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Avoidant Learning Ability in Free Flying Housefly (Aldrichina grahami)by Electric Shock

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Effects of extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields on morphine-induced conditioned place preferences in rats

In the present study, we examined the effects of extremely low-frequency (ELF) electromagnetic fields on morphine-induced conditioned place preferences in rats. During the conditioning phase (12 days), three groups of rats were placed in a sensory cue-defined environment paired with morphine (10 mg/kg, i.p.) following exposure to either 20 Hz (1.80 mT) or 50 Hz (2.20 mT) or sham electromagnetic fields for 60 min/day, respectively, and were placed in another sensory cue-defined environment paired with physiological saline (1 ml/kg, i.p.) without exposure to electromagnetic fields. After finishing 12 days of conditioning, preference tests for the morphine-paired place were performed during a 10-day withdrawal period. The exposure to electromagnetic fields substantially potentiated morphine-induced place preferences in rodents, suggesting that ELF electromagnetic fields can increase the propensity for morphine-induced conditioned behaviors. (C) 2005 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

Effects of exposure to 50 Hz magnetic field of 1 mT on the performance of detour learning task by chicks

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Extremely low-frequency electromagnetic field exposure during chronic morphine treatment strengthens downregulation of dopamine D2 receptors in rat dorsal hippocampus after morphine withdrawal

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Influence of physical parameters of sound on the sensory gating effects of N40 in rats

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Effects of various extenders and permeating cryoprotectants on cryopreservation of cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis) spermatozoa

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Comparative studies with six extenders for sperm cryopreservation in the cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis) and rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta)

Ejaculated spermatozoa from cynomolgus monkeys and rhesus monkeys were frozen in straws with six different extenders (TTE, DM, mDM, LG-DM, G-DM, and TCG) containing glycerol. Sperm motility and head membrane and acrosomal integrity were evaluated after fr

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参照水体中浮游植物叶绿素a的萃取测定方法,运用丙酮、乙醇、二甲基甲酰胺(DMF)、二甲基亚砜(DM-SO)4种有机溶剂对不同土质不同发育阶段自然和人工生物结皮中叶绿素a的萃取效率进行了比较研究。结果发现,不同有机溶剂从生物结皮中萃取叶绿素a的效率存在极显著差异(P<0.001),而乙醇法的离散度最低;取样量对萃取效率总体上没有显著影响(P>0.05),但在具体的测定中与萃取效率之间存在负相关。4种方法中,DMSO法对藻类占优势的结皮萃取率最高,DMF法对自然结皮的萃取率仅次于DMSO法,在人工结皮中最低;

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利用1∶50 000地形图对香溪河进行划分,显示香溪河为一条6级河流。分析包括捕食者(PR)、撕食者(SH)、刮食者(SC)、直接收集者(GC)和过滤收集者(FC)在内的5个主要功能摄食类群的组成,发现香溪河主要摄食类群以直接收集者和刮食者为主。各功能摄食类群的密度和生物量随着河流级别的变化而发生变化,基本趋势为:直接收集者和滤食者的密度和生物量都随着河流级别的增加而增大;撕食者和刮食者的密度和生物量的密度随着河流级别的增加而减小;而捕食者在整个流域内的密度上游小于下游,生物量却是上游大于下游。研究结果表

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于1991－1993年研究了武汉东湖4个营养型不同的子湖中水生生物与水域功能，表明各子湖之间各类水生生物的生态特征存在明显差异。茶港湾的HBC和FC的数量、藻类的细胞密度和初级生产量、浮游动物和底栖动物的个体密度等均居4个子湖之首，其水质已达到超富营养水平，将该湖区作为污水天然净化区进行管理，可望对东湖的主体湖区起到缓冲和保护作用；郭郑湖的水质状况仅次于茶港湾湖区，处于富营养阶段，该湖区多项生化指标已不符合饮用水源和养殖水体的要求，以发展水上运动和旅游事业为主要功能较为适宜；后湖的营养水平介于中-富营养和

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本文研究了模拟稳定塘系统去除污染指示菌如总大肠菌群(TC),粪大肠菌群(FC),粪链球菌(FS)以及异养细菌(HPC)的作用。结果表明,16℃时污水在日进污水10t的模拟稳定塘系统停留9天后,TC与FC的密度下降4个数量级。在日进污水90t,污水理论水力停留时间10天的模拟稳定塘系统进行的全年跟踪监测结果表明,TC与FC密度随各塘依次递减。Ⅳ号塘出水的TC密度下降2.5个数量级,基本上达到了我国GB3838-88中规定的地面水Ⅲ级标准;FC密度下降3个数量级,达到WHO标准的轻污染水平,肯定了稳定塘系统去