Epidermotropic Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma (mycosis fungoides) in Syrian Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus). A Report of Six Cases and the Demonstration of T-Cell Specificity

Abstract— Epidermotropic cutaneous T-cell lymphoma was diagnosed in six Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) with a generalised dermatosis characterised by pruritus, alopecia and exfoliative erythroderma. Plaques and nodules were evident in one animal. Clinical and histopathological findings were suggestive of mycosis fungoides and electron microscopical investigations in one case were supportive. Immuno-histochemical stains for CD3 antigen were strongly positive in all cases. Résumé— Un lyphome T cutané a été diagnostiqué chez six hamsters de Sibérie (Mesocricetus auratus) avec une dermatose généralisée, caractérisée par un prurit, une alopécle et une érythrodermie exfoliative. Des plaques et des nodules ont été observées sur un animal. Les données cliniques et histopathologiques étaient évocatrices d'un mycosis fungoïdes et les examens en microscopie électronique étaient compatibles dans un cas. Les marquages immuno-histochimiques de l'antigène CD3 étaient très positifs dans tous les cas. Zusammenfassung— Bei sechs Syrischen Goldhamstern (Mesocricetus auratus) wurde ein epidermotropes kutanes T-Zell-Lymphom mit einer generalisierten Dermatose diagnostiziert, die durch Pruritus, Alopezie und eine exfoliative Erythrodermie gekennzeichnet war. Bei einem Tier traten auch Plagues und Knoten auf. Die klinischen und histopathologischen Befunde deuteten auf Mycosis fungoides hin. Elektronenmikroskopische Untersuchungen unterstützten diesen Verdacht in einem Fall. Immunhistochemische Färbungen auf CD3-Antigen waren bei alien Fallen stark positiv. Resumen En un grupo de seis hamsters de siria, (Mesocricetus auratus), se diagnosticó limfoma epidermotrópico cutáneo de linfocitos T, presentando una dermatosis generalizada de tipo pruriginoso, acompañada de alopecia y eritroderma exfoliativo. Las placas y nódulos fueron evidentes en uno de los animales. Los estudios clinicos e histopatológicos indicaron una micosis fungoide, y las investigaciones de microscopía, en uno de los caseos, pareció indicar lo mismo. La tintura inmuno-histoquimica para el antígeno CD3 resultó claramente positiva en todod los casos.     

Interactive Effects of CO2 and O3 on the Growth of Trisetum flavescens and Trifolium pratense Grown in Monoculture or a Bi-Species Mixture

SUMMARY

Golden oat grass (Trisetum flavescens L.) and red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) were grown as monocultures or bi-species mixtures under controlled conditions and exposed to ambient (350 ppm) or elevated (580 ppm) CO₂, with or without addition of O₃ (diel profile with 150 ppb maximum). Shoot biomass measurements after the initial growth and two re-growth periods were used to determine the specific responses of both species, and the difference in the specific response between monocultures and mixtures. T. pratense was much more responsive to CO₂, O₃, and their combination, compared to T. flavescens. In the case of O₃ but not of CO₂, the difference in sensitivity between species was larger in mixture than in monoculture. In contrast to elevated CO₂, O₃ significantly reduced the root:shoot ratio in the mixture, which could explain the increasing negative effect of O₃ on clover with progressing harvests.

The relative CO₂ stimulation of T. pratense and of the cumulative mixture shoot biomass was larger in the presence than in the absence of O₃, which was due to an almost complete protection from O₃ stress by elevated CO₂. In the mixture, the fraction of T. flavescens was small and increased during the experiment; this increase was most pronounced with O3, but any change in mixture biomass was dominated by the response of T. repens.

The results confirm that in grass/legume mixtures legumes are most sensitive to elevated CO₂ and O₃, but the magnitude of specific responses depends on canopy structure and of plant development. Elevated CO₂ minimizes the negative impacts of O₃ stress on above- and below-ground plant growth.     

融安滑皮金桔常温贮藏性状的研究

通过滑皮金桔、滑皮变异、普通金桔三种融安本地金桔常温贮藏试验,观察其外观指数 及品尝其风味,研究融安金桔贮藏性状,为金桔果品产后商品化处理和运输提供技术支持。     

Effects of Dietary Protein and Lipid Levels with Different Protein‐to‐Energy Ratios on Growth,Feed Utilization,and Plasma Biochemical Parameters of Dianchi Golden‐line Barbell,Sinocyclocheilus grahami

An 8‐wk feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of varying dietary protein and lipid levels with different protein‐to‐energy (P/E) ratios on growth, feed utilization, and plasma biochemical parameters of Sinocyclocheilus graham. Nine experimental diets were formulated to contain three protein levels (35, 40, and 45%), and each with three lipid levels (4, 8, and 12%), to produce a range of P/E ratios from 71.31 to 98.64 mg protein/kcal. Each diet was randomly assigned to triplicate groups of 25 fish. Fish grew best when fed the diet containing 45% protein and 12% lipid. However, fish fed the diet with 40% protein and 8% lipid had similar weight gain and specific growth rate as those fed the above diet but showed relatively better feed conversion ratio, protein efficiency ratio, and protein and energy retentions. Additionally, plasma total amino acids and blood urea nitrogen contents and γ‐glutamyltransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, and alanine aminotransferase activities in fish fed the diet containing 40% protein and 8% lipid were relatively low among the dietary treatments. These results may indicate that a diet containing 40% protein and 8% lipid with P/E ratio of 84.05 mg protein/kcal would be suitable for the optimal growth, feed utilization, and health of S. graham.     

SPF金黄地鼠核心种群的微生物质量控制

SPF金黄地鼠微生物质量控制对保持动物种群的质量稳定性十分重要。介绍了SPF金黄地鼠核心种群微生物质量控制的具体做法和经验体会,以期为提高隔离器饲养条件下SPF金黄地鼠的种群质量稳定性提供参考和借鉴。     

观赏榆雄孔雀树栖蹲坐造型技艺

挑选2 点高位嫁接金叶垂榆成活1 个接穗的种苗,将白榆和金叶垂榆联合养育成上耸下垂的双色树冠,得到观赏榆作为毛胚树,着眼于成年雄性蓝孔雀整体面貌,抓住蹲坐在树上休息的典型动作,依附孔雀上身金属模具,由中部至上、下两端进行立体加工,采用修剪绑扎技术制作造型,利用绿色叶的白榆创造雄孔雀玲珑的上身,利用金叶垂榆创造雄孔雀硕大的下体,培育出观赏榆雄孔雀树栖蹲坐造型,配植于自然式园林的重要空间,仿佛蓝孔雀入驻植物园。     

金潮原因种铜藻外源无机碳利用特征初步研究

为揭示铜藻(Sargassum horneri)对无机碳利用的基本特性及铜藻在漂浮过程中生物量迅速累积并最终发展为金潮的生理生态学机理,以我国近海金潮原因种铜藻为研究对象,在不同pH (6.5、8.0和9.5)条件下研究了添加TRIS缓冲剂、碳酸酐酶抑制剂(AZ、EZ)和阴离子交换蛋白抑制剂(DIDS)后藻体的固碳速率、光合作用-无机碳响应曲线(P-C曲线)及pH漂移曲线。结果显示,TRIS缓冲剂对铜藻的固碳速率无显著影响(P>0.05),而3种抑制剂均显著(P<0. 05)抑制铜藻的固碳速率且抑制效率从大至小依次为DIDS> EZ>AZ。藻体的固碳速率随着外源无机碳浓度的增加而增加,并渐趋饱和。此外,藻体的最大固碳速率(V_max)随着pH的升高而降低,而半饱和常数(K_0.5)则随着pH的升高而升高,藻体的pH补偿点为9.0左右。结果表明,铜藻既可以利用海水中的CO_2也可以利用HCO_3^-进行光合作用;并且铜藻对HCO_3^-的吸收存在通过阴离子交换蛋白直接转运吸收和利用碳酸酐酶将HCO_3^-转化为CO_2后再吸收两种方式。对HCO_3^-的高效吸收利用能力可能是铜藻保证维持较高光合作用、快速积累生物量并最终演变为金潮的重要因素之一。     

不同地区福寿螺繁殖力比较

应用单对交配的方法对江苏、福建和广东3个不同地理群体福寿螺的繁殖力进行比较.结果显示,福寿螺的繁殖力变异较大;在个体产卵量方面,福建螺与江苏螺有显著差异(P<0.05);在雌螺个体体重的相对产卵量方面,广东螺与福建螺、广东螺与江苏螺有显著差异(P<0.05);不同地区、不同交配个体产卵块数差异不显著(P＞0.05);不同壳色的福寿螺繁殖力差异不明显(P＞0.05);交配个体雌雄大小不同其交配产卵量与雌螺个体大小呈正相关,与雄螺个体大小无关;雌螺个体越大产卵量越大,但相对产卵量反而越小;雌螺产卵量与卵块数呈正相关.福寿螺的繁殖力与环境条件、食物种类、温度等因素有密切的关系.     

Effect of Delayed Icing on the Microbiological,Chemical, and Sensory Properties of Caspian Sea Golden Grey Mullet (Liza aurata)

Research has shown that fresh fish is an extremely perishable food as compared to other food commodities. In this study, quality deterioration during storage of golden grey mullet (GGM) iced for 0, 6, and 12 h after landing was monitored. Microbiological indices (total viable count, TVC; psychrophilic counts, PTC; lactic acid bacteria, LAB; and Enterobacteriaceae counts, EBC), chemical parameters (pH; total volatile basic nitrogen, TVB-N; peroxide value, PV; thiobarbituric acid, TBA; and free fatty acids, FFA) values increased over the preicing duration. Delayed icing did not lead to significant increases (p > 0.05) in TVC, PTC, LAB, and EBC throughout the period of storage. All chemical indices increased during storage (p < 0.05). This study showed that sensorial analysis of GGM correlated well with microbiological analysis. Results of this study based on the microbiological and raw fish sensorial data indicated that the shelf life of GGM stored in ice immediately after catch was approximately 10–11 days, while the 6- and 12-h delays in icing shortened the shelf life to approximately 6–7 and 2–3 days, respectively.     

IMAGING DIAGNOSIS—USE OF RADIOGRAPHY,COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY,AND ENDOSCOPY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION BY AN EXTRA‐LUMINAL TRACHEAL RING PROSTHESIS IN A GOLDEN RETRIEVER

A 6‐year‐old neutered male, Golden retriever presented with regurgitation and excitement‐induced coughing. Two years prior, extra‐thoracic tracheal collapse was diagnosed and extra‐luminal tracheal ring prostheses were placed. Radiographs at presentation showed mineralized and undulant cervical tracheal cartilages. A dorsally broad‐based soft tissue opacity bulged into the caudal cervical tracheal lumen. Esophageal dysmotility and barium accumulation were identified at this level on contrast esophography. Computed tomography showed migration of a prosthetic tracheal ring, resulting in perforation of the esophagus. Hair, foreign material, and dynamic tracheal narrowing were identified on esophagoscopy and tracheoscopy, respectively. Esophagostomy and foreign body removal were performed.