An epidemiological survey of the lung fluke, Paragonimus spp. in wild mammals of the northern part of Hyogo Prefecture, Japan     

T Shibahara  H Nishida 《Nippon juigaku zasshi. The Japanese journal of veterinary science》1985,47(6):911-919

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The Arterial Supply of the Female Reproductive System in the Hamster     

A. Ogura    T. Nishida  K. Mochizuki 《Anatomia, histologia, embryologia》1985,14(4):289-303

The arterial supply to the pelvis and female reproductive system was studied in 54 hamsters of the CBN, APG and ACN strains, 3 rats of the Wistar strain and 3 mice of the ICR strain. All animals were prepared by intravascular injection of a mixture of barium and red latex for gross dissection and radiographic examination. The vascular patterns of the three strains of hamsters were compared with each other and with those of rats and mice. The possible reasons for variations within and between species are discussed.  相似文献   

Numerical simulation on effect of irrigation conditions on water temperature distribution in a paddy field     

Nishida  Kazuhiro  Yoshida  Shuichiro  Shiozawa  Sho 《Paddy and Water Environment》2022,20(2):199-214

Water management methods regulate water temperature in paddy fields, which affects rice growth and the environment. To understand the effect of irrigation conditions on water temperature in a paddy field, water temperature distribution under 42 different irrigation models including the use of ICT water management, which enables remote and automatic irrigation, was simulated using a physical model of heat balance. The following results were obtained: (1) Irrigation water temperature had a more significant effect on paddy water temperature close to the inlet. As the distance from the inlet increased, the water temperature converged to an equilibrium, which was determined by meteorological conditions and changes in water depth. (2) Increasing the irrigation rate with higher irrigation water amount increased the extent and magnitude of the effects of the irrigation water temperature. (3) When total irrigation water amount was the same, increasing the irrigation rate decreased the time-averaged temperature gradient effect over time across the paddy field. (4) Irrigation during the lowest and highest paddy water temperatures effectively decreased and increased the equilibrium water temperature, respectively. The results indicate that irrigation management can be used to alter and control water temperature in paddy fields, and showed the potential of ICT water management in enhancing the effect of water management in paddy fields. Our results demonstrated that a numerical simulation using a physical model for water temperature distribution is useful for revealing effective water management techniques under various irrigation methods and meteorological conditions.

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Physiological difference between free and triglyceride-type conjugated linoleic acid on the immune function of C57BL/6N mice     

Yamasaki M  Kitagawa T  Chujo H  Koyanagi N  Nishida E  Nakaya M  Yoshimi K  Maeda H  Nou S  Iwata T  Ogita K  Tachibana H  Yamada K 《Journal of agricultural and food chemistry》2004,52(11):3644-3648

Previous studies have shown the physiological significance of dietary conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) in various experimental animals and in human beings. One of the important problems to better elucidate is the difference between triglyceride (TG) and free (FFA) dietary CLA. Here, using splenocytes, this study assesses how TG- and FFA-CLA modulate immunoglobulin and various cytokine productions. In this study, C57BL/6N mice were fed an experimental diet containing 0% CLA, 0.1 or 1% FFA-CLA, or 0.1 or 1% TG-CLA for 3 weeks. The production of immunoglobulin tended to be up-regulated by 1% FFA-CLA. As a result of protein array analysis using the supernatant from splenocytes cultured with no CLA, 1% FFA-CLA, and TG-CLA, some cytokine production was shown to be remarkably regulated by dietary FFA- and TG-CLA. A total of 32 cytokines were examined, and 11-14 produced cytokines that were 2-fold up-regulated as compared with control for FFA- or TG-CLA, respectively. Especially, the production of IL-9 and MCP-5 and other cytokines was remarkably up-regulated by both FFA- and TG-CLA. In addition, seven cytokines were 2-fold down-regulated by TG-CLA. These data show that there is a slight but significant difference between the functionalities of FFA- and TG-CLA.  相似文献   

Post-mortem evaluation of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) used in mitral valve repair in dogs     

Miki Nishida  Yumiko Kagawa  Takahiro Mizukoshi  Masashi Mizuno  Takeshi Mizuno  Kayoko Harada  Masami Uechi 《Journal of Veterinary Cardiology》2012,14(1):307-312

Mitral valve repair is one of the treatment options for mitral regurgitation. Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) is a polymer that has been widely used in cardiovascular surgery. In this case series, we report the autopsy and histological findings in 6 dogs that underwent cardiopulmonary bypass for mitral annuloplasty using ePTFE sheets and chordoplasty using ePTFE sutures.From May 2005 to October 2009, 3 female and 3 male dogs with severe mitral regurgitation underwent mitral valve repair. This case series included 3 Cavalier King Charles spaniels, 2 Maltese, and 1 Shih Tzu. The survival period after surgery was 19–72 (35 ± 19) months.In all the cases, autopsy revealed that the ePTFE sheets and sutures were not damaged and well integrated into the surrounding highly differentiated, connective tissues. Low-power microscopy revealed that in all cases, the tissues surrounding the ePTFE sheet in the mitral valve annulus had almost completely been covered by granulation tissue. No inflammatory infiltrate or thrombogenesis was observed around the ePTFE in any of the cases.There was no evidence of reactive changes in the region surrounding the ePTFE. These results suggest that ePTFE has excellent tissue compatibility and durability and can be effectively used for canine mitral valve repair.  相似文献   

New localities and awn morphology variation in Miscanthus ×ogiformis          下载免费PDF全文

Hiroshi Hayakawa  Aya Nishiwaki  Tomoko Nishida  Akihiro Konuma 《Weed Biology and Management》2017,17(3):136-143

Miscanthus ×ogiformis is a hybrid between Miscanthus sacchariflorus and Miscanthus sinensis and its several synonyms indicate the insufficient understanding of the morphological variation of its awn on the spikelet, which is a key characteristic for identifying Miscanthus species. In the present study, all the Miscanthus specimens in 19 herbaria were examined in order to find new localities for Miscanthus ×ogiformis. Thirty‐nine Miscanthus ×ogiformis specimens appeared to be naturally occurring hybrids, as their callus hair length, awn length, and callus‐to‐spikelet ratio differed from those found in the parental species. Therefore, new Miscanthus ×ogiformis individuals with morphological variations are likely to be discovered and these strains might be useful as new genetic resources for this biomass crop.  相似文献   

Estimation of Changes in Available Soil Phosphate under Submerged Conditions Associated with Temperature during the Tillering Stage of Rice Plant in the Cool Climate Region of Japan     

Mizuhiko Nishida  Koji Yoshida  Tomoki Takahashi 《Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis》2018,49(14):1695-1706

This study was performed to investigate changes in available soil phosphate associated with temperature under submerged conditions and to explore the possibility for estimating those under submerged conditions during the early growth (tillering) stage of rice plants (Oryza sativa L.). An incubation experiment was conducted under submerged conditions at three temperatures (10°C, 17.5°C and 25°C) using paddy soils collected over a widespread area in Japan. In most soils, significant positive correlations were observed between available soil phosphate and cumulative temperature to 650°C, which corresponded to the tillering stage in Japan. Relationships between the regression formulae of the available phosphate against cumulative temperature to 650°C and soil chemical properties measured in air-dried soil were investigated. The results indicate that the available phosphate of paddy soil against cumulative temperature during tillering stage under submerged conditions can be estimated from the results of air-dried soil analyses which can be conducted before a crop season.  相似文献   

Plasticity of animal genome architecture unmasked by rapid evolution of a pelagic tunicate     

Denoeud F  Henriet S  Mungpakdee S  Aury JM  Da Silva C  Brinkmann H  Mikhaleva J  Olsen LC  Jubin C  Cañestro C  Bouquet JM  Danks G  Poulain J  Campsteijn C  Adamski M  Cross I  Yadetie F  Muffato M  Louis A  Butcher S  Tsagkogeorga G  Konrad A  Singh S  Jensen MF  Cong EH  Eikeseth-Otteraa H  Noel B  Anthouard V  Porcel BM  Kachouri-Lafond R  Nishino A  Ugolini M  Chourrout P  Nishida H  Aasland R  Huzurbazar S  Westhof E  Delsuc F  Lehrach H  Reinhardt R  Weissenbach J  Roy SW  Artiguenave F  Postlethwait JH  Manak JR  Thompson EM 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2010,330(6009):1381-1385

Genomes of animals as different as sponges and humans show conservation of global architecture. Here we show that multiple genomic features including transposon diversity, developmental gene repertoire, physical gene order, and intron-exon organization are shattered in the tunicate Oikopleura, belonging to the sister group of vertebrates and retaining chordate morphology. Ancestral architecture of animal genomes can be deeply modified and may therefore be largely nonadaptive. This rapidly evolving animal lineage thus offers unique perspectives on the level of genome plasticity. It also illuminates issues as fundamental as the mechanisms of intron gain.  相似文献   

Walking behaviour of a hexapod robot using a wind direction detector     

Mitsuru Taniwaki  Michihisa Iida  Donghyeon Kang  Mutsumi Tanaka  Takahito Izumi  Mikio Umeda   《Biosystems Engineering》2008,100(4):516-523

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Hemodynamic and Electrocardiographic Effects of Magnesium Sulfate in Healthy Dogs     

Tomohiro Nakayama  Hitomi Nakayama  Mutsumi Miyamoto  Robert L. Hamlin 《Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine》1999,13(5):485-490

We investigated the effects of graded dosages of magnesium given i.v. to anesthetized dogs on blood pressure, cardiac output, and electrophysiology. Magnesium was infused at 0.12 mEq/kg/minute until ventricular fibrillation occurred naturally or was provoked by programmed electrical stimulation or until arrest of the sinuatrial node in 8 dogs. Plasma total magnesium concentrations doubled in 1 minute of that infusion rate, and a hemodynamically safe plasma concentration of 12.2 mEq/L was achieved after 16 minutes of infusion. Heart rate, inotropy, lusitropy, and cardiac output increased up to a cumulative infusion dosage of magnesium of 1.0-2.0 mEq/kg, which produced plasma magnesium concentrations of 8.5-12.2 mEq/L (n = 5). Above the cumulative infusion dosage, inotropy decreased and lusitropy increased until death occurred between cumulative infusion dosages of 5.9 mEq/kg and 10.9 mEq/kg. Arterial pressure and vascular resistance decreased, and PQ interval and QRS complex increased, in a dose-dependent fashion. The relationship between ionized and total magnesium was y = 0.624x - 0.542 (r2 = .986), where y is ionized and x is total magnesium in mEq/L in 3 dogs. In conclusion, a cumulative infusion dosage of 0.1-0.2 mEq/kg of magnesium may be given without changing hemodynamic parameters, but with higher cumulative infusion doses heart rate accelerates. Hemodynamic parameters except those related to blood pressure continued to increase to a cumulative infusion dosage of 2.0 mEq/kg. At higher cumulative infusion dosages dogs became hypotensive and the PQ interval was prolonged. However, dangerous arrhythmias were not provoked until a total dosage of 3.9 mEq/kg.  相似文献