Simultaneous Flow Cytometric Analysis of Phagocytosis and Oxidative Burst Activity in Equine Leukocytes

This paper describes a method for simultaneously measuring phagocytosis and oxidative burst activity in equine peripheral blood leukocytes by flow cytometry. Opsonized propidium iodide-labelled Staphylococcus aureus (PI-Sa) was used to measure the uptake of bacteria by equine phacocytes and the oxidative burst activity by oxidation of dihydrorhodamine 123. The requirements to achieve optimal activity of phagocytosis and oxidative burst are described. The advantage of the simultaneous technique is that it provides both independent and comparative values for phagocytosis and the oxidative burst, for the detection of impaired mechanisms of microbial destruction. Furthermore, the technique allows evaluation of opsonization activity in this context.     

茄子种子萌发过程中表皮粘膜对种子萌发的影响

通过对六叶茄和中长1号种子吸水率的测定,不同水分梯度种子萌发试验,不同发芽床种子萌发试验,垂直板种子萌发试验以及种子萌发过程中产生的表皮粘膜提取液处理,结果表明,粘膜不阻碍水分进入种子内部;随着种子表皮多余水分的增加,粘膜增厚,种子发芽率降低;以砂床作发芽床,种子不易产生粘膜,发芽率较高。     

新型换流变压器谐波模型及其配套滤波装置设计

阐述了新型换流变压器及其滤波系统的接线方案和谐波抑制机理.建立了新型换流变压器谐波模型,分析计算了新型换流变压器各绕组的谐波电流分布,实验验证了该模型的正确性.对直流输电开发平台进行了滤波装置实例设计,仿真和实验结果基本一致.证明了新型换流变压器及其滤波系统原理正确,滤波效果好,平台参数选择合理,新系统具有良好的应用前景.     

Effects of size and morphology on swimming performance in juvenile brown trout (Salmo trutta L.)

Abstract –  Our study assesses swimming capacity (speed and stamina) and possible morphometric determinants of locomotor performance of juvenile brown trout ( Salmo trutta L.). We addressed these issues at the individual level to have an approach of the functional significance of intraspecific variation in morphological design. Both swimming speed and endurance time showed significant positive relationships with fish length. Size-corrected values of speed and endurance time were negatively correlated suggesting a phenotypic trade-off between burst and prolonged swimming. Size was also highly correlated with all the morphological variables measured. Therefore, we used the residuals of the regressions of those variables on fish length to remove the effect of body size. A principal components analysis (PCA) summarised the 12 morphological variables into two factors, which accounted for 44.3% of the variance. PC1 combined several measures of body depth and width, whereas PC2 represented mainly postanal length relative to abdomen length. Relationships between the scores of the two factors and size-corrected values of maximum swimming speed and endurance time were weak. PC2 showed a significant positive relationship with endurance time; that is, individuals with longer caudal regions were able to swim against water flow for longer periods of time. Stoutness (PC1) showed a marginally significant negative correlation with endurance time. The lack of stronger relationships could be because of the low morphometric variability among the test individuals, all proceeding from the same population, reared in a common environment, and measured at the same ontogenetic stage.     

紫云英腐解液对牛筋草种子萌发及幼苗生长的影响

为探讨不同腐解天数及不同浓度梯度紫云英的腐解液对牛筋草种子萌发及二叶期幼苗生长的影响,以牛筋草种子为材料进行发芽试验,测定发芽率等6个生理指标。采用不同浓度的紫云英腐解液对二叶期幼苗进行灌根处理,测定牛筋草叶片的保护酶活性、脯氨酸（Pro）和丙二醛（MDA）含量。结果表明：相同浓度腐解液处理条件下,随着腐解天数的增加,腐解液对牛筋草的抑制作用增强;腐解液对牛筋草的化感作用存在“低促高抑”的现象;当腐解时间超过2 d,腐解液处理浓度达到80%时,能100%抑制牛筋草种子萌发。牛筋草幼苗的超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）活性随着腐解液浓度升高而下降;过氧化物酶（POD）在低浓度腐解液处理时酶活性下降,浓度大于30%时酶活性升高;过氧化氢酶（CAT）活性在30%腐解液浓度内随着浓度升高而升高,80%时活性下降。当腐解液浓度≥2%时,随着腐解液浓度的增加,牛筋草叶片MDA、Pro及过氧化氢（H₂O₂）含量增加。综上所述,紫云英腐解液对牛筋草种子萌发及幼苗生长具有显著的抑制作用。由此可见,紫云英腐解物具有抑制杂草生长的潜力,研究结果可为发掘紫云英中抗杂草活性物质提供参考。     

A review of oestrus suppression techniques in mares

Many fillies and mares are accused of behaving badly by their owners or trainers, and their reproductive hormones and ovaries are commonly blamed for this. Overt oestrus behaviour, however natural, is undesirable when a horse is being ridden, trained and competed. More subtle behaviours may be attributed to the reproductive cycle and presented as the cause of poor performance in the elite competition mare. Sometimes behaviours are complex, perhaps at odds with what one expects for normal reproductive behaviour and in many cases may not be associated with the reproductive cycle at all, rather associated with pain of musculoskeletal or soft tissue origin. The situation represents a diagnostic dilemma to positively associate undesirable behaviours with the ovarian hormones or ovarian pain, before an attempt can be made to modify the behaviour through the suppression of oestrus. This article will review the reasons for presentation, the behavioural patterns of the reproductive cycle and the diagnosis of reproductive behavioural problems. The range of techniques for oestrus suppression will be reviewed along with their clinical application and any known current regulatory issues associated with their use.     

抑制消减杂交（SSH）及其在鱼类基因克隆中的应用

和其它脊椎动物一样,在鱼类的生命进程中,某种特定类型的细胞中只有比例约为10%～15%的基因表达.由于这些基因的特异性决定了从受精卵到机体死亡的整个生命过程,所以这些基因的时空表达是受到严格调控的.在不同发育阶段,不同生理状态和不同类型的细胞中,表达的基因各不相同.因此,比较两种不同类型细胞中基因表达的差异,可以探究表型的遗传原因,了解生命过程的基本信息,从而找到与发育、疾病等相关的基因.     

金鱼头瘤形成相关基因差减文库的构建与分析

采用差减抑制杂交技术(SSH)以1龄红狮头金鱼(Carassius auratus)的头瘤组织为检测子(Tester),40日龄红狮头金鱼幼鱼的头顶上皮组织为驱动子(Driver),构建金鱼头瘤相关基因的差减cDNA文库。以鲫管家基因α-tubilin为参照检测差减效率,结果表明该文库差减效率达210倍,效率较高。随机挑选阳性克隆进行接头特异引物的PCR检测,结果表明插入片段均在0.1~2.0kb之间。利用斑点杂交对PCR检测结果为单一条带的阳性克隆进行筛选并测序,获得高差异性的有效序列93条。通过生物信息学方法对文库序列进行比对、分类和注释,发现若干结缔形成基因和原癌/抑癌基因等与金鱼头瘤形成相关的功能基因,表明cDNA文库构建成功。