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  • 1
    ISSN: 1432-2307
    Keywords: Key words Inflammation of the bronchi ; Bronchial biopsy ; Ultrastructure ; Vessels ; Laser therapy
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract  An ultrastructural and autoradiographic analysis of changes in 188 biopsy specimens of bronchial mucosa of the large bronchi from 76 patients with chronic inflammatory lung diseses was carried out. Fibrosis results in an apparent reduction of metabolic activity in endothelial cells, affecting the proliferation of basal cells with changes in cell differentiation. Endobronchial laser therapy with an helium-neon laser induces proliferative and metabolic processes in the lamina propria of the bronchial mucosa with hyperaemia, intensive diapedesis of leucocytes and formation of leucocytic infiltrations and granulation tissue. The proliferative and metabolic activity of endothelial and stromal cells increases, and delicate fibrous connective tissue is formed.
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  • 2
    ISSN: 1434-0879
    Keywords: Detrusor ; Fixation ; Magnesium Osmolarity ; Smooth muscle cells ; Ultrastructure
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Magnesium ions added to fixatives for processing to Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) have been claimed to cause relaxation of detrusor smooth muscle cells [1]. This should facilitate the morphologic evaluation of the tissue. However, magnesium ions are osmotically active and their addition may cause the fixative to become hypertonic to the tissue. To ascertain whether the presence of magnesium ions causes significant changes compared to those found where the osmolarity is raised without the presence of magnesium, human detrusor specimens were fixed in glutaraldehyde to which increasing amounts of MgCl2 or NaCl were added in different concentrations. With the addition of increasing amounts of MgCl2 and NaCl, the osmolarity of the fixative increased, causing significant changes in the morphology and morphometry of the tissue. The intercellular distances increased, the cells shrank and the shape of the cells changed from smooth and rounded to spiky and angulated. With regard to its muscle-relaxing effect, it was not possible to distinguish the specimens fixed in magnesium-containing fixatives from those without. In this study it was not possible to prove any relaxing effect of magnesium ions added to the fixative. On the contrary the magnesium ions caused an increase in the osmolarity, with significant changes in both the morphometry and the morphology of the human detrusor smooth muscle cells.
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  • 3
    ISSN: 1432-0533
    Keywords: Key words Neuronal intranuclear inclusion ; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ; Ammon’s horn ; Ultrastructure ; Ubiquitin
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract We report the presence of round eosinophilic intranuclear inclusions in a patient with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The inclusions were limited to the hippocampal pyramidal neurons; they were frequently encountered in the CA1 and CA2 regions and much less frequently in the CA3 and CA4 regions and in the subiculum. Ultrastructurally, they consisted of randomly oriented straight filaments, each about 8–14 nm in diameter, some of which had a tubular appearance in cross-section. Electron-dense, granular material was intermingled with the filaments. Immunohistochemically, all the inclusions were positive for ubiquitin, but were negative for several kinds of cytoskeletal protein, including actin, glial fibrillary acidic protein, vimentin, neurofilament polypeptides, keratin, tubulin, tau protein and microtubule-associated protein 2. To our knowledge, this type of neuronal intranuclear inclusion has not so far been reported in ALS, and its distribution limited to the hippocampal formation is of great interest.
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    Acta neuropathologica 94 (1997), S. 240-246 
    ISSN: 1432-0533
    Keywords: Keywords Spectrin ; Dystrophin ; Ultrastructure ; Duchenne muscular dystrophy
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Spectrin, a major component of the erythrocyte membrane skeleton, has previously been shown to form a two-dimensional lattice in erythrocytes, and in avian or chicken skeletal muscle. Those results were mainly obtained with antibodies against α-spectrin. Using immunofluorescence of semithin cryosections and single muscle fiber preparations, we show here that β-spectrin forms a costameric network which covers the plasma membrane of human skeletal muscle. These spectrin costameres are correlated with the Z-bands. They are longitudinally connected by fine strands and interrupted by myonuclear lacunae. Under mechanical stretching, the costameres retained their correlation to the Z-bands in normal and dystrophin-deficient muscle, up to the point at which the sarcolemma was disrupted. In stretched muscle, in some regions of the stretched fibers in which the costameres seemed to form double strands, the usually 1:1 correlation of spectrin to the Z-bands changed to a 2:1 relation. In dystrophin-deficient muscle, the costameric scaffold of spectrin in the well-preserved fibers appeared normal, indicating that spectrin can be correctly localized in the absence of dystrophin and that the subcellular spectrin organization does not primarily depend on dystrophin expression. The regular organization and the correlation of spectrin costameres to the Z-bands was notable even in stretched Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) muscle. On the other hand, single teased muscle fibers of DMD muscle showed various degrees of morphological alterations of the costameric network, ranging from a focal disarray to complete loss of costameric organization. Because these findings indicate that the costameric spectrin scaffold undergoes secondary changes during the course of the dystrophic process in dystrophin-deficient muscle, spectrin staining of isolated muscle fibers may also serve as a tool to monitor the effect of gene therapy experiments at the single fiber level.
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    Acta neuropathologica 93 (1997), S. 285-293 
    ISSN: 1432-0533
    Keywords: Key words Pacinian corpuscles ; Reinnervation after ; axotomy ; Regenerated axon terminals ; Ultrastructure ; Cat
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract The reinnervation pattern of crural pacinian corpuscles was examined by light and electron microscopy in eight adult cats of both sexes 3–18 months after sciatic nerve crush. Normal pacinian corpuscles are each supplied with a single myelinated axon and a single cylindrical axon terminal which may branch in the distal part of the inner core. Reinnervation of these vibroreceptors was very satisfactory after sciatic nerve crush: in a sample of 68 corpuscles examined 3–18 months after the operation, 92.6% were found reinnervated, while only 7.4% remained denervated. At the nerve entry, 84.2% of the reinnervated corpuscles were supplied with a single myelinated axon, while 15.8% received two myelinated axons; some of the axons branched before or after entering the inner core. Near the mid-level of the inner core, 60.3% of 63 reinnervated corpuscles were innervated with a single axon terminal, 22.2% were biterminal, while 17.5% had three or more terminals. Regenerated axon terminals induced the formation of thin lamellar layers in the axial region of the original core and, exceptionally, also at the outer aspect of the original core. In monoterminal corpuscles, the shape and ultrastructure of regenerated endings resembled those of normal controls, whereas in multiterminal corpuscles their shape and profiles were variable. In contrast to previous reports, reinnervated corpuscles did not ultimately become monoterminal. On the contrary, the mean number of 1.3 terminals found in reinnervated crural corpuscles at 3–5 months increased to 1.9 terminals per corpuscle 6–18 months after axotomy.
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  • 6
    ISSN: 1432-0533
    Keywords: Key words Regeneration ; Diffuse axonal injury ; GAP43 ; Neurofilament ; Ultrastructure
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Traumatic brain injury in animals and humans is well known to cause axonal damage diffusely scattered throughout the brain without evidence of other brain parenchymal change. This observation has prompted some to posit that such damaged axons are well positioned to mount a regenerative attempt. The present study uses an immunocytochemical marker specific for regenerating neurites to explore this issue. Further, in an attempt to expedite and enhance any potential regenerative effort, this study evaluates the efficacy of intrathecally applied nerve growth factor. Three sets of experiments were performed in adult cats. One group of animals was subjected to moderate fluid percussion brain injury and followed for 7 or 14 days post injury, with the continuous intraventricular infusion of nerve growth factor delivered by implanted osmotic pumps. These animals were compared to a second group of time-matched, sham-operated animals receiving artificial cerebrospinal fluid infusion. To assess axonal damage immunohistochemical staining for the low molecular weight neurofilament subunit (NF-L) was carried out using an NR4 monoclonal antibody. To localize axons exhibiting a regenerative response immunohistochemical staining for the growth associated protein GAP43 was employed. In sham controls, at the light microscopic level NF-L-immunoreactive axonal swellings were numerous at 7 days, but by 14 days post injury their frequency declined markedly. In contrast, GAP43-immunoreactive, disconnected reactive axonal swellings were rarely observed at 7 days but were numerous at 14 days. Ultrastructural analysis at 14 days post injury of carefully matched sections revealed reactive axons demonstrating sprouting consistent with a regenerative effort. Analysis of tissue from animals of 14 days of survival indicated that supplementation with nerve growth factor did not appear to enhance the capacity of damaged brain axons to mount a regenerative attempt. Rather, it appears that regenerative efforts seen reflect a spontaneous response. A third group of adult cats, subjected to the same injury but not subjected to osmotic pump implantation, was allowed to survive for 22–28 days. Animals in this group also demonstrated GAP43 immunoreactivity in reactive axonal swellings in the brain stem. This study demonstrates that diffusely injured axons can mount a sustained regenerative attempt that is associated with a reorganization of their cytoskeleton and accompanied by an up-regulation of growth-associated proteins.
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  • 7
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    Anatomy and embryology 196 (1997), S. 215-226 
    ISSN: 1432-0568
    Keywords: Key words Natural killer cells ; Ultrastructure ; Parallel tubular arrays ; Perforin ; Granzyme B ; Chondroitin sulfate
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract  Human natural killer (NK) cells contain unique granules with parallel tubular arrays (PTA granules) of approximately 30 nm diameter that can be seen only by electron microscopy. In order to clarify the role of PTA granules in NK cell-mediated cytolysis we examined these structures with regard to frequency and expression of lytic proteins (perforin, granzymes). NK cells (CD3−, CD16+, CD56+) were obtained from heparinized blood of healthy donors and enriched by double-step negative selection using mAb coupled to magnetic beads. PTA granules were found in 31.3% of freshly separated NK cells. When NK cells were cultivated, even in the presence of various stimulating agents (rhIL-2, rhIL-4, rhIL-6, rhIL-12, GM-CSF, rhIFNα, anti-CD16 mAb, dexamethasone), PTA granules disappeared and transformed into conventional primary lysosomes. By immune electron microscopy using antibodies directed against perforin and granzyme B we observed distinct immuno-reactivity in the tubules and in the tubule-associated faintly electron-dense matrix of PTA granules. Immuno-labelling for perforin and granzyme B was also found in the fine granular matrix of primary lysosomes. Finally, we tested the distribution of chondroitin 4-sulfate which is suggested to inactivate lytic proteins. Immuno-reactivity for chondroitin 4-sulfate was detected only in the moderately electron-dense matrix but not in the tubules of PTA granules. These observations indicate that perforin and granzyme B are stored in an inactive form in PTA tubules due to highly ordered paracrystalline protein folding. As soon as the tubules decay the lytic proteins are kept in an environment of chondroitin 4-sulfate for inactivation.
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  • 8
    ISSN: 1432-0533
    Keywords: Key words Meningioma ; Inclusion body ; Vimentin ; Immunocytochemistry ; Ultrastructure
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies are rarely found in meningiomas. A 74-year-old woman had an anaplastic meningioma with intracytoplasmic chromophobe inclusion bodies (CIB) histologically. These CIB were various shapes, e.g. round, teardrop-like, fusiform, horseshoe-like, crescentic and perinuclear. The size of CIB ranged from 7 to 14 μm and the nuclei of the tumor cells with CIB were often eccentric. Most CIB were immunopositive only for vimentin, staining more intensely than surrounding cytoplasm in a comparative study using adjacent sections stained with hematoxylin-eosin and vimentin. CIB showed loosely textured filamentous structures which were in parallel and entangled arrangements ultrastructurally. The diameter of the filaments was 13–14 nm and they were thicker than normal intermediate filaments. Moreover, these filaments appeared to be studded with granular and fuzzy substances. These findings suggest that CIB are mainly composed of abnormally synthesized and arranged vimentin filaments.
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  • 9
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    Acta neuropathologica 93 (1997), S. 579-584 
    ISSN: 1432-0533
    Keywords: Key words Hypobaric hypoxia ; Cerebral ; microvasculature ; Ultrastructure
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Prolonged hypoxia results in structural and functional adaptive responses to improve tissue oxygen delivery. Structural changes within the brain include vascular proliferation and elongation. The aim of the current study was to investigate whether ultrastructural changes in capillary walls also occur as part of the adaptive response. Adult rats were exposed to 2 or 3 weeks of moderate hypobaric hypoxia at 0.5 atmospheres and their cerebral microvasculature examined using quantitative ultrastructural methods. We found that hypoxic rats had an 18% increase in their brain capillary diameter but no change in endothelial wall thickness, basement membrane thickness, or coverage of the endothelial wall by pericytes. The increased diameter of cerebral capillaries may play an important role in decreasing the resistance to capillary perfusion which is brought about by the increased erythrocyte fraction in the blood of hypoxic rats. Ultrastructural features relevant to the blood-brain barrier were maintained in hypoxic rats. Pericytes, that are thought to form a second line of defense in the blood-brain barrier, maintained their numerical and size relationships to the endothelial cells. Endothelial junctions were unchanged and endothelial vesicles were somewhat lower in density than normal at 2 weeks of hypoxia, but had regained their normal density by 3 weeks. Mitochondria of the brain capillary endothelial cells maintained normal numerical and volume densities in hypoxia, but the mitochondria of the surrounding neuropil were decreased significantly by about 30%.
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  • 10
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    Acta neuropathologica 94 (1997), S. 425-435 
    ISSN: 1432-0533
    Keywords: Key words Cell culture ; Central neurocytoma ; Histogenesis ; Ultrastructure
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract To clarify the histogenesis and differentiation potential of central neurocytoma, a pathological investigation of seven tumors from three patients was conducted using immunohistochemistry and ultrastructural analysis in addition to systematic in vitro studies. Six tumors were studied immunohistochemically and five were examined ultrastructurally. All cases that were immunostained were positive for synaptophysin in nuclear-free neuropil islands. In five tumors, a few tumor cells, in addition to reactive astrocytes, were positive for glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). Vimentin staining was also positive in a few tumor cells of five specimens. Neurofilament staining was always negative. All cases for which ultrastructure was examined showed various synaptic abnormalities. Cultured cells were subdivided into three distinct tumor cell types: neuronal cells which stained for neurofilament proteins with neurosecretory granules; small flat undifferentiated cells with a high nuclear-cytoplasmic ratio and scant cytoplasmic organelles; and small round or multipolar astrocytic cells with 10-nm intermediate filaments which stained for GFAP. Our tissue culture studies disclosed that cultured neurocytoma cells form a cellular mosaic similar to subependymal plate layers that are composed of mitotically active cells, neurons and glia.
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  • 11
    ISSN: 1432-0533
    Keywords: Key words Mucopolysaccharidosis IIID ; Skin ; Ultrastructure
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Mucopolysaccharidosis IIID (MPS-IIID) is the rarest of the MPS-III syndromes. It is caused by deficient activity of lysosomal N-acetylglucosamine-6-sulfatase (G6S). To date, the clinical and biochemical features of seven patients with MPS-IIID have been reported, but no biopsy or autopsy findings have been described. The purpose of this report is to define the ultrastructure of affected cells seen in a skin biopsy from a 14-year-old boy. The child presented with progressive mental deterioration, hyperactivity and mild to moderate dysmorphism. The diagnosis of a mucopolysaccharidosis was suggested, but the initial urine analyses were negative for elevated mucopolysaccharides, and only the third analysis showed abnormal excretion of heparan sulfate. Because of the diagnostic difficulties posed by this case, a skin biopsy was performed for morphological and biochemical studies. Numerous vacuoles were noted in Schwann cells, fibroblasts, smooth muscle cells, eccrine gland and ductal epithelium in resin-embedded sections stained with toluidine blue. Ultrastructurally, many lysosomes were distended with abundant, fibrillar material. Occasionally, lamellated membranous structures were present within the same lysosomes. These findings are consistent with those seen in other forms of MPS, in which the lysosomal storage occurs predominantly, but not exclusively, in mesenchymal cells. Furthermore, deficient activity of G6S was confirmed in cultured skin fibroblasts. This study demonstrates that electron microscopy of skin biopsies is a useful method for identification of patients with clinical features of MPS-IIID whether or not heparan sulfaturia is present.
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    Acta neuropathologica 94 (1997), S. 499-503 
    ISSN: 1432-0533
    Keywords: Key words Meningioma ; Immunohistochemistry ; Glial fibrillary acidic protein ; Ultrastructure ; Intercellular lumina
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract We studied a recurrent meningioma located in the right frontal lobe. The tumor showed high cellularity and the cells had plump, hyalinous cytoplasm. Immunohistochemically, almost all the tumor cells were positive for epithelial membrane antigen and vimentin, and unexpectedly, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). Ultrastructural investigation revealed abundant 8- to 10-nm filaments in the cytoplasm. Conspicuous interdigitations with numerous desmosomes were present. Frequently, intracellular and intercellular lumina lined by microvilli were also found. We considered the present case to be an unusual variant of meningioma with GFAP expression. A few cases of meningioma with triple expression of GFAP, vimentin and cytokeratin have been reported previously. However, the present case showed obvious pathological differences from these, and had no immunoreactivity for cytokeratin.
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  • 13
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    Acta neuropathologica 94 (1997), S. 109-115 
    ISSN: 1432-0533
    Keywords: Key words Locus coeruleus ; Ultrastructure ; Dihydroetorphine ; Morphine ; Opioids
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract The locus coeruleus (LC) is a major noradrenergic nucleus in the brain. The activity of the LC neurons is chronically regulated by opioids. So far, very little is known about the morphological changes induced by chronic treatment with opioids. In the present study, the effects of chronic treatment with morphine and dihydroetorphine, a new narcotic analgesic with lower physical dependence potential than morphine, were investigated on the ultrastructure of the rat LC. Rats received saline or increasing doses of morphine or dihydroetorphine for 5 days by twice daily subcutaneous injections. Withdrawal was precipitated in half of the opioid-treated rats by a single intraperitoneal injection of naloxone 4 h after the last injections of opioids. The ultrastructure of the LC was examined by electron microscopy. Results showed that chronic morphine treatment induced a marked injury to the LC neurons. The primary changes in the cell body were the indentation of nuclei, the fragmentation and degranulation of rough endoplasmic reticulum, as well as the disaggregation of polyribosomes. Myelinoid bodies were seen in the processes. An accumulation of presynaptic vesicles was observed in some of the terminals which formed synaptic junctions with the LC neurons as compared to the normal controls. Naloxone-precipitated withdrawal from morphine did not stop the morphine-induced injury on the LC neurons except that less accumulation of presynaptic vesicles occurred. Chronic dihydroetorphine treatment only induced a slight change in the ultrastructure of the LC neurons. These results indicate that the LC neurons are more vulnerable to chronic treatment with morphine than to that with dihydroetorphine.
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  • 14
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    Acta neuropathologica 94 (1997), S. 338-344 
    ISSN: 1432-0533
    Keywords: Key words Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ; Pericapillary rosette ; Immunocytochemistry ; Ultrastructure
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract This report concerns a comparative immunocytochemical and ultrastructural investigation on pericapillary rosettes (PR) in the lumbar spinal cords of 21 patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and 18 age-matched neurologically normal individuals. The purpose of the study was to determine the alteration of PR in relation to the neuronal loss in ALS. The PR were almost always positively immunostained for phosphorylated neurofilament, and some PR immunoreacted with antibodies to synaptophysin and β-amyloid precursor protein. This finding suggests that axonal transport, whether fast or slow, is impaired in the terminal portion of the axon that reaches the capillaries. Some PR were also positively immunostained by the antibody against ubiquitin, anti-calbindin-D 28 K antibody, anti-parvalbumin antibody and the antibody to superoxide dismutase 1. Morphometrically, the number of PR in the anterior horns and lateral column was markedly diminished in ALS compared with controls. At the ultrastructural level, the PR consisted mostly of unmyelinated degenerated axons, and were frequently found outside the basal laminae of the endothelial cell and of the astrocytic foot processes on the opposite side of the capillary, and less often in the space between the two basal laminae. The data indicate that the fate of PR is intimately associated with the neuronal loss of the anterior horn cells and with degenerative change of nerve fibers extending from their mother neurons to the capillaries.
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  • 15
    ISSN: 1432-0568
    Keywords: Key words Mineralization ; Dentine ; Ultrastructure ; Elementanalysis ; Collagen fibrils
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract  The purpose of this study was to compare the biomineralization of circumpulpal dentine with that of mantle dentine by ultrastructural and element-analytical techniques. Forty upper second molar germs of 10-day-old albino rats were cryofixed in liquid nitrogen-cooled propane and embedded in resin after freeze drying. Semithin dry sections were cut for analyzing the calcium and phosphorus concentration in initial mantle dentine, at the mineralization front of circumpulpal dentine, in the middle region of circumpulpal dentine and in mantle dentine peripheral to circumpulpal dentine. For the morphological evaluation of mineral deposits we compared ultrathin and unstained sections of cryofixed molars with chemically fixed molars. For both dentine types it was found that they develop via identical steps of mineral formation at collagen fibrils and non-collagenous matrix molecules. In circumpulpal dentine no globular mineral protrusions along the mineralization front (i.e. calcospherites) and no indications of interglobular dentine at the transition from circumpulpal dentine to mantle dentine were present. The von Korff fibres were not only visible in mantle dentine but also in circumpulpal dentine. Matrix vesicles were present only during the formation of an initial coherent layer of mantle dentine and could not be observed during successive formation of mantle dentine and circumpulpal dentine. The element-analytical data did not demonstrate any difference in the mineral content between the two dentine types. Therefore, we conclude that mantle dentine and circumpulpal dentine in the rat molar possess a high degree of structural and chemical similarity and that only the extent of terminal branching of the odontoblast processes gives an approximate estimation of the thickness of mantle dentine.
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    Anatomy and embryology 196 (1997), S. 323-333 
    ISSN: 1432-0568
    Keywords: Key words Herbst mechanoreceptors ; Sensory axons ; White Leghorns ; Japanese quail ; Ultrastructure ; Quantitative study
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract  Herbst corpuscles were studied in the crural region of perinatal and adult chicken and quail in order to find out their number and dimensions and to learn more about their structure, especially in relation to size. Crural corpuscles are arrayed in an encapsulated string between tibia and fibula. They are closely packed together; a small number of corpuscles is found apart from the string, often attached to the periost. The strings of corpuscles are approximately 40 mm long in adult chicken and 20 mm long in the quail. The crural region of the chicken contains 382.8 ± 90.9 (mean ± SD) corpuscles, the numbers ranging from 301 to 582; in the quail, the mean number is 119.2 ± 27.9, with a range from 83 to 167 corpuscles. In the chicken, one axon supplies an average of 1.60 corpuscles; in the quail, the relation of axons to corpuscles is approximately 0.92. In both species, final numbers of crural corpuscles are already attained before hatching and no difference is found in the mean number and range of corpuscles between perinatal and adult birds. In both chicken and quail, individual strings contain corpuscles of various sizes, from large to very small. The chicken corpuscles are generally twice as large in diameter and often longer than those of the quail. The corpuscles are composed of an axon terminal that projects two rows of axonal spines into the clefts of the inner core and ends with an ultraterminal bulb; the terminal is surrounded with a bilaterally symmetrical inner core, amorphous inner space containing collagen fibrils of various thickness, and a capsule. Large chicken corpuscles contain inner cores composed of up to 100 lamellae, while quail inner cores have half that number at the most. The capsules are usually composed of 8 to 10 lamellar layers in both species, but they are thicker in the chicken than in the quail. The possible functional significance of individual structural components of Herbst corpuscles is discussed.
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  • 17
    ISSN: 1432-069X
    Keywords: Key words Diagnosis ; Mechanobullous disease ; Skin ; Ultrastructure
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Electron microscopy combined with morphometry was used to establish values for 24 parameters in normal skin. These results were compared with those similarly obtained from samples of epidermolysis bullosa with a view to facilitating classification of the disease. Six of the eight subtypes of epidermolysis bullosa investigated could be differentiated. Four subtypes showed values for structural components in intact skin which were outside the normal range: (1) epidermolysis bullosa simplex generalisata gravis (hemidesmosomes); (2) epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica Pasini and (3) Cockayne-Touraine (anchoring fibrils); and (4) epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (anchoring fibrils, hemidesmosomes, and lamina lucida and lamina densa aspects of the dermoepidermal junction). Two subtypes revealed specific features which could be assessed qualitatively: distinctive, circumscribed, clumped tonofilament bodies were present in basal keratinocytes from epidermolysis bullosa herpetiformis Dowling-Meara and thick (30 nm diameter) cross-striated anchoring fibrils were absent in epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica generalisata gravis. Epidermolysis bullosa simplex Köbner and Weber-Cockayne forms could not be distinguished.
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    Zeitschrift für Lebensmittel-Untersuchung und -Forschung 204 (1997), S. 121-128 
    ISSN: 1431-4630
    Keywords: Key words Surimi ; Sardine ; Starch ; Texture ; Water holding capacity ; Ultrastructure
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
    Notes: Abstract  The effect of waxy corn starch (WCS) on the texture, water-holding capacity and microstructure of sardine (Sardina pilchardus) surimi gels in two different systems was studied. In the type A system, increasing amounts of WCS (2, 4, 6 or 8 g/100 g surimi) were added to surimi while maintaining the gel moisture constant at 78%; in the type B system, WCS was added without correcting the gel moisture. Gels were made using two different heat treatments [heat-induced setting (HS) and direct cooking (DC)]. When starch was replaced by surimi (type A) and a heat treatment was applied that favoured formation of a preliminary actomyosin (AM) network (i.e. HS), gel strength (GS) was lower than in the control and decreased as more starch was added, despite an increase in the amount of water held by the gel. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that the matrix network was fibrillar with a globular surface. Starch appeared to be totally gelatinized and surrounded by a continuous matrix. When the amount of dry matter in gels was increased (type B), in no case did starch have a reinforcing effect, despite an increasing water-holding capacity; SEM showed a denser continuous matrix surrounding the gelatinized starch. Both types of gel made using the heat treatment that allows simultaneous gelling of surimi and gelatinization of starch (i.e. DC) exhibited much poorer GS than did HS gels, while addition of starch made practically no difference to gel texture. The findings suggest that the effect of starch is related to the type of gel matrix that forms upon addition of ingredients. Although such gels contained more water or dry matter, their texture parameters were lower, possibly because of the type of network formed by sardine surimi. Nonetheless, gels of acceptable quality were successfully made with added starch by incorporating less surimi.
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    ISSN: 1432-2145
    Keywords: Key words Asplenium trichomanes L. subsp. trichomanes ; Ferns ; Spermatozoids ; Flagella ; Ultrastructure
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract  Asplenium trichomanes L. subsp. trichomanes spermatozoids are spirals of about five turns. Keels link the elements of the microtubular ribbon with the plates of the lamellar layer (LL) which are uninterrupted, parallel and curved with an inner angle of about 150°. Electron-opaque filaments connect the microtubules of the multilayered structure (MLS) and the osmiophilic crest, the LL and the MLS-associated mitochondrion and the latter and the plasmalemma. The nucleus occupies the 2.5–3 posterior turns and has an inner honeycomb-shaped chromatin mass and an outer highly condensed chromatin mass with randomly scattered electron-transparent areas. The basal bodies of the ca. 50 flagella are bounded by a reticulum of granular material which forms a plug inside their proximal region; the proximal region of the flagellum has a 9 + 0 pattern. The axoneme has a 9 + 2 pattern.
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    Sexual plant reproduction 10 (1997), S. 368-373 
    ISSN: 1432-2145
    Keywords: Key words Egg-cell isolation (angiosperm) ; Micromanipulation ; Plumbagozeylanica ; Viable egg ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Abstract  A protocol for isolating viable eggs in Plumbago zeylanica by mechanical dissection is reported. The optimum solution for isolation was 0.8 M mannitol + 10 mM MOPS + 10 mM CaCl2, (pH 4.5–5.0) with an osmolality of 860–940 mmol/kg. Eggs retain their viability for at least 24 h. Isolated eggs were true protoplasts without cell walls and could tolerate osmolality of 437 mmol/kg to 965 mmol/kg. Observation of the isolated eggs using transmission electron microscopy indicated that they were well preserved and reflected the ultrastructure of physiologically active cells, displaying features similar to those of in vivo egg cells. Notable differences include the absence of a filiform apparatus and the accumulation of dense particles in the plastids, which was most conspicuous in egg cells that were damaged during isolation.
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    ISSN: 1432-0738
    Keywords: Key words 2 ; 5-di(tert-butyl)-1 ; 4-Hydroquinone ; Ca2+ ATPase inhibitor ; Neurotoxicity ; Ultrastructure ; Motor endplate
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    Notes: Abstract Female Wistar rats were treated orally for 5 days with 80 mg/kg body weight of 2,5-di(tert-butyl)-1,4-hydroquinone (DTBHQ), a microsomal Ca2+ ATPase inhibitor. Motor endplates of the lumbrical muscles were examined by light and electron microscopy. There was a decrease in body weight in the treated rats from the first day after administration, and toxic signs appeared after the third day, such as adoption of a prone position, salivation, lacrymation, and an abnormal gait and/or muscle weakness. No remarkable macroscopic or light microscopic changes were noted in the lumbrical muscles as well as other peripheral nerves of hind legs of the treated rats killed 1 day after the last DTBHQ treatment. Ultrastructurally, neurotoxicity characterized by loss of synaptic vesicles and mitochondria in the motor endplates, and by destruction of the motor terminals was detected in the lumbrical muscles of the treated rats. These results strongly indicate that DTBHQ targets the motor endplates in the rat lumbrical muscles and suggest that the resultant damage is responsible for the appearance of neurological signs, such as an abnormal gait and loss of muscle control.
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    ISSN: 1432-2307
    Keywords: Key words HHV-7 ; Viral replication ; Virus morphology ; Ultrastructure ; Herpesviruses
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    Notes: Abstract  Human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7) was grown in a CD4+ lymphoblastic cell line (SupT1) and in cord blood mononuclear cells (CBMC). Virus infection was demonstrated by immunohistology with positive control sera, with monoclonal antibodies and by in situ hybridization for viral DNA. Cytopathic effects following HHV-7 infection generally resemble those after HHV-6 infection but are less pronounced. The ultrastructural appearance of HHV-7 and the replicative stages were similar to those described by Kramarsky and Sander for HHV-6. There were some minor discrepancies, including quite an extensive and space-filling tegument, a slightly different structure of the nucleoid, the frequent finding of nucleocapsids without any visible core and apparently scarce or delicate spikes on the envelope. These differences may suggest HHV-7 rather than HHV-6, but this finding needs confirmation. Mature HHV-7 particles measured 170 nm in diameter, with nucleocapsids of 90–95 nm and a tegument of about 30 nm.
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    Cell & tissue research 291 (1997), S. 91-95 
    ISSN: 1432-0878
    Keywords: Key words ECL cells ; Omeprazole ; Granules/vesicles ; Ultrastructure ; Stomach ; Rat (Sprague Dawley)
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    Notes: Abstract  The ECL cells are histamine- and peptide hormone-producing endocrine cells in the rat oxyntic mucosa. They are rich in secretory vesicles and also contain microvesicles and electron-dense granules. They operate under the control of circulating gastrin. In the present study, we examined the ECL-cell ultrastructure after long term treatment with omeprazole, which is known to induce hypergastrinemia, and after withdrawal of the drug. Rats received omeprazole (400 µmol/kg per day, orally) for 16 days and were killed 1, 5, 20, or 40 days after the last dose of the drug. Oxyntic mucosal specimens were processed for electron microscopy. Electron micrographs of ECL-cell profiles were analyzed planimetrically. The ECL-cell profile area increased promptly in response to omeprazole, the secretory vesicles and granules were reduced in number and volume density, the microvesicles were unchanged in number but reduced in volume density, and vacuoles appeared. Within a week after stopping the omeprazole treatment, the numbers and volume densities of secretory vesicles and microvesicles returned to pre-stimulation values. Also, the vacuoles disappeared promptly. The ECL-cell profile area decreased below the pre-stimulation level within five days after stopping treatment, while, in contrast, the granules increased in number and volume density. Somewhat surprisingly, the cell size and the granule compartment did not return to normal until 40 days after stopping treatment.
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    Keywords: Key words: Exocytosis ; Endocytosis ; Gastrin cells ; Carbamylcholine ; Ultrastructure ; Pyloric antrum ; Guinea pig (Hartley) ; Mouse (ICR) ; Rat (Sprague Dawley)
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    Notes: Abstract. In order to capture the exocytotic figures of gastrin cells in the pyloric antrum of the stomach, we examined antral cells of the mouse, rat, and guinea pig by electron microscopy following stimulation with the cholinergic secretagogue carbamylcholine. Increased numbers of omega profiles indicative of exocytosis were seen in the basal or lateral cell membrane after stimulation with carbamylcholine. The number of exocytotic figures in stimulated gastrin cells was higher in the guinea pig than in the mouse and rat. Coated and non-coated omega profiles and coated pits in the plasma membrane were smaller than the secretory granules. Omega profiles with or without electron-dense contents were seen. Coated and non-coated vesicles were often visible near the plasma membrane of stimulated gastrin cells in all three species, large cytoplasmic vacuoles also being found in the guinea pig. In the mouse pretreated with horseradish peroxidase, reaction deposits were observed in the omega profiles and in microvesicles near the plasma membrane. These results suggest that, after exocytosis, membrane retrieval and endocytosis occur in the gastrin cells.
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    Cell & tissue research 290 (1997), S. 39-42 
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    Keywords: Key words: Ciliogenesis ; Striated rootlets ; Oviduct ; Ciliated cells ; Ultrastructure ; Human
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    Notes: Abstract. Striated rootlets in ciliated cells are conical banded structures composed of longitudinally aligned filaments. The formation of striated rootlets during ciliognesis in the human oviduct epithelium was studied by electron microscopy. Primitive rootlets appeared at the proximal side of basal bodies before or at the same time as ciliary budding. After the formation of several striations, the tip of the rootlets extended deeply toward the interior of the cell and became differentiated into two distinct parts, viz., the proximal conical part connected to the basal body and the distal fibrillar part. The periodicity of the striations in the fibrillar part was 68.5±2.95 nm, about 5 nm longer than that of the conical part (63.9±2.25 nm). The dark band in the striation was thicker in the fibrillar part than in the conical part. Since the fibrillar part was not observed in the mature cilium, this part was considered as being either degraded or changed into the conical part during ciliogenesis.
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    Cell & tissue research 290 (1997), S. 623-631 
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    Keywords: Key words: PECAM-1 (platelet/endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1) ; Endothelium ; HUVEC (human umbilical vein endothelial cells) ; Myocardium ; Ultrastructure ; Human ; Rabbit
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    Notes: Abstract. The subcellular localization of PECAM-1 in endothelial cells was examined by using advanced morphological techniques, such as confocal scanning microscopy and immunolabeling procedures for electron microscopy. The localization of PECAM-1 was studied immunohistochemically with five specific monoclonal antibodies and one polyclonal antibody (all anti-human) in human and rabbit myocardium and in isolated endothelial cells. In vivo, PECAM-1 was localized uniformly on the plasma membrane of all vascular endothelial cells, predominantly on the luminal side of vessels. No specific increase in labeling was found at sites of cell-to-cell contact. In vitro, primary isolated cells (human umbilical vein endothelial cells) showed continuous labeling of the entire cell membrane. Cells of higher passages were labeled in a manner similar to freshly isolated cells. Our findings refute the commonly accepted hypothesis that PECAM-1 is localized only at cell-to-cell contacts. Further, we have not been able to confirm the hypothesis regarding the important mechanical role of PECAM-1 in stabilizing the endothelial monolayer. Since PECAM-1 is also expressed on platelets and is known to bind to itself, the way in which PECAM-1-positive endothelial cells are protected against binding of PECAM-1-positive platelets remains unclear. In view of these findings, the role of PECAM-1 in the leukocyte migration cascade needs to be re-evaluated.
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    Cell & tissue research 290 (1997), S. 655-664 
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    Keywords: Key words: Peroxisomes ; Ultrastructure ; Digestive gland ; Acanthochiton crinita ; Lepidochitona cinerea (Mollusca ; Polyplacophora)
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    Notes: Abstract . This paper presents the first description of peroxisomes in polyplacophorans. As in other molluscs, the hepatopancreas of chitons is composed of basophilic and digestive cells. In the basophilic cells, the endoplasmic reticulum is abundant and several Golgi stacks can be observed. These cells also possess secretion granules and vacuoles with spherites. The digestive cells are mainly characterized by the presence of many food vacuoles. Several peroxisomes were observed in the basophilic cells of Acanthochiton crinita, most of them almost spherical. The matrix is filled with tubular structures and a crystalline nucleoid is also present in these organelles. In the digestive cells of A. crinita, peroxisomes are also almost spherical and possess two kinds of nucleoids. One of them presents a diamond shape and a bundle of tubular structures forms a second kind of nucleoid, which shows an elongated form. In Lepidochitona cinerea, the peroxisomes of basophilic cells are spherical or oval. Within the matrix, a cluster of dense rods and a prismatic nucleoid were observed. In the digestive cells of this species, almost spherical or oval peroxisomes are common, but they are smaller than the peroxisomes of the preceding cells. Nucleoids were not detected, but a few dense rods could be observed in the matrix. In both cell types of the two species, catalase activity was detected in the peroxisomal matrix. In addition, the elongated nucleoid of A. crinita digestive-cell peroxisomes and the nucleoid of L. cinerea basophilic-cell peroxisomes also present catalase activity.
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    Cell & tissue research 290 (1997), S. 71-78 
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    Keywords: Key words: Development ; Mucosal surface area ; Ultrastructure ; Villus ; Microvillus ; Morphometric analysis ; Chicken
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    Notes: Abstract. The mucosal surface area of the chicken duodenum, jejunum, and ileum was determined during development (from 1-day to 12-week-old animals). The morphometric analysis was performed at three magnification levels. The nominal (serosal) surface area was determined at the macroscopic level, from intestinal length and perimeter. Villus and microvillus amplification factors were estimated at light-microscopic and transmission electron-microscopic levels, respectively. The results show, during the period considered: (1) a similar increase in nominal surface area for the three segments (6.5 to 7.2-fold), (2) a rise followed by a slight decrease in the villus amplification factor in the third week of age in the duodenum, a two-fold increase of this variable in the jejunum and no significant developmental variations in the ileum, (3) an increase in the microvillus amplification factor of 1.5-fold in the duodenum and jejunum and of 1.2-fold in the ileum, although a pronounced decrease in the first week of age was observed in the three segments. In conclusion, total mucosal surface area increased, from 1 day to 12 week, 12- to 13-fold in the duodenum and ileum and 20-fold in the jejunum.
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    Keywords: Key words: Kidney (proximal tubule) ; Apical tubule ; Endosome ; Ultrastructure ; Endocytosis ; Membrane recycling ; Rat (Wistar)
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    Notes: Abstract. The apical cytoplasm of several absorbing epithelia contains well-developed apical tubules (AT) which contribute to membrane recycling from endocytic vacuoles to the apical cell membrane. In this study, we examined three-dimensional structures of the AT in rat kidney proximal tubule cells by transmission and scanning electron microscopy. In thin sections, the AT appeared as straight tubules with a rather constant diameter (70–90 nm), but others were curved and, occasionally, branching. No AT were labeled with the marker for the external cell surface (ruthenium red) or exhibited histochemical enzyme activity for lysosomal hydrolase (acid phosphatase). After intravenous injection of horseradish peroxidase, it was absorbed in the kidney proximal tubule cells and the AT were labeled with HRP reaction products. Stereo-viewing of the labeled AT in thick sections revealed that they formed an interconnected tubular network. Scanning electron microscopy allowed a three-dimensional view of the AT, in which a network of branching and anastomosing tubules was revealed. These observations indicate that the AT are intracellular endosomal compartments which form an extensive tubular network in the apical cytoplasm. The possibility that this apical tubular network serves as a large membrane store for membrane recycling is discussed.
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    ISSN: 1615-6102
    Keywords: Cell differentiation ; Immunolocalisation ; Nitrogenase ; Non-heterocystous cyanobacteria ; Trichodesmium ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Trichodesmium is the first described example of a filamentous cyanobacterium without heterocysts that contains cells specialised for nitrogen fixation. The ultrastructure of cells with and without nitrogenase were compared using primarilyTrichodesmium tenue Wille, but alsoT. thiebautii Gomont andT. erythraeum Ehrenberg et Gomont. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated that the cytoplasm of certain cells was densely labelled with antibodies against Fe-protein (dinitrogenase reductase). Comparative TEM-image analysis revealed that these cells were also distinguished by a denser thylakoid network, dividing the vacuole-like space into smaller units. The nitrogenase-containing cells also exhibited less extensive gas vacuoles as well as fewer and smaller cyanophycin granules compared to cells which lacked nitrogenase. Carboxysomes were present in both cell types in equal proportion. Longitudinal sections showed that cells with nitrogenase were arranged adjacent to each other, and that groups of cells with and without nitrogenase may coexist in the same trichome. The correlation between modifications in ultrastructure and the presence of nitrogenase suggests a new type of cyanobacterial cell specialisation related to nitrogen fixation. The results obtained also question the systematic affiliation of the genusTrichodesmium.
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    Protoplasma 200 (1997), S. 31-34 
    ISSN: 1615-6102
    Keywords: Blastocystis hominis ; Central vacuole ; Accumulation ; Basic proteins ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Basic proteins ofBlastocystis hominis were detected by the ammoniacal silver and ethanolic phosphotungstic acid techniques using electron microscopy. The central vacuole showed many silver grains when treated with ammoniacal silver and an increased electron density when treated with phosphotungstic acid. The intensity of positive reactions correlated with the electron density of the central vacuole, because cells having an electron-lucent central vacuole showed no silver grain deposits. Since it is known that the concentration of electron-dense materials in the central vacuole increases during log phase of growth, and then decreases in stationary phase, this organelle must accumulate basic proteins during cell growth.
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    ISSN: 1573-5052
    Keywords: Algae ; Chloroplast ; Micrasterias ; Photosynthesis ; Ultrastructure ; UV-B
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    Notes: Abstract Exposure of postmitotic growing and non-growing cells of the unicellular green alga Micrasterias denticulata to different UV-B cut-off wavelengths together with simulated sunlight in a sun simulator has revealed a marked resistence of the algae against strong irradiation. While down to a cut-off wavelength of 284 nm irradiated during the most sensitive stage of cell development chloroplast ultrastructure remains unaffected, severe changes in arrangement and structure of stroma and grana thylakoids occur only at the lowest cut-off wavelengths of 280 and 275 nm. The structural alterations end up in a more or less complete desintegration of grana and stroma thylakoids with the remaining membraneous structures appearing in negative staining thus indicating drastic changes in membrane composition. Photosynthetic activity determined by chlorophyll fluorescence (ratio of variable to maximal fluorescence) and oxygen evolution responded more sensitively to UV-B irradiation. With decreasing UV cut-off wavelengths and prolonged incubation a decrease of photochemistry of PS II occured reaching its lowest values after 60 min at 275 and 280 nm. Oxygen production was even maintained under strong UV irradiation with a cut-off wavelenght of 275 nm up to 15 min. With prolonged UV-B treatment any activity was lost. HPLC separations of pigments exhibited the appearance of break-down products (mainly derivatives of chl b and chl a) with decreasing cut-off wavelength and increasing exposure time. The xanthophyll cycle pigments seemed to be unaffected at least for an irradiation period of 60 to 90 min at low UV cut-offs. Possible mechanisms of UV stress avoidance or protection are discussed with regard to the varying altitudes of the natural habitats of the algae.
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    ISSN: 1573-5117
    Keywords: Riseriellus occultus ; Heteronemertea ; Proboscis ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Abstract We have examined with transmission electron microscopythe epithelial layer exposed to the rhynchocoel fluidof the proboscis in the heteronemertine Riseriellus occultus. This epithelium is organized asa monociliated, pseudostratified myoepitheliumconsisting of two cell types: apically situatedmonociliated supportive cells and subapical myocyteslacking cilia. The low supportive cells form acontinuous adluminal sheet and reach with numerouscytoplasmic processes into the extracellular matrix;these cells are characterized by numerous, irregularlyshaped, apical folds projecting into the rhynchocoelfluid, delimiting broad extracellular spaces. Theauthors suppose that both apical and basal folds couldaccommodate stretching of the endothelium when theproboscis is everted. The apical folds of thesupportive cells increase the interface of these withthe rhynchocoel fluid; this feature, together with thepresence of pinocytotic vesicles in such cells,suggest that they could be involved in the exchange ofsubstances between the rhynchocoel fluid and theproboscis. The myocytes are scattered singly withinthe monociliated pseudostratified myoepithelium. Theyare situated between the supportive cells and thesubjacent extracellular matrix. Basement membraneseparating both cells types is lacking. Myofibrillarparts protrude basally from the myocyte somata. Themyofibrillar parts lie in direct apposition to theextracellular matrix, and are oriented circular to thelongitudinal axis of the proboscis. We consider themyocytes to be intra-epithelial, myoepithelial cells.
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    European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology and head & neck 254 (1997), S. 196-199 
    ISSN: 1434-4726
    Keywords: Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma ; Ultrastructure ; Myofibroblast ; Immunohistochemistry ; Electron microscopy
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    Notes: Abstract Twenty-eight cases of nasopharyngeal angiofibroma were studied immunohistochemically for cytoskeletal phenotyping of stromal cells. Electron microscopy was also used to study the ultrastructure of five of the tumors. All typical stromal cells showed intensive immunostaining for vimentin, but were negative for smooth muscle actin and desmin. Ultrastructurally, most of these cells appeared to be exclusively fibroblasts. However, in some areas stromal cells were seen that morphologically resembled myofibroblasts by their shapes and arrangement, and were characterized by the coexpression of vimentin and smooth muscle actin. Electron microscopy confirmed their myofibroblastic nature. The present study showed that the typical stromal cells in nasopharyngeal angiofibromas were fibroblasts and not myofibroblasts. In these tumors myofibroblasts occurred only focally, in connection with fibrotic areas and exclusively as a vimentin+/actin+ cytoskeletal phenotype. This indicates that myofibroblasts are not primary stromal tumor cells in nasopharyngeal angiofibromas, but occur due to regressive changes.
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    European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology and head & neck 254 (1997), S. 73-77 
    ISSN: 1434-4726
    Keywords: Development ; Stria vascularis ; Spiral ligament ; Ultrastructure ; Rat cochlea
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    Notes: Abstract The ultrastructural morphology of the interface region between the stria vascularis (SV) and spiral ligament (SL) was examined in the neonatal rat cochlea via transmission electron microscopy. At postnatal day (PND) 3, morphology of both basal cells and fibrocytes was simple and immature. Only a small number of fibrocytes was observed in the SL. Intercellular junctions between basal cells and fibrocytes, and between adjacent fibrocytes, were few. At PND 7, the number of fibrocytes increased, and more organelles appeared within their cytoplasm. From PND 11 to 14, nuclei of the basal cells appeared to be more spindle-shaped and contained more heterochromatin. The cytoplasm of the fibrocytes was pale, and a greater number of cytoplasmic vesicles and mitochondria emerged. More intercellular junctions were observed between basal cells and fibrocytes at the interface region and between fibrocytes in the SL. By PND 21, the morphology of basal cells and fibrocytes and their intercellular junctionsappeared to be adult-like. These morphological observations correlate with previous reports on the functional maturation of the developing rat cochlea.
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    Medical molecular morphology 30 (1997), S. 31-36 
    ISSN: 1860-1499
    Keywords: Parotid gland ; Oncocytoma ; Oncocytic carcinoma ; Mitochondria ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Abstract One case of oncocytoma and another of oncocytic carcinoma of the parotid gland are reported with ultrastructural studies. The incidence of oncocytoma varies from 0.1% to 1.4% of all parotid gland tumors, while oncocytic carcinoma is extremely rate. The oncocytoma was composed of polyhedral cells with fine eosinophilic granular cytoplasm and a rounded nucleus. The tumor cell clusters were surrounded by basement membrane. The tumor cells of the oncocytic carcinoma were also characterized by eosinophilic cytoplasm, but cellular atypia and mitotic figures were found. Electron microscopically, the cytoplasm of the oncocytoma was packed with abundant mitochondria. They were oval or elongated in shape with stacked cristae. Although the tumor cells of the oncocytic carcinoma also contained many mitochondria, their number was less than that of the benign case, and stacked cristae were very few. Basement membrane was not seen. The ultrastructural characteristics of oncocytoma and oncocytic carcinoma of the parotid gland are discussed with reference to previous reports.
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    ISSN: 1860-1499
    Keywords: Preconditioning ; Ultrastructure ; Ischemia and reperfusion ; Adenosine receptor ; Nicorandil
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    Notes: Abstract The effect of preconditioning (PC) on acute ischemic myocardial injury was investigated in an openchest dog model. Preconditioned dogs received four 5-min occlusions of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD), each separated by 10 min of reperfusion. Four groups were used to assess the effect: non-PC group (G-1), PC group (G-2), 8-phenyltheophylline-(adenosine receptor blocker) infused PC group (G-3), and nicorandil- (ATP-sensitive K-channel opener) infused PC group (G-4). The LAD was occluded for 60 min, followed by 60 min of reperfusion in all dogs. The rate of ultrastructural myocardial severe injury was 26% in G-1, 0% in G-2, 5% in G-3, and 0% in G-4. Biochemical analayses also indicated higher values of myocardial contractile function in G-2 and G-4 than G-1 and G-3. These data suggest that the adenosine receptor and K channel may play a key role in PC.
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    ISSN: 1860-1499
    Keywords: Ultrastructure ; Retina ; Rat ; Oxalate ; Potassium pyroantimonate ; X-ray analysis
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    Notes: Abstract Intracellular calcium plays an important role in the intracellular signal transduction as one of the second messengers. In this study, we examined the ultrastructural distribution of calcium in rat retina, using the oxalate pyroantimonate technique and X-ray microanalysis. Large amounts of precipitates were observed inside the disc of outer segments of photoreceptor cells (OS) and the synaptic vesicles of the inner (IPL) and outer plexiform layer (OPL). Precipitates also were observed in the ribosome-rich regions in the cytoplasm and the euchromatinic part in the cell nuclei of the ganglion, amacrine, and bipolar and horizontal cells. However, few precipitates were found in the inner segment of the photoreceptor cells and the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). X-ray microanalysis with an energydispersive X-ray detector revealed that these precipitates had a peak of antimony and calcium. Therefore, it was suggested that these precipitates were Ca[Sb(OH)6]2, the reaction products of the oxalate-pyroantimonate technique. Our findings showed that calcium precipitates are abundant in retinal regions that are related to visual transmission.
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    Keywords: Systemic triglyceride storage disease ; Cardiomyopathy ; Endomyocardial biopsy ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Abstract Ultrastructural changes of a biopsied myocardium were observed by transmission electron microscopy in a patient with cardiomyopathy secondary to systemic triglyceride storage disease with Jordans' anomaly. There were many lipid droplets in the cardiocytes, and lipofuscin and mitochondria were increased. The volume fraction of myofibrils in the cardiocytes decreased because of an abundance of lipid droplets and mitochondriosis. Myocardial contractility may have been reduced by myofibrillar scarcity and low energy production resulting from an abnormality in the metabolism of fatty acids in the cardiocytes.
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    ISSN: 1860-1499
    Keywords: Oral malignant melanoma ; Ultrastructure ; Radiosensitivity ; Nucleus ; Melanosome
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    Notes: Abstract The response to radiation of the SSM-1 cell line, derived from oral malignant melanoma, was investigated by survival curve and by light and electron microscopic abservation. Survival curve of the cells was investigated by the colony formation assay. X-irradiation with 2, 4, and 8 Gy was performed against the cell line. Morphological changes of the cells at 6, 24, 72, and 120h after irradiation were examined by both light and electron microscopy. The survival curve of the SSM-1 cells showed higher radiosensitivity than that of cutaneous melanoma cell lines. Giant cells and multinucleated cells were found only 120h after 8Gy irradiation. Ultrastructural observation revealed changes in nucleus and melanosomes; melanosomes increased in number at 120h after 8Gy irradiation. Further alterations after irradiation were noticed primarily in the nucleus. Radiosensitivity of the SSM-1 cell line derived from oral malignant melanoma was higher than that of cutaneous melanoma cell lines. The results of this study may support the concept that radiotherapy is effective for oral malignant melanoma.
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    Medical molecular morphology 30 (1997), S. 102-109 
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    Keywords: Ultrastructure ; Rats ; Muscle spindles ; Immobilization ; Recovery
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    Notes: Abstract This study is concerned with the morphological recovery process of muscle spindles following a long period of immobilization. The right hindlimbs of rats were fixed with a plaster cast for 4 weeks. Thereafter, four groups of rats were examined by electron microscopy. One group served as the control after the cast was removed. The other three groups were examined after free walking for 4, 8, and 12 weeks, respectively. The muscle spindles (tibialis anterior muscle) of the individual animals were then ultrastructurally analyzed. The morphological alterations (of the outer capsule, intrafusal muscle fibers, and intrafusal nerve components) gradually recovered during free walking and regained almost all normal features in 12 weeks after returning to walking.
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    Keywords: Parathyroid gland ; Ultrastructure ; Golden hamster ; Ethanol
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    Notes: Abstract Several previous studies have indicated that ingestion of ethanol can induce hypocalcemia or osteoporosis. However, few data are available concerning the effects of ethanol on the parathyroid gland. To clarify the mechanism of ethanol-induced hypocalcemia, we studied the ultrastructure to the parathyroid gland in golden hamsters after shortterm treatment with ethanol. Ethanol was administered by gavage via an intragastric tube at 6g/kg of 50% ethanol in distilled water. The mean serum calcium concentration was significantly low at 3 and 5h after administration. The Golgi complexes of the parathyroid chief cells significantly decreased 1 and 3h after administration. The lipid droplets and the large vacuolar bodies significantly increased 5h after administration. These findings suggest that the cellular activity of the parathyroid gland is suppressed after shortterm treatment with ethanol.
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    ISSN: 1860-1499
    Keywords: Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) ; Endotoxin ; Lung ; Ultrastructure ; In situ hybridization
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    Notes: Abstract To evaluate the relationship between pulmonary damage and the induction of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in endotoxin shock, we injected 10mg/kg ofE. coli endotoxin intraperitoneally to Wistar male rats and observed the changes of the lung during the following 8h by electron microscopy, immunoelectron microscopy, and in situ hybridization. Morphological observation revealed infiltration of macrophages, aggregation of neutrophil in stasis in vascular lumens, and intraalveolar hemorrhage accompanied by epithelial damage. Endothelial constitutive NOS (ecNOS) was immunohistochemically localized in the endoplasmic reticulum of the endothelium of pulmonary arteries and in the cytoplasm of bronchial epithelial cells of control rats. After endotoxin administration, inducible NOS (iNOS) was detected in vascular endothelial cells, vascular smooth muscle cells, bronchial epithelial cells, bronchial smooth muscle cells, alveolar epithelial cells, and macrophages. Reverse transcription polymerase cham reaction (RTPCR) confirmed the expression of ecNOS mRNA and iNOS mRNA in the lung in endotoxin-treated rats and controls. In situ hybridization showed that ecNOS mRNA was expressed in vascular endothelial cells of pulmonary arteries in control rats. After endotoxin administration, iNOS mRNA was expressed in vascular endothelial cells. vascular smooth muscle cells, bronchial epithelial cells, alveolar epithelial cells, and macrophages that had infiltrated the alveolar and perivascular regions. After endotoxin administration, morphological changes and NO overproduction were observed, and it is concluded that NO may play an important role in maintaining the homeostasis of the bloodair barrier in pulmonary structures.
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    ISSN: 1860-1499
    Keywords: Uterine cervix ; Small cell carcinoma ; Xenograft ; Immunohistochemistry ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Abstract Small cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix is a rare type of gynecological tumor that frequently expresses neuroendocrine differentiation. Its histological origin is unclear. We examined the histopathological characteristics of small cell cervical carcinoma in a patient with elevated serum adrenocorticotropin hormone. We then studied the morphological alteration in xenotransplanted tumors (passages 1–9) using immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy. The primary cervical tumor was characterized by a sheetlike arrangement of uniform small cells with hyperchromatic nuclei and a high nucleocytoplasmic ratio. A ribbon-like or trabecular pattern was also observed in a small area of the tumor. Neuron-specific enolase, chromogranin A, and S-100 were positive for the tumor cells, but cytokeratin was negative. Dense-core granules were detected by electron microscopy. In the xenografted tumor, a serial change from squamous cells to round-to-oval cells was observed. Cytokeratin was immunohistochemically stained in the squamous tumor cells but not in the other tumor cells. In contrast, chromogranin A was stained in some of the round-to-oval cells. Basal lamina underlaid the squamous tumor cells, and desmosome-like junctions were apparent. The cytoplasm was filled with well-differentiated organelles including electron-dense tonofilaments. Elliptical tumor cells resembled the primary carcinoma ultrastructurally. These findings suggest that small cell cervical carcinoma with neuroendocrine properties shares the characteristics of squamous cell carcinoma.
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    ISSN: 1861-387X
    Keywords: Gangliosides ; Neuronal differentiation ; Neuroblastoma ; Ganglioneuroblastoma ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Abstract Exogenous administration of gangliosides induced neuronal differentiation with prominent neuritogenesis in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells in vitro. Neuritogenesis was characterized by ruffling of the cell membrane, the development of lamellipodia and filopodia, and the subsequent elongation and branching of the neurites ultrastructurally. Both axons and neurites were identified. Increased numbers of cell organelles in the neurites and cell bodies were noted. Nonsynaptic contacts and gap junctions formed between neurites or between each neurite and cell body. These findings could be implicated in histopathologic changes from neuroblastoma to ganglioneuroblastoma.
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    ISSN: 1861-387X
    Keywords: Primary leptomeningeal meningiomatosis ; Meningioma ; Whorl formation ; Immunohistochemistry ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Abstract We report a 10-year-old girl with a primary leptomeningeal tumor. She presented with a 5-week history of increased intracranial pressure, progressive cranial nerve deficits, and spinal compression signs. She had previously had a granulosa cell tumor, a benign estrogen-producing ovarian tumor, which was resected 6 months before the initial neurological symptoms developed. At autopsy, the brain and spinal cord showed diffuse neoplastic involvement of the leptomeninges. The tumor was composed of small cells with a high nucleus/cytoplasm ratio, which were immunoreactive for vimentin but not for epithelial membrane antigen or cytokeratin. In addition, the tumor contained many small cellular whorls with desmosome-like junctional complexes between the cells, suggesting that the tumor was a meningioma, basically of the meningothelial type. The term ‘meningeal meningiomatosis’ has been used synonymously with “primary meningeal sarcomatosis”. The present tumor was considered to be a rare example of “meningeal meningiomatosis” of true meningothelial cell origin.
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    ISSN: 1432-0568
    Keywords: Testicular peritubular cells ; Boar ; Postnatal development ; Ultrastructure ; Contractility
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Die Membrana propria der Hodentubuli des Schweines zeigt einen deutlichen Schichtenbau: Auf die Basalmembran des Tubulusepithels (a) folgen eine nicht-celluläre Lage mit Kollagenfibrillen (b), die von einer inneren (c) und einer äußeren (e) Basalmembran umhüllten peritubulären Zellen (d) und dann das intertubuläre lockere Bindegewebe (f). Die ausdifferenzierten peritubulären Zellen haben viele morphologische Merkmale mit glatten Muskelzellen gemeinsam. So besitzen sie Plasmalemmeinbuchtungen in Form pinocytotischer Bläschen sowie eine große Anzahl von Filamenten mit einem Durchmesser von 60–70 Å, welche über elektronendichte Strukturen an der Innenseite des Plasmalemms befestigt sind. Ein Golgi-Apparat, rauhes endoplasmatisches Reticulum, Mitochondrien und Mikrotubuli bevorzugen eine kernnahe Position. Im Gegensatz zu den Verhältnissen bei anderen Species sind viele charakteristische Eigenschaften der peritubulären Zellen schon vor der Pubertät ausgebildet. Die Filamente können bereits am 4. Tag als feines Netzwerk beobachtet werden, sie erfahren am 25. Tag eine starke Vermehrung und sind von nun an regelmäßig orientiert. Auch andere Befunde sprechen dafür, daß die peritubulären Zellen um den 25. Tag eine gesteigerte Aktivität entfalten. Die histochemisch nachgewiesenen Konzentrationen von alkalischer Phosphatase, Adenosintriphosphatase und Glucose-6-phosphatase erreichen zu diesem Zeitpunkt die hohen Werte, die auch für die weitere Entwicklungsphase und die ausdifferenzierten peritubulären Zellen typisch sind. Pinocytotische Bläschen erscheinen in größerer Anzahl ab dem 97. Tag. Mit dem 140. Tag sind die peritubulären Zellen morphologisch ausdiffrenziert.
    Notes: Summary The boundary tissue of the porcine testicular seminiferous tubule (membrana propria) exhibits a distinct stratification: the basement lamina of the tubular epithelium (a) is followed by a non-cellular layer with collagen fibrils (b), the peritubular cells (d) with an inner (c) and outer (e) basement lamina and finally the intertubular loose connective tissue (f). Fully developed peritubular cells have many morphological features in common with smooth muscle cells, for instance inpocketings of the plasmalemma (pinocytotic vesicles) and a great number of filaments measuring 60–70 Å in diameter. These filaments are fixed at the inner side of the plasmalemma by means of electron-dense structures. The Golgi apparatus, rough endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria and microtubules prefer a juxtanuclear position. In contrast that is seen in other species the porcine peritubular cells develop many of their characteristic features before puberty. In samples of the 4th day a fine network of filaments is already visible within the cytoplasm. These filaments are strongly augmented at the 25th day, and from now on they are arranged in a regular fashion. Other findings, also, underline an increased activity of the peritubular cells around day 25. At that time the concentrations of histochemically demonstrated alkaline phosphatase, adenosine triphosphatase and glucose-6-phosphatase reach the high levels typical for the stages of further development and the fully differentiated cells. Pinocytotic vesicles appear in great numbers from day 97. At the 140th day the morphology of the porcine peritubular cell is completely developed.
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    Anatomy and embryology 139 (1973), S. 319-336 
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    Keywords: Fetal thyroid ; Microfilaments ; Lysosomes ; Acid phosphatase ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The mesobranchial area and the median thyroid anlage of embryonic albino mice were investigated from the somite stage 4 to 40 (81/2–10 days of gestation). In stage I (5–25 somites), there is an unequal growth and differentiation of the epithelium in the floor of the pharynx, whereby a mesobranchial area with a stratified or pseudostratified epithelium is formed. This area is distinct from the remaining pharyngeal epithelium, among other things by an apical microfilament system in the superficial epithelial cells. It is found just basal to a row of plump cytoplasmic protrusions, which extend into the lumen of the pharynx. In stage II (26–40 somites), the cranial part (median thyroid anlage) of the mesobranchial area thickens in relation to the caudal part and grows down into the underlying mesenchyme. The filament system is concentrated in the superficial cell layer of the median thyroid anlage at the beginning of stage II and disappears during downgrowth. In both stages, but most pronounced in stage II, there is a population of 0.1–5 μ intracellular bodies, which occasionally contain the remains of organelles. The larger bodies, which often contain the remains of nuclei, are usually found peripherally while the smaller ones are more evenly distributed. Acid phosphatase can often be demonstrated histochemically in small bodies, while larger bodies are usually without reaction. Cells with pycnotic nuclei and/or degenerated cytoplasmic components are regularly found. Acid phosphatase can also be demonstrated in Golgi complexes and surrounding vesicles. Basal to the epithelium, bodies are occasionally found which may possibly have been extruded from that tissue.
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    Anatomy and embryology 141 (1973), S. 161-169 
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    Keywords: Rat ; Uterus ; Stroma ; Ultrastructure ; Sex steroids
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    Notes: Summary The effect of progesterone and oestrogen on the central uterine stroma has been examined in order to analyze what changes occur when the uterus is hormonally prepared for implantation. Both progesterone and oestrogen, when given separately, cause nucleolar enlargement and growth of the granular endoplasmic reticulum. However, after progesterone treatment the nuclei are large and spherical whereas they are spindle-shaped after oestrogen treatment. When oestrogen is administered to the progesterone-treated rat little change occurs in the stromal morphology. There is little morphological support to the view that oestrogen acts on the stroma to increase endometrial sensitivity. Further, progesterone seems to stimulate the synthesis of RNA and of cellular protein only in the stromal cell while oestrogen has a similar effect in all cell types of the uterus.
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    Anatomy and embryology 143 (1973), S. 95-114 
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    Keywords: Cleavage stages ; Blastocyst ; Pig ; Nucleus ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Ultrastructural observations of morphological changes in nuclei and cytoplasm of pig embryos during cleavage and early blastocyst stages are presented. Compact nuclear bodies (nucleosphaeridies) are demonstrable in the cleavage stages, and occasionally in the inner cell mass of blastocysts. The transformation of nucleosphaeridies leading to the formation of a peripheral network are usually found at the eight-cell stage. In morula, nucleoli make their first appearance as clearly distinguishable morphological entities. A marked disorganization of nuclear envelope is observed near to the cytoplasmic annulate lamellae (CAL) indicating a possible process of transformation of the former to the latter. During premorula stages cytoplasmic organelles (Golgi complex, endoplasmic reticulum, and CAL) are predominantly concentrated around the nucleus. CAL associated with fibrillogranular material similar to the material of the nucleoplasm occur in juxtanuclear positions. In the two-cell stage, degenerating paternal mitochondria are observed. In the morula the number of spherical mitochondria fell while that of elongated mitochondria increase. The trophoblast cells of the blastocyst stage contain cytoplasmic microfilaments which are closely associated with cell organelles, particularly the desmonsomes. Structurally changed mitochondria near the yolk globules and inclusion bodies of various morphology are found. A basal lamina is discernible parallel to the trophoblast layer facing the blastocoel. The observations are discussed in relation to physiological phenomena known to occur during embryogenesis.
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    Acta neuropathologica 25 (1973), S. 27-35 
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    Keywords: Ultrastructure ; Chordoma ; Sacrococcygeal
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    Notes: Summary The ultrastructure of a sacrococcygeal chordoma is presented. The cells vary in their size and electron density but are thought to have a common origin. The nuclei presented prominent nucleoli and intranuclear bodies. Centrioles were seen in some of the cells. The rough endoplasmic reticulum was prominent and in most cells was very distended and corresponded to the intracellular vacuoles of light microscopy. The contents of the rough endoplasmic reticulum and the abundant extracellular substance were similar.
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    Acta neuropathologica 26 (1973), S. 285-299 
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    Keywords: Herpes simplex Virus ; Ultrastructure ; Viral Infection ; Virus-Host Interaction ; Nervous System
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    Notes: Summary The nervous system and small intestine of mice infected with herpes simplex virus were examined by electron microscopy from the viewpoint of virus-host interaction. The host cells examined included the neuron, astrocyte, oligodendrocyte, and Schwann cell. The susceptibility of the latter was not less than that of the neuron. The endothelial cell, perineural fibrocyte and smooth muscle cell were also host cells. Replication of herpes virus in the nervous system was proven to be identical to that occurringin vitro; initial reproduction of nucleocapsids in the nucleus and subsequent maturation at the nuclear membrane with envelope formation, followed by discharge into the cytoplasmic reticular cavities and finally release from the host cell. Inconsistency in the distribution of virus particles and viral antigen was chiefly concerned with the host cell nucleus and the glial cytoplasm. Herpes virions, though few, were identified in the axons of peripheral nerves, and in the periaxonal space of myelinated fibres in the brain and the nerve ganglia. Virions were present in tiny vesicles in the perikarya or as naked particles. In the distal parts of peripheral nerve, there was marked dissociation in the amount of virions between Schwann cells and the axon. The significance of the endoneural space and the axon in the neural speread of infection is discussed briefly.
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    Acta neuropathologica 24 (1973), S. 331-339 
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    Keywords: Diabetic Amyotrophy ; Muscle Biopsy ; Ultrastructure ; Type II Fibre Atrophy ; Partial Denervation ; Neurogenic Atrophy
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    Notes: Summary Seven cases of diabetic amyotrophy were investigated by histochemistry and electron microscopy of biopsied muscles. Type II fibre atrophy of various grades was observed in the proximal atrophic muscles. Various changes of Z-band were observed in type II atrophic muscle fibres. In addition, mitochondrial changes, accumulation of glycogen, thickening of the capillary basement membrane and changes in the intramuscular nerves were also observed, both in the proximal and distal muscles. Some impaired motoneuron innervation of proximal muscles as well as distal muscles in a poorly controlled diabetic condition is suspected in “diabetic amyotrophy”.
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    Calcified tissue international 13 (1973), S. 83-92 
    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Proteoglycan ; Collagen ; Cartilage ; Electron Microscopy ; Ultrastructure
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    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé L'élimination de protéoglycans solubles de coupes de cartilage costal de boeuf, par extraction dans une solution de 4M d'hydrochlorure de guanidinium, permet de mettre en évidence des quantités abondantes de collagène dispersé et désagrégé dans la matrice. Les protéoglycanes, résistants à l'extraction, sont visibles sous forme de granules concentrés dans les régions périlacunaires. Les granulations plus importants des protéoglycanes semblent venir du chondrocyte. Dans la matrice, éloignée des chondrocytes, ces granules deviennent plus étroites. Un composant non granulaire “amorphe” masque les fibres de collagène, de telle sorte qu'elles sont difficilement visibles dans le cartilage intact.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Die löslichen Proteoglycane wurden mittels Extraktion in 4 M Guanidinhydrochlorid aus Rippenknorpelschnitten des Rindes entfernt. Dies erlaubte die Sichtbarmachung von großen Mengen von verstreuten und auseinandergerissenen Collagen in der Matrix. Die Protoglycane, welche sich nicht extrahieren lassen, erscheinen als kleine, in den perilacunären Regionen konzentrierte Körnchen. Die großen Proteoglycan-Körner scheinen in den Chondrocyten zu entstehen. Sobald sie sich in die Matrix, außerhalb der Chondrocyten, verlagern, werden die Körner kleiner. Ein nicht-granulärer, „amorpher” Bestandteil verhüllt die Collagenfasern, so daß diese im intakten Knorpel nicht deutlich gesehen werden können.
    Notes: Abstract Removal of the soluble proteoglycans from slices of bovine costal cartilage by extraction in 4 M guanidinium hydrochloride permitted the visualization of abundant amounts of dispersed and disaggregated collagen in the matrix. Proteoglycans which are resistant to extraction are seen as small granules which are concentrated in the perilacunar regions. Large proteoglycan granules appear to originate in the chondrocyte. As they come to occupy positions in the matrix distant from the chondrocyte, the granules become smaller. A non-granular, “amorphous” component masks the collagen fibers so that they cannot be readily seen in the intact cartilage.
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    ISSN: 1432-1106
    Keywords: Ultrastructure ; Synapses ; Brain cortex ; Phospholipase A ; Membranes
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    Notes: Summary The effect of purified Naja nigricollis phospholipase A on slices from motor cortex from rat brain was analysed at an ultrastructural level. Samples stabilized directly with glutaraldehyde were compared with samples incubated in buffer with or without enzyme. Plasma membranes of nerve terminals, synaptic contact regions and synaptic vesicles were the main parameters studied. As judged by the electron microscopic technique the synaptic areas show a high resistance to the enzyme treatment. The intercellular space of the synaptic cleft seems unaltered. At the highest concentrations of the enzyme an increased density is noticed at the presynaptic part of the membrane. The extracellular space widens and nerve terminals and mitochondria become distended with increasing enzyme concentrations. The membranes all through the tissue appear ruptured to small pieces and at the highest enzyme concentrations used, altered in their structural organization. Quantitative analysis shows that the number of synaptic vesicles per unit surface area decreases, while ruptures of the plasma membranes of nerve terminals increase in number with increasing enzyme concentrations.
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    ISSN: 1432-0878
    Keywords: Heart ; Rabbit ; Sinuatrial node ; Sinuatrial ring bundle ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The cells of the sinuatrial ring bundle are smaller than the ordinary myocardial cells; they have a regular outline and a large content of myofibrils exhibiting distinct H-bands and M-lines. Rudimentary T-tubules are found. The cells are connected by frequent nexus junctions, desmosomes and regions of interfibrillar contact, both on the well developed intercalated discs and at the periphery of the cells. The cells in the cauda of the sinus node, which extends alongside the crista terminalis together with the right branch of the sinuatrial ring bundle, are irregularly outlined and have a highly variable diameter (1–10 μm). They occur in clusters of closely packed cells. The content of myofibrils is sparse and the fibrils exhibit no M-lines and only weak H-bands. No T-tubules are found. The cells are not connected by intercalated discs and no nexus junctions are found. Both tissues contain unmyelinated nerves and nerve fibres. Varicosities with mitochondria and vesicles are found in close apposition to the muscle cells.
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    Cell & tissue research 136 (1973), S. 461-477 
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    Keywords: Neurohypophysis ; Acipenseridae ; Neurosecretion ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The neurohypophysis of sexually mature male and female Acipenser güldenstädti Brandt and Acipenser stellatus Pallas was studied light and electron microscopically. The recessus hypophysei lined with ependymal cells of two main types, “narrow” and “wide”, are in the center of the neurohypophysial “roots”. Processes from both cell types run radially to the basement membrane of the connective tissue layers abutting on the hypophysial intermediate lobe. Protrusions penetrating deep into the recessus hypophyseus are found in the apical parts of the “wide” cells. Pituicytes are rare in the neurohypophysis. The ultrastructure of both ependymal cell types and of the pituicytes is described. Nonmyelinated “Gomori-positive” (peptidergic) neurosecretory A1 and A2 type fibres and their terminals containing elementary neurosecretory granules (1400–1800 Å and 1000–1400 Å respectively) are the main structural elements of the neurohypophysis. Some “dark” and single myelinated neurosecretory fibres have been found. The adrenergic fibres (type B) were described earlier (Polenov et al., 1972a). The structural peculiarities of the neurohypophysis are discussed in functional and comparative-morphological terms.
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    Cell & tissue research 139 (1973), S. 567-582 
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    Keywords: Compound Eye ; Apis mellifica ; Polarized light ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung 1. Die Ausrichtung der Rhabdome ist in der Bienenretina nicht konstant. 2. Die Anordnung der exzentrischen Zellen in der Bienenretina ist ebenfalls nicht konstant, und es läßt sich keine symmetrische Verteilung dieser Zellen nachweisen. 3. Die Morphologie der Retina wird im Hinblick auf die Orientierung der Honigbiene nach dem Polarisationsmuster des vom blauen Himmel reflektierten Lichtes diskutiert.
    Notes: Summary 1. The orientation of the rhabdoms shows no regularity within the retina of the honeybee. 2. The arrangement of the eccentric cells is also irregular within the retina of the honeybee. 3. The morphology of the retina is discussed regarding the ability of the honeybees to orient according to the pattern of the polarization of light reflected from the blue sky.
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    Keywords: Touch receptors ; Sense organs ; Monogenean ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The ventral surface of the posterior sucker of Entobdella soleae, a monogenean skin parasite of the sole Solea solea, is covered with more than 800 papillae ranging in size from 2.5–19 μm in diameter. The papillae are penetrated by nerves which double over themselves to form a stack-like array of lamellae running parallel to the surface of the haptor. No cilia or associated structures are present within these presumed sense organs and the papillae have no opening to the exterior. The much larger sucker papillae of a related species, E. hippoglossi, have been shown to have a similar ultrastructure. The possibility that the papillae may be contact receptors or strain receptors, providing proprioceptive information assisting the coordination of the attachment organ, is discussed and the papillae are compared with vertebrate touch receptors.
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    Cell & tissue research 138 (1973), S. 41-62 
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    Keywords: Germ cells ; Xenopus ; Spermatogenesis ; Chromatoid body ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The development of the male germ line in Xenopus laevis has been examined by electron microscopy. Findings have been compared to the parallel process in the female. Three structures unique to the germ line were found in both male and female cells: a fibrillar nuclear region free of DNA; largely proteinaceous masses of nuage material; and a chromatoid body. “Germ plasm” bodies of the egg and early embryo appear to represent a form of nuage material. The finding of a structure which can be identified as a chromatoid body in the female germ line is unique, as is its presence in sexually undifferentiated primordial germ cells. The chromatoid body in Xenopus, unlike that in mammals, does not persist in the spermatozoon. Instead, it dissociates into a series of coated vesicles during spermatogenesis. The chromosomal ultrastructure of meiotic prophase stages in Xenopus is similar in both sexes until diplotene, when male bivalents condense and enter meiotic metaphase instead of entering the extended lampbrush stage characteristic of the female. The multiple nucleoli present in gonia are lost at the onset of meiotic prophase, but no obvious mechanism for this process was observed.
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    Cell & tissue research 141 (1973), S. 319-330 
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    Keywords: Gonadal wall ; Holothuroidea (Leptosynapta clarki) ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The holothurian testes (as well as ovary) consists of three layers arranged concentrically around a central lumen which contains developing germ cells. The outer coelomic layer measuring 6 μ in thickness contains ciliated squamous epithelial cells, smooth muscle processes, nerve tracts, and occasional pigment cells. Interior to the outer layer is a haemal sinus measuring about 3 μ and consisting of haemal fluid composed of collagenous fibers and electron dense particles. Coelomocytes are embedded in this extracellular fluid matrix. The inner germinal layer, measuring 9 μ at the thickest regions consists of germinal cells, squamous epithelial cells, and coelomocytes. Occasional coelomocytes within the haemal sinus and germinal layer of the testicular wall contain spermatids enclosed within cytoplasmic vacuoles, suggesting phagocytosis as one of their cellular functions.
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    Keywords: Sympathetic ganglion ; Granule-containing cells ; Synapses ; Three-dimensional analysis ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The surface of 4 granule-containing cells, in a cluster within the rat superior cervical ganglion, was studied by a serial sampling technique for electron microscopy. The result shows that all the 4 cells receive one, or three afferent synaptic boutons from the preganglionic fibers impinging upon their somata, and a somatic efferent synapse exists at two locations on each soma of the 2 of these cells. The postsynaptic element of the efferent synapse is observed to be represented by non-vesiculated and vesiculated segments of dendrites, soma and a possible axon collateral of the adrenergic principal neuron of the ganglion. There is a remarkably constant development of the attachment plaque between the granule-containing cells themselves, representing 1.7–2.3% of surface area for each cell. The surface area exposed to the extracellular space (covered only by a basal lamina) varies from 0.1 to 2.3% of the total perikaryal surface of the 4 cells. A tendency is noted that those cells without efferent synapses possess a more extensive area exposed to extracellular space than those forming somatic efferent synapse to the postganglionic elements.
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    Cell & tissue research 141 (1973), S. 469-478 
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    Keywords: Microsporida ; Nosema apis ; Developing spore ; Freeze-etching ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The mature spore possesses a thick spore coat and a particle-bearing spore membrane. The highly laminated polaroplast membranes are located at the anterior pole of the spore. Close to its base, the polar filament is surrounded by the polaroplast membrane. The polar filament runs spirally towards the posterior pole of the spore. A large portion of the polar filament is arranged in two layers. A similar arrangement was also observed in immature spores and in the sporoblast stage, although it was not so orderly arranged in the latter. The developing polaroplast membrane was observed in the immature spore, but not in the sporoblast. The sporoblast wall is much thinner than the spore coat, but has the same texture. Endoplasmic reticulum is the most prominent cytoplasmic organelle in the developing stages of Nosema apis. Porous nuclear envelopes are also observed in developing stages. The role of the endoplasmic reticulum in the formation of the polar filament, polaroplast and spore coat, and the function of the spore membrane, are discussed.
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    Cell & tissue research 142 (1973), S. 89-102 
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    Keywords: Photoreceptors ; Larva ; Hemichordate ; Ultrastructure ; Evolution
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    Notes: Summary The eyespots of tornariae of enteropneusts (Ptychodera flava from Hawaiian waters and an unknown species from southern California) were studied by electron microscopy. An ocellus is composed of two types of cells: sensory and supportive. The former is characterized by a bulbous cilium (with 9+2 axoneme) at its distal end, one or sometimes two arrays of microvilli from its sides below the cilium, and a basal axon. The latter features large, clear vesicles which presumably contained the reddish-orange pigment seen in the ocellus of a living larva. Five-day old tornariae of P. flava are positively phototactic. Both cilium and microvilli may function as photoreceptors. The tornarian ocellus studied is compared with eyespots of other invertebrates, and the evolutionary significance of its putative photoreceptors is discussed.
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    Cell & tissue research 143 (1973), S. 107-116 
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    Keywords: Neurohypophysis ; Rat ; Pituicytes ; Organotypic culture ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Neural lobes of adult rats have been explanted and organ-cultured for 5–10 days. While perivascular cells and neurosecretory fibers undergo a progressive degeneration, scattered pituicyte-like cells are observed mostly associated with each other in number of two or three cells for group. Cultured pituicytes are quite similar to in vivo pituicytes except for some particular features as the shape of the nucleus and the number of dense bodies. Furthermore they share with the in vivo pituicytes the phagocytic capacity which appears even increased as far as neurosecretory fibers are concerned. Finally, degenerating pituicytes and free lipid droplets are observed in the intercellular spaces: the significance of these facts is discussed and tentatively interpreted. The organotypic culture of the neural lobe seems to represent an experimental model useful to obtain a relatively pure population of pituicytes.
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    Cell & tissue research 143 (1973), S. 117-133 
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    Keywords: Nervous system ; Ctenophores ; Intra-mesogleal nervous system ; Synapses ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Ultrastructural evidence is given of the occurrence of nervous elements in the mesoglea of Ctenophores based on the presence of the typical synapses of this phylum. In Beroids, nervous fibers from the ectodermal nerve-net cross the epithelial basal membrane and run through the mesoglea; they are devoid of any ensheathing cell. These neurites build highly differentiated synapses upon the muscles and upon peculiar cells, tentatively named mesenchymal cells. In Cydippids, nerve fibers and nerve cell-bodies have been observed in the mesoglea of the tentacles. The mesogleal core of each tentacle contains mesenchymal cells and a thick strand of neurons and neurites, forming a kind of elongated ganglion. Neurites of either the axial neurones or the epithelial nerve-net neurones form numerous radial nerve strands across the tentacular muscles. Interneural, neuro-muscular and neuro-mesenchymal junctions are very frequent in the tentacle. As far as the organization of the mesoglea is concerned, the Ctenophora thus appear closer to Turbellaria than to Cnidaria.
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    Cell & tissue research 143 (1973), S. 387-407 
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    Keywords: Oogenesis ; Urodela ; Yolk-formation ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Oogenesis was studied in adult Triturus vulgaris (Urodela) with the electron microscope. The oocytes investigated ranged between 50 μm and 1600 μm in diameter. Two types of yolk platelet formation were found. Since both types involve the incorporation of high numbers of pinocytotic vesicles they are believed to be of an extraoocytic origin. On the basis of the order of their appearance they were named primary and secondary yolk. Five different types of vesicles were found, which participate in a variety of activities, such as yolk formation and the formation of the Golgi apparatus. They originate from four different sources, namely the nuclear membrane, the cytoplasm in connection with ribosome-like particles, the Golgi apparatus and the plasma membrane through pinocytosis. The results obtained were discussed especially with respect to differences found between the anura and the urodela, such as the presence or absence of cortical granules or equivalent structures.
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    Keywords: Neurohypophysis ; Membranes ; Exocytosis ; Ultrastructure ; Freeze-fracturing
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    Notes: Summary Posterior pituitary glands from normal rats, and rats which had been deprived of water for varying periods, were examined by the freeze-fracture method. This technique reveals large areas of the nerve cell membrane. Images consistent with exocytosis as the mechanism of release of the neurohypophysial hormones were observed. These modifications were most numerous after the rat had been starved of water for 2 days. In normal rats, the large number of neurosecretory granules within the nerve fibres caused a bulging of the nerve cell membrane. The “bulges” disappeared 2 days after removal of drinking water. Regions of the membrane displaying “bulges” were characterised by the absence of the typical membrane-associated particles. It is postulated that the close proximity of the neurosecretory granules to the nerve cell membrane may result in rapid fusion of the neurosecretory granules on stimulation of the gland. The change in properties of the nerve cell membrane overlying the neurosecretory granules, as suggested by the loss of membrane-associated particles, may represent a change in the structure of the membrane to a form which is more favourable for fusion.
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    Cell & tissue research 145 (1973), S. 213-227 
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    Keywords: Sensory pore ; Crustacea ; Natantia ; Chemoreceptor ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé L'observation ultrastructurale du pore sensoriel de plusieurs espèces de Natantia révèle un complexe double. Un premier organe, le pore sensoriel principal, comprend une assise de cellules de soutien encadrant les parties distales de corps de cellules sensorielles. Ces cellules sensorielles portent des segments externes ciliaires qui se divisent dans une cavité sous-cuticulaire aplatie. En regard, la cuticule est amincie et comporte des micropores en forme de cratère et disposés par paires. A côté du pore sensoriel principal, un deuxième organe, le pore sensoriel latéral, est de taille plus réduite et est plus difficile à observer. Sous une invagination digitée de l'épicuticule, existe une cavité de forme complexe où s'épanouissent les segments externes ciliaires d'un faisceau de cellules sensorielles. Le pore sensoriel principal et le pore sensoriel latéral ont une ultrastructure de chémorécepteur.
    Notes: Summary Ultrastructural observation of the sensory pore of several species of Natantia reveals a twofold organ. A main sensory pore (M.S.P.) comprises a layer of supporting cells which encapsulate the terminal region of sensory cell bodies. These sensory cells include two ciliary processes dividing into a flat sub-cuticular cavity. The cuticle opposite is thin and perforated with crater-like paired micropores. Next to the main sensory pore, a second organ, the lateral sensory pore (L.S.P.), is smaller and more difficult to observe. A complex-shaped cavity underlies a contorted epicuticular invagination. Ciliary outer segments, belonging to a bundle of sensory cells, branch out in this cavity. M.S.P. and L.S.P. appear to be chemoreceptors.
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    Cell & tissue research 144 (1973), S. 435-452 
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    Keywords: Muscle spindles ; Intrafusal fibre types ; Development ; Deefferentation ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Muscle spindles of limb muscles were deefferented in neonatal rats by sectioning ventral roots or by removal of the lumbosacral spinal cord. Ten to 56 days after the operation, muscle spindles were examined in the medial gastrocnemius, extensor digitorum longus and soleus muscles. The differentiation of muscle spindles was not affected by deefferentation. The number of spindles in the investigated muscles was not reduced. Intrafusal fibres increased in number from two at birth to four per spindle on the average, as in normal muscles. The characteristic ultrastructural distinctions of nuclear bag and nuclear chain fibres developed as under normal conditions. However, intrafusal fibres atrophied slowly after fusimotor denervation, their polar zones becoming reduced in diameter by about 25% in comparison with control fibre diameters. Spindle capsules, on the other hand, increased in size and attained diameters comparable with normal spindles, appearing even somewhat distended. As intrafusal fibres degenerate after complete denervation at birth (Zelená, 1957), but differentiate in the absence of fusimotor innervation, it can be concluded that sensory nerve terminals induce and support their development. It is assumed that the morphogenetic influence of sensory terminals is mediated by release and uptake of a trophic substance at the synaptic junction. The occurrence of light and dense core vesicles in the sensory terminals and of coated invaginations and vesicles at both the axonal and plasma membrane speak in favour of such a possibility.
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    Keywords: Leydig cells ; Pekin Duck ; Testosterone ; Seasonal cycle ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé L'ultrastructure des cellules de Leydig et des cellules de Sertoli du testicule du Canard Pékin a été étudiée au cours de la phase printanière du cycle sexuel, soit de janvier à juillet. Parallèlement on a effectué chez les mêemes animaux la recherche histochimique de la Δ5-3 β-hydroxystéroïdedeshydrogénase (Δ5-3 β-HSDH) ainsi que le dosage, par chromatographie en phase gazeuse des stéroïdes androgènes dans le plasma veineux périphérique et dans le testicule. Les cellules de Leydig du Canard possèdent les organites cytoplasmiques spécifiques des cellules stéroïdogènes (reticulum lisse, mitochondries à crêtes tubulaires) ainsi que d'autres structures souvent rencontrées dans ce type cellulaire (microfilaments, vacuoles, granules denses). Les cellules de Sertoli contiennent un reticulum agranulaire moins développé que celui des cellules de Leydig et, très rarement, des mitochondries à crêtes tubulaires. Ces divers organites cytoplasmiques subissent un cycle saisonnier. La différenciation du reticulum lisse et des crêtes mitochondriales tubulaires commence en janvier et atteint son optimum en mars. Leur régression s'amorce en avril; d'abord accompagnée de structures dégénératives transitoires; elle conduit à la dispartion totale de ces organites en mait. Aucun indice de nécrose n'est observé dans ces cellules. Histochimiquement, une activité Δ5-3 β-HSDH est présente dans les cellules de Leydig et, à un degré moindre, dans les tubes séminifères. Son intensité varie au cours du cycle. La confrontation de l'étude morphologique avec les résultats des dosages hormonaux montre qu'il existe une bonne corrélation entre le développement puis la régression du reticulum lisse et des crêtes tubulaires des mitochondries ainsi que des critères histochimiques de la Δ5-3 β-HSDH d'une part et l'évolution de la testostérone plasmatique et testiculaire d'autre part. De plus on observe une augmentation du rapport testostérone/Δ4-androstènedione testiculaire parallèlement au développement des organites cytoplasmiques. Ces organites semblent donc bien impliqués dans la synthèse et la sécrétion de la testostérone chez le Canard.
    Notes: Summary Leydig and Sertoli cells of the testis of the Pekin duck were studied ultrastructurally during the spring phase of the sexual cycle, from January to July. Simultaneously, in the same animals, Δ5-3 β-hydroxysteroiddehydrogenase (Δ5-3 β-HSDH) activity was ascertained histochemically and androgenic steroids of the plasma and testes were assayed by gas-liquid chromatography. The Leydig cells of the duck possess cytoplasmic organelles specific to steroidogenic cells (smooth reticulum, tubular mitochondria) as well as other structures often found in this cell type (microfilaments, vacuoles, denses bodies). The Sertoli cells contain an agranular reticulum that is less developed than that of the Leydig cells, and rarely show mitochondria with tubular cristae. These various cytoplasmic organelles undergo a seasonal cycle. The differentiation of the smooth reticulum and the mitochondrial tubular cristae begins in January and reaches a maximum in March. They begin to regress in April, at first with transitory degenerative structures, and then by total disappearance of these organelles by May. No indication of necrosis is observed in the cells. Histochemically Δ5-3 β-HSDH activity is present in the Leydig cells, and to a slightly lesser degree in the seminiferous tubules. The intensity varies during the cycle. The comparison of the results of the morphological study with the hormone assays shows that a good correlation exists with the development and regression of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum and tubular cristae in the mitochondria, as well as the histochemical criteria of the Δ5-3 β-HSDH on one hand, and the levels of plasma and testicular testosterone on the other hand. In addition there is an increase in the ratio of testicular testosterone to Δ4-androstenedione which parallels the development of the cytoplasmic organelles. These organelles thus seem to be implicated in the synthesis and secretion of testosterone in the duck.
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    Cell & tissue research 144 (1973), S. 453-466 
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    Keywords: Lacrimal gland ; Rat ; Duct system ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The duct system of the rat exorbital lacrimal gland consists of intercalated ducts, interlobular ducts and excretory ducts. The morphological changes from one type of duct to the next are gradual. At the light microscopical level this consists of a change from a bilaminar epithelium in the intercalated ducts to an epithelium, consisting of approximately three layers — which may be pseudostratified — in the excretory ducts. The basal layer of the intercalated ducts consists of myoepithelial cells, whereas the inner epithelial cells may have both a secretory and an electrolyte transporting function. The interlobular duct epithelium contains many cells with deep infoldings of the basolateral plasma membranes and associated mitochondria, suggesting a similar function to the striated duct epithelium in salivary glands. Numerous basal cells in this epithelium have tentatively been interpreted as unusual myoepithelial cells. Nerve terminals have been observed in the ductal epithelium.
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    Cell & tissue research 144 (1973), S. 475-487 
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    Keywords: Luteal cells ; Luteinization ; Endoplasmic reticulum ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Hyrax possess luteal cells with many ultrastructural features similar to those described in other mammalian species. The process of luteinization is gradual. Cells with increasing amounts of smooth endoplasmic reticulum become predominant in the developing gland. The luteal cells of Procavia and Heterohyrax show many ultrastructural similarities. In both species the corpus luteum persists throughout pregnancy.
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    Cell & tissue research 138 (1973), S. 557-567 
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    Keywords: Thrombocytes ; Thrombosthenin ; ATP ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The ultrastructure of glycerol extracted thrombocyte models was studied before and after incubation with ATP and under the influence of Salyrgan as inhibitor of contraction. The contractile system of the thrombocytes—thrombosthenin—consists of a spatial network of 50 Å wide thrombosthenin A and 100–120 Å wide thrombosthenin M filaments. At rest, the contractile system is arranged in a marginal zone. The ATP-induced contraction led to a concentric condensation of the network which resulted in a central cluster of cell organelles and at a later stage, disruption of the plasma membrane and release of the thrombocyte granules. All these changes which also occur during the formation of the hemostatic plug in vivo are therefore attributed to the reaction of the contractile protein.
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    Cell & tissue research 136 (1973), S. 111-120 
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    Keywords: Median eminence ; Rat ; Granular vesicles ; Ultrastructure ; Quantitative evaluation
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    Notes: Summary In order to characterize different sub-zones in the palisade zone of the rat median eminence, quantitative ultrastructural parameters were applied to brains fixed in aldehyde-osmium tetroxide. The palisade zone has been subdivided in 4 successive sub-zones. Increasing numbers of granular vesicles (GV), especially those smaller than 110 nm, are observed from dorsal to ventral sub-zones. There also are more GV per unit area of nervous tissue in the perivascular than in the more dorsal sub-zones. The individual nerve profiles exhibit a larger size in the perivascular layer than in the more dorsal areas, whereas the number and size of nerve profiles devoid of vesicles diminish from dorsal to ventral. As a consequence more GV occur in the perivascular nerve profiles. In the GV containing nerve profiles the concentration of GV is, however, constant in the different sub-zones. A fluctuating size of the preterminal and terminal parts of the nerve fibres is suggested.
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    Cell & tissue research 136 (1973), S. 121-137 
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    Keywords: Cheliceral gland ; Opiliones ; Enveloping cells ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung 1. Nemastoma dentigerum Canestrini besitzt als sekundäres männliches Geschlechtsmerkmal eine Apophyse auf dem ersten Chelicerenglied, die eine Drüse enthält. 2. Die einzelnen Drüsenzellen schließen sich jeweils zu Dreiergruppen zusammen, deren distales Ende immer von 3 Hüllzellen umfaßt wird. Diese 6 Zellen bilden eine funktionelle Einheit innerhalb des komplexen Drüsenorgans. Jede Drüsenzelle gliedert sich in 3 Abschnitte: 1. in den basalen kernhaltigen Teil, 2. in den mittleren sehr langen Drüsenzellschlauch und 3. in den distalen Kopf mit Mikrovilli-Becher. 3. An der Sekretion beteiligen sich 2 Zelltypen: die 3 Drüsenzellen und die innere Hüllzelle (H1). Das Sekret beider Zelltypen gelangt in ein gemeinsames Reservoir, das von H1 gebildet wird, und von dort durch Hämolymphdruck in den gewinkelten Cuticulin-Ausführkanal und auf die Außenseite der Apophyse. 4. Die Hüllzellen werden mit den 3 Hüllzellen der Haarsensillen von Insekten und Arachniden verglichen. Für H1 läßt sich eine gemeinsame Aufgabe nachweisen. Die beiden anderen Hüllzellen (H2 und H3) nehmen bei beiden Organen unterschiedliche Aufgaben wahr: Abscheidung von Haar und Balg (Haarsensillen) bzw. überwiegend Stützfunktion (Chelicerendrüse).
    Notes: Summary 1. Nemastoma dentigerum Canestrini possesses as a secondary male sex character an apophysis on the first member of chelicerae. The apophysis contains a gland. 2. The single gland cells always join as groups of three cells whose apices are embraced by three enveloping cells. These six cells operate as a unit within a complex gland organ. Every gland cell is divided into three parts: 1. a basal section containing the nucleus; 2. a central very long section of the gland cell tube, and 3. an apex of the gland cell with a cavity containing microvilli. 3. Two types of cells of a gland unit secrete: the gland cells proper and the inner enveloping cell (H1). Secretion of both types of cells flows in a common reservoir surrounded by H1 and further through the bent channel to the surface of the apophysis by pressure of hemolymph. 4. The enveloping cells are compared with those of hair sensilla of insects and arachnids. A common function of H1 in both organs is pointed out. Central (H2) and outer enveloping cell (H3) work in a different way: secretion of hair and follicle (hair sensilla) and probably only supporting function (cheliceral gland).
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    Cell & tissue research 137 (1973), S. 541-551 
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    Keywords: Muscles ; Insects ; Extracellular substance ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Im Stroma von Aorta und Retrocerebralkomplex sowie von verschiedenen Muskeln (Oberschenkel-, Mitteldarm-, Speicheldrüsen-, Samenleiter- und Eileitermuskeln), jedoch nicht im Stroma der Flugmuskulatur und des Herzschlauches, kommt eine fibrillär strukturierte Substanz (X-Substanz) von außerordentlich hoher Elektronendichte vor. In der Aorta, wo die größten Mengen an X-Substanz gefunden wurden, tritt besonders in den Muskelzellen älterer Tiere im Sarcoplasma und an der Plasmamembran eine körnige Substanz mittlerer Elektronendichte auf, welche auf Grund morphologischer Ähnlichkeit als Z-Material gedeutet wurde. Offenbar entsteht die X-Substanz, die in ihrer typischen Erscheinungsform nur extrazellulär beobachtet wurde, aus diesem Material. Da alte Tiere mehr X-Substanz aufweisen als jüngere, scheint es sich um die Abscheidung eines Altersprodukts zu handeln. Herkunft und Aussehen lassen ein langkettiges Protein vermuten. Muskeln, in denen X-Substanz vorkommt, enthalten auch viele Axone mit Neurosekreten; jedoch lassen sich bislang keine näheren Beziehungen zwischen diesen beiden Faktoren herstellen. Die X-Substanz wird offensichtlich vom Stroma weitertransportiert und wahrscheinlich von Blutzellen aufgenommen.
    Notes: Summary A fibrous substance (X substance) of exceptionally high electron density is found in the stroma of aorta, retrocerebral complex, and several muscles (leg, midgut, salivary glands, vas deferens and oviduct), but not in the stroma of flight muscles and heart. The aorta, where the largest amount of X substance occurs, shows within the muscle cells, especially of older animals, a granular substance of moderate electron density in the sarcoplasm and adjacent to the plasma membrane. On account of its morphological similarity this material is considered as Z material. The X substance, which in its typical appearance was seen only extracellularly, seems to be derived from this granular Z material. Since old animals show more X substance than younger ones, it appears to be an aging product. Its origin and appearance point to a protein with long chain structure. Muscles containing much X substance show many neurosecretory fibers. However, no tangible relationship between these two parameters has been established. The X substance is evidently transported by the stroma and probably taken up by hemocytes.
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    Keywords: Protozoa ; Bacteria ; Association ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The ultrastructure of Cyclidium, including the cilia, kinetosomes, pellicle, microtubules and kinetodesmal fibers is similar to that recorded for other ciliates. Of special interest is the attachment of rod-shaped bacteria within the longitudinally directed shallow surface folds of the protozoan. Both the bacteria and the surface of Cyclidium seem to possess an outer coating of a sticky substance which upon contact holds the bacteria to the protozoan. The bacteria appear to be attached by only a relatively small area of their surfaces. A dense substance appears within the alveolus of the pellicle at the regions of the attachment of the bacteria. The association of the organisms is probably a temporary one, and it is unknown whether either organism is benefited or harmed by the association. The position of the mitochondria in Cyclidium is unusual in that they all lie flattened against the inner membrane of the pellicle, usually in a position directly opposite to that of the attachment of the bacteria to the surface, thus being separated from the bacteria by only the outer cell membrane and the pellicle. Whether or not this close topographical relationship is of significance is unknown.
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    Cell & tissue research 139 (1973), S. 351-368 
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    Keywords: Lateral giant cells ; Dorsal giant fibres ; Earthworm, Lumbricus terrestris L. ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Die Feinstruktur der segmental angeordneten Somata der dorsalen Riesenfasern im Bauchmark des Regenwurms Lumbricus terrestris L. (Günther, 1969) wird beschrieben und mit der Struktur anderer Neuronen von Vertebraten und Evertebraten verglichen. Die paarigen lateralen Riesenzellen (LRZ) sind im Gegensatz zu der unpaaren medianen Riesenzelle (MRZ) häufig multipolare Neuronen, die bis zu vier Faserfortsätze aufweisen können. Das perikaryale Cytoplasma zeigt helle und dunkle Areale. Organellen und andere Zelleinschlüsse finden sich ganz überwiegend in den dunklen osmiophilen Zonen und lassen regelmäßig eine bestimmte Anordnung erkennen. So ist häufig eine ringförmige Verteilung von Golgi-Feldern um den gelappten Kern vorhanden. Mitochondrien sind häufig in einem typischen „Axonhügel-Komplex“ angeordnet. Freie Ribosomen dominieren gegenüber membrangebundenen. Diese Neuronen sind reich an Glykogen, das oftmals ausgedehnte Felder einnimmt. Vereinzelt weisen die LRZ Faser-Soma-Synapsen auf.
    Notes: Summary The structure of the segmentally arranged somata of the dorsal giant fibres Günther, 1969) in the ventral nerve cord of the earthworms Lumbricus terrestris L., is described. These neurones are compared with other neurones of invertebrates and vertebrates. The paired lateral giant cells (LGC) are often multipolar in contrast to the single unipolar median giant cell (MGC). Up to four fibres originate from each LGC. The dotted appearance of both these neurones (clear and dark perikaryal areas) is due to the regular distribution of osmiophilic strands of cytoplasm containing the majority of organells and other inclusions (e.g. endoplasmatic reticulum and ribosomes). The majority of ribosomes are not associated with membranes but are found scattered freely in the cytoplasm. A typical “axon hillock” with an accumulation of mitochondria is often found. The cells show large deposits of glycogen. Some of the LGC-somata have synaptic contacts.
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    Cell & tissue research 138 (1973), S. 239-259 
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    Keywords: Ovary ; Gastropoda ; Oocytes ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Die Oocyten von Viviparus contectus gehören zu den kleinsten, bei Mollusken bekannten Oocyten und enthalten nur wenig Dotter. Nach licht- und elektronen-mikroskopischen Untersuchungen kann die Oogenese in drei Stadien eingeteilt werden. Oocyten des ersten Stadiums zeichnen sich durch das Vorkommen extrem polymorpher Kerne, durch annulate lamellae und schüsselförmige Mitochondrien aus. Große, konzentrisch geschichtete Systeme des granulären endoplasmatischen Retikulums und ein gut entwickelter Golgi-Apparat sind typisch für Oocyten des zweiten, prävitellogenetischen Stadiums. Oocyten dieses Stadiums enthalten außerdem große Nukleolen und andere Kerneinschlüsse unbekannter Funktion, deren Ultrastruktur beschrieben wird. Diese Einschlüsse werden mit dem sog. Binnenkörper der Insekten verglichen. Oocyten des dritten Stadiums, der Vitellogenese, enthalten zahlreiche paraplasmatische Einschlüsse wie dense bodies, Multivesikulärkörper und polymorphe Cytosomen, Fetttropfen und Glykogen. Dense bodies, Multivesikulärkörper und polymorphe Cytosomen enthalten Massen eines Ferritin-ähnlichen Eisenproteins und saure Phosphatasen. Das endoplasmatische Retikulum und der Golgi-Apparat sind an der Dottersynthese beteiligt. Die extrem geringe Größe der Oocyten und ihr Mangel an Dotter dürfte mit der Viviparie der Tiere in Zusammenhang stehen. Da die Eiweißdrüse und Drüsenzellen des Oviduktes große Mengen sekundären Dotters liefern, ist zu vermuten, daß die Oocyte mit ihrer niedrigen Transkriptionskapazität zusätzlich mit nur wenigen wichtigen Substanzen wie lytische Enzyme für den Beginn der Embryogenese und Eisenprotein ausgestattet wird. Viele Oocyten degenerieren im Ovar. Die mit der Degeneration einhergehenden Veränderungen der Ultrastruktur werden beschrieben.
    Notes: Summary The oocytes of Viviparus contectus belong to the smallest oocytes known in molluscs and contain relatively small amounts of yolk. As shown by light- and electron microscopy, oogenesis can be divided into three stages. Oocytes of the first stage are characterised by the occurrence of extremely polymorphic nuclei, of annulate lamellae and cup-like mitochondria. Large systems of rough endoplasmic reticulum, arranged concentrically and a well developed Golgi apparatus are typical for oocytes of the second, the previtellogenetic stage. Oocytes of this stage also contain large nucleoli and other nuclear inclusions of unknown function, whose ultrastructure is described. These inclusions may be compared with the so called “Binnenkörper” of insects. Oocytes of the third stage, the vitellogenesis, contain a large amount of paraplasmic inclusions such as dense bodies, multivesicular bodies and polymorphic cytosomes, fatty yolk droplets and glycogen. Dense bodies, multivesicular bodies and polymorphic cytosomes contain masses of a ferritin-like iron protein and acid phosphatases. It is supposed that the endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi apparatus are engaged in yolk production. The extremely small size of the oocytes and their lack in yolk should be seen in connection with the vivipary of the animals. As there are large amounts of secondary yolk provided by the albumen gland and glandular cells of the oviduct, it is supposed that the oocyte having a low transcription capacity needs to be supplied, in addition, with only few essential substances such as lytic enzymes for the early stages of embryogenesis and iron protein. Many oocytes usually degenerate inside the ovary. The changes in ultrastructure during the degeneration are described.
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    Cell & tissue research 138 (1973), S. 315-326 
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    Keywords: Olfactory mucosa ; Frog ; Innervation ; Ultrastructure ; Light and electron microscopy
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    Notes: Summary The olfactory mucosa of frog has been studied at an ultrastructural level to confirm previous light microscope observations in regard to the presence, in the sensory epithelium, of nerve fibres not belonging to the first cranial nerve proper. It has been observed that both myelinated and unmyelinated nerve fibres are present in the lamina propria and that eventually these fibres terminate inside the epithelium. Unmyelinated fibres usually contain dark core vesicles and similar content is seen in their intraepithelium terminals. Terminals containing only clear vesicles are also observed in the epithelium and they are believed to represent the terminals of the myelinated fibres. The significance of these ultrastructural findings is discussed in view of their functional meaning.
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    Cell & tissue research 138 (1973), S. 475-488 
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    Keywords: Synaptogenesis ; Spinal cord ; Chick embryo ; Coated vesicles ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Synaptogenesis was studied in 3, 4, 5 and 8 day embryos. A small number of synapses were located in the marginal zone near the motor region in 3–4 day embryos. At 5 days the number of synapses increased and synapses were also found within the motor region. At 8 days there was a large increase in the total number of synapses and most were found within the motor region. At this stage, for the first time, many knobs contained flattened synaptic vesicles. Synapses on the perikarya were rarely but occasionally observed both at the 5 and 8 day stages. A few synapses were located in the marginal zone near dorsal root entry at the 5 day stage and the number increased by the 8 day stage. Although this sequence of synaptic development resembles that found in the monkey fetus, differences in behavioral development between these two species indicate that descriptive relationships between synaptic and behavioral development must be made cautiously. Furthermore, evidence is presented which indicates that the junctional specialization is the first sign of a developing synapse and that coated vesicles, possibly derived from the Golgi apparatus, which are fused to the neural plasmalemma may be related to the initial formation of the junctional specialization.
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    Cell & tissue research 140 (1973), S. 309-314 
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    Keywords: Pituitary Gland ; Rat ; Somatotropin ; Cellular Response ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The response of somatotrophs to large doses of purified bovine growth hormone was examined in uninephrectomized rats drinking 1% sodium chloride in an attempt to prolong the action of the hormone. Growth hormone produced a triphasic response in the ultrastructure of somatotrophs. Uninephrectomy and salt alone induced no changes in somatotrophs as compared to unoperated animals consuming tap water. In the first phase (3 days) the cross sectional area of the cell increased, the size of the largest granule per cell as well as the number of granules per cell increased significantly. All these parameters then reached control level after 7 days of injections during a second phase. Suppression of somatotrophs by exogenous growth hormone was evident by 16 days (third phase) when the area of the cell, the size of the largest secretory granule as well as the number of granules per cell all decreased significantly. Somatotrophs apparently did not react to suppression by a lysosomal mechanism inasmuch as no increase in the number of lysosome-derived structures was seen even at 16 days.
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    Cell & tissue research 141 (1973), S. 545-560 
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    Keywords: Pineal gland (Rabbit) ; Light and dark pinealocytes ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary In the rabbit pineal gland a cortex and a medulla can be distinguished, based on the distribution pattern of two cell types. The medulla consists of so-called light and dark pinealocytes, whereas in the cortex only light ones occur. The cytological distinction between the two cell types is principally due to the exclusive presence of abundant pigment granules in the dark pinealocytes. The light pinealocytes have long offshoots. Their club-shaped terminals are crowded with smooth endoplasmic reticulum from which grey vesicles are pinched off. In the medulla, these offshoots run for the most part into the direction of blood vessels to terminate in close topographical relationship with dark pinealocytes which are mainly arranged around these vessels. The ultrastructure of both the light and the dark pinealocytes is described.
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    Cell & tissue research 143 (1973), S. 169-182 
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    Keywords: Insecta Tysanura Machilida ; Protrusible (coxal) vesicles ; Water absorption ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Les Machilides présentent une série de vésicules abdominales paires, sous forme de sacs exsertiles capables d'absorber l'eau d'un film liquide. Les coupes histologiques montrent qu'une partie de la paroi de ces vésicules est faite d'un épithélium particulier revêtu d'une intima cuticulaire plus épaisse que celle de l'épithelium banal. La microscopie électronique permet de préciser la structure des cellules absorbantes qui sont caractérisés essentiellement par des microvillosités apicales et de profondes invaginations de la membrane plasmique basale associées à des mitochondries allongées. Une comparison est faite avec d'autres types de cellules absorbantes connues chez les Arthropodes, notamment dans le rectum. Grâce à leurs vésicules abdominales, les Thysanoures possèdent des organes originaux jouant un rôle important dans l'équilibre hydrique de ces insectes.
    Notes: Summary The Machilida are endowed with several abdominal vesicles which are protrusible sacs capable of absorbing water from the substrate surface. Histology shows that a part of their outer wall consists of a particular epithelium covered by a cuticular intima, which is thicker than the intima of the common epithelium. The absorbing cells are electronmicroscopically characterized by apical microvilli and deep infoldings of the basal plasma membrane which are associated with mitochondria. A comparison is drawn with other types of absorbing cells already known, especially with those in the rectum of insects. Thanks to their abdominal vesicles, the Thysanura possess unique organs which play an important role in the control of their water balance.
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    Cell & tissue research 143 (1973), S. 183-206 
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    Keywords: Sensilla ; Olfaction ; Dictyoptera (insect) ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Les organes sensoriels du scape et du pédicelle sont essentiellement propriocepteurs. Le fouet est très riche en chimiorécepteurs (plus de 100000) mais chez Periplaneta et Blatta, on observe un net dimorphisme sexuel qui n'existe pas chez Blaberus. La relation entre un tel dimorphisme et la perception des phéromones sexuelles est discutée. L'ultrastructure des trois principaux types de sensilles est décrite: Ce sont des grandes soies gustatives et mécanoréceptrices, des petites soies olfactives à paroi mince et percée de pores et de tubules qui sont innervées par un ou deux neurones, des petites soies olfactives à paroi épaisse et striée qui contiennent toujours quatre neurones. L'étude électrophysiologique préliminaire confirme les résultats ci dessus en ce qui concerne le rôle des sensilles: La phéromone grégaire peut être perçue au niveau de certaines petites soies olfactives striées.
    Notes: Summary The antennae of cockroaches were studied with both scanning and transmission electron microscope. The sense organs of the scape and pedicel are essentially proprioceptors. The chemoreceptors are very numerous on the flagellum (more than 100000) but in the case of Periplaneta and Blatta, a significant sexuel dimorphism is noticed. Such a dimorphism does not exist in Blaberus and its relation with the perception of the sexual attractants is discussed. Three principal sense organs of Blaberus are described: big thick walled hairs with gustatory and mechanoreceptive function; thin walled olfactory hairs with pore-tubules innervated by one or two neurons; thick walled grooved hairs with four neurons and olfactory function. Special attention was given to the secretory aspect of the accessory cells in the olfactory sensilla. A preliminary electrophysiological investigation confirms the above mentioned functional interpretations. The gregarious pheromone seems to be perceived by some little thick walled grooved hairs.
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    Keywords: Testis interstitial cells ; Boar ; Postnatal development ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Die postnatale Ontogenese der Hodenzwischenzellen des Schweins nimmt einen wellenförmigen Verlauf und läßt sich in 4 Phasen unterteilen. In der frühpostnatalen Proliferationsphase wandeln sich spindelförmige Zellen in polygonale Leydigzellen um. Dabei beginnt an einem Zellpol die Ausbildung des glatten endoplasmatischen Retikulums. Dieses Organell nimmt in der weiteren Entwicklung einen großen Teil des Zelleibes ein und bildet unregelmäßige Vesikel und konzentrisch geschichtete Zisternen. Es erfolgt eine Vermehrung der Mitochondrien, in ihnen entwickeln sich Tubuli. In der Phase der präpubertären Hypertrophie erreichen die Leydigzellen ihre größten Durchmesser (ca. 30 μm) und sind möglicherweise zu einer Steroidhormonproduktion befähigt. Da das glatte endoplasmatische Retikulum vornehmlich in der Zellperipherie, die übrigen Organellen bevorzugt im Zentrum liegen, sind die Zwischenzellen deutlich zoniert. Die Phase der präpubertären Regression ist durch ausgeprägte Zelldegeneration und Größenabnahme der überlebenden Zellen gekennzeichnet. In der Phase der pubertären Proliferation nehmen die Zwischenzellen erneut an Größe zu. Parallel hierzu vermehren sich Mitochondrien und glattes endoplasmatisches Retikulum. Beide Proliferationsphasen innerhalb der postnatalen Ontogenese werden durch das Auftreten zahlreicher Cytoplasmafilamente eingeleitet, deren Menge sich danach wieder verringert. Unabhängig von dem wellenförmigen Verlauf der Zwischenzellentwicklung ist die Ausbildung von Lysosomen, Microbodies, Mikrovilli, typischen Zellhaften und in der Zellperipherie gelegenen Polyribosomen. Die Leydigzellen sind von einer basalmembranähnlichen Struktur umgeben. Die Mitochondrien enthalten zu allen Zeiten durch elektronendichtes Material verkittete Tubuli.
    Notes: Summary The postnatal development of porcine testicular interstitial cells proceeds in a wave-like manner and may be divided into four periods. In the period of early postnatal proliferation fusiform intertubular cells change into polygonal Leydig cells. This process starts with formation of smooth endoplasmic reticulum in one of the cell poles. Later the smooth endoplasmic reticulum is abundant and consists of irregular vesicles and concentrically arranged cisterns. Mitochondria increase in number and develop tubular cristae. In the period of prepubertal hypertrophy Leydig cells reach maximal size (approx. 30 μm) and possibly may be capable of androgen biosynthesis. The cells of this period exhibit two different zones, since the smooth endoplasmic reticulum prefers the periphery, the other organelles, however, occupy the central region of the cells. The period of prepubertal regression is characterized by cellular degeneration and diminuation of the surviving interstitial cells. In the period of pubertal proliferation an increase of Leydig cell size is accompanied by multiplication of mitochondria and development of smooth endoplasmic reticulum. Both periods of proliferation are initiated by appearance of numerous cytoplasmic filaments which subsequently decrease in number. Interstitial cells of all periods studied exhibit the following features: They possess lysosomes, microbodies, polyribosomes, microvilli and are surrounded by a kind of basement membrane. Cell connections appear as tight junctions and desmosome-like structures. The mitochondria contain closely packed tubules joined by electron dense material.
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    Keywords: Nervous tissue ; Specific structures ; Nematosomes ; Neurofilaments ; Neurotubules ; Three-dimensional filamentous network ; E-PTA Stain ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary After the staining of nervous tissue with phosphotungstic acid in absolute ethanol (E-PTA), a selective opacification occurs at certain specific sites, while other structures, especially the plasma and intra-cellular membranes, remain electron-lucent. Among those selectively stained sites, our studies have been focussed on: (1) The dense synaptic material consisting of several presynaptic clumps, termed projections, an intrasynaptic dense line and a subsynaptic web from which fine fibrillar wisps extend into the surrounding ground substance; (2) Neurofilaments and neurotubules, the surface of which is bristled by numerous side-arms; (3) A microfilamentous network intertwines the neurotubules, the neurofilaments and the mitochondria in the dendrites and axon, and is also connected to the E-PTA dense undercoating delineating the inner aspect of the plasma membrane and to the fine wisps emanating from the subsynaptic web. A three-dimensional microfilamentous latticework is thus formed in the nerve cell processes; (4) Dense cytoplasmic inclusions, termed nematosomes, which are usually located in the ground substance of the perikaryon among or in the vicinity of clusters of ribosomes. Tiny microfilaments emanate from the peripheral strands of these bodies. The presence of basic residues in the chains of structural proteins of which consist the subsynaptic web and the nematosome is plausible, since the specificity of the E-PTA staining procedure for the detection of basic residues has previously been put forth. The occurrence of a three-dimensional microfilamentous network in the nerve cell processes led us to hypothesize that it plays a role in translocation of materials. It may provide the motive force for the axoplasmic transport, for instance, with the neurotubules, as well as, plausibly, with the neurofilaments, serving as attachment sites and guideways.
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    Cell & tissue research 143 (1973), S. 569-586 
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    Keywords: Fish (Macropodus opercularis) ; Muscle Origin ; Myofilaments ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Am Beispiel der Muskulatur von Macropoden wird gezeigt, wie sich aus undifferenzierten Zellen ein Verband gleichartig differenzierter Zellen aufbaut. Einkernige Praemyoblasten ohne Myofilamente bilden sich zu mehrkernigen Myoblasten um. In diesen erscheinen die ersten Myofilamente in streng geordneter Weise: parallel zur Zellmembran und in deren Nähe entstehen Myofilamente unterschiedlicher Länge, wobei Aktin und Myosin etwa gleichzeitig auftreten. Das Z-Scheiben-Material konnte in sehr frühen Stadien erkannt werden. Polysomen stehen in enger räumlicher Beziehung zu den sich ausbildenden Myofilamenten. Vorwiegend in der Zellperipherie entwickeln sich die Myofibrillen aus sog. „crude sarcomeres“. Sie zeigen noch nicht die charakteristische Einteilung in A-und I-Bänder. Im Verlauf der weiteren Entwicklung richten sich die Z-Scheiben parallel zueinander aus und die A- und I- sowie H- und M-Bänder erscheinen in ihrer definitiven Form. Ein Dickenwachstum des Muskels kann dadurch entstehen, daß noch vorhandene Praemyoblasten sich in charakteristischer Form ausdifferenzieren und den Muskel durch Apposition von Myofibrillen marginal verstärken.
    Notes: Summary During ontogenesis of the fish, Macropodus opercularis, uninucleated praemyoblasts without any myofilaments fuse to form multinucleated myoblasts. Within the myoblasts, parallelly and longitudinally arranged myofilaments of different lengths appear close to the cell membrane and in close relation to polysomes. Actin and myosin are detectable in the filamentous form at approximately the same time. This process of sarcomere differentiation starts from so-called “crude sarcomeres” lacking the characteristic arrangement in A-and I-bands. Subsequently, Z-disks are arranged parallel to each other, and A- and I-bands as well as H- and M-bands appear in their definite forms. There are indications that the muscle fibre grows in thickness by additional fusions with still existing praemyoblasts and marginal apposition of further myofibrils.
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    Cell & tissue research 145 (1973), S. 447-458 
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    Keywords: Corpus allatum ; Oncopeltus fasciatus ; Larvae ; Imagines ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary 1. The ultrastructure of the corpora allata of last larval instars and adults of Oncopeltus was studied. The unpaired gland undergoes submicroscopic alterations and shows signs of degradation in old animals. The organ is partly covered and penetrated by corpus cardiacum tissue. Axons with different types of neurosecretory granules form synaptoid contacts with the corpus allatum cells. 2. “Dark” and “light” gland cells can be differentiated on account of the degree of electron density. The former predominate during the last larval stage and in the young imago, the latter in mature males and females. It is highly probable that the “light” cells are the active (i.e. hormone producing) ones and the “dark” cells the inactive ones. 3. The active cells are characterized by rough endoplasmatic reticulum (often in whorls), small amounts of smooth endoplasmatic reticulum and many multivesicular bodies. Abundant free ribosomes, a not particularly well developed Golgi apparatus, dense bodies, and cytolysomes are present in active and inactive cells. 4. The nuclei contain one to four prominent and variously shaped nucleoli, which show differences between adult males and females with respect to their location in the nucleus. 5. The corpus allatum cells of Oncopeltus are obviously engaged in extensive protein synthesis. Tangible structural indications for the manufacture of juvenile hormone were not observed. Possible sites of hormone release are discussed.
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    Keywords: Parathyroid ; Secretory cycle ; Winter frog ; Ultrastructure ; Pituitary homoimplantation
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    Notes: Summary Parathyroid glands of winter frogs (Rana pipiens) were compared by light and electron microscopy with those of winter frogs homoimplanted with pituitary glands. Serum calcium levels of untreated and pituitary-implanted animals were compared also. Forty-eight hours after pituitary implantation, serum calcium is elevated from a mean winter value of 6.2 mg % to 9.3 mg % and, morphologically, the parathyroid gland appears to be stimulated with respect to secretory activity. Compared with parathyroids of untreated winter frogs, intercellular spaces are diminished after pituitary implantation and glandular parenchyma is composed of cells with closely apposed plasma membranes thrown into interdigitating folds. Dense core vesicles are present in the cytoplasm and, together with microtubules, are encountered near plasma membranes. Golgi lamellae contain electron dense material and exhibit budding of dense core vesicles. Neither myelinated multivesicular bodies, presumably cytolysosomes degrading unneeded parathormone and organelles, nor focal dilatations with myelination of Golgi lamellae are encountered in parathyroid cells of pituitary implanted frogs. Rough endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria do not undergo marked changes in distribution or abundance after pituitary implantation, indicating that the synthetic aspects of the secretory process are little altered in untreated and treated animals. It is suggested that in addition to Ca++ a pituitary factor is involved in the seasonal changes in amphibian parathyroid structure and function.
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    Keywords: Muscle ; Fish ; Starvation ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The effect of 16 weeks total starvation on the ultrastructure of the red and white myotomal muscles of the crucian carp (Carassius Carassius) has been investigated. In the white fibres the amount of myofibrillar material fell from 89.6% to 70.7% of the total fibre volume whilst in the red fibres the fall was from 72.2% to 70.3%. The sarcoplasmic reticulum appeared to have become swollen during starvation in both fibre types. In the white fibres the terminal cisternae of some triads seem to have fused. The volume of the red fibres occupied by mitochondria was reduced from 16.2 % to 5.9 %. The concentration of mitochondria in the white fibres was too low to detect any quantitative changes. A marked reduction in the amount of euchromatin material was observed in most white fibre nuclei and many red fibre nuclei. Many of the ultrastructural changes noted in the present study can be correlated with biochemical changes known to occur in the red and white myotomal muscles of fish during starvation.
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    Cell & tissue research 144 (1973), S. 11-29 
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    Keywords: Spermatozoon ; Prosobranchia (Littorina) ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The filiform spermatozoon of Littorina contains a conical acrosome positioned anteriorly to the nucleus. The nucleus is essentially a tube of condensed chromatin surrounding the flagellar shaft and only the apical third is covered by a nuclear envelope. A structure resembling a basal body, which is either a modified proximal centriole, or a derivative of the distal centriole, terminates in a basal plate at the tip of the nucleus. Distally it gives rise to the nine outer flagellar doublets, which are continuous with the outer fibres of the distal centriole located 0.26 μ behind the “basal body”. Thus the “basal body” and distal centriole are lined up with each other and the axis of the flagellum. A supernumerary tubule connects the outer arm of the A subfibre of doublet 5 with the “basal body”. The flagellar shaft extends from the apex of the nucleus to the tip of the tail. In the mitochondrial region the plasmalemma fuses with the outer mitochondrial sheath to form a series of pores that connect the mitochondria directly with the external environment. A distinct joint separates the mitochondrial and tail regions enabling the tail to beat perpendicularly to the main flagellar axis. The last section of this paper is given to a discussion of sperm motility in the light of these structural observations.
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    Keywords: Dense core vesicles ; Ultrastructure ; Mollusc ; Nervous system ; Electron microscopy
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    Notes: Summary Electron microscopy of the cerebro-visceral connectives of Anodonta cygnea shows numerous long rows of dense core vesicles within the smaller axons of the connectives. These vesicles are often linked together by bridges of electron-dense material reinforced by one or more “arms”. The use of the tilting stage on the electron microscope, which allows the bridges to be examined from different angles, confirms the presence of these vesicular connections. Sub-cellular fractionation of the cerebro-visceral connectives was carried out to study the nature of these bridged dense core vesicles. In the negatively stained vesicle fraction two or more dense core vesicles are joined in a row by connections similar to the vesicular bridges of the intact connective. In the fixed vesicle fraction, many of the dense core vesicles are connected by bridges but long rows of bridged vesicles are not seen. The functional significance of the vesicular bridges is discussed. Preliminary findings of this work have been reported previously (McLaughlin and Howes, 1973).
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    Cell & tissue research 144 (1973), S. 139-152 
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    Keywords: CSF contacting axons ; Ependymal synapses ; Pineal organ ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Im Lumen des Pinealorgans können frei verlaufende, nackte Axone (Durchmesser 2000–7000 Å) beobachtet werden. Ihr Axoplasma enthält Mikrotubuli, Mitochondrien, synaptische (Durchmesser 350–450 Å) und granulierte Vesikel (Durchmesser 500–1500 Å). Bei Pleurodeles waltlii bilden die im Lumen des Pinealorgans verlaufenden Axone Synapsen auf der freien, apikalen Oberfläche der pinealen Ependymzellen. In den innervierten Ependymzellen kommen neben sonstigen Zytoplasmabestandteilen Myeloidkörper und Anhäufungen von Glykogengranula vor. Die Axone verlaufen am Innen- und Außenglied der Pinealozyten vorbei, können diese berühren, bilden aber dort keine Synapsen. Die auf den pinealen Ependymzellen nachgewiesenen Synapsen beweisen eine neuronale Kontrolle dieser Gliaelemente. Die Nervenfasern des pinealen Lumens wurden mit bekannten Liquorkontaktaxonen verglichen. Sie ähneln einander in ihrer Ultrastruktur und ihren synaptischen Verbindungen. Aus diesem Grunde und da bei den Amphibien das pineale Lumen mit dem 3. Ventrikel kommuniziert, werden die Axone des pinealen Lumens als Liquorkontaktaxone und als Glied des sogenannten Liquorkontakt-Axonsystems des Gehirns angesehen. Ferner wurden die pinealen Liquorkontaktaxone mit folgenden Nervenfasern und Endigungen verglichen, die im pinealen Gewebe vorkommen: 1) Axone, die große, granulierte Vesikel (Durchmesser 1300–1500 Å) enthalten und an den Dendriten von Nervenzellen endigen, welche zwischen den basalen Fortsätzen der Pinealozyten liegen; 2) Pinealozytenfortsätze, die synaptische Bänder enthalten und ebenfalls an diesen Neuronen Synapsen bilden; 3) die neurohormonalen, synaptischen Semidesmosomen von Pinealozytenfortsätzen an der Lamina basalis, die die bindegewebigen Räume der Pia mater vom eigentlichen Nervengewebe des Pinealorgans begrenzt: 4) die perivasalen, autonomen Nervenfasern der pialen Septen. Obwohl granulierte Vesikel verschiedener Durchmesser in allen diesen Terminalen vorhanden sind, stellten wir die größte, morphologische Ähnlichkeit zwischen den pinealen Liquorkontaktaxonen und denjenigen Nervenfasern fest, die große, granulierte Vesikel aufweisen und an den pinealen Neuronen axo-dendritische Synapsen bilden. Eine ähnliche Natur und Herkunft beider Axone werden angenommen.
    Notes: Summary Free-running, naked axons (diameter 2000 to 7000 Å) can be found in the lumen of the pineal organ. Their axoplasm contains microtubules, mitochondria as well as synaptic (diameter 350 to 450 Å) and granulated vesicles (diameter 500 to 1500 Å). In Pleurodeles waltlii, the axons in the pineal lumen form synapses on the free, apical surface of the pineal ependyma which is supplied with microvilli. In addition to usual cytoplasmic elements the innervated ependymal cells contain myeloid bodies and accumulations of glycogen granules. Without forming synapses these axons pass by and occasionally contact the inner and/or outer segments of the pinealocytes. The synapses found on the pineal ependymal cells furnish evidence of a neuronal control of these glial elements. The nerve fibers of the pineal lumen are being compared with known CSF contacting axons; they resemble one another in their ultrastructure and synaptic connections. Therefore and since in amphibians the pineal lumen communicates with the 3rd ventricle, the axons of the pineal lumen are considered to represent CSF contacting axons and to belong to the so-called CSF contacting axon system of the brain. In addition, the pineal CSF contacting axons are being compared with the following nerve fibers and terminals found in the pineal tissue: 1) axons containing large, granulated vesicles (diameter 1300 to 1500 Å) and terminating on the dendrites of nerve cells situated among the basal processes of the pinealocytes; 2) the synaptic ribbons-containing pinealocyte processes forming likewise synapses on the nerve cells; 3) the neurohormonal, synaptic semidesmosomes of pinealocytic processes on the lamina basalis separating the connective tissue spaces of the pia mater from the proper nervous tissue of the pineal organ; 4) the perivasal, autonomic nerve fibers of the pial septa. Though granulated vesicles of various diameters are present in all these terminals the greatest morphological similarity is found between the pineal CSF contacting axons and those nerve fibers containing large, granulated vesicles and forming axo-dendritic synapses on the pineal nerve cells. A similar nature and origin of both axons are suggested.
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    Cell & tissue research 144 (1973), S. 191-217 
    ISSN: 1432-0878
    Keywords: Nucleus infundibularis ventralis ; Hypothalamus ; Rana esculenta ; Gonadotropin releasing factor ; Ultrastructure
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
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    Notes: Summary Ultrastructural evidence has been obtained for several nerve cells in the middle and posterior hypothalamus of Rana esculenta, which may be classified as neurosecretory cells. These cells belong to the nucleus infundibularis ventralis, being homologous to the nucleus infundibularis of higher vertebrates. According to the type of dense-core vesicles, two categories of neurosecretory cells were identified in the NIV, type Y and type Z cells. The morphology of these cells and the diameter of their dense-core vesicles suggests a peptidergic nature of the secretory product. Both cell types appeared as bipolar, liquor-contacting neurons, innervated by aminergic axons. The effects of castration and testosterone treatment on the Y cells of the NIV, as well as their localization in the caudal hypothalamus, suggest these cells to be involved in the regulation of the gonadotropic activity of the pars distalis. The presence in the zona externa of the median eminence of axon terminals containing the “Y type dense-core vesicles” is indicative of the release of their secretory product into the portal vessels.
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  • 97
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    Keywords: Hypophysis ; Mouse, rat ; Pars intermedia, rostral zone ; Corticotrophic cells ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary In the mouse, the rostral zone of the pars intermedia is almost exclusively composed of typical corticotrophic cells. They are located around and even within the neural stalk, at the level of transition between stalk and neural lobe. In the rat, the corticotrophic cells of the rostral zone are found in scattered islets among the MSH producing cells, and also in the neural lobe. In both the rat and mouse, these cells are in direct contact with various types of nerve terminals. Synaptoid contacts with aminergic and neurosecretory nerve fibers are observed. Furthermore they are also closely related to the hypophysial portal vessels. Following adrenalectomy, the cells located in the neurohypophysis always react more intensely than tose in the rostral zone. The functional significance of these corticotrophic cells which are subject to both humoral and neural regulation remains as yet hypothetical. Their participation in neurogenic stress response seems probable.
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  • 98
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    Cell & tissue research 137 (1973), S. 13-19 
    ISSN: 1432-0878
    Keywords: Urinary bladder (frog) ; Epithelial cells ; Osmotic pressure ; Oxytocin ; Water permeability ; Ultrastructure
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
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    Notes: Summary The frog urinary bladder undergoes a marked increase in its water permeability when incubated in hypertonic media. Many similarities are found between this effect and the hydrosmotic action of antidiuretic hormone. The ultrastructural modifications of the epithelium observed under the influence of serosal hypertonicity (the intercellular spaces are dilated while the tight junctions remain closed) lead us to assume that the pathways of water movement across the epithelium could be the same in this case and in hydrosmotic response to the hormone. In contrast, when the mucosal medium is made hypertonic, the ultrastructure is differently altered: the intercellular spaces are closed, the tight junctions show small vesicles and numerous large vacuoles appearing in the cytoplasm.
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    Cell & tissue research 136 (1973), S. 349-354 
    ISSN: 1432-0878
    Keywords: Intranuclear paracrystalline inclusions ; kidney ; Proximal tubule cells ; Canine ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Des inclusions intranucléaires paracristallines ont été mises en évidence dans les tubes proximaux de reins de chien. Ces inclusions sont constituées par une répétition régulière d'unités élémentaires microtubulaires de 85±15 Å de diamètre avec une périodicité de 120±20 Å. Elles ne sont jamais en contact ni avec le nucléole ni avec la membrane nucléaire. L'étude histochimique montre qu'il s'agit d'inclusions de nature protéique. Ces inclusions ont été observées à la fois dans les reins greffés (autogreffes) après conservation dans un perfusat artificiel (selon «Collins» ou «Perfudex») pendant 24 heures à 0°C et dans les reins normaux. N'étant jamais rencontrées au niveau de cellules rénales lésées, il ne semble pas que ces inclusions expriment une dégénérescence cellulaire.
    Notes: Summary The occurrence of intranuclear paracrystalline inclusions in proximal tubules of the canine kidney is described. These inclusions are composed of a regular repetition of microtubular elementary units of 85±15 Å thickness with a periodicity of 120±20 Å. They have no contact with the nucleolus or the nuclear membrane. Histochemical findings suggest that these inclusions may be proteinaceous. They are both observed in grafted kidneys (autografts) after conservation during 24 hours at 0°C in a synthetic solution (according to “Collins” or “Perfudex”) and in normal kidneys. There were no signs of degeneration in cells containing such inclusions; therefore, the possibility that these structures are of degenerative nature seems less probable.
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    Cell & tissue research 138 (1973), S. 489-502 
    ISSN: 1432-0878
    Keywords: Chemoreceptor ; Crustacea ; Dendrite ; Cilia ; Ultrastructure
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Summary The innervation of the aesthetasc hairs ofParagrapsus gaimardii differs slightly from that of other decapods described. Each outer flagellum bears from 160 to 170 aesthetascs each of which is innervated by approximately 130 bipolar sensory neurons. Distally the dendrite from each neuron bears two cilia at a ciliary junction. Each ciliary junction lies within an extracellular space and is situated below the base of the aesthetascs. The cilia have a 9+0 structure in their basal region. Just distally this structure becomes disorganized, the A- and B-subfibres separate and the dendrites increase in diameter. There is evidence for the branching of the cilia resulting in approximately 500 sensory endings per aesthetasc. No cellular processes are present in the distal 3/4 of the aesthetasc lumen. No pores were found in the aesthetasc walls which are “spongy” in appearance and permeable to crystal violet along the distal 3/4 of their length. The environmental significance of the “spongy” wall and the possible function of the cilia in early transmission of stimulus energy are discussed.
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