表面活性剂分子有序组合体研究动态

表面活性剂分子有序组合体因其特殊的性质和重要的应用价值受到研究者的极大关注。囊泡、溶致液晶和蠕虫状胶束是目前备受关注的3种分子有序组合体,对其表征方法和应用等方面的研究进行了综述,探讨了3种有序组合体的相互转化关系。概括了正负离子表面活性剂体系中分子有序组合体的研究进展。     

Reverberatory activity in neuronal networks in vitro

It has been proposed that during cognitive processes, "online" memory traces in the brain are carried by reverberatory activity in neuronal circuits. However, the nature of such reverberation has remained elusive from experimental studies, largely due to the enormous complexity of intact circuits. Recent works have attempted to address this issue using cultured neuronal network and have revealed new dynamic properties of network reverberation as well as the underlying cellular mechanisms. These results demo...     

Self-organization model on receptive field of neuron with asymmetric time window of synaptic modification

The spatial-temporal response properties of some simple neurons in visual pathway arise basically prior to birth. In the absence of visual experience, how do these neurons develop in visual system? Based on Wimbauer network with delay, a four-layer feed-forward network model is proposed, which is characterized by modifying the Hebb learning rule through introducing the asymmetric time window of synaptic modification found recently in neurobiology. The model can not only generate by self-organization more diversified spatial-temporal response characteristics of neuronal receptive field than earlier models but also provide some explanations for the possible mechanism underlying the development of receptive fields of contrast polarity sensitive neurons found in visual system of vertebrate. Thus the proposed model may be more widely applicable than Linsker model and Wimbauer model.     

整合发放神经元模型突触输入参数估计

文章针对突触输入和噪声共同作用下的整合发放神经元模型,在不考虑放电阈值前提下,采用最小二乘法估计突触输入参数;当考虑神经元放电阈值特性时,将放电阈值看成一个吸收边界,导出膜电位转移概率密度函数,再利用极大似然法估计突触输入参数。结果表明:最小二乘估计仅适合阈下活动的参数估计,而对阈上活动无效;极大似然估计适用于神经元放电的阈值行为;无论是从适用范围还是估计精度来说,极大似然估计都要优于最小二乘估计。     

改进法制备大肠杆菌膜囊及其电镜观察

使用改进方法成功地制得大肠杆菌膜囊。该膜囊为一封闭的、不合任何细胞质组织的、仅由细胞膜构成的囊状结构。少数膜囊外仍保留部分外膜成份。     

星形胶质细胞在学习记忆中的作用

星形胶质细胞是神经胶质细胞的主要组成部分,遍布整个神经系统.以往认为星形胶质细胞的功能主要为支持营养神经元,参与物质代谢,血脑屏障形成等等,但最近研究发现它们还可促进突触形成,影响信号传导及突触可塑性,从而在学习记忆的形成中发挥重要作用.     

The glycinergic inhibitory synapse

Glycine is one of the most important inhibitory neurotransmitters in the spinal cord and the brainstem, and glycinergic synapses have a well-established role in the regulation of locomotor behavior. Research over the last 15 years has yielded new insights on glycine neurotransmission. Glycinergic synapses are now known not to be restricted to the spinal cord and the brainstem. Presynaptic machinery for glycine release and uptake, the structure and function of postsynaptic receptors and the factors (both pre- and postsynaptic) which control the strength of glycinergic inhibition have been extensively studied. It is now established that glycinergic synapses can be excitatory in the immature brain and that some inhibitory synapses can corelease γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glycine. Moreover, the presence of glycine transporters on glial cells and the capacity of these cells to release glycine suggest that glycine may also act as a neuromodulator. Extensive molecular studies have revealed the presence of distinct subtypes of postsynaptic glycine receptors with different functional properties. Mechanisms of glycine receptors aggregation at postsynaptic sites during development are better understood and functional implications of variation in receptor number between postsynaptic sites are partly elucidated. Mutations of glycine receptor subunits have been shown to underly some human locomotor disorders, including the startle disease. Clearly, recent work on glycine receptor channels and the synapses at which they mediate inhibitory signalling in both young and adult animals necessitates an update of our vision of glycinergic inhibitory transmission. Received 8 September 2000; received after revision 1 December 2000; accepted 21 December 2000     

大鼠记忆保持能力与相关脑区突触界面结构的相关性

采用一次性被动回避反应的大鼠模型，以ＳＴＬ为指标将大鼠发为记忆保持良好组和记忆保持低劣组。通过超微结构定量分析，发现记忆保持良好组海马ＣＡ３区和大脑皮质感觉运动区的突触后膜致密物质均显著地密于记忆保持低劣组。同时，记忆保持良好组出现了棘器和穿孔性突触，而记忆低劣组没有出现。另外，还测量了突触界面曲率、突触活性区长度和突触间隙宽度，所得数据在２组间无显著性差异。结果提示：突触后膜致密物质厚度与记忆保     

Synaptogenesis in hippocampal cultures

Hippocampal cultures offer unique advantages for the study of neuronal development and synaptogenesis. Studies performed on this model enabled dissection of the temporal sequence of events which lead to the differentiation of pre- and postsynaptic compartments. Received 27 January 1999; received after revision 4 March 1999; accepted 5 March 1999