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  • 1
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    Fluoreszenzmikroskopische und elektronenmikroskopische Untersuchungen am Pinealorgan verschiedener Vogelarten (1973)
    Springer
    Cell & tissue research 137 (1973), S. 37-62 
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    ISSN: 1432-0878
    Keywords: Avian pineal organ ; 5-HT ; Adrenergic innervation ; Light-dependent functions
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Mit der Fluoreszenzmethode von Falck-Hillarp lassen sich Artunterschiede im Innervationsmodus der Vogelepiphyse nachweisen. Bei Passer domesticus, Carduelis chloris, Pica pica, Corvus frugilegus und Gallus domesticus treten fluoreszierende adrenerge Nervenfasern nur perivaskulär, bei Anas platyrhynchos und Excalfactoria chinensis sowohl perivaskulär als auch im Parenchym, bei Columba livia lediglich vereinzelt im Parenchym auf. Die Fluoreszenzintensität des Epiphysenparenchyms von Passer domesticus und Columba livia, die nach mikrospektrographischen Messungen auf Serotonin beruht, schwankt stark von Fanggruppe zu Fanggruppe; die großen Unterschiede sind durch tagesrhythmische Schwankungen allein nicht erklärbar. In permanenter Dunkelheit nimmt die Serotoninfluoreszenz der Taubenepiphyse beträchtlich zu. Serotonin wird auch von den aminergen Nervenfasern der Vogelepiphyse gespeichert; seine Abgabe in die Blutbahn und deren physiologische Bedeutung werden diskutiert. Die in das Lumen der Vogelepiphyse hineinragenden, von modifizierten Zilien der Pinealozyten ausgehenden Membranwirbel zeigen mit der Osmierung nach Eakin, Brandenburger, Kopsch, Kolatschev gleichartige Partikel (Durchmesser 50 Å) wie die regulär gebauten Außenglieder der retinalen und pinealen Photorezeptoren. Diese Befunde werden mit elektrophysiologischen, biochemischen und verhaltensphysiologischen Ergebnissen verglichen.
    Notes: Summary The adrenergic innervation and the parenchymal 5-HT in the pineal organ of different avian species were investigated with the method of Falck-Hillarp. The fluorophores were identified microspectrographically. An entirely perivascular localization of adrenergic nerve fibres was observed in the pineal organs of Passer domesticus, Carduelis chloris, Pica pica, Corvus frugilegus and Gallus domesticus. The pineal organs of Anas platyrhynchos and Excalfactoria chinensis showed both perivascular and parenchymal innervation. Perivascular fibres were absent from the pineal organ of Columba livia, and only a few fine fluorescent fibres appeared in its parenchyma after pretreatment with l-dopa. The intensity of the 5-HT fluorescence of the parenchyma cells showed a high individual variability. These differences apparently do not reflect a circadian 5-HT-rhythm. Continuous darkness increased the intensity of the 5-HT-fluorescence in the pineal organ of Columba livia. 5-HT was also demonstrated within the perivascular autonomic nerve fibres of the avian pineal organ. It is probable that 5-HT is released from the pineal parenchyma into the circulation. After prolonged osmium tetroxide treatment according to Eakin, Brandenburger, Kopsch, Kolatschev, the membrane whorls that are formed by the cilia of avian pinealocytes showed osmiophilic particles 50 Å in diameter. Similar particles have been observed in the regular outer segments of retinal and pineal photoreceptor cells of lower vertebrates. The above morphological results are discussed in view of electrophysiological, biochemical and behavioural observations.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00307048
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    Ultracytochemical study of Ca++-ATPase and K+-NPPase activities in retinal photoreceptors of the guinea pig (1984)
    Springer
    Cell & tissue research 237 (1984), S. 479-489 
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    ISSN: 1432-0878
    Keywords: Ca++-ATPase ; K+-NPPase ; Na+-K+ATPase ; Ultracytochemistry ; Photoreceptor cells, retinal ; Guinea pig
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Summary Ca++-ATPase activity was demonstrated histochemically at light- and electron-microscopic levels in inner and outer segments of retinal photoreceptor cells of the guinea pig with the use of a newly developed one-step lead-citrate method (Ando et al. 1981). The localization of ouabain-sensitive, K+-dependent p-nitrophenylphosphatase (K+-NPPase) activity, which represents the second dephosphorylative step of the Na+-K+-ATPase system, was studied by use of the one-step method newly adapted for ultracytochemistry (Mayahara et al. 1980). In retinal photoreceptor cells fixed for 15 min in 2% paraformaldehyde the electron-dense Ca++-ATPase reaction product accumulated significantly on the inner membranes of the mitochondria but not on the plasmalemma or other cytoplasmic elements of the inner segments. The membranes of the outer segments remained unstained except the membrane arrays in close apposition to the retinal pigment epithelium. The cytochemical reaction was Ca++- and substrate-dependent and showed sensitivity to oligomycin. When Mg++-ions were used instead of Ca++-ions, a distinct reaction was also found on mitochondrial inner membranes. In contrast to the localization of the Ca++ -ATPase activity, the K+-NPPase activity was demonstrated only on the plasmalemma of the inner segments, but not on the mitochondria, other cytoplasmic elements or the outer segment membranes. This reaction was almost completely abolished by ouabain or by elimination of K+ from the incubation medium.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00228432
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    Cytochemical demonstration of acid phosphatase activity in the pineal organ of the rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri (1986)
    Springer
    Cell & tissue research 245 (1986), S. 171-176 
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    ISSN: 1432-0878
    Keywords: Pineal organ, Salmo gairdneri ; Cytochemistry ; Acid phosphatase activity ; Lysosomes ; Macrophages
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Summary Activity of acid phosphatase (ACP) was investigated cytochemically in the pineal organ of the rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri. Intense reaction product for ACP activity was observed (1) in lysosomes varying in size and shape and (2) in endoplasmic reticulum associated with the Golgi complex of (i) the pineal photoreceptor and supporting cells, (ii) vascular endothelial cells, and (iii) macrophages inhabiting pineal lumen, parenchymal epithelium and perivascular spaces. This localization of ACP is discussed with particular reference to the capacity for lysosomal digestion in a pineal organ combining photoreceptive and secretory functions, and lacking a blood-brain barrier, as holds true for the pineal of the rainbow trout. Taking advantage of its capacity for endocytotic uptake and lysosomal digestion, the pineal organ of the rainbow trout may serve as a barrier between the blood circulation and the cerebrospinal-fluid compartment. Furthermore, the macrophages may be considered as an essential component in pineal function of fish.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00218097
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