Electrolyte Blood Press
December 2018
A 22-year-old male patient was diagnosed with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). He received conservative treatment with an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor. Two years later, oral therapy, consisting of 60 mg tolvaptan per day, was initiated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChicken, Gallus gallus, is a valuable species both as a food source and as a model organism for scientific research. Here, we sequenced the genome of Gyeongbuk Araucana, a rare chicken breed with unique phenotypic characteristics including flight ability, large body size, and laying blue-shelled eggs, to identify its genomic features. We generated genomes of Gyeongbuk Araucana, Leghorn, and Korean Native Chicken at a total of 33.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe thyroid hormone responsive protein (THRSP) gene is a functional gene that can be used to indicate the fatty acid compositions. This study investigates the relationships of exonic single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the THRSP gene and fatty acid composition of muscle fat and marbling score in the 612 Korean cattle. The relationships between fatty acid composition and eight SNPs in the THRSP gene (g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFat quality is determined by the composition of fatty acids. Genetic relationships between this composition and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the stearoyl-CoA desaturase1 (SCD1) gene were examined using 513 Korean native cattle. Single and epistatic effects of 7 SNP genetic variations were investigated, and the multifactor dimensionality reduction (MDR) method was used to investigate gene interactions in terms of oleic acid (C18:1), mono-unsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) and marbling score (MS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKorean J Food Sci Anim Resour
January 2016
The current study was conducted to identify technology for the production of high quality pork, based on the meat consumption habits of consumers. Macsumsuk, a type of kaolinite (a clay mineral), and/or a mixture of herbs (Mori Folium, Sophorae Radix, Glycyrrhizae Radix, Citri Leiocarpae Exocarpium, and Pogostemi Herba) were added to the diets of fattening pigs. Sixty barrow pigs (4 kinds of treatment × 5 pigs/treatment × 3 replicates) were randomly assigned to either the Control (no additives), T1 (3% Macsumsuk), T2 (3% Herb mixtures), or T3 (3% Macsumsuk + 3% Herb mixtures) groups, and were fed the diets for 60 d.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: For the precise imaging diagnosis of osteoid osteoma (OO), the identification of the nidus and fibrovascular zone (FVZ) is essential. However, the latter sign has received little attention because it is difficult to demonstrate. We applied the recently introduced gamma correction (GC) to depict the FVZ on pinhole bone scan (PBS), conventional radiography (CR), and computed tomography (CT).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFActa Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online
December 2009
In the title compound, C(24)H(14)BrClOS, the S-bound 4-chloro-phenyl ring is nearly perpendicular to the plane of the naphthofuran fragment [dihedral angle = 83.34 (3)°] and the phenyl ring in the 2-position is rotated out of the naphthofuran plane by a dihedral angle of 15.23 (5)°.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFActa Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online
May 2008
The title compound, C(16)H(13)IO(2)S, was prepared by the oxidation of 5-iodo-7-methyl-3-methyl-sulfanyl-2-phenyl-1-benzofuran with 3-chloro-peroxy-benzoic acid. The phenyl ring makes a dihedral angle of 27.17 (9)° with the plane of the benzofuran fragment, with the O atom and the methyl group of the methyl-sulfinyl substituent lying on opposite sides of this plane.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe have investigated the effect of co-culture with porcine spermatozoa on in vitro maturation of porcine germinal vesicle (GV) oocytes before fertilization. Most oocytes were arrested at the first prophase of meiosis when oocytes were cultured in TCM 199 alone, but the proportion of oocytes that reached metaphase II was significantly elevated by co-incubation with spermatozoa in vitro. The oocyte maturation effect was observed with intact and parts of spermatozoa (head and tail) collected from adult swine (regardless of source).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMany environmental chemicals are known to affect sex steroid production and vitellogenesis through agonistic or antagonistic pathways. To investigate the estrogenic effect of 2,2'4,4'5,5'-hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB 153) on reproductive function, we have constructed a cDNA library and cloned a 320 base sequence encoding a partial VTG mRNA of rockfish (rVTG), Sebastes schlegeli. We have examined the expression level of rVTG mRNA level by northern blot analysis and measured levels of plasma estradiol-17beta (E2) and testosterone (T) by radioimmunoassay (RIA).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe studied the frequency and timing of abortion and the serum levels of 17beta-estradiol and progesterone in Korean native cows fed pine needles during pregnancy. Fifteen pregnant cows were randomly assigned to groups of 5. The control group was fed a concentrate and rice straw, and the other 2 groups were fed, in addition, either 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe purpose of the present study was to investigate the optimal concentration of osmolarity, calcium and bicarbonate for sperm penetration and formation of pronuclei (PN), and to investigate the time required for capacitation, penetration across the zona pellucida and formation of PN in bovine cumulus-free oocytes matured in vitro. Bovine follicular oocytes collected at slaughter were matured and fertilized in vitro. Bovine sperm penetrated the zona pellucida in medium containing 240 to 440 mOsm, whereas PN formation was observed in a narrow range of osmolarities, from 280 to 360 mOsm.
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