The purpose of this article is to detect sex and age difference in the structure of the olfactory bulb in dogs by histological methods. The thickness of the olfactory bulbs layers and its main cells were analyzed comparatively with the methods of HE-staining and statistics, through which we studied the development course of dogs＇ olfactory bulb and the structural differences which affect the olfaction in both males and females. The results showed that between both male and female juveniles and adult males and females, the difference in thickness of each layer is not significant. But the difference in quantity of mitral cells between adult males and females was significant. Meanwhile, the structure of every layer in juvenile dogs was apparent while the volume and the weight of adult dogs＇ olfactory bulb and each layer＇s width increased significantly. On the other hand, the density of each layer＇s cells decreased apparently. Our results demonstrated that the olfactory bulb developed with age, and the apparent differences in morphology and quantity of mitral cells between males and females may be one of the reasons leading to the sexual variations of olfactory sensitivity.
【目的】研究探讨卵丘细胞的完整性在支持和促进猪卵母细胞成熟过程中发挥的重要作用以及卵丘与卵母细胞互作的分子机理。【方法】对具有完整致密卵丘细胞包裹的和无卵丘细胞包裹的猪卵母细胞进行了体外成熟培养试验,应用mRNA差异显示(DDRT-PCR)和半定量反转录PCR技术(RT-PCR),对这2类猪卵母细胞中mRNA的差异表达进行研究,得到了14条差异表达条带,经过回收、克隆、测序后,再运用半定量(RT-PCR)进行检测。【结果】体外培养的裸卵细胞的各项成熟指标均低于卵丘-卵母细胞复合体。3个基因(PELP1,Myo5b and CAST)和一条新EST序列在有卵丘和无卵丘的猪卵母细胞中表现出差异表达。分离得到的差异表达基因在雌激素受体调节、细胞膜间的信息传导和细胞器物质运输等过程中发挥重要的作用。【结论】这些差异基因可能参与了卵丘细胞与卵母细胞间的相互作用,对卵母细胞的成熟具有重要作用。
