• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.94-100
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• 2001

Roots of Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris var. chinensis) seedlings infected with Plasmodiophora brassicae were examined by light and electron microscopy to reveal histopathological changes related to pathogenesis in the susceptible host. The pathogen colonized the cortex and partly the stele as well, invading up to the xylem. Gall tissues could be differentiated from the initially infected tissues, involving less compact organization and new vascular development. The infected cells were much hypertrophied, and contained one to several plasmodia. Except cellular hypertrophy, no pathological ultrastructural modification was noted in the infected calls. Infected cytoplasm became dense with ground cytoplasm, inconspicuous central vacuole, and increased cellular organelles such as mitochondria and dictyosomes. There were two types of nuclear states of plasmodium, uninucleate and multinucleate. Both plasmodia were structurally similar, filled with lipid droplets, bounded with envelope, and containing mitochondria, endo-plasmic reticulum, and sometimes small vacuoles. Plasmodial fragmentation, which may be regarded as a way to discharge plasmodial materials into host cytoplasm, commonly occurred, forming plasmodial fragments by outgrowth of plasmodial cytoplasm and regional compartmentalization. Plasmodial fragments were degenerated sometimes followed by forming chains of spherical vesicles especially in the uninucleate plasmodial state. These ultrastructural features indicate the biotrophic nature of the pathogen associated with its pathogenesis in the susceptible host.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제18권11호
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• pp.1143-1149
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• 2008

In a nuclear power plant, loose part monitoring and its diagnostic technique is one of the major issues for ensuring the structural integrity of the reactor system. Typically, accelerometers are mounted on the surface of a reactor vessel to localize impact location cavsed by the impact of metallic substances on the reactor system. However, in some cases, the number of the accelerometers is not enough to estimate the impact location precisely. In such a case, one of alternative plan is to utilize another type sensors that can measure the vibration of the reactor structure even though the measuring frequency ranges are different from each others. The AE sensors installed on the reactor structure can be utilized as additional sensors for loose part monitoring. In this paper, we proposed a new method to estimate impact location by using both accelerometer signal and AE signal, simultaneously. The feasibility of the proposed method is verified by an experiment. The experimental results demonstrate that we can enhance the reliability and precision of the loose part monitoring.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.383-403
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• 1999

흰쥐 성체 전뇌 기저부의 수직 및 수평 대각 Broca대에서 각 형별 ChAT 면역반응 신경세포의 조직학적 및 미세구조적 특징을 면역조직화학 및 전자현미경을 이용한 면역세포화학적 방법으로 조사하였다. ChAT 면역반응 신경세포에서 광학현미경적 면역반응은 세포체의 세포질과 신경돌기에서 확인되었다. 아울러 미세구조적 관찰로 ChAT 면역반응은 핵외막, 조면소포체의 막, 자유리보좀 그리고 polysomes에서 나타났다. 수직 및 수평 대각 Broca대에서 ChAT 면역반응 신경세포는 세포의 모양과 세포체의 장 단축의 비에 따라 원형, 난형, 세장형, 방추형, 삼각형 그리고 다각형으로 분류되었다. 이 각각의 세포형들을 전자현미경을 이용하여 미세구조적으로 관찰한 결과, 세포체의 크기, 세포질에 대한 핵의 상대적 크기, 세포소기관의 종류 및 분포양상, 신경연접의 수 및 종류 등의 기준에 따라 면역반응 신경세포들은 아유형 I, II로 분류되었다. 그러나, 방추형 및 삼각형 면역반응 신경세포에서는 아유형 I만이 관찰되었다. 아유형 I 면역반응 신경세포는 핵막함입을 보이는 작은 핵과 풍부한 세포질을 포함하였다. 이들 면역반응 세포질은 평행한 긴 수조들로 규칙적인 층판을 이룬 잘 발달된 rER를 함유하였다. 1, 2개의 층판체와 nematosome들이 세포질에서 관찰되었다. 축삭-세포체 신경연접은 주로 대칭형이었으며, 축삭-수상돌기 신경연접은 대다수 비대칭형이었다. 아유형 II 면역반응 신경세포는 비교적 깊은 핵막함입을 보이는 큰 핵과 빈약한 세포질을 포함하였다. rER는 발달이 미약하였다. 축삭-세포체 신경연접은 대칭형과 비대칭형이 같은 비율로 나타났고, 축삭-수상 돌기 신경 연접은 주로 비대칭형이었다. 이상과 같은 미세구조적 관찰에서 ChAT 면역반응 신경세포가 방추형과 삼각형을 제외한 모든 세포형에서 아유형 I, II로 분류되는 것은 투사영역의 원근에 의한 세포 대사활성의 차이에 기인한 것으로 생각된다.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.163-168
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• 2011

열대지역에 서식하는 경골어류 잉어과(Cyprinidae)에 속하는 tiger barb (Puntius tetrazona Bleeker, 1855)의 난자형성과정을 광학현미경으로 관찰한 결과는 다음과 같다. 난소는 한 쌍으로 흰색의 장타원형(장축 2 cm, 단축 1 cm)이었으며, 부레와 창자 사이에 위치하고 있었다. 난원세포의 세포질은 호염기성이었고 핵 내에 다수의 인들이 분포하고 있었다. 초기의 난원세포의 세포질은 hematoxylin으로 매우 강하게 파란 색으로 염색되어 호염기성을 띠고 있었고, 핵막을 따라서 여러 개의 인들이 분포하고 있었다. 초기시기의 제1난모세포는 난세 포 세포질의 가장자리인 세포막 쪽에서 국한적으로 난황포들이 한 층으로 형성되기 시작하였다. 이 시기에 난막은 형성되기 시작하였으나 매우 얇게 관찰되었고 인은 파란색으로 관찰되어 쉽게 구별되었다. 발생이 진행됨에 따라서 제1난모세포는 난황포 가 증식하기 시작하였고, 세포막에서 핵 쪽으로 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 세포질의 hematoxylin 염색도는 많이 낮아졌으나 핵 주 위는 아직 염색도가 높게 유지되었고 난막은 두꺼워졌다. 제2난 모세포는 제1난모세포 시기 때보다 더 난황포가 증식되어 세포 질 전체를 차지하고 있었다. 난자가 더 성숙함에 따라서 난황포 는 응축되어 난황괴를 이루고 있었다. 또한 모든 난자형성과정중 에 유구(oil droplets)의 발생은 관찰되지 않았다.

• ALGAE
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.75-99
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• 2014

A small dinoflagellate, Ansanella granifera gen. et sp. nov., was isolated from estuarine and marine waters, and examined by light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. In addition, the identity of the sequences (3,663-bp product) of the small subunit (SSU), internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region (ITS1, 5.8S, ITS2), and D1-D3 large subunit (LSU) rDNA were determined. This newly isolated, thin-walled dinoflagellate has a type E eyespot and a single elongated apical vesicle, and it is closely related to species belonging to the family Suessiaceae. A. granifera has 10-14 horizontal rows of amphiesmal vesicles, comparable to Biecheleria spp. and Biecheleriopsis adriatica, but greater in number than in other species of the family Suessiaceae. Unlike Biecheleria spp. and B. adriatica, A. granifera has grana-like thylakoids. Further, A. granifera lacks a nuclear fibrous connective, which is present in B. adriatica. B. adriatica and A. granifera also show a morphological difference in the shape of the margin of the cingulum. In A. granifera, the cingular margin formed a zigzag line, and in B. adriatica a straight line, especially on the dorsal side of the cell. The episome is conical with a round apex, whereas the hyposome is trapezoidal. Cells growing photosynthetically are $10.0-15.0{\mu}m$ long and $8.5-12.4{\mu}m$ wide. The cingulum is descending, the two ends displaced about its own width. Cells of A. granifera contain 5-8 peripheral chloroplasts, stalked pyrenoids, and a pusule system, but lack nuclear envelope chambers, a nuclear fibrous connective, lamellar body, rhizocysts, and a peduncle. The main accessory pigment is peridinin. The SSU, ITS regions, and D1-D3 LSU rDNA sequences differ by 1.2-7.4%, >8.8%, and >2.5%, respectively, from those of the other known genera in the order Suessiales. Moreover, the SSU rDNA sequence differed by 1-2% from that of the three most closely related species, Polarella glacialis, Pelagodinium bei, and Protodinium simplex. In addition, the ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 rDNA sequence differed by 16-19% from that of the three most closely related species, Gymnodinium corii, Pr. simplex, and Pel. bei, and the LSU rDNA sequence differed by 3-4% from that of the three most closely related species, Protodinium sp. CCMP419, B. adriatica, and Gymnodinium sp. CCMP425. A. granifera had a 51-base pair fragment in domain D2 of the large subunit of ribosomal DNA, which is absent in the genus Biecheleria. In the phylogenetic tree based on the SSU and LSU sequences, A. granifera is located in the large clade of the family Suessiaceae, but it forms an independent clade.

• Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.65-74
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• 2004

Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) is a heterogeneous group of inherited muscle disorders caused by the mutations of different genes encoding muscle proteins. In the past, when the molecular diagnostic techniques were not available, the subtypes of muscular dystrophies were classified by the pattern of muscle weakness and the mode of inheritance, and LGMD had been considered as a 'waste basket' of muscular dystrophy because many unrelated heterogeneous cases with 'limb-girdle' weakness were put into the category of LGMD. With the advent of molecular genetics at the end of the last century, it has been known that there are many subtypes of LGMD caused by the mutation of different genes, and now, LGMD is classified according to the results of the linkage analysis and the genes or proteins affected. Only small proportion (probably less than 10%) of LGMD is dominantly inherited, and autosomal dominant LGMD (AD-LGMD) consists of six subtypes (LGMD1A to 1F) so far. In autosomal recessive LGMD (AR-LGMD), more than 10 subtypes (LGMD2A to 2J) have been linked and most of the causative genes have been identified. Among AR-LGMDs, LGMD2A (calpain 3 deficiency), 2B (dysferlin deficiency), and sarcoglycanopathy (LGMD2C-2F) are major subtypes. The defective proteins in LGMDs are components of nuclear envelope, cytosol, sarcomere, or sarcolemma, and seem to play a different role in the pathogenesis of muscular dystrophy. It is notable that many causative genes of LGMDs are also responsible for other categories of muscular dystrophy or diseases affecting other tissue. However, by which mechanism they produce such a broad phenotypic variability is still unknown. The identification of mutation in the relevant gene is confirmative for the diagnosis, and is essential for genetic counseling and antenatal diagnosis of LGMD. Because many different genes are responsible for LGMD, differentiation of subtypes using immunohistochemistry and western blotting is the essential step toward the detection of mutation. For the effective research and medical care of the patients with muscular dystrophy in Korea, a research center with a medical facility supported by the government seems to be needed.

• BMB Reports
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.175-179
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• 1996

Viral surface proteins are known to play an essential role in attachment of the virus particle to the host cell membrane. In case of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) several reports have described potential receptors on the target cell side, but no definite receptor protein has been isolated yet. As for the viral side, it has been suggested that the preS region of the envelope protein, especially the preS1 region, is involved in binding of HBV to the host cell. In this study, preS1 region was recombinantly expressed in the form of a maltose binding protein (MBP) fusion protein and used to identify and visualize the expression of putative HBV receptor(s) on the host cell. Using laser scanned confocal microscopy and by FACS analysis, MBP-preS1 proteins were shown to bind to the human hepatoma cell line HepG2 in a receptor-ligand specific manner. The binding kinetic of MBP-preS1 to its cellular receptor was shown to be temperature and time dependent. In cells permeabilized with Triton X-100 and treated with the fusion protein, a specific staining of the nuclear membrane could be observed. To determine the precise location of the receptor binding site within the preS1 region, several short overlapping peptides from this region were synthesized and used in a competition assay. In this way the receptor binding epitope in preS1 was revealed to be amino acid residues 27 to 51, which is in agreement with previous reports. These results confirm the significance of the preS1 region in virus attachment in general, and suggest an internalization pathway mediated by direct attachment of the viral particle to the target cell membrane.

• 대한미생물학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.39-58
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• 1975

These studies were carried out to detect the presence of mycotoxin producing fungi in various kind of grains and foodstuffs in Korea. The experiments were divided into three parts: bacteriologic, toxicologic and electron microscopic studies. The results were summarized as follows: 1. From the 133 various samples, 426 colonies of fungi were isolated. In 405 of 426 colonies, it was possible to identify 17 genera. Among the identified strains, the predominant genera were Penicillium, Aspergillus and Alternaria. 2. In cytotoxicity test, 20 strains showed mild to severe toxic effects in mice and 24 strains showed toxic effects on HeLa cells among the 107 strains of experiments. 3. In electron microscopic studies of liver cells from animal which had been treated with toxin like substances, the liver cells showed the cytoplasmic changes: dilatation of endoplasmic reticulum, swelling of mitochondria, disappearance of mitochondrial cristae, increased number of lipid and glycogen particles. Nucleus and nuclear envelope alterations were also noted. 4. In fine structure of HeLa cells treated with culture filtrates of mycotoxin producing fungi and experimental strains had been noted a certain specific changes induced by culture filtrates. These alterations showed the disappearance of golgi complex, endoplasmic reticulum vacuolization and mitochondrial changes. 5. As a mass screening, the cytotoxicity tests of HeLa cells and histopathologic study of mice liver cells treated with toxin-like substances, employed are feasible to detect mycotoxin producing fungi.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.461-472
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• 1997

The substantia nigra of the Mongolian gerbil was studies by tyrosine hydroxylase immunohistochemistry and immunoelectron microscopy with preembedding method. The purpose was to obtain information on the distribution and ultrastructure of the Tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactive and dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra, in order to provide the necessary background for the gerbil. Large number of tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactive neurons were located in the compact part of substantia nigra. Findings in the gerbil, compared to observations in the other species, included the presence of prominent bundles of tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactive cytoplasmic processes passing in the dorsoventral direction from pars compacta into pars reticulata at middle and caudal levels of the substantia nigra, and the presence of a distinct tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactive substantia nigra pars lateralis. Tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactive neurons had well-developed cell organelles, especially rough endoplasmic reticulum, free ribosome and poly-ribosome, and showed the infoldings of the nuclear envelope. We anticipate that the present description of the cellular organization of the tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactive dopaminergic area in the substantia nigra of gerbil will be useful for the animal experimental model of Parkinson's disease.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.1569-1573
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• 2008

본 논문은 핵발전소 증기발생기의 초음파 비파괴 검사용 프로그램 개발에 관한 것이다. 개발된 프로그램은 A, B, C, D-스캔과 같은 고전적인 해석방법뿐만 아니라 3차원 영상처리 기법을 이용하여 증기발생기 내부에 발생한 결함을 해석하고 검출할 수 있다. 결함의 3차원 영상은 핵발전소의 파이프라인으로부터 얻어진 1차원 초음파 데이터를 EMD(Empirical Mode Decomposition)로 분석해 결함의 위치를 구하고 voxel을 이용하여 구현하였다. 얻어진 3차원 영상은 2차원 해석방법을 사용하지 않더라도 결함의 위치, 형태, 크기 등과 같은 유용한 정보를 얻는데 용이하다. 개발된 프로그램은 이미 결함의 위치 및 모양, 크기 등을 알고 있는 시편의 측정에 사용하여 프로그램의 정확성을 검증하였고, 3차원 영상으로 결함의 입체적 모양을 구현하였다.