monsoonal Eucalypt Woodlands,Northern Australia

Rehabilitation of post‐mining lands frequently aims to create “self‐sustaining” systems. Where native vegetation is the designated post‐mining land use, it is generally assumed that rehabilitation that is similar to local native ecosystems is more likely to be sustainable. I compared landscape functionality, plant community composition, and vegetation structure in (1) reference sites representing pre‐mining native forest; (2) reference sites representing potential landscape analogues for the post‐mining landscape; and (3) a 23‐year chronosequence of post‐mining rehabilitation on the Weipa bauxite plateau, Cape York Peninsula, Australia. The trends across the post‐mining chronosequence indicate that vegetation growth is rapid in the first 5–8 years, and then slows with mean height approaching an asymptote after approximately 15 years. Landscape function indices showed a response that coincided with vegetation growth. Vegetation composition was significantly different from reference native forest. Most importantly, from the perspective of creating self‐sustaining ecosystems, the contribution of local framework species to vegetation in rehabilitation was significantly lower than in reference native forest. I discuss the results in relation to theoretical models of succession and conclude that without management intervention, differences between post‐mining rehabilitation and native forest are likely to be persistent.     

The lmx1b gene is pivotal in glomus development in Xenopus laevis

We have previously shown that lmx1b, a LIM homeodomain protein, is expressed in the pronephric glomus. We now show temporal and spatial expression patterns of lmx1b and its potential binding partners in both dissected pronephric anlagen and in individual dissected components of stage 42 pronephroi. Morpholino oligonucleotide knock-down of lmx1b establishes a role for lmx1b in the development of the pronephric components. Depletion of lmx1b results in the formation of a glomus with reduced size. Pronephric tubules were also shown to be reduced in structure and/or coiling whereas more distal tubule structure was unaffected. Over-expression of lmx1b mRNA resulted in no significant phenotype. Given that lmx1b protein is known to function as a heterodimer, we have over-expressed lmx1b mRNA alone or in combination with potential interacting molecules and analysed the effects on kidney structures. Phenotypes observed by over-expression of lim1 and ldb1 are partially rescued by co-injection with lmx1b mRNA. Animal cap experiments confirm that co-injection of lmx1b with potential binding partners can up-regulate pronephric molecular markers suggesting that lmx1b lies upstream of wt1 in the gene network controlling glomus differentiation. This places lmx1b in a genetic hierarchy involved in pronephros development and suggests that it is the balance in levels of binding partners together with restricted expression domains of lmx1b and lim1 which influences differentiation into glomus or tubule derivatives in vivo.     

A reference guide to drugs and dry mouth – 2nd edition

Xerostomia (dry mouth) is an uncomfortable and potentially harmful oral symptom which is usually caused by a decrease in the secretion rate of saliva (salivary gland hypofunction, or SGH). It is more prevalent in the elderly population, primarily due to their increased use of drugs and their susceptibility to disease. Many drugs and drug classes have been linked to xerostomia; the xerogenic effect increases when many drugs are taken concurrently. This Reference Guide to Drugs and Dry Mouth is designed to allow the reader to rapidly identify those pharmacologic agents which have the capacity to induce xerostomia and SGH. Xerogenic drugs can be found in 42 drug categories and 56 sub-categories. A guide to the management of drug-induced SGH and xerostomia is also provided.     

野生北五味子生物学特性的研究

采用多年全面调查及三年时间定位,定株观测相结合的方法,对野生北五味子生物学特性进行了深入研究。对其开花结实规律;雌雄同株,异株问题,座果率;物候期;种源与质量关系方面均有新发现。     

原、异位保存东乡野生稻主要农艺性状的比较研究

为了解原、异位保存东乡野生稻主要农艺性状的变化,对庵家山普通野生稻原、异位群体进行了考察和比较分析。结果表明,原、异位保存的东乡野生稻在每穗总粒数、每穗实粒数、结实率等方面存在较大的差异,如异位保存的东乡野生稻每穗总粒数平均为58.28粒,比原位多11.44粒,但其每穗实粒数却较少,为9.89粒,结实率降低了45.43%。从种植环境可以发现,异位保存圃的环境不适宜东乡野生稻的生长,应该选择与原生境相类似的种植环境,以便于东乡野生稻的保存、研究与利用。     

石臼湖原生动物种群分布及其同质化

石臼湖地处长江中下游,是国内为数不多的通江淡水湖。为探讨湖泊与入湖支流不同生境中原生动物种群结构及其相似性,于2012年平水期和枯水期分别对石臼湖及其周边入湖支流进行原生动物调查,研究河流和湖泊区域原生动物的种类组成及其季节变化,同时与同一地区的相邻湖泊固城湖作对比,通过计算相似性指数,探讨原生动物对生境同质化的响应。结果表明:调查共采集到原生动物57种,平水期种类多于枯水期;石臼湖河流区各站点原生动物相似性指数在Ⅰ~Ⅲ级之间,为完全不同-轻度相似;湖区站点相似性指数在Ⅱ~Ⅳ之间,为极不相似-中度相似;河流区种类季节之间的相似度极低(0.050~0.267),而湖泊区种类季节之间处于中等相似水平(0.250~0.375),说明河流区原生动物种类的季节变化较湖泊区明显,生物组成的异质性也高于湖泊;原生动物分布对水质有很好的响应关系,氮磷元素在影响原生动物种类组成和分布中起了主要作用;通过石臼湖与固城湖及长江中下游其他湖泊的对比分析,表明在一定范围内,随着生境尺度的增加,生境的同质化会提高生物同质化水平,但超过景观尺度,原生动物地域性特征逐渐显现,即使生境同质,其生物也未必同质;且随着距离的增加,不同区域的生物相似性呈降低的趋势。     

腰椎间盘突出症260例临床分析

目的:总结腰椎间盘突出症的临床特点及诊治要点。方法:回顾性分析260例腰椎间盘突出症手术患者的临床资料。结果:直腿抬高与影像学检查结果符合率为100%,治疗优良率达88.08%,有效率100%。结论:腰、下肢和臀部疼痛、下肢麻木、体位改变、运动障碍、感觉障碍、肌萎缩都是腰椎间盘突出症的主要临床表现;直腿抬高试验高试验可作为早期诊断的重要参考指标,要要根据惠者体征、病程等具体情况选择适合的最佳治法。