• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.57-65
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• 2005

Effects of five polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) constituents (naphthalene, fluorine, fluoranthene, benzo(a)pyrene, pyrene) on fertilization and early development of sea urchin egg, sperm and fertilized egg were investigated. The eggs, sperm and fertilized eggs were exposed to several concentrations of PAHs (1, 10, 100, 1000 and 10000㎍/L). The rate of fertilization and hatching decreased when the eggs and sperm were exposed to aqueous solution of PAHs. Also, Exposure of fertilized eggs with each PAHs did decrease survival and hatching rate. Concentration-dependent toxic effects on the rate of fertilization, hatching, survival and abnormality in A. crassispina were observed following exposure to PAHs (1, 10, 100, 1000 and 10000㎍/L). These data show that PAHs exposure decreased in fertilization success of sea urchin egg and sperm and producted abnormal embryo. It is plausible to suggest that PAHs had the potential to significantly reduce coastal recruitment of sea urchin.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.814-820
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• 1997

국내 자생종인 광릉쥐오줌풀의 재배법을 구명하는 기초자료를 얻고자 질소, 인산, 칼리를 각각 무처리, 6, 9, 12kg/10a 등 4수준으로 처리하여 생육 및 뿌리 수량을 조사하고 정유성분을 분석하였다. 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 쥐오줌풀의 생육 및 뿌리 수량은 질소, 인산, 칼리를 각각 103당 9kg 시용한 구에서 가장 높았고, 비료효율은 질소 > 칼리 > 인산 순이었다. 2. 추출물 및 정유 함량은 질소, 인산, 칼리를 각각 103당 9kg 시용한 구에서 가장 높았으며, 그외 처리간 차이는 크지 않았다. 3. 정유성분 조성은 시비량에 따라 차이가 있었는데, 주요 성분의 조성은 대체적으로 각 비료당 9kg/10a시비수준에서 높았고, 그 이상 시용량이 증가되면 감소되었다.

• 생물환경조절학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.57-65
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 시비 처리에 따른 생육상토의 화학적 특성, 생장 특성 및 생리적 특성 변화를 조사 분석하여 최소 시비량에 대한 최대 생장 효과와 적정 시비 방법 적용에 따른 환경오염의 최소화를 목적으로 연구를 실시하였다. 시비 처리에 따른 생육 상토의 화학적 특성은 유의적 차이를 보이지 않았다. 그러나 pH의 경우 유의적 차이를 보였는데 시비량이 적은 Exponential 처리구에서 산성도는 가장 낮고, 시비량이 높은 Constant와 Three stage 처리에서 산성도가 높아, 시비에 따른 산성화가 진행되었음을 짐작할 수 있다. 시비 처리에 따른 근원경과 간장 생장은 유의적 차이를 보이지 않았으며, 세 시비 처리구 모두에서 낙엽송 용기묘 규격 이상의 우수한 생장을 나타냈다. H/D율과 T/R율은 Exponential 처리구에서 가장 낮은 값을 보였으며, 반면 물질생산량과 묘목품질지수는 Constant 처리구가 높은 값을 나타냈다. 시비 처리에 따른 광화학 효율과 엽록소 함량은 Constant 처리구에서 높았지만, 세 처리구 모두 유의적 차이는 보이지 않았다. 본 연구 결과를 종합해 보면, 시비량을 생장에 따라 조절함으로써 시비량을 줄이면서 동시에 비슷한 생장 및 생리적 반응을 보임을 알 수 있었다. Exponential 처리구는 50% 시비량으로 생장, 묘목품질지수 및 생리적특성에서큰차이를 보이지 않았으며, 규격묘 생산이 가능했다. 이는 낙엽송 용기묘 100만본 생산 시 비료량을 약 200kg 이상 줄일 수 있는 것으로, 시설양묘과정에서 다른 시비 방법에 비해 경제적인 효과를 얻을 수 있음과 동시에 양묘장 토양 및 계류수의 오염을 줄이면서 비슷한 생장을 유지할 수 있다. 즉, Exponential 시비 방법은 생산 비용을 줄이면서 비슷한 생장 효과 얻어 경제적이면서 친환경적 시비방법이라 판단된다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.201-207
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• 2002

Objective: To observe the capability of fertilization and embryo development including blastocyst formation of the oocytes in simple media after thawing of the cryopreserved cumulus-free mouse oocytes by vitrification method. Methods: Oocytes were collected from 5 to 6 weeks old ICR female mice, and were denuded from the cumulus cells by 0.1% hyaluronidase. Recovered mature oocytes in study group were cryopreserved by vitrification method using EM grid for $5{\sim}7$ days. In brief, oocytes were exposed in dPBS containing 1.5 M EG and 5.5 M EG+1 M sucrose for 2.5 minutes and 20 seconds each, and then executed vitrification by plunging in LN2 after loading on EM grid. Thawing treated by exposure of 1, 0.5, 0.25 and 0.125 M sucrose solution for 2.5 minutes each in order and used for experiments. Spermatozoa aspirated form the epididymis of 12 weeks old ICR male mice were used for insemination after capacitation. T6 media containing 0.4% BSA were used for fertilization and development. Results: Survival and fertilization rates after thawing were 76.9% and 79.6% respectively. Fertilization rate was lower (p<0.005) than that of control group (92.9%). There was no difference in embryo developmental rates from 2-cell to morula, however, the blastocyst formation rate and mean cell numbers of blastocysts in study group (63.3%, $58.9{\pm}9.2$) were lower compared with those of control group (76.1%, $63.5{\pm}8.9$). Conclusion: Vitrification is an effective method for mouse mature oocyte cryopreservation with high survival and fertilization rate after thawing. And in simple media, fertilization rates and embryo development of frozen-thawed mouse oocytes are satisfactory.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.21-28
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• 2002

Objective: To evaluate whether co-culture of oocytes on vero cell monolayers from Day 0 (Day 0 group) after egg retrieval results in an increase in developmental capacity such as fertilization rate, embryo quality, blastulation and clinical pregnancy rate compared with co-culture of oocytes from Day 1 (Day 1 group). Methods: Sperms were treated with Hams F-10 supplemented with 10% human follicular fluid (hFF). Vero cells for co-culture were prepared in TCM-199 with 10% FBS. Oocytes were co-cultured from Day 0 and fertilized oocytes were co-cultured from Day 1 on vero cell monolayers in DMEM with 10% and 20% hFF, respectively after egg retrieval. On day 1, 2 and 5, fertilization rate and grade of embryos and blastocysts were evaluated. Results (fertilization rate, cleavage rate, grade of embryos and blastocysts and pregnancy rate) were considered statistically significant when p value was less than 0.05 using t-test and $x^2$. Results: In sibling oocytes of same cycles, no differences were found in fertilization rate (94.6 vs. 91.4%), cleavage rates (94.6 vs. 91.4%), embryo grade (on day 2 and 3) and blastulation (65.6 vs. 57.0%) and their grade. In different oocytes of different cycles (patients), no differences were found in fertilization (79.8 vs. 78.3%), cleavage rates (77.7 vs. 76.4%) and blastulation (56.0 vs. 45.3%), but pregnancy rate was higher in the Day 0 group than in the Day 1 group (60.0 vs. 42.9%). Conclusions: This study revealed that the embryonic development capacities were not affected by the different co-culture time in the sibling oocytes of same cycles. Although no statistical significance, because of small size of study, there was a trend for higher pregnancy rates in Day 0 group compared to Day 1 group in different oocytes of different cycles.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.283-287
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• 2015

The aim of the present study was to investigate the ovulation rate and its relationship to fertilization ability in Landrace, Durock and Crossbred pigs. Gilts were natural mated at a body weight of at least 120 kg under the same hormone treatment. Embryos were surgically collected 1 day after natural mating (Day 0). Embryos derived from in vivo-fertilized oocytes were cultured in medium PZM-3. The ovaries were examined and the pathological findings were recorded. The number of corpus hemorrhagicum was counted, and was assumed to equal the ovulation rate. There was no difference in the number of corpus hemorrhagicum (20.4, 28.8 and 23.2) and ovulation (13.5, 26.8 and 17.2) in the Landrace, Durock and Crossbred pigs. The two pronucleus formation was 76.0, 80.0 and 86.9%. The Day-7 embryos had blastocyst rates of 68.0, 75.0 and 73.9%. There was no difference in the number of total cells and apoptotic cells. In the future, more studies require determining relationships between ovulation and fertilization rate in different species of pigs.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.101-109
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• 1997

This study was carried to determine the possibility of finding motile spermatozoa and fertilization, pregnancy rate after testicular sperm extraction(TESE) with ICSI in obstructive and non-obstructive azoospermic patients. In 154 cases(132 patients), obstructive azoospermia was 77 cases and non-obstructive azoospermia was 77 cases. In obstructive azoospermia, patients generally showed normal spermatogenesis and included vas agenesis(n=8), multiple vas obstruction(n=7), epididymal obstruction (n=54). Total of 982 retrieved oocytes were obtained and 84.4% were injected. The fertilization rates with 2 PN and cleavage rate were 72.5% and 62.3%, respectively. 30 pregnancies(38.9%) were achieved and the ongoing pregnancies were 22 cases (28.6%). In non-obstructive azoospermia, patients showed hypospermatogenesis(n=49), maturation arrest(n=4), Sertoli cell only syndrome (n=24). The various stages of spermatogenic cell could be retrieved by TESE and could be reached normal fertilization and embryo development with ICSI. Total of 1072 retrieved oocytes obtained and 80.2% were injected. The fertilization rates with 2 PN and cleavage rate were 52.8% and 68.9%, respectively. 22 pregnancies(30.1%) were achieved and the ongoing pregnancies were 19 cases(26.0%). Conclusively, the combination of TESE with ICSI using testicular spermatozoa can achieve normal fertilization and pregnancy rate and effective method in obstructive and non-obstructive azoospermic patients.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.153-157
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• 1995

These studies were conducted to investigate the microbe control effect of antibiotics treatment in all media used for in vitro fertilization(IVF) embryo production. The bovine oocytes were recovered from follicles(2~5mm) and were cultrued for 22hrs at 38.5$^{\circ}C$ with 5% CO2 incubator. The contamination and development rate in vitro fertilized oocyte was evaluated everyday. The results were summerized as follow ; 1. Control, antibiotic-antimycotic solution(AAS, Gibco) 1%＋gentamycin, and AAS 1%＋kanamycin(Sigma, USA) treatment was contaminated with 72hrs. However Baytril and Kanamycin(Korea) added was not contaminated. 2. The blastocyst formation rate in Baytril supplementated 1, 2 and 3${mu}ell$/ml was 3.73, 1.28 and 0.00%, respectively. 3. The blastocyst formation in kanamycin added concentration of 50, 75 and 100$\mu\textrm{g}$/ml was 13.0, 9.4 and 3.49%, respectively.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제14권12호
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• pp.1675-1677
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• 2001

The effect of the presence or absence of corpus luteum in the ovaries of slaughtered buffaloes was studied for the oocytes recovery and their subsequent maturation and fertilization in vitro. On an average, 0.41 and 0.67 oocytes per ovary were recovered from ovaries with and without corpus luteum, respectively. Immature oocytes were matured in TCM-199 medium. Significant difference was observed in maturation rate between good (74%) and fair (37%) oocytes. However, there was no significant difference in cleavage rate between the two types. The results of this study show that although the presence of corpus luteum in the ovary at the time of recovery significantly affected availability of total oocytes and in-vitro maturation, but fertilization and cleavage remained unaffected under in vitro conditions.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.157-163
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• 2016

Objective: The decision to use in vitro fertilization (IVF), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), or split insemination (IVF-ICSI) in the first cycle is based on the number of motile sperm. Hence, total fertilization failure (TFF) often occurs during IVF cycles, despite normozoospermia. To investigate whether the cumulative motile swim-up spermatozoa percentage at 22 hours post-insemination (MSPPI) is an indicator for ICSI, we analyzed TFF, fertilization, blastocyst development, chemical pregnancy, clinical pregnancy, and live birth rates. Methods: This prospective study was performed using data obtained from 260 IVF cycles. At 22 hours after insemination, the remaining swim-up spermatozoa were observed and divided into six groups according to MSPPI (<10%, 10% to <30%, 30% to <50%, 50% to <70%, 70% to <90%, and 90% to 100%). Results: Regardless of the ejaculated motile sperm concentration ($0.6-280{\times}10^6/mL$ motile spermatozoa), the incidence of TFF significantly increased when MSPPI was <10%, and the fertilization rate significantly decreased when MSPPI was <30%. We found that cumulative MSPPI correlated with the cumulative fertilization rate (Spearman correlation, 0.508, p<0.001). Regarding embryo development, we observed no significant differences in the rates of blastocyst development, chemical pregnancy, clinical pregnancy, or live birth among all groups. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that MSPPI is a viable indicator for split IVF-ICSI and ICSI. Taken together, by employing the MSPPI test in advance before IVF, ICSI, or split IVF-ICSI cycles, unnecessary split IVF-ICSI and ICSI may be avoided.