饮水高钠致肉鸡急性和慢性肺动脉高压综合征

为了探讨肉鸡肺动脉高压综合征 (PHS)的发病机制 ,将 2 4 0羽 1日龄健康AA肉鸡随机均分为对照组 (C)、试验Ⅰ组 (T1)和试验Ⅱ组 (T2 )。从 8日龄起实验组在饮水中添加Na+ ,使水中Na+ 含量分别达 6 0 0和 12 0 0mg·L-1,动态观察和检测各组肉鸡临床表现、PHS发病率、右心与全心重量比 (RV/TV)、红细胞压积 (PCV)、红细胞滤过指数 (FI)和血容量 (BV) ,对各组患病鸡与对照鸡的肺小动脉结构变化进行动态检测和比较分析。结果显示 ,饮水高钠成功诱发了肉鸡PHS ,并显著提高了肉鸡PHS发病率、RV/TV和PCV (P <0 0 5 )。在 2 8日龄以前 ,试验组患病鸡的FI和BV显著增加 (P <0 0 5 ) ,而血管肌化百分率 (%MA和 %WTPV)、管壁面积与管总面积之比 (WA/TA)、平均中膜厚度 (mMTPA)和血管非肌化百分率 (%NMA)无显著差异。 35和 4 2日龄时 ,试验组患病鸡肺血管 %MA、%WTPV、WA/TA和mMTPA显著增加 (P <0 0 5 ) ,%NMA则显著降低 (P <0 0 5 ) ,但FI和BV无变化。从而揭示了饮水高钠使 14～ 2 1日龄的PHS患鸡出现了以肺动脉血流量增加和肺血管阻力升高的血液流变力学变化为主要特征的急性肺动脉高压综合征。使 35～ 4 2日龄的PHS患鸡出现了以肺小动脉肌型化和管壁增生肥厚的血管重构为主要特征的慢性肺动脉高压综合征。     

实验性慢性氟中毒家兔肝、肾动态超微病理学研究

２４只２０～３０日龄体重０．７～１．２ｋｇ新西兰白兔随机分为实验组１５只（每日每只随饮水摄取ＮａＦ４５ｍｇ／ｋｇ体重）及健康对照组９只（饮用自来水）．两组在相同饲养管理条件下实验观察．分别在实验第３０，６０．９０ｄ时迫杀，对肝和肾进行超微病理学研究．结果表明，肝和肾实质细胞膜系统损伤明显，胶原原纤维再生增多，且有再生障碍及再生后的损伤性变化．     

以鲥为瘟:古代长江鲥鱼的污名化

鲥鱼在明清一些著作中被称为瘟鱼。历来关于瘟鱼的解释主要围绕鲥鱼本身来阐发,但这些观点不能很好地解释鲥鱼为何会在江西、两湖以及四川一带被称作瘟鱼,而在盛产鲥鱼的江东却没有这种指称。明人的“瘟鱼”观点源自唐人孟诜“发疳、痼”的说法,李时珍所说的蜀地瘟鱼并不是鲥鱼。一些清人认为瘟鱼并非来自鲥鱼本身。《见闻录》中记载了一个鲥鱼被虚构成瘟鱼的故事,揭示出瘟鱼是后人将瘟疫附会到鲥鱼身上的结果。显然,鲥鱼在特定地点被称为瘟鱼,是鲥鱼与地方文化结合的产物。     

AQP-4在抑郁模型大鼠海马区含量的改变

目的探讨抑郁模型大鼠海马区AQP-4含量的改变．方法通过采用慢性不可预见性刺激和孤养相结合的方法,在应激前1天和应激第22天后对大鼠行为学观测,快速断头取海马组织,通过半定量PCR方式观察海马区AQP-4含量的变化．结果发现抑郁大鼠海马区AQP4mRNA的相对含量增加．结论AQP-4既参加调节抑郁模型大鼠海马区内环境,同时对抑郁模型大鼠海马区神经元的凋亡发挥作用,为研究抑郁症的发病机制奠定基础．     

Genetic parameters for chronic progressive lymphedema in Belgian Draught Horses

Genetic parameters for chronic progressive lymphedema (CPL)‐associated traits in Belgian Draught Horses were estimated, using a multitrait animal model. Clinical scores of CPL in the four limbs/horse (CPL_clin), skinfold thickness and hair samples (hair diameter) were studied. Due to CPL_clin uncertainty in younger horses (progressive CPL character), a restricted data set (D_3+) was formed, excluding records from horses under 3 years from the complete data set (D_full). Age, gender, coat colour and limb hair pigmentation were included as fixed, permanent environment and date of recording as random effects. Higher CPL_clin certainty (D_3+) increased heritability coefficients of, and genetic correlations between traits, with CPL_clin heritabilities (SE) for the respective data sets: 0.11 (0.06) and 0.26 (0.05). A large proportion of the CPL_clin variance was attributed to the permanent environmental effect in D_full, but less in D_3+. Date of recording explained a proportion of variance from 0.09 ± 0.03 to 0.61 ± 0.08. Additive genetic correlations between CPL_clin and both skinfold thickness and hair diameter showed the latter two traits cannot be used as a direct diagnostic aid for CPL. Due to the relatively low heritability of CPL_clin, selection should focus on estimated breeding values (from repeated clinical examinations) to reduce CPL occurrence in the Belgian Draught Horse.     

Recording cerebellar neuron activities in swimming goldfish

ABSTRACT:   Neuronal activities were investigated in the cerebellum of immobilized and swimming goldfish Carassius auratus . Extracellularly recorded neural activities of the cerebellum in immobilized goldfish were characterized and classified into five types. Based on the waveforms and recording depths, these five neural activity types were estimated to originate from three identified classes of cerebellar neurons: Purkinje cells, eurydendroid cells, and granule cells. Chronic recording of cerebellar neuron activities in unrestrained goldfish was performed for more than 100 h. During the chronic recordings, a submersible amplifier attached to the goldfish head, and a multielectrode array developed for the present study were used. Neuronal activities in the cerebellum of free-swimming fish could also be classified into five types as in the immobilized condition. Firing patterns of two neurons identified as Purkinje cells and eurydendroid cells were analyzed during turning movements of the goldfish. The firing patterns of these neurons changed in relation to turning movements. Although some improvements are required, the chronic recording method developed in the present study can be applied to further investigations concerning the direct relationship between brain neural activities and certain behavior.     

抑食肼对大型溞的急慢性毒性效应研究

选择21%抑食肼可湿性粉剂为受试农药,研究其对大型溞(Daphnia magna)的急性毒性和21 d慢性毒性效应,观察大型溞各个繁殖和生长指标变化,建立毒物剂量-反应关系,并寻找其中的敏感生物学指标。急性毒性试验结果表明,21%抑食肼可湿性粉剂对大型溞的48 h-EC50为0.94 mg·L-1;慢性毒性试验结果表明,抑食肼对大型溞的初次蜕壳时间、蜕壳次数、产卵时间、产幼溞数和产幼溞胎数等都有显著的影响,其中,0.135 mg·L-1的暴露浓度可以显著减少大型溞蜕壳次数、产幼溞总数量和产幼溞胎数,综合各个繁殖毒性终点指标,21 d无可见效应浓度(NOEC)为0.045 mg·L-1。此外,研究还发现低至0.015 mg·L-1的抑食肼暴露21 d可以使母溞体长显著性下降。研究结果表明,抑食肼胁迫在一定程度上对大型溞的生长和繁殖具有抑制效应。