Brief but alarming reminder about the need for reintroducing ‘Greek hay’ (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) in Mediterranean agricultures     

Aleksandar Mikić 《Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution》2015,62(6):951-958

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不同地下水位胡杨蒸腾速率与叶水势的变化分析   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

李佳陶  余伟莅  李钢铁  吉川贤  三木直子  门田有佳子 《内蒙古林业科技》2006,(1):1-4,8

本文研究了不同地下水位胡杨蒸腾速率、叶水势及蒸腾速率的季节变化等水分生理特性,结果表明:地下水位影响胡杨蒸腾作用,同时土壤水分状况也影响蒸腾速率,当地下水位在2.28~2.43 m时,胡杨蒸腾速率变化幅度大,蒸腾速率的日最大值为7.50 mmol.m-2s-1,日均值为4.73 mmol.m-2s-1,对应叶水势的日最低值为-3.55(Mpa)和日均值为-1.94(Mpa);地下水位2.91~3.33 m时,叶水势的日最低值为-2.61(Mpa)和日均值为-1.62(Mpa)。胡杨蒸腾速率季节变化在7月份达到最大值,靠近河岸胡杨蒸腾速率变化较远离河岸胡杨大,表明地下水位低时,胡杨保持较高的水势就能从环境中吸收到水分来满足其正常生长。  相似文献   

A case of feline sporotrichosis     

Hirano M  Watanabe K  Murakami M  Kano R  Yanai T  Yamazoe K  Fukata T  Kudo T 《The Journal of veterinary medical science / the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science》2006,68(3):283-284

We excised surgically a feline granulomatous lesion and performed histopathological, mycological and molecular examinations. As a result, it was diagnosed as sporotrichosis, which was the second recorded case of a cat so afflicted in Japan. After the operation, we recognized another nodule on the lymph node. Histopathological examination was therefore performed, but no fungi were detected. To prevent recurrence, the cat was administered a antimycotic drug, itraconazole. As a result, no recurrence was found. Excision of the lesion is the treatment of choice for feline sporotrichosis.  相似文献   

A histone acetyltransferase regulates active DNA demethylation in Arabidopsis     

Qian W  Miki D  Zhang H  Liu Y  Zhang X  Tang K  Kan Y  La H  Li X  Li S  Zhu X  Shi X  Zhang K  Pontes O  Chen X  Liu R  Gong Z  Zhu JK 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2012,336(6087):1445-1448

Active DNA demethylation is an important part of epigenetic regulation in plants and animals. How active DNA demethylation is regulated and its relationship with histone modification patterns are unclear. Here, we report the discovery of IDM1, a regulator of DNA demethylation in Arabidopsis. IDM1 is required for preventing DNA hypermethylation of highly homologous multicopy genes and other repetitive sequences that are normally targeted for active DNA demethylation by Repressor of Silencing 1 and related 5-methylcytosine DNA glycosylases. IDM1 binds methylated DNA at chromatin sites lacking histone H3K4 di- or trimethylation and acetylates H3 to create a chromatin environment permissible for 5-methylcytosine DNA glycosylases to function. Our study reveals how some genes are indicated by multiple epigenetic marks for active DNA demethylation and protection from silencing.  相似文献   

Fine mapping of foxglove aphid (Aulacorthum solani) resistance gene Raso1 in soybean and its effect on tolerance to Soybean dwarf virus transmitted by foxglove aphid     

Shizen Ohnishi  Noriyuki Miyake  Toru Takeuchi  Fumiko Kousaka  Satoshi Hiura  Osamu Kanehira  Miki Saito  Takashi Sayama  Ayako Higashi  Masao Ishimoto  Yoshinori Tanaka  Shohei Fujita 《Breeding Science》2012,61(5):618-624

Soybean dwarf virus (SbDV) causes serious dwarfing, yellowing and sterility in soybean (Glycine max). The soybean cv. Adams is tolerant to SbDV infection in the field and exhibits antibiosis to foxglove aphid (Aulacorthum solani), which transmits SbDV. This antibiosis (termed “aphid resistance”) is required for tolerance to SbDV in the field in segregated progenies of Adams. A major quantitative trait locus, Raso1, is reported for foxglove aphid resistance. Our objectives were to fine map Raso1 and to reveal whether Raso1 alone is sufficient to confer both aphid resistance and SbDV tolerance. We introduced Raso1 into cv. Toyomusume by backcrossing and investigated the degree of aphid antibiosis to foxglove aphid and the degree of tolerance to SbDV in the field. All Raso1-introduced backcross lines showed aphid resistance. Interestingly, only one Raso1-introduced backcross line (TM-1386) showed tolerance to SbDV in the field. The results demonstrated Raso1 alone is sufficient to confer aphid resistance but insufficient for SbDV tolerance. Tolerance to SbDV was indicated to require additional gene(s) to Raso1. Additionally, Raso1 was mapped to a 63-kb interval on chromosome 3 of the Williams 82 sequence assembly (Glyma1). This interval includes a nucleotide-binding site–leucine-rich repeat encoding gene and two other genes in the Williams 82 soybean genome sequence.  相似文献   

N -ethyl- N -nitrosourea induces retinal photoreceptor damage in adult rats     

Yoshizawa K  Sasaki T  Uehara N  Kuro M  Kimura A  Kinoshita Y  Miki H  Yuri T  Tsubura A 《Journal of toxicologic pathology》2012,25(1):27-35

Seven-week-old male Lewis rats received a single intraperitoneal injection of N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU) (100, 200, 400 or 600 mg/kg), and retinal damage was evaluated 7 days after the treatment. Sequential morphological features of the retina and retinal DNA damage, as determined by a TUNEL assay and phospho-histone H2A.X (γ-H2AX), were analyzed 3, 6, 12, 24 and 72 hr, 7 days, and/or 30 days after 400 mg/kg ENU treatment. Activation of the nuclear enzyme poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) was analyzed immunohistochemically by poly (ADP-ribose) (PAR) expression in response to DNA damage of the retina. All rats that received ≥ 400 mg/kg of ENU developed retinal degeneration characterized by the loss of photoreceptor cells in both the central and peripheral retina within 7 days. In the 400 mg/kg ENU-treated rats, TUNEL-positive signals were only located in the photoreceptor cells and peaked 24 hr after ENU treatment. The γ-H2AX signals in inner retinal cells appeared at 24 hr and peaked at 72 hr after ENU treatment, and the PAR signals selectively located in the photoreceptor cell nuclei appeared at 12 hr and peaked at 24 hr after ENU treatment. However, degeneration was restricted to photoreceptor cells, and no degenerative changes in inner retinal cells were seen at any time points. Retinal thickness and the photoreceptor cell ratio in the central and peripheral retina were significantly decreased, and the retinal damage ratio was significantly increased 7 days after ENU treatment. In conclusion, ENU induced retinal degeneration in adult rats that was characterized by photoreceptor cell apoptosis through PARP activity.  相似文献   

Effects of coumestrol administration to maternal mice during pregnancy and lactation on renal Ca metabolism in neonatal mice     

Michihisa UEDA  Yoshihiro HORIGUCHI  Miki SUGIMOTO  Shuntaro IKEDA  Shinichi KUME 《Animal Science Journal》2012,83(6):469-473

The present study was conducted to clarify the effects of coumestrol administration to maternal mice during pregnancy and lactation on serum Ca and Ca metabolism in their neonatal mice. From 6.5 to 16.5 days post coitus and from 3 to 10 days after parturition, maternal mice were administered at 200 µg/kg body weight/day of coumestrol. Coumestrol administration did not affect weight gains, serum Ca and the expression of vitamin D receptor (VDR) protein in the kidney of neonatal mice, but weight gains of maternal mice were decreased by coumestrol administration. Coumestrol administration increased the messenger RNA (mRNA) expressions of epithelial Ca channels 1 (ECaC1) and VDR in the kidney of neonatal mice, and also increased the mRNA expressions of ECaC2 in the kidney and small intestine of male neonatal mice. The mRNA expressions of ECaC1, ECaC2, calbindin‐D_9k (CaBP‐9k) and estrogen receptor (ER)α in the kidney and VDR in the small intestine of male neonatal mice were higher than those of female mice. Thus, coumestrol administration to maternal mice during pregnancy and lactation may affect renal Ca metabolism in neonatal mice, especially male neonatal mice via maternal milk.  相似文献   

Co-culture of carp (Cyprinus carpio) kidney haematopoietic cells with feeder cells resulting in long-term proliferation of T-cell lineages     

Fumihiko Katakura  Fumio Takizawa  Miyuki Yoshida  Takuya Yamaguchi  Kyosuke Araki  Mitsuru Tomana  Miki Nakao  Tadaaki Moritomo  Teruyuki Nakanishi 《Veterinary immunology and immunopathology》2009,131(1-2):127-136

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Implantation of permanent transvenous endocardial pacemaker in a dog with atrioventricular block     

Kobayashi M  Hoshi K  Hirao H  Shimizu M  Shimamura S  Akiyama M  Tanaka R  Maruo K  Yamane Y 《The Journal of veterinary medical science / the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science》2003,65(10):1131-1134

A 10-year old male mongrel dog was presented to the University Veterinary Teaching Hospital with a two-month history of episodic syncope. Twenty-four hr Holter electrocardiographic (ECG) recording revealed frequent episodes of advanced atrioventriculer block with long periods of ventricular asystole. The cause of syncope was determined to be Adams-Stokes syndrome exhibited bradyarrhythmia. After the animal failed to respond to medical therapy, permanent transvenous pacemaker implantation was performed. Postoperative Holter ECG showed 100 beat per min programmed pacemaker rhythm, which indicated successful capture of the artificial pacing. The dog recovered smoothly from the operation and syncopal episodes completely disappeared. Six months after the surgery, no complications were observed and the dog's quality of life has dramatically improved.  相似文献   

Tree mortality rates and tree population projections in Baltimore, Maryland, USA     

David J. Nowak  Miki Kuroda  Daniel E. Crane 《Urban Forestry & Urban Greening》2004,2(3):139-147

Based on re-measurements (1999 and 2001) of randomly-distributed permanent plots within the city boundaries of Baltimore, Maryland, trees are estimated to have an annual mortality rate of 6.6% with an overall annual net change in the number of live trees of –4.2%. Tree mortality rates were significantly different based on tree size, condition, species, and land use. Morus alba, Ailanthus altissima, and trees in small diameter classes, poor condition, or in transportation or commercial – industrial land uses exhibited relatively high mortality rates. Trees in medium- to low-density residential areas exhibited low mortality rates. The high mortality rate for A. altissima is an artifact of this species distribution among land use types (24% were in the transportation land use). Based on a new tree population projection model that incorporates Baltimore's existing tree population and annual mortality estimates, along with estimates of annual tree growth, Baltimore's urban forest is projected to decline in both number of trees and canopy area over the next century. Factors affecting urban tree mortality are discussed.  相似文献