• The Korean Journal of Zoology
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.191-206
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• 1988

Chick embryos which have received a single injection of the organophosphate compound,malathion (0.1 mg, 0.5 mg, 1.0 mg or 2.0 mg in 0.05 ml of corn oil) via the yolk sac at certain times (2 daya, 4 days or 6 days after incubation) have been investigated. After 9 days of incubation, chick embryos were harvested to investigate the effects of malathion on the development of cerebrum morphologically and biochemically. The effects of simultaneous injection of malathion and nicotinamide were also compared. On ultrastructural examination, neurons in cerebral cortex showed to be inhibited in their differentiation by malathion; nuclear irregularity, swelling of endoplasmic reticulum, and cytoplasmic vacuoles were observed. On cytochemical study of acetylcholinesterase(AChE) by electron microscope, the positive reaction products of this enryme were localized at the membrane of nucleus and endoplasmic reticulum of neurons. Inhibition of AChE activty was severe in groups treated with relatively low doses, which was consistent with the results of spectrophotometric analysis. The activity of lactate dehydrogenase(LDH) of cerebrum in groups treated with malathion was higher than that of the control group. The nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide(NAD) content of chick embruo treated with malathioti decreased significantly, and nicotinamide coinjection raised the NAD level as compared with the control group, thus preventing malathion-induced momhological alteration. In conclusion, it is suggested that malathion changes the ultrastructure of differentiating neurons and alters some enzyme activities in chick embryo cerebrum, and the severity of which is consistently dose-or age-dependent.

• The Korean Journal of Zoology
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• v.37 no.3
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• pp.428-438
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• 1994

HgC12의 투여량에 따른 8일 계배의 대뇌 신경세포 분화에 미치는 영향을 규명하기 위하여 신경세포의 미세구조 변화를 전자현미경을 이용하여 관찰하였으며, 또한 탈수소효소의 활성도 및 ATP의 변화 상을 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 대뇌 신경세포의 미세구조의 변화는 0.1mg과 0.5mg 투여 군에서는 핵막이 약간 불규칙하게 관찰되지만 조면소포체와 Golgi복합체가 발달되고 rnltochondria가 다수 관찰되었다 그러나 1.Omg 투여군에서는 조면소포체와 Golgi복합체의 발달이 미약하였으며. 2.Omg 투여군에서는 핵막이 파괴되고 2중막이 분리되었으며, Golgi복합체의 발달이 매우 미약하였다. 탈수소효소 촬성도는 수은의 투여량이 증가할수록 감소하는 현상을 보였는데 LDH의 활성도는 1.Omg투여군이 약간 감소하였고, 2 Omg 투여 군에서는 69n로 크게 감소 현상을 보였다. MDH활성도는 2.Omg투여 군에서 82%로 활성이 감소하는 것으로 나타났다 한편 SDH활성도는 1.Omg투여 군에서 80%. 2.Omg투여군에서는 65%로 활성이 크게 감소하였다. ATP의 변화는 1.Omg투여군 이하에서는 정상군과 유의한 변화는 없으나 2.Omg투여군에서는 크게 증가하는 것으로 나타났다.

• Applied Microscopy
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.459-470
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• 1999

To investigate the changes during the differentiation of the cerebral neurons of the embryogenic day (ED) 9 and 10, investigated the ultrastructural changes in the cerebral neurons by Electromicroscope, also cerebral protein, the activity of dehydronases (LDH, MDH and SDH) and changes of adenosine triphosphate concentration were analyzed, the result obtained are as follows. In the ultrastructural changes in the cerebral neurons, chromatin in 9 day-old chick embryos are comparatively distributed to even in neucleoplasm and could investigate very prominently that nuclear membrane is double-layer. Esperially, Rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) and Golgi complex are developed well, also polysome is investigated and synaptic vesicles were scattered. In 10 day-old chick embryos, chromatin evenly spread and nuclear membrane could be differentiated prominently. Rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) contain cytoplasm, mitochondria and Golgi complex are comparatively developed well. In 9 day-old cultural group of chick embryo cerebrum were separated 37 polypeptide bands and In 10 day-old cultural group of chick embryo cerebrum were separated 38 poly -peptide bands. The more culture time increase, the more the activity of dehydronases (LDH, MDH and SDH) increase. LDH activity was 11.07 (9th day) and 12.12 (10th day), MDH activity was 11.89 (9th day) and 13.44 (10th day) and SDH activity was 8.45 (9th day) and 10.52 (10th day) respectively. The ATP concentration degreesed 10 day-old cultural group than 9 day-old cultural group.