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The lagena (the third otolith endorgan in vertebrates) 总被引:1,自引:1,他引:0
V. I. Khorevin 《Neurophysiology》2008,40(2):142-159
In this review, the structure and functions of the lagena (the third otolith organ) in an evolutionary lineage of the vertebrates
are described and discussed. The lagenar macula appears first in the posterior part of the sacculus of elasmobranchs; in these
animals, the lagena is considered to be involved in the balance support (orientation with respect to the gravitation force).
The lagena as a separate endorgan has been described in teleost fishes; in some species, the lagena is connected with the
sacculus, while in other species the interrelations of these structures can be dissimilar. The lagena supplements the functions
of the sacculus; in fishes (animals with no special organ of hearing), it is involved in discrimination of sound oscillations,
identification of the gravitation vector, and orientation in the course of movements within the vertical plane. In amphibians,
the lagena is localized in the posterior part of the sacculus, near the auditory structures; it performs mostly vestibular
and (to a much lesser extent) auditory functions. In amniotes, the lagena was first separated from the sacculus; it is localized
in the cochlear canal, distally with respect to the hearing organ. Information on the functions of the lagena in amniotes
is rather limited and contradictory. Central projections of this organ have been examined practically only in birds. Lagenar
afferents project to the vestibular nuclei and cerebellum, while some fibers come to the auditory nuclei of the medulla. The
lagena in birds can be related to their navigation abilities (birds are supposed to be capable of orienting within the magnetic
field of the Earth due to the magnetic properties of the lagenar otoconia; this structure can also provide detection of movements
along the vertical axis. The close proximity between the otolithic and auditory endorgans in the cochlear canal of amniotes
can be indicative of the functional significance of these interrelations. This aspect, however, remains at present undiscovered.
In mammals (except Monotremata), there is no lagena as an independent endorgan.
Neirofiziologiya/Neurophysiology, Vol. 40, No. 2, pp. 160–178, March–April, 2008. 相似文献
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V. I. Khorevin 《Neurophysiology》1980,12(2):129-134
The effect of electrodermal stimulation of the contralateral forelimb on responses arising in neurons of the parvocellular part of the medial geniculate body (MGB) to clicks was studied in cats anesthetized with thiopental and immobilized with myorelaxin (suxamethonium). Neurons whose responses to clicks were inhibited by electrodermal stimulation were located in zones of the parvocellular part of MGB adjacent to the posterior ventral nucleus and magnocellular part of MGB. Electrodermal stimulation had no effect on unit responses in more lateral zones of the parvocellular part. Intracellularly recorded responses of most neurons to clicks were of the EPSP-spike-IPSP or EPSP-IPSP type, whereas those to electrodermal stimulation were of the IPSP type only. Inhibition of responses under the influence of electrodermal stimulation could arise both in the presence and absence of an IPSP in the neuron. The mechanisms of the inhibitory effect of electrodermal stimulation on responses arising in neurons of the parvocellular part of MGB to stimulation by clicks are discussed.A. A. Bogomolets Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, Kiev. Translated from Neirofiziologiya, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 175–181, March–April, 1980. 相似文献
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Effects of medium viscosity on kinetic parameters of poly(U) hydrolysis catalyzed by RNase from Bac. intermedius 7P (binase) were studied in solutions of sucrose (4-50 wt. %) and glycerol (35-62 wt. %) in Tris--sodium acetate buffer (pH 7.5) at 25 degreesC. The rate constant of reaction kcat was practically unchanged over a wide range of viscosities (1-15 cP for sucrose and 2.5-3 cP for glycerol). In glycerol solutions, kcat slightly increased with viscosity increase from 4 to 10 cP. Addition of NaCl to the buffer medium resulted in an inhibitory effect of Na+ on kcat, prevented by 50% sucrose or 60% glycerol. It is concluded that binase-catalyzed poly(U) cleavage occurs through a "tense"-substrate mechanism, similarly to reactions catalyzed by alpha-chymotrypsin, trypsin, and laccase. 相似文献
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Storozhuk VM Khorevin VI Razumna NN Tetko IV Villa AP 《Zhurnal vysshe? nervno? deiatelnosti imeni I P Pavlova》2002,52(3):292-301
Changes in conditioned impulse reactions of neurons in sensorimotor cortex were studied during microiontophoretic application of glutamatergic and GABA ergic agonistic and antagonistic drugs. It was shown that ionotropic glutamate receptors (AMPA and NMDA) are activated by a conditioned stimulus. Not only large pyramidal neurons of deep cortical layers but surrounding short-axon inhibitory interneurons are involved in the reaction. It was shown that the activity of pyramidal neurons is under a constant inhibitory control from surrounding interneurons. This inhibition is involved in organization of excitatory cortical responses during conditioning. 相似文献
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The onset of incubation before the end of laying imposes asynchrony at hatching and, therefore, a size hierarchy in the brood. It has been argued that hatching asynchrony might be a strategy to improve reproductive output in terms of quality or quantity of offspring. However, little is known about the mediating effect of hatching asynchrony on offspring quality when brood reduction occurs. Here, we investigate the relationship between phenotypic quality and hatching asynchrony in Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus nestlings in Spain. Hatching asynchrony did not increase breeding success or nestling quality. Furthermore, hatching asynchrony and brood reduction had different effects on nestlings’ phytohaematogglutinin (PHA)‐mediated immune response and nestling growth. In asynchronous and reduced broods (in which at least one nestling died), nestlings showed a stronger PHA‐mediated immune response and tended to have a smaller body size compared with nestlings raised in synchronous and reduced broods. When brood reduction occurred in broods hatched synchronously, there was no effect on nestling size, but nestlings had a relatively poor PHA‐mediated immune response compared with nestlings raised in asynchronous and reduced broods. We suggest that resources for growth can be directed to immune function only in asynchronously hatched broods, resulting in improved nestling quality, as suggested by their immune response. We also found that males produced a greater PHA‐mediated immune response than females only in brood‐reduced nests without any effect on nestling size or condition, suggesting that females may trade off immune activities and body condition, size or weight. Overall, our results suggest that hatching pattern and brood reduction may mediate resource allocation to different fitness traits. They also highlight that the resolution of immune‐related trade‐offs when brood reduction occurs may differ between male and female nestlings. 相似文献
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Deepika S. Darbari Zhengyuan Wang Minjung Kwak Mariana Hildesheim James Nichols Darlene Allen Catherine Seamon Marlene Peters-Lawrence Anna Conrey Mary K. Hall Gregory J. Kato James G. Taylor VI 《PloS one》2013,8(11)
Background
Frequent painful vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs) were associated with mortality in the Cooperative Study of Sickle Cell Disease (CSSCD) over twenty years ago. Modern therapies for sickle cell anemia (SCA) like hydroxyurea are believed to have improved overall patient survival. The current study sought to determine the relevance of the association between more frequent VOCs and death and its relative impact upon overall mortality compared to other known risk factors in a contemporary adult SCA cohort.Methods
Two hundred sixty four SCA adults were assigned into two groups based on patient reported outcomes for emergency department (ED) visits or hospitalizations for painful VOC treatment during the 12 months prior to evaluation.Results
Higher baseline hematocrit (p = 0.0008), ferritin (p = 0.005), and HDL cholesterol (p = 0.01) were independently associated with 1 or more painful VOCs requiring an ED visit or hospitalization for acute pain. During a median follow-up of 5 years, mortality was higher in the ED visit/hospitalization group (relative risk [RR] 2.68, 95% CI 1.1-6.5, p = 0.03). Higher tricuspid regurgitatant jet velocity (TRV) (RR 2.41, 95% CI 1.5-3.9, p < 0.0001), elevated ferritin (RR 4.00, 95% CI 1.8-9.0, p = 0.001) and lower glomerular filtration rate (RR=2.73, 95% CI 1.6-4.6, p < 0.0001) were also independent risk factors for mortality.Conclusions
Severe painful VOCs remain a marker for SCA disease severity and premature mortality in a modern cohort along with other known risk factors for death including high TRV, high ferritin and lower renal function. The number of patient reported pain crises requiring healthcare utilization is an easily obtained outcome that could help to identify high risk patients for disease modifying therapies.Trial Registration
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00011648 http://clinicaltrials.gov/ 相似文献8.
We demonstrate that dopamine itself, a selective dopamine D1 receptor agonist, SKF 38393, and a selective dopamine D2 receptor agonist, quinpirole, exert both facilitatory and suppressive effects on neuronal activity in the sensorimotor cortex of the cat, which is related to a conditioned movement. These effects are mediated by activation of dopamine receptors. Our data can be used for understanding the mechanisms underlying modulation of the excitability of central neurons during various behavioral events under the influence of dopamine. 相似文献
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V. I. Khorevin 《Neurophysiology》2008,40(3):167-177
Central projections of the lagena were studied in the pigeon using transport of biotinylated dextran amine (BDA) that was
locally applied to the lagenar epithelium through the opened cochlear canal. Descending (dorsocaudal part) and superior (middle
part) vestibular nuclei were the main rhombencephalon structures with the maximum density of labeled fibers and terminals.
Lesser numbers of labeled fibers were observed in the ventral part of the lateral vestibular nucleus and also in the medial
vestibular nucleus; single labeled fibers were found in the cochlear nuclei. In the cases where BDA diffused not only in the
lagena but also on the basilar papilla after application of the marker to the cochlear canal, considerable numbers of labeled
fibers were observed in the cochlear nuclei; apart from this, the pattern of distribution of labeled fibers in the vestibular
nuclei did not differ in general from that described above (in the case of a sufficiently local application of BDA only to
the lagena). Efferent lagenar neurons were localized ventrally with respect to the vestibular nuclei, in particular in the
nucl. reticularis pontis caudalis.
Neirofiziologiya/Neurophysiology, Vol. 40, No. 3, pp. 199–210, May–June, 2008. 相似文献
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Pasquier CM; Promponas VI; Varvayannis NJ; Hamodrakas SJ 《Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)》1998,14(8):749-750
Summary : FT is a tool written in C++, which implements the Fourier
analysis method to locate periodicities in aminoacid or DNA sequences. It
is provided for free public use on a WWW server with a Java interface.
Availability : The server address is http://o2.db. uoa.gr/FT Contact :
shamodr@atlas.uoa.gr
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