ISSN:
1432-0568
Keywords:
Rat
;
Liver
;
Bile ducts
;
Cilia
;
Scanning Electron Microscopy
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Numerous cilia have been demonstrated by SEM in cells of rat perilobular and portal bile ducts and ductules. Generally these cilia appear as long, cylindrical evaginations of the plasma membrane. Some of them are so long that, curving and twisting at many points, they cross the ductal lumen. It has been suggested that they may be related to a continual mixing up and propulsion of the bile product down the biliary tree.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00519634