ISSN:
0003-276X
Keywords:
Life and Medical Sciences
;
Cell & Developmental Biology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
The differentiation of the fetal saurian pancreas in continuousperifusion tissue culture (CPTC) was examined. Splenic pancreases from 24-day postoviposition fetuses of the green anole, Anolis carolinensis, were grown for 8 to 31 days by CPTC following successful preliminary studies with adult pancreas. Adult anolian endocrine pancreas was maintained for up to 7 days by CPTC. The pancreatic explants were examined morphologically by light and electron micros-copy. The functional integrity of the endocrine cells was evaluated by measuring hormone levels of the explants and in the basal medium and by determining the kinetics of hormone release. The pancreatic endocrine cells from fetal and adult anoles were functionally and morphologically intact after CPTC. The exocrine pancreas was not maintained during culture. This study demonstrates for the first time the growth of the reptilian endocrine pancreas in culture.
Additional Material:
9 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ar.1092030115
