• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.258-262
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• 1999

Sacral meningeal cyst is usually asymtomatic, but may be responsible for sciatic pain syndromes and other clinical symptoms. Sacral meningeal cyst might be suspected when definite explanation for the clinical symptom, such as herniation of the intervertebral disc or spinal stenosis is not found. Plain films and CT may suggest the presence of sacral meningeal cyst, but MR is the current imaging study of choice. Evaluation of the correlation between the symptom and the cyst is as important as detection of it. We have experienced a case of sacral meningeal cyst detected during caudal epidural block. The patient complained of low back pain radiating to thigh. Plain films and lumbar spine CT showed no remarkable finding except disc bulging. During caudal epidural needle insertion, there was leakage of clear CSF, and intrasacral cystic shadow was visualized by dye injection. MR confirmed sacral meningeal cyst.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.44-50
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• 1990

Epidural injection of narcotics for postoperative pain relief has been well reported. Caudal nalbuphine was assessed as a postoperative analgesic in a randomized double blind study of 80 patients after perianal surgery. Caudal block was carried out with 1.5% lidocaine 25 ml (Group 1) in 20 patients, and mixed with nalbuphine 3 mg (Group 2) in 20 patients, nalbuphine 5 mg (Group 3) in 20 patients, and nalbuphine 10 mg (Group 4) in 20 patients. Pain relief was evaluated by the subsquent need for systemic analgesics (Pethidine). In group 4, the use of systemic analgesics was significantly reduced for the first 24 hours postoperatively. Urinary retention was not correlated with nalbuphin dose.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제11권3_4호
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• pp.45-51
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• 1996

Histopathological changes of gills and caudal fins isolated from fishes, Cyprinus carpio, Carassius auratus, and Hernibarbus labeo, which were killed by oxygen deficiency or toxic chemicals, were studied. The toxic chemicals were HCl, NaOH, chloroform, benzene, heavy metals(Cu, Cr, Zn, Pb, Hg), and o-dichlorobenzene. The exposure level was enough to kill the fishes within 30 minutes. Oxygen deficient water was prepared by aeration of nitrogen gas and the oxygen concentration was less than l ppm. Cryocutting was used for the rapid preparation of tissue slides and the tissues were stained by hematoxylin/eosin. In the fishes killed by hazardous chemicals, congestion and/or hyperplasia of secondary lamella and erosion of fin were found as the major histopathological changes. Whereas, these characteristics were not observed in gills or caudal fins of fishes killed by oxygen deficiency. These different bioindications appeared in the fishes killed by toxic substances or natural causes, can be used for the rapid identification of the causes of fish kills.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.311-317
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• 2008

Zebrafish were exposed to commercial silver nanoparticles (${\sim}$10-20 nm) at 0.4 and 4 ppm during cadual fin regeneration. The silver was in the $Ag^+$ ionic form. Fin regeneration was slow in the group exposed to the lower concentration. The cadual fin, gill, and muscle were assayed after 48 hours and subjected to histological analysis. In all tissues sampled, fish exposed to nanoparticles exhibited infiltration, large mitochondria with empty matrices, and accumulation of nano-sized silver in blood vessels. The results suggested mitochondrial damage and induction of inflammation. Microarray analysis of RNA from young zebrafish (52 hours post-fertilization) that were exposed to nanometer-sized silver particles, showed alteration in expression of the p53 gene pathway related to apoptosis. Gene expression changes in the nanoparticle-treated zebrafish led to phenotypic changes, reflecting increased apoptosis.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.127-134
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• 2017

Vortex Induced Vibration (VIV) is a typical flow-structure interference phenomenon which causes an unsteady flow pattern due to vortex shedding at or near the structure's natural frequency leading to resonant vibrations. VIV may cause premature fatigue failure of marine risers and pipelines. A test model was carried out to investigate the role of a stationary fairing by varying the caudal horn angle to suppress riser VIV taking into account the effect of wake interference. The test results show significant reduction of VIV for risers disposed in tandem and side-by-side. In general, fairing with a caudal horn of $45^{\circ}$ and $60^{\circ}$ are efficient in quelling VIV in risers. The results also reveal fairing can reduce the drag load of risers arranged side-by-side. For the tandem configuration, a fairing can reduce the drag load of an upstream riser, but will enlarge the drag force of the downstream riser.

• Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
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• 제71권6호
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• pp.430-439
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• 2018

In infants and small children, ultrasound (US) guidance provides ample anatomical information to perform neuraxial blocks. We can measure the distance from the skin to the epidural space in the US image and can refer to it during needle insertion. We may also visualize the needle or a catheter during real-time US-guided epidural catheterization. In cases where direct needle or catheter visualization is difficult, US allows predicting successful puncture and catheterization using surrogate markers, such as dura mater displacement, epidural space widening due to drug injection, or mass movement of the drug within the caudal space. Although many experienced anesthesiologists still prefer to use conventional techniques, prospective randomized controlled trials using US guidance are providing increasing evidence of its advantages. The use of US-guided regional block will gradually become widespread in infants and children.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제64권3호
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• pp.346-358
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• 2021

Secondary neurulation is a morphological process described since the second half of the 19th century; it accounts for the formation of the caudal spinal cord in mammals including humans. A similar process takes place in birds. This form of neurulation is caused by the growth of the tail bud region, the most caudal axial region of the embryo. Experimental work in different animal species leads to questioning dogmas widely disseminated in the medical literature. Thus, it is clearly established that the tail bud is not a mass of undifferentiated pluripotent cells but is made up of a juxtaposition of territories whose fate is different. The lumens of the two tubes generated by the two modes of neurulation are continuous. There seem to be multiple cavities in the human embryo, but discrepancies exist according to the authors. Finally, the tissues that generate the secondary neural tube are initially located in the most superficial layer of the embryo. These cells must undergo internalization to generate the secondary neurectoderm. A defect in internalization could lead to an open neural tube defect that contradicts the dogma that a secondary neurulation defect is closed by definition.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.19-28
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• 2005

줄납자루, Acheilognathus yamatsutae (Cyprinidae)의 골격형성과 연골의 골화 과정에 대하여 연구한 결과는 다음과 같다. 전장 $6.82{\pm}0.08mm$ 에 부설골 (parasphenoid), 치골 (dentary), 익상골 (pterygoid), 각설골 (ceratohyal), 새궁(branchial arch) 등과 미골 (caudal skeleton)의 일부 등이 생성되었다. $7.76{\pm}0.09mm$에는 전두골 (frontal)과 두정골 (parietal)의 발달이 현저하였고, 주상악골 (maxillary)이 나타났으며, 흉대 (pectoral girdle)의 방사기골(proximal), 견갑골 (scapula), 오훼골 (coracoid)이 형성되었다. 또한 신경극 (neural spine)과 혈관극 (hemal spine)이 미추(caudal vertebrae)에 생성되기 시작하였다. $9.68{\pm}0.14mm$에 내장골 (vesceral skeleton)의 주새개골(opercle)과 새조골 (branchiostegals)이 나타났으며, 12.94 mm에는 흉대의 후측두골 (post temporal)이 생성되었다. 골격의 골화는 $9.68{\pm}0.14mm$를 전후하여 일어났으며, 부설골, 인두골 (pharyngeal bone), 치골, 전상악골(premaxillary), 주상악골, 주새개골 등과 늑골 (pleural rib), 신경극, 혈관극이 골화되었으며, 흉대의 의쇄골(cleithrum)과 상의쇄골 (supracleithrum) 그리고 미골의 미부봉상골 (urostyle)과 꼬리지느러미 (caudal fin)가 골화되었다. $11.52{\pm}0.13mm$에는 척추골이 생성되면서 골화되었고, $15.30{\pm}0.68mm$에 두부의 전두골, 전새개골(preopercle), 하새개골 (subopercle), 설악골 (hyomandibular)등이 경골화되었다. 본 종의 골격 형성과 골화는 다른 어종에 비하여 비교적 늦게 발달하였다.

• 환경생물
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.387-394
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• 2000

1990년 6월부터 1999년 9월까지 채집된 한국산 꾹저구, 무늬꾹저구, 검정꾹저구 3종의 성별에 따른 형태적 특징을 비교 분석하였다. 한국산 꾹저구속 3종은 암컷과 수컷 모두 측정한 13개의 형질 중 꼬리지느러미 길이를 제외한 12개의 형질에서 종간에 유의적 차이가 인정되었고, 이들 3종간에 각 차이의 유무를 알아보기 위한 다중비교분석 결과, 암컷의 경우 3종 모두 종간 구별이 되는 형질은 6개의 형질 즉, 체고, 두장, 미병장, 미병고, 문장, 가슴지느러미 길이였다. 무의꾹저구는 상악장, 뒷지느러미 길이, 안경이 다른 2종보다 짧았으며 두폭, 두고는 3종 중 가장 작았고, 꾹저구는 배지느러미 길이가 가장 길었다. 한편 수컷의 경우 3종 모두 종간 구별이 되는 형질은 없었으나, 꾹저구의 수컷은 두장, 안경, 배지느러미 길이가 가장 길었으며, 무의꾹저구는 미병장이 가장 길었고, 문장과 뒷지느러미 길이가 가장 짧았으며 두고는 가장 낮았다. 검정꾹저구의 수컷은 체고와 미병고가 월등히 높아서 다른 2종과 뚜렷히 구별되었으며, 상악장과 가슴지느러미 길이도 3종 중 가장 길었다.

• 한국생명과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생명과학회 2007년도 제48회 학술심포지움 및 추계국제학술대회
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• pp.68.1-68.1
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• 2007

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