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    Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology 269 (1971), S. 48-56 
    ISSN: 1432-1912
    Keywords: Colloidal Ferrihexacyanoferrate(II) ; Potassium Hexacyanoferrate(II) ; Metabolism ; Toxicity ; Rat
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Intestinal absorption, distribution, and excretion of ferrihexacyanoferrate(II), labeled by59Fe at the Fe(III)- and Fe(II)-atoms, respectively, was studied in rats. Following i.v. injection, the compound is separated at ∼60% into Fe3+ and [Fe(CN)6]4−, the residual fraction being retained by the reticuloendothelial system. [Fe(CN)6]4− is excreted rapidly and virtually completely by the kidneys. With oral administration the disintegration amounts to ∼7%, and ∼2% of [Fe(CN)6]4− is absorbed from the gut. No evidence was obtained for decomposition of [Fe(CN)6]4−. No toxic side-effects were observed after chronic administration of ferrihexacyanoferrate(II).
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    Calcified tissue international 7 (1971), S. 191-200 
    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Serpulid ; Polychaete ; Hydroxyapatite ; Ultrastructure
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    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Un petit groupe de cellules épithéliales de la surface antérieure du col du serpulidePomatoceros caeruleus contient des vacuoles, remplies de matériel cristallin. Les cristaux présenttent des aspects rhomboédriques ou rectangulaires. La diffraction électronique montre qu'ils sont constitués par de l'hydroxyleapatite et du phosphate de calcium et de magnésium. Les apex des cellules sont bordés de microvillosités. Certaines cellules ont des cils apicaux. Un appareil de Golgi est visible dans le cytoplasme apical. De nombreuses mitochondries sont dissé minées dans le cytoplasme. Le role éventuel de ces cellules, a contenu minéral, dans la mise en réserve de calcium et/ou de phosphore est envisagé.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Ein kleiner Zellverband im Epithel der vorderen Oberfläche am Hals des SerpulidsPomatoceros caeruleus enthält membrangebundene Vakuolen, welche mit kristallinem Material gefüllt sind. Die Kristalle haben rhomboide oder rechteckige Formen; mittels Elektronendiffraktion konnte nachgewiesen werden, daß sie aus Hydroxyapatit und Calciummagnesiumphosphat bestehen. Die oberen Enden der Zellen sind von Microvilli eingefaßt. Einige der Zellen haben zudem apikale Zilien. Die Zellen enthalten Golgi-Apparate im apikalen Cytoplasma. Eine große Anzahl von Mitochondrien sind über das, ganze Cytoplasma verteilt. Die mögliche Funktion dieser mineralhaltigen Zellen als Aufbewahrungsorte für Calcium und/oder Phosphor wird besprochen.
    Notes: Abstract A small patch of cells in the epithelium of the anterior surface of the collar of the serpulidPomatoceros caeruleus contains membrane-bound vacuoles filled with crystalline material. The crystals have rhomboidal or rectangular profiles and have been shown by electron diffraction analysis to be composed of hydroxyapatite and calcium magnesium phosphate. The apices of the cells are bordered by microvilli. Some cells also have apical cilia. The cells contain Golgi complexes in the apical cytoplasm. Large numbers of mitochondria are distributed thoughout the cytoplasm. The possible function of these mineral-containing cells as sites for storage of calcium and/or phosphorus is discussed.
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    Anatomy and embryology 135 (1971), S. 101-107 
    ISSN: 1432-0568
    Keywords: Rat ; Uterus ; Luminal epithelium ; Ultrastructure ; Implantation
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary The ultrastructure of the rat uterine luminal epithelium has been examined during normal pregnancy, pseudopregnancy, lactation and lactation-pregnancy, all being conditions when a blastocyst is known to be able to implant. In all four groups of animals the epithelium passes through three characteristic and structurally similar states, namely a pre-attachment state, an attachment state and a postattachment state. The attachment state is characterized by a close contact between apposing luminal surfaces of the epithelium. It is concluded that implantation in an undamaged uterus claims a sequence of certain changes in the uterine luminal epithelium, and that the blastocyst attachment occurs within the early part of that period when the luminal epithelium is in the attachment state.
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    ISSN: 1432-0568
    Keywords: Rat ; Ferro-dextran ; Blood brain barrier ; Circumventricular organs
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    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Nach Vorbehandlung mit Myofer (Eisen III-Dextran) wurde die Aufnahme der Testsubstanz in den circumventriculären Organen von Rattengehirnen mit dem Licht-und Elektronenmikroskop untersucht. Die Ergebnisse zeigten, daß ein partieller Schrankeneffekt zwischen Gefäß und Gehirn auch in diesen Regionen besteht. Im allgemeinen ist der Schrankeneffekt die Folge hintereinandergeschalteter Barrieren, deren morphologisches Substrat 1. das Gefäßendothel und 2. die Gliagrenzschicht sind. Im Parenchym der verschiedenen Gehirnteile ist die Endothelzelle für diese gegebene Substanz undurchlässig. Dabei wird Myofer zwar in die Zelle aufgenommen, aber total zurückgehalten. In den circumventriculären Organen des Rattengehirns (Area postrema, Epiphyse, Subfornikalorgan, Organum vasculosum laminae terminalis, Neurohypophyse, Plexus chorioidei) ist die Endothelzelle durchlässig. Daher findet man Myoferpartikel im perivasculären Raum. Der. „Hemmeffekt” der zweiten Barriere ist abhängig 1. von der Konzentration des Myofers in dem perivasculären Raum und 2. von der Zeitdauer, während der die Gliagrenzschicht beeinflußt wird. Die perivasculären Gliafortsätze nehmen als einzige Zellelemente Myofer auf. Da der Anteil von Zellen mit Gliacharakter in den circumventriculären Organen wechselt, ist in den einzelen Regionen Myofer in unterschiedlicher Menge nachweisbar. Neuronale Elemente enthalten niemals Myofer.
    Notes: Summary After pretreatment of rats with Myofer (ferro-dextran complex) the uptake of this substance into circumventricular organs of the brain has been studied by means of light and electronmicroscopy. The results show that in these regions a partial barrier effect exists between blood and brain parenchyma. Generally the barrier effect is the result of impediments, which are connected in series. The morphological substratum of them is (1) the endothelium of the capillaries and (2) the limiting layer of the glial processes. In the parenchyma of the brain (cerebellum) the endothelial cell is sealed for this substance: the Myofer is taken up by the endothelium, but retained in the cells. In the circumventricular organs of the rat's brain (area postrema, epiphysis cerebri, subfornical organ, Organum vasculosum laminae terminalis, neurohypophysis, choroid plexus) the endothelial cells are leaky. Consequently one finds particles of Myofer inside the perivascular space. The inhibitory effect of the second barrier depends (1) on the concentration of Myofer in the perivascular space and (2) on the period, during which the limiting layer of the glial processes has been affected. The perivascular glial processes are the only cell elements which take up Myofer. Since the proportion of cells characterized as glial elements changes between the circumventricular organs, Myofer is detectable in different amounts within the various regions. Neuronal elements never contain Myofer.
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    Anatomy and embryology 134 (1971), S. 235-242 
    ISSN: 1432-0568
    Keywords: Leydig cells ; Differentiation ; Ultrastructure ; Hamster
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary This paper describes the morphological events which take place in the hamster Leydig cell during its process of prenatal and postnatal differentiation. The most strinking feature of the prenatal differentiation is the high development of the vesicular form of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum (S.E.R.). At around the end of the first month of postnatal life the vesicular form of the S.E.R. is replaced by a truly reticular S.E.R. formed by numerous interconnected cisternae. From fetal to adult life the amount of ribosomes decreases whereas the number of mitochondria and Golgi cisternae increases. It is concluded that the differentiation mechanism of the hamster Leydig cell differs from that observed in the Leydig cell of other species, even of those closely related to the hamster, such as the mouse.
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    Anatomy and embryology 135 (1971), S. 139-155 
    ISSN: 1432-0568
    Keywords: Ultrastructure ; Rabbit ; Fertilization ; Blastocysts
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Fertilized rabbit ova were studied in the period from 25 to 144 hr after insemination. Eggs were recovered by flushing the uterine horns and oviducts with Hank's solution. The cells were morphologically alike in the 24 and 48 hr ova. At 661/2 hr blastomeres were differentiated into an inner mass of cells with dense cytoplasm and an outer trophoblastic layer with less dense cytoplasm. Otherwise no morphological differences were seen. Whether the 661/2 hr ova were morulas or blastocysts is discussed. The 96 hr ova were clearly blastocysts. Inner cells and trophoblastic cells at this stage bad the same cytoplasmic density. Mitochondria were increased in number and crystal-like figures were present for the first time. In the 120 and 144 hr ova the cytoplasm of the trophoblastic cells was denser than that of the inner cells. Trophoblastic cells were characterized by their density, crystal-like figures, elongated mitochondria with transverse cristae and many single ribosomes and they were interconnected with well developed junctional complexes. In a few cases a continuity seemed to exist between trophoblastic cells and inner cells. The latter were characterized by cytoplasm of less density than that of the trophoblastic cells, rounded mitochondria and fewer ribosomes. The fine structure of the crystal-like figures, their possible origin and differentiation of the mitochondria are discussed.
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    Anatomy and embryology 135 (1971), S. 117-138 
    ISSN: 1432-0568
    Keywords: Embryology ; Human adenohypophysis ; Progenitor cell and canaliculi ; Follicular structures ; Histocytochemistry ; Ultrastructure
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary A histochemical and ultrastructural investigation of the early development of the adenohypophysis was carried out on a human material. Special attention was paid to an accumulation of hyaluronic acid and chondroitin-4-and/or-6-sulfate in the mesenchyma; its role in morphogenesis of the Rathke's pouch is discussed. The role of the vessels as a “critical factor” in the budding of the parenchyma and in the differentiation of secretory cells is discussed. Canalicular extensions from the original lumen of the pouch into the core of parenchymal buds, which migrate into the mesenchyma, is a new observation. The participation of canaliculi in formation of follicular structures of pars distalis is described and discussed. The primitive cell type lining the pouch is also found in the wall of canaliculi and follicular structures. The cell type is described and its role as the real progenitor cell of the adenohypophysis is discussed. Three types of colloid are noticed in pars distalis: 1. In the follicular structures, 2. in the slits or clefts caused by partial occlusion of the lumen of the pouch, and 3. mesenchymal extravasal colloid presumably representing material squeezed out from the aforementioned clefts or slits. It is concluded that the colloid contains material secreted from different types of granulated cells as well as material from the surface coat of the luminal cells.
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    Anatomy and embryology 134 (1971), S. 311-327 
    ISSN: 1432-0568
    Keywords: Development ; Median eminence ; Rat
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary This paper reports details of the development of the external layer of the median eminence with special reference to the appearance of the nerve terminals, containing electron dense core and electron lucent vesicles, in the outermost layer of a palisade structure (2–3 μ thick). Observations were made on perinatal rats of the Sprague-Dawley strain (16, 18, 20 day fetuses and rats 5 hours, one 4, and 8 days after birth). The palisade structure of the outermost layer of the median eminence was first clearly detectable 5 hours after birth. Concomitantly, there was a marked increase in the number of nerve terminals in this layer. The nerve terminals containing electron dense core and electron lucent vesicles were seen in 18 day fetuses in the outermost layer of the median eminence. These nerve terminals increased in number during development, especially from the 20th day of fetal life to the 4th day after birth. The size range of the majority of the electron lucent vesicles did not change during development, but that of the core vesicles increased from 600–800 Å from the 18th to 20th day of fetal life. The initiation of neurohemal control of the adenohypophysial function by the hypothalamus is discussed.
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  • 9
    ISSN: 1432-0533
    Keywords: Co-Radiation ; Spinal Cord ; Rat ; Cell Proliferation ; p-Bromophenylacetylurea
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Rats were irradiated with doses of 1 000–3 000 rads to the cervical spinal cord and subsequently given a paralytic dose of p-Bromophenylacetylurea. The nuclear populations in the degenerating dorsal columns were determined and it was found that a significant suppression of cell proliferation occurred after all three dose levels. The cell populations in the shielded parts of the tracts rostral to the irradiated zone were not affected.
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    Acta neuropathologica 19 (1971), S. 137-144 
    ISSN: 1432-0533
    Keywords: Type IV Glycogenosis ; Amylopectinosis ; Skeletal Muscle ; Polysaccharides ; Ultrastructure
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Skeletal muscles from a patient with type IV glycogenosis were studied by light and electron microscopy. The distinctive polysaccharide deposits were more abundant in the tongue and diaphragm than other skeletal muscles. The involved myofibers contained fusiform areas filled with polyhedral or rounded granules of basophilic material that was further characterized by staining with periodic acid-Schiff, Grocott methenamine silver and alcian blue. Ultrastructurally the deposits were composed of branched filaments, osmophilic granules and electron-dense amorphous material. There are sufficient ultrastructural, histochemical and chemical similarities among the deposits in type IV glycogenosis, Lafora bodies and visceral deposits in myoclonus epilepsy, corpora amylacea and basophilic degeneration of the myocardium to suggest a common composition and mechanism of synthesis possibly through reversal of the debranching enzyme system. However, sharing a biochemical pathway does not necessarily imply a common etiological factor.
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    Acta neuropathologica 19 (1971), S. 249-264 
    ISSN: 1432-0533
    Keywords: Brain Edema ; Stab Wound ; Neocortex ; Rat
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary The parietal cortex of rats was examined by light and electron microscopy 1–120 min after a standardized stab wound (250×450×1800μm, constant stab velocity). The changes in the tissue are already visible qualitatively after 1 min. After about 4 min the expansion of tissue changes stops. 4 zones may be separated. Surrounding the stab canal concentrically they are relatively sharply defined. Zone I. Stab canal, haemorrhagical or “debris zone”, primary traumatic destroyed zone. The tissue units are here completely destroyed. Zone II. “Squashed” or “indirectly but irreversibly damaged” zone. It is ca. 80μm wide and contains apart from a protein-rich extracellular fluid almost exclusively swollen cells and cell fragments. Zone III. Swelling brain or “intracellular peritraumatic edema”. It is ca. 150μm wide and contains mainly dark neurones and swollen astroglia. Zone IV. Transitional zone of variable width. Here only the perivascular and perineural processes are swollen without changed neurone structure. In all swollen astrocytes mitochondria are altered typically (denser matrix, dilated cristae). Discussed are: The short latency period, Zone IV, causes of astroglial swelling, origin of extracellular fluid as well as mechanisms which limit the spread of extracellular fluid into Zone II.
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    Acta neuropathologica 19 (1971), S. 301-306 
    ISSN: 1432-0533
    Keywords: Wilson's Disease ; Opalski Cells ; Tissue Culture ; Ultrastructure
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary The object of the present study was to analyse the ultrastructure of Opalski cells, obtained in tissue culture according to the method described by Mossakowskiet al. (1970). The electron microscopic picture of the Opalski cells was characterized by scanty endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus and a greatly reduced number of mitochondria, as compared with glial cells cultured in vitro. Their cytoplasm contained two types of spherical bodies, one of which corresponded to lysosome-like bodies; the second one, in the authors' opinion, represented an accumulation of mucopolysaccharide substances. The ultrastructural picture of Opalski cells corresponded well with their previously described histochemical properties.
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    Acta neuropathologica 18 (1971), S. 173-189 
    ISSN: 1432-0533
    Keywords: Progressive Muscular Dystrophy ; Duchenne Type ; Ultrastructure ; Lipidstorage ; Type I Fibers
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    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Muskelgewebe von 10 Knaben mit Duchennescher Form von PMD wurden licht- und elektronenmikroskopisch untersucht. Die einzelnen myopathischen Veränderungen wurden feinstrukturell analysiert und hinsichtlich ihrer Spezifität beurteilt. Es treten Fasernekrose, davon abhängig Faserregenerate, weiters Faserdegenerationen mit primärer Filamentenordnungsstörung und konsekutiver Filamentendegeneration, sowie einfache Faseratrophie als Gesamtfaserschädigung auf. Fokale myopathische Veränderungen, vorwiegend auf Typ I-Fasern beschränkt, sind Z-Streaming und Lipidspeicherung in zentralen Faserabschnitten. Keine der Einzelveränderungen ist für sich spezifisch, lediglich ihre Häufigkeitsverteilung ergibt ein charakteristisches Muster. Pathogenetische Faktoren der Einzelveränderungen, besonders Lipidakkumulation in Typ I-Fasern, werden diskutiert.
    Notes: Summary Examinations of 10 muscle biopsies in Duchenne type of progressive muscular dystrophy were performed. The different particular myopathic changes are analysed and their specificity is discussed. Two groups of changes are observed, one concerning total fiber involvement, the other the focal degenerations. In the first group muscle fiber necrosis, associated regenerations, fiber degeneration with initial disturbance of the filamentous arrangement and atrophia simplex are described. Focal myopathic changes appeared predominantly in type I fibers and consisted of Z-streaming and lipid storage in central fiber parts. None of the particular fiber changes are specific, only the distribution of their frequency shows a characteristic pattern. Pathogenic factors of the different particular fiber changes are discussed, especially of the lipid accumulation in the type I fibers.
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    Acta neuropathologica 18 (1971), S. 299-310 
    ISSN: 1432-0533
    Keywords: Ultrastructure ; Cat Cerebrum ; Endocytosis ; Thorotrast ; Ferritin
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Small quantities of ferritin or Thorotrast were injected into the visual cortex of the cat in order to determine which cells in the cerebrum exhibited endocytic activity when exposed to foreign material. Blocks of tissue from the cortex and adjacent white matter were examined by electron microscopy 5 h and 20 h after injection. Some neurons and oligodendrocytes and all the astrocytes examined showed pinocytotic activity. Increasing the time of exposure of the tissue to the tracer did not appear to result in greatly increased uptake by individual cells, except in the case of astrocytes. Neutrophils, which invaded the tissue after 5 h, and in increased numbers after 20 h, exhibited minimal endocytic activity when they invaded the grey matter. They were more active in the white matter. Up to 20 h after injection, the three most important endocytic elements in the cerebrum were astrocytes (collectively), pale perivascular cells within the basement membrane of the blood vessels and phagocytes, which appeared to be reactive endogenous cells.
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    Calcified tissue international 7 (1971), S. 139-149 
    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Bone ; Cartilage ; Estrogen ; Ultrastructure ; Growth
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    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Dix rats Holtzman mâles et sevrés sont sacrifiés injection intrapéritonéale d'oestradiol (Progynon, Schering) aqueux, à des doses quotiediennes de 1 μ g. par g de poids. Des témoins, ayant reçu une dose équivalente de liquide de dilution, sont sacrifiés à des intervalles de 1 heure à 6 jours, identiques aux temps de sacrifice des animaux injectés. Les cartilages épiphysaires supérieurs des tibias tibias (ECP) étudiés en microscopie électronique, montrent, dès trois heures après l'ionjection, une augmentation nette de 'activié sécrétoire, caractérisée, au niveau de la zone de sécrétion matricielle, par l'abondance dans les citernes golgiennes d'un matériel piqueté, constitué par des complexes protéino-polysaccharidiques. La désintégration de la membrane limitante de vésicules golgiennes individuelles est plus avancée après vingt quatre heures: après trois jours de traitement, seules quelques vésicules restent intactes et des plages d'un matériel initialement intravacuolaire sont visibles dans le cytoplasme. De longs filaments, rappelant les précurseurs ou les fibrilles primaires du collagène, sont visibles dans cette sécrétion. Après six jours, de grandes plages de cettre subestance remplissent les cellules de la couche pré-hypertrophieque, avec déplacement de l'ergastoplasme en périphérie. Des vacuoles cytoplasques, contenant un matériel semblable à celui qu'on retrouve dans la lacune, et présentant des filament finement moniliformes et disposés en rayons le long de la membrane limitante, sont visibles. Ces observations suggèrent une accélération initiale de l'activité sécrétoire chondrocytaire, suivie par un retard de transfert. La rétention consécutive et la polymérisation intracellulaire de produits précollagéniques accélèrent l'hypertrophie et favorisent ainsi la dégénérescence précoce des chondrocytes. Ces altérations ultrastructurales paraissent être spécifiques aux oestrog`enes.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Zehn männliche Hotlzmann-Ratten, die im Entwöhnungsstadium waren, erhielten täglich wässerige Oestradioldosen (Progynon, Schering) von 1 μ/g Körpergewicht i.p. Dann wurden sie gleichzeitig mit Kontrolltieren, welche die gleiche Menge Verdünnungsmittel erhalten hatten, in Intervallen von 1 Std bis zu 6 Tagen getötet. Platten des oberen tibialen Epiphysenknorples (ECP), welche für die Elektronenmikroskopie präpariert wurden, zeigtem, daß schon 3 Std nach der Injektion ein bemerkenswerte Erhöhung der sekretorischen Tätigkeit entsteht. Dies wurde in der Zone der Matrixausscheidung sichtbar, wo sich in den Golgi-Zisternen eine Anhäufung von punktiertem, aus Proteinpolysaccharid-Komplexen bestehendem Material zeigte. Der Zerfall der Membran, welche die einzelnen Golgi-Bläschen umgibt, nahm nach 24 Std zu; nach 3 Tagen Behandlung blieben nur wenige Gefäße intakt, und Ansammlungen von ursprünglich intravacuolörem Material konnten im Grundplasma beobachtet werden. Lange Fasern, welche auf primäre oder Prae-Kollagefibrillen hindeuteten, konnten in diesem Sekret gesehen werden. Nach 6 Tagen wurden die Zellen in der prähypertrophen Zone mit dieser Substanz richtiggehend überschwemmt, und das rauhe endoplasmatische Reticulum wurde anschließend gegen die Zellperipherie verlagert. Die oft beobachteten cytoplasmatischen Vacuolen enthielten ein Material, das dem in den Lacunen vorkommenden ähnlich ist und zeigten auf der ungebrenden Membran feinperlige, radial angeordnete Fasern. Unsere Beobachtungen deuten auf eine anfängliche Beschleuning der chondrocytischen sekretorischen Tätigkeit, mit nachfolgender Transportverlangsamung, hin. Die dadurch entstehende Retention und intrazelluläre Polymerisation von präkollagenen Produkten beschleunigt die Hypertrophie und begünstigt dadurch die frühe Degeneration von Chondrocyten. Diese ultrastrukturellen Veränderungen scheinen oestrogen-spezifisch zu sein.
    Notes: Abstract Ten male weanling Holtzman rats, injected intraperitoneally with aqueous estradiol (Progynon, Schering), in daily doses of 1 μg. per g body weight, were sacrificed, simultaneously with controls receiving an equivalent amount of diluent, at intervals ranging from one hour to six days. Upper tibial epiphyseal cartilage plates (ECP), procesed for electron microscopy, revealed, as early as three hours after injection, appreciable enhancement of secretory activity, evidenced, in the zone of matrix secretion, by the abundance in Golgi cisternae of stippled material representing proteinpolysaccharide complexes. Disintegration of the lining membrane of individual Golgi vesicles was advanced after twenty-four hours; following three days of treatment, few vesicles remained intact, and pools of initially intravacuolar material were observable in the gound plasm. Long filaments, suggestive of primary or precursor collagen fibrils were apparent in this secretion. After six days, virtual lakes of this substance filled cells in the zone of prehypertophy, with consequent displacement of the rough endoplasmic reticulum against the cell periphery. Cytoplasmic vacuoles, containing mateerial similar to that found in the lacunar moat, and displaying finely beaded, radially arrayed filaments on the lining membrane were frequently encountered. Our observations suggest an initial acclleration of chondrocytic secretory activity, with subsequent retardation of transport. The resultant retention and intracellular polymerization of precollagenous products accelerates hypertrophy, thereby promoting early degeneration of chondrocytes. These ultrastructural alterations are apparently estrogen-specific.
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    Calcified tissue international 7 (1971), S. 12-22 
    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Bone ; Cartilage ; Testosterone ; Ultrastructure ; Growth
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Bien que la clinique et l'expérimentation semblent démontrer que des doses élevées de testostérone provoquent un arrêt prématuré de la croissance, le mécanisme exact et le lieu précis de son action sur l'appareil de croissance des os longs restent indéterminés. Au cours de cette étude, des rats máles de 200 g sont injectés à l'aide de doses supra-physiologiques de testostérone pour observer les effects sub-microscopiques sur les diverses zones du cartilage épiphysaire. Au niveau de la zone de division cellulaire, on note une augmentation des cellules en division. Les cellules, en voie de maturation, présentent plus de produits de sécrétion, à un stade plus précoce de leur cycle d'évolution, et semblent subir une hypertrophie plus rapide. Dans la zone pré-hypertrophique, la matrice intercellulaire présente des foyers de calcification précoce, ainsi que des fibres collagènes plus longues et plus épaisses que chez les témoins. Il apparait que, chez l'animal entier, des doses même élevées de testostérone provoquent initialement une stimulation de la prolifération chondrocytaire, avant de favoriser les processus de maturation.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Obwohl experimentelle und klinische Erfahrung darauf hinweisen, daß hohe Dosen von Testosteron zu einem frühzeitigen Wachstumsabschluß führen, sind der genaue Mechanismus und der eigentliche Wirkungsort dieses Hormons im Wachstumsapparat der Röhrenknochen unbekannt geblieben. In diesem Experiment wurden 200 g schweren männlichen Ratten supraphysiologische Testosterondosen injiziert, um die submikroskopischen Auswirkungen auf die verschiedenen Zonen des Epiphysenknorpels zu beobachten. In der Zone der Zellmitosen fand sich eine erhöhte Anzahl von sich teilenden Zellen. Die reifenden Zellen häuften im Frühstadium ihres Lebenscyclus größere Mengen von Sekretionsprodukten an und schienen eine abruptere Hypertrophie durchzumachen. In der prähypertrophen Zone enthielt die interterritoriale Matrix Herde von früher und verfrühter Verkalkung, sowie dickere und längere Kollagenfasern als vergleichsweise in Kontrolltieren. Daraus wird geschlossen, daß bei unbehandelten Tieren sogar große Testosterondosen anfänglich eine Stimulation der Chondrocytenproliferation verursachen, bevor sie die Reifungsprozesse veranlassen.
    Notes: Abstract Although experimental and clinical experience indicates that large doses of testosterone lead to premature cessation of growth, the exact mechanism and precise site of action of this hormone on the growth apparatus of long bones remain unknown. In this study, plateaued male rats were injected with supraphysiologic doses of testosterone to observe the submicroscopic effects on the various zones of the epiphyseal cartilage. In the zone of cell division there were increased numbers of dividing cells. The maturing cells accumulated larger amounts of secretory products at earlier stages of their life cycle, and appeared to undergo a more abrupt hypertrophy. In the zone of prehypertrophy, the interterritorial matrix contained foci of early and premature calcification and thicker and longer collagen fibers than at comparable levels in controls. It is concluded that in intact animals, even large doses of testosterone initially cause a stimulation of chondrocyte proliferation, prior to promoting maturation processes.
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    Calcified tissue international 7 (1971), S. 31-45 
    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Prism ; Crystals ; Growth ; Shell ; Formation ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Le début des prismes est visible au niveau de la région proximale de la surface externe du repli périphérique externe dans l'espace palléal, limité extérieurement par la périostracum. Le premier stade de formation d'un prisme est identique à celui observé dans la formation du nacre, à savoir l'élaboration d'une lamelle dense aux électrons qui sert de limite interne au futur prisme. Les fragments de lamelles se détachent et migrent vers un espace bordé extérieurement par le periostracum. Ces fragments lamellaires forment des enveloppes, au niveau desquelles on observe le dépôt initial et la croissance des cristaux. En même temps, on voit apparaitre des parois interprismatiques nettes, qui dérivent aussi des lamelles. La croissance de nouveaux cristaux et d'éléments organiques donne finalement un prisme adulte allongé. La croissance de la coquille se fait en périphérie, surtout par formation de nouveaux prismes. En outre, un environnement modifié, qui consiste en un dédoublement du periostracum au niveau de la surface distale, donne naissance à des ilôts étroits, contenant des prismes, qui se forment sur les bords de l'espace produit par la courbe du periostracum.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Die Prismenbildung beginnt in der proximalen Region der äußeren Oberfläche der äußeren Mantelfalte in Pallialraum, der gegen außen durch das Periostracum begrenzt wird. Der erste Schritt bei einer Prismenbildung verläuft gleich, wie dies bei der Perlmutterbildung beobachtet werden kann, nämlich in Form der Ausarbeitung einer elektronenoptisch dichten Lamelle, welche als innere Begrenzung des zukünftigen Prismas dient. Fragmente der Lamelle werden abgetrennt und wandern zu einem Zwischenraum, der gegen außen durch das Periostracum abgeschlossen wird. Diese Lamellenfragmente bilden Hüllen, innerhalb welcher der Kristall entsteht und sein Wachstum stattfindet. Gleichzeitig bilden sich dicke, zwischen den Prismen liegende Wände, die ebenfalls von den Lamellen abstammen. Das aus der Bildung zusätzlicher Kristalle bestehende Wachstum, zusammen mit den organischen Komponenten, läßt schließlich das reife längliche Prisma entstehen. Das Wachstum der Muschel spielt sich am Rande hauptsächlich durch Bildung neuer Prismen ab. Durch eine Veränderung der Umgebung, bestehend aus einer Verdoppelung des Periostracums an der distalen Oberfläche, entstehen zusätzlich dünne, prismenhaltige Sporne, welche innerhalb des begrenzten Raumes vorkommen, der sich durch das Überschlagen des Periostracums bildet.
    Notes: Abstract The initiation of prisms occurs in the proximal region of the outer surface of the outer mantle fold in the pallial space bounded externally by the periostracum. The first step in the formation of a prism is similar to that observed in the formation of nacre, namely, the elaboration of an electron-dense lamella that serves as the internal boundary of the future prism. Fragments of the lamella become detached and migrate to a chamber bounded externally by the periostracum. These lamellar fragments form envelopes within which crystal initiation and growth oocur. At the same time stout interprismatic walls appear. They are also derived from the lamellae. Growth consisting of the formation of additional crystals and the organic components finally give rise to the mature elongated prism. Growth of the shell occurs at the margin chiefly by formation of new prisms in this area. In addition a modified environment consisting of duplicature of the periostracum on the distal surface results in the formation of thin spurs containing prisms that occur within the confines of the space created by the periostracal loop.
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    Calcified tissue international 7 (1971), S. 307-317 
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    Keywords: Ultrastructure ; Cartilage ; Calcification ; Inorganic ; Organic
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé La phase organique (ou fantôme des cristaux) associéc à chaque cristal, ainsi que la substance de base associée à chaque cristal, ainsi que la substance de base associée à chaque amas cristallin, sont mises en évidence au niveau du cartilage calcifié en utilisant le sulfate de chrome basique comme agent de fixation, de coloration et de déminéralisation. Le traitement ultérieur du tissu, à l'aide de papaïne ou d'hyaluronidase, indique que les fantômes cristallins constitutent un complexe protéino-polysaccharidique et que la substance de base est formée par une protéine associée à un polysaccharide acide. Les rapports entre phases inorganique et organique sont discutés.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Die organische Phase (oder Kristallit-Schatten), die zu jedem Kristallit gehört, sowie das Hintergrundmaterial, das zu jeder Kristallitgruppe gehört, wurden in calcifiziertem Knorpel sichtbar gemacht. Zu diesem Zweck wurde basisches Chromsulfat als ein kombiniertes Fixierungs-, Färbe- und Demineralisierungsmittel verwendet. Nachfolgende Behandlung des Gewebes mit Papain oder Hyaluronidase läßt vermuten, daß die Kristallitschatten einen Proteinpolysaccharidkomplex darstellen und daß das Hintergrundmaterial hauptsächlich aus Protein mit einigen sauren Polysacchariden besteht. Die Beziehung zwischen anorganischen und organischen Phasen wird diskutiert.
    Notes: Abstract The organic phase (or crystallite ghost) associated with each crystallite, together with the background material associated with each crystallite cluster, was demonstrated in calcified cartilage using basic chromium sulphate as a combined fixative, stain, and demineralizing agent. Subsequent treatment of the tissue with papain, or with hyaluronidase, suggests that the crystallite ghosts represented a protein-polysaccharide complex and that the background material was principally protein together with some acid polysaccharide. The relationship between inorganic and organic phases is discussed.
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    Experimental brain research 12 (1971), S. 435-446 
    ISSN: 1432-1106
    Keywords: Thalamic reticular nucleus ; Ascending reticular system ; Topo graphical arrangement ; Rat
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary A neuro-anatomical investigation into the thalamic reticular nucleus and its connections was made in the albino rat, using the method of retrograde degeneration and the Nauta-Gygax method. The results correspond to the description given by Scheibel and Scheibel and indicate connections of the neurons of the reticular which the principal thalamic nuclei and the rostral part of the intralaminar thalamic nuclei. A topographical arrangement of the efferent connections of the reticular nucleus is demonstrated. The projection of the reticular nucleus upon the thalamus duplicates the cortico-thalamic connections.
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    Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology 271 (1971), S. 211-233 
    ISSN: 1432-1912
    Keywords: Amphetamine ; Synthesis of Catecholamines ; Brain Catecholamines ; Release of Catecholamines ; Rat
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    Notes: Summary Accumulation of labelled noradrenaline (NA) and dopamine (DA) and endogenous levels of NA and DA in brain and heart were measured after infusion of tyrosine-14C and dopa-3H in rats. After a single dose of 20 mg/kg i.p. of dl-amphetamine sulphate a 50–65% decrease in the NA accumulation in the brain and heart was observed. The accumulation of DA was not changed. In rats treated chronically with amphetamine sulphate, 16−32 mg/kg i.p. twice daily for 4 weeks, both the brain and heart NA and brain DA levels were depleted by 40–70% at 20–24 h after amphetamine withdrawal. The accumulation of labelled NA and DA in these animals was not different from that of saline treated controls. When amphetamine sulphate, 20 mg/kg i.p., was given to chronically amphetamine treated rats there was a 45–60% decrease in the accumulation of labelled NA; labelled DA remained unchanged. It is concluded that the decrease in NA accumulation under acute and chronic amphetamine intoxication is most likely due to a preferential release of newly synthesized NA.
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    Psychopharmacology 22 (1971), S. 144-150 
    ISSN: 1432-2072
    Keywords: Avoidance ; Chlorpromazine ; CS-US Interval ; Rat
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    Notes: Abstract Three groups of four rats learned to avoid electric shock (US) by turning a wheel in response to a buzzer stimulus (CS). The CS-US intervals for each group were 5, 10, and 20 sec, respectively. After each animal had learned the avoidance procedure and had achieved a stable level of performance, the effect of several doses of chlorpromazine on percent avoidance, on latency time from CS onset to termination by a response, and on response rate was determined as a function of CS-US interval length. No consistent relationship between increasing interval length and response rate was observed. Neither lengthening the CS-US interval nor the interaction of this lengthening with chlorpromazine dose was found to exert a statistically significant effect on percent avoidance. Furthermore, although a statistically significant increase in response latency was found to be associated with increasing CS-US interval length, the increases in latency noted were not of sufficient magnitude to corroborate the hypothesis that lengthening the CS-US interval contributes importantly to increased avoidance responding in animals tested with chlorpromazine. Further, the results of this study do not support induction of a locomotor deficit as the mechanism by which chlorpromazine suppresses the avoidance response.
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    Psychopharmacology 19 (1971), S. 95-104 
    ISSN: 1432-2072
    Keywords: Ethanol ; Tolerance ; Dependence ; Withdrawal Reaction ; Startle Threshold ; Rat
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    Notes: Abstract The thresholds for startle responses to electric shock were measured in adult male Wistar strain rats given ethanol daily in doses rising from 3 to 7 g/kg over a 30-day period, and in controls receiving equicaloric doses of sucrose. Tests made 23, 36, or 47 h after ethanol (i.e., during partial or complete ethanol withdrawal) gave threshold values significantly lower than those obtained with sucrose-treated controls. The difference became greater after longer ethanol treatment and larger doses. However, when threshold measurements were made under the acute influence of ethanol in the experimental group, the mean values were virtually equal to those of the sucrose controls. This normalization, by ethanol, of a disturbance produced by absence of ethanol in a chronically treated animal is indicative of physical dependence. Following termination of ethanol treatment there was a gradual return of startle thresholds almost to control values over a relatively short period, indicating that the changes underlying the hyperexcitability are readily reversible.
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    Psychopharmacology 21 (1971), S. 212-228 
    ISSN: 1432-2072
    Keywords: Amphetamine ; Apomorphine ; Stereotypy ; Behaviour ; Rat ; Mouse ; Neuroleptics ; Thymoleptics
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    Notes: Abstract The behaviour of mice after various doses of amphetamine or apomorphine which induce stereotypies is described in details. The induced stereotyped behaviour in mice appears more differentiated than that in rats. The amphetamine-syndrome in rats consists of an excitement phase followed by the stereotypy, whereas apomorphine elicits stereotyped behaviour directly after administration. Amphetamine-induced stereotyped behaviour is different from the apomorphine-induced stereotypy in several respects. Neuroleptics inhibit the amphetamine (12.5 mg/kg s.c.) and apomorphine-(10 mg/kg s.c.) syndrome, while thymoleptics potentiate subeffective doses of amphetamine (5 mg/kg s.c.) and apomorphine (2 mg/kg s.c.). This is demonstrated with some neuroleptics of the phenothiazine-type, haloperidol, reserpine, and a group of thymoleptics. The method opens the possibility of differentiating within several groups of neuroleptics and within several groups of thymoleptics.
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    Keywords: Acquisition ; CAR ; Tetrahydrocannabinols ; Transfer ; Rat
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    Notes: Abstract Rats trained in conditioned avoidance responding (CAR) after injections of either 7.5 mg/kg Δ 9-THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) or 15 mg/kg Δ 8-THC, showed no transfer when tested in the non-drugged state. Furthermore, these doses of the isomeric tetrahydrocannabinols exerted a disruptive effect on previously established CAR in rats, trained under normal conditions. Only the Δ 9-THC-group showed an impairment of acquisition which was statistically significant compared to the control group.
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    Psychopharmacology 21 (1971), S. 147-156 
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    Keywords: Scopolamine ; Pilocarpine ; Lashley Jumping Stand ; Fixated Behavior ; Rat
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    Notes: Abstract A group of male albino rats were subjected to the Maier paradigm (insoluble problem followed by a soluble problem) using the Lashley jumping stand. Forty-two animals which failed the soluble problem by adopting a position stereotype were then randomly assigned to eight drug groups in a 2×2 design. Animals were guided to the correct window on odd days but received no guidance on even days. Animals received either pilocarpine nitrate (5.0 mg/kg) or scopolamine hydrobromide (1.0 mg/kg) in one of three different sequences. These sequences included drug on both odd and even days (drug-drug), only on the odd day (drug-no drug), or only on the even day (no drug-drug). One other drug group received scopolamine methylbromide (1.0 mg/kg) in a drug-no drug sequence, while the control group received saline on both days. Results indicated that animals receiving pilocarpine in the drug-drug and no drug-drug sequence solved significantly faster than the controls, while all the drugno drug groups showed significantly poorer solution rates. It was concluded that pilocarpine may enable animals to inhibit punished behavior patterns and thus hasten the extinction of fixated responses, but that due to the inconclusive scopolamine data this pilocarpine effect may not be due to its cholinomimetic properties.
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    Keywords: NE ; Intraventricular ; Cholinergic Function ; Eating Behaviour ; Rat
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    Notes: Abstract The effect of centrally administered norepinephrine (NE) into the lateral ventricle on choline acetylase activity (ChAc), endogenous levels of NE, dopamine (DA) and serotonin (5HT) was studied in different regions of the rat brain. In normal rats, the highest activity of choline acetylase was found in the cerebral cortex, followed by the brain stem, the diencephalon, the hypothalamus and least in the cerebellum. Chronic administration of NE significantly increased the choline acetylase activity in all regions studied, whereas both the acute and the in vitro studies showed no significant change except in the brain stem. Serotonin level was increased in the cerebellum, but decreased in the diencephalon and the brain stem. There was no significant alteration in the level of NE in all areas studied except in the hypothalamus where there was an increase in the mean concentration. Tissue level of DA showed a significant increase in the cerebral cortex and the hypothalamus. Behaviourally, there was a significant increase in food intake on the first day of treatment with no significant change in water intake. The data suggests that NE may be involved in the regulation of acetylcholine synthesis. The significance of interaction between different monoamines and acetylcholine may be important in the study of drug tolerance phenomena.
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    Keywords: GABA-Regional distribution ; Rabbit ; Rat ; Guinea pig ; Baboon ; CNS ; Substantia nigra
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    Notes: Summary The regional distribution of GABA in the CNS of rabbit (17 regions), rat (14 regions), guinea pig (12 regions) and baboon (11 regions) was determined by sensitive enzymatic and fluorometric assay. In all species studied a high concentration of GABA was found in substantia nigra (8.5–10.1 mmoles/kg) and pallidum (6.5–8.2 mmoles/kg). Fairly high amounts were found in hypothalamus, superior and inferior colliculi, nucleus oculomotorius and dentate nucleus. The GABA concentration in spinal cord (white matter) had the lowest value.
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    Keywords: NaKATPase ; Intracellular Localisation ; Proximal Tubule ; Rat
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    Notes: Summary With refinements of quantitative histochemistry, i.e. oilwell technique, enzymaticP ianalysis and NADP/NADPH cycling an enzymatic polarization of the tubular epithelial cell from the rat nephron to NaKATPase can be established. NaKATPase activity is limited to the basal area of the epithelial cell. Brush border fragments lack NaKATPase activity.
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    Psychopharmacology 20 (1971), S. 389-394 
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    Keywords: Aggressive Behaviour ; Apomorphine ; Isolation ; Psycho pharmacology ; Rat
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    Notes: Abstract The apomorphine-induced aggression response of isolated rats was examined. The development of aggressive behaviour in adult rats was enhanced after isolation in cages with wire-netting and especially in cages isolated in opacified Makrolon boxes compared with aggregated rats. Young rats kept isolated for 2 months immediately after weaning showed an enhancement only if isolated in wire-netting cages. Rats kept in groups for one month after their isolation still showed an enhancement of aggression, although it was somewhat reduced.
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    Psychopharmacology 20 (1971), S. 348-354 
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    Keywords: Phentolamine ; Noradrenaline ; Amphetamine ; Rat ; Locomotor Activity
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    Notes: Abstract Phentolamine injected intraventricularly in unanaesthetized rats decreased their locomotor activity and antagonized the excitatory effect of intraventricularly injected noradrenaline, or amphetamine injected s.c. Phentolamine did not influence the level of noradrenaline and 5-hydroxytryptamine in the rat brain. The mechanism of observed action of phentolamine is discussed.
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    Psychopharmacology 21 (1971), S. 165-173 
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    Keywords: Anorexic Effect ; Fenfluramine ; Activity Analysis ; Time Sampling Technique ; Rat
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    Notes: Abstract Three experiments are reported investigating the effects of acute administration of fenfluramine over 3 doses on activity, eating and drinking behaviour. A time sampling procedure of activity analysis was used, employing six behaviour categories. Fenfluramine produced a dose related decrease in rearing behaviours, with some evidence of an increase in walking categories at the lower dose levels. Eating and drinking behaviours showed clear dose related decreases. Sniffing categories showed a clear dose related increase. Attention is drawn to some of the difficulties of interpretation and assessment of anorexic effect.
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    Keywords: Alperenolol ; Amphetamine ; Brain Amines ; Behaviour ; Rat
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    Notes: Abstract The influence of alprenolol and amphetamine alone or combined on the content of noradrenaline, dopamine and 5-hydroxytryptamine in seven discrete areas of the brain and on rat behaviour was studied. Animals were treated with drugs for 6 months. Alprenolol caused mainly a decrease of the estimated endogenous amines in different brain areas. Amphetamine caused a decrease of all three amines in some parts of the brain, and reversed some of the changes caused by alprenolol. Alprenolol had no effect on the locomotor activity of rats, but increased the activity of rats treated with amphetamine after the first week of treatment, and antagonized the excitatory effect caused by amphetamine during the following weeks of the experiment.
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    Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology 270 (1971), S. 22-40 
    ISSN: 1432-1912
    Keywords: Intestinal Blood Flow ; Intestinal Absorption ; Polyalcohols ; Rat
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    Notes: Summary 1. Jejunal loops of anaesthetized rats were perfused with14C-labelled polyalcohols in buffered saline solutions at pH 7. The blood flow, the disappearance rate (from the intestinal lumen), and the appearance rate (in the intestinal venous blood) were determined simultaneously. 2. A decrease of the blood flow from about 1.8 to 0.25 ml min−1g−1 wet tissue diminished the disappearance and appearance rate of the substances and their possible metabolites. An increase of the blood flow caused the reversed results. The two transfer rates and their dependence on blood flow decreased with increasing molecular weight of the polyalcohols. 3. The appearance rate of glycerol showed a different dependence on blood flow in experiments with increasing and decreasing blood flow. This phenomenon can be explained by a decreasing permeability of the epithelium for glycerol with time. The cause for it is unknown. 4. By means of a three-compartment-model blood flow independent permeability coefficients of the polyalcohols are derived for the intestinal epithelium. They are consistent with an equivalent pore radius of 3.9±0.1 Å.
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    Cell & tissue research 113 (1971), S. 13-28 
    ISSN: 1432-0878
    Keywords: Sensory receptors ; Insects ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The antennae of Scolytus multistriatus were examined with light and scanning and transmitting-electron microscopy to determine the distributions, types and structures of sense organs. Four types of sensilla were found: (1) sensilla chaetica, a singly-innervated receptor; (2) sensilla basiconica, Type A, a short, thin-walled, multiple-innervated receptor; (3) sensilla basiconica, Type B, a long, thin-walled multiple-innervated receptor; and (4) sensilla trichodea, short, thick-walled, multiple-innervated receptors. The positioning of dendrite(s) with regard to pore tubules is elaborated. Evidence for lack of sensory axon fusion is presented.
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    Cell & tissue research 113 (1971), S. 388-395 
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    Keywords: Pomatoceros triqueter ; Egg investments ; Fertilization reaction ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The ultrastructure of unfertilized and fertilized egg investments ofPomatoceros triqueter is described. A characteristic feature is the presence of a hitherto unrecorded additional investment layer, inserted between the chorion and the “outer border layer”, which is referred to as the intermediate layer. The fertilization reaction consists of the release of cortical granule material into the perivitelline “space”, and the severing of the microvillous cytosome to “outer border layer” connections, thus allowing an increase in the width of the perivitelline “space”. More ridged corrugations are found on the outer surface of the investments in the fertilized as compared with the unfertilized condition.
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    Cell & tissue research 114 (1971), S. 1-21 
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    Keywords: Kidney ; Elasmobranchs ; Glomerular Vessels ; Tubular Secretion ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Glomerula und Hauptstücke der Elasmobranchierniere fallen nach lichtmikroskopischen Studien durch strukturelle Besonderheiten auf, die möglicherweise mit der physiologischen Uraemie dieser Tiergruppe in Zusammenhang stehen. Um weitere morphologische Grundlagen für spätere cytochemische und physiologische Untersuchungen zu gewinnen, haben die Autoren die genannten Nephronabschnitte elektronenmikroskopisch untersucht. Folgende Befunde wurden erhoben: 1. Die erstaunliche Dicke der Glomerulumgefäße der Elasmobranchier — sie beträgt durchschnittlich 7 μ — beruht auf der Ausbildung einer zellreichen Schicht (Durchmesser durchschnittlich 6 μ) zwischen Podozyten und Endothel. 2. Die Podozyten tragen Einzelcilien, die in den Kapselraum hineinragen, und werden von Strähnen zarter, etwa 80 Å dicker Filamente durchzogen. Möglicherweise handelt es sich um Myofilamente. Zwischen den Füßchen der Podozyten auf der Basalmembran kommen Schlitzmembranen vor. 3. Die Mittelschicht der Gefäßwand entspricht einer stark verdickten Basalmembran, in die außer Kollagenfibrillen Zellen eingebettet sind. Die Mehrzahl dieser intralamellären Zellen besteht aus verästelten Elementen, deren Ausläufer sich innerhalb der Membran ausbreiten. Im Gegensatz zu früheren Aussagen, die sich auf lichtmikroskopische Beobachtungen stützen, werden diese Zellen als fibrozytäre Elemente und nicht als glatte Muskelzellen gedeutet. Eine zweite intralamelläre Zellart, deren Elemente keine Ausläufer besitzen, fällt durch starke Entwicklung von Ergastoplasma auf. 4. Das relativ dicke Endothel der Glomerulumgefäße besitzt eine stark zerklüftete Oberfläche, seine Pseudofenestrierung ist weniger regelmäßig als in den Glomerula höheren Formen ausgebildet. 5. Verschiedene Zustandsbilder einer Abschnürung von vacuolär strukturierten Blasen und von Protuberanzen, die möglicherweise das Äquivalent einer apokrinen Extrusion aus den Hauptstückzellen sind, werden beschrieben. Die Frage bleibt offen, ob dieser Vorgang etwas mit der Abgabe harnpflichtiger Substanzen in das Lumen des Kanälchens zu tun hat. Es handelt sich bei diesen Strukturen nicht um Fixationsartefakte. 6. Die von Lichtmikroskopikern beschriebenen „Basalreifen“ des Nierenkanälchens entsprechen leistenartigen Erhebungen der Innenfläche der Basalmembran. Das Bild der „basalen Kittfäden“ dürfte durch die Cytoplasmapartien zwischen den Basalreifen hervorgerufen werden.
    Notes: Summary According to light microscopical studies glomerula and proximal convoluted tubules of the elasmobranch kidney are characterized by structural peculiarities, which possibly are related to the physiological uremia of this group of animals. In order to obtain morphological fundamentals for cytochemical and physiological studies, the authors have investigated the above mentioned parts of the nephron with the electron microscope. The results are as follows: 1. The remarkable thickness of the glomerular tufts in the elasmobranchs—averaging 7 μ—is due to the presence of a cell-rich layer (diameter about 6 μ) between podocytes and endothelium. 2. The podocytes bear individual cilia protruding into the capsular space. They further contain bundles of fine filaments (diameter approximately 80 Å) which possibly are myofilaments. Between the feet of the podocytes slit membranes occur on the surface of the basement lamina. 3. The medium layer of the vascular wall corresponds to a strongly thickened basement lamina, into which besides collagen fibrils and fuzzy material different cells are embedded. The majority of these intralamellar cells consists of branched elements the processes of which spread inside the membrane. In contrast to earlier statements, which were based on light microscopical observations, these cells are interpreted to represent fibrocytic elements and not smooth muscle cells. A second intralamellar cell type which does not possess any processes, is marked by well developed cisternae of rough endoplasmic reticulum. 4. The relatively thick endothelium of the glomerular vessels possesses a rugged surface, its pseudofenestration beeing less regular than in glomerular capillaries of higher vertebrates. 5. Vesiculated spherical bodies, swollen cellular apices and protuberances apparently being pinched off in the proximal convoluted tubule—possibly equivalents of an apocrine extrusion—are described. The authors are of the opinion that these structures do not represent artifacts caused by fixation. It remains on open question, whether this extrusion contributes to the composition of the tubular urine. 6. The “Basalreifen” of the kidney tubule as have been described by light microscopists, correspond to crests of the inner surface of the basement lamina, the “basale Kittfäden” to the strips of cytoplasm between these “Basalreifen”.
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    Cell & tissue research 115 (1971), S. 149-164 
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    Keywords: Nuclear division ; Protozoan ; Ultrastructure ; Microtubules ; Colchicine
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    Notes: Summary Ultrastructural changes in the micro- and macronucleus throughout division were followed in synchronized cultures of the suctorian, Tokophrya infusionum. After an initial swelling, the micronucleus elongates enormously; microtubules within the micronucleus proliferate and lengthen as the micronucleus elongates. Changes in the macronucleus become visible only after micronuclear division is well underway. The chromatin bodies fuse into long chromatin strands, and the large bundles of microtubules present in the resting macronucleus break up into small groups which parallel the chromatin strands. Colchicine, which prevents reproduction in Tokophrya, seems to block division at a very early stage. The macronucleus appears the same as the resting nucleus of untreated organisms, with numerous microtubules and distinct chromatin bodies. The chromatin in the micronucleus aggregates into large clumps, however, and proliferation of microtubules does not occur.
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    Cell & tissue research 115 (1971), S. 184-195 
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    Keywords: Oogenesis ; Rotifer ; RNA synthesis ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Oocyte development in Asplanchna brightwelli was studied by observation through the transparent body wall of living females and by electron microscopy. During oogenesis, which requires four to six hours, the oocyte increases in volume approximately 1000-fold. Most of its cytoplasm appears to be derived from the vitellarium by direct flow through the cytoplasmic bridge. This flow is rapid enough to be easily observed in the living female at low magnifications. Ribosomes, mitochondria, cortical granules, and lipid droplets were observed in the bridge area in electron micrographs. RNA synthesis during oogenesis was studied by means of autoradiography. Very little synthesis could be demonstrated in oocyte nuclei at any period of oogenesis, whereas the vitellarium nuclei show active incorporation of 3H-uridine throughout the reproductive life of the adult female. Most of this RNA is subsequently transferred to developing oocytes.
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    Cell & tissue research 115 (1971), S. 426-441 
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    Keywords: Regeneration ; Actinomycin D ; Cellular differentiation ; Young Planarians ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé L'utilisation de l'actinomycine D, au cours de la régénération de Planaires à l'éclosion ou de celle d'adultes, montre que ces deux groupes d'animaux réagissent différemment à l'antibiotique. La régénération se produit en présence de l'antibiotique chez les jeunes Planaires, alors que, pour la même concentration (50 μg/cm3), elle est totalement bloquée chez les adultes. Elle débute dès la décapitation des animaux; le retour dans l'eau, après un traitement par l'antibiotique qui va de 1 à 4 jours, ne modifie pas son déroulement morphologique. L'examen ultrastructural montre que les cellules différenciées présentent le plus souvent des dissociations nucléolaires importantes. Les lésions s'étendent progressivement à toute la cellule qui dégénère fréquemment. Les cellules morphologiquement indifférenciées ne sont que faiblement altérées (raréfaction du composant granulaire du nucléole), et récupèrent une structure normale après retour dans l'eau. Ces résultats conduisent à envisager l'étude des synthèses d'ARN, au cours de ces expériences, au niveau des organismes entiers et au niveau cellulaire.
    Notes: Summary The utilization of actinomycin D during the regeneration of young and adult Planarians shows that the two groups of animals react differently to the antibiotic. Regeneration takes place in the presence of the antibiotic in young Planarians, whereas it is entirely inhibited in adult ones, applying the same concentration (50 μg/cm3). In the young animals it begins immediately after decapitation. Their return into the water, after a treatment with the antibiotic lasting from 1 to 4 days, does not interfere with the morphological differentiation. The ultrastructural investigation exhibits that in the majority of the undifferentiated cells the nucleolus is largely dissociated. The lesions gradually extend to the whole cell which frequently degenerates. The morphologically undifferentiated cells are weakly impaired (depletion of the granular component of the nucleolus), and they recover a normal structure after their return into water. These results lead us to study the RNA synthesis, during these experimentations, on the whole organism as well as the cellular level.
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    Cell & tissue research 115 (1971), S. 473-493 
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    Keywords: Corpus Luteum ; Guinea-Pig ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary An electron-microscopic investigation, based on the suggestion that differences seen in progesterone levels under differing hormonal conditions might be reflected in the ultrastructural organisation of the lutein cells of the guinea-pig was undertaken. Comparisons were made between corpora lutea taken from animals during the normal oestrous cycle, pregnancy and lactation, and after hysterectomy or hypophysectomy. The lutein cells from the oestrous cycle corpus luteum appeared to be of two types, “light” and “dark”. The former were more numerous. The main difference between them lay in the arrangement of the endoplasmic reticulum. Lutein cells from corpora lutea (with the exception of the “old” degenerating corpora lutea) all contained well-developed agranular endoplasmic reticulum, little granular endoplasmic reticulum, several electron-dense lipid granules, lysosomal bodies which ranged from small spherical bodies to large autophagic vesicles and mitochondria. The mitochondria were numerous, and in the corpus luteum of pregnancy, they were closely associated with the parallel arrays of granular endoplasmic reticulum. With minor exceptions, the lutein cells of the guinea-pig present a strikingly uniform picture despite their hormonal condition. The manner in which this uniformity of ultrastructure may be related to observed differences in progesterone levels in the corpus luteum of the guinea-pig is discussed.
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    Cell & tissue research 116 (1971), S. 443-463 
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    Keywords: Limulus heart ; Ultrastructure ; Cardiac innervation ; Hypertonicity effects ; Intercalated disks
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    Notes: Summary The ultrastructure of Limulus cardiac muscle was examined. The hearts were fixed in situ by perfusion with isotonic glutaraldehyde solution while in relaxed, contracted, or stretched states. The sarcomeres are relatively long, varying in length from about 2.5 to 6.6 μ. The average A-band length is 2.46 μ. M lines are absent, and H zones are poorly distinguished. Thick and thin filament diameters average about 200 Å and 50 Å, respectively; each thick filament is surrounded by 8–12 thin ones. Superficial invaginations of the sarcolemma occur, making contact with the Z lines of the outermost myofibrils. There is an extensive sarcoplasmic reticulum and transverse (T) tubules. Some T tubules run longitudinally and some open into deep sarcolemmal invaginations which extend into the fiber interior. The T tubules swell markedly in hypertonic solution. Single neurons and small bundles of neurons are observed in close apposition with myocardial cells. Intercalated disks are found in Limulus heart at regions of contact between contiguous myocardial cells lying end to end; semitight or gap junctions are essentially absent. Prominent differences in sarcomere lengths sometimes occur across the disk, thus indicating that the disks demarcate cells functionally. Hence, in addition to direct motoneuron activation, there may be some transfer of excitation across the intercalated disks in accord with our previous finding that propagating, overshooting action potentials can be induced in this heart.
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    Cell & tissue research 116 (1971), S. 487-501 
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    Keywords: Cryptonephridial system ; Tenebrio molitor ; Rectal complex ; Perinephric membrane ; Leptophragmata ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The purpose of this study has been to elucidate the structure of the rectal complex of the meal worm, in particular of the perinephric membrane and the leptophragmata. Most of Grimstone's (1968) findings have been confirmed, but in some respects a different interpretation is suggested. 1. The perinephric membrane is limited towards the hemocoele by a basement membrane secreted by a layer of elongated cells. Over the leptophragmata, these cells are lacking, whereas the basement membrane is enormously thickened, constituting the so-called blister. 2. The tracheole cells form a network in all of the perinephric membrane. 3. The perinephric membrane may be divided into an outer and an inner sheath. The main part of the outer sheath is an acellular matrix, probably a basement membrane secreted by the tracheole cells. This matrix is extremely thin over the leptophragmata. 4. The inner sheath is mostly made up of tracheole cells. In the inner part of this sheath, multiple extremely thin cell layers are observed; it is suggested that cells in these layers have nuclei located in the innermost layer of the sheath. The inner sheath is absent over the leptophragma. 5. The leptophragma is a thin plate-like protrusion from a modified tubule cell, the leptophragma cell. Together the cell body and the cytoplasmic rim of the leptophragma cell make up a short funnel communicating with the tubule lumen; the short funnel is filled with thin microvilli without mitochondria.
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    Cell & tissue research 116 (1971), S. 151-156 
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    Keywords: Adrenal cortex ; Innervation ; Receptors ; Rat ; Pig
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    Notes: Summary The innervation of the adrenal cortex of the rat and the pig is investigated with the electron microscope. Nerve fibers containing synaptic and two types of dense-cored vesicles come into contact with endocrine cells. There are no specialized pre- and postsynaptic membranes. The synaptic cleft is about 200 Å wide. Generally the basement membrane between nerve and cell is absent. These observations are discussed on the base of more recent experimental findings. Small fibers having an average diameter of about 0.2 to 0.5 μ and containing only tubules and filaments are considered to represent parts of an afferent nervous system.
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    Cell & tissue research 116 (1971), S. 405-424 
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    Keywords: Midgut ; Formica ; Histophysiology ; Histochemistry ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Les cellules du mésentéron des ouvrières, des reines et des mâles de Formica polyctena F. possèdent un certain nombre de particularités cytologiques dont l'évolution a été suivie au cours du développement post-embryonnaire et du cycle annuel. A l'apex des cellules de régénération les microvillosités se différencient avant l'élimination des cellules caduques larvaires ou nymphales. A partir de la nymphose une activité sécrétoire apocrine se manifeste dans la partie dorsale de l'épithélium du mésentéron, l'ensemble des cellules assurant par ailleurs la fonction absorbante de l'organe. Il existe deux sortes d'inclusions cytoplasmiques, des polysaccharides et des concrétions minérales. Les polysaccharides sont surtout abondants chez les larves et les nymphes: le glycogène, polysaccharide de réserve, est utilisé au cours de l'histogénèse; des mucopolysaccharides acides, d'origine golgienne, représentent une sécrétion muqueuse. Les sphérocristaux sont constitués de strates concentriques de phosphates et chlorures de calcium et d'une matrice de mucopolysaccharides. La cristallisation des éléments minéraux s'effectue, à partir de la nymphose seulement, dans les citernes ergastoplasmiques. Cette accumulation d'ions pourrait être en relation avec le régime alimentaire de l'insecte ou représenter une voie d'excrétion.
    Notes: Summary The midgut cells of workers, queens and males of the ant Formica polyctena show cytological characteristics which were studied in the course of postembryonic development and annual cycle. The microvilli of the regenerating cells appear before the elimination of the regressing larval and pupal cells. At the time of pupation, an active phase of apocrine secretion begins in the dorsal part of the midgut epithelium, while the absorptive function is carried out by all cells of the organ. Two types of cytoplasmic inclusions coexist: polysaccharides and mineral concretions. The polysaccharides are particulary abundant in larvae and pupae. Glycogen is metabolized during histogenesis; acid mucopolysaccharides, elaborated in the Golgi apparatus, represent a mucous secretion. The spherites are composed of concentric strata of calcium phosphate and chloride and a matrix of mucopolysaccharides. These minerals form in the ergastoplasmic cisternae of pupal cells only. Their accumulation could be related to the insect's diet, or it could reflect a process of excretion.
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    Cell & tissue research 117 (1971), S. 322-353 
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    Keywords: Photoreceptors ; Collembola ; Dioptric apparatus ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé L'étude ultrastructurale de l'appareil dioptrique des photorécepteurs des Collemboles adultes a permis de reconsidérer la structure des formations oculaires à ommatidies aggrégées. Quatre types de cornéules ont été reconnus, dont les plus remarquables sont ceux à ≪mamelons cornéens≫. Les cellules cristalliniennes au nombre de quatre assurent alternativement une double fonction au cours de chaque cycle de la mue. Sur les faces distales, les cellules élaborent le matériel cuticulaire de la cornéule; vers l'intérieur elles sécrètent le cristallin. Les cellules de Semper réalisent ainsi une fonction cornéagène et une fonction cristallogène. La répartition spatiale des organites intracellulaires en couches concentriques est une caractéristique des Collemboles. Chaque cellule cristallinienne envoie vers la membrane basale un processus tubulaire contenant des granules denses de nombreux microtubules et du glycogène en faible quantité. Les cônes cristallins présentent une grande diversité de forme de structure et de composition chimique. Suivant les groupes le cristallin peut être une formation intracellulaire ou extracellulaire, simple ou quadripartite. La présence de petits cristallins satellites associés à un cristallin unique reste inexpliquée mais caractérise une espèce troglobie Tomocerus problematicus. Deux cellules dites ≪cornéagènes≫ à cytoplasme toujours pauvre en organites intracytoplasmiques, avec ou sans pigment, complètent l'appareil dioptrique des ommas des Collemboles.
    Notes: Summary Ultrastructural features of the dioptric apparatus of photoreceptors of adult Collembola described by the author has enabled the author to compare the structure of ocular formations with aggregated ommatidia. Four different types of corneulae have been determined, the most remarkable of which are those showing ‘corneal nipples’. The four crystalline cells have alternately different functions during each molting cycle. On their distal surfaces, the cells elaborate cuticular material of the corneula; proximally, they secrete a crystalline cone. The Semper cells thus have both corneogenous and crystallogenous functions. The typically concentric spatial distribution of intracellular organelles in these cells is a characteristic feature for Collembola. Each crystalline cell sends towards the basal membrane a tubular process containing granules, numerous microtubules, and a small amount of glycogen. The shape, the structure, and the chemical composition of the crystalline cones are highly variable. In Collembola, the crystalline formation can either be intracellular or extracellular, and it can be simple or quadripartite. No explanation has yet been advanced for the existence of small crystalline satellites which appear to be associated with the single large crystalline cones; this association is characteristic for the troglobian species Tomocerus problematicus. The dioptric apparatus of Collembolan ommatidia is completed by the presence of two corneogenous cells, the cytoplasm of which contains few organelles and in some cases pigments.
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    Keywords: Notochord ; Caecilians ; Histochemistry ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The notochord of Ichthyophis glutinosus and I. kohtaoensis consists of peripheral flattened cells characterized by a well-developed system of rough endoplasmic reticulum, bundles of tonofilaments, and abundant glycogen particles. These cells contain furthermore fairly high activities of α-naphtyl-acetate esterase and 4-chloro-5-bromoindoxyl acetate esterase as well as acid phosphatase which was found in lysosomal localization. The huge intracellular vacuoles of the centrally situated cells possibly originate from electron translucent spaces within the glycogen fields of the peripheral cells. The notochord sheath consists of variously differentiated layers of collagen fibers and of an elastica externa. The diameters of the collagen fibers increase from the inner towards the outer region of the sheath. A peculiar feature of the Ichthyophis notochord sheath is a ring of mineralized collagen. The notochord of the caecilians investigated is compared with that of anurans, urodeles, and several groups of fish.
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    Cell & tissue research 117 (1971), S. 451-462 
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    Keywords: Blood ; Annelidae ; Eisenia foetida L. (Sav.) ; Haemocytes ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung In der Hämolymphe von Eisenia foetida L. (Sav.) kommen zwei Blutzelltypen vor: Aus dem Chloragogen freigesetzte Eleocyten und aus dem Peritoneum stammende Amöbocyten. Die Eleocyten enthalten in frühen Stadien typische Chloragosomen, später hämoglobinhaltige Proteinvakuolen mit Ferritineinlagerungen. Diese Einschlüsse werden in die Hämolymphe abgegeben. In der Form der Eleocyten kann das Chloragogen als temporär „flüssiges“ Gewebe aufgefaßt werden. Die Amöbocyten treten entweder in der mit Pseudopodien versehenen Transportform oder in der „petaloiden“ Phagocytoseform auf. Sie enthalten Glykogendepots, Lysosomen und Bündel cytoplasmatischer Filamente, die aus elektronendichten, als Trichohyalineinlagerungen gedeuteten Granula hervorgehen.
    Notes: Summary In the haemolymph of Eisenia foetida L. (Sav.) two types of blood cells occur: The eleocytes which are released from the chloragogue tissue and the amoebocytes which are derived from the peritoneal endothelium. Chloragosomes are present in the early stage of the eleocytes, later they are replaced by protein vacuoles containing hemoglobin and ferritin. These products are released into the haemolymph. Therefore the chloragogue tissue may be considered as a temporary liquid tissue represented by the eleocytes. The amoebocytes have the form of either cells with pseudopodia having a transport function, or of petal-shaped phagocytes. Both types contain glycogen deposits, lysosomes and bundles of cytoplasmic filaments which grow out of electron-opaque granules. These granules appear to contain trichohyalin which is gradually transformed into filamentous scleroproteins.
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    Keywords: Onychophora ; Peripatus ; Slime glands ; Proteic secretion ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Dans les glandes de la glu, formations propres aux Onychophores, les tubes sécréteurs comprennent un épithélium glandulaire entouré d'une enveloppe conjonctive et musculaire. L'enveloppe conjonctive, délimitée par des membranes basales de mucopolysaccharides neutres et de mucoprotéines, contient deux sortes de fibrilles: des fibrilles collagènes et un type particulier de fibrilles élastiques. Les fibres musculaires, éparses, d'orientation circulaire, montrent une organisation beaucoup plus rudimentaire que dans les muscles somatiques. L'épithélium glandulaire est formé de cellules prismatiques toutes semblables, à gros noyau polyploïde en position basale, avec nucléole très volumineux. L'ensemble du cytoplasme de ces cellules est chargé de ribonucléines sous forme d'ergastoplasme granulifère à citernes concentriques et de nombreux ribosomes libres. Les structures lamellaires concentriques de l'ergastoplasme, qui se différencient du côté basal, près des noyaux, s'accroissent dans la région médiane des cellules et se désorganisent à l'apex, en libérant des grandes quantités de ribosomes. La sécrétion de ces cellules est formée essentiellement de protéines qui s'accumulent dans la région apicale sans passer par l'appareil de Golgi, lequel est d'ailleurs peu développé. Ces protéines ne sont donc pas concentrées en granules de sécrétion, mais déchargées dans la cavité glandulaire, directement à l'état diffus, par l'intermédiaire d'épanchements cytoplasmiques de la face apicale cellulaire dans lesquels passent également de nombreux ribosomes libres. Polyploïdie, grand volume nucléolaire, hyperdéveloppement de l'ergastoplasme granulifère, abondance des ribosomes libres, non-intervention de l'appareil de Golgi et absence de concentration de la sécrétion en granules sont mis en relation avec la synthèse rapide et continue des protéines qui forment le principal constituant de la glu.
    Notes: Summary In the peculiar slime glands of the Onychophora, the secretory tubes consist of a glandular epithelium surrounded by a layer of connective and muscular tissue. The connective layer, bounded by basal membranes of neutral mucopolysaccharides and mucoproteins, contains two kinds of fibrils: collagenous fibrils and an especial type of elastic fibrils. The muscle fibers, which are scattered and circularly oriented, are more simply organized than those of the somatic muscles. The glandular epithelium is constituted by prismatic cells of the same type, with a large polyploid basally situated nucleus, containing a very large nucleolus. The cytoplasm of these cells is filled with ribonucleins in form of ergastoplasm and in numerous free ribosomes. Concentric lamellar structures of ergastoplasm, which originate basally close to the nucleus, are well developed in the central region of the cell and become disorganized at the apex, where they liberate great quantities of ribosomes. The secretion of these cells consists essentially of proteins, which accumulate in the apical region without passing through the poorly developed Golgi apparatus. These proteins, therefore, are not concentrated in secretory granules, rather they are released in a diffuse form, into the glandular cavity. They are discharged in cytoplasmic expansions detached from the apical region, together with a large quantity of free ribosomes. Polyploidy, large nucleolus, well developed granular ergastoplasm, abundance of free ribosomes, non-participation of the Golgi apparatus and lack of concentration in secretory granules are correlated with rapid and continuous synthesis of proteins which are the principal component of the slime.
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    Keywords: Diplopoda ; Cerebral gland ; Ultrastructure ; Molting
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung 1. Die paarige Cerebraldrüse von Polyxenus lagurus ist eine endokrine Drüse. Sie liegt den Tritocerebralganglien seitlich dicht an und wird vom äußerlich nicht sichtbaren Nervus glandulae cerebralis innerviert. Sie besitzt keine Bindegewebshülle, sondern ragt frei in einen Hämolymphsinus. Die Cerebraldrüse setzt sich aus zwei Bereichen zusammen, einem basophilen und einem lateralen acidophilen. Diese unterscheiden sich auch bezüglich ihrer Feinstruktur. 2. Der basophile Bereich setzt sich aus Drüsenparenchymzellen zusammen, zwischen denen der Nervus glandulae cerebralis verläuft. Die Zellen sind durch zahlreiche Golgi-Komplexe gekennzeichnet. Von deren Zisternen werden kleine Sekretgrana abgeschnürt, die sich zu unregelmäßig geformten Sekretvakuolen mit elektronenoptisch wenig dichtem Inhalt vereinigen. 3. Der acidophile Bereich setzt sich aus Drüsenzellen und wenigen gliaartigen Zellen zusammen. Zwischen diesen verlaufen die Endverzweigungen des Nervus glandulae cerebralis und ein System von Lakunen, das mit dem umgebenden Hämolymphsinus kommuniziert. Die Zelloberflächen lassen oft Vesikulationen erkennen. Nicht selten findet man in lokalisierten Hämolymphräumen Mikrovilli der angrenzenden Drüsenzellen. Golgi-Komplexe sind sehr häufig, die an ihren Zisternen entstehenden Sekretvakuolen kugelig oder ellipsoid. Der maximale Durchmesser der Sekretvakuolen beträgt 1,7–1,8 μm. Ihr Inhalt ist granulär und elektronendicht. Bei Tieren, die nicht unmittelbar vor einer Häutung stehen, zeigt er rasterartige Aufhellungen und häufig parallele Lamellenstapel. Die Hüllmembranen der größeren Vakuolen sind stellenweise fragmentiert. 4. Wird experimentell die Häutung in Gang gesetzt, so sind bereits 24 h später Veränderungen in den Axonen des Nervus glandulae cerebralis festzustellen. Sie sind jetzt mit vermutlich neurosekretorischen Granula von 1200–1800 Å Durchmesser angefüllt. Auch in den acidophilen Drüsenzellen sind Veränderungen der Feinstruktur zu erkennen. Die Zisternen des endoplasmatischen Retikulum zeichnen sich durch blasige Erweiterungen aus. Zwischen den Sekretvakuolen sind keine Zisternen mehr zu finden. Dort hat sich die Menge der freien Ribosomen vergrößert. Die Golgi-Zisternen sind perlschnurartig angeschwollen und haben einen elektronendichten Inhalt, der dem der Sekretvakuolen gleicht. 5. Die Ergebnisse werden diskutiert und denen gegenübergestellt, die von anderen Autoren bei der Untersuchung vergleichbarer Organe verwandter Tiere erzielt worden waren.
    Notes: Summary 1. The paired cerebral gland of Polyxenus lagurus is an endocrine organ. It lies directly lateral to the tritocerebral ganglia and is innervated by the nervus glandulae oerebralis. The organ is not ensheathed by connective tissue and extends freely into the hemocoele. It consists of two structurally different regions, viz. a basophilic part adjacent to the brain and a lateral acidophilic region. 2. The basophilic portion traversed by the nervus glandulae cerebralis is composed of gland cells with large, round nuclei, few and small mitochondria and numerous Golgi complexes. Small secretory granules are pinched off from Golgi cisternae and unite to form huge irregular vacuoles whose content is heterogenous and of low electron density. 3. The acidophilic region contains gland cells without processes and few glialike cells. Between these the terminal branches of the nervus glandulae cerebralis are found, and a system of lacunae which communicate with the surrounding hemolymph. The cell surfaces are often vesiculated near the lacunae. Microvilli of gland cells are not rarely extending into hemolymph spaces. The nuclei are lobated. Mitochondria are more numerous and larger than in the other region of the gland. Golgi complexes are both large and abundant; the maximal diameter of the secretory vacuoles formed by their cisternae is 1.7–1.8 μm. The content of the secretory vacuoles is granular and electron dense. In animals not close to molting it shows a regular pattern of light spots and frequently parallel stacks of lamellae. The bounding membrane of the larger vacuoles may appear fragmented in places. Large vacuoles of low density are relatively rare. 4. Changes in the axons of the nervus glandulae cerebralis are noticeable as early as 24 hours after experimental induction of molting. They are then filled with large presumably neurosecretory granules of 1200–1800 Å diameter which had been absent before. Pine structural changes are also recognizable in the acidophilic gland cells. Just before molt the cisternae of the granular endoplasmic reticulum bear regular, blisterlike expansions. Cisternae are no longer recognizable between the secretory vacuoles. Free ribosomes increase in number in these spaces. Golgi cisternae are shortened but show beaded expansions. The flaky content of the inner cisternae resembles that of the secretory vacuoles. The content of all secretory vacuoles is of uniformly high electron density and without light spots or parallel striations. 5. The results are discussed and compared with those of other studies of comparable organs in related animals.
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    Keywords: Ovarian follicle ; Ultrastructure ; Lacerta vivipara
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Des contacts étroits s'établissent d'abord entre la granulosa et la membrane plasmique de l'ovocyte. L'aire pellucide les sépare ensuite. L'ovocyte émet de nombreuses microvillosités digitiformes et des processus intenses de micropinocytose se produisent au niveau des invaginations ovocytaires. Des granules provenant de la thèque externe, passent dans les espaces intercellulaires de la granulosa, se répandent dans l'aire pellucide et envahissent les invaginations de l'ovocyte. Des vésicules tapissées, différenciées à partir de la membrane plasmique de ces invaginations, captent des granules et s'isolent dans le cytoplasme; elles perdent leur revêtement externe et donnent naissance à des sphères vitellines corticales. Le rôle attribué jusqu'alors aux cellules piriformes n'est pas confirmé. Le grand développement de l'appareil de Golgi dans ces cellules peut indiquer une fonction sécrétoire qui serait à l'origine du matériel amorphe périovocytaire.
    Notes: Summary First the granulosa cells establish close contact with the plasma membrane of the oocyte. Then, the zona pellucida separates them. The oocyte acquires numerous microvillosities, and an intensely active micropinocytosis is observed in the ovocytic invaginations. Granules originating in the theca externa pass through the intercellular spaces of the granulosa and invade the zona pellucida and the invaginations of the oocyte. At the level of these invaginations, coated vesicles incorporate granules and form granular vesicles without coating. These granular vesicles are transformed into cortical vitelline spheres. The nutritive function, generally assigned to the pyriform cells, is not confirmed in this study. The great development of the Golgi apparatus in these cells suggests a secretory function. Perhaps the pyriform cells secrete the amorphous component of the periovocytic space.
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    Keywords: Adrenergic neurons ; “Short” and “long” systems ; Pre- and postnatal development ; Peripheral organs ; Rat
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    Notes: Summary The adrenergic innervation in the submaxillary gland, heart, kidney, small intestine, and accessory male genital organs and the development of the adrenal chromaffin cells and the sympathetic ganglia were studied in the rat from 15 days post coitum to 16 days post partum using the fluorescence histochemical method of Falck and Hillarp. The postnatal development of the noradrenaline concentrations in the heart and vas deferens was followed by fluorometric determinations. At about 15 days post coitum, the anlagen of the sympathetic chains were well visible in the form of two dorsal segmented columns of small branching sympathicoblasts exhibiting an intense catecholamine fluorescence. In the midline, ventrally to these two anlagen, another column of sympathicoblasts developed; this seemed to give rise to the prevertebral ganglia and to the short adrenergic neurons supplying the internal genital organs. At the level of the adrenal anlagen, small intensely fluorescent chromaffin cells were collected in two bilateral groups which became enclosed by adreno-cortical cells. This enclosure was, however, not complete even at two weeks post partum. Bundles of growing sympathetic nerves were visible in the periphery of the various organs studied at 19–21 days post coitum. A terminal innervation of the organs suggestive of a functional transmitter mechanism did not start to establish until at or immediately after birth. The final pattern of innervation was usually reached at about one week post partum, and the following development proceeded largely in the form of a quantitative increase in the number of nerves participating in the innervation apparatus. The adult level of noradrenaline in the heart and vas deferens was reached three to five weeks after birth. The small intestine was an exception in that the final pattern of innervation in the wall was attained immediately after birth. There was no overt difference in the rate of development of the terminal sympathetic innervation in organs supplied by short adrenergic neurons (accessory male genital organs) compared to the innervation of the submaxillary gland, heart and kidney, which receive classical long adrenergic neurons.
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    Cell & tissue research 119 (1971), S. 309-320 
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    Keywords: Central nervous system ; Mite ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Das Synganglion wird von einer extrazellulären Scheide umkleidet und ist in Cortex und Neuropil gegliedert. Der Cortex enthält zwei Gliazellschichten (die jeweils durch einen bestimmten Zelltyp charakterisiert sind) und drei Typen von Neuronenzellkörpern. Neuronenzellkörper vom Typ I sind sehr elektronendicht und nur selten anzutreffen; Typ II ist am häufigsten vertreten; Typ III wird durch neurosekretorische Zellen repräsentiert, die zudem ein relativ größeres Plasmavolumen als Typ I und Typ II besitzen. Ausgedehnte Bereiche der Neuronenzellkörper sind nicht umhüllt. Außerdem wurde ein dritter Gliazelltyp im Neuropil gefunden. Die äußere corticale Gliaschicht, Perineurium genannt, liegt unter der extrazellulären Scheide und überdeckt die Neuronen teilweise. In Gebieten, in denen Neuronenzellkörper fehlen, überlagert das Perineurium eine zweite Gliazellschicht, das Subperineurium. Diese Schicht kann sich ins Innere des Ganglions erstrecken, falls sie auf eine Neuronenzellkörpergruppe stößt. Das Subperineurium trägt sowohl zur Umhüllung der Neuronenzellkörper, als auch der Nervenfasern bei. Es steht in direktem Zusammenhang mit Gliazellen aus dem Inneren des Neuropils. Das Neuropil umfaßt Nervenfasern und Gliazellen und umgibt den ösophagealen Kanal, welcher vom Perineurium und Subperineurium gebildet wird. Hüllenlose Nervenfasern treten in drei Arten miteinander in Verbindung, durch Endknöpfe, Längs- und Querkontakte.
    Notes: Summary The synganglion is bounded by an extracellular sheath and is divided into the cortex and the neuropile. The cortex contains two glial layers, each of which is composed of a distinctive type of glial cell, and three types of neurons. Type I is the least common and most electron dense, type II is most common, and type III represents neurosecretory cells with a larger volume of cytoplasm than in types I and II. Substantial areas of the neuron cell bodies are unsheathed. A third type of glial cell is found in the neuropile. The first glial layer of the cortex, the perineurium, lies beneath the extracellular sheath and overlies the neuron cell bodies contributing to their ensheathment. In areas lacking neuron cells bodies, the perineurium overlies a second glial layer, the subpermeurium, which is inflected inwards where a group of neuron cell bodies is encountered. The subperineurium contributes to the ensheathment of both the cell bodies of neurons and the nerve fibers. It is confluent with glial cells which arise within the neuropile. The neuropile contains nerve fibers and glial cells and is perforated by the esophageal canal, which is lined by the perineurium and subperineurium. Unsheathed nerve fibers contact each other in three ways: end-knob, longitudinal, and cross contacts.
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    Keywords: Chordotonal organ ; Insects ; Head appendages ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Les organes chordotonaux présents dans les différentes pièces céphaliques de la larve du Speophyes peuvent être classés en deux catégories. La première catégorie regroupe les récepteurs scolopidiaux de l'antenne, du labium et du palpe maxillaire. On peut les comparer au scolopidium de l'organe tympanique du Criquet décrit par Gray (1960). La deuxième catégorie comprend les récepteurs scolopidiaux de la mandibule et de la lacinia: ils sont du amphinématique. Le sensille scolopidial de la galea représente un type intermédiaire. Nous signalons l'importance des structures de soutien et de fixation, qui doivent permettre une bonne transmission de toutes les déformations et tensions subies par le tégument. Nous discutons du rôle joué par la ≪gap junction≫ qui unit les deux dendrites dans les scolopidium. de la deuxième catégorie. Enfin nous essayons d'établir des hypothèses sur le fonctionnement des scolopidium.
    Notes: Summary The chordotonal organs located in the various head appendages of the Speophyes larva, can be divided into two classes. The scolopidial receptors of the antenna, the labium and the palpus maxillae belong to the first class. They can be compared to the scolopidium of the locust tympanic organ described by Gray.—The second class contains the scolopidial receptors of the mandible and the lacinia: their type is amphinematic. The scolopidial sensilla of the galea represents an intermediate type. We demonstrate many supporting and fixation structures which probably allow a good transmission of all the deformations and strains affecting the tegument. The function of the gap junction which connects the two dendrites in the scolopidia of the second class is discussed. Finally we try to formulate hypothesis of the functioning of scolopidia.
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    Cell & tissue research 119 (1971), S. 58-67 
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    Keywords: Ovary ; Rat ; Fowl ; Granulosa cells ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The granulosa cells of the ovarian follicle of the rat and the domestic fowl have been studied with the light and electron microscope. The nuclei of the granulosa cells were irregular with indentations and large in proportion to the cytoplasm of the cell. The mitochondria had a dense, dark matrix with only few cristac. The Golgi apparatus was moderately developed, located towards the oocyte in a juxtanuclear position. The endoplasmic reticulum was rather sparse. Lipid droplets were only occasionally encountered. Microtubules were regularly observed. The functions of the granulosa cells are discussed. Compared with the steroid-producing cells of the theca interna of the same follicles, the granulosa cells primarily are the nursing cells for the growing oocyte and mainly have the characteristics of protein forming cells.
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    Cell & tissue research 119 (1971), S. 188-194 
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    Keywords: Granulosa cells ; Fowl ; Influence of clomiphene ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The present paper describes for the first time the fine structure of ovarian granulosa cells as seen after administration of clomiphene to the domestic fowl for a 28 days period. The main cytoplasmic changes of the granulosa cells seemed to be an increase in the number of mitochondria, dense bodies and complex bodies. The Golgi apparatus became enlarged, and there was an increase in the endoplasmic reticulum, annular desmosomes and cytoplasmic processes. All the observations made are similar to those made after administration of steroids and gonadotropins. In conclusion, therefore, the present study has demonstrated that administration of clomiphene exerts a stimulating effect on the granulosa cells. The mechanism of this effect is discussed.
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    Keywords: Symbiotes ; Hereditary ; Insects ; Types ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé L'examen au microscope électronique des symbiontes transmis par l'œuf chez les Homoptères, montre des types très divers: levures, bactéries plus ou moins régressées et des formes énigmatiques ressemblant parfois à des globules de sécrétion. Toutefois, les diverses catégories de symbiontes décrites auparavant en microscopie photonique ne sont pas toujours retrouvées. Il n'est pas possible de caractériser un genre par ses symbiontes.
    Notes: Summary Electron microscope study of symbiotes hereditarily transmitted through the eggs of in Homoptera, shows very different types: yeasts, more or less degenerated bacteria and enigmatical forms looking in some way like drops of secretion. Yet the numerous distinct species of symbiotes described in some cases by light microscopists are not always found again. It is not possible to distinguish a genus by its symbiotes.
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    Cell & tissue research 119 (1971), S. 552-576 
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    Keywords: Compound Eye ; Apis mellifica ; Ultrastructure ; Polarized Light
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Die Retina der Bienenarbeiterin wurde licht- und elektronenmikroskopisch untersucht. Dabei hat sich folgendes gezeigt: 1. Die einzelnen Ommatidien sind in der Regel aus der Corneafacette, dem Kristallkegel, 8 Retinulazellen und den Haupt-, Neben- und basalen Pigmentzellen aufgebaut. Ommatidien mit mehr als 8 Retinulazellen sind selten. 2. Die Anordnung der vierteiligen Kristallkegel, deren Quadranten verschieden anfärbbar sind, ist innerhalb der Augenbögen konstant. 3. Die Ausrichtung der viergeteilten Rhabdome schwankt in den Augenbögen zwischen einer Verdrehung um einen Winkel von annähernd 0 bis 90°. Die Morphologie der Bienenretina wird diskutiert im Hinblick auf die Orientierung nach dem Polarisationsmuster des vom blauen Himmel reflektierten Lichtes.
    Notes: Summary The retina of the worker honeybee is studied by means of electron and light-microscopy. The results are as follows: 1. Generally the single ommatidium is composed of the cornea facette, crystalline cone, 8 retinula cells and the principal, secondary and basal pigment cells. Ommatidia with more than 8 retinula cells occur very rarely. 2. The arrangement of the fourfold crystalline cones with quadrants differently stainable, is found to be constant within the eye-rows. 3. The orientation of the four-divided rhabdoms shows a variable rotation of approximately zero to 90° within the eye-rows. The morphology of the retina of the worker honeybee is discussed with regard to the orientation according to the pattern of polarization of light reflected from the blue sky.
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    Cell & tissue research 120 (1971), S. 29-36 
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    Keywords: Kidney ; Macula densa ; Juxtaglomerular apparatus ; Bird ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The macula densa (MD) site of the kidney, at which the distal tubule is attached to the vascular pole of the glomerulus, was examined with the light microscope in domestic fowl and Japanese quail; and in the fowl also with the electron microscope. The characteristics of mammalian MD cells, as reported in the literature, are compared with those of the cells in the avian MD site. The avian cells possess some of the characteristics of mammalian MD cells and they are distinguishable from the cells in adjacent portions of the distal tubule. The Golgi system in the avian cells is apical to the nucleus, unlike in mammals where its location is basal. The cells in the avian MD sites can be considered as structurally transitional between the typical MD cells in mammals and the ordinary cells of the distal tubule. These findings are discussed in relation to the function of the avian kidney and to its control by the renin mechanism.
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    Cell & tissue research 121 (1971), S. 358-376 
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    Keywords: Leukocyte ; Peripheral ; Human ; Ultrastructure ; Osmium-Zinc-Impregnation
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Leukozytenkonzentrate des peripheren Blutes von gesunden Versuchs-personen wurden in 2,5%iger Glutaraldehyd-Lösung (0,1 M Na-Cacodylat-Puffer, pH 7,3) vorfixiert und nach der Methode von Maillet (1959) mit OsO4 + ZnJ2 inkubiert. Dickschnitte wurden mit dem Mikroanalysator (Siemens) auf ihren Gehalt an Osmium, Zink und Jod analysiert und die Dünnschnitte mit dem Elektronenmikroskop untersucht. Bei der Mikroanalyse ließen sich Osmium und Zink, nicht aber Jod nachweisen. Die elektronenmikroskopischen Untersuchungen ergaben folgende Resultate: Beträgt der pH-Wert der Inkubationslösung 5,6, so findet sich eine starke Os/Zn-Imprägnation des Golgi-Apparates, des Kernspaltes und des Endoplasmatischen Retikulums bei sämtlichen Arten der weißen Blutzellen. Die Matrix der Mitochondrien dieser Zellen ist im allgemeinen weniger stark imprägniert. Auch in den Lysosomen der Monozyten und Plasmazellen sind geringfügige Os/Zn-Präzipitate nachweisbar. Es findet keine Reaktion in den Leukozytengranula und in den Zentriolen statt. Dagegen zeigen die Lipidtropfen der eosinophilen Granulozyten eine sehr starke, homogene Os/Zn-Imprägnation. Diese ist bereits nach 40 min Inkubation voll ausgeprägt. Bei einer Schnittkontrastierung mit Uranylacetat werden die Os/Zn-Präzipitate wieder herausgelöst, wenn die Kontrastierung länger als 2 min dauert. Eine Bleikontrastierung hat keinen Einfluß auf die Os/Zn-Präzipitate. Bei Erhöhung des pH-Wertes der Inkubationslösung auf 6,2 kommt es zur starken Imprägnation des Externums der eosinophilen Granula, während Kernspalt, Golgi-Apparat und Mitochondrienmatrix keine Reaktion zeigen. Die Imprägnationsdichte der Lipidtropfen der eosinophilen Granulozyten ist pH-unabhängig.
    Notes: Summary “Buffy coats” of normal human peripheral blood were fixed in 2.5% glutaraldehyde (buffered with 0.1 M Na-cacodylate, pH 7.3) and incubated with a mixture of osmium tetroxide and zinc iodide (pH 5.2) after the method of Maillet (1959). Utilizing an electron probe microanalyser (Siemens), the authors demonstrated the presence of osmium and zinc in the specimen, whereas the presence of iodide could not be proved with certainty. The ratio of osmium and zinc in the precipitates ranges from 3/2 to 4/1. Electron microscopic studies of the leukocytes have lead to the following results: the Golgi apparatus, the perinuclear cleft and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of all types of leukocytes are strongly impregnated with osmium/zinc, whereas the matrices of the mitochondria are less impregnated. Osmium/zinc precipitates have also been detected in the lysosomes of monocytes and plasma cells. No reaction was evident in the leukocytic granules or centrioles. The presence of lipid droplets in eosinophils has been demonstrated. These droplets show a dense homogeneous osmium/zinc impregnation which reaches its maximum after 40 minutes of incubation, compared with much longer incubation times (5–6 hours) for other cellular components. Setting the pH of the osmium tetroxide-zinc iodide solution to 6.2 resulted in a dense impregnation of the “externum” of the eosinophilic granules. At this same pH, the perinuclear cleft, Golgi apparatus and mitochondrial matrix did not show a definite reaction. The extent of impregnation of the lipid droplets of the eosinophils showed no dependency on pH. Care must be taken when a stain containing uranyl acetate is used since this substance dissolves the Os/Zn precipitates. Exposure of the precipitates to the uranyl acetate for longer than 2 minutes results in gradual dissolution within complete dissolution in 10 minutes.
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    Cell & tissue research 121 (1971), S. 470-498 
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    Keywords: Teeth ; Dentinogenesis ; Amelogenesis ; Urodeles ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Sections of undemineralized tooth germs ofAmbystoma andTriturus were examined. The ultrastructure of early germs, both larval and adult, and of dentinogenesis, resembled that of mammals. In adult bicuspid teeth, once the dentine of the cusps was mineralized, mineral crystals of a similar size to early mammalian enamel crystals, appeared between the dentine and the inner dental epithelium (i.d.e). Concomitantly, the i.d.e showed features of mammalian secreting ameloblasts. This new layer, regarded as true enamel, lacked collagen, possessed an ordered arrangement of crystals and reached a maximum thickness of 6 μm. In larval monocuspid teeth, once dentine mineralization had reached the plasma membranes of the i.d.e at the tip of the cusp, the i.d.e developed a ruffled border. At this stage the dentine of the tip, regarded as enameloid, was very hard and difficult to section. The ruffled border, characteristic of other cells which transport materials, was regarded as indicating that the i.d.e was removing organic matter from the enameloid. The differences in development between larval and adult teeth support the concept that there is a change in cellular activity of the i.d.e which occurs during metamorphosis from the larval to the adult urodele.
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    Cell & tissue research 122 (1971), S. 283-300 
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    Keywords: Paraventricular nucleus ; Rat ; Synthesis of hormones ; Acid phosphatase ; Osmium impregnation ; Neurosecretion
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    Notes: Summary The ultrastructural features of the paraventricular neurones of the non-treated rat are presented comparing them with those of the supraoptic neurones. No striking differences are seen between the general electron microscopic characteristics of the paraventricular and supraoptic neurones. The importance of adequate fixation to obtain good preservation of the neurones is emphasized, since inadequate fixation can cause e.g. artefactual appearance of “dark neurones”. The previously presented classification of the neurosecretory neurones into two categories (e.g. “light and dark neurones”) on the basis of the number of ribosomes is not considered justifiable, since their number can vary to a very great extent even within a single cell. The synthesis of neurosecretory products in the paraventricular neurones obviously follows the general mode of the synthesis of secretory proteins: ribosomes—RER—Golgi complex—secretory vesicles. On the basis of the localization of heavy metal deposits after osmium impregnation and demonstration of acid phosphatase the Golgi complex of the paraventricular neurones is found to be polarized. The direction of the polarity is discussed. The substructures of the dense cores of the neurosecretory granules and of the contents of the lysosomal dense bodies are nearly identical. Therefore it is considered impossible to determine positively the nature of the dark condensed material within the Golgi complex. The characteristics of the immature neurosecretory granules and the possibility of releasing neurosecretory products into the cytoplasm already within the perikarya are speculated.
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    Keywords: Smooth muscle ; Two-filament system ; Small intestine ; Rat
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    Notes: Summary The structure of glycerinated smooth muscle from small intestine of adult rat was investigated by electron microscopy. In the central parts of the tissue blocks a two-filament system was found, consisting of parallel thick and thin filaments with regularly spaced interconnections, closely resembling that of striated muscle. In the peripheral parts of the blocks only thin filaments were found. The thin filaments were identified as actin by the formation of arrowhead complexes after incubation with heavy meromyosin.
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    Cell & tissue research 122 (1971), S. 68-75 
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    Keywords: Blood Cells ; Invertebrates ; Crustacea ; Astacus astacus (L.) ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Die Hämolymphe vonAstacus astacus (L.) enthält nur einen Zelltyp, den sog. Amöbocyten, der in drei altersabhängigen Funktionsformen auftritt: 1. als Gerinnungszelle, 2. als phagocytierender und 3. als granulärer Amöbocyt. Die jugendlichen Gerinnungszellen besitzen eine große Zahl charakteristischer Granula mit tubulären Binnenstrukturen, Körnchen, in denen ein „Hämagglutinin“ vermutet wird. Die Ultrastruktur dieses Zelltyps ist ferner durch auffallend zahlreiche, vor allem in den äußeren Zellzonen lokalisierte Mikrotubuli und durch Eigenarten der perinukleären Zisterne, in deren Erweiterungen Vesikel vorkommen können, gekennzeichnet. Die Gerinnungszellen sind außerordentlich labil. Ihre Cytolyse beschleunigt die Gerinnung der Hämolymphe, die primär durch ausgeschleustes Zellmaterial ausgelöst wird. Die phagocytierenden Amöbocyten sind durch vereinzelte heteromorphe, membranbegrenzte Einlagerungen charakterisiert, die in den granulären Amöbocyten zur beherrschenden Cytoplasmastruktur werden und mit der Hämocyaninsynthese in Zusammenhang stehen dürften.
    Notes: Summary The hemolymph ofAstacus astacus (L.) contains only one cell type, the so-called amoebocyte. It appears, however, in three functional forms which are dependent upon age: The clotting cell, the phagocyte and the granular amoebocyte. The young clotting cells are characterized by large numbers of granules containing a tubular internal structure. It is suggested that these granules are the storage site of a hemagglutinin. Small vesicles are situated in the perinuclear cisterna and the periphery of the clotting cells contains cytoplasmic microtubules. The clotting cells are very fragile and their cytolysis accelerates the clotting process of the hemolymph. In the phagocytes initial stages of the formation of membrane bounded inclusion bodies are to be found, which later in the granular amoebocytes, take up most of the cytoplasmic space. It is supposed that these inclusions are involved in the synthesis of hemocyanin.
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    Cell & tissue research 122 (1971), S. 172-189 
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    Keywords: Temporal organ ; Sense organ ; Myriapoda ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Das Tömösvárysche Organ von Scutigerella immaculata wurde elektronenmikroskopisch untersucht. Es liegt in einer Epidermisinvagination direkt hinter der Basis der Antenne. Die Grube des Organs ist mit Kutikula ausgekleidet und steht durch eine rundliche Öffnung mit der Außenwelt in Verbindung. Zwei Drittel des Grubenraumes sind angefüllt mit einem Gitterwerk kutikulärer Stäbe, die distale Fortsätze von Sinneszellen enthalten. Unterhalb der Grube liegen mehrere Sinneszellen. Jede Sinneszelle formt proximal und distal einen schmäleren Fortsatz. Jeder distale Fortsatz läuft in zwei Zilienstrukturen aus, die unter Verzweigung in das Gitterwerk eintreten und sich auch dort weiter verzweigen. Die Sinneszellen werden von drüsigen Hüllzellen umfaßt. An ihnen können trichogene und tormogene Zellen unterschieden werden. Das Sekret der Hüllzellen umgibt die distalen Fortsätze der Sinneszellen von den Zilienstrukturen an bis in das Gitterwerk hinein. Die Kutikula des Gitterwerkes ist sehr dünn und von winzigen Poren durchsetzt. Nach einem Vergleich mit Sinnesorganen von Insekten muß vermutet werden, daß es sich beim Tömösváryschen Organ um ein Geruchssinnesorgan handelt, das vielleicht auch als Hygrorezeptor fungiert.
    Notes: Summary The temporal organ of Scutigerella immaculata is situated in a pit just behind of the antenna. The pit represents an epidermal invagination. It is coated by cuticle and corresponds to the outside by a circular opening. More than half of the pit is filled up with a complicated network of branching and anastomosing cuticular protuberances. The cuticle of the protuberances is very thin and perforated by tiny pores. There are about ten sense cells situated under the pit, each of which forms a distal as well as a proximal process. Each distal process shows two ciliary structures. After branching they enter the cuticular protuberances and branch inside of it, as well. The sense cells are surrounded by glandular sheath cells, in which trichogen and tormogen cells can be distinguished. The secretion product of the sheath cells surrounds the distal parts of the sense cells inside of the cuticular protuberances. By comparison to sense organs of insects it must be presumed that the temporal organ represents an olfactory organ which may also function as hygroreceptor.
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    Keywords: Hypophysis ; Chondrichthyens ; Embryology ; Neurosecretion ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé L'identification et la répartition des cellules endocrines dans l'ébauche adénohypophysaire de Scyllium canicula, et la chronologie de la différenciation cellulaire et de l'histogenèse de cette glande ont fait l'objet de ce travail. Plus nettement encore que chez l'adulte on démontre qu'il y a quatre populations de cellules hormonogènes, localisées chacune dans un lobe différent. Les grains de sécrétion des cellules du lobe rostral sont glycoprotidiques et ont un diamètre modal, de 170 nm, ceux du lobe médian, de la même taille, sont protidiques ou polypeptidiques. Les gros granules du lobe neuro-intermédiaire (diamètre modal 260 nm) sont glycoprotidiques, les petits granules du lobe ventral (diamètre modal 120 nm), protidiques au polypeptidiques. Au stade 10 mm, les cellules de la poche de Rathke sont différenciées de celles de l'épithélium stomodéal par la présence d'inclusions énigmatiques, les ≪godd bodies≫ de Schechter. Au stade 35 mm les cellules des noyaux préoptiques et du tuber comportent des grains de neurosécrétion, de même diamètre, variant autour de 100 nm. A ce même stade, des granules apparaissent simultanément dans les quatre lobes de l'hypophyse, notamment dans le lobe neuro-intermédiaire où aucune fibre neurosécrétrice n'est encore décelée. L'innervation directe des cellules endocrines de ce lobe ne s'effectue qu'au stade 45 mm et s'accompagne de modifications de la taille des granules. La fin du développement embryonnaire se caractérise par une charge de plus en plus importante des cellules endocrines, en granules.
    Notes: Summary The identification and distribution of endocrine cells in embryonic adenohypophysis of Seyllium canicula, and chronology of cellular differentiation and histogenesis of this gland have been investigated in this work. More clearly than in the adult, the presence of four populations of endocrine cells, each one located in a different lobe, is demonstrated. Secretion granules of rostral lobe cells are glycoprotidic, their modal diameter is 170 nm; median lobe ones, of same dimensions, are protidic or polypeptidic. The nemo-intermediate lobe big granules (modal diameter: 260 nm) are glycoprotidic, the ventral lobe small granules (modal diameter: 120 nm), protidic or polypeptidic. At stage 10 mm, Rathke's pouch cells are recognized from stomodeal epithelium by enigmatic inclusions, the “odd bodies” of Schechter. At stage 35 mm, preoptic and tuberal nucleus cells include neurosecretory granules of same diameter varying about 100 nm. At this same stage, granules appear simultaneously in the four hypophyseal lobes, including the neuro-intermediate lobe where no neurosecretory fiber is present. Direct innervation of endocrine cells of this lobe is accomplished at stage 45 mm and is accompanied by changes of granules dimensions. The end of embryonic development is characterized by increasing granular load of endocrine cells.
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    Cell & tissue research 121 (1971), S. 127-152 
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    Keywords: Insect renal tubules ; Ultrastructure ; Transcellular membrane-bound transport mechanisms
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Verschiedene elektronendichte Stoffe, die in die larvale Haemolymphe von Drosophila melanogaster injiziert wurden, werden von sämtlichen vier Abschnitten der Malpighischen Gefäße in das Gefäßlumen transportiert. Das Anfangsstück, das für die Bildung des Primärharnes verantwortlich ist, befördert 3-Hydroxykynurenin, Goldchlorid, kolloidales Silber und Haemoglobin durch Cytopempsis. Dabei penetrieren diese Stoffe die Basalmembran, gelangen in die erweiterten basalen Zellmembraneinfaltungen, werden hier konzentriert und mittels Vesikel weiter transportiert. Während der transzellulären Passage kann der Vesikelinhalt bis zum Auskristallisieren konzentriert werden. Eisenpolysaccharid tritt dagegen erst in das Grundcytoplasma ein, wird hier konzentriert und dann durch neugebildete Kanäle des endoplasmatischen Retikulums eingeschlossen und weiter transportiert. Die übrigen Anteile der Malpighischen Gefäße transportieren die injizierten Stoffe in ähnlicher Weise, jedoch können sich größere Membrankomplexe der basalen Einfaltungsräume, bzw. mehrere Kanäle des endoplasmatischen Retikulums mit den darin befindlichen konzentrierten Substanzen ablösen. Diese werden in den meisten Fällen von sekundären Membranen umhüllt und zum Gefäßlumen geleitet. Die Sekundärvesikel blähen sich dabei (durch Wasseraufnahme?) stark auf. Beim Transport von Haemoglobin und z.T. auch von Goldchlorid unterbleibt die Umhüllung durch eine sekundäre Membran. Der Inhalt der Vesikel wird während der Passage jeweils der Osmolalität der Flüssigkeit im Gefäßlumen weitgehend angepaßt. Im Lumen des Anfangsstückes liegt der Primärharn vorwiegend kristallin vor, im übrigen Gefäßlumen ist die Konzentration wesentlich geringer. Im Hauptstück können injizierte Stoffe bereits 1 min p. i. an das Lumen abgegeben werden.
    Notes: Summary In Drosophila melanogaster, different electron-dense substances injected into larval hemolymph are transported to the lumen of renal tubules by all four segments of the renal tubules. In the initial segment, responsible for primary urine formation, 3-hydroxykynurenine, gold chloride, colloidal silver, and hemoglobin are transported by “cytopempsis”: here all substances penetrate the basal membrane, are concentrated in large basal folds of the cell membrane, and are further transported by vesicles. During transcellular passage, the vesicle contents are concentrated enough to crystallize. Iron polysaccharide, however, is first taken up by the cytoplasm, where it is concentrated and transported to the tubule lumen by newly-formed endoplasmic reticulum. In the other segments, the above substances are similarly transported to the lumen of renal tubules, but in these cases larger complexes of accumulations are formed from basal infoldings of the cell membrane. These complexes are mostly surrounded by a secondary membrane and, probably due to water uptake, may enlarge enormously during passage to the tubule lumen. A secondary membrane is not formed in the case of hemoglobin or gold chloride. During transcellular passage, the osmolality of vesicle contents approaches that of the fluid within tubule lumen. In the lumen of the initial segment the primary urine is mainly crystalline; the concentration is lower in the lumen of other segments. Substances can be detected within the lumen of the main tubule segment as soon as 1 minute after injection.
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    Cell & tissue research 121 (1971), S. 319-326 
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    Keywords: Crustacea ; Chemoreceptor ; Ultrastructure ; Cavity receptor
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    Notes: Summary The cavity receptor organ (previously X-organ or organ of Bellonci) of Artemia salina consists of ciliated neurons whose cilia protrude into a cavity beneath the cuticle. The neuronal dendrites penetrate a giant accompanying cell and epidermal cells before entering the cavity. The cavity beneath the cuticle, the ciliated neurons and the connexion with the medulla terminalis justifies a homologization with the frontal filament organ of cirripeds and the third unit of copepods. The term cavity receptor is suggested for this organ. It is hardly homologous with the second unit of copepods and the organs described for many malacostracans under the names of sensory pore X-organ or organ of Bellonci. The latter organs are very similar to the cavity receptor but have an internal cavity formed by glial cells. The cavity receptor organ was previously considered neurosecretory but in the light of the present knowledge it is rather sensory although a double function cannot be denied.
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    Cell & tissue research 121 (1971), S. 341-357 
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    Keywords: Photoreceptors ; Synaptic vesicles ; Endoplasmic reticulum ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung In den Endigungen der Photorezeptorzellen von Mensch, Affe (Macaca mulatta), Katze und Hund kommen aus Tubuli bestehende Komplexe vor. Organellenartig in geschlossenen Gruppen angeordnet, liegen sie in Nähe der synaptischen Lamellen und der invaginierten Dendriten. An diesen Stellen kann man nach Form, Durchmesser, Dichte und Konsistenz der von den Tubuli gebildeten Komplexe drei Typen unterscheiden: 1. einen initialen (Typus I), 2. einen Übergangstypus (Typus II) und 3. einen vesiculären Typus (Typus III). In letzterem kommen häufig verzweigte, bizarre Formen vor. Der Durchmesser sämtlicher Tubuli erreicht 500–600 Å. Ihre Dichte und ihre Wand gleicht denen der synaptischen Vesikel. Ähnliche Komplexe fanden wir auch in den Axonen der Photorezeptorzellen vom Affen.
    Notes: Summary A tubular network was found in the terminal endings of the visual receptor cells in the human, the monkey (Macaca mulatta), the cat and the dog. These tubules are arranged in close groups in the vicinity of the synaptic lamellae and the invaginated dendrites. According to the form, diameter, density of the tubules and to the consistence of the network formed by them one can distinguish at these places an initial type (type I), a transitory (type II) and a vesicular one (type III). In the the type III branching, bizarre forms are frequent. The diameter of all the tubules reaches 500–600 Å, their density and walls being the same as in the synaptic vesicles. Similar networks also occur in the axons of the visual receptor cells of the monkey.
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    Cell & tissue research 121 (1971), S. 531-547 
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    Keywords: Helical polyribosomes ; Skeletal muscle ; Polysomes ; Levator ani ; Rat
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    Notes: Summary The localization and configurations of ribosomes in mature white skeletal muscle fibers of the rat were investigated. Differential visualization of ribosomes and glycogen granules was obtained by fixation with glutaraldehyde only and staining of the sections with uranyl acetate. Ribosomes are then electron dense and glycogen granules electron transparent. Their identity was ascertained by selective extractions of ribonucleic acid and polysaccharide. The vast majority of the ribosomes is not membrane-bound. They are located intermyofibrillarly (predominantly at the level of the I-bands), beneath the sarcolemma, and in the paranuclear cones of sarcoplasm. Occasionally short stretches of granular reticulum occur, often as characteristic double walled vesicles with ribosomes on the inner membrane only. Three main types of polysomal configurations are observed: rosettes of 4 to 6 ribosomes, helical arrays, and whorls of up to about 25 probably membrane-bound ribosomes. The average number of ribosomes in the extended helical configurations is estimated to be about 60. It is argued that these helices represent the polysomes instrumental in the synthesis of the large subunits of myosin. It is emphasized that helical polyribosomes are by no means typical of striated muscle, but probably represent a common configuration of large free polysomes.
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    Cell & tissue research 112 (1971), S. 166-187 
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    Keywords: Organ of Bellonci ; Crustacea ; Sphaeroma serratum ; Sensoriel organ ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Das Belloncische Organ von Sphaeroma serratum enthält Hauptzellen; ihr Zellkörper ist mit einem Außenglied ausgestattet, mit dem es durch ein Ciliargebilde verbunden ist. Das Außenglied setzt sich mit Bündeln sehr langer freier Mikrozotten in das Organlumen hinein fort. Der Zellkörper ist von flachen Saumzellen umgeben. Er enthält große, im Elektronenmikroskop dicht erscheinende Gebiete und zahlreiche Granula. Untersucht man diese mit cytochemischen Methoden der Licht- und Elektronenmikroskopie, so findet man die Charakteristika des Glykogens. Diese Substanzen werden in das Organlumen hinein abgegeben. Die Hauptzellen besitzen die Ultrastruktur sensorischer und nicht neurosekretorischer Zellen. Ihre Funktion könnte photorezeptorischer oder chemorezeptorischer Art sein. Diese Ergebnisse werfen die Frage auf, inwieweit es sich bei den sog. ‚'Belloncischen Organen“, die für die verschiedenen Crustazeengruppen beschrieben sind, um homologe Organe handelt.
    Notes: Summary The organ of Bellonci in Sphaeroma serratum comprises principal cells which consists of a cell body and an outer segment connected by a ciliary piece. The outer segment is prolonged by bundles of very long microvilli which are free in the central lumen, whereas the cell body is bounded by flat bordering cells. In the cell body there are large electron-dense spheres and a lot of granules, the latter appearing to be glycogen according to results obtained with light and electron microscopical cytochemical methods. These substances are released in the central lumen. The principal cells have not the fine structure of neurosecretory but of sensory cells. They may be photosensitive or chemosensitive elements. These results set the problem of the homology of the organs named “of Bellonci” seen in various groups of Crustacea.
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    Cell & tissue research 112 (1971), S. 188-200 
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    Keywords: Nucleus infundibularis ; Chicken ; Liquor contacting neurons ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Die Neurone des Nucleus infundibularis des Kükens sind multipolar, teilweise bipolar. Ein Teil der ventrikulären Fortsätze der Nervenzellen dringt zwischen den Ependymzellen hindurch in den Liquor cerebrospinalis ein und bildet dort kugelförmige, intraventrikuläre Nervenendigungen (Durchmesser 3,5–5,5 μ). Die Liquorkontakt-Nervenendigungen (LKNE) enthalten zahlreiche Mitochondrien, endoplasmatisches Retikulum, Polyribosomen, etwa 1300 Å große granulierte Vesikel sowie locker verteilte Mikrotubuli. Die intraventrikuläre Endigung trägt ein Cilium von Typ 9+0, von dessen Basalkörper dünne Zilienwurzeln ihren Ursprung nehmen. Manchmal kommen freie Liquorzellen auf den LKNE vor. Der die intraventrikuläre Endigung bildende ventrikuläre Fortsatz hat Dendritennatur. In der hypendymalen synaptischen Zone bilden Axone, die dense-core Vesikel (1000 Å, 1300 Å) enthalten, mit den ventrikulären Dendriten Synapsen. Die Perikaryen der Nervenzellen sind durch ein reichliches endoplasmatisches Retikulum, Polyribosomen, Golgi-Areale, Mitochondrien, granulierte Vesikel (Durchmesser 1300 Å) und zahlreiche axo-somatische Synapsen charakterisiert. Im Gebiet des Nucleus infundibularis können helle und dunkle Ependymzellen unterschieden werden. Der apikale Abschnitt der letzteren bildet kleinere und größere Plasmafortsätze. Die hellen Zellen tragen zahlreiche Zilien (Typ 9+2). Aufgrund der neuen morphologischen Daten wird die mögliche Funktion der Liquorkontaktneurone des Nucleus infundibularis diskutiert.
    Notes: Summary The neurons of the infundibular nucleus of the chicken are multipolar, partly bipolar. Part of the ventricular processes of the nerve cells passes by between the ependymal cells into the cerebrospinal fluid where they form globular, intraventricular nerve endings (diameter about 3,5 to 5,5 μ). The liquor contacting nerve endings (LCNE) contain numerous mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, polyribosomes, granulated vesicles (diameter about 1300 Å) and scattered microtubules. The intraventricular terminal bears a cilium (type 9+0), its basal body gives rise to slim rootlet fibres. Sometimes, free liquor cells occur on the LCNE. The ventricular nerve processes that build up the LCNE are dendrites. In the hypendymal synaptic zone, axons containing granulated vesicles (1000 Å, 1300 Å) form synapses with the ventricular dendrites. The perikarya of the nerve cells are characterized by an abundant endoplasmic reticulum, polyribosomes, Golgi areas, mitochondria, granulated vesicles (diameter about 1300 Å) and numerous axo-somatic synapses. In the region of the infundibular nucleus, two types of ependymal cells can be distinguished: light and dark cells. The apical part of the latter forms several smaller and larger cytoplasmic processes. The light cells bear numerous cilia (type 9+2). On the basis of the new morphological data, the possible function of the liquor contacting neurons of the infundibular nucleus is discussed.
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    Keywords: Ependyma ; Thiobarbiturate narcosis ; Cell nucleus shrinkage ; Rat
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Im Ependym des Hypothalamus wurde das Verhalten der Zellkern-Membran nach ausgedehnter intraperitonealer Thiobarbiturat-Narkose untersucht. Die Kernmembran ist gefaltet, der Zellkern zeigt Zeichen von Schrumpfung. Diese Veränderung ist reversibel und wird nicht von der mit der Narkose verbundenen Entwässerung verursacht. Elektronenmikroskopische Untersuchungen lassen einen normalen Stoffwechsel vermuten, Zeichen von Pyknose fehlen.
    Notes: Summary Effects on the nuclear membrane were investigated in hypothalamic ependymal cells of the rat during prolonged intraperitoneal thiobarbiturate narcosis. The nuclear membrane of the nucleus was folded and the nucleus showed signs of shrinkage. These alterations were reversible and did not depend on the dehydration which developed during the narcosis. Ultrastructural signs and the absence of pyknosis suggested that metabolism during nuclear shrinkage may be normal.
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    Cell & tissue research 113 (1971), S. 249-258 
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    Keywords: Leydig cells ; Gonadotrophins ; Triparanol ; Ultrastructure ; Testis
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    Notes: Summary The steps of triparanol (MER-29) action on the ultrastructural organization of the mature Leydig cell and possible antagonistic effects of HCG were investigated. The administration of this compound produces marked ultrastructural effects in the adult Leydig cell. The main action is on membranous structures such as the smooth endoplasmic reticulum, which hypertrophies markedly. It becomes arranged in numerous concentric layers (whorls). These are of different size and shape; a whole series of gradual changes from whorl to dense body with a crystalline pattern can be followed. Other cellular structures which undergo changes after MER-29 are the Golgi complex, the mitochondria and the plasma membrane. Dense bodies appear in large numbers. When HCG is given together with MER-29, it counteracts partially the effect of the latter. When injected in two doses, after four doses of MER-29, the effect of HCG is even more conspicuous.
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    Cell & tissue research 113 (1971), S. 472-489 
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    Keywords: Striated musculature ; Intestine-Teleosts ; Types of fibres ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The muscular layer of the fish oesophagus is made up exclusively of striated muscles, which form a circular and a longitudinal layer. The intestinal muscular layer of the tench, which is an exception among the vertebrates in this respect, consists of two layers of striated muscles and a layer of smooth ones. The organization of striated muscle fibres is described from the muscular layer of the alimentary canal in four species: the tench, crucian carp, gudgeon and stone-loach. The fibres of the oesophagus differ from each other in diameter, length of sarcomeres, glycogen content and, in the case of one species, organization of SR. On the basis of the organization of sarcomeres all the fibres examined must be counted among the slow-contracting ones (broad Z line). The sarcoplasmic reticulum is organized according to the Z type except for the fibres of the oesophageal muscles in which the SR represents the A-I type. Two types, “en grappe” and “en plaque”, of nerve endings have been observed. The presence of relatively large dense core vesicles seems to indicate their adrenergic origin.
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    Cell & tissue research 113 (1971), S. 518-530 
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    Keywords: Maxillary nephridia ; Diplopoda ; Organs of excretion ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Die paarigen Maxillarnephridien von Polyxenus lagurus wurden histologisch und elektronenmikroskopisch untersucht. 1. Jedes Maxillarnephridium ist in drei Abschnitte untergliedert: in den lateralen Sacculus, den Tubulus und den Ausführkanal. 2. Der Sacculus ist flach und dreieckig. Jeder Ecke sitzt eine Sehne an, die vor allem aus kollagenen Fasern besteht. An den Sehnen inserieren Muskeln, die den Sacculus an den Seiten der Kopfkapsel zwischen Occiput und Gena ausspannen. 3. Die Sacculuszellen sind flach und umschließen ein weites Lumen. Sie stellen typische Podocyten mit basalen Pedicellen dar. In ihnen finden sich zahlreiche pinocytotische Vesikel und andere Vakuolen. 4. Die Tubuluszellen tragen nach dem Lumen zu einen Mikrovillisaum. Ihre Basen sind vielfach eingefaltet. Innerhalb der Falten liegen zahlreiche Mitochondrien und transparente Vakuolen. Die Nuclei werden durch die Einfaltungen in den apikalen Zellbereich gedrängt. Hier finden sich auch Lysosomen und Lipidtropfen. Zwischen benachbarten Tubuluszellen sind häufig septierte Desmosomen ausgebildet. 5. Der Tubulus geht im distalen Abschnitt des Gnathochilarium in den Ausführkanal über. Beide Ausführkanäle münden getrennt paramedian von den Sinnespolstern des Gnathoohilarium nach außen. Ihre Lumina sind nicht mit einer kutikularen Intima ausgekleidet. Wie das ganze Maxillamephridium ist auch der Ausführkanal mesodermalen Ursprungs. — Das Maxillarnephridium von Polyxenus lagurus wird mit cephalen Nephridialorganen anderer Arthropoden verglichen.
    Notes: Summary The paired maxillary nephridia of Polyxenus lagurus were studied by light and electron microscopy. 1. Each maxillary nephridium is subdivided into three segments, viz. lateral sacculus, tubule and duct. 2. The sacculus has the shape of a flattened pyramid. Tendons, mostly of collagenic fibers, are attached to its edges. The sacculus is stretched at the sides of the head capsule between occiput and gena by muscles inserting at the tendons. 3. The cells of the sacculus are flattened and enclose a wide lumen. They represent typical podocytes with basal pedicelli, and contain numerous pinocytotic vesicles and other vacuoles. 4. The cells of the coiled tubule bear at their luminal surface a fringe of microvilli. Their bases are characterized by many infoldings. Numerous mitochondria and transparent vacuoles are situated between the folds. Due to the infoldings the nuclei are located in the apical portions of the cells. Here also many lysosomes and lipid droplets occur. Septate desmosomes are frequently differentiated between adjacent tubule cells. 5. At the distal part of the gnathochilarium the tubule transforms into the outleading duct. Both ducts terminate separately close to the median body plane in front of the sense bolsters of the gnathochilarium. No cuticular intima of the lumen can be found. This finding corresponds to the theory of the mesodermal origin of the duct as well as of the whole nephridium.—The results are compared with published data on the structure of nephridial organs in the head of other arthropods.
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    Cell & tissue research 113 (1971), S. 581-608 
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    Keywords: Ascaris ; Excretory organ ; Ionic regulation ; Ultrastructure ; Function
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Das Seitenkanalsystem von Ascaris lumbricoides wurde elektronenmikroskopisch untersucht. Beim erwachsenen Tier erstreckt sich das in den lateralen Epidermisleisten eingebettete einzellige Organ vom Nervenring bis etwa zur Körpermitte. Im 2. Körperviertel besitzt es kein durchgehendes Kanallumen und erscheint degeneriert. In allen übrigen Bereichen (mit Ausnahme des Ausführungskanals) besitzt es den gleichen Aufbau aus zwei Schichten. Die das Kanallumen begrenzende innere Schicht enthält zahlreiche extraplasmatische Räume, von denen zumindest die am weitesten innen liegenden mit dem Kanallumen kommunizieren. Die äußere Zellmembran besitzt viele Einfaltungen, von denen einige weit in das Cytoplasma hineinragen. Der Gewebeanteil der lateralen Epidermisleisten, der dem Seitenkanalsystem unmittelbar anliegt, enthält sehr viele Interzellularräume, die ein zusammenhängendes „Drainage“-System bilden. Zur histochemischen Lokalisation von ATP-ase-Aktivität wurden Experimente durchgeführt. Die möglichen Mechanismen der Bildung der Exkretflüssigkeit werden diskutiert unter Berücksichtigung bereits veröffentlichter physiologischer Befunde.
    Notes: Summary The Excretory organ (H-system) of Ascaris lumbricoides has been investigated electronmicroscopically. In adult animals this single-cell-organ embedded in the lateral lines extends from the nerve ring to approximately the middle of the body. In the second quarter of the body it lacks a continuous canal lumen, and it seems to be degenerated. In all of the other regions (except the stem leading to the excretory pore) it consists of two zones. The inner zone lining the canal lumen contains several extraplasmatic spaces; at least those placed the farthest inside communicate with the canal lumen. The outer cell membrane shows many infoldings, some of which extend deeply into the cytoplasm. The tissue of the lateral line adjacent to the canal system contains very many intercellular spaces which build a coherent intracellular “rainage”-system. Experiments have been performed in order to localize the ATPase activity histochemically. Possible mechanisms for the forming of the excretory fluid are discussed under consideration of physiological results already published.
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    Cell & tissue research 114 (1971), S. 175-192 
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    Keywords: Forestomach epithelium ; Alkaline phosphatase ; Cytochemistry ; Ultrastructure ; Goat
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Mit licht- und elektronenmikroskopischen Methoden wurde die Verteilung und Aktivität der unspezifischen alkalischen Phosphatase im Epithel der drei Vormägen der Ziege untersucht und gleichzeitig der Einfluß verschiedener Fixiermittel und unterschiedlicher Vorfixierungs- und Inkubationszeiten auf das Ergebnis der Enzymreaktion geprüft. Es wurde festgestellt, daß die alkalische Phosphatase bei allen untersuchten Proben nur im Stratum corneum, Stratum granulosum und Stratum spinosum superf. vorkommt. Verschiedene Vorfixierungen der Proben entweder mit Formol-Kalzium (24 Std) oder Glutaraldehyd (2, 5, 30, 120 min) bzw. OsO4 (2 oder 5 min) beeinflussen die Enzymverteilung und Reaktionsstärke nicht. Beim lichtmikroskopischen Nachweis wurde die maximale Reaktionsstärke bereits bei einer Inkubationszeit von 10 min bei Zimmertemperatur erreicht. Für den elektronenmikroskopischen Enzymnachweis war eine Inkubationszeit von 5 min bei 4° C am günstigsten. Die Reaktionsprodukte sind sowohl an den Zellmembranen als auch in Zellpartikeln lokalisiert. Die „zellmembrangebundenen“ Reaktionsprodukte befinden sich bei allen mit Glutaraldehyd vorfixierten Proben an der äußeren Lamelle, bei kurzzeitiger Osmiumvorfixation (3 min) hingegen an der Innenseite der Plasmamembranen.
    Notes: Summary Light and electron microscopic techniques were employed to study the distribution and intensity of the non-specific alkaline phosphatase activity in the epithelium of the three forestomachs of the goat. The effects on the enzyme reaction of different fixatives, prefixatives, and incubation times were determined. Alkaline phosphatase was found to be present only in the stratum corneum, stratum granulosum, and stratum spinosum superf. of each of the specimens. Different prefixation of the specimens, either by formol calcium (24 h), glutaraldehyde (2, 5, 30, 120 min), or osmium tetroxide (2 or 5 min) had no influence on the distribution of the enzyme and the intensity of its reaction. Maximal intensity of the reaction was obtained after an incubation period of 10 min at room temperature, as seen with the light microscope. To demonstrate the enzyme in sections in the electron microscope, an incubation period of 5 min at 4° C was found to be optimal. The products of the enzyme reaction were located on cell membranes and in cell particles. The “membrane-bound” reaction products in the specimens prefixed with glutaraldehyde were found on the outer surface of the plasma membrane; after a short prefixation with osmium tetroxide (3 min), they appeared on the inner surface of the plasma membrane.
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    Cell & tissue research 113 (1971), S. 157-173 
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    Keywords: Prostate ; Development ; Ultrastructure ; Rat
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    Notes: Summary The postnatal development of the rat prostate has been studied with the electron microscope. Major developmental changes begin during the second week after birth and involve organelles associated with the formation of secretions. The amount of granular endoplasmic reticulum and the size of the Golgi complex increase greatly. Large vacuoles that probably contain secretory material are formed, and the lumen of the prostatic acini appears to contain secreted material. Large lysosomes with polymorphic interiors are present as early as 10 days after birth, and they become numerous by the end of the third week. Differences in fine structure between the different lobes of the prostate are detectable in 10–14 day old rats. The subsequent differentiation of the granular endoplasmic reticulum into the forms characteristic of the different prostatic lobes is described. The initial changes in the prostate occur in advance of sexual maturity of the animal, and the adult appearance of the gland is attained by 4–5 weeks after birth.
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    Keywords: Neurosecretory cells ; Rat ; Cytoplasmic bodies resembling nucleoli ; Paranucleolar and coiled bodies
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    Notes: Summary A distinctive cytoplasmic inclusion, termed nucleolus-resembling body, was identified in the neurons, but not in the glial cells, of the medial vascular prechiasmatic gland, the preoptic recess and the anterior part of the suprachiasmatic area in the rat. This ultrastructure which lacks a limiting membrane is made of an entanglement of tightly packed filaments, 60–70 Å in diameter. Each filament consists of smaller units, 15–20 Å thick. Usually, only one such ultrastructure is present in a cell, but at time two were identified. It is present in most neurosecretory cells. It is surrounded by polyribosomes in the perikaryon of the nerve cells. Furthermore, it is linked to peripherally located ribosomes by means of filaments, 70 Å in diameter. A possible function in protein synthesis of structural components, such as neurofilaments, is hypothesized. Two distinctive fibrillar areas were identified in the nucleolus according to the tightness with which fibrils were packed together. Their significance is discussed. Nucleolar extrusions were never observed in our studies. Paranucleolar and coiled bodies were identified in the nuclear sap. The mechanism of formation and the significance of these bodies are discussed.
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    Cell & tissue research 114 (1971), S. 493-514 
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    Keywords: Thyroid ; Rat gland ; Tocopherol- and Ubiquinone-depleted diet ; Substitution with d,l-α-Tocopherol and α-Tocopherolquinone ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Die Follikelepithelzellen der Rattenschilddrüse zeigen drei Funktionsphasen, die normalerweise nicht nebeneinander auftreten: 1. Hormonsynthese und Sekretion, 2. relative Inaktivität und 3. Kolloidresorption. Während die Resorption von Thyreotropin induziert wird, scheint die Proteinsynthese vom hypophysären Stimulus unabhängig zu sein. Die Ultrastrukturveränderungen, die an einigen Zellorganellen (Mitochondrien, rauhes endoplasmatisches Retikulum) der Rattenschilddrüse im Tocopherol-Chinon (T-Q)-Mangel zu beobachten sind, stören offenbar den Ablauf ihrer Funktionsphasen. Der alimentäre T-Q-Mangel beeinflußt die Schilddrüse möglicherweise auf zwei verschiedenen Wegen: 1. in Abhängigkeit von der Antioxidanseigenschaft der Tocopherole über den peripheren Stoffwechsel der Schilddrüsenhormone; 2. über eine Beteiligung der Metaboliten mit Chinonstruktur am mitochondrialen Enzymsystem. — Die im T-Q-Mangelzustand auftretenden strukturellen Veränderungen der Thyreozyten können durch Substitution der Mangeldiät mit d,1-α-Tocopherol oder α-Tocopherolchinon wieder normalisiert werden.
    Notes: Summary Normal thyroid follicular epithelial cells in the rat show three functional phases: (1) synthesis of protein and secretion into the follicular lumen; (2) relative inactivity; (3) resorption of the colloid. The resorption of the colloid is stimulated by the thyrotropic hormone, whereas colloid protein synthesis appears to be independent of pituitary stimulus. Ultrastructural alterations, present in some cellular components during alimentary tocopherolubiquinone deficiency, reflect disturbances in the normal functional phases. The deficiency possibly influences the function of the thyroid gland in two ways: in affecting the metabolism of thyroid hormones which seems to depend on the antioxidant properties of tocopherols, and/or, in affecting the participation of the quinoid forms in the mitochondrial enzyme system. Substitution with either d,1-α-tocopherol or α-tocopherolquinone reverses the alterations and disturbances produced by the dietary deficiency.
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    Cell & tissue research 115 (1971), S. 30-45 
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    Keywords: Adrenal Cortex ; ACTH ; Autoradiography ; Stereology ; Rat
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    Notes: Summary The changes occurring in rat adrenocortical cells (zona fasciculata) during an 8 day period of treatment with ACTH, were investigated by morphometric and autoradiographic methods. The most important ultrastructural change consists in a conspicuous increase in the smooth endoplasmic reticulum, that accounts for about 50% of the total increase of cellular volume. Also the mitochondrial fraction shows a significant increase, which is found to be due both to the increment in the number of mitochondria per cell and to the increase in the mean volume of organelles themselves. The quantitative autoradiographic data, indicating an increment in the incorporation of 3H-orotate and 3H-leucine into adrenocortical cells of the treated animals, allow us to conclude that the ACTH-induced ultrastructural changes are the morphological expression of a stimulation of the cellular protein synthesis. Since mitochondria are largely autonomous in the synthesis of their enzymes and structural proteins, it is possible to hypothesize that ACTH also intervenes in the regulation of the mitochondrial protein synthesis.
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    Keywords: Adenohypophysis ; Pars intermedia ; Corticotrophic cells ; Rat
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Nos observations démontrent l'existence de deux types de cellules glandulaires dans la pars intermedia de l'hypophyse du rat: des cellules propres, à M.S.H., dont les grains de sécrétion sont détruits par la fixation osmiée et relativement bien conservés par la fixation au glutaraldéhyde; des cellules à petits grains denses, osmio-résistants, qui s'apparentent morphologiquement aux éléments corticotropes de l'antéhypophyse. L'existence bien connue d'A.C.T.H. ou, plus précisément, d'un facteur ≪A.C.T.H.-like≫ dans le lobe neuro-intermédiaire nous fait considérer comme très vraisemblable la nature corticotrope de ce deuxième type cellulaire de la pars intermedia.
    Notes: Summary Two types of glandular cells have been shown to occur in the intermediate lobe of the rat hypophysis: 1) M.S.H. producing cells whose secretory granules are destroyed by osmium fixation and relatively well preserved by glutaraldehyde fixation, 2) cells with small dense osmium resistant granules being morphologically similar to the corticotrophic cells of the anterior lobe. The well known occurrence of A.C.T.H. or, more precisely, of an “A.C.T.H.-like” factor in the neuro-intermediate lobe makes the corticotrophic nature of this second cell type very likely.
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    Cell & tissue research 117 (1971), S. 191-211 
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    Keywords: Sensory neurons ; Rat ; Nerve section ; Neurofilaments ; Neurofibrils
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    Notes: Summary Sensory neurons were examined in spinal ganglia of the rat 1 to 55 days after section of the plexus brachialis nerves. Only “light” neurons of the type A were investigated. Maximal reaction to axotomy was found 7 to 14 days after the operation. The majority of the axotomized perikarya developed central chromatolysis. In such neurons, Nissl bodies virtually disappeared from the central area of the neuron and formed a more or less continuous zone at the cell circumference. The cytocentrum became filled with large numbers of mitochondria, dense bodies and other organelles. Neurofilaments and microtubules were disarranged and ran at random among the accumulated particles. Microtubules were often more prominent in chromatolytic areas than neurofilaments. Both these organelles were rare in the peripheral areas filled with massed Nissl substance. Part of the neurons that did not show typical chromatolysis contained increased numbers of neurofilaments among Nissl bodies dispersed throughout the cytoplasm. Neurofilaments were roughly arrayed in bundles up to several microns wide; they were linked by cross-bridges and separated by distances of about 500 Å. Microtubules were rarely found in the filamentous areas. However, they were numerous in the axon hillock and in the initial segment where they formed fascicles similar to those described in normal neurons of other types. During the period from 14 to 55 days after axotomy, many perikarya recovering from chromatolysis contained enlarged bundles of neurofilaments with occasional microtubules among the restored Nissl bodies. Mean diameters of sensory neurons, measured 7 to 55 days after axotomy, in no instance exceeded those of contralateral control neurons. It thus appears that sensory perikarya do not increase in size either during the chromatolytic process or during the period of recovery.
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    Cell & tissue research 116 (1971), S. 70-93 
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    Keywords: Ocelli ; Chilopoda ; Ultrastructure ; Receptors
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Die Untersuchung der feinstrukturellen Organisation der Ocellen von Lithobius forficatus L. ergab, daß der dioptrische Apparat aus einer lamellenartig gebauten, ungleichseitig bikonvexen Cornealinse besteht. Ein Glaskörper und spezielle Pigmentzellen fehlen. Der Augenbecher wird von 35–110 Sinneszellen gebildet, unter denen 2 morphologisch distinkte Typen unterschieden werden können. Die großen Sehzellen des distalen Bereiches besitzen einseitig inserierende Rhabdomere, die in radiärsymmetrischer Anordnung ein umfangreiches geschlossenes Rhabdom bilden. Der proximale Teil des Augenbechers wird von kleineren, konischen Basalzellen in Form einer undeutlich abgesetzten Retinula eingenommen. Durch enge Verzahnung ihrer zirkumapikal oder zweiseitig angeordneten Mikrovilli entstehen stelzenförmige Doppel- und „Mehrfachrhabdomere“, die mit dem zentralen Rhabdom in Verbindung stehen. Alle Sehzellen sind durch eine Gliederung in verschiedene Zonen gekennzeichnet. Sie sind bei distalen Rezeptoren senkrecht zur optischen Achse, bei Basalzellen transversal zur Längsachse der Zelle angeordnet. Auf die rhabdomerischen Mikrovilli des Augenzentrums folgt nach außen eine „Schaltzone“ aus Elementen des ER und anderen vesilukären Bildungen. Diese Schaltzone stellt wahrscheinlich eine mit dem Adaptationszustand des Auges korrelierte Funktionsstruktur dar. In der cytoplasmatischen Zone fällt die Zahl verschiedenartiger multivesikulärer Korpuskel neben wenigen großen multilamellären Körpern auf. Die funktionelle Bedeutung des Ocellusaufbaus bei Lithobius wird diskutiert.
    Notes: Summary The ultrastructure of the ocelli of Lithobius forficatus L. was investigated by means of conventional electron microscopy. The dioptric apparatus consists of an unequal biconvex corneal lens which has a lamella-like fine structure. Crystalline cones and special pigment cells are lacking. The eye cup is composed of 35 to 110 sense cells of two different morphological types. The large visual cells of the distal region are characterized by unilaterally inserted rhabdomeres which form in a radial symmetrical arrangement the extended closed rhabdome. The proximal part of the eye cup is occupied by somewhat smaller basal cells of conical shape, showing an indistinct retinula. These cells have numerous microvilli either in the apex region or laterally which interdigitate to form stiltlike double or “multiple” rhabdomeres in close communication to the central rhabdome. In both types of sense cells particular zones appear because of the characteristic distribution of certain cell elements. They are arranged perpendicularly to the optical axis in the large receptors and vertical in the main axis of the basal cells. Elements of ER and other vesicles constitute a “Schaltzone” which borders the microvilli of the rhabdomer. This Schaltzone probably is a functional structure correlated to the adaptional state of the eye. The cytoplasmatic zone contains numerous different multivesicular and few large multilamellar bodies. The functional meaning of the organization of the Lithobius ocellus is discussed.
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    Cell & tissue research 116 (1971), S. 136-150 
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    Keywords: Adrenal cortex ; Rat ; Sex difference ; ACTH ; Electron microscopy
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Die Nebennierenrinde von 178 Sprague-Dawley-Ratten wurde elektronenmikroskopisch von der 1.–12. Lebenswoche unter Normalbedingungen sowie nach s.c. Injektion von 3 IE ACTH/100 g Körpergewicht innerhalb von 2 min — 24 Std untersucht. Ab der 5. Lebenswoche unterscheiden sich die Nebennieren von Weibchen im Bereich der äußeren Zona fasciculata durch Kernvergrößerung, größere Mitochondrien und kleindisperse Liposomen von denen der Männchen. Zyklusbedingte Schwankungen in der Ultrastruktur der weiblichen Nebennierenrinde bestehen nicht. Nach ACTH-Applikation nähert sich das Nebennierenbild des Männchen innerhalb von 30 min dem des unbehandelten Weibchens. Außerdem kommt es bei beiden Geschlechtern durch ACTH zu einer Dispersion und Reduktion der Liposomen, Vergrößerung des Golgiapparates und der Zellkerne, Ausweitung des endoplasmatischen Retikulums und Vermehrung der Mikrovilli. Der Geschlechtsdimorphismus wird funktionell erklärt.
    Notes: Summary 178 Sprague-Dawley-rats were studied by electron microscopy from the 1st to the 12th week of life under normal conditions and after s. c. injection of 3 I. U. ACTH/100 gbodyweight from 2 min to 24 hours. Beginning with the 5th week of life females differ from males by small dispersed liposomes and enlarged nuclei and mitochondria in the outer z. fasciculata. There is no change in the ultrastructure of the female adrenal cortex depending on the sexual cycle. After application of ACTH the adrenal cortex of males assimilates to the untreated females within 30 min. After ACTH-application both sexes show dispersion and reduction of liposomes, dilation of endoplasmatic reticulum, increasement of microvilli and enlargement of the Golgi apparatus. The sex-dimorphism is interpreted by functional differences.
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    Cell & tissue research 118 (1971), S. 512-524 
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    Keywords: Nervous system ; Gastropod ; Blood vessels ; Neural sheath ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The fine structure of vascular channels and amebocytes associated with the sheath of the infraesophageal ganglion of Helix aspersa, is described. The extracellular stroma of the sheath, together with the hemocoel and blood vessels, forms an interconnected system of pathways which appears to be involved in the transport of metabolites, amebocytes, hemocyanin and experimentally introduced opaque tracers. The hemocoel, blood capillaries and precapillaries are lined by a discontinuous layer of single muscle cells whose luminal aspect is covered by a lamina of extracellular material named the vascular coat. This coat consists of a ground substance that forms a basement membrane and filamentous elements some of which are collagenous. Gaps in the blood vessel wall seem to provide the main routes for the movement of cells and large molecules to the hemocoel. Tracer experiments have given support to the idea that a diffusion barrier may be absent at the sheath-ganglion junction. Amebocytes have phagocytic properties; they appear associated in groups or scattered singly within the extracellular space of the sheath and the lumen of blood vessels. Single amebocytes have features of mobile cells and may function in the transport of hemocyanin as well as other proteins.
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    Cell & tissue research 117 (1971), S. 35-45 
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    Keywords: Corpora lutea ; Granulosa lutein cells ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Ultrastructure of the granulosa lutein cells of the raccoon from throughout pregnancy has been described. The lutein cells often from epithelial cords which are separated by the connective tissues, capillaries and lymphatics. Based on the arrangements and modifications of the cytoplasmic organelles and inclusions, three types of lutein cells have been recognized. The type I lutein cells predominantly contain tubular, agranular endoplasmic reticulum, juxtanuclear Golgi complexes, a few round to rod-shaped mitochondria, some free ribosomes, and occasional lipid droplets. Occasionally the tubular cristae of mitochondria and tubular smooth endoplasmic reticulum appear contiguous. The type II cells contain abundant lace-like and/or stacked fenestrated endoplasmic reticulum cisternae that frequently form membranous whorls, some tubular, agranular endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, and lipid droplets. Mitochondria are usually small, but unusual large ones also occur. The small, rod-to round-shaped mitochondria usually have tubular cristae; but the large, oval, elongate, and cup shaped mitochondria possess tubular, lamellar, plate like, and whorl-like cristae. The plasma membranes of the cells are complexly elaborated and folded, especially when apposing each other. In favorable sections, strands of fenestrated cisternae appose the folds of the plasma membranes. In general, the amount of cytoplasmic organelles and inclusions vary greatly in the cells. The type III cells predominantly contain lipid droplets and sparse cytoplasmic organelles. The type I and II cells are found throughout pregnancy, but the type III cells are observed from mid gestation to term. The cytological features of type I and II cells suggest that they probably secrete most of the steroids, whereas the type III cells primarily store lipids.
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    Cell & tissue research 117 (1971), S. 65-72 
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    Keywords: Hepatocytes ; Fluoroacetate ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary This research was undertaken in order to determine if known biochemical processes involving the conversion of fluoroacetate are reflected morphologically at the electron microscopic level. No changes were observed in the hepatocytes after 2.5 mg/kg of fluoroacetate and sacrifice at 3 hours, but with 5 mg/kg of the drug there was an increase in the amount of agranular endoplasmic reticulum, an aberrant shape of mitochondria, and a disappearance of visible glycogen. One hour after 10, 15, 20, or 30 mg/kg of fluoroacetate the results showed a tremendous increase in the amount of agranular endoplasmic reticulum, an aberration in mitochondrial structure, and a disappearance of the intramitochondrial granules and glycogen. The possible relationship of these changes to fluoroacetate poisoning is discussed.
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    Cell & tissue research 119 (1971), S. 378-383 
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    Keywords: Seminal vesicles ; Rat ; Epithelium ; Proliferation activity ; Autoradiography
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung An 12 männlichen weißen Wistarratten unterschiedlichen Alters wurde autoradiographisch die Proliferation des Samenblasenepithels zur Zeit der Pubertät geprüft. Die Tiere waren 21, 29, 40, 50, 60 und 180 Tage alt und erhielten 1 Std vor der Tötung durch Dekapitation 2,5 μC 3H-Thymidin/g Körpergewicht i. p. appliziert. Ausgewertet wurden Autoradiogramme nach einer Expositionszeit von 18 Tagen; bestimmt wurde der Prozentsatz der markierten Zellkerne (3H-Index). Im Gegensatz zu dem bekannten exponentiellen Abfall des 3H-Indexes bei nicht-hormonabhängigen Leberepithelien jugendlicher Ratten kommt es beim Epithel der Samenblasen um den 40. Lebenstag zu einem erneuten, starken Proliferationsschub. Diese starke Wachstumszunahme ist wahrscheinlich der proliferationskinetische Ausdruck der nach Steinberger (1970) zur gleichen Zeit stattfindenden hormonellen Umschaltung in den Testes. Anschließend geht das Vermehrungswachstum des jugendlichen Tieres, durch das die Zellzahl erhöht wird, in das Erhaltungswachstum über; der 3H-Index des Samenblasenepithels erreicht den Wert des erwachsenen Tieres.
    Notes: Summary In 12 male white rats (Wistar) the proliferative activity of the epithelial cells in the seminal vesicles was studied by autoradiography. The animals were 21, 29, 40, 50, 60 and 180 days old. Each animal was given 2.5 μC/g 3H-thymidine and was killed 1 hour thereafter. We analysed the autoradiograms recording the percentage of labelled nuclei (3H-index). While the 3H-index of the non hormone-dependent epithelial cells in the liver of young rats declines continously with growing age (Stocker et al., 1964), the epithelial cells in the seminal vesicles of 40 days old rats show a remarkable rise in their proliferative activity. It is quite possible that this new peak in the proliferation is the morphological result of a preceeding switch in hormonal production of the testes as reported by Steinberger (1970). Thereafter the growth proliferation of the young rats declines into the steady state of the grown up.
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    Cell & tissue research 120 (1971), S. 1-16 
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    Keywords: Corpus allatum ; Insects ; Cribriform inclusions ; Ultrastructure ; Cytophysiology
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    Notes: Summary Ultrastructural evidence is presented for the manufacture, storage, and release of a distinctive cellular product in the corpus allatum of the insect Leucophaea. This product (C body material) originates in the Golgi zone and acquires a characteristic, regularly structured appearance of exceptionally high electron density. The differential distribution of this easily identified product in various sites in the organ permits the reconstruction of a sequence of dynamic events involving transport from the intra- to the extracellular compartment which affords access to the circulation. A small amount of (surplus ?) C body material becomes incorporated in multivesicular bodies. The variability in the occurrence, distribution, and fate of the C body material during various periods of the animal's life cycle, and under experimentally altered conditions, suggests a relationship with the glandular function of the corpus allatum. Conspicuous deposits of C body material, especially in the extracellular stroma, parallel situations in which the hormonal activity of the organ seems to be low or temporarily suspended. Thus the ultrastructural manifestations of intermittent sluggishness in the system, as observed in Leucophaea, provide valuable cues for the existence of a periodically changing production line involving a specific glandular material. The precise relationship with the comparable cyclicity of juvenile hormone activity remains to be ascertained.
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    Cell & tissue research 120 (1971), S. 80-93 
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    Keywords: Tunicate ; Neural gland ; Hypophysial homologue ; Lysosomes ; Ultrastructure ; Phosphatase localization
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    Notes: Summary The cells comprising the neural gland in the ascidians Ciona, Styela, and Botryllus have been examined for their fine structural features and enzyme cytochemistry. The gland cells are either cuboidal or irregular in outline. They are full of small vesicles, of which some are pinocytotic, as well as larger vacuoles; they become increasingly vacuolated as their shape decreases in regularity. At the same time, glycogen deposits accumulate and the cisternae of the endoplasmic reticulum become distended. Some of the vacuoles contain an electron dense material or a fibrillar substance, but the cells contain no obvious electron opaque secretory granules associated with an extensive Golgi complex such as occur in the vertebrate adenohypophysis. Acid phosphatase is localized in some of the vesicles and vacuoles, indicating that they are a kind of lysosome, the latter possibly representing autophagic vacuoles. Thiamine pyrophosphatase is also found in many vacuoles as well as in the saccules of the Golgi apparatus which in these cells is in the form of dictyosomes. The results suggest a developmental cycle of increasing cytoplasmic vacuolation, ultimately leading to a breakdown and release of the vacuolar products. The significance of these observations is considered, particularly with respect to the hypothesis that the gland represents the ascidian equivalent of the vertebrate pituitary.
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    Keywords: Leucocytes ; Invertebrates ; Oyster ; Ultrastructure ; Cytochemistry
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    Notes: Summary The fine structure of oyster leucocytes resembles to a great extent, that of typical eucaryotic cells. Organelles which have been described for the first time in this report are light granules, dense granules, protocentriole and X structure. Light microscopy reveals two morphological types of oyster leucocytes: agranular and granular. Based upon nuclear morphology and cytoplasmic compositions revealed in electron microscopy, at least three types of agranular and one type of granular cells are recognized. In the Giemsa-stained preparations, granular leucocytes exhibit three distinct types of cytoplasmic granules: refractile, dark blue, and pink, which presumably correspond to light granules Type A, B, and C seen in the electron micrographs. A granular leucocyte may contain one or more types of granules. Cytochemical investigations show that oyster leucocytes contain at least three hydrolytic enzymes: non-specific esterases, acid, and alkaline phosphatase. The latter two enzymes constitute 63% of the enzyme activity detected. These intracellular enzymes may be associated with the light granules and/or lysosome-like bodies. It is also demonstrated that the granular leucocyte population is significantly higher (P〈0.001) in the oysters experimentally infected with Bacillus mycoides (72.19±4.71%) as contrasted with that of the controls (37.18±4.48%). Leucocytes in progressive stages of degeneration are also described.
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    Cell & tissue research 120 (1971), S. 261-279 
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    Keywords: Regio olfactoria ; Teleosts ; Calamoichthys calabaricus ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Die vorliegende Untersuchung befaßt sich mit der Feinstruktur der Riechfalten von Calamoichthys calabaricus unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Riech- und Flimmerepithels. — Das Flimmerepithel ist aus 3 Zelltypen aufgebaut: Flimmerzellen, wenigen Stützzellen und Basalzellen. Die Flimmerzellen sind mitochondrienreich und tragen bis zu 160 Flimmerhärchen pro Zelle. Diese Kinocilien besitzen an ihren Basalkörpern Zilienwurzeln, von denen ein Teil ins Zellinnere bis in Kernnähe zieht, während der andere Teil parallel zur Oberfläche verläuft und benachbarte Basalapparate verbindet. — Auch das Riechepithel, das gegen das Flimmerepithel scharf abgesetzt ist, besteht aus 3 Zelltypen: Rezeptoren, Stützzellen und Basalzellen. Die Rezeptoren haben eine einheitliche Gestalt und Struktur. Sie sind schlank keulenförmig und überragen mit einer kleinen Vesicula olfactoria die Epitheloberfläche. Seitlich sitzen an der Vesicula — unter konstant 25–27° Ablenkung von der Senkrechten — in der Regel 12 sensorische Cilien, die alle auf gleicher Höhe entspringen. Basal setzt sich das Rezeptorperikaryon in ein Axon fort. Die Axone mehrerer Rezeptoren vereinigen sich noch innerhalb des Epithels zu Bündeln, die durch die Basalmembran ins Bindegewebe ziehen. Die stark osmiophilen Stützzellen des Riechepithels durchziehen das Riechepithel von der Basalmembran bis zur Epitheloberfläche und tragen einzelne Cilien. Der verbreiterte Apikalteil der Stützzellen enthält zahlreiche Schleimvesikel, die auf eine sezernierende Funktion dieser Zellen hinweisen. Die präparative Behandlung von Riechepithelien wird kritisch diskutiert.
    Notes: Summary The ciliary epithelium of the olfactory folds in Calamoichthys calabaricus is composed of ciliary cells, supporting cells, and basal cells. All ciliary cells contain numerous mitochondria and bear up to 160 kinocilia. Some rootlets of the basal bodies of the kinocilia, project towards the nucleus, while others run parallel to the epithelial surface and connect with neighbouring basal bodies. Ciliary and olfactory epithelia are separated from each other. — The olfactory epithelium contains olfactory receptor cells, supporting cells, and basal cells. The club shaped olfactory receptor cells have a uniform ultrastructure. The terminal portions of the olfactory dendrites form small olfactory vesicles which are seen above the olfactory surface. 12 sensory cilia project constantly to the more basal portion of the olfactory vesicles, each cilium forming a 25–27° angle with the vertical cell axis. Basally, an axon originates from each olfactory receptor cell. Axons from a number of olfactory receptor cells may combine to form bundles within the epithelium. The supporting cells of the olfactory epithelia are strongly osmiophilic. Supporting cells occur in all parts of the olfactory epithelium and bear few cilia. Numerous mucous vesicles, located within the apical region of the supporting cells, probably have a secretory function.
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    Cell & tissue research 120 (1971), S. 450-462 
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    Keywords: Taste buds ; Barbels ; Siluroids ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Der Bau der Geschmacksknospen auf den Barteln von Corydoras paleatus Jen. wurde elektronenmikroskopisch untersucht. Jede Geschmacksknospe ist aus 2 Zelltypen aufgebaut: den Rezeptorzellen und den sie umhüllenden Stützzellen. Die sich von der Geschmacksknospenbasis bis zur Oberfläche erstreckenden Stützzellen tragen einen Mikrovillibesatz. — Die einheitlich gestalteten Rezeptoren, die im Längsschnitt spindelförmig, im Querschnitt rund sind, besitzen zum Unterschied von den Stützzellen zahlreiche Mitochondrien und peripher gelagerte Vesikel sowie 2 Typen von Tubuli. Der Zellapex trägt einen über die freie Oberfläche senkrecht hinausragenden, schlankkegelförmigen Fortsatz mit rundem oder ovalem Querschnitt. — Innerhalb der Bindegewebspapille befindet sich dicht unter der Geschmacksknospenbasis ein Plexus von Axonbündeln, von dem aus die Axone meist einzeln an das Perikaryon der Rezeptorzellen herantreten. In der Nähe der Kontaktstelle mit dem Rezeptor sind häufig Tubulibündel zu finden. — Die meisten Geschmacksknospen enthalten einzelne degenerierende Zellen. — Im Epithel zwischen den Geschmacksknospen wurde ein besonderer Sekretzellentyp nachgewiesen.
    Notes: Summary The taste buds of the barbels of Corydoras paleatus have been studied with the electron microscope. Each taste bud is composed of two cell types: receptor cells and supporting cells. The supporting cells extend from the base of the taste bud to the surface where they bear microvilli. The apex of the uniform, spindle shaped receptor cells has a free, cone-shaped appendage. The receptor cells, unlike the supporting cells, contain numerous mitochondria, peripherally-located vesicles, and two types of tubuli. Single axons project from a nerve plexus close to the base of the taste bud and run to perikarya of the receptor cells. Frequently bundles of tubuli lie close to the area of contact between axon and receptor cell membranes. Most of the taste buds contain individual degenerating cells. A special type of secretory cell is present in the epithelium of the barbels.
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    Cell & tissue research 119 (1971), S. 179-187 
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    Keywords: Granulosa cells ; Fowl ; Influence of steroids ; Alterations ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The fine structure of granulosa cells of the domestic fowl as seen after administration of steroids is described. Diaethylstilboestrol, estradiol and hydroxy-progesterone were given as intramuscular injections for a 28-days period. The main cytoplasmic changes of the granulosa cells were an increase in the number of mitochondria and dense bodies. The Golgi apparatus became enlarged, and occupied a large portion of the cell. The nucleus was found located adjacent to the oocyte, and there was an increase in number of the annular desmosomes. The investigation has demonstrated that even if steroids in high dosages induce atrophic alterations of the ovary, they stimulated proliferation of the granulosa cells of the small follicles. Apparently the small follicles with the granulosa cells retain the ability to regain development, which may be to some importance when steroids are used therapeutically (gynecologic disorders, contra-ception).
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    Cell & tissue research 119 (1971), S. 208-226 
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    Keywords: Median eminence ; Hypophysial portal vessels ; Pars distalis ; Ultrastructure ; Development
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    Notes: Summary Nerve fibres containing granular vesicles first appear in the median eminence of the rat on the 16th foetal day while secretory granules in the cells of the adenohypophysis are not present till the 17th foetal day. These observations suggest that the differentiation and early activity of pars distalis cells may depend on substances elaborated at nerve terminals in the median eminence. Although the loops of the primary plexus of portal vessels do not develop until the 4th postnatal day, substances released by nerve fibres in the neurohypophysis could reach the pars distalis through vessels already present at the 15th foetal day in the mesenchyme between the diencephalon and the adenohypophysis. This view is supported by the fact that the earliest cells to exhibit ultrastructural evidence of secretory activity are in the rostral pole of the pars distalis, the first region of the gland to become vascularized. The earliest granules to appear in the cells of the pars distalis correspond to those which are considered to contain mucoprotein hormones; somatotrophin type granules were seen only in postnatal tissues. The finding that, in the median eminence, the development of granular vesicles precedes that of agranular vesicles is discussed with reference to the times at which neurosecretory materials and monoamines become detectable in the region.
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    Cell & tissue research 119 (1971), S. 334-354 
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    Keywords: Fat absorption ; Small intestine ; Rat ; Micropinocytosis ; Circadian rhythm
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Die vorliegende Untersuchung will klären, welche Rolle die Mikropinocytose bei der Fettresorption spielt und ob die Fettresorption tagesrhythmische Schwankungen aufweist. Zu diesem Zweck wurde Fett zu verschiedenen Tages- und Nachtzeiten in abgebundene Jejunumabschnitte von Ratten injiziert, das Darmgewebe in verschiedenen Abständen licht- und elektronenmikroskopisch untersucht und die Zahl der mikropinocytotischen Invaginationen der Enterocyten bestimmt. Folgende Resultate wurden erzielt: Die Häufigkeit der Mikropinocytose (mikropinocytotische Invaginationen/100 Mikrovilli) beträgt bei Hungertieren 4,78, bei Normaltieren 5,06, 1 min nach Gabe von Mazolachymus 3,55, 1/16 m NaCl-Lösung 4,37, Butterschmalz 5,50, Rindertalg 7,16, Schweineschmalz 7,66 und Mazola 9,25; 2 1/2 min nach Mazolagabe 8,23, nach 5 min 7,67, nach 10 min 6,76. Zwischen 10 und 15 min wird der Ausgangswert erreicht. Aufgrund statistischer Auswertung der Befunde wird geschlossen, daß Fett vor allem in den Frühstadien der Fettresorption durch Mikropinocytose aufgenommen werden könnte. Ferner zeigt sich, daß die Mikropinocytosehäufigkeit entscheidend von der chemischen Zusammensetzung und dem physikalischchemischen Zustand der verabreichten Fette beeinflußt werden dürfte. — Lichtmikroskopisch wurde nachgewiesen, daß die Fettresorption charakteristische, tagesrhythmische Schwankungen aufweist. Um 2.00 Uhr ist sie am stärksten, um 14.00 Uhr am geringsten. Es wird diskutiert, worauf die tagesrhythmischen Unterschiede zurückzuführen sind.
    Notes: Summary The present study attempts to elucidate (a) to what extent micropinocytosis is involved in the process of fat absorption and (b) whether fat absorption shows a circadian rhythm. For this purpose rats were given 0.1 to 0.15 ml of fat directly into the upper jejunum at various times of the day and night. 20 sec to 20 min after administration of fat small pieces of the jejunum were rapidly dissected out, the tissue examined by means of light- and electron microscopy, and the number of micropinocytotic pits occurring in the enterocytes during fat absorption was determined. The following results were obtained: The frequency of micropinocytosis (micropinocytotic pits/100 microvilli) is as follows: in starved rats 4.78, in normal rats 5.06, 1 min after administration of corn oil chyme 3.55, 1/16 m NaCl-solution 4.37, clarified butter 5.50, ox tallow 7.16, lard 7.66, corn oil 9.25; 2 1/2 min after administration of corn oil 8.23, after 5 min 7.67, and after 10 min 6.76. Between 10 and 15 min the number of micropinocytotic pits reverses to normal. From statistical analysis of the results it is concluded that micropinocytosis can play a significant role in the early stages of fat absorption. The experiments show in addition that micropinocytosis is greatly influenced by the chemical composition and the physico-chemical state of the administered fat.—Light microscopic studies indicate that fat absorption varies considerably during the 24 hr period. The highest absorption was found at 2 a.m., the lowest at 2 p.m.
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    Cell & tissue research 119 (1971), S. 451-459 
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    Keywords: Lanthanum ; Permeability ; Liver ; Bile Ducts ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Radioactive lanthanum nitrate, an electron opaque tracer, was injected into the common bile duct of rats. Two minutes following the end of injection, samples of blood for radioactivity counts, and of liver and kidney for electron microscopic studies were taken. High levels of radioactivity found in the blood, and demonstration of lanthanum in the kidney by electron microscopy, indicated that this tracer entered the blood stream in vivo. No lanthanum was seen in the cytoplasm of liver cells, and there was no evidence of rupture in bile ducts, junctional ducts, or liver cells. Tight junctions connecting parenchymal cells and cholangiolar cells appeared well preserved. Lanthanum was seen in bile canaliculi, interspaces between liver cells, portions of the extracellular space of the liver, lumina of cholangioles and lumina of portal venules and sinusoids. It is postulated that lanthanum passed from the biliary tract, the site of injection, through the tight junction between liver cells and cholangiolar cells. It is suggested that such passage may represent a physiologic pathway, but the possibility of a chemical action of lanthanum on the tight junction can not be ruled out.
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    Cell & tissue research 122 (1971), S. 488-502 
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    Keywords: Median eminence ; Mouse ; Growth and development ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The development of the external zone of the median eminence of the mouse was studied in the electron microscope. The examination follows the development of the embryo from the 15th day of the gestation period and the juvenile growth until 24 days of age. Single terminals of the tubero-infundibular neurons of the external zone were found to extend to the outer basement membrane of the perivascular space of the portal primary capillary plexus in the 16 day-old embryo. In the 18 day-old embryo a narrow external zone has developed. Organization of the external zone into the adult pattern is accomplished at the age of three to four weeks. Small agranular as well as large granular vesicles are present in the tubero-infundibular nerve terminals even in the 16 day-old embryo. Changes in the organization of the nerve endings along the outer perivascular basement membrane in relation to the ependymal vascular feet were considered.
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    Cell & tissue research 122 (1971), S. 254-272 
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    Keywords: Cartilage ; Guinea pig ; Epiphyseal plate ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The fine structure of the upper tibial epiphyseal plate of the normal guinea pig has been investigated. On morphological and functional grounds this cartilage can be divided into four zones. In all zones the chondrocytes are distributed in an electronlucent organic matrix composed of thin collagenous fibrils and small non-membrane-bounded granules representing proteoglycans. 1. The reserve cell zone consists of a primitive type of hyaline cartilage. The cells have a very high nucleo-cytoplasmic ratio. The endoplasmic reticulum is the most developed cellular organelle. 2. In the proliferative zone the flattened cells are arranged in distinct columns. The endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi complex are prominent. Mitochondria and lysosomes are more numerous than in the reserve cells. Extracellularly, the collagen fibrils are brought together in longitudinal and transversal septa. 3. In the hypertrophying zone the cells are more rounded and the pericellular zones wider than in the preceding zones. The endoplasmic reticulum contains dilated cisternae. The Golgi complex includes many large vacuoles. Mitochondria and lysosomes are more abundant than previously. 4. There is a progressive mineralization of the longitudinal septa in the calcifying zone. Within the cells the amount of endoplasmic reticulum is decreased. Its cisternae mostly are short, rounded, and non-continuous. The Golgi apparatus is poorly developed, and the mitochondria few.
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