Bovine microvascular endothelial cells of separate morphology differ in growth and response to the action of interferon-γ

Five cell types recently isolated from the bovine corpus luteum differed in their epithelioid morphology and their cytoskeleton, but shared common criteria of microvascular endothelial cells^1,2. To give strong evidence for the separate entity, the growth rate of the 5 phenotypically different cells was studied. They were seeded at low density on day 0. Most of these cells were treated with 200 to 1000 U recombinant bovine interferon- (IFN-) for 3 days. The untreated remainder served as controls. Cell counts were made for all cultures on days 4, 7, 10 and 13. morphology: 13 d after treatment with IFN- senescent cells as well as intact cells occurred in cultures of cell types 1 to 4. Cultures of cell type 5 were apparently unchanged and resembled their untreated counterparts. Desminpositive cells in cultures of cell type 2 developed cell processes. Growth rate: In the absence of IFN-, the growth rate was high for cell types 3 and 4, moderate for cell type 1, and low for cell types 2 and 5. The presence of IFN- caused anti-proliferative effects. These were higher for cell types 3 and 4 than for cell types 1 and 2. IFN- could be cytotoxic on cell type 3. In contrast, the cytokine tended to support the cell growth of cell type 5. These findings substantiate the postulate that endothelial cells exhibiting separate morphology in culture also function differently.     

Energy flow and community structure in freshwater ecosystems

The goal of this article is twofold: 1) It aims at providing an overview on some major results obtained from energy flow studies in individuals, populations, and communities, and 2) it will also focus on major mechanisms explaining community structures. The basis for any biological community to survive and establish a certain population density is on the one hand energy fixation by primary producers together with adequate nutrient supply and the transfer of energy between trophic levels (bottom-up effect). On the other hand, predator pressures may strongly control prey population densities one or more trophic levels below (top-down effect). Other interpopulation effects include competition, chemical interactions and evolutionary genetic processes, which further interact and result in the specific structuring of any community with respect to species composition and population sizes.     

酚醛树脂泡沫材料的填充改性及其性能研究

用氢氧化铝粉末对泡沫酚醛树脂材料进行填充改性,并对其主要性能进行研究．结果表明,填充改性能提高酚醛泡沫材料的抗压强度,其导热系数随温度和密度的升高而增大,泡沫材料在深冷情况下表现出优异的绝热性能．同时对酚醛泡沫材料的燃烧性能进行了考察,其临界氧指数高达４７,在高于１５０℃环境温度中有自燃的危险,１５０℃以下可安全使用．     

商标图象库检索的多层次结构方法

基于商标图象库应用背景和具体特征,提出一种商标图象检索的多层次方法．图象预处理阶段采用人机交互方式下３种半自动方法提取商标图象各区域对象．检索首先采用字符串匹配方法和传统数据库查询技术,动态减少图象搜索范围;在图象区域规格化下,相继用最小约束矩和基于Ｈａｕｓｄｏｒｆ距离的相似性函数度量商标相似性程度,具有平移、旋转和尺度变换下的不变性和一定的抗噪声能力．实验结果表明,该方法有效和实用．     

水分在季节性冻土中的运动

季节性冻土是一种冰水共存的特殊土水体系,在分析冻土中水分运动的驱动力及其影响因素,冻土介质的物理特性（热特性和水力特性）及其参数测定方法的基础上,综述了水分在冻土中运动的基本规律及定量研究水分运动的试验与数值模拟方法。     

小麦耐盐细胞系脯氨酸SOD酶核酸和蛋白质合成动态分析

对已筛选出的小麦耐盐细胞系的耐盐稳定性进行有关生理、生化分析。结果表明：耐盐细胞系脯氨酸含量不仅稳定,而且高于对照;ＳＯＤ活性在耐盐系增加,耐盐系对一定的盐浓度损伤ＤＮＡ修复能力大于对照系,耐盐系ＲＮＡ和蛋白质合成量分别是对照的５．４和４．５倍,并对小麦耐盐性的有关问题进行了讨论。     

茶叶矿质元素浸出量与茶叶冲泡时间及冲泡次数的关系

研究了茶汤中茶叶１０种矿质元素（Ｋ、Ｃａ、Ｍｇ、Ｐ、Ａｌ、Ｆｅ、Ｍｎ、Ｓｒ、Ｂａ、Ｚｎ）的浸出量与茶叶冲泡次数以及冲泡时间的关系．结果表明：（１）茶叶中１０种元素的浸出量与茶叶冲泡次数之间具有显著的指数函数相关,相关方程为ｙ＝ａｅ－ｂｘ,１０种元素的浸出量与茶叶冲泡时间之间具有显著的对数函数相关,相关方程为ｙ＝ａ＋ｂｌｇｘ,各元素在两方程中的相关显著性均为α＜０．０１;（２）性质相近的元素,如Ｂａ与Ｓｒ在上述函数中的变化行为更为相近;（３）元素Ｋ、Ｚｎ、Ａｌ、Ｍｇ浸出比在３０％以上,可认为是易浸出元素,而元素Ｍｎ、Ｆｅ、Ｓｒ、Ｂａ、Ｃａ的浸出比低于３０％,可认为是较难浸出元素;（４）茶叶与茶汤之比为１∶１０,冲泡水温１００℃,冲泡时间２分钟,３泡茶汤已能充分利用茶叶中常见的人体营养元素Ｋ、Ｍｇ、Ｐ、Ｍｎ、Ｚｎ,元素浸出量与总浸出量之比在６０％以上．     

大熊猫父权确定的DNA证据

本文对成都大熊猫繁育研究基地,成都动物园,福州大熊猫研究中心及昆明动物园圈养繁殖的大熊猫１４胎次,１９只幼子,２５只次参配雄兽个体的被毛,血液,精液,肝,甲醛固定组织细胞,以及粪,尿等样品,采用同位素与荧光素标记基因探针作ＤＮＡ指纹图谱分析,得到了玫些有意义的结论。     

青海高原春小麦籽粒蛋白质积累规律研究

分析了阿勃,青春５３３,青农４６９、青农４５２等四个春小麦品种（品系）在青海西宁地区籽粒蛋白质相对含量的变化规律和蛋白质绝对含量的积累进程,结果表明,从开花至成熟,籽粒蛋白质相对含量的变化呈“Ｕ”型曲线,并以花后籽粒发育初期含量最花,花后３１天左右是该地区春小麦籽粒中蛋白质相对含量最低的时期。不同品种在花后不同时期蛋白质相对含量各不相同;籽粒蛋白质绝对含量的积累过程呈“Ｓ”形曲线,可用概率转换方程     

Nα-quinaldyl-L-arginine·HCl,a new defensive alkaloid fromSubcoccinella-24-punctata (Coleoptera,Coccinellidae)

The isolation of N-quinaldyl-L-arginine·HCl (1) from the CoccinellidaeSubcoccinella-24-punctata is reported. The structure, first established on the basis of the analysis of the spectral properties of1, has been confirmed by synthesis. The alkaloid is of endogenous origin and markedly deterrent to ants.