损毁大鼠杏仁中央核对不同味觉溶液摄入的影响

目的:研究大鼠杏仁中央核在味觉欣快感受中的作用,以探讨其在味觉指导下进行摄食行为调节的可能机制.方法:采用双瓶选择实验(味觉溶液vs水),观察电解损毁大鼠双侧CeA后对四种基本味觉溶液摄入的影响.结果:与对照组相比,CeA损毁明显降低了大鼠对0.03、0.1和0.3 mol/L氯化钠溶液,0.01、0.1和1.0 mmol/L柠檬酸溶液及10、20和50 μmol/L盐酸奎宁溶液的摄入,且其对相邻浓度的氯化钠、柠檬酸和盐酸奎宁的分辨能力也明显降低.但两组动物总的摄入量(味觉溶液和水)在各组实验中均无显著性差异.结论:CeA损毁可降低大鼠对味觉溶液的摄入,但对不同浓度溶液的影响不同.结果提示CeA可能通过影响中枢味觉评估机制,改变大鼠对不同味觉刺激的欣快阈值,从而参与摄食行为的调控.     

电损毁大鼠杏仁中央核对脑桥臂旁核味觉神经元的影响

应用细胞外记录的电生理学方法,在乌拉坦麻醉的大鼠观察了电损毁双侧杏仁中央核前后脑桥臂旁核味觉神经元对四种基本味觉刺激(即氯化钠、盐酸、奎宁和蔗糖)反应的变化。根据对味觉刺激的优势反应,29个记录的味觉神经元中,有14个NaCl优势、9个HCl优势、3个QH2SO4优势和3个蔗糖优势反应神经元。损毁杏仁中央核明显增强臂旁核味觉神经元对盐酸和硫酸奎宁的反应(P＜0．01)。氯化钠优势、盐酸优势和奎宁优势反应神经元对盐酸和硫酸奎宁的反应在电损毁杏仁中央核后也明显增强。在破坏杏仁中央核后,臂旁核味觉神经元对氯化钠和硫酸奎宁苦味的分辨能力降低。以上结果提示,杏仁中央核在大鼠脑桥水平的味觉编码中发挥重要作用,它可能是通过参与对味觉的影响来调节机体的摄食行为。     

On limnic micro-crustaceans and trophic degree

A large material of planktic and semiplanktic microcrustaceans from different types of waters in south and central Sweden was computerized. The more frequent species were ranked according to phosphorus content (tot-P), electrolytic conductivity and content of suspended matter, searching for correlations with the trophic degree. With few exceptions, species indicating oligotrophy are found at lower factor values and those indicating eutrophy at higher values concerning all the abiotic factors considered.     

Coexistence of bombesin and 5-hydroxytryptamine in the cutaneous gland of the frog,Bombina orientalis

Summary Impulse generation and propagation was previously shown to occur in skin epithelium of newt (Cynops orientalis) embryos during certain stages of development and to be correlated with morphological changes of gap junctions. These properties are not detected in embryonic epithelia explanted and grown in culture. However, early explants when transplanted to a host embryo develop conductivity, and relatively large gap junctions with loose arrangement of connexons occur as soon as the host embryo reaches the stage when conductivity is at its maximum. In contrast, morphological and physiological characteristics of impulse propagation are lost when the transplanted epithelium is extirpated from the host embryo and returned to in-vitro conditions. Therefore, it appears that impulse propagation is dependent not solely on the differentiation of epithelial cells but upon signals from non-epithelial (possibly mesodermal) tissue as well.     

铁-碳内电解质下4种水生植物的净水效果

为比较湿地生态系统中常见水生植物的净水效果,在铁-碳内电解质下以凤眼莲、睡莲、菖蒲、芦苇4种水生植物为研究对象,比较分析植物及其组合在不同试验时间(1～5 d)对污水中铵氮、化学需氧量(COD)、总磷(TP)的净化效果.结果表明:与无植物的对照相比,铁-碳内电解质下单种水生植物对污水中的铵氮、COD、TP去除效果更好,但物种间存在明显差异.在污水处理2 d时,凤眼莲对铵氮的去除率达到100%;3 d时,铵氮在菖蒲水体中的浓度接近0;各类型植物组合对铵氮的去除效果均较好.在污水处理2 d时,凤眼莲的水体COD浓度接近0,菖蒲次之,凤眼莲-菖蒲组合水体的COD浓度降为最低(4.33 mg·L^-1),去除率为85.1%.在处理4 d时,凤眼莲的TP浓度最低,芦苇次之;处理2 d时,凤眼莲-菖蒲水体的TP浓度最低.内电解质与植物的组合效果比单纯内电解质对污水的净化效果好,植物的配置应依据污染物水平进行优化.     

大鼠延髓外周橄榄腹外侧核在中枢化学感受中的作用

本工作采用微量注射、电损毁、电刺激和微电泳的方法,探讨了大鼠延髓外周橄榄腹外侧核（ＬＶＰＯ）的否真正参与中枢化学感受功能。实验在３８只雄性ＳＤ大鼠上进行。结果表明：（１）微量注射酸化人工脑脊液于ＬＶＰＯ可引起隔神经放电活动明显加强。（２）微电泳给予Ｈ＾＋对ＬＶＰＯ的自发放电单位主要引起兴奋反应,微电泳给予Ｈ＾＋引起兴奋反应的部分单位也可被腹外侧表面微量注射酸化人工ＣＳＦ所兴奋。（３）损毁ＬＶＰＯ后     

硅纳米针阵列抗菌材料的制备及其抗菌性能研究

本文以简易经济的金属辅助化学刻蚀技术制备了具有高效杀菌性能的硅纳米抗菌材料并研究其形貌与结构,以大肠杆菌和金黄色葡萄球菌为代表菌株,研究了纳米针抗菌材料的抗菌活性。实验证明,该抗菌材料对在其表面培养3 h的大肠杆菌和金黄色葡萄球菌的杀菌效率分别为85.12%,76.40%,表明该材料对革兰氏阳性和革兰氏阴性菌均有高的杀菌效果,所制备的抗菌材料有望为医疗卫生系统在抵抗细菌污染方面提供解决方案。     

Osteoblast Behavior on Hierarchical Micro-/Nano-Structured Titanium Surface

In the present work, osteoblast behavior on a hierarchical micro-/nano-structured titanium surface was investigated. A hierarchical hybrid micro-/nano-structured titanium surface topography was produced via Electrolytic Etching (EE). MG-63 cells were cultured on disks for 2 h to 7 days. The osteoblast response to the hierarchical hybrid micro-/nano-structured titanium surface was evaluated through the osteoblast cell morphology, attachment and proliferation. For comparison, MG-63 cells were also cultured on Sandblasted and Acid-etched (SLA) as well as Machined (M) surfaces respectively. The results show significant differences in the adhesion rates and proliferation levels of MG-63 cells on EE, SLA, and M surfaces. Both adhesion rate and proliferation level on EE surface are higher than those on SLA and M surfaces. Therefore, we may expect that, comparing with SLA and M surfaces, bone growth on EE surface could be accelerated and bone formation could be promoted at an early stage, which could be applied in the clinical practices for immediate and early-stage loadings.     

A chloroplast membrane lacking Photosystem II. Thylakoid stacking in the absence of the Photosystem II particle

The polypeptide composition and membrane structure of a variegated mutant of tobacco have been investigated. The pale green mutant leaf regions contain chloroplasts in which the amount of membrane stacking has been reduced (although not totally eliminated). The mutant membranes are almost totally deficient in Photosystem II when compared to wild-type chloroplast membranes, but still show near-normal levels of Photosystem I activity. The pattern of membrane polypeptides separated by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis shows several differences between mutant and wild-type membranes, although the major chlorophyll-protein complexes described in many other plant species are present in both mutant and wild-type samples. Freeze-fracture analysis of the internal structure of these photosynthetic membranes shows that the Photosystem II-deficient membranes lack the characteristic large particle associated with the E fracture face of the thylakoid. These membranes also lack a tetramer-like particle visible on the inner (ES) surface of the membrane. The other characteristics of the photosynthetic membrane, including the small particles observed on the P fracture faces in both stacked and unstacked regions, and the characteristic changes in the background matrix of the E fracture face which accompany thylakoid stacking, are unaltered in the mutant. From these and other observations we conclude that the large (EF and ES) particle represents an amalgam of many components comprising the Photosystem II reaction complex, that the absence of one or more of its components may prevent the structure from assembling, and that in its absence, Photosystem II activity cannot be observed.     

Convergent Polishing: A Simple,Rapid, Full Aperture Polishing Process of High Quality Optical Flats & Spheres

Convergent Polishing is a novel polishing system and method for finishing flat and spherical glass optics in which a workpiece, independent of its initial shape (i.e., surface figure), will converge to final surface figure with excellent surface quality under a fixed, unchanging set of polishing parameters in a single polishing iteration. In contrast, conventional full aperture polishing methods require multiple, often long, iterative cycles involving polishing, metrology and process changes to achieve the desired surface figure. The Convergent Polishing process is based on the concept of workpiece-lap height mismatch resulting in pressure differential that decreases with removal and results in the workpiece converging to the shape of the lap. The successful implementation of the Convergent Polishing process is a result of the combination of a number of technologies to remove all sources of non-uniform spatial material removal (except for workpiece-lap mismatch) for surface figure convergence and to reduce the number of rogue particles in the system for low scratch densities and low roughness. The Convergent Polishing process has been demonstrated for the fabrication of both flats and spheres of various shapes, sizes, and aspect ratios on various glass materials. The practical impact is that high quality optical components can be fabricated more rapidly, more repeatedly, with less metrology, and with less labor, resulting in lower unit costs. In this study, the Convergent Polishing protocol is specifically described for fabricating 26.5 cm square fused silica flats from a fine ground surface to a polished ~λ/2 surface figure after polishing 4 hr per surface on a 81 cm diameter polisher.