猴脑线粒体DNA提取及限制性内切酶分析

用冷碱法从2只恒河猴和1只食蟹猴的脑组织中提取mtDNA, 最后的得率大约 为0.7μg mtDNA/g脑组织, 是肝脏组织得率的1/3左右。经16 种限制性内切酶分 析, 并与来自同一个体肝脏组织的mtDNA比较, 结果进一步证实, mtDNA无组织 特异性。对12岁以上老年猴脑mtDNA的分 析表明, 在衰老中, 动物mtDNA的序列 可能没有变化, 甲基化程度也无显著增高。图2参4

Genetic diversity and population history of golden monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana)

Golden monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana), namely the snub-nosed monkey, is a well-known endangered primate, which distributes only in the central part of mainland China. As an effort to understand the current genetic status as well as population history of this species, we collected a sample of 32 individuals from four different regions, which cover the major habitat of this species. Forty-four allozyme loci were surveyed in our study by allozyme electrophoresis, none of which was found to be polymorphic. The void of polymorphism compared with that of other nonhuman primates is surprising particularly considering that the current population size is many times larger than that of some other endangered species. Since many independent loci are surveyed in this Study, the most plausible explanation for our observation is that the population has experienced a recent bottleneck. We used a coalescent approach to explore various scenarios of population bottleneck and concluded that the most recent bottleneck could have happened within the last 15,000 years. Moreover, the proposed simulation approach could be useful to researchers who need to analyze the non- or low-polymorphism data.

The dynamics of hippocampal sensory gating during the development of morphine dependence and withdrawal in rats

The effects of morphine on hippocampal sensory gating (N40) during the development of morphine dependence and withdrawal were investigated in the double click auditory evoked potential (EP) suppression paradigm. Rats were made dependent upon morphine hydrochloride by a series of injections (every 12h) over 6 days, followed by withdrawal after stopping morphine administration. Hippocampal gating was examined during the development of dependence and withdrawal. Moreover, the DA antagonist haloperidol was used to assess the contribution of dopamine to hippocampal gating induced by morphine. Our results showed that the morphine-treated rats exhibited significantly disrupted hippocampal gating during the development of morphine dependence and this disrupted gating was partially reversed by haloperidol pretreatment. In contrast, there was significantly enhanced hippocampal gating at the fifth and sixth days of withdrawal. The dynamics of hippocampal gating during the development of morphine dependence and withdrawal suggests the interaction between the hippocampus and opioids. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

The application of in vitro sperm competition test to evaluate the impact of ZP-derived peptides on fertilization capacity of cat sperm

The present study aimed to establish a sensitive in vitro assay to assess the binding capacity of cat spermatozoa. Cat oocytes and epididymal sperm cells were isolated from gonads and cultured for in vitro fertilization. Before fertilization, the sperm ce

Morphine withdrawal affects both delayed-escape behaviour in Morris water maze and hippocampal NR2A/2B expression ratio

Repeated low-dose morphine treatment facilitates delayed-escape behaviour of hippocampus-dependent Morris water maze and morphine withdrawal influences hippocampal NMDA receptor-dependent synaptic plasticity. Here, we examined whether and how morphine wit

宁夏新建二代林网主要害虫种群数量变动规律初探

本文在连续 3年 (1 993～ 1 995年 )大量调查的基础上 ,研究了宁夏新建二代林网主要造林树种的主要害虫种群数量消长动态和发生规律。结果表明 :新建林网中具有潜在危险性的主要害虫为 :光肩星天牛 (Anoplophora glabripennis Motsch.)、木蠹蛾 (Cossuscossus orientalis Gaede &H olcocerus vicarius(Walker) )、枝梢害虫 (槐花球蚧 Eulecaniumkuwanai (Kanda) .&扁平球坚蚧 Parthenolecanium orientalis(Bouch) )。光肩星天牛种群呈下降趋势 ;木蠹蛾种群为上升趋势 ;槐花球蚧种群虽有下降趋势 ,但虫口密度依然较高 ;扁平球坚蚧在白蜡纯林中种群有逐年增长的趋势 ,而在混交林内数量变化平中有降。研究发现各害虫在合理的树种混交方式下 ,种群数量变化幅度小 ,危害轻 ,因而认为生产中只有营造合理树种搭配下的混交林才能防止和控制害虫的发生。