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New ultrastructural changes of the ependyma in experimental hydrocephalus

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New ultrastructural alterations of the ependymal cells in the altered container model of experimental feline hydrocephalus are described. These include half desmosomes and a basal lamina on the apical surface of the ependymal cells, punctate adhesion-like structures between intraventricular mononuclear cell and the apical surface of the ependymal cells and unusual distortion of the ependymal cells. The significance of these previously unreported morphological alterations is unknown.

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  1. Department of Neurological Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 East 210th Street, 10467, Bronx, NY, USA

    F. Takei, A. Hirano, K. Shapiro & I. J. Kohn

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Supported partially by a National Institute of Health Teacher/Investigator Development Award: NSI-EA 1 K07 00769-01 NSPH

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Takei, F., Hirano, A., Shapiro, K. et al. New ultrastructural changes of the ependyma in experimental hydrocephalus. Acta Neuropathol 73, 400–402 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00688267

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