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    Electronic Resource
    Electronic Resource
    Springer
    Cell & tissue research 201 (1979), S. 129-135 
    ISSN: 1432-0878
    Keywords: Pineal body ; Freeze-fracturing ; Scanning electron microscopy ; Wistar rat
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Summary The three-dimensional ultrastructure of the pineal body of the rat is described on the basis of freeze-fractured preparations. The pineal capsule consists of irregular cells with very flat and perforated processes. Through these openings, extremely branched canaliculi, extending to almost every pineal cell, communicate with the tissue compartment outside the organ. The pericapillary spaces contain, in juxtaposition with capillaries of the fenestrated type, nerve fibers as well as a flocculent granular and filamentous material of unknown origin and chemical nature.
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    Electronic Resource
    Springer
    Cell & tissue research 128 (1972), S. 227-240 
    ISSN: 1432-0878
    Keywords: Pineal body ; Wistar rat ; Striated muscle fibers ; Triads ; Helicoidal polyribosomes
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Unter 35 Pinealdrüsen von erwachsenen Wistar-Ratten wurden 8 mit quergestreiften Muskelfasern gefunden. Diese liegen in der Peripherie des Organs und in der Nähe des Pinealstiels. In 3 Fällen wurden direkte Kontakte zwischen Muskelfasern und Kapillaren gesehen. Die Pinealmuskelfasern besitzen ein Sarkolemma, das aus einer Basalmembran und einem retikulären Fibrillengitter aufgebaut ist. Mehrere Merkmale, die für embryonale Muskelfasern charakteristisch sind, werden in den Pinealmuskelfasern gefunden: Reichtum am Sarkoplasma, Armut an Myofibrillen, helikoidale Polyribosomen, unterschiedlich lokalisierte und häufig longitudinale Triaden, Übergang von granulärem in agranuläres sarkoplasmatisches Retikulum, Anzeichen mikropinozytotischer Prozesse, ungeordnete Myofilamente und primitiv gebaute A-Bänder. Die A- und I-Bänder sind in Längsschnitten gut sichtbar, während H-Zonen und M-Streifen meistens fehlen. Die Z-Streifen, gut ausgebildet nach jeder Fixation, sind nie reglemäßig und geradlinig wie in der Skelettmuskulatur. Die Länge einer Sarkomere beträgt 1,25–1,4 μm nach OsO4-Fixation und 2,4–3,1 μm nach Aldehydvorfixation. Soweit elektronenmikroskopische Befunde ein Urteil erlauben, dürften die Pinealmuskelfasern — obwohl embryonalen Charakters — kontraktionsfähig sein. In einem Fall wurde ein wahrscheinlich (neuro)endokrino-muskulärer Kontakt zwischen einer Muskelfaser und einem Pinealzellausläufer gefunden.
    Notes: Summary 8 of 35 pineal bodies obtained from adult male Wistar rats were found to contain striated muscle fibers. These are located at the periphery of the pineal body or in close proximity to the pineal stalk. In 3 cases a direct contact between capillaries and muscle fibers was observed. The pineal muscle fibers possess a sarcolemma which is formed by the basal membrane and a network of reticular fibers. Several features characteristic of embryonic muscle fibers are found in the fibers of the pineal body: abundance of sarcoplasm, scarce myofibrils, helicoidal polyribosomes, triads variously located and frequently longitudinally oriented, transition of rough- to smooth-surfaced endoplasmic reticulum, presence of micropinocytotic vesicles and primitively formed A-bands. A- and I-bands are well visible in longitudinal sections, while H- and M-bands are mostly lacking. The Z-lines, well formed after every fixation, are never regular and straight as seen in skeletal muscles. After fixation in OsO4 the length of a sarcomere is 1,25–1,4 μm, after aldehyde prefixation it is 2,4–3,1 μm. According to electron microscopic findings the pineal muscle fibers, although being of embryonic character, seem to have the ability to contract. In one case a possibly (neuro)endocrino-muscular contact between a muscle fiber and a pineal cell process has been observed.
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