Altitudinal Ranging of Black-Crested Gibbons at Mt. Wuliang, Yunnan: Effects of Food Distribution, Temperature and Human Disturbance

We studied the altitudinal ranging of one habituated group of black-crested gibbons (Nomascus concolor) at Dazhaizi, Mt. Wuliang, Yunnan, China, between March 2005 and April 2006. The group ranged from 1,900 to 2,680 m above sea level. Food distribution was the driving force behind the altitudinal ranging patterns of the study group. They spent 83.2% of their time ranging between 2,100 and 2,400 m, where 75.8% of important food patches occurred. They avoided using the area above 2,500 m despite a lack of human disturbance there, apparently because there were few food resources. Temperature had a limited effect on seasonal altitudinal ranging but probably explained the diel altitudinal ranging of the group, which tended to use the lower zone in the cold morning and the higher zone in the warm afternoon. Grazing goats, the main disturbance, were limited to below 2,100 m, which was defined as the high-disturbance area (HDA). Gibbons spent less time in the HDA and, when ranging there, spent more time feeding and travelling and less time resting and singing. Human activities directly influenced gibbon behaviour, might cause forest degradation and create dispersal barriers between populations. Copyright (C) 2010 S. Karger AG, Basel

Chronic Morphine Treatment Impaired Hippocampal Long-Term Potentiation and Spatial Memory via Accumulation of Extracellular Adenosine Acting on Adenosine A(1) Receptors

Chronic exposure to opiates impairs hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP) and spatial memory, but the underlying mechanisms remain to be elucidated. Given the well known effects of adenosine, an important neuromodulator, on hippocampal neuronal excitability and synaptic plasticity, we investigated the potential effect of changes in adenosine concentrations on chronic morphine treatment-induced impairment of hippocampal CA1 LTP and spatial memory. We found that chronic treatment in mice with either increasing doses (20-100 mg/kg) of morphine for 7 d or equal daily dose (20 mg/kg) of morphine for 12 d led to a significant increase of hippocampal extracellular adenosine concentrations. Importantly, we found that accumulated adenosine contributed to the inhibition of the hippocampal CA1 LTP and impairment of spatial memory retrieval measured in the Morris water maze. Adenosine A(1) receptor antagonist 8-cyclopentyl-1,3-dipropylxanthine significantly reversed chronic morphine-induced impairment of hippocampal CA1 LTP and spatial memory. Likewise, adenosine deaminase, which converts adenosine into the inactive metabolite inosine, restored impaired hippocampal CA1 LTP. We further found that adenosine accumulation was attributable to the alteration of adenosine uptake but not adenosine metabolisms. Bidirectional nucleoside transporters (ENT2) appeared to play a key role in the reduction of adenosine uptake. Changes in PKC-alpha/beta activity were correlated with the attenuation of the ENT2 function in the short-term (2 h) but not in the long-term (7 d) period after the termination of morphine treatment. This study reveals a potential mechanism by which chronic exposure to morphine leads to impairment of both hippocampal LTP and spatial memory.

八种大鼠染色体银染核仁组织者的比较研究

银染色观察发现, 我国8种大鼠银染核仁组织者Ag-NORs的数目和分布均存在一定的差异, 在不同细胞之间和同源染色体之间均呈现较为明显的多态性以及Ag-NORs的联合现象和异形现象。模糊聚类分析, 获得8种大鼠的聚类分析支图, 结合地理分布等指标对其分类地位和相似关系作了初步探讨。图1表5参30

臭蛙群三种蛙类核型及染色体带型的比较(英文)

本文比较了3种臭蛙,即云南臭蛙（R. andersonii）、无指盘臭蛙（R.grahami）和滇南臭蛙（R.tiennanensis）的核型、C-带和银染核仁组织者区（Ag-NORs）。结果表明,3种臭蛙的核型均为2n=26（NF=52）,由5对大型染色体和8对小型染色体组成,与蛙科大多数种类的核型相似,但是染色体形态和次缢痕的位置和数目有差异。其中,云南臭蛙和无指盘臭蛙的核型相似程度比较大,与其他已报道的臭蛙类的核型相差不大,而滇南臭蛙的核型比较特殊,与其他臭蛙类的核型存在显著差异。 C-带技术显示的结果表明,3种臭蛙所有染色体的着丝点都有比较显著的C-带,而居间区C-带和端点C-带却存在明显的差异。3种中,滇南臭蛙的C-带带型比较特殊。有趣的是在研究中还发现,云南臭蛙的早中期细胞（染色体很长）染色体上发现了很多结构异染色质区,除着丝点C-带外,几乎所有的染色体上都有居间区或端点C-带,而在晚中期细胞中所观察到的C-带数目却较少,除着丝点外,只在少数染色体上发现了C-带。 云南臭蛙和无指盘臭蛙的Ag-NORs位于第10对染色体的长臂上,与该染色体上的次缢痕位置相对应,而滇南臭蛙的Ag-NORs位于第6...

中国西南部三种湍蛙的核型与带型的比较研究

本文研究了中国西南部3种湍蛙的核型、C-带及Ag-NORs。就核型而言,除雄性棘皮湍蛙比较特殊,具有27条染色体外,3种湍蛙的核型基本形式都是2n=26（NF=52）,由5对大型染色体和8对小型染色体组成,与其他蛙科种类的核型相类似。但是染色体形态,如臂比值和次缢痕的位置和数目存在一定差异。C-带显示的结果表明,湍蛙类的染色体上结构异染色质区域比较多,尤其是居间区C-带比较多,这表明湍蛙类的核型是比较特化的。其中棘皮湍蛙的居间区和端部C-带最多。3种湍蛙的Ag-NORs都位于No.6的短臂上,与该染色体上的次缢痕位置相一致。比较3种之间的异同,认为棘皮湍蛙与金江湍蛙核型和带型的相似程度较大,而绿点湍蛙则比较特殊。 雄性棘皮湍蛙的二倍体染色体数是27, 即有一条染色体不能配对,经过对其形态、C-带等的研究,认为该染色体为性染色体,其相对长度介于No.6和No.7之间（RL=6.26）,臂比值为1.32（m）,C-带显示该染色体几乎完全异染色质化,表明该染色体为特化的Y染色体。在其余各对中未见异形现象。 金江湍蛙（A.jinjiansensis）被认为是凉山湍蛙（A.liangshanensis）的同物异名,...

云南龙陵黄山羊的核型及C－带和Ag－NOR_s研究

采用外周血淋巴细胞培养及染色体分带技术，分析了龙陵黄山羊的核型，Ｃ—带和银染核仁组织区（Ａｇ—ＮＯＲ＿ｓ），结果表明：龙陵黄山羊染色体数为２ｎ＝６０，常染色体及Ｘ染色体为端部着丝粒染色体，Ｙ染色体最小，为中部着丝粒染色体。常染色体着丝粒区均显示Ｃ—带，性染色体未显Ｃ—带．雌性银染核仁组织区（Ａｇ—ＮＯＲ＿ｓ）分布于Ｎｏ．１，２，３，４，５，２５号染色体，雄性分布于Ｎｏ．１，２，２５号染色体，显示了性别及分布多态性。研究还发现三种不同的联合（ＡＳＳＯＣＩＡＴＩＯＮ）。

云南高黎贡山白颌大角蟾的核型、C-带及Ag-NORs的研究

比较了云南高黎贡山地区的贡山独龙江和腾冲大蒿坪白颌大角蟾（Megophryslateralis）两个地理种群的核型、C-带和Ag-NORs结果表明，两个地理种群在核型和带型上都有差异两个地理种群的核型均为2n＝26，NF＝52染色体形态差异不明显，而次缢痕的位置完全不同，贡山独龙江标本的次缢痕位于No．2的长臂上近着丝点处，腾冲标本的次缢痕位于No．5的短臂上近着丝点的部位在腾冲标本中发现一雄性个体中有一条额外的染色体，可能是B染色体两地标本的C-带差异不太显著，贡山独龙江标本的C-带相对较为显著．贡山独龙江标本的Ag-NORs位于No．2长臂近着丝点处，与次缢痕的部位对应，两条同源染色体上大小有显著差异．腾冲标本的Ag-NORs位于No．5短臂上近着丝点处，与次缢痕的部位对应依据核型和带型的比较，对白颌大角蟾的分类和进化问题进行了讨论。

青鼬(Martes flavigula)的核型研究

用G带,C带和银染技术对青鼬的核型观察分析结果:2n=40,双臂染色体16对,单臂染色体3对。X染色体为中着丝粒染色体。No.14同源染色体着丝点C带,一条呈阳性,另一条呈阴性。其余全部着丝点C带均显示强阳性。No.8染色体长臂显示C带阳性,No.11和No.13染色体的短臂具端位异染色质。仅有1对Ag-NORs,分布于No.15染色体的次缢痕部位,其短臂显示C带阳性,No.19染色体整个呈C带阳性。并同貂属其他种作了比较,初步探讨了青鼬的分类地位和亲缘关系。图版1表1参17

两种长臂猿染色体的C带和Ag-NORs的比较研究

白眉长臂猿和白颊长臂猿的染色体C带核型中除多数染色体有着丝点C带外,一些染色体上还出现插入C带和着丝点C带弱化或减少现象;白眉长臂猿有全异染色质臂;白颊长臂猿有较多的端位C带。白眉长臂猿有两个Ag-NORs,而白颊长臂猿的Ag-NORs雌体有4个,雄体有5个,Y染色体上有NOR。

Sequence context analysis of 8.2 million single nucleotide polymorphisms in the human genome

We analyzed n-mers (n=3-8) in the local environment of 8,249,446 human SNPs and compared their distribution with that in the genome reference sequences. The results revealed that the short sequences, which contained at least one CpG dinucleotide, occurred

污水中8种雌激素化合物的定量测定

采用固相萃取-气相色谱-质谱法(GC-MS)测定污水中辛酚(OP)、壬酚(NP)、双酚A(BPA)、己烯雌酚(DES)、雌酮(E1)、17β-雌二醇(E2)、17α-乙炔雌二醇(EE2)和雌三醇(E3)8种具有雌激素活性的化合物。被测组分的加标回收率为(65.4±4.0)%～(110.0±4.5)%,检出限为1.0～7.5ng/L(相对标准偏差为5.2%～15.6%)。经检测,武汉某城市污水处理厂进水中的目标化合物(除EE2外)浓度为6.5～8954.9ng/L;除EE2和E3外,出水中的浓度为3.2～2

~(14)C标记1,2,7,8-TCDD在鲤体内分布及代谢的初步研究

利用14C标记1,2,7,8-四氯代二苯并二噁英(1,2,7,8Tetrachloro[U—14C]dibenzodioxin,14C1,2,7,8TCDD)初步研究了其在鲤体内的分布和代谢规律。14C1,2,7,8-TCDD溶解于丙酮/植物油中,腹腔暴露。暴露1、2、4、8、12d后取样,肝脏、胆汁、腹腔脂肪等消化制样后用液闪仪测量放射性活度。肝脏和胆汁内的放射性活度同步变化,都是第8d达到峰值后下降。腹腔脂肪内1—2d放射性明显高于随后取样的样品。肝和腹腔脂肪的分布量之比呈现“S”型变化趋势。暴露4d

2,3,7,8-四氯代二苯并二英(TCDD)和苯并芘(B[a]P)对原代培养鲫鱼肝细胞中卵黄蛋白原诱导的影响

通过测定原代培养鲫鱼(Carassius auratus)肝细胞中雌激素受体所介导的卵黄蛋白原(Vtg)生成以及芳香烃受体所介导的CYP1A1基因转录水平的变化, 建立了一种类雌激素体外实验模型. 实验结果表明, Vtg和Vtg mRNA的表达与己烯雌酚(DES)之间均有很好的剂量-效应关系, Vtg和Vtg mRNA均可作为指示类雌激素毒性的生物标志物. TCDD, B[a]P可显著抑制鱼肝细胞中DES诱导的Vtg和Vtg mRNA的表达, 呈明显的抗雌激素效应, 并同时激活了CYP1A1 基因的表达;

2,3,7,8-TCDD对稀有鮈鲫幼体超微结构影响的观察

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