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Seasonal variation in growth of Berkshire pigs in alternative production systems

  • Park, Hyeon-Suk;Oh, Sang-Hyon
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제30권5호
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    • pp.749-754
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    • 2017
  • Objective: The objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of farrowing month (FM), parity and sex on the growth performance of Berkshire swine raised in alternative production systems. Methods: A total of 40 farrowing records from 27 sows and 1,258 body weight (BW) records from 274 piglets collected over a two-year period were used for the analysis. The BWs were recorded at birth, weaning (28 d), 56, 84, 112, and 140 days. Any BW not recorded on schedule was recalculated to conform the days of age among corresponding BW records, using growth curves drawn with polynomial functions whose power was determined by the number of existing observations for each individual. Results: The mean parity (${\pm}$standard deviation) of the sows was $3.42{\pm}2.14$. The sows that farrowed in June had the lowest number of total born with an average of $6.25{\pm}2.22$ piglets per sow. However, the lowest average number of piglets weaned at day 28 was found in sows that farrowed in May, as well as the highest number recorded for the stillborn piglets with an average of 2.67 piglets per sow. Moreover, the smallest increase in weight from birth to weaning occurred in piglets that were farrowed in May, which also corresponds with the average daily gain (ADG) of 0.29 kg and the last recorded weight measurement on day 140 of $41.69{\pm}1.45kg$. Contrastingly, the highest growth rate was found among pigs farrowed in June, with the largest increase in weight of 7.55 kg from birth to weaning, the highest ADG of 0.51 kg from birth to 140 day of age and the highest BW of $74.70{\pm}1.86kg$ recorded on day 140. Conclusion: Pigs farrowed in June also had the least number of piglets that died between birth and weaning. The zone of thermal comfort found in sows reared in indoor confinement systems did not improve the reproductive performance of the sows reared in an outdoor, alternative production system, while the growth performance of the piglets was improved when the ambient temperature was consistently hot or consistently cold.

도서지역 주민의 건강상태에 관한 연구 (A Study on The Health Status of Island Community People in Island)

  • 신경림
    • 성인간호학회지
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    • 제12권2호
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    • pp.296-310
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    • 2000
  • During the past 10 years, concern for community people's health has increased together with the changes. Public health policies and studies for community people's health, however, have influenced those in childmaternal health care to want more general coverage and studies of health and wellness. Particularly, the study of community people's health in the extent an island area is almost rare as that personal and the material benefits in this area are lacking of community people's work is large, and the basic elements of living, such as diet and elimination, are irregular due to the schedule of the tide. Thus, there are many potential health problems. In this regard, the study attempted to understand the health problems of island community people and to provide a basis for developing health promotion and health education programs. In collecting data for the study, face to face interviews were made through a structured questionnaire from October 1 to December 30, 1996. Collected data were analyzed with the SAS statistics program, descriptive statistics, t-test and ANOVA. Subjects' health status was examined by classifying into such categories as their health perception, complaints of health problem, related lifestyle, psychosocial health staus, the result of examination is as follows; 1. For subjects' health perception, 26.9% of the subject answered not sick, but not so healthy'; 30.9% thought they were healthy, while 22.9% answered that they were not healthy. 2. For the health problem complaints many complained of pains in their muscles and skeletal system, especially knee joint pain. Women's health problems related with breast and the reproductive system included 52.3% of cases doing breast self examination, while 56.55% received the cervical cancer screening test. In men's health problems, 44.2% of subjects answered that they have moderate to severe BPH(Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy) symptom. 3. There were statistically a significant difference in the degree of physical health according to marital status(p=0.0028), occupation(p=0.0442), income(p=0.0357). 4. For stress status, 17.2% was to need the intervention, 50.2% was to need observation. 5. The mean score of self-esteem was 27.7 showing a relatively high score. 6. For the rate of smoking, 37.7% used to smoke, while 28% used to take alcohol. 7. The rate of substance abuse was 45.9% of subjects. 8. Most of subjects' health behaviors included most of the acupuncture (52%). 9. The rate of subjects receiving comprehensive medical testing was 34.36% while 34.78% did after care managing behavior. 10. For the obesity grade, 53% is normal weight, low-weight 32.8%, obesity 33%. 11. For nutrition status, 78.7% illy balanced to need intervention of nutritional education. 12. For 78.7% of subjects, muscle strength and 40.7% of stretching were not good enough to need health education on physical exercises. Therefore, based on the results, appropriate health education programs need to be developed to promote health of community people on an island.

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체세포에 있어서 Knock-in 벡터 상동영역 구조에 따른 Knock-in 효율 (Knock-in Efficiency Depending on Homologous Arm Structure of the Knock-in Vector in the Bovine Fibroblasts)

  • 김세은;박다솜;구덕본;강만종
    • Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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    • 제41권1호
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    • pp.7-16
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    • 2017
  • The knock-in efficiency in the fibroblast is very important to produce transgenic domestic animal using nuclear transfer. In this research, we constructed three kinds of different knock-in vectors to study the efficiency of knock-in depending on structure of knock-in vector with different size of homologous arm on the ${\beta}-casein$ gene locus in the somatic cells; DT-A_cEndo Knock-in vector, DT-A_tEndo Knock-in vector I, and DT-A_tEndo Knock-in vector II. The knock-in vector consists of 4.8 kb or 1.06 kb of 5' arm region and 1.8 kb or 0.64 kb of 3' arm region, and neomycin resistance gene(neor) as a positive selection marker gene. The cEndo Knock-in vector had 4.8 kb and 1.8 kb homologous arm. The tEndo Knock-in vector I had 1.06 kb and 0.64 kb homologous arm and tEndo Knock-in vector II had 1.06 kb and 1.8 kb homologous arm. To express endostatin gene as transgene, the F2A sequence was fused to the 5' terminal of endostatin gene and inserted into exon 7 of the ${\beta}-casein$ gene. The knock-in vector and TALEN were introduced into the bovine fibroblast by electroporation. The knock-in efficiencies of cEndo, tEndo I, and tEndo II vector were 4.6%, 2.2% and 4.8%, respectively. These results indicated that size of 3' arm in the knock-in vector is important for TALEN-mediated homologous recombination in the fibroblast. In conclusion, our knock-in system may help to create transgenic dairy cattle expressing human endostatin protein via the endogenous expression system of the bovine ${\beta}-casein$ gene in the mammary gland.

수중 아-크 방전음원에 관한 연구 (ARC Discharge Sound Source in Underwater)

  • 장재환;장지원
    • 수산해양기술연구
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    • 제21권1호
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    • pp.12-18
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    • 1985
  • 고압변압기의 1차측을 제어하고 2차측에 유도된 전압을 이용한 수중방전음원의 전기음향학적 제특성을 분석.검사한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 방전시 2차측 전류는 초기에는 Ohm 법칙을 따르다가 전류가 최고 6.3A 흘러 절연 파괴되었으며, 그 순간 방전음이 생성되었다. 2. 전류인가점과 방전음 생성문의 시간차는 약 3ms였으며, 전압이 최고일 때 절연파괴가 일어나 방전음이 생성되었다. 3. 전극의 끝이 뾰족할수록 2차측 전압이 높을수록 음압수준은 높았다. 4. 뾰족한 형태의 전극은 전극간격이 100cm일 때도 방전이 일어났으며 전극간격이 1cm이상부터 비교적 안정된 방전음이 생성되었다. 5. 방전음의 펄스폭은 약 0.15ms인 Shock Wave였으며, 10HKz 이하의 합성저주파 성분이었다.

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환경생물에 대한 내분비교란물질 의심 농약의 영향 (Effects on EDC-like farming chemicals in aquatic Organism)

  • 김현우;박건호;박진홍;김화;김준성;유국종;조현선;강가미;이명성;송병훈;신진섭;조명행
    • 농약과학회지
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    • 제7권3호
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    • pp.188-197
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    • 2003
  • 내분비교란물질은 동물에서 생식기계통을 통제하는 호르몬 조절에 영향을 준다. 상기 선정된 농약을 투여함에 있어서 실험동물로 Xiphophorus helleri로 선정하였는데 이는 암수의 구별이 육안적으로 명확히 관찰되며 또한 난태생으로 사육이 용이한 점이 있다. Xiphophorus helleri에 있어서 내분비교란물질로 의심되는 endosulfan과 molinate의 영향을 조사하기 위하여 vitellogenin과 aromatase 를 진단 biomarker로써 사용하였다. RT-PCR 결과 endosulfan과 molinate의 혼합처치군 및 alachlor 단독군 수컷에서 vitellogenin과 aromatase의 induction 이 동시에 관찰되었고, endosulfan 단독군에서는 aromatase의 induction이 관찰되었다. 본 실험에서는 endosulfan이나 molinate 단독 처치군에서의 성호르몬과 세포에 대한 유해 효과는 나타나지 않았다. 그러나, endosulfan과 molinate 의 혼합처치군에서는 vitellogenin과 aromatase의 발현 및 apoptosis가 관찰되었다. 이러한 결과는 swordtail fish에 영향을 미치지 않는 낮은 농도의 molinate와 endosulfan이라도 병용되는 경우에 생식기계의 호르몬 변화와 apoptosis를 야기시킨다는 사실을 제시한다.

Safety effect of fermented oyster extract on the endocrine disruptor assay in vitro and in vivo

  • Lee, Hyesook;Hwangbo, Hyun;Ji, Seon Yeong;Oh, Seyeon;Byun, Kyung-A;Park, Joung-Hyun;Lee, Bae-Jin;Kim, Gi-Young;Choi, Yung Hyun
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • 제24권10호
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    • pp.330-339
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    • 2021
  • Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) is a marine bivalve mollusk widely distributed in coastal areas, and have been long widely used in industrial resources. Several studies demonstrated that fermented oyster (FO) extract attribute to bone health, but whether administration of FO play as an endocrine disruptor has not been studied. Therefore, in the present study, we investigated the effect of FO on the endocrine system in vitro and in vivo. As the results of the competitive estrogen receptor (ER) and androgen receptor (AR) binding affinities, FO was not combined with ER-α, ER-β, and AR. However, 17β-estradiol and testosterone, used as positive control, were interacted with ER and AR, respectively. Meanwhile, oral administration of 100 mg/kg and 200 mg/kg of FO doesn't have any harmful effect on the body weight, androgen-dependent sex accessory organs, estrogen-dependent-sex accessory organs, kidney, and liver in immature rats. In addition, FO supplementation has no effect on the serum levels of luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), testosterone, and 17β-estradiol. However, the relative weight of androgen- and estrogen-dependent organs were significantly increased by subcutaneously injection of 4.0 mg/kg of testosterone propionate (TP) and by orally administration of 1.0 ㎍ of 17α-ethynyl estradiol (EE) in immature male and female rats, respectively. Furthermore, TP and EE administration markedly decreased the serum LH and FSH levels, which are similar those of mature Sprague-Dawley (SD) rat. Furthermore, the testosterone and 17β-estradiol levels were significantly enhanced in TP and EE-treated immature rats. Taken together, our findings showed that FO does not interact with ER and AR, suggesting consequentially FO does not play as a ligand for ER and AR. Furthermore, oral administration of FO did not act as an endocrine disruptor including androgenic activity, estrogenic activity, and abnormal levels of sex hormone, indicating FO may ensure the safety on endocrine system to develop dietary supplement for bone health.

농장검정돈의 번식형질에 미치는 환경효과 및 유전모수의 추정 (Estimation of Environmental Effect and Genetic Parameter on Reproduction Traits for On-farm Test Records)

  • 정대진;김병우;노승희;김효선;문원곤;김희열;장현기;최임수;전진태;이정규
    • Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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    • 제50권1호
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    • pp.33-44
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    • 2008
  • 본 연구는 (사)한국종축개량협회에서 1999년부터 2005년까지 농장검정한 Landrace종, Yorkshire종 2개 품종 111,169두의 번식자료를 이용하여 조사 분석하였다.품종 및 환경요인의 효과 추정은 사용된 모든 품종을 통합하여 분석하였으며, 육종가 및 유전모수의 추정은 1산차의 자료를 이용하여 분석하였으며, 혈통이 없는 자료는 분석에서 제외하였다. 자료의 표준화를 위해 총산자수의 표준편차 3배가 넘는 자료는 제거하였다.품종의 효과에서는 총산자수, 생시 생존 자돈수 및 총 사고두수에 대해 Yorkshire종이 각각 11.57±0.107두, 10.69±0.099두 및 0.88±0.041두로 나타났고, Landrace종이 각각 11.06±0.108두, 10.29±0.100두 및 0.77±0.042두로 나타나 모든 형질에서 Yorkshire종이 Landrace종보다 유의적으로 높게 나타났다.유전력은 총산자수 0.246, 생시 생존 자돈수 0.256, 총 사고두수 0.141로 나타났다. 또한, 유전상관과 표현형상관에서는 총산자수와 생시 생존 자돈수 간에 각각 0.958, 0.925로 모두 높은 정의상관을 나타내었고, 총산자수와 총 사고두수는 각각 0.194, 0.379로 정의상관을 보였으며, 생시 생존 자돈수와 총 사고두수는 각각 -0.089, -0.002로 모두 낮은 부의 상관을 보였다.총산자수와 생시 생존 자돈수의 유전적 및 표현형 개량 정도에서 자돈등기가 시작된 2001년 이전에는 일정한 경향을 보이지 않다가 2001년 이후부터 증가하는 경향을 보였으며, 총 사고두수는 감소하는 경향을 보였다.이상의 연구결과를 통해 농장검정돈의 번식능력을 파악할 수 있었고, 유전적 및 표현형 변화추세로 미루어 볼 때 (사)종축개량협회에서 2001년부터 실시한 자돈등기로 인해 번식성적의 정확도가 높아졌다고 추정 할 수 있다. 그러나 유전력이 다소 높게 나타난 것은 분만성적이 우수하지 못한 초산차의 성적을 이용하였고, 번식기록 및 혈통관리가 농장별로 일정한 기준이 없어 정확한 결과를 나타내지 못한 것으로 사료된다. 본 연구결과를 바탕으로 하여 검정농가의 산자능력에 대한 폭넓은 연구가 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

중증 자궁내막증 환자의 자궁내막과 정상인 자궁내막에서 uPA, uPAR mRNA 발현의 차이에 관한 연구 (mRNA Expression Differences of uPA, uPAR in Eutopic Endometrium of Advanced Stage Endometriosis Patients)

  • 허성은;이지영;이운정;문혜성;정혜원
    • Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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    • 제33권4호
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    • pp.229-236
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    • 2006
  • 목 적: 자궁내막증에서 그 병태생리를 연구함에 있어서 fibrinolytic system과의 연관성을 알아보기 위해서 자궁내막증 환자와 자궁내막증이 아닌 대조군의 자궁내막에서 urokinase plasminogen activator (u-PA)와 urokinase type plasminogen activator receptor (u-PAR)의 mRNA의 발현의 차이를 알아보고자 하였다. 연구방법: 본원 산부인과를 방문한 한국인 여성 중 수술을 통해 자궁내막증을 진단 받은 33명의 환자와 난소 낭종 등의 양성 질환으로 개복술이나 골반경 수술을 시행한 환자 중 자궁내막증이 없음을 확인한 여성 32명을 대조군으로 하였다. 각각의 대상으로부터 얻은 자궁내막 조직에서 RNA를 추출하여 RT-QC PCR을 시행하여 얻고자 하는 대상의 mPNA 양을 정량화하여 두 군 간에 차이가 있는지를 생리주기에 따라 비교하였다. 결 과: u-PA와 u-PAR의 mPNA는 자궁내막증 환자 및 대조군에서 모두 발현하였으며, 자궁내막증 환자에서의 u-PA mPNA는 증식기 자궁내막에서 대조군에 비해 통계적으로 유의하게 높게 발현됨을 관찰하였다. u-PAR mPNA는 두 군 사이에서 생리주기 전반에 걸쳐 비교했을 때 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없었다. 결 론: 자궁내막증의 병태생리와 관련하여 u-PA와 u-PAR의 mPNA 발현에 대해서 조사한 결과 u-PA mPNA가 자궁내막증 환자에서 대조군보다 통계적으로 유의하게 높게 발현되었고 이것은 자궁내막증 환자의 자궁내막의 성격이 좀 더 침습적이고, 이로써 복막에의 침습에도 더 유리한 역할을 가진다고 볼 수 있다. 자궁내막증에 대한 기본적인 병태생리로 볼 때, 자궁내막 자체가 가장 중요한 역할을 하리라고 보며, 이를 단백질 분해능과 연관지어 생각해 볼 때, u-PA 발현의 dysregulation이 자궁내막의 침습에 중요한 병태생리라고 생각된다.

생쥐 Preantral Follicles의 체외 배양 시스템에 관한 연구 (Optimization of In Vitro Culture System of Mouse Preantral Follicles)

  • 박은미;김은영;남화경;이금실;박세영;윤지연;허영태;조현정;박세필;임진호
    • Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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    • 제28권2호
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    • pp.95-103
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    • 2001
  • 연구목적: 본 연구는 생쥐 preantral follicles의 체외 배양 조건을 확립하고 이를 기초로 높은 체외 발달률 그리고 산자 생산률을 얻고자 하였다. 연구재료 및 방법 : Preantral follicles의 oocyte-granulosa cell complexes (OGCs)는 생후 12일된 FI ($C57BL{\times}CBA$)으로부터 난소를 적출하여 효소를 이용한 방법을 통해 획득하였다. 회수된 complexes는 10일 또는 12일 동안 체외 성장을 위해 Transwell-COL membrane insert로 옮겨졌고 5% FBS, 100 mIU/ml FSH, 100 mIU/ml hMC가 첨가된 ${\alpha}MEM$에서 배양되었다. 체외 성숙을 위해 1.5 IU/ml hCG가 첨가된 ${\alpha}MEM$에서 18 hrs 배양을 실시하였다. 그 후 M16에서 수정능력이 획득된 정자와 수정을 하여 4 hrs, 7 hts, 9 hrs 후에 10% FBS가 첨가된 modified M16 배양액에서 4일간 배양하거나 또는 bovine cumulus cell과 co-culture를 실시하였다. 그리고 형태적으로 정상적인 22개의 상실배와 포배를 2마리의 위임신 대리모 (ICR)의 자궁에 이식하여 산자 생산을 유도하였다. 결과: 1) OGCs 크기가 mouse preantral follicles의 핵 및 세포질 성숙에 미치는 영향을 조사하였을 때 $120{\sim}150{\mu}m$의 preantral follicles (MII: 33.0%, 난할률: 36.7%, 상실배 이상; 20.9%)은 핵 및 세포질 성숙에 있어서 $70{\sim}110{\mu}m$ (MII: 12.2%, 난할률: 10.2%, 상실배 이상: 4.8%)보다 더 높았다(p<0.001). 2)체외 성장기간의 연장이 mouse preantral follicles의 핵 및 세포질 성숙에 미치는 영향을 조사하였을 때 10일 (난할률: 38.2%)은 12일 (난할률: 20.0%)보다 난할률에서만 더 높았다 (p<0.01). 3) 체외 수정 시간의 연장이 mouse preantral follicle의 세포질 성숙에 미치는 영향을 조사하였을 때 9 hrs (난할룰 31.5%, 상실배 이상: 14.3%)은 4 hrs (난할률: 17.5%, 상실배 이상: 4.8%), 7 hrs (난할률: 20.4%, 상실배 이상: 6.1%) 보다 세포질성숙에 있어서 유의하게 높은 발달률을 나타냈다 (p<0.01). 4) 공배양이 mouse preantral follicle의 세포질성숙에 미치는 영향을 조사하였을 때 공배양 (상실배 이상: 17.4%)을 실시했을 때와 M16 (상실배 이상17.4%)에서 배양되었을 때는 차이가 없었다. 5)preantral follicle의 크기 ($120{\sim}150{\mu}m$), 체외 성장기간 (10일), 체외 수정 기간 (9시간), 배양 환경 (단지 medium만 존재)의 적절한 결과들을 종합하여 수행하였을 때 MII 성숙률, 난할률, 상실배 이상의 발달률은 30.2%, 39.3%, 22.5%이었고 총 22개의 상실배 및 포배를 2마리의 대리모에 이식했을 때 1마리가 임신했고 1마리의 산자를 생산했다. 결론: 따라서, 본 실험은 preantral follicle을 이용한 체외 배양 시스템이 생쥐 oocyte를 공급하는 또 다른 방법으로 효과적으로 이용될 수 있다는 것을 시사한다.

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자궁근종과 성호르몬 대사물과의 연관성 (Correlation between Steroid Hormone Metabolites and Leiomyomas of Uterus)

  • 배상욱;정병화;정봉철;전진동;이현정;권한성;정경아;김세광;박기현
    • Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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    • 제28권4호
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    • pp.279-286
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    • 2001
  • Objective: To elucidate 1) whether there are any differences in the urine concentrations of steroid hormone metabolites between patients with leiomyoma and normal controls 2) the correlation between urinary profiles of steroid hormones and leiomyomas of the uterus according to their type, location, volume, and weight. Materials of Methods : The study population consisted of 37 premenopausal patients with uterine leiomyoma and the control group consisted of 25 premenopausal normal volunteer women without uterine leiomyoma. Confirmation of the existence of uterine leiomyoma was done by ultrasonography and histopathological examination after surgery. The volume of the leiomyoma was estimated by trans-abdominal and/or trans-vaginal ultrasonography. The Leiomyomas were divided into 3 types (subserosal, intramural and submucosal). Seventeen patients had subserosal type of leiomyoma, 10 with the intramural type and 10 with the submucosal type. The locations of the leiomyoma were also divided into 3 groups (fundus, body and isthmus). Seventeen patients showed a fundus location, 10 in body, and 10 in isthmus. We compared urinary profiles of the endogenous steroids between patients with leiomyomas and normal controls, and also investigated the relationship between urinary profiles of the endogenous steroids and leiomyomas according to their type, location, volume and weight by using highly sensitive Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) system. Results: The mean ages of the patients with leiomyomas and the control group were $43.1{\pm}5.6$ and $40.6{\pm}7.2$ years, the weights were $63.4{\pm}7.3$ and $59.4{\pm}8.1\;kg$, and their heights were $155.4{\pm}4.8$ and $159.3{\pm}4.8\;cm$ respectively. Seventeen patients had subserosal, 10 had intramural, and 10 had submucosal leiomyomas. There were 17 patients with leiomyoma located in fundus, 10 in body and 10 in isthmus. $17{\beta}$-estradiol, 5-AT, 11-keto ET, $11{\beta}$-hydroxy An, $11{\beta}$-hydroxy Et, THS, THA, THE, a-cortolone, a-cortol, $\beta$-cortol, $11{\beta}$-OH Et/$11{\beta}$-OH An and E2/E1 were significantly increased in patients with leiomyoma than in the control group. $17{\beta}$-estradiol was significantly increased in the intramural and the submucosal types than in the subserosal type. There was no significant difference in the concentrations of urinary steroids according to the locations of leiomyomas. There was no significant relationship between the concentration of urinary steroids and the volume of the leiomyomas. $17{\beta}$-estradiol significantly decreased as the weight of uterus increased (r=-0.322, p=0.04). Conclusion: The concentrations of steroid hormone metabolites were generally increased in patients with leiomyoma but were not significantly related to the volume and weight of the leiomyomas. Our study suggests that steroid hormones may be involved in the initiation of leiomyomas but may not be involved in their progression. In addition, the concentrations of steroid hormone metabolites are not related to the leiomyoma type and location.

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