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  • Cell & Developmental Biology  (8)
  • Torpedo marmorata  (4)
  • 1
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    An antiserum to cholinergic synaptic vesicles fromTorpedo recognizes nerve terminals in retinas from a variety of species (1982)
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    Cellular and molecular neurobiology 2 (1982), S. 157-163 
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    ISSN: 1573-6830
    Keywords: Torpedo marmorata ; rat ; ox ; frog ; synaptic vesicles ; antiserum ; retina ; cholinergic nerve terminals
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Summary 1. An antiserum to cholinergic synaptic vesicles fromTorpedo marmorata which recognizes the heparan-like glycosaminoglycan present in these vesicles and reacts specifically with peripheral and presumed central cholinergic nerve terminals in mammalian species has been tested with retinas from a variety of species. 2. The antiserum recognizes specific sites in the inner and outer plexiform layers of retinas of rat, ox and frog. 3. The distribution is similar to that reported forα-bungarotoxin, a reagent specific for acetylcholine receptors. 4. Immunoreactive material was absent from retinal cell bodies. 5. Its appearance in development in the two layers coincided with the appearance of synapses in these layers. 6. We conclude that the antigenic sites responding to the anti-vesicle anti-serum are associated with the cholinergic endings in the retina.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00711080
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  • 2
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    Phenytoin-induced connective tissue growth in the rat (1986)
    New York, NY [u.a.] : Wiley-Blackwell
    The @Anatomical Record 215 (1986), S. 99-105 
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    ISSN: 0003-276X
    Keywords: Life and Medical Sciences ; Cell & Developmental Biology
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Rats were treated daily for 9 days with 100, 50, or 25 mg/kg phenytoin i.p. This treatment resulted in a significant increase in the thickness of the connective tissue capsules of the liver, spleen, and pancreas, and of the subepithelial connective tissue of the mesentery but not the epicardium or visceral pleura of the lung where exposure to the drug was via the vascular route. Many areas of connective tissue growth exhibited obvious proliferation of fibroblasts and in some areas contained seemingly large numbers of macrophages and an increase in vascularity. It was demonstrated by electron microscopy that the macrophages occasionally were seen in intimate contact with the fibroblasts.Our observations clearly showed that intraperitoneal exposure of visceral connective tissues of the rat to phenytoin rapidly resulted in a dose-related proliferation of that tissue. The presence of numerous macrophages leads to the suggestion that macrophage-derived growth factor could be responsible for the increased growth.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ar.1092150203
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  • 3
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    Immunohistochemical localization of cholinergic nerve terminals (1981)
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    Cell & tissue research 218 (1981), S. 355-373 
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    ISSN: 1432-0878
    Keywords: Cholinergic nerve terminals ; Presynaptic plasma membrane ; Indirect immunofluorescence histochemistry ; Torpedo marmorata ; Mammals
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Summary Most of the published light-microscopic methods for the localization of cholinergic nerve pathways present various difficulties of interpretation. The production and characterization of an antiserum that binds specifically to cholinergic terminals is described. The antiserum was raised to small synaptosomes prepared from the purely cholinergic electric organ of Torpedo marmorata. It was shown to lyse cholinergic synaptosomes in a mixed population derived from guinea-pig cortex. After partial purification by adsorption onto nonspecific antigens, it was used to label nerve endings in several tissues of Torpedo, rats and guinea pigs using indirect immunofluorescence histochemistry. The antiserum appears to provide a highly specific means of localizing cholinergic nerve endings in these tissues.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00210350
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  • 4
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    Immunohistochemical localization of a synaptic-vesicle antigen in a cholinergic neuron under conditions of stimulation and rest (1982)
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    Cell & tissue research 223 (1982), S. 117-126 
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    ISSN: 1432-0878
    Keywords: Cholinergic vesicle antigen ; Axonal transport ; Exo/endocytosis ; Indirect immunofluorescence histochemistry ; Torpedo marmorata
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Summary An antiserum against a specific component (a glycosamino glycan) of the cholinergic synaptic-vesicle of Torpedo marmorata has been used to investigate the localization of the component in the cell body, its movement within the electromotor axon and its fate within the nerve terminal upon electrical stimulation. After immunofluorescent staining, spots are observed throughout the cytoplasm of the lobe perikarya, although they are concentrated in the region of the axon hillock. Ligation of the electromotor nerves leading from the lobe to electric organ produces a proximal build-up of material which stains readily with the antivesicle antiserum, indicating that the vesicle antigen is transported from the cell body to the nerve terminal. A marked increase in indirect immunofluorescent staining of the electric organ is observed in the nerve ending upon electrical stimulation. We interpret this result as fusion of the vesicles with the presynaptic plasma membrane and exteriorization of the vesicle antigen to the extracellular space, thereby facilitating its staining. After recovery of the system the fluorescence declines, a result that is consistent with the reinternalization of the vesicle antigen into the core of reformed vesicles. The results support a mechanism whereby vesicles recycle within the nerve terminal and transmitter is released by exocytosis.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00221503
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    Further evidence that glycosaminoglycan specific to cholinergic synaptic vesicles recycles during electrical stimulation of the electric organ of Torpedo marmorata (1982)
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    Cell & tissue research 224 (1982), S. 685-688 
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    ISSN: 1432-0878
    Keywords: Vesicle recycling ; Immunohistochemistry ; Glycosaminoglycan ; Electrical stimulation ; Torpedo marmorata
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Summary Semiquantitative immunohistochemical methods were used to demonstrate that at least some of the glycosaminoglycan contained within cholinergic synaptic vesicles is recycled during successive electrical stimulations of the electric organ of Torpedo marmorata.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00213763
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    Intracellular signal transduction mechanisms of rat epididymal spermatozoa and their relationship to motility and metabolism (1994)
    New York, NY [u.a.] : Wiley-Blackwell
    Molecular Reproduction and Development 38 (1994), S. 77-84 
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    ISSN: 1040-452X
    Keywords: Cauda epididymidis ; Sperm activation ; Calcium ions ; Guanylate cyclase ; Adenylate cyclase ; Life and Medical Sciences ; Cell & Developmental Biology
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: The role of intracellular signal transduction mechanisms in regulating the motility and metabolism of rat spermatozoa in undiluted caudal epididymal fluid (CEF) was examined. Samples of CEF containing immotile spermatozoa were exposed to drugs and other agents that either stimulate signal transduction pathways or mimic the action of their second messengers. Under these conditions, sperm motility in 25-30 nl of CEF was stimulated by calcium ions (Ca2+), N,2′ -O-dibutyryl-guanosine 3′:5′ -cyclic monophosphate (dibutryl cGMP), cyclic adenosine 3′:5′-monophosphate (cAMP), N6,2′-O-dibutyryladenosine 3′:5′ -cyclic monophosphate (dibutyryl cAMP), 8-bromoadenosine 3′:5′ -cyclic monophosphate (8-bromo cAMP), caffeine, theophylline and bicarbonate ions (HCO3-). Other agents such as magnesium ions (Mg2+), veratridine, phospholipase C (PLC), ionophore A23187, 1,2-dioctenoyl-sn-glycerol (DAG), phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate, phospholipase A2 (PLA2), arachidonic acid, and melittin did not significantly influence motility. In the presence of radiolabelled energy substrates, untreated (immotile) spermatozoa in samples of CEF utilised D-[U-14C]glucose and [1-14C]acetate as exogenous energy sources for oxidative metabolism. No detectable 14C-lactate was produced, and none of the drugs altered the rate of glycolytic or oxidative metabolism. The findings suggest that the motility of rat caudal epididymal spermatozoa is regulated by Ca2+ and the guanylate cyclase and adenylate cyclase pathways, but not through the PLC and PLA2 pathways. Also, their metabolism of exogenous substrate was uncoupled from the induction of motility, and their oxidative capacity exceeded the rate of flux of glucose-carbon through the glycolytic pathway. © 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mrd.1080380113
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  • 7
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    Characterization of low Mr Zona Pellucida binding proteins from boar spermatozoa and seminal plasma (1992)
    New York, NY [u.a.] : Wiley-Blackwell
    Molecular Reproduction and Development 33 (1992), S. 108-115 
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    ISSN: 1040-452X
    Keywords: Zona binding proteins ; Seminal plasma ; Fertilization ; Life and Medical Sciences ; Cell & Developmental Biology
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: A group of low Mr (16 kDa - 23 kDa) glycoproteins on ejaculated boar spermatozoa have been shown to have high affinity for homologous zona pellucida glycoproteins (ZPGPs). These ZPGP binding proteins are derived from seminal plasma as shown by their absence from epididymal spermatozoa and their presence in seminal plasma as identified by N-terminal amino acid sequence analysis. They bind to ZPGPs by a polysulphate recognition mechanism similar to that found for proacrosin-ZPGP interactions. The haemagglutination activity of boar seminal plasma is also associated with these low Mr glycoproteins. It is suggested that they play a role in regulating the rate of sperm capacitation and survival in the female reproductive tract. © 1992 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mrd.1080330115
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  • 8
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    Antigens on rat spermatozoa with a potential role in fertilization (1990)
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    Molecular Reproduction and Development 25 (1990), S. 286-296 
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    ISSN: 1040-452X
    Keywords: Monoclonal antibodies ; Life and Medical Sciences ; Cell & Developmental Biology
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Eight monoclonal antibodies (McAbs), directed against antigens on rat cauda epididymal spermatozoa, were tested for their capacity to interfere with fertilization in vitro as a means of identifying molecules a potential role in sperm-egg recognition and fusion. Antigens recognized by the McAbs were visualized on live spermatozoa by indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) and characterized by immunoblotting. Five McAbs (designated 1B5, 2C4, 4B5, 5B1, and 8C4) recognized antigens specifically on the sperm acrosome and three (designated 2B1, 2D6, and 6B2) bound to the flagellum. Of the eight McAbs investigated, three (2B1, 2C4, and 6B2) were effective in blocking fertilization in vitro when added as culture supernalants to mixtures of sperm and eggs. McAb 6B2 was inhibitory due to its ability to agglutinate spermatozoa. McAbs 2B1 and 2C4 did not agglutinate capacitated spermatozoa, had no observable effect on motility, and yet blocked fertilization in a dose-dependent manner. McAb 2C4 did not give a reaction on immunoblots, but the 2B1 antigen was identified as an Mr 40 kD glycoprotein. McAb 2B1 appeared to block fertilization at the level of zona binding, whereas the effects of 2C4 were directed more against zone penetration and/or fusion with the vitellus. When sperm-egg complexes were stained with 2C4 or 2B1 McAbs and viewed by IIF, all spermatozoa that were attached to the zona showed fluorescence on the head. These results suggest that different antigens on the rat sperm head participate in different aspects of the fertilization process and that during capacitation there is either exposure of these antigens or else they migrate to their site of action from the flagellum.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mrd.1080250311
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  • 9
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    The effects of alterations in the external sodium concentration on human leucocyte sodium and potassium transport in vitro (1981)
    New York, NY [u.a.] : Wiley-Blackwell
    Journal of Cellular Physiology 109 (1981), S. 323-332 
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    ISSN: 0021-9541
    Keywords: Life and Medical Sciences ; Cell & Developmental Biology
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Human leucocytes incubated in tissue culture fluid of low-sodium concentration (2 mM; iso-osmolarity maintained with choline chloride) reached a new equlibrium within 1 hour and lost approximately 25% of intracellular potassium and 70% of intracellular sodium. The rate constant for ouabainsensitive sodium efflux fell by more than 50% and the ouabain-insensitive rate constant increased nearly threefold in the low-sodium medium. Total sodium efflux fell in proportion to internal sodium whereas ouabain-insensitive sodium efflux remained unchanged. A reduction in external sodium from 140 to 2 mM was associated with a 75% fall in sodium influx. In the low-sodium medium ouabainsensitive potassium influx exceeded ouabain-sensitive sodium efflux and no ouabain-sensitive potassium efflux could be demonstrated. Ouabain-insensitive potassium influx and that portion of potassium efflux which is dependent on external potassium fell in parallel in low-sodium cells, suggesting reduced activity of a ouabain-insensitive K:K exchange system.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcp.1041090216
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    Morphology of the epithelium of the extratesticular rete testis, ductuli efferentes and ductus epididymidis of the adult male rabbitResearch supported by USPHS Grants HD-04290 (DWH) and HD-02344 (DWF), by the Ford Foundation (DWF) and by a Milton Fund grant from Harvard University (DWH). (1979)
    New York, NY [u.a.] : Wiley-Blackwell
    American Journal of Anatomy 156 (1979), S. 373-400 
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    ISSN: 0002-9106
    Keywords: Life and Medical Sciences ; Cell & Developmental Biology
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: The fine structure of the epithelium lining the extratesticular rete testis, ductuli efferentes and ductus epididymidis of the rabbit has been investigated. In the ductuli efferentes the epithelium is composed of two cell types, principal cells and ciliated cells. The latter cell type is distinguished from principal cells by the presence of cilia projecting into the lumen and the position of the nucleus in the apical half of the cell. Principal cells in this segment are characterized by micropinocytotic vesicles on the surface plasma membrane and a variety of small dense bodies scattered throughout the cytoplasm. In the ductus epididymidis basal cells replace ciliated cells as the second cell type, but differences between various segments of the epididymis are related to the fine structure of the principal cells. In the proximal caput epididymidis (Nicander's region 1) the principal cells are tall with long microvilli. They typically contain a small Golgi apparatus and a cluster of dense bodies adjacent to the nucleus. In the distal caput epididymidis (Nicander's regions 2-5) the apical cytoplasm of principal cells is filled with numerous micropinocytotic vesicles and large multivesicular bodies; these features are interpreted as signs of absorptive activity. The multivesicular bodies are absent from the cytoplasm of principal cells in the corpus epididymidis (Nicander's region 6) and, instead, numerous elements of smooth endoplasmic reticulum, a large Golgi apparatus, lipid droplets and dense bodies characterize principal cells in this segment. Towards the proximal cauda epididymidis (Nicander's region 7), the number of dense bodies (lysosomes) in the cytoplasm increases considerably. In the globose cauda (Nicander's region 8), the principal cells are reduced in height, and in addition to the features described in region 7, are characterized by a concentric array of rough endoplasmic reticulum in the basal cytoplasm. These observations are discussed in relation to the role of the epididymis in promoting the maturation and survival of spermatozoa.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aja.1001560307
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