Biological characterisation of Australian isolates of chicken anaemia agent

Three Australian isolates of chicken anaemia agent (CAA) resisted treatment at 70 degrees C for 5 min and chloroform treatment. Although minor antigenic differences were detected using monoclonal antibodies to CAA, the Australian isolates were indistinguishable from the reference Cux-1 and Gifu-1 isolates in cross-immunofluorescence and cross-neutralisation tests employing polyclonal chicken antiserums. The Australian viruses were pathogenic for intramuscularly inoculated 1-day-old SPF chicks, but were less pathogenic for 7-day-old chicks. Thus the Australian isolates of CAA did not differ significantly in these properties from previously characterised CAA isolates from other continents.     

农业科研事业单位人才结构浅析——以湖南省棉花科学研究所为例

分析了湖南省棉花科学研究所2008年与2013年人才状况,对目前人才队伍建设中存在的主要问题以及可能发展的趋势进行了研究,在此基础上提出了一些对策。     

Paleontology and Chronology of Two Evolutionary Transitions by Hybridization in the Bahamian Land Snail Cerion

The late Quaternary fossil record of the Bahamian land snail Cerion on Great Inagua documents two transitions apparently resulting from hybridization. In the first, a localized modern population represents the hybrid descendants of a 13,000-year-old fossil form from the same area, introgressed with the modern form now characteristic of the adjacent regions. In the second case, a chronocline spanning 15,000 to 20,000 years and expressing the transition of an extinct fossil form to the modern form found on the south coast was documented by morphometry of fossils dated by amino acid racemization and radiocarbon. Hybrid intermediates persisted for many thousands of years.     

Coupling of the TCR to integrin activation by Slap-130/Fyb

SLAP-130/Fyb (SLP-76-associated phosphoprotein or Fyn-binding protein; also known as Fyb/Slap) is a hematopoietic-specific adapter, which associates with and modulates function of SH2-containing leukocyte phosphoprotein of 76 kilodaltons (SLP-76). T cells from mice lacking SLAP-130/Fyb show markedly impaired proliferation following CD3 engagement. In addition, the T cell receptor (TCR) in SLAP-130/Fyb mutant cells fails to enhance integrin-dependent adhesion. Although TCR-induced actin polymerization is normal, TCR-stimulated clustering of the integrin LFA-1 is defective in SLAP-130/Fyb-deficient cells. These data indicate that SLAP-130/Fyb is important for coupling TCR-mediated actin cytoskeletal rearrangement with activation of integrin function, and for T cells to respond fully to activating signals.     

川西北高寒草甸对火烧干扰的短期响应

2011年9月对道孚县灌丛草甸火烧后的植物群落特征与土壤环境进行了调查研究。结果表明,火烧对高寒草甸植物群落有显著的负面作用(P0.05),灌丛的盖度、高度、株丛数、基围和生物量均显著减少(P0.05),草本植物群落的盖度、高度和生物量也显著减少(P0.05);火烧对植物群落地上部分的生长有显著的抑制作用(P0.05),但有利于草本植物地下根系的生长,且火烧使高寒草甸草本植物群落的丰富度和多样性指数提高。高寒草甸土壤理化性质和土壤微生物的变化表现为:土壤微生物生物量碳、土壤微生物生物量氮、10-20 cm土层容重和速效磷明显增加(P0.05),而土壤pH值和全钾显著下降(P0.05)。     

A Rare Case of Polyorchidism in a Cat with Four Intra‐abdominal Testes

Polyorchidism is a rare congenital anomaly defined as the presence of more than two histologically proven testes. We report a case of a 9‐month‐old European cat with four intra‐abdominal testes. The diagnosis was performed by means of ultrasonography, intra‐operative examination and histological confirmation. The case reported here presents an extremely rare anomaly, as no previous studies in veterinary medicine have reported the presence of four testes. This case suggests that supernumerary testes should be included as differential diagnoses for intra‐abdominal masses.     

半血野生盘羊与欧拉羊杂交F1代生长发育规律研究

本研究以半血野生盘羊和欧拉羊杂交F1代羊,即含1/4野生盘羊血统羊为素材,对含1/4野生盘羊血统羊生长发育规律进行了分析。结果表明:含1/4野生盘羊血统羊早期生长发育快,体重与体尺间呈极显著的正相关(P0.01),体尺与体重的最优回归方程Y=-37.758+0.431X3+0.529X1,R2=0.962。     

阴外动脉灌注氨基酸对奶山羊乳腺摄取乳成分前体物的影响

 【目的】研究阴外动脉灌注不同平衡模式的氨基酸对奶山羊乳腺摄取乳成分前体物（milk components precursors,MCP）的影响规律。【方法】选用2—3周岁,体重、产奶量相近、安装有阴外动脉和腹部皮下静脉血插管的关中奶山羊3只,由阴外动脉灌注不同平衡模式的氨基酸,在灌注前后分别采集动静脉血浆,测定乳蛋白前体物（milk protein precursors,MPP）、乳脂前体物（milk fat precursors,MFP）和乳糖前体物（milk lactose precursors,MLP）的含量和乳腺对其的摄取。【结果】阴外动脉灌注不同平衡模式混合氨基酸改变了乳腺对MPP、MFP的摄取（P＜0.05）,乳腺对MLP的摄取理想模式组和平衡模式组均高于不灌注组,但理想模式组与不灌注组差异不显著（P＞0.05）,平衡模式组与不灌注组差异显著（P＜0.05）;不同氨基酸模式灌注组产奶量和乳成分明显高于对照组（P＜0.05）。【结论】阴外动脉中氨基酸的平衡改变了乳腺对乳成分前体物的摄取,有利于乳的合成。本试验条件下,阴外动脉中必需氨基酸达到理想平衡（AABI=0.972）时乳腺对MCP的摄取效果最佳。