• 생약학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.95-103
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• 1980

In our country there are five species of Morus genus including Morus alba L.. Also their varieties and hybrids are distributed so much. In sucession of previous report we collected control and marketing specimens of Mori Cortex Radicis, comparative experiments were pharmacognostically carried out to identify the control specimen by the differences of external and internal morphology. It was difficult to identify marketing specimens by external morphology, because they are similar in spite of conparating with control specimen which the origin is definite. In internal morphology, medullary ray is developed near the cambium to primary bark in control specimen A(Morus alba series) and C(M. Lhou series), but less developed in B(M. bombycis series). The difference of these three series was observed. The thickness of cork layer is almost the same($7{\sim}12$ layers) in A and C series, but B is thin layer and sample E(that on the market) is generally more thick and has a stick cork cell. The kinds of starch, Ca-oxalate and latex, cell centents were same, but it was easy to identify them by the differences of their distribution. The bast fibre of D(wild specimen) and E were light lignified, latex tube of A and C series was richer distributed than others. These results show that the origin of Mori Cortex Radicis on the market can be appreciated in four groups of Korean Morus genus which are M. alba, M. bambycis, M. Lhou series and the others.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제62권2호
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• pp.111-122
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• 2019

The mulberry tree (Morus alba L.) has been traditionally used in Chinese medicine to treat inflammatory diseases. We investigated the effects of bioconversion on different components of the mulberry tree, and determined changes in the physiological activities. Ethyl acetate-soluble fractions of five different segments (fruit, Mori Fructus; leaf, Mori Folium; twig, Mori Ramulus; root, Mori Cortex; and mistletoe, Loranthi Ramulus) of the mulberry tree show enhanced anti-oxidant effects in the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl, and 2,2'-azinobis-(3-ethylvenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) assays, and enhanced anti-inflammatory effects of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated nitric oxide (NO) production in RAW 264.7 macrophages, after being treated with a crude enzyme extract from Aspergillus kawachii, in the following order of activity: Mori Folium>Mori Cortex>Mori Ramulus>Mori Fructus>Loranthi Ramulus. Ethyl acetate- soluble fraction of mulberry leaves (Mori Folium) that underwent bioconversion was most effective, and was devoid of any cytotoxicity. The fraction was also effective against mRNA expression of LPS-induced pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as inducible nitric oxide synthase, cyclooxygenase-2, tumor necrosis $factor-{\alpha}$, $interleukin-1{\beta}$, and interleukin-6. In addition, the fraction was effective in LPS-induced phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinases and IKK, and $I{\kappa}B$ degradation, followed by translocation of the nuclear $factor-{\kappa}B$ from the cytoplasm to the nucleus. Thus, bioconversion increased the anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory activities of the mulberry leaf.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.415-422
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• 2001

Objectives: We aimed to identify the dose-dependent inhibitory effects of Yukmijihwang-tang-Hap-Sabaek-san(YMHSB) and Root cortex of Morus alba L.(RCM) on the mRNA expression of Interieukin(IL)-6, IL-S, granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor(GM-CSF) involved in the asthma model. Methods: In this study BEAS-2B cell lines, human epithelial cells, were used. These cells were stimulated by tumor necrosis $factor(TNF)-{\alpha},\;IL-1{\beta}$ and histamine for artificial inflammatory expression. ${\beta}-actin$ messenger RNA(mRNA) was used for the internal standard. After each 24 hours of the YMHSB and RCM treatment, total cellular RNAs were collected by treating RNA zol directly on the living cells. Then the transcriptional activities of IL-6, 8 and GM-CSF were measured by RT-PCR with electrophoresis. Results: In the YMHSB study, the mRNA expression of GM-CSF and IL-8 is significantly inhibited compared to that of control group. But the mRNA expression of IL-6 is not significantly inhibited. In the RCM study, the mRNA expression of GM-CSF and IL-S is significantly inhibited compared to that of control group. But the mRNA expression of IL-6 is not significantly inhibited. Conclusions: This study shows that YMHSB and RCM have dose-dependent inhibitory effects on the mRNA expression of IL-S and GMCSF in human epithelial cells. So these herbal medicines may inhibit the inflammatory process of asthma. Advanced studies are required to investigate the mechanisms of inhibition by herbal medicine in the asthma model.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2014

Objectives : The root bark of Morus alba L. (Mori Cortex Radidus; MCR) has been traditionally used to reduce heat from the lungs, soothe asthma, and edema and to promote urination. In this study, we investigated the effect of MCR ethanol extract on ovalbumin (OVA)-induced allergic asthma in mice. Methods : Mice were sensitized at day 0, 7 and 14 with 0.2% OVA and then airway challenged at day 21, 23, 25, 27 and 29 to induce allergic asthma. MCR extracts at doses of 50 and 100 mg/kg body weight (bw) were orally administered during OVA challenge once per a day. The levels of allergic mediators such as histamine, OVA-specific IgE, IFN-${\gamma}$ and IL-4 were measured in the sera of mice by ELISA. The histopathological change of lung tissues was observed with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining. Results : MCR extract significantly decreased not only the serum levels of histamine, OVA-specific IgE, and IL-4 compared with those of OVA control group, but significantly increased the serum level of IFN-${\gamma}$. In H&E staining, MCR extract inhibited the infiltration of inflammatory cells and bronchiolar damage with epithelial thickening in lung tissues of OVA-induced asthma mice. Conclusions : These results indicate that MCR extract inhibits lung damage by asthma through regulating the allergic immune response, suggesting that MCR may be used as a useful agent for the treatment of allergic asthma.

• 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국응용약물학회 1994년도 춘계학술대회 and 제3회 신약개발 연구발표회
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• pp.242-242
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• 1994

Cortex mori (Morus alba L.), the root bark of mulberry tree, has been used as an antiphlogistic, diuretic, and expectorant in herbal medicine. The purpose of this study was to determine whether Cortex mori could inhibit the ovalbumin (OA) -induced late asthmatic reaction in guinea pigs. Guinea pigs were sensitized by two exposures to an aerosol of OA(1.0%) and then challenged with aerosolized antigen(2.0%), The animals were pretreated by three inhalations of the aerosoled Cortex mori either before antigen sensitization or cahllenge. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid(BALF) and peripheral blood were collected at 17 hours after OA challenge. The cell populations in BALF and peripheral blood were examined to determine the changes of the relative proportions of eosinophils,neutrophils and mononuclear cells etc. Beta-glucuronidase activity in BALF was measured to evaluate the alveolar macrophage activation. OA-induced histamine release from guinea pig peritoneal fluid cells was measured by radioisotope enzymatic asssay. Results were as follows. The number of eosinophils, neutriphils and lymphocytes recovered in BALF were significantly increased in the 17h following aerosol challenge with OA. Among them, eosinophil and neutriphils were decreased remarkably in group that had been preinhalated with Cortex mori. The number of lymphocytes in BALF were not decreased in group pretreated with CM before sensitization but decreased in Group pretreated with CM before challenge. After OA challenge, the number of eosinophils in peripheral blood were markedly increased, but Cortex mori inhibited significantly the OA-induced eosinophilia. Beta-glucuronidase activity in the supernatants of BALF were significantly increased in the 17h following aerosol challenge with OA, however, pretreatment of Cortex mori had no influence on Beta-glucuronidase activity, suggesting that Cortex mori had no inhibitory effect on OA-induced alveolar macrophage activation. Cortex mori inhibited the OA-induced histamine release from guinea pig peritoneal fluid cells. From the above results, it is suggested that Cortex mori contains some substances with an activity to inhibit the the OA-induced late phase reaction of the bronchial asthma in guinea pigs.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.25-31
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• 2017

Objectives : Mori Radicis Cortex (MRC), the root epidermis of Morus alba L., has been traditionally used to treat lung-related diseases in Korean Medicine. The common of MRC is Mulberry bark Morus bark, and it's pharmaceutical properties and taste are known as sweet and cold, and it promotes urination and reduce edema by reducing heat from the lungs and soothe asthma. In the present study, anti-apoptotic mechanism of MRC in middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model in mice. Methods : Two-hundred grams of MRC was extracted with methanol at room temperature for 5 days, and this was repeated one time. After filtration, the methanol was removed using vacuum evaporator, then stored at $-20^{\circ}C$ until use. C57BL/6 male mice were housed in an environment with controlled humidity, temperature, and light cycle. In order to determine beneficial effects of MRC on ischemia induced brain damage, infarct volume, neurological deficit scores, activities of several apoptosis-related proteins such as caspase-8, -9, Bcl-xL in MCAO-induced brains of mice were analyzed. Mice in MRC-treated groups were orally administered 30, 100, or 300 mg/kg of body weight for three consecutive days before commencing the MCAO procedure. Results : Pre-treatment of MRC significantly reduced infarct volume in MCAO subjected mice applied with 300 mg/kg of MRC methanol extract, and MRC effectively inhibited Bcl-xL reduction and caspase-9 activation caused by MCAO-induced brain damage. Conclusions : MRC showed neuro-protective effects by regulating apoptosis-related protein signals, and it can be a potential candidate for the therapy of ischemia-induced brain damage.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.191-196
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• 2002

The water extract from the root bark of Cortex Mori (CM, Morus alba L.: Sangbaikpi), a mulberry tree, has been known in Chinese traditional medicine to have antiphlogistic, diuretic, and expectorant properties. In this study, the cytotoxicity of CM against tumor cells and its mechanism was examined . CM exhibited cytotoxic activity on K-562, B38O human leukemia cells and B16 mouse melanoma cells at concentrations of > 1 mg/ml. A DNA fragmentation, PARP cleavage, and nuclear condensation assay showed that those cells exposed to CM underwent apoptosis. The water extract of Scutellarie Radix (SR) was used as a negative control and showed no cytotoxicity in those cells. The flow cytometric profiles of the CM-treated cells were also indicative of apoptosis. However, they did not appear to exert the G1 arrest, which is observed in other tubulin inhibitor agents such as vincristine, taxol. The protein-binding test using Biacore and a microtubule assembly-disassembly assay provided evidence showing that CM bound to the tubulins resulting in 3 markets inhibition of the assembly, but not the disassembly of microtubules. The possible nonspecific effect of the CM extract could be excluded due to the results using SR, which did not affect the assembly process. Overall, the water extract of CM induces apoptosis of tumor cells by inhibiting microtubule assembly.

• 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국응용약물학회 1994년도 춘계학술대회 and 제3회 신약개발 연구발표회
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• pp.243-243
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• 1994

Although active systemic anaphylaxis and passive cutaneous anaphylaxis have been empolyed to study anaphylactic hypersensitivity, it is difficult and time-consuming to induce these reactions in experimental animals. In recent, Jun et al have found a simple method to induced anaphylactic hypersensitivity such as anaphylactic shock(AS) and cutaneous reaction(CR) using compound48/80. Cortex mori (Morus alba L.), the root bark of mulberry tree has been used as an antiphlogistic, diuretic, and expectorant in herbal medicine. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the methanol extract of Cortex mori could inhibit the compound 48/80-induced AS and CR. To induce AS, various doses of compound 48/80 (5, 7.5, 10, 15$\mu\textrm{g}$/gm B.W.) were injected intraperitoneally (i.p.) into ICR mice. The animals were pretreated by three injection(i.p.) of Cortex mori before compound 48/80 administration. Peripheral blood was collected from the right ventricle to estimate the level of serum histamine at 15 minutes after the injctin(i.p.) of various concentration of compound48/80. Mortility rate, mean death time and mesenteric mast cell degranulation rate were evaluated over a 72 hour period. To estimate the effect of Cortex mori on compound 48/80-induced cutaneous reaction, various doses of compound 48/80 with or without Cortex mori were injected intradermally(i.d.) into the shaved flank of Sprague-Dawley rats, and the blue cutaneous patchs induced by Evans'blue injection at the compound 48/80 alone and Cortex mori plus compound 48/80 injection sites were observed. As a Parameter of these reactions, the levels of histamine in the supernatant, calcium uptake and intracellular CAMP of RPMC were measured. supernatant, 1)compound 48/80-induced mortility rate, mean death time, mesenteric mast cell degranulation rate, and serum histamine level in ICR mice were significantly inhibited by pretreatment of Cortex mori, 2) cutaneous reaction inducd by compound48/80 was well developed in Sprague-Dawley rat, but Cortex mori inhibited the compound 48/80-induced blue patch formation remarkably, 3) the compound 48/80-induced degranulation, histamine release and calcium uptake of RPMC pretreated with Cortex mori were significantly inhibited, compared to those of control without Cortex mori pretreatment, and 4)the level of cAMP of RPMC was reduced bythe increased concentration of compound 48/80, pretreatment of Cortex mori not only inhibited the compound 48/80-induced reduction of CAMP but also significantly increased the level of cAMP naturally, from the above results, it is suggested that Cortex mori has an some substances with an ability to inhibits the compound 48/80-induced AS,CR, and mast cell activation.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.270-276
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• 1982

공급질소형태(供給窒素形態)($NO_3-N$, $NH_4-N$, $NH_4NO_3$)에 따라서 지상부(地上部)로 이동(移動)하는 수액중(樹液中)의 이온함량(含量)과 뽕나무의 각부위별(各部位別) (잎, 엽병(葉柄), 줄기의 피층(皮層), 뿌리)로 이온의 분포(分布)등을 관찰하기 위해 수경재배시험(水耕栽培試驗)을 한 결과 다음과 같았다. 1. 일비액의 양(量)은 $NO_3-N$구에 비해 $NH_4-N$구에는 현저히 적었다. 2. 일비액중의 전질소함량(全窒素含量)은 $NH_4-N$구에서 가장 높아서, $NO_3-N$구보나 2.2배나 높았다. 그러나 시간당 한 주(株)에서 흡수되는 전질소(全窒素)는 일비액량에 비례(比例)하여 $NO_3-N$구에서 $289.6me/{\ell}$l로 $NH_4-N$보다 1.6배나 높았다. 3. $NH_4-N$구는 $Ca^{2+}$ 흡수를 제일 크게 떨어뜨렸으며, $Mg^{2+}$과 $K^+$, $Na^+$등은 큰 영향 받지 않았다. $NH_4-N$ 공급(供給)은 음이온의 흡수도 떨어뜨렸다. 4. $NO_3$의 환원(還元)은 뿌리와 잎에서 얼어나는 것으로 추측된다. 5. 잎에서 가장 함량(含量)이 높은 $Ca^{2+}$을 제외하고, 모든 이온이 엽병(葉柄)에서 가장 높은 것으로 보아서, 엽병(葉柄)이 양분의 저장고역할(貯藏庫役割)을 하고 있으며, $NH_4-N$의 공급율(供給率)이 증가(增加)될수록 (C-A)치(値)가 일양성(一樣性)있게 감소(減少)하였다. 6. 뿌리에서 흡수되어 지상부(地上部)로 이동(移動)하는 이온의 양(量)과 뿌리에 함유(含有)되어 있는 양(量)이 비례(比例)하여서 양분(養分)의 상태를 진단하는 적당한 부위(部位)로 사료(思料)된다. 7. 뿌리에서는 양(陽)이온보다 음(陰)이온의 함량(含量)이 높아서 (C-A) 값은 부치(負値)를 보였다.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.1-30
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• 1981

임업적(林業的)로 또는 조경적(造景的)으로 이용가치(利用価置)가 높은 24속(屬) 34종(種)의 목본식물(木本植物)을 대상(対象)으로 하여 배축(胚軸) 또는 유경삽수(幼茎揷穗) 발근현상(発根現象)을 해부학적(解剖学的)으로 관찰(觀察)하였다. 사용(使用)된 재료(材料)의 제반특성(諸般特性)과 각종(各種) 실험조건(実驗條件)들의 자세(仔細)한 내용(內容)은 Table 1과 같으며 그 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. 1. 배축(胚軸) 및 유경삽수(幼茎揷穗)의 횡단면상(橫断面上)에서 본 외형(外形)은 원형(圓型), 타원형(楕圓形) 및 부정형(不定形) 등(等)으로 삼대별(三大別) 할 수 있으며, 또한 부정형(不定形)은 원형(圓型)에 가까운 것, 타원형(楕圓形)에 가까운 것, 4각형(角形)에 가까운 것 그리고 삼각형(三角形)에 가까운 것 등(等)으로 구분(区分)할 수 있었다. 그리고 이들의 외형(外形)은 속간(属間)에는 현저(顕著)한 차이(差異)를 보이고 있으나, 동속내(同属內)의 종간(種間)에는 대체적(大体的)으로 유사(類似)한 경향이었으며, 속(属)에 따라 다르게 나타났다. 이것은 FAA액(液)에 고정(固定)시킨 조직(組織)에서 관찰(觀察)되는 사실(事実)에 입각(立却)한다. 2. 배축(胚軸) 및 유경삽수(幼茎揷穗)의 기부(基部) 횡단면(橫断面)에서 본 유관속(維管束)은 대부분(大部分) 병립유관속(並立維管束)으로서, 배열(排列)은 6 가지의 기본형(基本形)으로 종합(綜合)할 수 있었고, 속간(属間)에는 현저(顕著)한 차이(差異)를 나타내나 동속내(同属內)의 종간(種間)에는 대체(大体)로 유례(類例)한 경향(傾向)이었으며 간혹 예외(例外)도 있었다. 3. 공시수종(供試樹種)의 배축(胚軸) 및 유경삽수(幼茎揷穗)의 발근부위(発根部位)는 아래와 같이 6가지 부위(部位)로 종합(綜合)할 수 있다. 1) 유관속간유조직(維管束間柔組織) : 측백나무(Photo. 4), 천지백(5), 아기단풍나무(6), 단풍나무(7), 은단풍나무(8), 박태기나무(16), 싸리나무(24), 일본목련(28), 함박꽃나무(29), 예덕나무(30), 고추나무(46). 2) 형성층(形成層) 및 사부조직(篩部組織) : 편백(Photo. 1), 화백 2), 자귀나무(12), 회양목(13), 박태기나무(16), 사철나무(17), 벽오동(18), 배롱나무(22), 쥐똥나무(25), 버들쥐똥나무(26), 목련(27), 일본목련(28), 예덕나무(30), 뽕나무(31), 탱자나무(33), 가시나무(40), 찔레나무(44), 때죽나무(47), 쪽동백(48). 3) 제일차방사조직(第一次放射組織) : 사철나무(Photo. 17), 때죽나무(47). 4) 엽(葉) 적(跡) : 상수리나무(Photo. 37), 갈참나무(39). 5) 피층유조직(皮層柔組織) : 가중나무(Photo. 10) 6) 유합조직(癒合組織) : 밤나무(Photo. 15), 배롱나무(23), 갈참나무(39), 가시나무(41), 졸참나무(43). 4. 일반적(一般的) 경향(傾向)으로 배축삽수(胚軸揷穗)의 발근(発根)은 유관속간유조직(維管束間柔組織)으로 부터, 그리고 유경삽수(幼茎揷穗)의 발근(発根)은 엽적(葉跡)과 유합조직(癒合組織)으로 부터 근원기(根原基)가 각각(各各) 시원(始源)되었다. 그러나 특수(特殊)한 예(例)로서 가중나무 배축삽수(胚軸揷穗)에서는 피층유조직(皮層柔組織)으로부터 근원기(根原基)가 시원(始源)되었으며, 벽오동 배축삽수(胚軸揷穗)에서는 타수종(他樹種)에서의 일반적(一般的)인 양상(樣狀)과는 달리 유관속간(維管束間) 유조직(柔組織)과는 관계(関係)없이 유관속계(維管束系)의 목부외위(木部外圍)에 존재(存在)하는 사부유조직(篩部柔組織)으로 부터 근원기(根原基)가 기원(起源)됨을 볼 수 있었다. 5. 발근난이수종별(発根難易樹種別) 배축(胚軸) 및 유경삽수(幼茎揷穗)의 발근(発根)은 모두가 증류수(蒸溜水)를 채운 수관병내(水管甁內)에서 가능(可能)하였으나, 발근(発根)이 곤란(困難)한 수종(樹種)에 있어서는 대개 후막조직(厚膜組織)이나 사부섬유조직(篩部纖維組織) 등(等)이 발달(発達)하고 있어 발근(発根)이 늦어진듯 하며, 용이(容易)한 수종(樹種)에서는 그러한 조직(組織)이 없이 발근(発根)이 빨랐다. 그리고 발근난이수종간(発根難易樹種間)의 발근부위(発根部位)는 뚜렷하게 구분(区分)되지 않았고, 각수종별(各樹種別)로 다양(多樣)하였다. 6. 유관속(維管束)의 수(数)가 많은 수종(樹種)은 적은 수종(樹種)에 비(比)하여 대체(大体)로 발근(発根)이 늦었고, 배축(胚軸)의 유관속(維管束) 구조(構造)가 근계(根系)의 유관속체계(維管束体系)를 아직 탈피(脱皮)하지 않은 단계(段階)의 삽수(揷穗)에서는 완여(完余)히 정상적(正常的)인 줄기의 유관속체계(維管束体系)를 갖춘 것에 비(比)하여 발근(発根)이 빨랐다. 발근(発根)이 더 용이(容易)하였다는 사실(事実)은 이 경우 삽수하단조직(揷穗下端組織)이 근경전이부(根茎転移部)에 접근(接近)해 있었다는 가능성(可能性)을 암시(暗示) 할 수 있다. 7. 침활엽수(針濶葉樹) 공(共)히 배축(胚軸)을 삽수(揷穗)로 사용(使用)하였을 경우엔 성숙지(成熟枝)의 삽수(揷穗)와는 달리 대체(大体)로 유관속(維管束) 부근(附近)의 유조직(柔組織)이 근원기형성(根原基形成)의 주요(主要) 위치(位置)가 되며, 침활엽수간(針濶葉樹間)에 뚜렷한 구별(区別)이 어렵다. 8. 유경삽수(幼茎揷穗)에서는 엽적(葉跡)에서 인접(隣接)한 사부(篩部) 및 형성층세포(形成層細胞)들과 관련(関聯)하여 또는 유합조직(癒合組織)으로부터 근원기(根原基)가 형성(形成)되는 예(例)가 많으며, 배축삽수(胚軸揷穗)에서는 주(主)로 유관속간유조직(維管束間柔組織)이 근원기형성(根原基形成)의 주요위치(主要位置)가 되었다가 조직(組織)이 점차 발달(発達)되어감에 따라 그 위치(位置)가 유관속형성층(維管束形成層)으로 바꾸어져 간다.