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Selected AbstractsFatty acid profiles of spiny lobster (Panulirus homarus) phyllosoma fed enriched ArtemiaAQUACULTURE RESEARCH, Issue 10 2010Kajal Chakraborty Abstract Three different life stages of spiny lobster larvae (phyllosoma) of Panulirus homarus were fed A1-Selco-enriched Artemia in two culture treatments, one with the microalgae Nannochloropsis salina (green water) and the other without the microalgae (clear water) to assess the ability to manipulate their fatty acid composition. Phyllosoma fed with 3-h A1-Selco-enriched Artemia salina attained Stage VIII (5.3 mm) and Stage V (3.4 mm) in 42 days in the green and clear water treatments respectively. The higher content of the essential fatty acids in N. salina (eicosapentaenoic acid, 25.8%; arachidonic acid, 9.5%; and docosahexaenoic acid, 4.2%) in the green water system increased the fatty acid content of the live food Artemia, and ultimately the phyllosoma. In spite of phyllosoma being fed with enriched Artemia in the clear water system, the total polyunsaturated fatty acid content of the early (Stages I,III) and mid stage (Stages IV,V) phyllosoma were significantly smaller (18.8% and 14.6% respectively) (P<0.05) than in the green water system (25.3% and 21.2% respectively). These results indicate the positive role of the microalgae in boosting the essential fatty acid content of lobster larvae. [source] Light and scanning microscopic studies of integument differentiation in the grass snake Natrix natrix L. (Lepidosauria, Serpentes) during embryogenesisACTA ZOOLOGICA, Issue 1 2009Elwira Swad Abstract We analysed the differentiation of body cover in the grass snake (Natrix natrix L.) over the full length of the embryo's body at each developmental stage. Based on investigations using both light and scanning electron microscopes, we divided the embryonic development of the grass snake integument into four phases. The shape of the epidermal cells changes first on the caudal and ventral parts of the embryo, then gradually towards the rostral and dorsal areas. In stage V on the ventral side of the embryo the gastrosteges are formed from single primordia, but on the dorsal side the epidermis forms the scale primordia in stage VII. This indicates that scalation begins on the ventral body surface, and spreads dorsally. The appearance of melanocytes between the cells of the stratum germinativum in stage VII coincides with changes in embryo colouration. The first dermal melanocytes were detected in stage XI so in this stage the definitive skin pattern is formed. In the same stage the epidermis forms the first embryonic shedding complex and the periderm layer begins to detach in small, individual flakes. This process coincides with rapid growth of the embryos. [source] Progressive supranuclear palsy combined with Alzheimer's disease: A clinicopathological study of two autopsy casesNEUROPATHOLOGY, Issue 3 2009Rieko Sakamoto We present here the clinicopathological characteristics of two autopsy-confirmed cases comorbid of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Histopathologically, the amount and distribution of neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) in the basal ganglia and brainstem fulfilled the pathological criteria of PSP proposed by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke , The Society for PSP (NINDS-SPSP). The Braak stages of senile plaques and NFTs were stage C and stage V in Case 1, and stage C and stage IV in Case 2. These neuropathological findings confirmed that the two patients had combined PSP with AD. Our patients presented clinically with executive dysfunction prior to memory disturbance as an early symptom. Not only neurological symptoms such as gait disturbance, supranuclear ophthalmoplegia and pseudobulbar palsy, but emotional and personality changes and delirium were prominent. Therefore, symptoms of subcortical dementia of PSP were more predominant than AD-related symptoms in the present two patients. Comorbid PSP and AD further complicates the clinical picture and makes clinical diagnosis even more difficult. [source] Acrosome Biosynthesis in Spermatocytes and Spermatids Revealed by HPA Lectin CytochemistryTHE ANATOMICAL RECORD : ADVANCES IN INTEGRATIVE ANATOMY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, Issue 9 2008Galder Valbuena Abstract The origin of the acrosome is controversial, because of both its lysosomal nature and at the moment of its appearance, which seems to be species-specific. Considering the amazing organization shown by the acrosome of some urodele amphibians, HPA-colloidal gold cytochemistry was used to analyze the biogenesis of the acrosome in the urodele Pleurodeles waltl at electron microscopy level. The results showed that HPA-labeling is useful to label the acrosome and its precursor vesicles and, consequently, HPA-histochemistry could be used as a marker of acrosomal content. Labeling of the Golgi apparatus and precursor vesicles was seen in primary spermatocytes and round (stage I) spermatids, thus contributing solid evidence for the beginning of acrosome biogenesis before meiosis. In both primary spermatocytes and round spermatids, an enigmatic vesicle, probably related to the biosynthesis of the neck piece or the tail, was also labeled. Labeling in elongating spermatids (stage II,IV), showed a homogeneous distribution of colloidal gold particles in the acrosomal cap, but the perforatorium was not positive to the lectin. However, in mature (stage V,VI) spermatids, a regional distribution of labeling in the acrosome was seen, with the apical knob showing a stronger labeling than the lateral barb, and the lateral barb showing a stronger labeling than the principal piece of the acrosomal cap. This regional distribution of the labeling suggests that the acrosome develops several domains with different glycoconjugate compositions. Anat Rec, 291:1097-1105, 2008. © 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc. [source] The Erasmus Atelectasis Classification: Proposal of a New Classification for Atelectasis of the Middle Ear in ChildrenTHE LARYNGOSCOPE, Issue 7 2007Johannes Borgstein MD Abstract Objectives: Atelectasis presents a challenging, often progressive, problem in children. Because of the lack of a clinically practical classification, we introduce a new classification, which in our opinion is more useful in the pediatric age group. This alternative classification enables a more clinically relevant correlation between stage of disease and clinical sequelae and technical difficulty at surgery. Study Design: Observational study of patients seen and operated at the Sophia Children's Hospital in Rotterdam, The Netherlands between 1989 and 2005. Methods: Based on clinical appearance, each ear was placed into one of the five groups of the proposed classification and into one of the four stages of Sadé's classification. Preoperative air and bone conduction thresholds and air-bone gaps (ABG) were calculated using the four-tone pure-tone (500, 1,000, 2,000, and 4,000 Hz) averages for bone and air conduction. Results: Of the 248 ears in the study group, 72 were in stage I, with an ABG of 18.2 ± 12.3 dB. Twenty-two were in stage II, with an ABG of 12.9 ± 9.5 dB. In stage III, there were 32 ears, with an ABG of 11.6 ± 10.0 dB. Thirty-one ears were in stage IV, with an ABG of 16.1 ± 11.5 dB. Eighty-five ears were in stage V, with an ABG of 26.1 ± 13.3 dB. When grouped according to Sadé's classification, 92 ears could not be classified. Conclusions: We found the currently proposed classification more useful in that it follows the natural progression of the disease and is more practical in determining operative procedures at each stage. [source] Activities of digestive enzymes during embryonic development in the crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Decapoda)AQUACULTURE RESEARCH, Issue 12 2009Ying Dai Abstract The red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii (Girard), has become an important freshwater species for Chinese inland aquaculture because of its high commercial value and consumer demand. The aim of this study was to gather information about the activity of digestive enzymes at different embryonic stages of P. clarkii in order to increase our knowledge about digestive physiology and to guide technology for maternal culture so as to improve the hatching rate. Embryonic developmental stages were divided into six stages: I, fertilized egg; II, cleavage and blastula; III, gastrula; IV, egg nauplius; V, eye pigment forming; and VI, prepared for hatching. Pepsin-specific activity decreased significantly from stage I to stage IV. Although it increased at stage V, the activity level declined again before hatching. Both trypsin- and amylase-specific activity levels dramatically increased in the middle stages of embryogenesis, whereas at the other embryonic stages the activities of these two digestive enzymes were much lower. Lipase-specific activity exhibited a low level during all embryonic stages. The pattern of digestive enzyme activity was related to organogenesis and the utilization of yolk proteins at different embryonic stages. [source] | |||||||||||||