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Kakuma Y Ichimaru T Yonezawa T Momozawa Y Hashizume C Iwata E Kikusui T Takeuchi Y Ohkura S Okamura H Mori Y 《The Journal of reproduction and development》2007,53(4):829-834
Previously we showed that the primer pheromone responsible for the "male effect" was produced in specific skin regions of castrated male goats by androgen treatments. In the present study, we examined whether androgen can also induce production of the male effect pheromone in female goats. Capsules containing dihydrotestosterone (DHT) or testosterone (T) were subcutaneously implanted into six ovariectomized (OVX) goats for 28 days. Small skin samples were collected from the head and rump regions, and the pheromone activity of their ether extracts was examined using a bioassay that monitors the electrophysiological manifestation of the hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone pulse generator as multiple-unit activity. Behaviors of OVX goats towards ovary-intact estrous goats were also examined before and at the end of DHT or T treatment. Before androgen treatment, neither the head nor rump skin samples in OVX goats showed pheromone activity. DHT treatment induced pheromone activity in the head skin sample of six OVX goats and in the rump skin sample of two OVX goats. Similar results were obtained by T treatment. In addition, OVX goats treated with T showed masculine-type sexual behaviors such as courtship and mounting behaviors towards the estrous goats. These results demonstrate that androgen is capable of inducing primer pheromone activity in the female and suggest that the synthesis pathway of the male effect pheromone exists in both sexes in the goat. 相似文献
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Hiroto Homma Hirofumi Shinoyama Yukihiro Nobuta Yoshie Terashima Seigo Amachi Takaaki Fujii 《Journal of Wood Science》2007,53(1):80-84
Strobilurus ohshimae is an edible mushroom, and it specifically forms its fruiting bodies on buried sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) twigs. In this research, we studied lignindegrading activity of S. ohshimae. We isolated 18 strains of S. ohshimae from various regions of Japan, and determined their lignin degradation rates on sugi wood meal medium. All the strains of
S. ohshimae degraded approximately 6%–12% of sugi lignin in 30 days, and these lignin degradation rates were 1.5–3 times higher than those of Trametes versicolor, which is a typical lignin-degrading fungus. Among the three main lignin-degrading enzymes, activity of lignin peroxidase
and manganese peroxidase was not observed, while 4340U/g of laccase was produced in 30 days. To investigate the effect of
wood species on lignin degradation by S. ohshimae, the lignin degradation rate and laccase productivity on sugi wood meal medium were compared with those on beech (Fagus crenata). In T. versicolor, both lignin degradation rate and laccase productivity were higher on beech than on sugi. Conversely, in S. ohshimae, lignin degradation rate and laccase productivity were higher on sugi than on beech. Therefore, it was suggested that coniferous lignin is not always difficult to degrade for the fungi that inhabit
softwood.
Part of this article presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society, Sapporo, August 2004 相似文献
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Megumi ITOH Yoshie SAKURAI Yasuhiro NAKAJIMA Satoshi KAWAMOTO 《The Journal of veterinary medical science / the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science》2015,77(12):1655-1657
The association between blood calcium levels and electrocardiographic variables was
compared in 137 normal parturient and 36 peripartum recumbent Holstein cows to determine
whether hypocalcemia in peripartum dairy cows can be rapidly diagnosed using
electrocardiograph. Inverse of STc (ST peak interval/SS interval0.5) and blood
ionized calcium or serum calcium concentrations were strongly correlated, and both
correlation coefficients were 0.81 (P<0.001). The 95% prediction
interval indicated that cows with STc >0.385 ± 0.001 sec are very likely to be
hypocalcemic (blood ionized or serum calcium concentrations of <0.9
mmol/l or <7.5 mg/dl, respectively). These findings
indicate that hypocalcemia in parturient cows can be non-invasively estimated using the
STc. 相似文献
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Efficiency of rice bran for removal of organochlorine compounds and benzene from industrial wastewater 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Adachi A Ikeda C Takagi S Fukao N Yoshie E Okano T 《Journal of agricultural and food chemistry》2001,49(3):1309-1314
Rice bran was found to effectively adsorb several organic compounds, such as dichloromethane, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, and benzene. Equilibrium adsorption isotherms conformed to the Freundlich type (log-log linear). The adsorption of dichloromethane and chloroform by rice bran was observed over the range of pH 1-11. Therefore, rice bran is applicable for treatment of wastewater over a wide pH range. Dichloromethane was successfully removed from water samples with an average removal efficiency of 70% after 60 min when rice bran was added to water samples containing from 0.006 to 100 mg/L dichloromethane. The removal of these organochlorine compounds and benzene by rice bran was attributed to the uptake by intracellular particles called spherosomes. Here, we report the results of a fundamental study of the efficiency of rice bran for removal of organochlorine compounds and benzene using a batch system on the laboratory scale, and describe elucidation of the mechanism of removal of these compounds by rice bran. 相似文献
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A retrospective histopathologic study of primary glaucoma in the Norwegian Elkhound was undertaken with the study of 9 clinically normal eyes and 22 glaucomatous eyes. All glaucomatous eyes showed goniodysgenesis as manifested by pectinate ligament dysplasia and/or trabecular meshwork dysplasia. Cystic degeneration of the iridociliary epithelial and/or peripheral retina was present in a high percentage of both normotensive and glaucomatous eyes. Utilizing the scheme proposed by Smith et al. (Veterinary and Comparative Ophthalmology 1993; 3: 16-28) the morphology of this disease in the Norwegian Elkhound would be classified as an open-angle, closed-cleft glaucoma, with histopathologic alterations of the outflow pathway similar to that described in other breeds with primary glaucoma. 相似文献
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Kametani Y Ohshima S Kita YF Shimada S Kamiguchi H Shiina T Inoko H Kulski JK Ando A 《Veterinary immunology and immunopathology》2012,148(3-4):252-259
The expression of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) classical class I genes is important for the adaptive immune response to target virus-infected cells and cancer cells. The up-regulation of the MHC is achieved by hormonal/cytokine signals including IFN-γ-inducible elements. The swine leukocyte antigen (SLA), the MHC class I region of pigs, consists of the duplicated classical class I genes, SLA-1, SLA-2 and SLA-3, but the molecular mechanisms involved in their up-regulation after T cell stimulation have not been fully elucidated. In order to better understand some of the putative regulatory mechanisms of SLA class I gene expression in activated T cells, we examined the coordinated expression of the SLA classical class I, IFN-γ and interferon regulatory factor-1 (IRF-1) genes in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of SLA homozygous Clawn miniature swine stimulated for 72h with either IFN-γ or an enterotoxin produced by Staphylococcus aureus. This enterotoxin, toxic shock syndrome-1 (TSST-1), is known to act as a superantigen (sAG) to activate the T cells in various vertebrate species. We showed by using mAbs and flow cytometry that the CD4(+)CD25(+) cell number of swine PBMCs was also increased by TSST-1 and to a lesser degree by IFN-γ. Time course analyses of the expression of the IFN-γ, IRF-1 and the three classical class I genes, SLA-1, SLA-2, and SLA-3, in PBMCs by quantitative real-time PCR revealed a transitory response to TSST-1 or IFN-γ stimulation. The IFN-γ mRNA levels in the PBMCs were continuously up-regulated over the first 48h by TSST-1 or IFN-γ. In contrast, SLA class I expression moderately increased at 24h and then decreased to a baseline level or less at 72h of IFN-γ or TSST-1 stimulation. The three classical SLA class I genes showed similar expression kinetics, although SLA-3 mRNA level was consistently lower than those of SLA-1 and -2. The expression of IRF-1, a modulator of SLA expression, showed similar kinetics to those of the three classical SLA class I genes. The expression profiles detected by flow cytometry of the SLA molecules on the cell surface of PBMCs were maintained at a consistently high level during cell stimulation with either TSST-1 or IFN-γ, which was distinct from the kinetics of mRNA expression. These results showed that miniature swine SLA class I mRNA expression was effectively and equally up-regulated among the three loci and coordinately with IRF-1 gene expression after stimulation of T cell activation by sAG or IFN-γ. 相似文献
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Yoshie Terashima 《Journal of Wood Science》2013,59(1):80-87
An unidentified Fomitiporia sp. causes severe white-rot on stems of a cultivar “Sanbu-sugi” of the Japanese cedar, Cryptomeria japonica. The influence of the fungus on tree health and wood properties was determined. Bark from dead branches and xylem from living branches contained more glucose than bark from living branches and xylem from dead branches. Tree heights at which annual rings were disconnected were 2, 4 and 6 m at ages 37, 15 and 24 years old, respectively. The pH values of damaged parts were lower than those of non-damaged parts, and the damaged parts were clearly identified using bromocresol green solution. Weight loss of sapwood during 60 days of fungal degradation was 1.4 %, which was less than that by a saprophyte, Trametes versicolor. The amount of polyphenols in the heartwood from damaged tree stems was less than that from non-damaged stems. Degraded parts were less stiff than the non-degraded sapwood as measured with a wood-decay tester, Pilodyn. Our observations indicate that damaged stems are chemically and physically inferior to non-damaged stems. 相似文献
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Yoshie MANABE Makoto TOCHIGI Akiyoshi MORIWAKI Sakae TAKEUCHI Sumio TAKAHASHI 《The Journal of reproduction and development》2013,59(4):398-404
Reproductive functions decline with the onset of diabetes in female mice. Diabetic mice
have smaller uteri with an underdeveloped endometrium, suggesting diminished
estrogen-induced growth. We aimed to clarify the changes in the estrous cycle and in
insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) expression in the uteri of streptozotocin
(STZ)-treated diabetic mice, because IGF1 is one of the main growth factors involved in
estrogen-induced uterine growth. ICR female mice were intraperitoneally administered STZ
(10 mg/100 g BW), and blood glucose levels were determined. Mice with blood glucose levels
> 200 mg/dl were classified as diabetic mice. The onset of diabetes was associated with
acyclic estrous cycles. Diabetes was also induced with STZ in ovariectomized mice. Uterine
Igf1 mRNA levels were reduced in ovariectomized STZ-treated diabetic
mice. Estrogen is known to stimulate Igf1 mRNA expression in the uterus,
but estrogen action was abolished in the uteri of STZ-treated diabetic mice. mRNA
expressions of estrogen receptor α (ERα) and steroid hormone receptor coactivators
(SRC-1/Ncoa1, SRC-2/Ncoa2,
SRC-3/Ncoa3 and CBP/p300/Crebbp) were reduced in the
uteri of ovariectomized STZ-treated diabetic mice. The present study demonstrates that
diabetes induces a decline in female reproductive functions in mice. Igf1
expression in ovariectomized diabetic female mice was decreased, and decreased
responsiveness to estrogen in the uteri of diabetic mice is probably associated with a
reduction in ERα and steroid receptor coactivator mRNA expression. 相似文献
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Malik Ashiq Rabbani Yoshie Murakami Yasuhisa Kuginuki Kenji Takayanagi 《Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution》1998,45(4):307-316
Genetic diversity of 30 radish (Raphanus sativus L.) accessions was investigated at the phenotypic level with morphological characters and at the DNA level using the random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) technique. Thirty-six morpho-physiological traits were recorded from seedling stage to harvest. The 31 primers used generated 202 RAPD bands, of which 158 (78.2%) were polymorphic. Multivariate procedures were used to classify the germplasm on the basis of phenotypic traits and RAPD fragments. Dendrograms were generated for the Euclidean distance from the morphological data and the Nei's genetic distance from the RAPD markers. Phenotypically, all the accessions were classified into four major groups corresponding to the different forms of cultivated radish. The morphological diversity existing within each of these groups suggested that they should be discriminated into the three botanical convarieties, sativusT (large-rooted), caudatus (pod-type) and oleifer (oilseed-type). Clustering of the accessions did not show any pattern of association between the morphological characters and the collection sites. Instead, landrace groups were associated with their morphological similarities and horticultural uses. On the other hand, the intra-specific genetic relationships of several accessions based on RAPD analysis were related primarily to their collection sites rather than to their phenotypic affinities. The level of polymorphism exhibited by the various convarieties could be exploited in genetic mapping populations to tag economically important traits. These genotypes also could serve as a useful germplasm source for root, leaf, pod and seed. This preliminary study of traditional radish landraces from Pakistan provides useful information regarding their horticultural potential. 相似文献
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