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  • 1
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    Coquille de l'oeuf de caille: Étude ultrastructurale et cristallographique (1978)
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    Calcified tissue international 25 (1978), S. 145-159 
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    ISSN: 1432-0827
    Keywords: Bird egg shell ; Ultrastructure ; Calcification ; Electron diffraction ; Microanalysis
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Notes: Summary The egg-shell of Japanese quail was studied by several techniques. Semithin sections (1μm thick) of non-decalcified shell were observed by normal and polarized light microscopy. Thin sections of non-decalcified shell, examined by transmission electron microscopy, permitted us to observe the forms and dimensions of crystals of calcite within different layers of the shell: mammilary layer, layer of cones, palissade layer and surface crystal layer. There appears to be two distinct zones in the layer of cones as well as in the superficial crystal layer. Electron microdiffraction revealed the orientation of calcite crystals in the columns. Some crystal defects (twins?) were described and the possibility of their artefactual formation during ultramicrotomy is discussed. Localization of Ca, Mg, P and S were made by X-ray microanalysis of semithin sections. This technique shows that shell membranes, and chiefly the true cuticle, are also mineralized but, in these layers, minerals are not crystallized. Otherwise the distribution of Mg is not uniform throughout the shell thickness; it is less concentrated in the external zone of the layer of cones. These results together with observation of developing shells by scanning electron microscopy allowed us to propose a scheme for shell organization of the quail egg. This organization was related with decalcification which occurs during hatching.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02010763
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  • 2
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    The endocrine pancreas in chronic pancreatitis (1978)
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    Virchows Archiv 377 (1978), S. 157-174 
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    ISSN: 1432-2307
    Keywords: Pancreatic diabetes ; Endocrine pancreas ; Islet composition ; Immunocytochemistry ; Ultrastructure
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary The endocrine pancreatic tissue from patients with severe primary chronic pancreatitis (n=6), secondary chronic pancreatitis due to duct obstruction by carcinoma (n=6) and non-diabetic, non-pancreatitic controls (n=4) was studied qualitatively and quantitatively using specific immunocytochemistry and electron microscopy. Grouping of variously sized islets in the sclerotic tissue (sclerosis islets), islet neoformation by ductuloinsular proliferation, and intrainsular fibrosis were the main qualitative findings. Immunocytochemical quantitation of the distribution of insulin (B), glucagon (A), somatostatin (D) and pancreatic polypeptide (PP) producing cells revealed a significant relative increase in the number of A cells and a decrease in the number of B cells of the sclerosis islets in primary chronic pancreatitis (B-44.1±9.3%:A-38.3±2.4%:D-8.6±5.1%:PP-4.6±4.1%) as well as in secondary chronic pancreatitis (B-38.0±14.3%:A-38.4±19.0%:D-9.1±5.8%:PP-14.5±23.4%) compared with controls (B-71.1±8.1%:A-24.3±5.5%:D-8.0±2.8%:PP-0.5±0.4%). The number of PP cells was significantly increased in primary chronic pancreatitis only. It is suggested that scarring of the exocrine pancreas affects islet composition, probably by impairment of the local circulation and of glucose diffusion, thus leading to reduction of the number and glucose sensitivity of B cells. The hyperplasia of A and PP cells appears to be a secondary phenomenon due to the loss of B cells.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00427003
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  • 3
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    Ultrastructure and morphometry of ACTH-producing cell in the rat anterior pituitary gland stimulated by lysin-vasopressin and prostaglandin E1 (1978)
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    Virchows Archiv 378 (1978), S. 23-33 
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    ISSN: 1432-2307
    Keywords: Pitutary ; Ultrastructure ; Vasopressin ; Prostaglandin ; Morphometry
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Ziel dieser Untersuchung war es, quantitative and qualitative Änderungen der ACTH-Zelle in der Rattenhypophyse nach Gabe eines spezifischen und eines unspezifischen Stimulus zu untersuchen. Es wurden ein CRF-Analogon (Lysin-Vasopressin) und ein Prostaglandin (Prostaglandin E1) benutzt. Jeweils 20 Ratten wurden für 4 Wochen Lysin-Vasopressin oder Prostaglandin E1 intraperitoneal injiziert. Die Hypophysen wurden licht- und elektronenoptisch sowie morphometrisch untersucht. Nach Gabe beider Stoffe konnte man eine Aktivierung der ACTH-Zellen beobachten. Die Vergrö\erung des Kerns, des Cytoplasmas und der an der Hormonherstellung beteiligten Zellorganellen lie\ sich morphometrisch nachweisen, wobei die Wirkung von Lysin-Vasopressin ausgeprÄgter war als die des Prostaglandins. Darüber hinaus konnte eine Zunahme der ACTH-Zellzahl gefunden und mit einem statistischen Test als signifikant nachgewiesen werden. Im Gegensatz zu Lysin-Vasopressin erstreckte sich die Wirkung des Prostaglandins auch auf andere Hypophysenzellen.
    Notes: Summary The aim of this study was to investigate the qualitative and quantitative changes of ACTH-cells in the rat after application of a specific and a non-specific stimulus. A CRF-analog (lysin-vasopressin) and a prostaglandin (prostaglandin E1) were used. 40 rats were injected lysin-vasopressin or prostaglandin E1, respectively, for 4 weeks. The pituitary glands were investigated by means of light microscopy, electron microscopy and morphometry. Activation of the ACTH-cells could be observed after use of both substances, the effect of lysin-vasopressin being more intense than that of prostaglandin E1. Enlargement of the nucleus, the cytoplasm and the organelles involved in hormone-production and -transport were found and verified by morphometry. Additionally an increase in number of the cells could be demonstrated. Prostaglandin influenced not only ACTH-cells, but also other cells of the anterior pituitary.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00427183
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  • 4
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    An ultrastructural study of the placenta in materno-fetal rhesus incompatibility (1978)
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    Virchows Archiv 379 (1978), S. 229-241 
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    ISSN: 1432-2307
    Keywords: Placenta ; Ultrastructure ; Rhesus incompatibility
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary An electronoptical study has been made of eleven placentae from cases of materno-fetal rhesus incompatibility. The characteristic findings are focal, but sometimes quite extensive, syncytial necrosis, retention of normal pinocytotic and secretory activity in the non-necrotic syncytiotrophoblast, cytotrophoblastic hyperplasia, thickening of the trophoblastic basement membrane, immature-type endothelial cells in the fetal villous vessels and thickening or lamination of the capillary basement membranes. The pathogenesis of many of these changes is not clear but there is no evidence that they are immunologically mediated. It is suggested that the syncytial necrosis may be due to narrowing of the intervillous space as a result of increased villous size, that the cytotrophoblastic hyperplasia is a response to the syncytial damage and is responsible for the changes in the trophoblastic basement membrane and that the fetal capillary changes are indicative of endothelial cell damage due, possibly, to fetal anaemia. Despite the damage suffered by the placenta in materno-fetal rhesus incompatibility there is little evidence of impaired functional efficiency.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00432638
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  • 5
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    Chemodectoma of the larynx (1978)
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    Virchows Archiv 378 (1978), S. 161-172 
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    ISSN: 1432-2307
    Keywords: Chemodectoma ; Larynx ; Ultrastructure
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary The present case report is concerned with a clinico-pathological study, including ultrastructural investigation, of a rare and uncommon laryngeal tumour, a chemodectoma, in a 62 year old patient. There have been 23 cases of laryngeal chemodectomas reported in the literature, and only three of them, including our own report, were investigated by electron microscopy. The tumours arise from the superior and inferior laryngeal nonchromaffin paraganglia or possibly from Kultschitzky-cells of the normal bronchial mucosa. Ultrastructurally they have all the characteristics of apudomas whose parent cells (the APUD-cells), usually show endocrine function and probably have their origin in the neural crest. The tumours show an aggressive type of behaviour, despite usually benign histological features when compared to chemodectomas at other sites in the head and neck region. Surgery is thus the therapy of choice.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00432360
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  • 6
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    Giant cell tumor of bone (1978)
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    Virchows Archiv 378 (1978), S. 287-295 
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    ISSN: 1432-2307
    Keywords: Giant cell tumor ; Ultrastructure ; Alkaline phosphatase ; Human bone neoplasias
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary The fine structural localization of nonspecific alkaline phosphatase was elucidated in two giant cell tumors of bone using lead as capturing ion and Β-glycerophosphate as substrate in the incubation solution. Lead phosphate precipitate — indicating presence of alkaline phosphatase — was demonstrated on the plasma membranes, and the membranes bordering vesicles and vacuoles of presumed endocytotic nature, in giant cells and type 1 stromal cells (fibroblast-like cells). The findings support the view that stromal cells type I and giant cells are histogenetically related.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00465595
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  • 7
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    The ultrastructure of bone cells and bone matrix in human primary hyperparathyroidism (1978)
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    Virchows Archiv 379 (1978), S. 11-23 
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    ISSN: 1432-2307
    Keywords: Primary hyperparathyroidism ; Bone cells ; Bone matrix ; Ultrastructure
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary An electron microscope investigation has been carried out on needle biopsies of the iliac crest of 8 patients suffering from primary hyperparathyroidism. A marked increase in bone resorption was the most conspicuous finding. It was due both to increased osteoclastic activity and to periosteocytic osteolysis. The osteoclasts had a more strongly developed brush border and contained more cytoplasmic vacuoles than those in controls. Many osteocytes were found within enlarged, irregular lacunae, and were surrounded by a space containing amorphous, granular and filamentous material. Their mitochondria were sometimes calcified. Osteoblasts were more active than in controls as shown by the developed rough ergastoplasmic cysternae and thick osteoid borders found near some of them. The osteoid tissue, however, was uncalcified; ultrastructurally, lack of the calcification front and incomplete matrix calcification were demonstrable. Mast cells, and osteoclast- and macrophage-like giant cells were often found in the fibrotic marrow spaces. These results confirm that both the resorption and the formation of bone are stimulated in hyperparathyroidism. The calcification process is delayed and often remains incomplete.
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  • 8
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    Malignant giant cell tumor of bone (1978)
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    Virchows Archiv 379 (1978), S. 185-201 
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    ISSN: 1432-2307
    Keywords: Giant cell tumor ; Ultrastructure ; Acid phosphatase ; Lysosomes ; Bone tumors
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary The fine structure of the different cell types constituting a primary malignant giant cell tumor of bone has been studied and the localization of acid phosphatase in relation to the subcellular organelles been demonstrated. Three distinct cell types with characteristic ultrastructural features were observed: giant cells, fibroblast-like cells, and cells with abundant lipid inclusions and mitochondria. Certain differences were noted between these three cell types and their counterparts in benign giant cell tumors of bone (described in a separate report). The enzyme histochemical and morphological data suggested that the giant cells in the malignant tumor might possess a more active and expansive lysosomal apparatus than corresponding cells in the benign variant.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00432635
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    Pinguecula et pterygion: étude histopathologique et ultrastructurale (1978)
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    Virchows Archiv 379 (1978), S. 321-333 
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    ISSN: 1432-2307
    Keywords: Pinguecula ; Pterygium ; Histology ; Ultrastructure
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Two pingueculae combined with pterygia were studied by light and electron microscopy. Hyaline degeneration of the collagen, dark staining granular, von Kossa negative concretions and elastotic material were observed in both conditions together with marked changes in the fibroblasts, endothelial cells, pericytes and the basement membrane of conjunctival capillaries and small veins. The elastotic material is similar to that observed in solar elastosis, where the collagen fibers are less severely damaged. Chronic sun exposure of the pericorneal conjunctiva may damage endothelial cells primarily and disturb vascular exchanges. This would result in accelerated degeneration and regeneration of endothelial cells, in thickening of the basement membrane and, secondarily, disturbed metabolism of fibroblasts with alterations of the collagen and elastic fibers.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00464475
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    Ribosome-submembranous density complex (1978)
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    Acta neuropathologica 44 (1978), S. 249-250 
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    ISSN: 1432-0533
    Keywords: Organelle complex ; Ribosomes ; Meningioma (malignant) ; Ultrastructure
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Ultrastructural study of a malignant meningioma revealed an organelle complex composed of: (1) A band-like densification of the cell cytoplasm adjacent to and in contact with the cell membrane. (2) An arciform filament immediately subjacent to it, with concavity directed away from the cell membrane. (3) A row of regularly spaced ribosomes located in the concavity, but at some distance from the arciform filament. (4) A pericellular condensation of interstitial ground substance. Occasionally, a second, thinner filament was seen “threading” the ribosomes together. Its morphology was consistent with that described for messenger RNA. It is suggested that the ribosomes are engaged in the synthesis of proteins for other portions of the organelle complex and that the ultimate role of the specialized unit would be that of an attachment device.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00691076
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    Studies on the liver of Xenopus laevis (1978)
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    Anatomy and embryology 154 (1978), S. 1-25 
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    ISSN: 1432-0568
    Keywords: Bile canaliculus ; Development ; Glycogenesis ; Hepatocytes ; Ultrastructure
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary The ultrastructural changes during development and metamorphosis in the liver ofXenopus laevis have been investigated. In this species it was found that developmental processes, which ultimately lead to the formation of bile canaliculi, can be detected in the liver anlage as early as stage 35. While the wall of the primary liver cavity is thrown into folds which form the liver parenchyma, the bile canaliculi are formed (st. 36–38). Secretion into the lumen of the bile canaliculi was not found to occur before stage 47 and IDP-ase activity could not be detected in the bile canaliculi before stage 49. The intra- and extrahepatic portions of the hepatic duct system were found to be formed during the stages 40–41. The formation of the duct system involves cellular degeneration in the lumen of the future ducts. These processes are described in detail. The glycogen content of the developing hepatocytes received particular attention during the course of this study. It was found that after depletion of the embryonal glycogen the hepatocytes are completely free from glycogen during the stages 43–45. At stage 46, after the begin of feeding, beta as well as alpha particles of glycogen appear in the hepatocytes. These first reappearing glycogen particles are formed without the participation of SER membranes, in areas which are loaded with RNA particles. It was found that only after the synthesis of glycogen had been initiated SER membranes started to proliferate in the hepatocytes, where they were mostly found intermingled with glycogen particles. From stage 54 on, where the liver glycogen content was found to be 0.2%, the glycogen content of the liver almost continuously increased until it reached a temporary peak of 10% at the end of metamorphosis. These findings strongly contrast results reported for other amphibia, which at the end of metamorphosis have depleted their glycogen content completely. Details of the ultrastructural changes occuring during development of the hepatocytes, are also reported in this paper.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00317951
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    The ependymal and glial configuration in the spinal cord of urodeles (1978)
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    Anatomy and embryology 154 (1978), S. 67-82 
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    ISSN: 1432-0568
    Keywords: Urodeles ; Spinal cord ; Ependyma ; Glia ; Ultrastructure
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary The structural organization of the ependymal and macroglial components of the central field of the spinal cord of postmetamorphic ribbed newts has been reinvestigated using elaborate fixation procedures for transmission electron microscopy. All along the central canal, the ependymal cells display ultrastructural features that strongly suggest a secretory activity. Infrequent mitotic images, occurring spontaneously among the ependymal cells, were observed. The tightly compacted periependymal stratum contains two types of glial cells: 1. oligodendrocytes, also observed outside this stratum as neuronal satellites, and 2. radial astrocytic cells, whose somata, exclusively located in the periependymal stratum, send their processes to the subpial lamina. The intercellular relationships between ependyma, oligodendrocytes and astrocytic cells are illustrated to show the continuity of the neuroepithelial configuration. Morphologic clues for identifying the cells of the central field of the urodele spinal cord are given. A gradient of differentiation of the oligodendroglial components could be postulated. In normal conditions, the astroglial differentiation is permanently arrested at the stage of radial glia. Some considerations concerning regeneration in the urodele spinal cord are submitted.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00317955
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    Ultrastructural study of the adenohypophysis of the male Chinese quail (1978)
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    Anatomy and embryology 154 (1978), S. 185-211 
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    ISSN: 1432-0568
    Keywords: Adenohypophysis ; Cellular types ; Ultrastructure ; Birds ; Excalfactoria chinensis
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary The ultrastructural analysis of the adenohypophysis in the male Chinese quail reveals seven different types of granular cells, and agranular folliculo-stellate cells. The cell types are assumed to be endocrine cells and are classified as: Type I cells (presumptive LH-gonadotrophs), with dilated endoplasmic reticulum, perinuclear spaces, and granules of 150–260 nm; Type II cells (presumptive FSH-gonadotrophs), with regularly-shaped cytoplasmic cisterns and small granules (80–150 nm); Type III cells (presumptive thyrotrophs), very close in appearance to the type II cells of normal birds; Type IV cells (presumptive prolactin cells), with very large secretory granules (up to 400 nm), Type V cells (presumptive corticotrophs), with abundant and electrondense granules (160–300 nm); Type VI cells, with irregularly-shaped granules; Type VII cells (presumptive somatotrophs), with abundant granules (130–220 nm) and less cytoplasmic structures. Cytological characteristics of the nucleus, and more particularly the presence of a Feulgen-positive nucleolus with a very particular ultrastructure are here reported. It is proposed that heterospecific associations of Chinese quail cells with chick cells can be used in embryological work for the study of cellular interactions.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00304662
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    Collagen metabolism in granulating wounds of rat skin (1978)
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    Archives of dermatological research 263 (1978), S. 207-214 
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    ISSN: 1432-069X
    Keywords: Wound healing ; Collagen metabolism ; Collagen degradation ; Fibroblasts ; Ultrastructure ; Wundheilung ; Kollagenstoffwechsel ; Kollagenabbau ; Fibroblasten ; Ultrastruktur
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Der Kollagenstoffwechsel in granulierenden Hautwunden der Ratte wurde mittels biochemischer, tracerkinetischer und elektronenmikroskopischer Methoden untersucht. Die Ablagerung von Kollagen in Hautwunden der Ratte war nicht nur das Ergebnis eines Anstiegs der Kollagensynthese, sondern wurde ebenso durch eine Abnahme des Kollagenabbaus bedingt. Unsere Ergebnisse zeigten signifikante Unterschiede im Kollagenumsatz zu verschiedenen Zeiten der Wundheilung. Der herabgesetzte Kollagenkatabolismus in den frühen Stadien der Wundheilung steuerte in entscheidender Weise zur Kollagenakkumulation im Wundgebiet bei. Während späterer Stadien, zum Zeitpunkt der Wundkontraktion und der Remodellierung der Narbe, stieg die Umsatzrate des Kollagens an. Die dargestellten Ergebnisse werden im Zusammenhang mit den allgemeinen Kriterien der Narbenbildung diskutiert.
    Notes: Summary Collagen metabolism in granulating wounds of rat skin was studied with biochemical, isotopic and electron microscopical methods. Deposition of collagen in rat skin wounds was not only the result of an increase in collagen synthesis but it was also caused by a decrease in collagen degradation. Our investigations showed significant differences in the collagen turnover at different times of wound healing. Decreased collagen catabolism at the early stages of wound healing contributed decisively to collagen accumulation in the wound area. At later stages, during wound contraction and remodelling of the scar, the rate of collagen degradation rose. The above-mentioned results are discussed in the context of general criteria of scar formation.
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    Elektronenmikroskopische Untersuchung am cutanen Leiomyosarkom (1978)
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    Archives of dermatological research 263 (1978), S. 159-169 
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    ISSN: 1432-069X
    Keywords: Leiomyosarcoma of the skin ; Ultrastructure ; Cellular differentiation ; Accumulation of centrioles ; Cutanes Leiomyosarkom ; Ultrastruktur ; celluläre Differenzierung ; multiple Centriolen
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Eine 61jährige Patientin hatte sich vor 15 Jahren einen Tumor vom linken Unterschenkel entfernen lassen. Im Bereich der Narbe kam es zu erneuter Tumorbildung. Die histologische Untersuchung zeigte einen aus meist spindeligen Zellen zusammengesetzten Tumor mit vielen Mitosen und Kernpolymorphie. Die Diagnose eines cutanen Leiomyosarkoms wurde durch den elektronenmikroskopischen Nachweis der für glatte Muskelzellen charakteristischen Zellelemente gesichert. Der Differenzierungsgrad der Tumorzellen variierte zwischen relativ differenzierten, filamentreichen Zellen, die noch an normale glatte Muskelzellen erinnerten, und ödematösen, filamentarmen, aber organellenreichen entdifferenzierten Zellen. Eine auffallende morphologische Besonderheit war der wiederholte Nachweis von zahlreichen akkumulierten Centriolen.
    Notes: Summary A 61-year old woman developed a tumourous nodule in her left leg. Fifteen years ago a similar tumour had been removed in the same localization. Histological examination performed on biopsy material showed bundles of predominantly fusiform tumour cells with nuclear pleomorphism and many mitotic figures. Electron microscopic examination confirmed the diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma by demonstration of the ultrastructural characteristics of smooth muscle cells. Cellular differentiation showed various degree ranging from smooth muscle cell type to dedifferentiated edematous tumour cells with scanty myofilaments. An important finding was the demonstration of multiple accumulated centrioles.
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    Vergleichende Untersuchungen bei juvenilem und adultem Colloid Milium (1978)
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    Archives of dermatological research 261 (1978), S. 231-244 
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    ISSN: 1432-069X
    Keywords: Colloid Milium ; Different types ; Histopathology ; Ultrastructure ; Colloid Milium ; Verschiedene Typen ; Histopathologie ; Ultrastruktur
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Unterschiede im Verlauf und Erbmuster des Colloid Milium deuten an, daß zwischen dem juvenilen und adulten Typ dieser Dermatose wesentliche Unterschiede bestehen. Ziel der vorliegenden Untersuchungen war, mit Hilfe von Licht-, Immunfluorescenz- und elektronenoptischen Methoden nach Unterschieden im mikroskopischen Bereich anhand je eines Falles zu suchen. Folgende Befunde wurden erhoben: Beim juvenilen Colloid Milium sind die Kolloidmassen nicht nur direkt unter dem Epithel abgelagert, sondern auch innerhalb der Epidermis häufig zu finden. Sie zeigen nach Kongorotfärbung einen Dichroismus und können Immunglobuline, Komplement und Fibrin enthalten. Elektronenmikroskopisch zeigt sich, daß sie aus dicht gepackten wellig verlaufenden Fibrillen bestehen, deren individueller Durchmesser etwa 80 Å beträgt. Innerhalb dieser fibrillären Massen sind häufig Melanosomen, Reste von Kernen und anderen Zellorganellen sowie Desmosomen nachweisbar. Beim adulten Colloid Milium sind die Kolloidmassen meist von der Epidermis durch einen Elastika-positiven Bindegewebsstreifen getrennt. Mit Kongorot sind sie nur schwach darstellbar und zeigen keinen Dichroismus. Fluorescenzoptisch zeigen sie eine bläuliche Autofluorescenz, aber keine spezifischen Ablagerungen. Elektronenmikroskopisch kann das adulte Kolloid als feingranuläres Material mit wenigen feinsten Mikrofibrillen charakterisiert werden, das in enger Nachbarschaft von Gefäßen mit verdichteter Basalmembran und von aktiven Fibroblasten gelegen ist. Auf Grund dieser Unterschiede können der juvenile und adulte Typ des Colloid Miliums klar auch mikroskopisch voneinander differenziert werden. Die Ergebnisse deuten darauf hin, daß beim juvenilen Typ vorwiegend epidermale Läsionen, beim adulten jedoch dermale Störungen eine wesentliche Rolle in der Pathogenese spielen.
    Notes: Summary Two different types of colloid milium are characterized on the basis of clinical and genetical parameters. In order to establish morphological criteria allowing a differentiation also at microscopic levels comparative histopathological, histo- and immunochemical as well as ultrastructural investigations were performed in a case of juvenile and a case of adult colloid milium. The following results were obtained: In juvenile colloid milium the colloid material is deposed in direct apposition to the basal epidermal layers and can be found also in suprabasal position within the epidermis. No actinic elastosis is present in the periphery of the deposits but they exhibit a green birefringency by investigation of Congo-red stained frozen sections in polarized light. Immunoglobulins, complement and fibrin can be demonstrated within the deposits by direct immunofluorescence. Electron microscopy reveales a fibrillar ultrastructure of the colloid masses, which contain numerous melanin granules and desmosomes. Therefore the colloid material in the juvenile type is most likely of epidermal origin. In adult colloid milium the colloid is usually separated from the epidermis by a band of connective tissue elements containing a considerable amount of elastin. The surrounding superficial dermis frequently exhibits elastotic changes. Congo-red reaction is only weakly positive and no dichroisms can be found. Direct immunofluorescence reveals no specific staining, but a blue autofluorescence of the material. Ultrastructurally, the adult colloid represents mainly finely granular material, with only few microfilaments. The masses are situated in the dermis, often near duplicated vascular basement membranes and in close apposition to active fibroblasts. Thus, the colloid material seems to be of dermal origin. The microscopic findings strongly indicate, that the two different types of colloid milium indeed represent different entities, discernable not only by clinical or genetic but also by histomorphologic parameters.
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    Action of the “nude” gene on pigmentation of the coat in C57 black and C3H mice (1978)
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    Archives of dermatological research 262 (1978), S. 219-227 
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    Keywords: Nude mice ; Skin pigmentation ; Ultrastructure ; Tyrosinase activity ; Hair cycle ; Nackte Mäuse ; Hautpigmentierung ; Ultrastruktur ; Tyrosinaseaktivität ; Haarcyclus
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Die Autoren untersuchten die Pigmentveränderungen an Haut und Haar an pigmentierten nackten Mäusen. Histologische und elektronenmikroskopische Untersuchungen und die Polyacrylamid-Elektrophorese der Tyrosinaseaktivitäten zeigten vom morphologischen und biochemischen, daß die Veränderungen der Programmierung solcher “nude” Mäuse auf den Haarcyclus und auf das Haarwachstum bezogen werden kann. In der Tat entwickeln sich die Haarfollikel cyclisch wie die der Mäuse mit normaler Haut. In depigmentierter Haut waren die Haare in der Ruhepause und es konnte keine lösliche Tyrosinase aufgefunden werden.
    Notes: Summary The authors have studied pigmentary changes of skin and hair due to the presence of the “nude” gene in pigmented species (C 57 Bl. 6J, C 3H). Morphological (histology, electron microscopy) and biochemical (polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of tyrosinase activities) studies showed that the pigmentary alterations of the “nude” mice were related to the hair cycle and hair growth wave pattern. In fact, in the “nude” mice the hair follicles evolves cyclically similarly to mice of normal coat. In depigmented skin, the hair follicles were in the resting phase and no soluble tyrosinase could be demonstrated.
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    Pseudolymphoma of skin induced by oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis) venom (1978)
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    Archives of dermatological research 262 (1978), S. 135-141 
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    Keywords: Pseudolymphoma ; Oriental hornet venom ; Ultrastructure ; Pseudolymphoma ; Orientalische Wespe ; Ultrastruktur
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Eine einmalige sucutane Injektion des Giftes der orientalischen Wespe führt bei schwarzen Mäusen zu der Entwicklung eines subcutanen Knötchens, welches sich über 1 Jahr hält. Ultrastrukturell zeigt sich eine Anreicherung von Lymphocyten und Lymphoblasten und einige Plasmazellen mit Russelkörperchen. Zusätzlich werden einige Melanin enthaltende Makrophagen und auch solche mit aufgenommenen cellulären Abbauprodukten beobachtet. Die gesamte Reaktion wird mit anderen pseudolymphomatösen Reaktionen in der Haut in Beziehung gesetzt.
    Notes: Summary A single subcutaneous injection of Oriental hornet venom into black mice led to the development of a subcutaneous nodule which showed no change during the period of 1 year. Study of the ultrastructure revealed an accumulation of lymphocytes and lymphoblasts and a few plasma cells with formation of Russel bodies. In addition, a few melanin-containing macrophages and macrophages filled with cellular debris were found. This reaction is compared to other pseudolymphomatous reactions in the dermis.
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    The ultrastructure of mycobacterium marinum granuloma in man (1978)
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    Archives of dermatological research 262 (1978), S. 205-217 
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    Keywords: Mycobacterium marinum ; Ultrastructure ; High-turnover granuloma ; Immunogenic orgin ; Intracellular collagen precursor ; Mycobaterium marinum ; Ultrastruktur ; High-turnover Granulom ; Immunogenes Granulom ; Intracelluläre Kollagenpräcursoren
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Drei Knoten (klinisches Alter 3–5 Wochen) von 2 Patienten mit sogenannten Swimmingpool- oder Aquariumgranulomen wurden elektronenoptisch untersucht. Das cytohistologische Spektrum umfaßt sowohl akute exsudative, als auch chronische proliferative Entzündungszeichen. Bereits im 3 Wochen alten Granulom sind Epitheloidzellen und Kollagen produzierende Fibroblasten nachweisbar. Das Mycobacterium marinum-Granulom stellt gemäß dem cytologischen Aufbau ein sog. High-turnover Granulom mit allergischer Genese dar. Es entspricht damit mycobacteriellen Dermatosen bei bestehender guter Abwehrlage (Lupus vulgaris, tuberkuloide Lepra). In Abbau befindliche Mycobacterien konnten in wenigen Phagocyten entdeckt werden. Die Ultrastruktur des lebenden Erregers wird vergleichsweise von tierexperimentellem Material präsentiert. Geschwungene und ringförmige parallele Membranen (“Worm-like structures”) wurden im Cytoplasma von transformierten Makrophagen und in Fibroblasten beobachtet. Fadenförmige quergebänderte Strukturen (Periodizität 170–180 Å) im Lumen des rauhen endoplasmatischen Reticulums von einigen Fibroblasten werden als intracellulär aggregierte Kollagenpräcursoren interpretiert.
    Notes: Summary 3 biopsies of 3–5 week-old nodular lesions in 2 patients with socalled swimming-pool (aquarium-) granuloma have been examined by electron microscopy. The cytohistological spectrum simultaneously comprises acute exudative as well as chronic proliferative phenomena. Epithelioid cells and collagen producing fibroblasts already conspicious in 3 week-old granuloma. According to the cytological composition the Mycobacterium marinum granuloma represents a high-turnover granuloma with immunogenic origin. It is comparable to mycobacterial diseases in the presence of well developed cell mediated immunity (Lupus vulgaris, tuberculoid leprosy). Degrading mycobacteria have been rarely detected in phagocytes and are compared with viable bacilli in macrophages of experimentally infected mice. Curved and annular parallel membranes (“worm-like structures”) in the cytoplasm of transformed macrophages and in fibroblasts presumably originate from the membranes of endoplasmic reticulum. Cord-like structures with transverse bands (periodicity 170–180 Å) in the lumen of RER of some fibroblasts are interpreted as intracellularly aggregated collagen precursors.
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    Ultrastructural detection of Haemophilus ducreyi in biopsies of chancroid (1978)
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    Archives of dermatological research 263 (1978), S. 153-157 
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    Keywords: Chancroids ; Biopsies ; Haemophilus ducreyi ; Ultrastructure ; Ulcera mollia ; Biopsien ; Haemophilus ducreyi ; Ultrastruktur
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Anläßlich einer lokalen Häufung von insgesamt 26 Ulcus molle-Fällen in Berlin (West) wurden in Biopsien coccoide Stäbchen durch ultrastrukturelle Untersuchung entdeckt. Ihre Zellwand ist ca. 120 Å dick und trilaminar entsprechend Gram-negativen Bakterien. Die Bakterien sind hinsichtlich der Zellwandstruktur sowie der Cytoplasmazusammensetzung identisch mit Haemophilus ducreyi, die kulturell von typischen Ulcera mollia gezüchtet, intermittierend mikroskopisch auf Reinheit geprüft, in tierisches Material geimpft und anschließend ultrastrukturell untersucht wurden. In menschlichem ulcerösen Gewebe finden sich die Bakterien überwiegend im Extracellulärraum und in Gruppen gelagert.
    Notes: Summary During an endemic appearance of chancroids (26 cases) in Berlin (West) coccobacilli were disclosed in biopsies by electron microscopy. The bacteria were aggregated predominantly in groups in the extracellular space. Their cell wall is approximately 120 Å thick and trilaminar as in Gram-negative bacteria. Concerning the cell wall structure and the cytoplasmic composition, the detected coccobacilli are identical to culturally grown Haemophilus ducreyi obtained from chancroids.
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    Étude en microscopie électronique et par cytophotométrie à balayage de la structure et de la distribution de la chromatine dans les noyaux des cellules cartilagineuses deTriturus cristatus âgés au cours de la régénération (1978)
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    Development genes and evolution 184 (1978), S. 195-211 
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    Keywords: Ultrastructure ; Scanning cytophotometry ; Chromatin ; Chondrocytes ; Regeneration
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Les cellules cartilagineuses des membres postérieurs deTriturus cristatus en régénération après amputation, ont été étudiées en microscopie électronique et par cytophotométrie à balayage. Nous nous sommes intéressés à la structure et à la distribution de la chromatine mais aussi à différents organites cytoplasmiques. Dans l'étude de cytophotométrie à balayage, la chromatine a été considérée à travers son constituant majeur, l'ADN, coloré par la réaction de Feulgen. Au cours de la régénération du membre, l'hétérochromatine initialement condensée, essentiellement accolée à la membrane nucléaire se décondense. Les vacuoles du cytoplasme, caractéristiques des animaux âgés par rapport aux animaux jeunes, disparaissent, les mitochondries et le reticulum endoplasmique rugueux deviennent plus abondants. Les caractéristiques nucléaires de l'activation cellulaire apparaissent précocement, précédent les modifications cytoplasmiques et conduisent à des cellules en tous points identiques aux cellules d'animaux jeunes en dehors de tout processus régénératif. Cette phase d'euchromatisation et de restructuration cytoplasmique est peut-être nécessaire à l'accroissement d'activité métabolique et à la division cellulaire qui suivent. Son déroulement peut expliquer tout au moins le ralentissement de la régénération observé chez les animaux âgés par rapport aux animaux jeunes.
    Notes: Summary Cartilaginous cells of aged newts (Triturus cristatus) were studied during hind limb regeneration. The electron microscope was used to study the structure and distribution of chromatin in the cell nuclei, while the DNA content of the chromatin was measured by means of a scanning cytophotometer. Changes in the ultrastructure of the cytoplasm during regeneration were also studied. It was observed that the structure and distribution of chromatin in the activated cell is greatly modified. In the non-activated cell of the aged newt, the chromatin is found highly condensed and distributed peripherally close to the nuclear membrane. In contrast, in the activated cells, the chromatin is much less condensed and is distributed throughout the nucleus. Moreover, cytoplasmic vacuoles, found only in the non-activated aged cells, disappear and an increase in the mitochondria and rough endoplasmic reticulum is also observed. Changes in the nuclear structure are observed prior to the cytoplasmic modifications. It is interesting to note that the process of activation induces structural changes in the aged cells which make these cells appear to be structurally identical to the young cells. This process of rejuvenation takes 3–5 days in the newt. We suggest that these structural changes of the chromatin and cytoplasm in the aged cells are necessary to increase the metabolic activity which precedes cell division. It may also explain why regeneration takes a longer time in the aged animals than in the young ones.
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    Nemaline myopathy: Histological, histochemical and ultrastructural studies (1978)
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    Acta neuropathologica 42 (1978), S. 33-41 
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    Keywords: Nemaline myopathy ; Neuromuscular junction ; Myotendinous junction-like structure ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Histological, histochemical and ultrastructural studies were performed on muscle biopsies from three siblings with congenital nemaline myopathy. Histological studies revealed type I fibre atrophy and type II fibre paucity. Ultrastructural studies of intramuscular nerves showed that the axonal diameters were very narrow compared with the width of myelin lamellae. Granular or membranous osmiophilic material occurred in the adaxonal Schwann cell cytoplasm and had a periodicity of 33–38Å. The neuromuscular junctions showed degenerative features such as glycogen granules or myelin figures in 27.1% of total terminal axons. The secondary synaptic clefts were markedly decreased in number and short in length. Myotendinous junction-like structures were found in 5.5% of the muscle fibres near the neuromuscular junctions, and often near sites of fibre-splitting. Rods in nemaline myopathy might be caused as a result of longitudinal splitting and disruption of fibres due to deficient regeneration of the muscle fibres associated with neurotrophic abnormalities.
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    Choroid plexus papilloma: Light and electron microscopic study of three cases (1978)
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    Acta neuropathologica 44 (1978), S. 235-239 
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    Keywords: Choroid plexus papilloma ; Ultrastructure ; Cytoplasmic ; Inclusions ; Silver bodies
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    Notes: Summary Three cases of choroid plexus papilloma were studied by light and electron microscopy. All had the typical papillary pattern, and, in addition, two exhibited solid areas of tumor growth which predominated in one case. PAS positive (diastase resistant) and argyrophilic cytoplasmic inclusions were present in all three tumors but were particularly abundant in the predominantly solid one. Ultrastructurally, the inclusions appeared as irregularly shaped structures containing lipid droplets, filamentous material and microtubules, and resembled the “silver bodies” of Biondi found in normal choroid plexus. Along with other ultrastructural features of normal choroid plexus, these cytoplasmic inclusions may be helpful in the differential diagnosis of papillary tumors involving the ventricular system.
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    Ultrastructure of oncocytic adenoma of the human pituitary gland (1978)
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    Acta neuropathologica 41 (1978), S. 169-171 
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    Keywords: Pituitary gland ; Oncocytic adenoma ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Two cases of oncocytic adenoma occurring in the pituitary are reported. Both were men aged 40 and 50 years respectively and there was no evidence of endocrine abnormality. In both the tumours many cells showed abundant acidophilic finely granular cytoplasm which had not stained positively with PAS-orange G stain. Electron microscopically the cells contained numerous mitochondria associated with marked reduction of other cytoplasmic organelles including the secretory granules.
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    Myélinopathie par intoxication oxycarbonée. Neuropathologie ultrasturale (1978)
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    Acta neuropathologica 43 (1978), S. 153-159 
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    Keywords: Myelin ; Oligodendroglia ; Human pathology ; Ultrastructure ; Carbon monoxyde ; Anoxia
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    Notes: Summary A 24-year-old woman was found comatose after 2 days of cephalalgia and vomiting. An immediate diagnosis of carbon monoxyde poisoning was disclaimed when blood carbon monoxyde was found to be 1.75 ml/100. A diagnosis of acute intracranial hypertension led to trephination with ventricular punction and brain biopsy on the third day. The patient died on the eleventh day. Ultrastructural study of biopsy tissue showed nearly normal cortex, and injured white matter, with disrupted or destroyed myelin and pycnotic oligodendroglia in contrast with nearly normal axons, astrocytes, and capillaries. Autopsy showed a typical semioval center myelinopathy. After discussion of the histotoxic, vascular, and edema theories for myelinopathy pathogenesis, primary oligodendrogial lesion is considered, and correlated with the diphasic evolution often observed in the course of carbon monoxyde myelinopathy.
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    Morphological, biochemical, ultrastructural, tissue culture and clinical observations of typical and aggressive craniopharyngiomas (1978)
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    Acta neuropathologica 43 (1978), S. 191-203 
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    Keywords: Cultured ; Craniopharyngioma ; Typical ; Atypical ; Ultrastructure ; Electron microscopy ; Biochemistry
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    Notes: Summary Craniopharyngiomas are tumors of the suprasellar area, which are often cystic, encapsulated and slow-growing. Certain of these tumors can behave in an aggressive manner and either invade surrounding structures or recur. In order to determine characteristics which may aid in distinguishing typical from atypical lesions, a study of biopsy and tissue culture specimens from 25 human craniopharyngiomas was undertaken. Tissue culture observations reveal two distinct cell populations. Typical lesions grew in culture in an orderly epithelial pattern and had desmosome-tonofibril aggregates and smooth surface topography demonstrable by electron microscopy. In the atypical tumors the cell growth was irregular, with mitotic activity, cholesterol crystals and features characteristic of neoplastic transformation, such as surface microvilli, an increase of cytoplasmic basophilia, size and number of nucleoli and retraction of cytoplasm. Correlation with the clinical status of the patients suggests that tumors of the four patients which exhibited atypical features in culture behaved more aggressively.
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    Primary cerebral neuroblastoma: A light and electron microscopic study (1978)
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    Acta neuropathologica 41 (1978), S. 119-124 
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    Keywords: Neuroblastoma ; Small-cell neoplasm ; Cerebral ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary A small-cell neoplasm in the left temporal lobe of a 10 and a half year old boy was studied by light and electron microscopy. Routine sections of the mass showed a differentiating neuroblastoma with Homer Wright rosettes, several foci of immature neoplastic neurons (ganglion cells), many mitoses, arcas of necrosis and tumor vessels showing endothelial proliferation. Ultrastructurally, most cells resembled early fetal neuroblasts and also were similar to those in murine and peripheral human neuroblastomas.
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    Dysplastic gangliocytoma of the cerebellum—An ultrastructural study (1978)
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    Acta neuropathologica 42 (1978), S. 1-5 
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    Keywords: Dysplastic gangliocytoma ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary A case of dysplastic gangliocytoma of the cerebellum, a rare disorder with unknown etiology and pathogenesis, was studied ultrastructurally. The intranuclear inclusions identified were not seen to be of viral origin. The ultrastructural characteristics of the abnormal cells support the prevailing theory that these cells represent hypertrophied granular neurons.
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    The spreading of focal brain edema induced by ultraviolet irradiation (1978)
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    Acta neuropathologica 42 (1978), S. 223-229 
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    Keywords: Irradiation edema ; Gravimetry ; Ultrastructure ; Vesicular transport
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    Notes: Summary Focal brain edema limited to one cerebral hemisphere was produced by ultraviolet irradiation of the exposed cortex. Tissue water content was determined by the gravimetric method which allows microsampling. Therefore, the spread of edema around the small necrotic area could be mapped more precisely than by determination of dry weight which calls for larger samples. As early as 30 min following irradiation, hyperemia and swelling of the brain are observed under the operating microscope. This correlates with venous stasis, hyperemia, and broadened perivascular spaces around venules and large capillaries accompanied by a marked rise in the specific weight of the tissue. After 4 h an edema front can be observed spreading from the perinecrotic zone in which there is a marked rise in endothelial cell vesicular activity. Edema reaches maximum levels in the deep white matter at 48 h post irradiation with normalisation of the tissue water content after 96 h. The velocity at which the edema front spreads from the cortex to the periventricular area lies in the range of 0.25 mm/h. Edema reabsorption coincides with signs of retrograde micropinocytosis in endothelial cells.
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    The effects of cytochalasin B and colchicine on cell motility and ultrastructure in primary cultures of malignant gliomas (1978)
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    Acta neuropathologica 44 (1978), S. 21-30 
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    Keywords: Tissue cultures ; Cytochalasin B and colchicine ; Cell motility ; Ultrastructure ; Glioma
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    Notes: Summary Primary tissue cultures of human gliomas were treated with cytochalasin B (0.5–60 μg/ml for 90 min). Cell motility was inhibited irreversibly in glial tumour cells, but the effect was reversible on the mesenchymal cells growing in culture in the lower dose range. Cell adhesion was considerably reduced as the dose was increased, as was the capacity for cells to spread on a surface from suspension. Low concentrations of cytochalasin B caused negligible cell death and little disruption of cell ultrastructure. However, increases in dose were accompanied by a greater predominance of rough endoplasmic reticulum and inclusions and aggregation of microfilament bundles. As seen by scanning electron microscopy, cytochalasin B caused the withdrawal of peripheral cell borders, disappearance of ruffles and the breakdown of cytoplasmic lamellae. Charateristic surface blebs and folds appeared in their place. By comparison, colchicine (1–10 μg/ml) caused a less marked and non-specific reversible reduction in cell motility on both glial and mesenchymal cells. No significant change in cell adhesion or spreading took place even at high doses, although at all concentrations gross disruption of the cell surface took place with changes in ultrastructure characterised by loss of cytoplasmic microtubules and aggregation of 10 nm filaments.
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    Retention of the differentiated state by larvalXenopus liver cells in primary culture (1978)
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    Development genes and evolution 185 (1978), S. 235-248 
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    Keywords: Liver ; Primary culture ; Ultrastructure ; Albumin synthesis ; Xenopus
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    Notes: Summary Electron microscopic analysis of primary cultures derived from larvalXenopus liver has shown that these cells, although they form only two-dimensional aggregates, retain and presumably also develop structural characteristics typical of liver parenchyma cells, such as bile canaliculi with microvilli and epithelial junctional complexes. As judged from structural criteria, primary cultures contain 80–90% hepatocytes. In contrast to the intact tissue, primary cultures showed excessive development of microfilaments, however. Incorporation of labeled amino acids has revealed further that the capacity for protein synthesis is maintained in culture and that synthesis of liverspecific protein albumin is maintained in vitro, even in liver cultures derived from thyrostatic tadpoles. This latter result suggests that initiation of albumin synthesis in the larval liver is probably not dependent upon thyroid hormones but rather reflects the protodifferentiated state of this tissue.
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    Ultrastructure, histology, and innervation of the mantle edge of the freshwater pulmonate snailsLymnaea stagnalis andBiomphalaria pfeifferi (1978)
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    Calcified tissue international 26 (1978), S. 271-282 
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    Keywords: Shell formation ; Free nerve endings ; Ultrastructure ; Lymnaea stagnalis ; Biomphalaria pfeifferi
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    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Physics
    Notes: Summary The mantle edge of the freshwater pulmonate snailsLymnaea stagnalis andBiomphalaria pfeifferi was investigated with histochemical and ultrastructural methods. The mantle edge gland, which is involved in shell formation, consists of the periostracal groove and the belt. This belt appears to be composed of various regions. In the area of the periostracal groove a number of subepithelial gland cell types occur; these release their products into the groove. Between the groove cells ciliated free nerve endings terminate; the corresponding perikarya occur in the subepidermal connective tissue. Also in the posterior belt region free nerve endings were observed between the epithelial cells; in addition, a particular type of subepithelial gland cell was found in this area. The epithelial cells of this part of the belt have the ultrastructural characteristics of ion and water transporting cells; they are probably involved in calcium deposition and resorption. The possible role of the free nerve endings and of the subepithelial gland cells is discussed.
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    Whole-body retention of mercury and selenium and histopathological and morphological studies of kidneys and liver of rats exposed repeatedly to mercuric chloride and sodium selenite (1978)
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    Archives of toxicology 40 (1978), S. 189-199 
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    Keywords: Mercury ; Selenium ; Retention ; Liver ; Kidney ; Ultrastructure ; Interaction
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    Notes: Abstract Distribution and retention of mercury and selenium was studied in rats exposed repeatedly to HgCl2 injections (0.5 mg Hg/kg to the tail vein every other day) and intragastrically to Na2SeO3 (0.5 mg Se/kg every day), applying combined and separate administration of these metals for 2 weeks. Whole-body retention of mercury in the presence of selenium was augmented by 20% and that of selenium in the presence of mercury by 4% with respect to the administered dose. Combined administration of mercuric chloride and sodium selenite brought about damage to the epithelial cells of renal proximal convolutions and formation of protein casts in their lumen. These changes had the same pattern as those induced by administration of mercuric chloride alone, but the intensity was lower. Submicroscopic studies revealed that repeated combined administration of sodium selenite and mercuric chloride did not completely abolish the mercury-induced mitochondrial swelling and contributed to chromatin destruction in the hepatocyte nuclei.
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    Über das Vorkommen sog. heller Zellen in Speicheldrüsentumoren (1978)
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    Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology 91 (1978), S. 165-182 
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    Keywords: Clear cells ; Salivary gland tumors ; Ultrastructure ; Differential diagnosis ; Helle Zellen ; Speicheldrüsentumoren ; Ultrastruktur ; Differentialdiagnose
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Zu den hellzelligen Speicheldrüsentumoren gehören monomorphe hellzellige Adenome, hellzellige Carcinome, hellzellige Varianten der Acinus- und Mucoepidermoidtumoren, Talgdrüsentumoren, Speichelgang-Carcinome und pleomorphe Adenome mit hellzelligen Abschnitten. Der lichtmikroskopische, deskriptive Begriff der hellen Zelle umfaßt bei einer weiteren cytochemischen und elektronenmikroskopischen Analyse Zellformen unterschiedlicher Herkunft und funktioneller Bedeutung. Folgende Zelltypen wurden näher analysiert: indifferente Gangzellen (geringe Organellenausbildung, Desmosomen), speichernde Streifenstückzellen (Glykogengranula, zahlreiche Mitochondrien, basales Labyrinth), Myoepithelzellen (Myofilamente, Pinocytose-Vesicel, Lipofuscingranula, Hemidesmosomen), epidermoide Zellen (Tonofilamente, Desmosomen), Becherzellen (Schleimvacuolen, basales endoplasmatisches Reticulum), Talgdrüsenzellen (Lipidtropfen, Mikrovilli, Desmosomen) und helle Acinuszellen (elektronenoptisch helle Sekretgranula, kleine Mitochondrien, kleiner Golgiapparat). In die Differentialdiagnose müssen auch hellzellige Tumorformen der Speicheldrüsenregion einbezogen werden, welche primär nicht vom Speicheldrüsengewebe ausgehen. Hierzu gehören Metastasen hypernephroider Nieren-Carcinome, Paragangliome, Glomustumoren Masson, Granularzelltumoren und alveoläre Weichteilsarkome.
    Notes: Summary Clear cell tumors of the salivary glands are monomorphic clear cell adenomas, clear cell carcinomas, clear cell variants of acinic cell and mucoepidermoid tumours, sebaceous cell tumors, salivary duct carcinomas and pleomorphic adenomas with clear cell sectors. At the light microscopical level the descriptive term of the clear cell comprises cell types of different origin and functional importance which can be differentiated by cytochemistry and electron microscopy. The following cell types were analysed precisely: indifferent duct cells (small formation of organelles, desmosomes), storing striated duct cells (glycogen granules, multiple mitochondrias, basal labyrinth), myoepithelial cells (myofilaments, pinocytosis vesicles, lipofuscin granules, hemidesmosomes), goblet cells (mucous vacuoles, basal endoplasmatic reticulum), sebaceous cells (lipid droplets, microvilli, desmosomes) and clear acinic cells (electron pale secretory granules, small mitochondrias, small golgi apparatus). Clear cell tumor types of the salivary gland region which primarely do not derive from the salivary gland tissue must also be included in the differential diagnoses. These are metastases of hypernephroid renal carcinomas, paragangliomas, glomus tumors of Masson, granular cell tumor and alveolar soft-part sarcomas.
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    Ultrastructural studies on hydantoin induced lymphomas in mice (1978)
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    Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology 91 (1978), S. 195-204 
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    Keywords: Hydantoin ; Malignant Lymphoma ; Mice ; Ultrastructure ; Hydantoin ; Maligne Lymphome ; Maus ; Ultrastruktur
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Ultrastrukturelle Zellveränderungen werden beschrieben am Original-Tumorgewebe und an Tumorzellen aus der Kurzzeitkultur von malignen Lymphomen, induziert durch chronische Diphenylhydantoin-Exposition. Diese Tumoren entstanden in Mäuse-Inzuchtlinien mit niedriger (C57Bl) und hoher (SJL/J) spontaner Lymphomrate im fortgeschrittenen Alter, waren jedoch nicht induzierbar in einer Lymphom-resistenten Linie (C3Hf). Frühveränderungen des lymphoretikulären Gewebes bestanden in einer zunehmenden Atrophie des Thymus und der thymusabhängigen Partien, begleitet von einer diffusen retikulo-histiozytären Hyperplasie. Lymphome vom lymphoblastischen Typ entstanden im Thymus nach einer Latenzzeit von 4–8 Monaten mit nachfolgender Generalisation. Verschiedene atypische Veränderungen wurden an Tumorzellen beobachtet sowie das Auftreten von C-Typ-Partikeln in den Tumorzellkulturen und hinsichtlich der Pathogenese der Lymphome diskutiert.
    Notes: Summary Ultrastructural studies were done on cells from original tumors and from short time cultures of mouse thymic lymphomas experimentally induced by chronic exposure to diphenyl-hydantoin. The tumors appeared in mouse strains with low (C57Bl) and high (SJL/J) susceptibility to spontaneous lymphoma development and were not observed in a resistant strain (C3Hf). Thymic lymphoma development was usually preceded by increasing lymphoreticular atrophy followed by progressive reticulohistiocytic hyperplasia, and subsequently spread to other tissues. Morphologically the tumor was characterized as a lymphoblastic lymphoma. Abnormal cell changes in the original tumors and cultured cells, and the presence of murine C-type particles in the cultured cells but not in the original tumors, are discused in relation with the disturbance of immune system and the lymphoma enhancement produced by diphenyl-hydantoin.
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    Disappearence of the intracytoplasmic membranes inRhodopseudomonas sphaeroides (1978)
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    Archives of microbiology 117 (1978), S. 293-295 
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    Keywords: Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides ; Intracytoplasmic membranes ; Membranes ; Ultrastructure ; Bacteriochlorophyll ; Chromatophores
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    Notes: Abstract The photosynthetic bacterium,Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides, can be grown phototrophically (light, anaerobiosis), of chemotrophically (dark, aerobiosis). In the first case, it contains intracytoplasmic membranes with photosynthetic pigments. When shifted from phototrophy to chemotrophy these membranes disappear in an unknown fashion. In the present experiment, samples were taken for electron microscopy, cell density and bacteriochlorophyll determinations after shift from phototrophy to chemotrophy. The density of intracytoplasmic vesicles was measured on micrographs. During the first 2h growth is very slow and the ultrastructure remains unaltered. As growth resumes, the vesicles disappear at a rate which implies that they are not incorportated into the cytoplasmic membrane, nor actively digested, but remain intact and become increasingly diluted in the cytoplasm as the culture grows. The size of the vesicles was estimated to about 500 Å. The number of vesicles in phototrophically grown cells was calculated to about 575 per cell, and after 6h chemotrophic growth to about 100. The areas of the cytoplasmic and intracytoplasmic membranes are roughly calculated.
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    Sporogenesis in Streptomyces melanochromogenes (1978)
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    Archives of microbiology 118 (1978), S. 309-316 
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    Keywords: Streptomyces melanochromogenes ; Sporogenesis ; Formation of sporulation septum ; Delimitation, separation, and release of spores ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Abstract The mode of spore differentiation in a strain of Streptomyces melanochromogenes was followed by analysis of ultrathin sections of sporulating aerial hyphae at various stages of sporogenesis. A special accent was laid on the formation of the sporulation septum and its alterations in the course of spore delimitation and separation. Distinct differences in formation and substructure have been observed between the cross walls of vegetative hyphae and the sporulation septa. Cross walls of vegetative hyphae are formed in a way typical for Gram-positive bacteria by a centripetal annular ingrowth of cytoplasmic membrane, on which wall material immediately is deposited. The development of the sporulation septa is characterized by the accumulation of amorphous material in addition to the newly synthesized wall layer inside the invaginating cytoplasmic membrane. This amorphous septal material will later be decomposed presumably by two lytic systems which cause the separation of the spores. The central region of the finished sporulation septum is perforated by microplasmodesmata. Spores are released by a break down of the surface sheath. The complete spores are enveloped by a twolayered cell wall and the spiny surface sheath.
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    Ultrastructural study of microcyclic macroconidiation in Neurospora crassa (1978)
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    Archives of microbiology 116 (1978), S. 279-288 
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    Keywords: Neurospora crassa ; Macroconidia ; Microcycle ; Heat ; Ultrastructure ; Nucleolus ; Proconidia ; Septa
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    Notes: Abstract Heat-shock of macroconidia of Neurospora crassa at 46°C followed by shift-down to 25°C determines premature conidiogenesis. The nuclei and cytoplasm of heat-treated, swollen conidia contain spots of a dense material especially concentrated around the nucleolus in short time treated ones. In the first proconidium apically budding on the enlarged tip of the premature conidiophore, small vesicles are peripherally spread. A few such vesicles are later seen lining the initially simple septum separating the proconidial units into conidia. The doubling of this interconidial septum is surface viewn as a thick annulus. Disarticulation of the conidial units intervenes along a septal furrow of electroluscent material. Interconidial continuity through the septal pores is transiently insured by a connective which is ruptured for final liberation of the conidia.
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    Kleinhirnastrocytome und Opticusgliome — eine vergleichende feinstrukturelle Untersuchung (1978)
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    Virchows Archiv 380 (1978), S. 59-79 
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    Keywords: Cerebellar astrocytoma ; Optic glioma ; Pilocytic astrocytoma ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary An ultrastructural comparison of 8 cerebellar astrocytomas and 4 optic gliomas shows that the morphological patterns of both tumor-groups are identical. The confusion in nomenclature of these tumors is discussed and reasons for a preference for the term “pilocytic astrocytomas” are given. Further, pilocytic astrocytes seem to be a special, phylogenetically older, group of glial cells.
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    Immunhistochemical and electron microscope analysis of adenomas of the thyroid gland (1978)
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    Virchows Archiv 380 (1978), S. 205-220 
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    Keywords: Thyroid ; Adenoma ; Ultrastructure ; Immunhistochemistry ; Thyroglobulin ; Lysosomes
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    Notes: Summary Histological, immunhistochemical and electronmicroscopic studies of 12 human, scintigraphically “cold”, thyroid adenomas with specific cytological differentiation identified four different cell types: oxiphil cell, clear cell, ergastoplasm-rich cell and mitochondrion-rich cell. The oxiphil tumor cell can be recognized light-microscopically by its large size and its eosinophilic granular cytoplasm. Most of these cells do not produce thyroglobulin. The ultrastructural characteristics of oxyphil cells are principally mitochondria in great numbers and many large lysosomes. Clear cell adenomas show a trabecular growth pattern. The tumor cells have an abundance of cytoplasm which contains small acidophilic granules. Immunhistochemically we were able to demonstrate thyroglobulin in small amounts within cytoplasmic granules and more extensively within the follicle lumina. Electronmicroscopically we observed a large number of smooth surfaced vacuoles of varying size, extraordinary large lysosomes and occasional cisternae of rough endoplasmic reticulum, the latter probably corresponding to the immune-histochemically identified thyroglobulin granules. The ergastoplasm-rich-cell adenomas, which to the best of our knowledge have not been previously described, show a predominantly micro-to normofollicular architecture histologically without intrafollicular colloid. The cytoplasm of the ergastoplasm-rich cells reveales a strong positive thyroglobulin-staining reaction. The fine structure of these cells is characterized by the abundance of cisternae of the rough endoplasmic reticulum. The mitochondrion-rich-cell adenomas exhibited a microfollicular structure with an intensive acidophilic granular staining at the basal part of the tumor cells. Immunhistochemically and electronmicroscopically we found some morphologic and functional features which differentiate these cells from the oxyphil cell. Thyroglobulin was located predominantly in the apical portion of the cytoplasm in the mitochondrion-rich cells without sharp demarcation from the luminar thyroglobulin. Electron microscopically fewer basal and laterally located mitochondria were seen in mitochondrion-rich cells compared with oxyphil cells. As we could not find any sign of functional activity in the oxyphilic, clear cell and ergastoplasm-rich cell adenomas we analysed those aspects of the lysosomal system not concerned with the enzymatic digestion of thyroglobulin.
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    A freeze-fracture study of tight junctions in the pars convoluta and pars recta of the renal proximal tubule (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 186 (1978), S. 121-133 
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    Keywords: Proximal tubule ; Tight junctions ; Ultrastructure ; Electron microscopy ; Freeze fracturing
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    Notes: Summary The morphology of tight junctions of the renal proximal tubule was studied comparing the pars convoluta and pars recta of rat, golden hamster, rabbit, cat, dog and tupaia. Though some interspecies variations were observed, the convoluted portions of the proximal tubules revealed quite uniformly very leaky tight junctions with mainly 1–2 strands. Along the whole proximal tubule of the rabbit kidney including the pars recta only minor differences of the zonulae occludentes were found. By contrast, the tight junctions of the pars recta in other species were much more elaborate, especially in cat and tupaia, having up to 6 strands and an overall depth of more than 150 nm. The implications of these findings are discussed with special regard to the functional differences between the pars convoluta and pars recta of the proximal tubule.
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    Exocrine pancreas under experimental conditions (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 186 (1978), S. 227-240 
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    Keywords: Pancreas (rat) ; Pancreatic duct ligation ; Cell membrane ; Intercellular junctions ; Ultrastructure ; Freeze fracture
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    Notes: Summary Exocrine pancreatic tissue was investigated during various intervals after pancreatic duct ligation. Concomitant to the increase of the intraluminal pressure, alterations are found in the arrangement of the luminal membrane surface and the zonulae occludentes of the acinar cells. The zonulae occludentes exhibit a disarrangement of their strands. The number of strands diminishes and small interruptions as well as large discontinuities of the strands are observed in most regions of the acinar cells. Furthermore, gap junctions are found very infrequently between acinar cells. The ultrastructural alterations of the zonulae occludentes suggest a gradual adaptation to the increasing unilateral pressure. However, a leakage of the paracellular permeability barrier occurs which contributes to the known shunt between the compartments of the pancreatic juice and the interstitial space following pancreatic duct obstruction. The present investigation is a further example of alterations in the paracellular permeability and intercellular communication of epithelial cells under pathological conditions.
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    Fine structure of the eyes of orb-weavers, Argiope amoena L. Koch (Aranea: Argiopidae) (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 186 (1978), S. 435-452 
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    Keywords: Photoreceptors ; Arthropod ; Spider (Argiope amoena) ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The anterolateral eye, the posterolateral eye and the posteromedial eye of the web-building spider, Argiope amoena have been examined by light and electron microscopy. The dioptric apparatus of all three eyes is similar in structure, and consists of a cornea, a lens and a vitreous body. The retina contains monopolar receptor cells, the cell bodies of which are present beneath the vitreous body in all three eyes. Proximal processes of the receptor cells form rhabdoms beneath the cell body layer and then extend toward the first optic glomerulus as an ocellar nerve. Two distinct patterns of retinal organization are present in the three eyes. In one type the rhabdomic layer of the retina is backed by a pigmented layer. In the other type the rhabdomic layer is backed by a tapetal reflecting layer. Rhabdomic structure and cytoplasmic inclusions of the receptor cells differ greatly between the two types. The anterolateral eye possesses a single type of retina with the rhabdoms backed by the tapetum. Both the posterolateral and the posteromedial eye are similar in structure, each possessing beneath the common dioptric apparatus retinae of both types.
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    Ultrastructure of the subfornical organ of the Japanese quail, Coturnix coturnix (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 188 (1978), S. 19-33 
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    Keywords: Subfornical organ ; Circumventricular organ ; Coturnix quail ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The structure of the subfornical organ (SFO) of the Japanese quail has been studied by light and electron microscopy. The SFO is a small semiglobular bulge in the midline on the rostrodorsal wall of the third ventricle between the anterior commissure and tela choroidea. The organ consists of three main parts, anterior stalk, the corpus and the posterior stalk. The anterior stalk is covered by ependymal cells with a few cilia, but the corpus and posterior stalk are characterized by a distinctive lack of cilia and by flat or bulging cell surfaces, which have the appearance of cobble stones. The large bulbous protrusions in the ependymal surface of the posterior stalk suggest a secretory function into the ventricle. In the subependymal layer, there are a few parvocellular neurons that contain small mitochondria, moderately developed Golgi apparatus, lysosomes, dilated cisternae of rER and a few dense-cored granules of 100–120 nm in diameter. They appear to be secretory in nature. Two types of glial cells occur in the subependymal and internal layers. One is small and spindle-shaped with a dense nucleus and elongated cytoplasmic processes; it may be microglial. The other is a small polygonal cell with rounded nucleus and clear cytoplasm containing bundles of filaments; it may be a protoplasmic astrocyte. The neuropil contains three types of axons. The first contains dense-cored granules, 80 nm in diameter, and clear vesicles, 40–60 nm in diameter and is involved in axosomatic synapses. The second type contains dense granules, 120 nm in diameter, and clear vesicles, 40–80 nm in diameter, and shows axodendritic synapses. The third contains peptidergic granules about 100–120 nm in diameter and seems to belong to the organ-specific nerve cells. These axons terminate at the perivascular space of the blood capillaries, suggesting secretion into the blood.
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    Origin of the glial processes responsible for the spontaneous postnatal phagocytosis of boutons on cat spinal motoneurons (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 189 (1978), S. 203-217 
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    Keywords: Astrocytes ; Development ; Phagocytosis ; Neuroplasticity ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Previous studies have demonstrated that astrocyte processes are responsible for a spontaneously occurring phagocytosis of boutons on cat spinal motoneurons during the second postnatal week. In the present investigation, the astrocytes and the astrocyte processes in contact with the motoneurons were studied qualitatively and quantitatively during the early postnatal period. It could be concluded that the cells responsible for the phagocytosis of boutons are immature astrocytes. These cells were present not only during the period of phagocytosis but also prior to this period. The type of process responsible for the phagocytosis was present not only during the period of phagocytosis but also prior to and after that period although the relative contribution of such processes to the glia-covered membrane area of the motoneurons was reduced in the older animals. On the basis of these results, the possible specificity of the immature astrocyte as the element responsible for the phagocytosis of boutons during normal development is discussed.
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    Synaptic junctions in the sinus gland of the freshwater prawn Palaemon paucidens (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 189 (1978), S. 435-440 
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    Keywords: Neurosecretion ; Sinus gland ; Synapses ; Palaemon ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Two types of neurosecretory fibers, designated as Type 5 and Type 6 axons, in the sinus gland of the freshwater prawn, Palaemon, establish contact with other neurosecretory axons by means of synaptic junctions. This finding strongly supports the view that release of some neurohormones from the eyestalk may be regulated by neurosecretory neurons through synaptic transmission.
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    Structure of occluding junctions in ileal epithelial cells of suckling rats (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 191 (1978), S. 449-462 
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    Keywords: Ileum (Rat) ; Occluding junctions ; Freeze-fracture ; Ultrastructure ; Electron microscopy
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    Notes: Summary Two kinds of occluding junctions are found between ileal epithelial cells of suckling rats: apical zonulae occludentes (ZO) and fasciae occludentes (FO) which are associated with the lateral plasma membranes of many epithelial cells. In unfixed preparations, glycerol treatment induces the further proliferation of extensive fasciae occludentes. Both kinds of junction have identical structural elements when visualized in freeze fracture replicas, although the arrangement of these elements differs. Zonulae occludentes consist of networks of branching and anastomosing linear ridges or rows of ∼10 nm particles with 20–30 nm spaces between the rows which form narrow belt-like structures around the apical region of adjacent cells. Fasciae occludentes, on the other hand, consist of similar linear ridges or rows of particles but the junction strands are often discontinuous, open ended and only occasionally intersect with each other. Several different fracture planes through the plasma membrane in the region of the occluding junctions have been observed and these provide further evidence that two components, one from each membrane, fused at the level of the extracellular space, form the junction sealing element. Furthermore, we present evidence which indicates a staggered rather than an in-register arrangement of these two components.
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    Effects of hormone-releasing stimuli on the area of the perivascular space in the neural lobe of the rat (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 191 (1978), S. 501-506 
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    Keywords: Neurohypophysis ; Ultrastructure ; Perivascular space ; Hormonerelease ; Rat
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    Notes: Summary Neural lobes from rats subjected to neurohypophysial hormone-releasing stimuli were examined electron microscopically following fixation in 4 % tannic acid in 2.5 % glutaraldehyde. This fixation allowed the delineation of the perivascular space in the neural lobe tissue. Measurement of the area of the perivascular space showed that it was significantly increased in the rats subjected to vagal stimulation and intraarterial calcium ions compared to the control rats. The rats which had been subjected to haemorrhage as a hormonereleasing stimulus did not show any significant change in the area of the perivascular space. The significance of these findings in relation to hormone release is discussed.
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    Lymph node macrophages and reticulum cells in the immune response (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 192 (1978), S. 1-23 
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    Keywords: Lymph node (rat) ; Macrophages ; Dendritic reticulum cells ; Immune response to paratyphoid vaccine ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The reactivity of rat lymph node macrophages and reticulum cells has been studied in relation to the course of the immune response. Special attention was paid to the interdigitating cells (IDC) in the paracortex and the dendritic reticulum cells (DRC) in the germinal centre. Different types of macrophage predominate in the three different phases of the immune response. In the induction phase exudate macrophages predominate. They transform their morphology depending on the micro-environment in which they settle. These cells may contain Birbeck granules. Our experiments suggest, that these granules are immunologically specific organelles, associated with the induction of a primary humoral response. In the proliferation phase transitional cells between newly arrived macrophages and IDC predominate in the paracortex and the number of IDC decreases. In the memory phase IDC repopulate this thymus dependent area, indicating that the characteristic morphology of these cells results from the immune response in the T cell environment. The DRC are specifically related to the germinal centre, the morphological transformation of this peculiar reticulum cell occurs under the influence of the germinal centre reaction. The germinal centre reaction originates by tingible body macrophages (TBM).
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    Morphological changes in the esophageal epithelium of the eel, Anguilla japonica, during adaptation to seawater (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 192 (1978), S. 25-38 
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    Keywords: Esophageal epithelium ; Eel ; Seawater adaptation ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The esophageal epithelium of the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica, was studied by light and electron microscopy. In freshwater-adapted eels, longitudinal folds of the mucosal surface are simple in form and lined by a stratified epithelium composed of mucous cells, filament and ribosome-rich cells. Mucous cells are numerous. The filament-rich cells form the outermost and the basal layers of the stratified epithelium and are scattered in the middle zone among the mucous cells. They are firmly bound to one another by many desmosomes and prominent interdigitations of plasma membrane. The distal free surface of the filament-rich cell has a fingerprint-like pattern of microridges. A small number of columnar cells occur at the apices of the folds. They are rich in mitochondria and their distal surfaces bear short microvilli. In seawater-adapted eels, irregularly meandering folds increase the surface area of the mucosa. The stratified epithelium is extensively replaced by a simple columnar epithelium free of mucous cells. The columnar cells resemble in many respects those found in freshwater-adapted eels. They are rich in mitochondria and their distal free surface were provided with short microvilli. However, prominent lateral intercellular spaces and elaborate interdigitations of cytoplasmic processes in the distal zone distinguish the former from the latter. Results are considered in connection with the changes in ion and water permeability of the epithelium after seawater adaptation.
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    Ultrastructure of capillaries in the conduction system of the heart in various mammals (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 192 (1978), S. 77-87 
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    Keywords: AV-node ; AV-bundle ; Fenestrated capillary endothelium ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The capillaries in the atrioventricular node and atrioventricular bundle of the heart (mammals) were investigated by thin sections and freezeetch replicas. Fenestrated endothelial cells were found to occur in all mammals examined in this study. These fenestrations (500±50 Å diameter) are bridged by a diaphragm and occur in relatively small sieve areas. In contrast to the AV-node and AV-bundle, the non-specialized myocardium is supplied by continuous capillaries. The presence of the fenestrated capillary in the conduction system of the heart may serve to increase both permeability and passive transport capacity.
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    A stereological ultrastructural study of peritoneal macrophages from germ-free and conventionally-reared mice (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 192 (1978), S. 157-166 
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    Keywords: Germ-free mice ; Macrophages ; Peritoneum ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The reported work is the first direct ultrastructural comparison of resident peritoneal macrophages from germ-free and conventional animals. Three groups of mice were studied: germ-free (GF), conventionally-reared under isolation conditions (IC), and conventionally-reared in an open environment (OC). The macrophages from the three groups of animals are closely similar morphologically. Particularly noteworthy are the electron-dense, lysosome-like granules which are numerous in the macrophages of germfree mice and which provide a structural foundation for the presumed microbicidal capability of the phagocytes. Morphometric estimates showed that the “average macrophage” from GF mice is smaller and possesses a smaller, rounder nucleus, a smaller volume fraction of mitochondria and more lysosome-like granules per unit of cytoplasmic volume than the “average macrophage” from conventional mice. Moreover, granules and mitochondria are smaller, on average, in the GF phagocytes than in macrophages from conventional mice. The results suggest that peritoneal macrophages from the germ-free mouse represent, more truly than those from the conventional mouse, the nature of the fully differentiated but as yet unstimulated mononuclear phagocyte.
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    Ultrastructural analysis of the action of reserpine on the brain neuroendocrine system of the wax moth, Galleria mellonella L., Lepidoptera (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 192 (1978), S. 143-155 
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    Keywords: Neuroendocrine system ; Galleria ; Ultrastructure ; Reserpine
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    Notes: Summary This study concerns the influence of reserpine on the fine structure of peptidergic neurosecretory cells in the pars intercerebralis of Galleria mellonella, and of neurons containing smaller dense-cored vesicles (presumed to be aminergic) localized in the same area of the brain. The drug, administered in doses of 125 μm and 250 μg per g of insect body weight, reduces both the amount and the electron opacity of the dense-cored vesicles with a diameter of 60–80 nm in the neuronal perikarya as well as their terminals. Simultaneously, this treatment evokes an abnormal accumulation of secretory granules within the perikarya of peptidergic neurosecretory cells belonging to three types. This accumulation of secretory material is followed by some changes in the fine structure of these cells. One (fourth) type of neurosecretory cells seems to be insensitive to reserpine action. Participation of the aminergic system in the regulation of the secretory activity of some populations of peptidergic neurosecretory neurons of the insect brain is postulated.
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    Structure of the adenohypophysis in parturient female and neonate harp seals, Pagophilus groenlandicus (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 192 (1978), S. 341-357 
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    Keywords: Adenohypophysis ; Cell types ; Neonate ; Parturient ; Harp seal, Phagophilus groenlandicus ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The pars distalis of parturient harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus) is divisible into three distinct zones based on the major cellular components of the different regions. A clear zonation is lacking in neonate seals, the medial “basophilic wedge” and the anterior gonadotrophic were small and difficult to identify. Five cell types were identified based on cytological characteristics: somatotrophs, mammotrophs, thyrotrophs, gonadotrophs and stellate cells; corticotrophs could not be identified, with any certainty, in any of the preparations, nor could the gonadotrophs be classified into LH, FSH, and ICSH cells. The pars intermedia enlarged during the early post-partum period and was large in the parturient females.
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    Studies on the ultrastructure and permeability of the hemotrichorial placenta (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 192 (1978), S. 391-407 
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    Keywords: Placenta (rat) ; Permeability ; Tracer ; Intercellular junctions ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The distribution of lanthanum chloride and horseradish peroxidase within the full-term chorioallantoic placenta of the rat was investigated 1 to 20 min after administration of these tracers into the maternal blood circulation. Both tracers rapidly penetrate trophoblastic layer I and diffuse into the interspace between layers I and II. They are localized in extensive infoldings and caveolae of the outer surface of layer II. The syncytial character of layer II is confirmed at this developmental stage of the placenta. There is no vesicular uptake or penetration beyond layer II until 20 min after tracer administration. Our results indicate that trophoblastic layer II is the main barrier in the chorioallantoic rat placenta preventing the permeation of macromolecules from maternal to fetal compartments. With freeze-fracturing, particulate structures of variable arrangement and size are found between adjacent cells of layer I. With goniometric analysis small gaps between the appositions of the membrane are observed. These structures are interpreted as tight and/or gap junctions during stages of assembly or disassembly.
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    Studies on the ultrastructure and permeability of the hemotrichorial placenta (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 192 (1978), S. 409-422 
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    Keywords: Placenta (rat) ; Capillary ; Permeability ; Tracer ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The distribution of horseradish peroxidase and lanthanum chloride within the full term chorioallantoic placenta of the rat was examined after administration of these tracers into the umbilical artery. Both tracers rapidly traverse the capillary endothelium. Transendothelial channels, fenestrations and micropinocytotic vesicles provide the main pathways. Intercellular clefts which are either patent or interrupted by leaky intercellular junctions, also contribute to a rapid passage of low and high molecular weight substances. Deep channel-like invaginations, effecting an increase of the exchange area of layer III, are freely accessible to the tracers from the interspace between the capillary endothelium and trophoblastic layer III. The invaginations, however, are not in continuity with the interspace between layers II and III, verifying the syncytial character of layer III. Neither an uptake of the tracers nor a passage across layer III is observed. The main permeability barrier to feto-maternal transfer within the chorioallantoic placenta is localized in the syncytiotrophoblastic layer III. This layer controls the passage of low molecular weight substances and restricts the penetration of high molecular weight substances.
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    Control of the pars intermedia of the lizard, Anolis carolinensis (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 186 (1978), S. 241-258 
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    Keywords: Neural lobe ; Anolis carolinensis ; Ultrastructure ; Intermediate lobe control
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    Notes: Summary The ultrastructure of the neural lobe of the lizard, Anolis carolinensis, was studied after fixation in a threefold aldehyde solution. The neural lobe appeared as narrow vertical diverticula separated from one another and from the pars intermedia by a continuous vascular septum. No nerves passed through this septum. The ependymal, fibrous and external layers were readily recognized. Peptidergic fibres were the main component of the fibrous layer. The peptidergic endings were in intimate contact with the ependymal cells, suggesting that the ependyma mediates the release of neural lobe peptides. The external layer contained ependymal end-feet and numerous aminergic terminals, ending directly on the perivascular basal lamina and/or on the ependymal end-feet. The functional aspects are discussed in terms of intermediate lobe control. The findings suggest that aminergic substances take part in the control of the intermedia, but do not exclude the involvement of peptide hormones.
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    Ultrastructure and lipid content of the liver of the zebrafish, Brachydanio rerio, related to vitellogenin synthesis (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 186 (1978), S. 297-308 
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    Keywords: Liver ; Teleost ; Ultrastructure ; Lipid ; Vitellogenesis
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    Notes: Summary The female zebrafish is capable of producing mature eggs on the fifth day of each reproductive cycle. During this five-day period the ultrastructure of hepatocytes undergoes several changes. The number of nuclear pores increases rapidly during spawning, followed by a proliferation of RER within 24 h. Two days after spawning, glycogen has disappeared and the liver contains large amounts of lipids. The lipid droplets are closely surrounded by elongated mitochondria. Golgi complexes are abundant, secreting dense bodies. Four days after spawning the hepatocytes tend to regain their pre-spawning appearance. It is suggested that the changes in the hepatocytes, which coincide with special phases of ovarian activity, are related to vitellogenin synthesis. Steroids, especially estradiol-17β, may trigger this process in the liver.
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    An ultrastructural study of the larval integument of the midge, Chironomus riparius meigen (Diptera: Chironomidae) (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 186 (1978), S. 327-335 
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    Keywords: Cuticle ; Epidermis ; Chironomus ; Respiration ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The larval integument of the midge, Chironomus riparius Mg., is unusually thin although it conforms with the normal insect pattern. The cuticle of the post-cephalic segments is about 3 μm thick and overlies an epidermis which has an irregular basal plasma membrane resulting in spaces occurring between it and the basement membrane. The ventral tubuli have a similar epidermis but the cuticle is somewhat thinner. The anal papillae have the thinnest cuticular covering with a uniquely folded epicuticle of variable thickness, and their epidermis has the characteristics of a transporting epithelium. No evidence of pore canals could be found in the cuticle of any part except the head capsule which has a remarkably smooth epicuticle and a distinct layer which may represent the exocuticle. There are no spaces between the basement membrane and basal plasma membrane of the epidermis in the head. Ultrastructural evidence would suggest that gaseous exchange can occur across most of the post-cephalic integument.
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    Effects of systemic administration of 6-hydroxydopamine on the circumventricular organs in nonhuman primates (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 187 (1978), S. 115-127 
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    Keywords: Area postrema ; 6-Hydroxydopamine ; Degenerative changes ; Ultrastructure ; Cynomolgus and squirrel monkeys
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    Notes: Summary 6-Hydroxydopamine (6-OH-DA) has been shown to produce degenerative changes in noradrenergic nerve terminals and preterminals in the CNS following intracisternal, intraventricular or direct injection into the brain parenchyma. Systemic injection of 6-OH-DA is known to result in degenerative changes in noradrenergic terminals in the peripheral nervous system. However, only a few studies have been carried out on the effects of systemic injections of 6 OH-DA on noradrenergic terminals in the CNS. In the present study cynomolgus and squirrel monkeys were injected intravenously on two successive days with total doses of 350mg/kg and 150 mg/kg of 6-OH-DA, respectively, and sacrificed at 2 and 24 h following the second injection. Degenerative changes in the area postrema (AP) neurons in all injected animals were characterized by a generalized increase in electron density of cytoplasmic elements in axonal terminals and preterminals. Multilamellar bodies, clusters of clear and dense core vesicles, increased numbers of secondary lysosomes, and an increase in the number of glycogen granules were observed in these structures. In astrocytes the amount of glycogen increased markedly in injected animals, but no other glial alterations were observed. The number of mast cells in the AP was greater in injected than in noninjected animals, both in the perivascular spaces (PVS) and in parenchymal locations. Cell processes in the PVS were occasionally observed to contain electron dense bodies, and degenerative changes were seen in supraependymal processes in some injected animals.
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    Osteodentine and vascular osteodentine of Anarhichas lupus (L.) (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 187 (1978), S. 135-146 
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    Keywords: Osteodentine ; Anarhichas lupus ; Ultrastructure ; X-ray diffraction
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Le tissu dentinaire d'Anarhichas lupus s'est révélé être une ostéodentine vasculaire. Les études en MET, MEB et diffraction X montrent l'hétérogénéité de ce tissu. L'aspect désordonné des fibres de collagène, incomplètement minéralisées (leur striation est encore bien visible), explique la complexité de la répartition des cristaux puisqu' elles en déterminent l'ordonnance. La minéralisation imparfaite du tissu, dont témoignait déjà la striation visible du collagène, est confirmée par l'analyse des poudres en diffraction X (la cristallinité de l'ostéodentine vasculaire est nettement inférieure à celle de la couche de tissu dentaire périphérique) et par l'examen en MET de haute résolution, aucun réseau cristallin n'ayant pu être mis en évidence. L'ostéodentine, l'os basal et l'os profond ont en commun une phase minérale, avec une organisation plus ou moins bonne, différente du système des apatites.
    Notes: Summary TEM, SEM and X-ray diffraction analysis demonstrate the heterogeneity of the dentinal tissue of Anarhichas lupus, a vascular osteodentine. The disordered aspect of collagen fibres, incompletely mineralized (the periodical striation being still visible), explains the scattered distribution of crystallites since they are responsible for their arrangement. The low degree of mineralization revealed by the visible collagen striation is confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis (the crystallinity of vascular osteodentine being much lower than that of the peripheral dental tissue) as well as by high resolution TEM, since no lattice planes could be observed. Osteodentine, supporting bone and proper bone have in common a mineral phase, more or less organized, different from the apatite system.
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    The ultrastructure and renewal of the intestinal epithelium of the juvenile grasscarp, Ctenopharyngodon idella (Val.) (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 187 (1978), S. 181-200 
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    Keywords: Intestine ; Teleost ; Epithelium ; Renewal ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The intestinal absorptive epithelium of starved and fed fish has been studied electron microscopically. After feeding, cells of the proximal segment of the intestine show morphological characteristics of lipid absorption. Absorptive cells in the middle segment contain many pinocytotic vesicles in both fasted and fed specimens. Absorption of protein macromolecules is supposed to be one of the main functions of this part of the gut. In the most caudal part of the intestine, absorptive cells carry relatively few and short microvilli. The proximal and distal segments show structural indications of a function in osmoregulation. The renewal of the epithelium has been studied with light microscopic autoradiography, using tritiated thymidine. The intestinal mucosal fold epithelium represents a cell renewal system. The cells proliferate at the base of the fold and migrate towards the apex in 10–15 days at 20° C. The functional absorptive cells proved to be generally present in the intestinal epithelium, including the proliferative area. Undifferentiated cells have not been identified. The results will be compared with data on absorption of lipid and protein macromolecules in teleostean and mammalian intestines and with descriptions of the cell renewal system in the mammalian intestine.
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    The ultrastructure of the non-neurosecretory components in the brain of the midge, Chironomus riparius Mg. (Diptera: Nematocera) (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 187 (1978), S. 355-366 
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    Keywords: Neuron ; Glial ; (Insect, Chironomus riparius) ; Extracellular space ; Perineurium ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The ultrastructure of the neural sheath, glial cells and neurons in the brain of the neoimaginal male Chironomus riparius is described. The neural sheath comprises a neural lamella and underlying perineurium. The neural lamella consists of an amorphous matrix in which fine fibrils occur. The perineurium is composed of two cell types forming a continuous layer around the brain. The subjacent cortical layer, composed of the cell bodies of neurons and glial cells, varies considerably in thickness and surrounds the centrally located neuropiles. Three types of glial cells are distinguished on the basis of their positions and appearances. Five types of neurons are described which differ in size and relative frequency of organelles. Four types of axons, including those of neurosecretory cells, are distinguished by their size and content.
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    The posterior pituitary of the garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus L.) (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 188 (1978), S. 189-204 
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    Keywords: Neural lobe of hypophysis ; Hibernating mammals ; Ultrastructure ; Neurosecretory granules ; Whorls
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé L'ultrastructure de la posthypophyse du Lérot a été examinée à différents stades du cycle annuel de ce rongeur hibernant. Il n'a pas été observé de différences évidentes entre les stades étudiés, et sont donc présentées ici les caractéristiques générales retrouvées chez tous les animaux. Les axones neurosécréteurs et leurs terminaisons peuvent être divisés en deux catégories suivant l'aspect des grains de neurosécrétat et des microvésicules présents. Le premier type contient des grains arrondis, à contenu d'apparence homogène, avec des microvésicules rondes. Dans les autres axones, les grains sont de forme variable, souvent allongés, et leur contenu présente deux sortes d'organisations cristallines; les microvésicules y sont en majorité aplaties. Considérant comme improbable que cette dualité résulte seulement d'un artefact, trois hypothèses sont envisagées. La dualité d'aspect des grains peut être liée à leur contenu en hormone (ocytocine ou vasopressine); ou bien l'aspect des grains peut correspondre à leur degré de maturation. Il est possible aussi que ces explications soient toutes deux valables. Par ailleurs, les pituicytes du Lérot contiennent fréquemment un réticulum endoplasmique organisé en lamelles concentriques (whorls). La signification de ces formations reste pour l'instant obscure.
    Notes: Summary Ultrastructural examination of the posterior pituitary of the garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus L.) was carried out at different times in the annual cycle of this hibernating rodent. Obvious differences between experimental groups have not been observed, and the results presented here must be considered as general features of the garden dormouse posterior pituitary. Neurosecretory axons and endings can be divided into two types, according to different aspects of neurosecretory granules (NSG) and microvesicles (MV). One type contains spherical NSG with homogeneous cores and round MV. In the other type, NSG have various, often elongated, shapes. Their content shows two types of crystalline structures and most of the MV have flattened aspects. As it is very unlikely that this duality in NSG is a result of an artefact of fixation, three hypotheses are presented as explanation. The duality of NSG might be related either to their hormonal content (oxytocin or vasopressin) or to their degree of maturation. Moreover, both explanations may be valid. In the species studied, pituicytes often contain concentric lamellar structures of the endoplasmic reticulum (whorls), the significance of which remains obscure.
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    Ovarian follicles of normal NMRI mice and homozygous “Nude” mice (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 188 (1978), S. 409-426 
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    Keywords: Ovary ; “Nude” mouse ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The ovarian follicles of juvenile (15-day and 21-day old), pubescent (28-day old) and sexually mature (45-day old) “Nude” mice have been compared to those from normal NMRI mice of the same age and breeding groups. At the electron microscopical level, some differences were observed in both follicular cells and oocytes. In the follicular cells, the following alterations could be seen in the “Nude” ovaries: (1) the differentiation between clear and dark cells, normally not occurring before the age of 21 days, was already present in the 15-day old “Nude” mice and (2) the follicular intercellular spaces were frequently dilated, possibly because of a contraction of the cells, even in the small growing follicles of the bilaminar type in the athymic animals. The “Nude” oocytes could be characterized by (1) a precocious appearance and an early disappearance of the nuage material, (2) a nearly complete absence of micropapillae on the oolemma, (3) a dense and disseminated aspect of their Golgi complexes, (4) the presence of a large amount of multivesicular bodies and (5) of tiny (about 30 nm) dense membrane-bounded particles in their ooplasm. These differences are discussed in relation to the possible interference of congenital athymia with the development of the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis. However, the influence of the reduced immunological responsiveness of the “Nude” mice on their ovarian development cannot be excluded for animals raised in a normal — and consequently infected — environment.
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    Histological and cytological studies on the fat body of the cockroach Nauphoeta cinerea during the first reproductive cycle (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 188 (1978), S. 481-490 
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    Keywords: Fat body ; Cockroach ; Reproductive cycle ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The central fat body of the ovoviviparous cockroach Nauphoeta cinerea was studied during the first reproductive cycle of the female by means of light microscopy, autoradiography and electron microscopy. Comparative studies in larval stages were also undertaken. The fat body of Nauphoeta contains a large amount of lipid droplets and the remaining cytoplasm is very scarce. The cytological cyclicity of the fat body is consistent with the known biochemical rhythms of vitellogenin production. The proteosynthetic apparatus appears about 3 days after imaginal ecdysis, along with vitellogenin. The ribosomal endoplasmic reticulum (RER) shows a tremendous increase by the 7th day of the first cycle. The most active period of vitellogenin production lasts from day 7 to day 12. The proteosynthetic apparatus then returns to an inactive stage and disappears. This inactive condition lasts to the end of the gestation period. The autoradiographic results are consistent with the cytological features.
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    The ultrastructure and function of follicle cells in Foucartia squamulata (Herbst) (Curculionidae) (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 189 (1978), S. 347-353 
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    Keywords: Vitelline membrane ; Chorion ; Ultrastructure ; Curculionidae
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
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    Notes: Summary The follicle cells of Foucartia squamulata are involved in the formation of both vitelline membrane and chorion. Precursors for these egg coverings are synthesized by the rough endoplasmic reticulum and condensed within dictyosomes. The vitelline membrane and the chorion appear on the oocyte surface simultaneously, which is an unusual phenomenon for insects. The follicular epithelium has not been found to contribute to vitellogenesis in the species under study.
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    Oogenesis in Acerentomon gallicum Jonescu (Protura) (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 189 (1978), S. 365-374 
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    Keywords: Previtellogenesis ; Oocyte ; Ultrastructure ; Acerentomon gallicum ; Protura
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    Notes: Summary At the onset of previtellogenesis, the oocytes of Acerentomon gallicum begin to grow and increase their content of organelles. The nuage material in the oocytes at first increases in amount, then declines gradually to disappear completely from oocytes that have attained 50 μm in diameter. During the growth period, new dictyosomes, mitochondria and ribosomes appear. Numerous vesicles become detached from the cell membrane and subsequently fuse into cisternae, thus forming extensive complexes of the rough endoplasmic reticulum. In oocytes with diameters between 50 and 100 μm the Golgi complexes show a considerable increase in activity, and many lamellar bodies arise from mitochondria that have undergone specific transformation.
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    Tormogen cell and receptor-lymph space in insect olfactory sensilla (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 189 (1978), S. 549-554 
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    Keywords: Tormogen cell ; Receptor-lymph space ; Chemoreceptor ; Ultrastructure ; Histochemistry ; Calliphora (Insects)
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    Notes: Summary (1) The basiconic sensilla on the antennae of Calliphora resemble other insect epidermal sensilla; one or several bipolar sense cells are surrounded by three non-neural cells. (2) The apical cell membrane of the tormogen cell(one of the three accessory cells) forms microvilli coated internally with particles. (3) In the (extracellular) outer receptor-lymph space hyaluronic acid can be demonstrated histochemically. (4) Demonstration of non-specific alkaline phosphatase, Mg2+-activated ATPase, and the presence of mitochondria in the apical part of the tormogen cell suggest active transport processes through these cells into the outer receptor-lymph space.
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    Kinetics of functional and morphological changes during decoupling and recoupling induced by glycerol in isolated muscle fibres of the crayfish (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 192 (1978), S. 167-185 
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    Keywords: T-system tubules ; Glycerol procedure ; Structure-activity relationship ; Ultrastructure ; Astacus fluviatilis
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
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    Notes: Summary The development of ultrastructural changes in the T-system of isolated muscle fibres of the crayfish by the glycerol procedure is described in correlation with the dissociation of excitation-contraction (E-C) coupling as well as with recoupling of the E-C link. The sequence of events in the process of disconnection of the tubules is as follows: dilation of the T-system tubules, disconnection of the constricted tubular segments from the surface membrane and from the T-system vesicle, disappearance of the lumen and its disintegration. The decoupled state is characterised by the presence of round vesicles uniformly distributed in the entire volume of the fibre. The volume of vesicles accounts well for the residual postglycerol volume increase (15%) of the muscle fibres. Functional and structural recovery can be induced by reapplication of glycerol to fibres decoupled and vesiculated with concentrations of glycerol≦300mmol · l-1 in crayfish saline. The restitution starts with the organisation of the material of the disintegrated connecting segment of the T-system tubule into small vesicles which coalesce to form the tubule from the vesicular site. At the same time the surface membrane is invaginated toward the vesicle, thus forming the tubule from the surface membrane site. Recovery starts already in the first minute after application of glycerol and is completed within approximately 15min.
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    Separation and maturation of gonadotrophs from 2A8 clonal cells in vitro (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 189 (1978), S. 31-40 
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    Keywords: Pituitary cell clone ; LHRH-Sepharose ; Gonadotrophs ; Hypertrophy ; Ultrastructure
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
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    Notes: Summary 2A8 clonal cells derived from the epithelium of Rathke's pouch of fetal rats were cultured in growth medium supplemented with fresh rat serum, median-eminence extract and l-thyroxine. Then, in order to isolate gonadotrophs, cyanogen bromide-activated Sepharose which was conjugated with LHRH (LHRH-Sepharose) was added to the culture medium. Fourteen days after incubation of 2A8 cells with LHRH-Sepharose, agranular and granular cells were rapidly bound to LHRH-Sepharose when fresh serum had previously been added in the medium. The cytoplasm of granular cells that were bound to LHRH-Sepharose contained spherical secretory granules (200–250 nm in diameter). These cells were similar in morphology to the FSH and LH gonadotrophs described by Kurosumi (1968). Moreover, many of them appeared as hypertrophied cells that resembled “castration” cells. These results demonstrate that LHRH conjugated to Sepharose can be used to separate gonadotrophs from other 2A8 cells, and it is suggested that the hypertrophy of some cells might be due to persistent stimulation by LHRH which is likely bound to receptors on the cell membrane.
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    The ultrastructure of the herring bodies in rats subjected to different experimental conditions (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 189 (1978), S. 41-51 
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    Keywords: Herring bodies (rat) ; Colchicine ; Cold ; Neurosecretion ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary A study of the morphology of Herring bodies of the posterior pituitary lobe of rats treated with colchicine and/or exposed to low temperatures has been performed. After treatment with colchicine (20 μg in distilled water injected intracisternally) a predominance of Herring bodies with a large number of small “synaptic-like” vesicles surrounded by neurosecretory granules is found. Exposures to low temperature (4–6° C) result in an increase in the neurosecretory material and the Herring bodies show many neurosecretory granules of different densities. After treatment with colchicine and subsequent exposure to low temperatures, the Herring bodies are characterized by having a great number of autophagic bodies which become more numerous as the length of the exposure is increased; later autophagic vacuoles and lamellar bodies become evident.
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    The ultrastructure and histochemistry of the mesenteric connective tissue of the cockroach Periplaneta americana L. (Insecta, Dictyoptera) (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 189 (1978), S. 91-107 
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    Keywords: Connective tissue sheath ; Periplaneta ; Ultrastructure ; Histochemistry
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé La gaine conjonctive épaisse entourant l'intestin moyen de la Blatte Periplaneta americana a été étudiée en faisant appel à la microscopie photonique, électronique et l'histochimie. Cette couche conjonctive, reliée à l'épithélium mésentérique par une lame basale, traversée par des faisceaux musculaires, des trachées et des nerfs, contient de très nombreuses fibrilles de collagène, des fibrilles élastiques, des fibroblastes et des hémocytes. Au cours des premiers stades le matériel conjonctif est élaboré par des fibroblastes. Différentes réactions, en particulier le bleu alcian, la métachromasie et les digestions enzymatiques ont montré la présence de glycosaminoglycanes. La présence d'acide hyaluronique à tous les stades, l'apparition et l'augmentation des composés sulphatés ainsi que la présence de glycoprotéines ont été mises en évidence.
    Notes: Summary The thick layer of collagenous connective tissue around the mesenteron of the cockroach Periplaneta americana has been examined by light microscopy, electron microscopy and histochemical techniques. This sheath, connected to the mesenteric epithelium by a basal lamina and traversed by longitudinal and circular musculature, tracheae and nerves, contains numerous collagen fibrils, elastic fibers, fibroblasts and rare hemocytes. Development starts during the first instars with the production of connective tissue material by fibroblasts. Glycosaminoglycans have been observed with the use of various histochemical reactions, in particular alcian blue staining, metachromasia and enzymatic digestion. The reactions indicate the presence of hyaluronic acid in the various instars, the appearance and increase of sulphated components during development, and the presence of neutral glycoproteins.
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    An ultrastructural study of periderm granules in the regenerating feather of the jungle fowl (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 192 (1978), S. 319-326 
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    Keywords: Periderm granules ; Regenerating feather ; Ultrastructure ; Jungle fowl
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    Notes: Summary Periderm granules in the support cells of regenerating feathers of mature male Jungle Fowls were studied ultrastructurally and histochemically. Histochemical results showed the absence of carbohydrate and lipid, and the presence of protein in the periderm granules. The periderm granules were measured at successive levels of feather regeneration. The mean size of the periderm granules increased significantly as the regenerating feather matured, and this observation was suggestive of a storage function, perhaps of surplus or waste protein. The cells in which the periderm granules are found also contain glycogen. There are numerous desmosomal junctions on their interdigitating plasma membranes. These transient cells may collect waste, provide nutrition, and serve as a protective barrier for the definitive cells of the regenerating feather.
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    A further type of transient cytoplasmic organelle in human spermatids (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 192 (1978), S. 359-361 
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    Keywords: Spermatids ; Human ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Osmiophilic granules with surrounding vesicles resembling flower-like structures occur transiently during the differentiation of human spermatids. These organelles are incorporated into the residual bodies when mature spermatids are released from the germinal epithelium.
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    Ultrastructural changes in the fat body of adult female Aedes aegypti in relationship to vitellogenin synthesis (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 186 (1978), S. 499-506 
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    Keywords: Fat body ; Aedes aegypti ; Vitellogenin ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The ultrastructure of the fat body of Aedes aegypti was followed from emergence through a blood meal. Changes in the volume of protein granules and lipid droplets were also examined. The relationship of these events to the known endocrinology of vitellogenin synthesis in mosquitoes is discussed.
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    Leptomeric fibrils and T-tubule desmosomes in the Z-band region of the mouse heart papillary muscle (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 188 (1978), S. 205-215 
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    Keywords: Myocardium ; Mouse ; Ultrastructure ; Leptofibrils ; Desmosomes
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    Notes: Summary The papillary muscle of the heart of adult white mice is investigated. Intrafibrillarly located leptomeric fibrils, frequently encountered in the Z-band region of the myofibrils. The leptomeric fibrils are always running in a transverse direction and often in close proximity to the transverse tubules (which are also located at this level). There seems to be a close connection between the dense striae of the leptofibrils and the Z-bands of ordinary myofibrils. The leptomeric fibrils are spindle-shaped and have a length varying between 0.6 and 1.2 μm. The banding periodicity of the fibrils is approximately 0.16 μm. Occasionally desmosomes are observed in the T-tubule system.
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    Ultrastrukturell-morphometrische Veränderungen des Ganglion spirale cochleae bei der Ratte nach Beschallung (1978)
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    European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology and head & neck 220 (1978), S. 193-199 
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    ISSN: 1434-4726
    Keywords: Cochlear spiral ganglion ; Ultrastructure ; Morphometry ; Influence of broad band noise ; Cochleare Spiralganglien ; Ultrastruktur ; Morphometrie ; Beschallung mit Breitbandrauschen
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Nach 40minütiger Beschallung des Ohres mit Breitbandrauschen von 105 dB SPL waren bei den Ratten elektronenoptisch noch keine sicheren Veränderungen an den Spiralganglienzellen festzustellen. Erst ultrastrukturell-morphometrisch ließen sich statistisch signifikante Veränderungen des Chondrioms und der Organellen des Leistungsstoffwechsels bei den granulären Spiralganglienzellen nachweisen. Der Volumenanteil der Mitochondrien im Einheitsvolumen Zytoplasma nahm zu. Auch das Volumen und die Oberfläche des RER sowie das Volumen der freien Ribosomen und der Nucleolen vergrößerten sich im Einheitsvolumen Zytoplasma bzw. pro Zelle. Die physiologische Bedeutung dieser Veränderungen wurde diskutiert. Die Resultate zeigen u. a., daß Veränderungen der Cytoarchitektur in den granulären Spiralganglienzellen morphometrisch früher als elektronenoptisch registriert werden können.
    Notes: Summary The comparison of ultrastructural and ultrastructural-morphometric findings in spiral ganglion cells subsequent to broad band noise with 105 dB SPL over a period of 40 min demonstrates that there are morphometric changes of the cytoarchitecture of granular ganglion cells even without evident ultrastructural changes. Morphometric analyses shows a significant extention of the volume proportion of mitochondria per unit volume cytoplasm. The volume and the surface of the rough endoplasmic reticulum, the volume of the free ribosomes and the average single volume of the nucleoli increase per granular ganglion cell. The physiologic significance of these changes is discussed. The results show that changes of the cytoarchitecture of granular spiral ganglion cells are earlier detected by morphometry than by ultrastructural description.
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    Development of the filiform hairs on the cerci of Gryllus bimaculatus Deg. (Saltatoria, Gryllidae) (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 187 (1978), S. 1-24 
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    Keywords: Insect sensillum ; Mechanoreceptor ; Development ; Ultrastructure ; Gryllus bimaculatus
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
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    Notes: Summary The filiform hairs, mechanoreceptors of Gryllus, pass through six developmental stages during the last larval stage. The cytoplasm of their sense cells suggests intensive synthesis of protein for cellular metabolism and intercytoplasmic exchange of material via glial evaginations. Ultrahistochemical tests demonstrated acid phosphatase in the lysosomes as well as in components of the Golgi apparatus. There was no significant change in the appearance of the sense cell cytoplasm, indicating a maintained functional state also during molting. The new cuticular apparatus is formed after apolysis by the three enveloping cells. Formation of the replacement hairs is initiated by a cytoplasmic outgrowth of the trichogen cell. During morphogenesis of the new hair, the microtubules serve as a cytoskeleton and probably control the flow of vesicles, which contain phenol oxidase, also demonstrated in the Golgi apparatus, and are incorporated into the new cuticle. Bundles of microfibrils are involved in the surface sculpturing of the replacement hair. The trichogen cell also forms a number of structural elements, e.g. the “cup” and “strut” marked geometric peculiarities of which indicate that they are important in the spatial orientation of the dendrite and thus also in transduction. Reduction of the apical cell membrane of the tormogen cell after apolysis permits unrestricted growth of the new hair into the exuvial space. The tormogen cell participates in the formation of the joint membrane, parts of the socket and the articulation of the hair.
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    Early effects of prolactin on lactating rabbit mammary gland (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 187 (1978), S. 25-43 
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    Keywords: Lactation ; Prolactin ; Secretion ; Caseins ; Ultrastructure
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Les effets de la prolactine, sur la sécrétion des protéines du lait, ont été étudiés grâce à des incubations de tranches de glandes mammaires de lapines en lactation. Dès 15min après l'addition de l'hormone au milieu d'incubation, la morphologie de la cellule est modifiée: le volume relatif des vésicules et des saccules Golgiens est fortement augmenté. Lorsque la prolactine est rajoutée, immédiatement après un marquage en 〈pulse〉 des protéines (pendant 3 min par la L-leucine 3H), elle provoque, en une heure, une augmentation de la sérétion des caséines radioactives dans le milieu d'incubation. Cette augmentation de la quantité de caséines sécrétées ne provient ni d'une augmentation du transit intracellulaire des protéines néosynthétisées (étudié par autoradiographie en Microscopie Electronique), ni d'une augmentation d'incorporation des acides aminés (mesurée par l'incorporation d'acides aminés non métabolisables), ni d'une augmentation de la synthèse protéique totale, dans le délai d'une heure. Les relations possibles entre l'action de la prolactine sur l'aspect morphologique d'un organite cellulaire tel que l'appareil de Golgi et sur la sécrétion des caséines sont discutées.
    Notes: Summary Effects of prolactin on the secretion of milk proteins have been investigated by incubating mammary tissue fragments from lactating rabbits. Within 15min of adding the hormone to the incubation medium, cell morphology is modified: the relative volume occupied by the Golgi region is greatly increased. When prolactin is added immediately after a pulse labelling of proteins (3 min with 3H-L-leucine), the amount of labelled caseins secreted during one hour is significantly increased. This increase proceeds neither from an acceleration of intracellular transit of caseins (as shown by electron microscopic autoradiography) nor by an enhancement of amino acid uptake (as measured by incorporation of non-metabolizable amino acids) nor by an increase of overall protein synthesis, during the first hour. The action of prolactin on the morphology of such subcellular organelles as the Golgi apparatus and its influence on casein secretion are discussed.
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    Cytological observations on the blood and hemopoietic tissue in the crab, Callinectes sapidus (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 187 (1978), S. 79-96 
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    Keywords: Crustacean hemocytes ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary A fine structural analysis of hemocytes recovered from the pericardial sinus of the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) demonstrates that hyaline cells, intermediate cells, and granuloyctes are present in the hemolymph. A detailed consideration of their shared and differing cytological features suggests that the various blood cells represent different stages of cytogenesis along a common or single path of cellular differentiation. The potential functional complexity of the hemocytes is attested to by the occurrence within their cytoplasm of three and/or possibly four morphologically distinct types of inclusion bodies, and other membrane-bounded compartments (e.g., lysosome-like structures, autophagic vacuoles, peroxisome-like bodies) whose function is unknown. Preliminary examination of the well-developed Golgi organelle in the intermediate cells and granulocytes indicates its probable participation in the elaboration of the inclusion bodies; however, the details of its role in granulogenesis and in the known plurifunctional capacities of these cells remain obscure.
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    Unusual mitochondrial ultrastructure in the pig adrenal cortex (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 187 (1978), S. 129-134 
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    Keywords: Adrenal cortex (Pig) ; Mitochondria ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Unusually large mitochondria with few cristae were observed in the cells of the boundary layer between the zonae fasciculata and reticularis of the pig adrenal. These mitochondria occasionally contained parallel arrays of beaded filaments which appeared to be composed of repetitive electron opaque particles, measuring 10 to 11 nm in diameter. The possibility that these filaments are arranged in closely packed arrays of tubular structures with a central filament is discussed.
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    Studies on the midgut of Centropages typicus (Copepod, Calanoid) (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 187 (1978), S. 333-353 
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    Keywords: Midgut ; Centropages typicus (Copepod, Calanoid) ; Structure ; Ultrastructure ; Digestive function
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    Notes: Summary From a structural study of the midgut of Centropages typicus, three main zones presenting different cellular associations may be defined. The ultrastructural study carried out allows us to distinguish several cell types. The four principal cell categories (E, R, F and B) show a more or less marked resemblance with those identified in the Malacostraceans, especially in the hepatopancreas of Decapods. The three types R, F and B, which are subdivided according to their localization (R and R′) or their developing stages (F1, F2; B1 to B5), are recognized by the following characteristics: R-cells with smooth endoplasmic reticulum and high microvilli (zones I and III); F-cells with rough endoplasmic reticulum and short or spherical microvilli (zones I and II); B-cells with a large vacuolar apparatus made up of lysosome-like dense bodies associated with vacuoles originating from pinocytosis (zone II). From the comparisons of morphological, ultrastructural and histochemical results concerning Centropages typicus with author's data, we propose and discuss these functions for the three principal cell types: synthesis and secretion of pre-digestive enzymes (F1 and F2-cells); enzyme synthesis, intracellular digestion and extrusion (B1 to B5-cells); absorption (R and R′-cells).
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    Morphological changes in the ultrastructure of the thyroid epithelium of Notophthalmus viridescens after hypophysectomy and TSH- and prolactin stimulation (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 187 (1978), S. 305-313 
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    Keywords: Thyroid ; Ultrastructure ; Hypophysectomy ; TSH- and prolactin treatment ; Notophthalmus viridescens
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    Notes: Summary In the newt, Notophthalmus viridescens, hypophysectomy results in progressive atrophy of the thyroid cells to the point of irreversible degeneration. After exclusive TSH-stimulation of hypophysectomized newts, increased endocytotic activity of the follicular epithelium is observed. Prolactin stimulation under the same conditions prevents atrophy but does not result in increased cell activity, as expressed by the reduced amount of microvilli and the lack of endocytotic activity. Combined TSH- and prolactin stimulation also results in cell activation, but the activation level of exclusively TSH-stimulated cells is not reached. Although prolactin prevents cellular atrophy and degeneration of the follicular epithelium, it reduces the TSH-induced activation of the thyroid epithelium.
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    Ultrastructure of differentiating hemocytes in the embryo of Oncopeltus fasciatus Dallas (Insecta, Heteroptera) (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 187 (1978), S. 479-488 
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    Keywords: Embryonic hemocytes ; Insecta ; Oncopeltus fasciatus ; Differentiation ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The hemocytes of Oncopeltus differentiate rather early during embryogenesis. They are segregated by the mesoderm soon after its formation (about 50h after egg deposition). Newly segregated hemocytes show the “typical” features of “embryonic” cells: many free ribosomes, a few strands of rough ER, the cisternae of which are considerably distended, electron lucent vacuoles around the periphery, and glycogen deposits. A few hours thereafter the hemocytes undergo striking subcellular changes. First, glycogen, electron lucent vacuoles and rough ER disappear and phagocytotic activity can be observed. Golgi complexes become well expressed and give rise to electron dense vesicles which fuse to larger bodies. Then, rough ER develops again and occupies large areas of the cytoplasm. Its cisternae are often considerably distended by proteinaceous secretions. All hemocytes undergo the same steps of differentiation. Embryonic hemocytes obviously play a decisive role in the elimination of waste products, in particular of tissue debris that results from programmed cellular death. The significance of the conspicuous protein secretions is not fully understood. They may participate in the deposition of the acellular connective tissue, or may have some of the other functions ascribed to insect blood cells. Larvae and imagines of Oncopeltus have four types of hemocytes, which agree rather well with those found in Rhodnius (Lai-Fook, 1970). All embryonic hemocytes, aside from the newly segregated ones, represent plasmatocytes but, unlike plasmatocytes of postembryonic stages, they contain no large inclusion bodies. Newly segregated embryonic hemocytes, in addition to their “typical embryonic” features, have some similarities with larval and adult prohemocytes. Oenocytoids and granulocytophagous cells are absent in the embryo. Some aspects concerning the differentiation and classification of hemocytes are discussed.
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    The paramedial neurosecretory cells of the suboesophageal ganglion in the cricket, Teleogryllus commodus (Walk.) (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 187 (1978), S. 495-506 
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    Keywords: Suboesophageal ganglion (cricket) ; Paramedial neurosecretory cells ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The paramedian neurosecretory cells (PNC) (A-type) in the suboesophageal ganglion of the cricket, Teleogryllus commodus (Walk.), have been studied by electron microscopy. In control animals (10 day-old virgin females) three different cell stages could be distinguished: Stage 1 shows a variable content of elementary granules and characteristics of actively synthesising cells. Stage 2 is characterised by the presence of numerous fusion bodies, which are formed by the coalescence of elementary granules, presumably for storage purposes. In stage 3 granules are degraded in lysosomes (?). While the production of material rich in cysteine increases after ovariectomy (Dürnberger et al., 1978), the fine structure of the cells is essentially unchanged. The only noted differences are an increased lysosomal synthetic activity and the existence of stages intermediate between 2 and 3, which were never found in control animals. The functional significance of the different stages is discussed.
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    Influence of gonadotropic hormones on the ultrastructure of rat pinealocytes (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 188 (1978), S. 133-141 
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    Keywords: Pineal organ, rat ; Ultrastructure ; Gonadotropic hormones
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    Notes: Summary The influence of gonadotropic hormones on the ultrastructure of rat pinealocytes was studied. Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) as well as pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG) caused a marked activation of pinealocytes. It is characterised by a conspicuous proliferation of the granular endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus as well as an increase in number of dense core vesicles, mitochondria, dense bodies, subsurface cisternae and vesicles in the terminal buds of pinealocyte processes. The changes after HCG administration were more pronounced than after PMSG.
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    Changes in the adrenal cortex of the rat after chronic administration of the steroidogenic inhibitor U-8113 (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 190 (1978), S. 123-134 
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    Keywords: Adrenal ; Steroidogenesis ; Inihibitor ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary In concert with studies of the effects of various pharmacologic inhibitors of corticosteroidogenesis on adrenocortical morphology, U-8113, an analog of amphenone B, was administered daily to Sprague-Dawley rats for 7, 14, 21 or 30 days. The primary morphological responses involved increases in adrenal weight, width of zona fasciculata, width of zona reticularis, intracellular lipids, mitochondrial size, mitochondrial vacuolation and crystalline-like inclusions, small coated vesicles, lysosomes, autophagic vacuoles and cholesterol ester clefts. In particular, the increases in lysosomes, coated vesicles and autophagic vacuoles containing morphologically altered mitochondria were considered reflective of mechanisms designed to maintain cellular integrity amidst functional impairment. Lipid analysis revealed marked increases in cholesterol esters and phospholipids, supportive of morphological observations. When permitted a 14 day recovery period following either 14 or 30 days of inhibitor therapy, most fine structural alterations and lipid derangements were diminished, and the cells approximated normal parameters.
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    The respiratory epithelium in the lungs of the slow-worm, Anguis fragilis (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 190 (1978), S. 337-347 
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    Keywords: Respiratory epithelium ; Anguis fragilis ; Pneumonocytes ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The epithelium covering the respiratory portion in the lung of the slow-worm (Anguis fragilis) has been studied by electron microscopy. The epithelium is composed of two different types of pneumonocytes. The type I pneumonocytes are roughly squamous and their cytoplasmic sheets spread over relatively large areas of the septal walls. These cytoplasmic sheets are attenuated in regions where they overlie septal capillaries; they usually have extensive areas of contact with adjacent cells. The type II pneumonocytes are also squamous but are more compact and possess more organelles. Their osmiophilic inclusion bodies are especially conspicuous. Most of their microvilli are concentrated on the surfaces of cytoplasmic “hillocks”. Deposits of membranous material are present in the air sacs. The morphological evidence suggests that the type II cells of Anguis secrete surface-active material.
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    An ultrastructural study of regeneration of minced smooth muscle in the vas deferens of the guinea-pig (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 190 (1978), S. 481-493 
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    Keywords: Smooth muscle ; Regeneration ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Electron microscopic studies were made of the regeneration of minced smooth muscle of the vas deferens of the guinea-pig 3 days to 15 weeks after operation. At 3–5 days the mince contained degenerating smooth muscle cells and dedifferentiating cells showing characteristics of embryonic smooth muscle cells: numerous free ribosomes, well developed rough endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus with few peripherally placed myofilaments associated with dense bodies. During the first two weeks of regeneration, scattered cells surrounded by debris and collagen were separated by a large extra-cellular space. After three weeks, extracellular space was reduced to near normal values. Regenerating cells had a shorter length than normal cells, but during later stages of regeneration they showed an increase in diameter. Muscle effector bundles began to form after 2 to 3 weeks. Initially there were large gaps between the muscle cells, but at later stages of bundle formation, the extracellular space between the muscle cells was much reduced. From 3 weeks, arterioles appeared between the smooth muscle bundles in the regenerating areas. Regeneration of individual smooth muscle cells was complete by 15 weeks after the operation.
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    The ultrastructure of pinealocytes in the golden mole (Amblysomus hottentotus) with special reference to the granular vesicles (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 191 (1978), S. 39-56 
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    Keywords: Pinealocytes ; Golden mole ; Secretory process ; Ultrastructure
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    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé Les pinéalocytes de la glande pinéale de la Taupe dorée Amblysomus hottentotus (Mammifère aveugle et vivant toujours dans une obscurité complète) examinés au microscope électronique ont été comparés à ceux d'autres Mammifères. Une seule population de pinealocytes a été observée. Mitochondries, ribosomes, réticulum endoplasmic granulaire, inclusions lipidiques et rares structures lysosomiales sont présents dans le périkaryon. De nombreux grains de glycogène formant le plus souvent de typiques “accumulations” ont été fréquemment observés associés à des vacuoles. Un grand nombre de vésicules granulaires est la caractéristique première des pinéalocytes. Un phénomène d'excrétion, caractérisé par une dissolution in situ du coeur dense, a été observé. L'importance physiologique de ces vésicules granulaires est discuté.
    Notes: Summary The ultrastructure of the pinealocytes of the golden mole (Amblysomus hottentotus), a blind subterranean mammal living in complete darkness, was examined and compared with that of pinealocytes of other mammals. On the basis of the presence of granular vesicles and glycogen granules, only one population of pinealocytes was found. Large mitochondria, ribosomes, lipid inclusions and scarce lysosomes were observed in the perikaryon. Numerous glycogen granules, often forming typical accumulations, were frequently found to be associated with typical vacuoles. An extraordinary large number of granular vesicles is characteristic of the golden mole pinealocyte. Phenomena of excretion of compound(s) stored in the granular vesicles were identified. Morphologically this is characterized by dissociation of its granular core in situ while its limiting membrane is preserved. The physiological significance of the secretory process characterized by the formation of these granular vesicles is discussed.
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    The uterovaginal sperm host glands of the quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 191 (1978), S. 101-114 
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    Keywords: Sperm host glands ; Quail (Coturnix coturnix jap.) ; Ultrastructure ; Ultracytochemistry
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    Notes: Summary Ultrastructural and ultrahistochemical studies were performed on the uterovaginal sperm host glands of the quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). The proximal parts of the glandular necks are lined by a pseudostratified epithelium, consisting of high columnar ciliated cells and small, irregular shaped, basal cells. The true glandular epithelium is composed only of columnar cells with microvilli on their luminal end. A characteristic luminal feature is a large lipid droplet in the perinuclear region. In the subplasmalemmal region numerous tubular profiles are seen which could represent a cellular resorption system. To evaluate the absorptive capacity of the Uterovaginal sperm host glands, tracer studies with HRP, ferritin, lanthanum and ruthenium red were undertaken. Since between 5 min and 3 h after injection no absorption could be found with the techniques mentioned, it is suggested that phagocytosis of spermatozoa by the glandular epithelium is not likely to occur.
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    The structure of the nervous system of the pluteus larva of Strongylocentrotus purpuratus (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 191 (1978), S. 233-247 
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    Keywords: Nervous system ; Pluteus ; Ultrastructure ; Echinoderms ; Strongylocentrotus
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    Notes: Summary Tissues that have the ultrastructural characteristics of nervous tissues are associated with ciliary and muscular elements of the pluteus larva of Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. The nerve cells are found along the margins of the ciliary bands, which are composed predominantly of spindle-shaped ciliated cells. The nerve cells contribute axonal processes to a tract of axons, which runs at the base of the ciliary band throughout its length. Axonal tracts, in the esophagus, lie beneath the circumesophageal muscles. Branched microvilli, which have been interpreted as sensory receptors, are located on the oral side of the main ciliary band and connect with the nerve cells in the ciliary band. The nervous structures described here, and other tissues of the pluteus that have been previously described as nervous, are compared on the basis of their association with receptor and effector organs, and their ultrastructural characteristics.
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    The ultrastructure of multilamellar bodies and surfactant in the human lung (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 193 (1978), S. 219-229 
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    Keywords: Multilamellar bodies (human lung) ; Surfactant ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Normal tissues from human lungs were dehydrated through Epon 812 resin to retain many of the lipids and carbohydrates in thin section. The three-dimensional structure of the multilamellar body was determined. The paired layer of phospholipid heads (PH) is 36Å thick; the layer of fatty-acid tails (FA) is 31Å, the same as reported previously for non-human primates and rodents. The human multilamellar body is apparently unique: the lamellae of the major focus divide into two or three lamellae; the matrix material of the core is without vesicular bodies and a projection core is present. When compared with those of the rat, human tissues contain a greater number of lamellar foci and fewer lamellae per focus. The presence of a peripheral layer of lamellae, an ever-present external limiting membrane, and the fusion of multilamellar bodies are also characteristic. Tubular myelin surfactant has the same appearance as in other mammals. Multilamellar bodies were observed in direct communication with Golgi vesicles. Their origin from multivesicular bodies and their maturation through secretion and exocytosis were demonstrated. Untransformed multilamellar bodies in the alveolar space demonstrated three periodicities (P): (1) compact regular lamellae, PH = 36Å, FA = 31Å, P = 66Å; (2) compact broad lamellae, PH = 72Å, FA = 22Å, P = 94Å; (3) loose lamellae, PH = 36Å, FA = 36Å, FA = 31Å with a variable interlamellar space.
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    High resolution radioautographic study of newly formed protein in striated muscle with emphasis on red and white fibres (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 193 (1978), S. 269-282 
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    Keywords: Striated muscle ; Proteins ; Radioautography ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The elaboration and distribution of newly formed proteins in the striated muscle of 21-day-old mice were investigated by quantitative radioautography at intervals between 2 and 240 min after intravenous injection of tritiated leucine. In radioautographs, the localization and the relative label concentration were comparatively estimated for the different components of mitochondria-rich fibres, in particular of red fibres, from the tibialis anterior muscle and of mitochondria-poor fibres from the oesophageal muscle. As early as 2 min after injection, radioactivity was detected over the nucleus, the polysome-rich sarcoplasm, the A and I bands, the Z lines, and the mitochondria in the two fibre types. Label localization did not change with time. The relative label concentration increased similarly in the polysome-rich sarcoplasm and the A and I bands of both fibre types within 30 min after injection, a confirmation that biosynthesis of myofibrillar proteins takes place rapidly. In each case, concentration was higher in the Z lines than in the I bands, and higher in the I bands than in the A bands, thus showing “in vivo” that the rates of synthesis of sarcomere protein components are not uniform. However, the relative label concentration was found to be higher in the Z lines of mitochondria-poor fibres than of mitochondria-rich fibres: this suggests that a higher synthetic rate of Z line protein, and probably of α actinin, is characteristic of the first type. Inversely, the concentration was higher in the mitochondria of mitochondria-rich fibres. This lead to the belief that high rate of protein synthesis in these organelles may account for the high rate of label incorporation into this type of fibre.
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    Extravascular transfer within the anuran pars intermedia (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 193 (1978), S. 297-313 
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    Keywords: Pars intermedia ; Peroxidase ; Ultrastructure ; Extravascular space ; Stellate cell
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    Notes: Summary To study the transport of protein from the blood into and throughout the sparsely vascularized pars intermedia of anurans, the electrondense tracer, horseradish peroxidase (HRP) was injected into the vascular system of adult frogs. A strong reaction product was localized in small vesicles in the cytoplasm of that portion of the stellate cells immediately beneath the vascular spaces. Also, within two minutes after an injection of HRP, which was given during a period of one minute, the reaction product was seen in the extracellular spaces between the stellate and/or MSH secretory cells throughout the gland. Additionally, it appeared that HRP was pinocytosed by the stellate cell processes in the interior of the pars intermedia. Since frogs adapted to different backgrounds were perfused with HRP for a variety of time periods, from 3 to 90 min, it was thought that it would be possible to trace the pathway of the HRP-filled vesicles as they moved through the stellate cells. There did not appear to be a migration of these vesicles within the cells. Because of the electron density of the HRP, the tortuous extensions from the perivascular spaces of the capillary plexus intermedius were obvious as they ramified into the pars intermedia and pars nervosa. In the frogs not injected with HRP, it was possible to observe the substructure of these ramifications which paralleled the stellate cells and formed enlargements at the convergence of the stellate cell processes and sometimes the nerve processes. An extravascular, many-branched transport system that penetrates the parenchyma is discussed in addition to the possible transfer role of the stellate cells.
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    Scanning electron microscope studies of the egg shell in some anostraca (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 193 (1978), S. 337-351 
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    Keywords: Egg shells ; Anostraca ; Alveolar meshwork ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The tertiary shell of the eggs of anostracan crustaceans consists of two layers, an outer cortex and an inner alveolar layer. Scanning electron microscope studies show that, in most species, these layers are separated by a subcortical space which intercommunicates with spaces in the cortex and with the meshwork of the alveolar layer. No evidence was found for direct communication between pores on the surface of Branchipus stagnalis eggs and the subcortical space. No surface pores were found in the eggs of Branchinecta packardi, Chirocephalus diaphanus, Anemia salina, nor in eggs of the notostracan Triops cancriformis. Similarities in structure and possible functions of the egg shells of anostracan crustaceans and certain insects are discussed in relation to similarities in certain features of their environments.
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    The pineal gland of the gerbil, Meriones unguiculatus (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 193 (1978), S. 323-336 
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    Keywords: Pineal gland ; Gerbil ; Pinealocytes ; Concretions ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Electron microscopy was employed in a study of the pineal gland of the Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus). It was determined that the gerbil pineal gland contains pinealocytes and glial cells with the pinealocytes being the predominant cell type. The pinealocytes contain numerous organelles traditionally considered as being either synthetic or secretory in function such as an extensive Golgi region, smooth (SER) and rough (RER) endoplasmic reticulum, secretory vesicles and microtubules. Other cytoplasmic components are also present in the pinealocytes (synaptic ribbons, subsurface cisternae) for which no function has been assigned. Dense-cored vesicles are rare. Vacuolated pinealocytes are present and appear to be intimately associated with the formation of the pineal concertions. Evidence presented supports the proposal that the concretions form within the vacuoles. Once the concretions reach an enlarged state, the vacuolated pinealocytes break down and the concretions are thus extruded into the extracellular space where they apparently continue to increase in size. The morphology of the glial cells was interpreted as indicative of a high synthetic activity. The glial cells contain predominantly the rough variety of endoplasmic reticulum and form an expansion around the wide perivascular area.
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    Sarcotubular development in dystrophic skeletal muscle cells (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 194 (1978), S. 125-130 
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    Keywords: Sarcotubular development ; Chick embryo ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Dilations of the sarcotubular system and misaligned myofilaments have been reported as early indicators of muscular dystrophy in skeletal muscle. Since the developing tubular component is believed instrumental in initial myofilament alignment during myogenesis, tubular development is evaluated using normal and dystrophic chick embryo skeletal muscle and cultures of normal and dystrophic embryonic pectoral muscle incubated in the presence of horse spleen ferritin. Comparisons of the findings show that periodic tubules are absent from dystrophic somitic muscle and that invaginating tubules from the sarcolemma are found in fewer, randomly located areas of dystrophic pectoral muscle cells. The results indicate that the tubular component is not involved in the bizarre vesiculations seen in mature dystrophic muscle, however, the malalignment of dystrophic myofilaments is probably the result of the poorer development of the T system in this muscle.
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    Distribution, ontogeny and ultrastructure of pancreatic polypeptide (PP) cells in the pancreas and gut of the chicken (1978)
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    Cell & tissue research 194 (1978), S. 377-386 
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    Keywords: Pancreas ; Gut ; Pancreatic polypeptide (PP) cells ; Immunocytochemistry ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Pancreatic polypeptide (PP) cells in the pancreas and gut of chickens were studied by immunocytochemistry. In the pancreas PP cells were numerous and disseminated in the exocrine parenchyma. In this location they were first seen at the 9th day of incubation, i.e. several days after the appearance of glucagon, insulin and somatostatin cells. Very large numbers of these cells occurred from about the 14th day until shortly after hatching when the PP cell frequency was somewhat reduced. At the 17th day of incubation PP cells appeared in the duodenum. Subsequently the number of PP cells in the duodenum increased, and PP cells began to appear also in the jejunum-ileum (19th day) and in the proventriculus and colon (21st day). At hatching and a few days thereafter, PP cells were relatively numerous in the small intestines but much less frequent in the proventriculus and colon. One week after hatching PP cells had disappeared from the colon but remained in the proventriculus and small intestines. Ultrastructurally the PP cell was clearly distinguishable from the insulin, glucagon and somatostatin cells. It was characterized by the presence of spherical cytoplasmic granules which were membrane-bound and moderately electron dense. Areas of firm adhesion between PP cells and acinar cells in the form of desmosomes and possibly also gap junctions were observed.
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