• 한국동물학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.97-108
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• 1993

The biochemical characteristics of immunorecative atrial natriuretic peptide (irAUPP and the changes in the levels of irANP in the heart were investigated during the metamorphosis of frog tadpoles. Immunohistochemical localization of pro-ANP in cardiocfes and the presence of irAW in the peritoneal fluid of metamorphosing tadpoles were also examined. The major form of irANP in the cardiocvtes of tadpoles (Rana omurensisp was high molecular weight on gel filtration chromatographv and reverse-phase HPLC. The levels of irANP in the atrium of tadpoles were five to seven times higher than those in the ventricle. In metamorphosing tadpoles the levels of irANP in the atrium increased at stage XX, the climax of metamorphosis, and decreased at stage XXV (P < 0.051, the completion of metamorphosis. When the levels of irANP was expressed as a function of body weight of tadpoles, a continuous increase in the levels of irANP was observed from pre- to postmetamorphosis (P < 0.051. The levels of irAUP in the ventricle were found to be higher in the adult frogs than in tadpoles (R. omurensisl (P < 0.01). Pro-ANP (31-67) immunoreactivity was detected in the ventricle as well as in the atrium of tadpoles fR. nigromaculotal. The peritoneal fluid was also found to contain low molecular weight of irAUP and the levmils of irANP were 55.4 $\pm$ 9.1 pg/ml. Changes of the level of irANP at different stases of the life cycle suggest that ANP may play a role in the regulation of body fluid homeostasis of frog tadpoles during the metamorphosis.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.425-432
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• 2006

The tadpoles of 12 Korean anuran species, including Bombina orientalis, Bufo gargarizans, B. stejnegeri, Hyla japonica, Kaloula borealis, Rana dybowskii, R. huanrenensis, R. coreana, R. nigromaculata, R. chosenica, R. rugosa, and R. catesbeiana, were classified based on their morphological characteristics. We collected eggs or tadpoles of the 12 Korean anuran species from Gangwon, Incheon, Chungcheong, and Gyeonggi districts in 2005 and 2006 breeding seasons. When the tadpoles reached at $27{\sim}37$ Gosner's developmental stages, we described morphological characteristics of the tadpoles of each anuran species and measured their physical parameters such as total length, body length, and body mass. After that, we chose 12 morphological characteristics to identify each species and to use them as classification keys such as eye location, caudal musculature pattern, spiracle location, oral disc morphology, and labial tooth row formula. In this paper, we presented classification keys, morphological characteristics, and drawings for the tadpoles of 12 anuran species.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2023

Background: Several species of amphibians in agricultural areas are often infected with ranaviruses; however, the biological or ecological factors that cause this infection are not well understood. In this study, we investigated whether local tadpole density, Gosner developmental stage, and weather conditions affected ranavirus infection in Dryophytes japonicus tadpoles in rice paddies over three months. Results: During the study, eight samplings were undertaken between June 6 and August 21, 2022. No die-off of tadpoles occurred, but 20 of 110 tadpoles (18.8%) were found to be infected with ranavirus. The tadpole density at the sampling site and Gosner stage of the sampled tadpoles were not related to the daily ranavirus infection rate. The mean daily highest temperature during the two weeks prior to the sampling date and the mean daily lowest and highest temperatures during the week prior to the sampling date were negatively related to the daily infection rate. Conclusions: Our results suggest that low and extreme temperatures caused by flooding and draining of paddy fields or climate change in summer could be a significant risk factor for ranavirus infection in summer-breeding frogs in agricultural areas.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.75-78
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• 1997

In uitro excystation studies were done on the metacercarial cysts of Echinostomn triuolvis obtained from the kidneys of naturally infected Rnna species tadpoles. Cysts were excysted in an alkaline trypsin-bile salts medium and the percentage of excystation was compared with that from previous studies done on cysts obtained from the kidneys of snails. The percentage of excystation of E. triuoluis metacercariae from tadpole kidneys was similar to that reported for previous studies on cysts obtained from experimentally infected gastropod hosts. The possible role of tadpoles as an agent for the transmission of Echinostomn and echinostomiasis to humans is discussed.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.72-78
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• 1985

A total of 220 tadpoles was captured in 6 areas and total 117 frogs, Rana nigromacuzata, were collected in 11 areas in Korea. They were examined for their infection status by the metacercariae of Fibricola seoulensis by peptic digestion technique and by histological observation with hematoBylineosin staining. This study was carried out from August, 1983 to September, 1984. Followings are the results. 1. The tadpoles of R. nigromaculata were positive for the metacercariae from 3.3% to 100% by area. The number of metacercariae per infected tadpole ranged from 1 to 584, and the mean number Per tadpole ranged from 7.6 to 221 by area. 2. The metacercariae from 16 tadpoles were counted by the body portion. A great majority of the metacercariae was collected from abdominal cavity, 98.3% of 484 counted larvae. And 6(1.2%) larvae were from proximal tail and 2(0.4%) from trunk. 3. Histological sections of tadpoles showed many metacercariae in abdominal cavity but none in other parts. The larvae were free in the spaces among intestinal loops or around primitive liver. A few larvae were in duct-like tissues near trunk wall. There was little infiltration of inaammatory cells. 4. The metacercarial infection rates of frogs ranged from 0% to 100% by area. The larval burden was 1 to 470 by infected frogs, and mean number ranged from 1 to 175.6 by area. By above results, it is suggested that the cercariae of F. seoulensis may infect R. nigromaculata already in the stage of tadpole. Almost all of the metacercariae were concentrated in abdominal cavity of tadpoles. According to the infection status of frogs, this nuke is prevalent almost nationwidely in rice paddies in Korea.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.61-65
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• 2018

To know if small changes in rearing water temperature and density affect the number of bacterial and fungal colonies in metamorphosed frogs, Dybowski's frog tadpoles were reared from Gosner 25-26 stages at either low ($1^{\circ}C$ low to ambient water temperature), ambient, or high ($1^{\circ}C$ high) water temperature (each 15 tadpoles in 20 L water) condition and at either low (10 tadpoles/20 L water), medium (20 tadpoles), or high (30 tadpoles) density condition. Immediately after metamorphosis, we sampled bacteria and fungi from skin, liver, and heart of six metamorphosed frogs, randomly selected for each treatment group. After separate incubation of bacteria and fungi on 3M Petrifilm plates, we counted the number of bacterial and fungal colonies appeared on the plates and compared the numbers among the temperature and density treatment groups. For temperature treatment, high-temperature group had fewer bacterial colonies, while low-temperature group had more fungal colonies than the other two groups. For density treatment, low-density group had fewer bacterial colonies than the other two groups, but the number of fungal colonies were not different among the groups. Our results suggest that small increased rearing water temperature and lowered rearing density could potentially reduce pathogens in farming frogs.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.17-24
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• 1958

Since Kesser first described in 1934 the functional change of the autonomic nervous system caused by certain visible rays many researchers have unanimously approved that animals flashed with a red visible ray develop parasympathicotony while those flashed with a blue visible ray develop sympathicotony. On the other hand through studies made by our colleagues it is now well known that the inner-movement of the retinal pigments of frogs is stimulated in sympathicotony and is in reverse inhibited in parasimpathicotony. It is almost evident that the mechanism by which the inner-movement of the retinal pigments is due to sympathicotony derived from the excessive secretion of adrenalin. In addition , through may recent experiments on the pharmacological action of various medicines on the retinal pigments reaction of tadpoles , ranging from the excessive secretion of adrenalin. In addition , through my recent experiments on the pharmacologtical action of various medicines on the retinal pigments reaction of tadploes, raging from every developmental stage , Ifound that the movement of the retinal pigments by adrenalin is predominant in the earlier developmental stages of taopoles around 11 mm of body length, whereas other medicines fail to give any responce to the retinal pigments in such an earlier stage. When tadpoles grown to body length of 15-16m the retinal pigments move to the complete light position while kept in adrenalin solution. Based on these facts it might be well to consider that if tadpoles were grown under the visible rays for a given period, they might show a functional change of the autonomic nervous system and thereby cause of certain change in the physciological phases of the retinal reaction. Experiments were undertaken to find this matter and also to discover the simultaneous effects of the visible radiations on the developmental process of tadpoles. The results summarized as follows ; 1. The longest wave of visible rav has an effective reaction on the growth of body length of taopoles, while the shortest wave of visible ray causes the same for the metamorphoric differentiation of tadpoles. 2. When keeping two groups of tadpoles the first group of 15 mm body length grown for the period of one week and the latter group of 20 mm body length grown for two weeks under the various visible rays. swimming in adrenalin solution, the inner-movement of the retinal pigment occurs in both groups. The movement of pigments of the first group is accelerated in a sequence of blue ray \ulcorner green ray > brown ray> red ray, and that of the latter group is also accelerated in a sequence of blue ray>green ray > brown ray and red ray. 3. When keeping tow groups of tadpoles, the first group of 20 mm body length grown for the period of two weeks, the latter group of 25 m body length grown for three wheeks, under the various visible rays in sunlight, the inner-movement of the retinal pigments occurs in both groups. The movement of pigments of the first group is accelerated in a sequence of blue ray> green ray>brown ray and red ray, and that of the latter group is also accelerated in a sequence of blue ray > brow ray>red ray. 4. In order words, there facts manifest that tadpoles grown under the various visible rays reveal functional disturbances of the autonomic nervous system, at the time of 15 mm body length by adrenalin solution, which is a unique indicator illustrating the status of sympathicotony, and at the time of 20 mm body length by sunlight. This means that the longest visible ray cause sympathicotony, while the shortest visible ray causes parasympathicotony.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.444-454
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• 2017

세계 양서류 감소의 주요 요인으로 감염성 질병이 활발하게 연구되고 있으며, 야외 병원균 전파의 가능한 근원지로서 양서류 증양식장들이 언급되고 있으나, 국내에서 관련된 연구수행은 매우 미진한 상태이다. 본 연구에서는 인제, 괴산, 공주에 위치한 북방산개구리 증양식장의 내 외부에서 채집된 성체와 유생의 피부와 내부 장기들에서 확인되는 세균과 곰팡이 콜로니 수의 지역 간, 증양식장 내 외부 간 차이 여부를 파악하고, 나아가 유생으로부터 발견되는 세균의 종류를 16s rDNA 서열 비교를 통해 규명하고자 하였다. 연구결과, 성체의 경우 괴산에서 채집된 성체의 피부와 소화관으로부터 표집된 세균 콜로니 수와 피부와 간으로부터 표집된 곰팡이 콜로니 수가 인제에서 확인된 콜로니 수보다 의미 있게 많았으나 증양식장 내 외 간에는 두 지역 모두에서 어느 부위에서도 차이가 없었다. 유생의 경우 공주에서 채집된 유생의 내부로부터 표집된 곰팡이 콜로니 수가 인제에서 확인된 콜로니수보다 많은 경향을 보였다. 증양식장 내 외부의 비교 결과, 피부에서의 박테리아 수는 인제 증양식장 내부, 개체 내부에서의 박테리아 수는 공주 증양식장 외부에서 더 많은 콜로니 수가 확인되었다. 성체의 건강지수가 좋을수록 피부의 박테리아 콜로니 수와 피부와 심장의 곰팡이 콜로니 수가 적었으나, 유생에서는 관련성이 없었다. 유생으로부터 검출된 세균을 분류한 결과, 4개 문 내, 15개 속에 속하는 세균이 검출되었으나 증양식장 간 및 증양식장 내 외부 간 차이는 분명하지 않았다. 우리의 결과는 증양식장의 지역과 증양식장 내 외부 간의 서로 다른 조건들이 양서류에 있는 세균과 곰팡이의 군집크기 차이를 유발하며, 이것이 증양식 북방산개구리의 건강상태에 영향을 미칠 가능성이 있음을 보여준다. 더불어, 우리의 결과는 성공적인 양서류 증식장 운영과 증식장으로부터 질병의 가능한 야외전파를 막기 위하여, 증식장 내 효율적인 질병관리의 필요성이 높음을 시사한다.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.232-238
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• 1984

The author hatched the eggs of Korean frog, Rana nigromaculata in natural water, and reared the tadpoles in natural water as control group and in seven copper ion groups contaminated by 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.7, and 1.0 ppm of copper ion. The influences of copper ion on the growth of the tadpoles were analyzed, and the results were summarized as follows: 1) The copper ion inhibited the growth of the tadpole. 2) The tadpoles were not survived for 20 days in the copper ion of 0.4~0.5ppm, and in the 0.7ppm, the tadpoles were not survived for 1 day after hatch. 3) The critical lethal concentration of Korean tadpole is regarded as 0.6ppm of copper ion. 4) The growth of head with and body length show a convexin increase pattern. 5) In the growth quantity of head width and body length, that of natural water shows the most rapid increase pattern, and that of the copper ion groups 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3ppm follows in that order. 6) The coefficient of relative growth($\alpha$) of control group is the greatest value, and that of the copper ion groups of 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3ppm follows in that order. The natural water shows the positive allometry, the contaminated groups shows the negative allometry in the relative growth of the contaminated groups to the natural water. 7) Body length shows positive allometry in the relative growth to head width.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.161-172
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• 1991

실험실 내에서 호르텐스극구흡충(Echinostoma hortense)의 생활사를 유지하면서 여러 가지 생물학적 현상을 관찰하였다. 충란은 $29~30^{\circ}C$ 항온기에서 배양 약 13일에 miracidium으로 발육하였고, miracidium은 평균 $93.8{\times}53.6{\;}{\mu\textrm{m}}$의 크기였으며 체표에 $7~11{\;}{\mu\textrm{m}}$ 길이의 섬모가 덮혀 있었다. Miracidium을 패류 Lymnaea pervia에 접촉 감염시켰던 바, 접촉 후 14일에 평균 $1.19{\times}0.27{\;}mm$ 크기의 제 1기 redid로, 30일에는 평균 $1.40{\times}0.26{\;}mm$ 크기의 성숙한 제 2기 redid로 발육하였다. Cercaria는 평균 $295.5{times}145.0{\;}{\mu\textrm{m}}$의 크기였으며, 두관의 발육이 미약하였고 두극이 관찰되지 않았다. 올챙이에 이 cercaria를 접촉시킨 결과, 모든 올챙이가 감염되었으며 피낭유충 회수율도 평균 88.5%로 높았다. 올챙이로부터 회수한 피낭유충은 타원형이었으며 평균 $167.7{\times}129.9{\;}{\mu\textrm{m}}$의 크기였다. Cercaria감염 후 올챙이 체내에 약 12시간 동안 머문 피낭유충은 마우스에 대한 감염력이 5.0%였으나 점차 증가하여 9일간 머문 것은 90.0%로 최대치를 보였고 이후 감소하여 50일 머문 것은 55.0%의 감염력을 보였다. 피낭유충이 마우스 체내에서 성충이 되기까지는 약 11~12일이 소요되었다. 이상과 같이 실험실 내에서 E. hortense의 전 생활사를 완료시키는 데에 최소한 55~58 일이 소요되었다.