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Segmentation of soft tissues in facial part of mouse embryos from X-ray computed microtomography data
Janštová, Michaela ; Harabiš, Vratislav (referee) ; Chmelík, Jiří (advisor)
This diploma thesis deals with a segmentation of soft tissues in facial part of mouse embryos in Matlab. Segmentation of soft tissues of mouse embryos was not fully automated and every case needs a specific solution. Solving parts of this issues can provide valuable data for evolutionary biologists. Issues about staining and segmentation techniques are described. On the basis of accessible literature otsu thresholding, region growing, k-means clustering and segmentation with atlas were tested. In the end of this paper are those methods tested and evaluated on 3D microtomography data.
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The Role of Bmp4 and Bmp8b proteins in genesis of mouse primordial germ cells
Vegrichtová, Markéta ; Tlapáková, Tereza (advisor) ; Petelák, Aleš (referee)
Primordial germ cells are precursors of sexual breeding organisms. For induction of their formation are necessary growth factors from extraembryonic ectoderm. There are key proteins BMP4 a BMP8b among these factors. These proteins form both homodimers and heterodimers and through receptor complexes and SMAD proteins are indicating the competent cells of proximal epiblast, which give rise to the primordial germ cells and other structures of embryonic mezoderm. Although BMP4 and BMP8b proteins signal similarly, they are mutually indispensable and though for induction of primordial germ cells are both necessary. Up to now, it was proposed several models of their interaction, but not yet completely accurate.
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Segmentation of soft tissues in facial part of mouse embryos from X-ray computed microtomography data
Janštová, Michaela ; Harabiš, Vratislav (referee) ; Chmelík, Jiří (advisor)
This diploma thesis deals with a segmentation of soft tissues in facial part of mouse embryos in Matlab. Segmentation of soft tissues of mouse embryos was not fully automated and every case needs a specific solution. Solving parts of this issues can provide valuable data for evolutionary biologists. Issues about staining and segmentation techniques are described. On the basis of accessible literature otsu thresholding, region growing, k-means clustering and segmentation with atlas were tested. In the end of this paper are those methods tested and evaluated on 3D microtomography data.
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Tracing the fate of cell populations from regressive tooth primordia during ontogenesis
Řadová, Marie ; Hovořáková, Mária (advisor) ; Černý, Jan (referee)
(v anglickém jazyce) Development of tooth primordia in mice is an important model for study of odontogenesis. Several dental rudiments develop during the mouse embryogenesis. These structures develop in functional teeth in their phylogenetically older relatives. Similarly, we can initiate growth of teeth from these germs in some mutant mice. In my diploma thesis we have focused on the importance of rudimentary structures with odontogenic potential in postnatal individuals. As a model of development, we have chosen a cell population originating from rudimentary primordia MS (mesial segment) that develops in diastema of the lower jaw during the embryonic day 12.5. Using the inducible Cre-lox technology we have marked the cells which are part of the signal domain of primordia at this time. As a marker of these cells we have used gene Shh. We have found out that these cells persist prenataly and also postnatally. Further we have isolated this cell area and we have tested it using a variety of methods. We have shown that in the cells of postnatal individual are expressed markers of stem cells (Sox2, Bmi1, Gli1) and also genes for major enamel matrix structural proteins: ameloblastin and amelogenin. The same stem cell markers are also expressed in vitro culture of the isolated cells. This cell population...
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The Role of Bmp4 and Bmp8b proteins in genesis of mouse primordial germ cells
Vegrichtová, Markéta ; Tlapáková, Tereza (advisor) ; Petelák, Aleš (referee)
Primordial germ cells are precursors of sexual breeding organisms. For induction of their formation are necessary growth factors from extraembryonic ectoderm. There are key proteins BMP4 a BMP8b among these factors. These proteins form both homodimers and heterodimers and through receptor complexes and SMAD proteins are indicating the competent cells of proximal epiblast, which give rise to the primordial germ cells and other structures of embryonic mezoderm. Although BMP4 and BMP8b proteins signal similarly, they are mutually indispensable and though for induction of primordial germ cells are both necessary. Up to now, it was proposed several models of their interaction, but not yet completely accurate.
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