Use of a pilocarpine-based lavage procedure to study secretory immunoglobulin concentration in the alimentary tract of White Leghorn chickens.     

R E Porter  P S Holt 《Avian diseases》1992,36(3):529-536

A lavage procedure was used to study the kinetics of alimentary fluid IgA concentration in 15 specific-pathogen-free white leghorn chickens for 8 weeks post-hatch. Lavage solution was administered orally and collected from the distal alimentary tract following an intraperitoneal injection of pilocarpine. Concentrations of IgA, quantitated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, were more than 0.04 mg/ml by 3 weeks and were negligible before this age. This level gradually increased over the next 5 weeks, peaking at nearly 0.4 mg/ml at 8 weeks of age. Alimentary lavage was easy to perform, required no necropsy or surgical manipulation, and facilitated repeated collection of alimentary fluid from live birds. Repeated lavage did not alter concentrations of IgA and IgG in alimentary fluid, and concentrations of IgA and IgG in alimentary fluid were stable during incubation at 37 C for 24-48 hr.  相似文献   

Correlates of movement: neurophysiological approaches to higher brain functions     

Porter R 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1985,228(4706):1421

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Comparison of the ability of feline calicivirus (FCV) vaccines to neutralise a panel of current UK FCV isolates     

Porter CJ  Radford AD  Gaskell RM  Ryvar R  Coyne KP  Pinchbeck GL  Dawson S 《Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery》2008,10(1):32-40

Feline calicivirus (FCV) comprises a large number of strains which are related antigenically to varying degrees. The antigenic variability creates problems for choosing antigens to include in vaccines. Historically, these have been selected for use based on their cross-reactivity with a high proportion of field strains. However, it is important to determine the current level of cross-reactivity of vaccines and whether or not this may be decreasing owing to widespread vaccine use. In this in vitro study, we have compared the ability of antisera to two vaccine viruses (FCV strain F9 and FCV strain 255) to neutralise a panel of 40 recent UK field isolates. These 40 isolates were obtained by randomised, cross-sectional sampling of veterinary practices in different geographical regions of the UK so as to ensure they were representative of viruses circulating in the veterinary-visiting population of cats in the UK. Virus neutralisation assays showed that both vaccine strains are still broadly cross-reactive, with F9 antiserum neutralising 87.5% and 255 antiserum 75% of isolates tested with antiserum dilutions of 1 in 2 or greater. However, when antibody units were used, in order to take account of differences in homologous titres between antisera, fewer isolates were neutralised, with F9 antiserum showing a slightly higher proportion of isolates neutralised than 255. Multivariable analysis of the sample population of 1206 cats from which the 40 isolates were derived found that vaccinated cats were at a decreased risk of being positive for FCV, whereas cats from households with more than one cat, and cats with mouth ulcers were at increased risk. In addition as cats became older their risk of shedding FCV decreased.  相似文献   

The role of surface chemistry in filter feeding by zooplankton   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Gerritsen J  Porter KG 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1982,216(4551):1225-1227

Surface chemistry of both particles and animals is important in filter feeding at low Reynolds number. Daphnia magna, fed mixtures of three sizes of polystyrene particles, retained particles that were smaller than the mesh size of the animals (1.0 micrometer) at greater efficiencies than predicted by a sieving model. Retention efficiency of the smallest particles (0.5 micrometer) was increased when negative surface charge on the particles was neutralized, and retention was decreased when a nonionic surfactant was, added to reduce wettability.  相似文献   

Genetic vulnerability     

Porter WM  Smith DH 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1981,214(4523):862

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Social interests and statistical theory     

Porter TM 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1981,214(4522):784

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LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR MEASUREMENT OF THE FORCE ON A CURRENT-CARRYING CONDUCTOR LYING IN A MAGNETIC FIELD     

Porter RA 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1907,26(654):53-56

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Long-term trends of shorebird populations in eastern Australia and impacts of freshwater extraction     

Silke Nebel  John L. Porter  Richard T. Kingsford   《Biological conservation》2008,141(4):971-980

Shorebirds (Charadriiformes) and their wetland habitats are under threat worldwide. While data exist for shorebird population trends for many parts of the world, two thirds of Australia’s populations have not been assessed. We report the results of a large-scale aerial shorebird survey, sampling about a third of the Australian continent over a period of 24 years (1983–2006). Migratory shorebirds have declined by 73%, Australian resident shorebirds by 81%. Of the 10 wetlands supporting the highest number of shorebirds within the survey bands, eight were inland wetlands and only two coastal, emphasising the importance of inland wetlands for shorebirds. Wetland area decreased significantly at four of the 10 main sites. Annual rainfall showed no trends (1983–2005) but water extraction was substantial for four of the 10 wetlands, contributing to reduced flooding extent and frequency. Loss of wetlands due to river regulation is a significant contributor to the drastic decline in shorebird numbers in Australia, largely unrecognized in international conservation agreements in Australia.  相似文献   

ELECTROMETER FOR THE STAGE OF THE MICROSCOPE     

Porter WT 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1905,22(567):602-603

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Modeling changes in habitat conditions in northern hardwoods forests of the Adirondack Mountains of New York     

Robin L. Kruse  William F. Porter   《Forest Ecology and Management》1994,70(1-3):99-112

Interest in enhancing the management of forest timber and wildlife resources has stimulated the development of modeling techniques to predict changes in timber and wildlife habitat characteristics. We assess the potential of combining models which predict forest structure with those which assess habitat quality to predict changes in forest habitat characteristics. We measured variables important to simulating forest growth and evaluating wildlife habitat in even-aged stands making up an 80 year chronosequence, and developed mathematical relationships between these sets of variables. The regression relationships were generally excellent (r² or R² > 0.63), and most habitat variables were strongly related to stand age. In earlier work, we incorporated these models into FORET, a model that successfully simulates succession in hardwoods forests of the eastern USA. In the present study, we adapted FORET to accommodate the growing season and species composition of northern hardwoods forests of the Adirondack Mountains of New York, creating a new model called FORDACK. We compared stand measurements with output generated by the model. FORDACK accurately simulated changes in structural characteristics of vegetation and predicted which species would be present in very low densities, but did not successfully predict the relative densities of the dominant species. Predictions were closest to actual conditions from 20 to 50 years after regeneration. The model performed well in predicting trends in habitat variables such as canopy height and closure. Departures of simulated conditions from the actual were greatest early (less than 20 years) and late in stand development (more than 50 years). Poor performance in predicting species composition may be related to excluding management history and site characteristics from the model. The approach exemplified by FORDACK shows good potential for predicting structural characteristics of wildlife habitat.  相似文献