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    Development genes and evolution 192 (1983), S. 42-44 
    ISSN: 1432-041X
    Keywords: Chick embryo ; Gastrulation ; Adenylate cyclase ; cAMP phosphodiesterase ; Ultrastructure
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    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Summary The ultrastructural localization of adenylate cyclase (E.C. 4.6.1.1.) and cAMP phosphodiesterase (PDE) (E.C. 3.1.4.17.) in the ectoderm of the developmental stage 4 chick embryo was studied. Adenylate cyclase was localized in the lateral surfaces of the ectodermal cells. In the primitive streak cells the enzymatic activity was observed on all the lateral surfaces, whereas in the periphery of the blastoderm the reaction product was localized in the apical parts of the lateral plasma membranes only. cAMP PDE localized in the apical cytoplasm of the ectodermal cells, with highest activity in the globular projections.
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    Development genes and evolution 192 (1983), S. 171-178 
    ISSN: 1432-041X
    Keywords: Differentiation ; Digestive tract ; Endoderm ; Organ culture ; Ultrastructure
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    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Summary The self-differentiation potency of the endoderm of the chick embryo was investigated mainly by transmission electron microscopy. Endodermal fragments isolated from 4- to 6-day stomach or small intestine were cultured in the absence of mesenchyme and were able to differentiate in vitro into organ-specific epithelia. Endodermal fragments isolated from the stomach region differentiated into a pseudo-stratified epithelium with periodic acid Schiff-positive mucous granules in the apical cytoplasm, while those from the small intestinal region differentiated into a simple columnar epithelium with a striated border which was positive in alkaline phosphatase activity. These features are comparable with those of the mucous secretory epithelium of the normal embryonic stomach and the absorptive epithelium of normal embryonic small intestine, respectively. Next, the self-differentiation potencies were investigated of the upper and lower layers of the blastoderms, at stages 1–5 of Hamburger and Hamilton (H. and H.). Both stomach-type and small-intestine-type epithelia developed only when fragments of the lower layer isolated from the blastoderms older than stage 3 of H. and H. were cultured, suggesting that cells possessing the potency to differentiate into the stomach- and small-intestine-type epithelia exist in the definitive endoderm at the beginning of its formation.
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    Archives of microbiology 134 (1983), S. 295-298 
    ISSN: 1432-072X
    Keywords: Actinomycetes ; Streptomyces thermoviolaceus ; Sporogenesis ; Spore ornamentation ; Cupular knobs ; Sheath ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Abstract The sporogenesis of aerial spores in Streptomyces thermoviolaceus corresponded to a common sporulation type in the genus. The sporulation septum was composed of an outer ring-shaped constriction wall and an inner interspace septum arising by the inwards growth of a double annulus. In mature spores the wall was composed of two layers, the outer one was part of the parent hyphal wall and septum material, the inner one was formed de novo. The spore chains were enclosed by the thin breakable sheath containing small rod-like elements. The ornamentation in the form of knobs, which were a characteristic feature of the species originated from the sheath. The knobs were hemispherical particles with an inner electron dense core and an outer electron transparent shell. The term “cupular knobs” was suggested for this type of tuberculate ornamentation. Frequently, the knobs became detached from the surface in which case the inner core separated easily from the shell.
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    ISSN: 1432-072X
    Keywords: Cyanobacteria ; Ultrastructure ; Nitrogen fixation ; Water stress ; Taxonomy ; DNA ; Plasmids
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    Notes: Abstract Two strains of desiccation-tolerant coccoid cyanobacteria, Chroococcus S24, a marine form, and Chroococcus N41, a cryptoendolith isolated from a hot-desert rock, have been characterized. The mol % DNA base compositions of the strains are 47.1 and 48.9% respectively. Plasmid DNA was not detected in either strain. The pigment contents and nutritional characteristics of the strains are identical. Both lack phycoerythrinoid pigments and, in culture, behave as slow-growing halotolerant marine forms with elevated requirements for Na+, Cl−, Mg2+ and Ca2+. Sucrose was the only carbon source of those tested that supported photoheterotrophic growth. Each strain synthesizes nitrogenase under anaerobic conditions but not in air. Morphologically the two strains are indistinguishable. They are considered to be independent isolates of the same cyanobacterial species. Chroococcus N41 was studied in detail with the electron microscope. When brought to equilibrium at matric water potentials of-168 MPa and lower (to-673 MPa=c0.12a w) the protoplast shrinks, but the cells maintain the same size and diameter as those at-2,156 kPa (MN medium; control); the sheath expands and remains attached to the cell wall outer membrane by fibrils. The cell wall, cell membrane, thylakoid membranes, cyanophycin granules and carboxysomes appeared intact in desiccated cells.
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    ISSN: 1432-2242
    Keywords: Pollen irradiation ; Wheat ; Differential gene transfer
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    Notes: Summary The use of irradiated pollen to bring about limited gene transfer in wheat has been investigated. Doses of X-rays of 2Kr, 3Kr and 5Kr were used to generate M1 progeny between maternal and paternal genotypes differing in quantitative and major gene characters. Cytological studies of M1 plants revealed hybrids with widespread aneuploidy and structural rearrangements in the paternal genome. These effects resulted in phenotypic variation between M1 progeny and complex multivalent formation at meiosis. All M1 plants at the 5Kr and 3Kr doses were sterile and all but 2 plants at the 2Kr dose. Studies of the two M2 families from these plants revealed disturbances in genotype frequencies for some of the marker loci with an excess of maternal homozygotes and a deficit of paternal homozygotes. This was also reflected in a more maternal appearance for quantitative characters. These results are interpreted as showing that irradiation damage to the paternal genome in M1 plants results in the differential transmission of maternal alleles.
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    Theoretical and applied genetics 65 (1983), S. 171-172 
    ISSN: 1432-2242
    Keywords: Resistance ; Genetic engineering ; Yellow rust ; Wheat ; Chitinase
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    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Summary Virulence and resistance may act on the same biochemical mechanisms. Because Erwinia-virulence on potato depends on the lysis of cell walls of the host, resistance may depend on the lysis of cell walls of the parasite. An example is given with yellow rust on wheat.
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    Theoretical and applied genetics 66 (1983), S. 249-256 
    ISSN: 1432-2242
    Keywords: Wheat ; Dwarfism ; Yield ; Quality
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    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Summary The effects of the ‘Tom Thumb’ Rht3 dwarfing gene in wheat on plant height, yield components and grain quality in field trials of random inbred lines from two ‘Minister Dwarf’ (Rht3) x rht3 crosses are described. Limited genetic increases in Rht3 plant height, up to 70 cm, were achieved by incorporating genes from the extremely tall variety ‘April Bearded’. Amongst lines from the higher yielding cross, the dwarfing gene did not reduce grain yield but was associated with an increase in grain number of over 25%. Although Rht3 reduced grain protein content by up to 0.8%, breadmaking quality, as measured by SDS sedimentation values and baking tests, was not affected. A controlled environment experiment with near-isogenic Rht3 and rht3 lines indicated that reduced grain size in the dwarfs is a competitive response to the increase in fertility rather than a primary effect of the dwarfing gene.
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    Theoretical and applied genetics 64 (1983), S. 255-258 
    ISSN: 1432-2242
    Keywords: Triticum aestivum ; Wheat ; Malate dehydrogenase ; Chromosomal location
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    Notes: Summary The malate dehydrogenase (E.C. no 1.1.1. 37) of Triticum aestivum L. cv. Chinese Spring, shows two activity zones. The results obtained support the hypothesis that the malate dehydrogenase isozymes of zone II are dimers composed of the six possible combinations of subunits coded by triplicate genes located in the long arms of chromosomes of the homoeologous group 1.
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    Theoretical and applied genetics 66 (1983), S. 153-157 
    ISSN: 1432-2242
    Keywords: Inheritance ; Culm-length ; GA insensitivity ; Grain weight ; Wheat
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    Notes: Summary The study was carried out in the first year on samples of random F5 lines, uniform in height and in heading date, of three crosses between semi dwarf spring wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum L.), differing in grain weight and in their Rht gene. In the second year only the progenies of the early heading F5 lines were studied. All the material was grown in the absence of lodging. The culm-length genotypes of the different lines were identified by test crosses and by a seedling GA response test. No differences in grain weight were found between the two semi dwarf genotypes (Rht 1Rht1 rht 2rht2 and rht 1rht1 Rht 2Rht2). The tall genotype (rht 1rht1 rht 2rht2) was significantly higher in grain weight than the two semi dwarf genotyes and the grain weight of these genotypes exceeded markedly the grain weight of the dwarf genotype (Rht 1Rht1 Rht 2Rht2). These genotypic effects were independent of differences in plant height, heading date or number of grains per spike.
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    Theoretical and applied genetics 64 (1983), S. 103-107 
    ISSN: 1432-2242
    Keywords: Glutenin ; Wheat ; Co-dominance ; Bread-making
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    Notes: Summary Ten pairs of reciprocal crosses have been made between wheat cultivars which show differences in their glutenin subunit compositions. The F1 seed glutenin subunit composition was studied by means of polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS). The results indicate that all the high molecular weight (HMW) and medium molecular weight (MMW) subunits (from 133,000 to 65,000 daltons) are transmitted to the F1 seed generation from the parental cultivars. In accordance with the triploid nature of the heterozygous endosperm (3n) and with the maternal and paternal gene dosage ratio (2∶1) in the endosperm itself, a significant effect of maternal parent is registered when comparing pairs of reciprocal seeds. Genes coding for the glutenin subunits are expressed whatever their doses are (one, two, or three) in the hybrid endosperm; thus the glutenin subunits inheritance is consistent with the co-dominant type. For one pair of the reciprocal crosses, two MMW parental bands (MW: 71,000 and 66,000) seemed absent in the F1 seed patterns while a new band with an intermediate, apparent MW (68,000) appears. This phenomenon was observed when the glutenins analyzed by electrophoresis were previously separated from other endosperm proteins, and not when they were directly extracted from the ground seed. We assume that the extraction can cause interactions between moieties attached to the subunits and lead to the formation of a complex having an intermediate electrophoretic mobility.
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    Theoretical and applied genetics 64 (1983), S. 303-307 
    ISSN: 1432-2242
    Keywords: Crossability ; Wheat ; Rye ; Hordeum bulbosum
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    Notes: Summary Crosses of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Group 5 chromosome substitution lines from three different cultivar backgrounds indicate that there may be multiple alleles for reduced crossability with rye (Secale cereale L.) and H. bulbosum on both 5A and 5B chromosomes. No reduction in seed set was observed from any of the 5D substitution lines. It was found that the Kr1 locus on chromosome 5B had a more pronounced affect on both rye and H. bulbosum crossability than the Kr2 locus on chromosome 5A and that the effects of both loci were cumulative. The Kr alleles affected both rye and H. bulbosum crossability in a linear, or additive, fashion. The Kr 2 allele was shown to have little effect on H. bulbosum crossability compared to a significant effect on rye crossability. Tests with tetrasomic and nulli-tetrasomic lines of ‘Chinese Spring’ indicated that the kr allele is ‘null’ or inactive in promoting crossability while the Kr allele is active in reducing crossability to both rye and H. bulbosum. Thus, extra doses of the kr allele do not increase rye or H. bulbosum crossability in the presence of the corresponding Kr allele.
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    Theoretical and applied genetics 64 (1983), S. 309-316 
    ISSN: 1432-2242
    Keywords: Wheat ; α-Amylase ; Isozymes
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    Notes: Summary An analysis of the α-amylase isozymes in GA-treated endosperm of wheat nullisomic-tetrasomics shows that there is more variation at the α-Amy-1 and α-Amy-2 homoeoallelic loci than was previously thought. Among the 16 isozymes produced by genes on the group 7 chromosomes, most could be definitely established as products of a single homoeoallele. Inter-varietal allelic differences would be expected at such loci and clear variation was found in isozymes produced by chromosomes 6B and 7B. The latter allele, α-Amy-B2b carried by the variety ‘Hope’, was used to locate the enzyme structural gene within chromosome 7B relative to the centromere and five other gene markers. The nature of the α-Amy-B2b phenotype and the rare non-parental isozyme patterns found among the recombinant lines indicates that the locus is large and compound, probably involving some degree of intra-locus gene duplication.
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    ISSN: 1432-2242
    Keywords: Gliadin ; Glutenin ; Tticum ; Wheat ; Endosperm
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    Notes: Summary Gliadins, here defined as those proteins of defatted wheat endosperm which dissolve in 70% (v/v) ethanol at room temperature, were fractionated by gel filtration using Sephadex G-100. The protein which eluted with the void volume of the column, often described as high-molecular-weight (HMW) gliadin, was fractionated by the two different, two dimensional gel electrophoresis procedures of O'Farrell (1975) and O'Farrell et al. (1977). The next two fractions to elute from the gel column, ω-gliadin and α-, β-, γ-gliadin, were analysed similarly. The subunits of HMW gliadin and the classical (i.e. non-aggregated) gliadins map at distinctive positions on the electrophoregrams, the majority of the HMW gliadin subunits being more basic and having a slightly slower electrophoretic mobility than the α-, β-, γ-gliadins. These experiments demonstrate that those gliadins which aggregate to form HMW gliadin are distinct molecular entities and thus coded by different genes to those gliadins which do not aggregate. Glutenin, here prepared by a modification of the pH 6.4 precipitation procedure of Orth and Bushuk (1973), was also analysed by two-dimensional electrophoresis. The low-molecular-weight subunits were found to correspond exactly with the HMW gliadin subunits. Using the nullisomic-tetrasomic lines and the ditelocentric lines of ‘Chinese Spring’, the genes controlling the synthesis of all the major HMW gliadin subunits were shown to be located on the short arms of chromosomes 1A, 1B and 1D, as are the genes coding for the ω-gliadins and the majority of the γ-gliadins.
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    Theoretical and applied genetics 65 (1983), S. 41-46 
    ISSN: 1432-2242
    Keywords: Triticum aestivum ; Wheat ; Protein ; Mutation
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    Notes: Summary Poor adaptability or functional quality of much germplasm used for breeding high-protein hard red winter wheats prompted mutagenesis as an alternative means of increasing grain protein content. Four hard red winter wheat genotypes — KS644 (‘Triumph// Concho/Triumph’), ‘Kaw’, ‘Parker’, and ‘Shawnee’ — were treated with 0.40 M ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS). Advanced lines (M8-M10) were selected that had a 3-year mean grain protein advantage of 0.7% to 2.0% over controls. Increased grain protein content was generally associated with decreased grain yield and kernel weight, but some high-protein mutant lines had yields or kernel weights similar to those of original genotypes. Changes in height and lodging induced by EMS were generally favorable, most mutants being shorter and lodging less than controls, but blooming date was generally delayed, a deleterious change. One line also changed from resistant to segregating for wheat soil-borne mosaic virus. Mutant lines might be utilized in cross-breeding programs, particularly if negative pleiotropic effects and linkages are absent.
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    ISSN: 1432-2242
    Keywords: HMW glutenin subunit genes ; cDNA clones ; Tandem DNA repeats ; Chromosomal location ; Gene copy number ; Wheat ; Triticum aestivum
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    Notes: Summary cDNA clones encoding wheat HMW glutenin subunits have been isolated from a cDNA bank made to poly A+ RNA from developing wheat endosperm var. Chinese Spring. One such clone, pTag 1290, has enabled us to identify the HMW glutenin mRNA species. The DNA sequence of this clone has been partially determined and it contains several tandem DNA repeats. The sequence is discussed in relation to the generation of the HMW glutenin subunit gene family. Analysis of the organization of the HMW glutenin sequences in the wheat genome revealed that the genes encoding HMW glutenin subunits exist in low copy number and are located on the long arm of each of the homoeologous group 1 chromosomes.
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    ISSN: 1432-2242
    Keywords: Triticum aestivum ; T. timopheevii ; Wheat ; Photoperiod ; Vernalization ; Male sterility ; Alloplasmic hybrids
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    Notes: Summary Studies were conducted to determine the influence of the male sterility-inducing cytoplasm of Triticum timopheevii (Zhuk.) Zhuk. on response of several common winter wheat (T. aestivum L.) nuclear genotypes to photoperiod and vernalization. Comparative studies of cytoplasmic substitution lines provide information on the role of the cytoplasmic genetic mechanism in growth and development. In the case of cytoplasmic male sterility-based hybrid production systems, ubiquity of sterility-inducing cytoplasm in derived hybrids warrants thorough characterization of its influence on plant phenotype. Factorial combinations of cytoplasm (T. timopheevii and T. aestivum), nuclear genotype, and photoperiod or vernalization treatments were evaluated under hydroponic conditions in controlled environment chambers. Interaction of cytoplasm, photoperiod, and nuclear genotype was significant in one or more experiments for days to anthesis and potential spikelet number, and interaction of cytoplasm, vernalization, and nuclear genotype was significant for days to spike emergence. Long day length was associated with increased percentage seed set in one study, but interactions of photoperiod and cytoplasm were not detected for percentage seed set. Interactions involving cytoplasm and photoperiod or vernalization were interpreted as evidence of the existence of genetic factors in cytoplsam of T. timopheevii which alter photoperiod or vernalization responses of alloplasmic plants relative to responses exhibited by euplasmic plants. Since photoperiod and vernalization responses are critical to adaptation, T. timopheevii cytoplasm can alter adaptability of T. aestivum. The specific effect would be nuclear genotype dependent, and does not appear to be of a magnitude greater than that induced by nuclear genetic variability at loci conditioning photoperiod or vernalization responses or other adaptation-determining characteristics. Normal multilocation/year testing of alloplasmic hybrids should therefore adequately identify zones of adaptation.
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    Theoretical and applied genetics 64 (1983), S. 231-238 
    ISSN: 1432-2242
    Keywords: Maize ; Wheat ; Rape ; Restriction fragments ; Two dimensional electrophoresis ; Melting profiles
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    Notes: Summary This paper deals with the relationship of chloroplast DNA (ctDNA) and cytoplasmic malesterility (CMS) of maize, wheat and rape. Intramolecular heterogeneity and fragment patterns of DNA digested with restriction endonucleases were compared and analyzed. For this purpose methods of agarose gel electrophoresis and two dimensional gel electrophoresis with denaturating solvent concentration gradients were applied. 1) Heat denaturation of ctDNA from a male sterile line in maize yielded a profile with three melting regions. This base sequence heterogeneity was not observed for the ctDNA of its maintainer. 2) Maize ctDNA was digested with EcoR1 and BamH1 restriction endonucleases, wheat and rape ctDNA with EcoR1 only. No significant differences were observed in the comparison of the fragment patterns from the sterile lines and their maintainers with the exception of the sterile line in rape which lacked one fragment present in its maintainer. 3) Two dimensional electrophoresis using a gradient of denaturing agents revealed several differences in number and relative positions of the separated restriction endonuclease fragments between the sterile lines and their respective maintainers in all three tested crops. This raises the possibility that changes in ctDNA may be involved in CMS.
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    Cell & tissue research 234 (1983), S. 411-425 
    ISSN: 1432-0878
    Keywords: Intestines (chicken) ; Innervation ; Catecholamines ; Adrenergic fibres ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Axons in the duodenum, ileum and rectum of the domestic fowl were identified as catecholamine-containing (CA) on the basis of positive reactivity following chromaffin fixation for electron microscopy. CA-axons in association with blood vessels in all regions of the intestine and in non-vascular sites in the small intestine had a ‘ typical’ adrenergic appearance, in that they contained many small granular vesicles (SGV) and variable numbers of large granular vesicles (LGV). In the rectum the non-vascular CA-axon profiles were atypical, in that there were many elongated LGV and few SGV, and the chromaffin reactivity was weak. The nerve profiles in the rectum were dramatically reduced following 6-hydroxydopamine and reserpine treatment and were absent in rectum cultured in the absence of extrinsic ganglia. It was concluded that the profiles, in spite of their low chromaffin reactivity, truely represent CA-axons. The possibility was raised that the atypical morphology and reduced chromaffin reactivity is due to the presence of adrenaline.
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    Cell & tissue research 234 (1983), S. 427-437 
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    Keywords: Corticotropes ; Rat fetus ; Ultrastructure ; Immunocytochemistry
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    Notes: Summary Corticotropes of rat fetuses aged 16, 18 and 21 days were localized by the indirect antibody-enzyme method on semithin sections of the pituitary. The development of the ultrastructure of these cells was observed on consecutive ultrathin sections. In comparison with previous data our present results show that identification of a fetal cell type cannot be based entirely on morphological criteria. The structural peculiarities of corticotropes obtained from studies in vivo are compared with those observed in cells maintained in vitro.
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    Cell & tissue research 234 (1983), S. 679-689 
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    Keywords: Odontogenesis ; Rats ; Cyclophosphamide ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Cyclophosphamide-induced changes in rodent odontogenesis were investigated by light and electron microscopy in four-day-old Sprague Dawley rats given one injection of 40 mg/kg of body weight of cyclophosphamide and killed at intervals of one hour, one day, one week and two weeks. Incisor and molar teeth were dissected from the animals, fixed in 2.0% glutaraldehyde in 0.1 M sodium cacodylate with 3.4% sucrose, and subsequently some were incubated for alkaline phosphatase reaction, and embedded in Spurr's medium for sectioning at light- and electron-microscopic levels. From three days a cell-sparse zone was created in the pulp in the growing end of the tooth and progressive cellular changes were observed which became more severe in the one-week and two-week specimens. Subodontoblast and adjacent pulpal cells were the most affected showing nuclear changes, damage to, or loss of, organelles, and inclusion bodies. Odontogenic epithelium was less affected and odontoblasts appeared to be unaffected by the drug. A new irregular matrix was laid down in the defect area and seemed to be the product of depolarized odontoblasts. This new matrix showed alkaline phosphatase activity, as did the cells embedded in it, and later it became mineralized. It is speculated that the polarity of odontoblasts might be maintained by an intact subodontoblastic layer; when this is lost the odontoblasts become depolarized and capable of secreting matrix from both ends.
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    Cell & tissue research 232 (1983), S. 579-591 
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    Keywords: Cavernous bodies ; Endothelial cells ; Respiratory activity ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Work on endothelial cells has been limited by the availability of procedures for obtaining such cells in quantities adequate for direct in vitro analysis. The present paper describes a method for the isolation of endothelial cells from bovine cavernous bodies. A number of cells ranging from 2.5 to 4 × 108 per animal has been obtained. The cells were identified as follows 1) presence of the “Weibel and Palade” bodies in the isolated cells, 2) “cobblestone” appearance of cell cultures, and 3) presence of factor VIII, as demonstrated by immunofluorescence assays. The cell viability at the end of the purification procedure was tested 1) by dye-exclusion tests and 2) by metabolic assays. Features of this preparation are 1) the very high yield of viable endothelial cells, 2) the absence of contamination by fibroblasts and smooth muscle cells and a very low contamination by erythrocytes and 3) the fine dispersion of the isolated cells. These properties allow functional and subcellular fractionation studies on freshly isolated endothelial cells of microvascular origin.
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    Cell & tissue research 233 (1983), S. 427-438 
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    Keywords: Myocardium ; Thunnus alalunga ; Ultrastructure ; Mitochondria ; Myofibrils
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    Notes: Summary The common ventricle in the heart of the Thunnus alalunga was studied. The ventricular myocardium consists of an outer compact layer and a thick inner spongy layer. The compact layer has slightly larger cells (4–6 μm diameter) than the spongy layer (2.5–5 μm diameter). Ultrastructurally the myocardium displays normal arrangements of myofibrils and mitochondria. The sarcoplasmic reticulum is poorly developed. The intercalated discs are simple with the fascia adherens being the most frequent junctional type observed; occasionally a desmosome was seen. Nexus type junctions are present but are unassociated with the intercalated discs. There are no t-tubules evident but the plasmalemma exhibits numerous caveolae which rarely form couplings with the sarcoplasmic reticulum. A morphometric analysis of the volume percent of mitochondria and myofibrils showed that the myocardial cells in the spongy layer of the heart have a significantly greater volume percentage of mitochondria than the compact layer. No significant differences were found between myocardial regions when the volume percentages of myofibrils were compared. The physiological studies revealed that the albacore tuna has heart rates (120 bpm) and ventricular blood pressures (100 mmHg) that are among the highest reported for fish.
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    Cell & tissue research 233 (1983), S. 523-537 
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    Keywords: Epididymis (rat) ; Myosin ; Actin ; Fibronectin ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The anatomical distribution of smooth muscle actin, myosin, fibronectin and basement membrane has been investigated immunohistochemically, using the indirect immunofluorescence technique, in the rat epididymis. The findings were correlated with the ultrastructural organization of the organ. Actin was found to be distributed in the stereociliary region of the epithelial principal cells and in the terminal web region. Actin was also visible along the base of the epithelium. Myosin was detected in the terminal web and in the terminal bar regions of the epithelium. The contractile cells showed a strong stain for both proteins. Basement membrane immunoreactivity was distributed along the epithelial basement membrane and around the contractile cells of the wall. In the cauda, between the epithelium and the contractile cell layers, the lamina propria, containing blood vessels and a thin layer of cells, was negative for all antigens investigated. Fibronectin showed a granular distribution around the contractile cells, mainly in the cauda. The ultrastructural study showed only thin (5–6 nm in diameter) filaments in the stereocilia and terminal web region. Thin filaments were also visible in the cytoplasm of the basal cells, thus suggesting a contractile function of this cell type. The heterogeneous appearance of the contractile cells of the wall seemed to support the different contractile pattern of the epididymal regions: caput, corpus and cauda. The cells present in the lamina propria showed cytoplasmic vesicles with dark granules resembling the “A” cell granules of the endocrine pancreas and gut mucosa cells.
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    Cell & tissue research 233 (1983), S. 563-577 
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    Keywords: Nematocysts ; Structure ; Ultrastructure ; Function ; Cubozoa
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    Notes: Summary Microbasic p-mastigophores, euryteles of two size groups, holotrichous isorhizas and atrichous isorhizas, comprise the cnidom of Chironex fleckeri, a cubozoan that has been responsible for several human fatalities. In its undischarged state each microbasic mastigophore of C. fleckeri consists of a capsule containing matrix and an inverted tube possessing a smooth-walled butt which is loosely coiled helically and which narrows to form a thread that is tightly coiled helically and markedly pleated. Both butt and thread carry three helices of spines and contain a granular matrix. During discharge, the proximal butt spines form initially a piercing stylet. Granular material from the butt and thread is released prior to the release of capsular material. Each eurytele possesses a tube with a butt composed of three bulbs, the middle bulb bearing long spines. Each holotrichous isorhiza possesses a coiled tube bearing small spines along its length. Each atrichous isorhiza exhibits a tube that is devoid of spines and loosely folded in the undischarged condition. The probable role of each type of nematocyst is inferred from its structure and features that enable the ready separation of the nematocysts of C. fleckeri from those of scyphozoan jellyfish are discussed.
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    Cell & tissue research 233 (1983), S. 629-638 
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    Keywords: Ciliary process ; Cultured explant ; Epithelial cells ; Ultrastructure ; Bovine and rabbit eyes
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    Notes: Summary The ultrastructural characteristics of ciliary epithelium from bovine, pigmented rabbit, and fetal albino rabbit were studied in cultured explants. The tips of ciliary processes were cultured in plastic dishes with Dulbecco Modified Eagle Medium (DMEM) containing 5% fetal bovine serum. More than half of the expiants adhered to the plastic culture dish, and epithelial cells spread as monolayers within a few days. Initially the explant contains two layers, the outer (nonpigmented cells) and the inner (pigmented cells). Later the explant exhibits three layers: 1) outermost lightly pigmented flattened cells, 2) an outer layer of nonpigmented cells, and 3) an inner layer of densely pigmented cuboidal cells. The cells of the outermost layer are continuous with the cells of the inner layer. A narrow space lies between the outermost layer and the outer layer. The columnar cells in the outer layer contain well developed organelles but no pigment granules; they possess a basement membrane, lateral interdigitations, and junctional complexes near their apices. Numerous focal junctions and some ciliary channel-like structures were detected between the columnar cells of the outer layer and the cuboidal cells of the inner layer. The cuboidal cells of the inner layer are filled with pigment granules. These observations suggest that the columnar cells of the outer layer are nonpigmented epithelium, the cuboidal cells of the inner layer are pigmented epithelium, and the flatened cells in the outermost layer are derived from pigmented epithelium.
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    Cell & tissue research 233 (1983), S. 693-698 
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    Keywords: Thyroid gland ; Human fetus ; Follicles ; Ultrastructure ; Differentiation
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    Notes: Summary Thyroid glands from 40 human fetuses ranging from 30 to 175 mm in length were examined by electron microscopy. At the 30 mm stage, the cells are arranged in cords or clusters and contain numerous free ribosomes. The rough-surfaced endoplasmic reticulum (RER) is poorly developed and the Golgi complex consists of saccules, smooth and coated vesicles. Mitochondria, microfilaments, glycogen particles, occasional lysosome-like structures, and single cilia are observed. At sites of incipient follicle formation, intercellular clefts containing interdigitating microvilli, delimited by junctional complexes, are evident. In addition, the apical region of some cells contains vacuoles. At the 50-mm stage, intercellular clefts are more apparent, some of them organized into small follicles through the enlargement of the lumen, the incorporation of additional cells, and the formation of a basal lamina. With increasing gestational age, more follicles are established. The lumina vary from round to clover-leaf shaped and have an electron-dense content. Cisternae of RER are dilated and contain flocculent material. The Golgi complex is more extensive, and lysosome-like structures are more numerous. By the 100-mm stage, the follicular cells appear morphologically well differentiated. The results demonstrate an extracellular origin of the follicular lumen in the human fetal thyroid.
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    Keywords: Fibronectin ; Lung ; Development ; Ultrastructure ; Immunocytochemistry
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    Notes: Summary In a previous study changes in the macrodistribution of fibronectin during rat-lung development were examined. Using the peroxidase-antiperoxidase immunocytochemical technique, we have demonstrated the presence of fibronectin in embryonic, neonatal, and adult rat lung at the ultrastructural level. In the embryo, fibronectin is found both in an intra-and extracellular association with isolated pneumoblasts, and in a periodic distribution along the basal lamina. The neonate displays fibronectin in an intracellular association with early type-I cells and on their basal and luminal surfaces, but not in association with type-II cells. Neonatal basal lamina is diffusely labeled by anti-fibronectin antiserum. Fibronectin in adult tissue is found both intracellularly and on the basal and luminal surfaces of type-I cells but not in type-II cells. The basal lamina and interstitial connective tissue are slightly or non-reactive. These observations confirm and extend our initial suggestion that fibronectin is involved in rat-lung development.
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    Keywords: Sea star ; Development ; Cuticle ; Extracellular materials ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The fine structure of conspicuous extracellular materials during the life history of a sea star (Patiria miniata) is described. The outer surface of the developing sea star is covered by two morphologically different cuticles that appear sequentially during ontogeny. The primary cuticle, which is about 120 nm thick and two-layered, is present from mid-blastula through the end of the larval stage. The secondary cuticle, which is about 1 μm thick and three-layered, first appears on the epidermis of the rudiment region of the larva and, after metamorphosis, covers the entire epidermis of the juvenile and adult stages. During ontogeny, there are only two conspicuous gut cuticles: the first lines the newly invaginated archenteron at the start of the gastrula stage, and the second lines the esophagus during the larval stage. A blastocoelic basal lamina first appears at mid-blastula and persists as subectodermal and subendodermal basal laminae. Ruthenium red-positive granules are detectable between the lateral surfaces of adjacent ectodermal cells during part of the gastrula stage; this transient intercellular material may possibly aid in lateral adhesion between cells.
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    Protoplasma 114 (1983), S. 1-13 
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    Keywords: Embryo ; Endosperm ; Scutellum ; Wheat
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    Notes: Summary The overall morphology of the developing wheat embryo in relation to its neighbouring tissues is described. The embryo is “isolated” early in development, but appears to be a powerful sink for nutrients. It is supplied initially by hydrolysis of the nucellar parenchyma and later by hydrolysis of neighbouring endosperm cells, which are completely digested. Later on, the nucellar epidermis forms specialised cells that may be transfer cells opposite the groove at the base of the embryo. The accumulation of starch and protein appears to begin first in the basal tissues of the scutellum and coleorhiza.
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    Protoplasma 114 (1983), S. 85-92 
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    Keywords: Chloroplasts ; Iron stress ; Sugar beet ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary When grown in iron-free media, the youngest leaves of healthy green sugar beet plants became completely yellow after 6 to 8 days. This chlorosis was quickly reversed by resupplying iron. A study of the ultrastructure of the iron -stressed leaves revealed apparently normal subcellular organization except for the plastids which were small and undeveloped, contained a rudimentary, disorganized grana-fretwork and clusters of vesicles in the periphery. Twelve to 16 hours after resupply of iron, aggregates of phytoferritin were observed in the stroma, and the granal fretwork underwent further development. There was an increased orientation of the membranes along the long axis of the plastids and an increase in the length of the individual grana stacks. By 48 hours, leaf chlorophyll content was about 40% of the control. At the ultrastructural level, parallel alignment of membrane orientation was complete and the grana stacks began to increase in the number of thylakoids per stack.
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    Protoplasma 115 (1983), S. 1-10 
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    Keywords: Brassica napus ; Nucleolus ; Pisum sativum ; Ultrastructure ; Zea mays
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    Notes: Summary The karyosome is a spherical body up to 1 μm in diameter that lies on the nucleolus of certain plant species, particularly those with a relatively low nuclear DNA content and an areticulate nuclear structure. It can be seen in the light microscope after impregnation with silver; in the electron microscope its structure consists of fibrillo-granular material. Nucleoli of cells in root apices may bear 0, 1, or 2 karyosomes. The frequency with which these numbers of karyosomes are observed depends on the location of the cells within the apex. In roots ofPisum sativum andZea mays the nucleoli of both slowly-dividing and young differentiating cells bear karyosomes more frequently than the nucleoli of rapidly-dividing cells. The karyosome seems to adopt a preferred location on the nucleolus, lying most frequently on the nucleolar surfaces directed towards the apex or base of the root. The origin and functional significance of the karyosome are discussed. Morphological evidence suggests that it may be material that formerly was part of a fibrillar centre.
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    Protoplasma 115 (1983), S. 104-113 
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    Keywords: Cereals ; Embryo culture ; Triticum aestivum ; Wheat
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    Notes: Summary Cell proliferation from the mature embryo of wheat occurs on a defined medium in the presence of 2,4-D. Unorganized growth is observed when the 2,4-D concentration is equal to or greater than 2 mg/l, but increasing levels of 2,4-D inhibit cell division. Cell divisions begin after 4 days in culture from parenchyma cells within and near the procambial tissues of the embryo axis. By day 8 continuous meristematic zones are formed in association with vascular tissues, and DNA synthesis and cell divisions are distributed throughout these zones. No morphological evidence exists to show that these zones consist of proliferating root primordia, which are formed only after the level of 2,4-D falls below some critical concentration. When the concentration of 2,4-D is lowered, the meristematic zones first become dissected and then give rise to many root meristems.
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    Protoplasma 116 (1983), S. 1-13 
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    Keywords: Cuticle ; Peristomatal transpiration ; Stomata ; Ultrastructure ; Funaria
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    Notes: Summary Cuticle and pore development in the guard cells ofFunaria were investigated with the electron microscope. Pore cuticle formation is simultaneous with the creation of the pore itself. The morphology of the pore cuticle is unlike that of any cuticle described in the literature. It has many lamellae which are penetrated by electron dense fibrils. Three different cuticular morphologies exist from the pore to the subsidiary cell walls. The cuticles on the pore and outer walls contain fibrils that sometimes reach to the surface. The subsidiary cell cuticle lacks fibrils altogether. It is hypothesized that (1) cuticularization of the middle lamella contributes to ventral wall separation and (2) differences in extent of cuticular fibrils are related to greater water loss from stomata than from subsidiary cells (peristomatal transpiration).
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    Protoplasma 116 (1983), S. 115-124 
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    Keywords: Microtubules ; Moss ; MTOC ; Sporogenesis ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Microtubule systems appear sequentially at the distal and proximal poles of tetrad members during mid-sporogenesis in the mossTetraphis pellucida Hedw. The distal microtubule system emanates from a microtubule organizing center (MTOC) located between the single plastid and the nucleus. The distal MTOC and associated microtubules, which appear immediately after cytokinesis, are ephemeral and do not appear to be associated with the deposition of exine occuring at the same time. The proximal microtubule system, which appears slightly later than the distal system, is a more stable component of mid-sporogenesis. The proximal MTOC is an irregularly lobed, patelliform aggregation of electron-dense granules located beneath the plasma membrane at the proximal spore pole. Several bundles of microtubules radiate from the proximal MTOC and traverse the cell, enclosing the nucleus in an cone of microtubules. The proximal microtubule system is thought to function in aperture development and organelle migration. The relatively large nucleus migrates a short distance in the small spore early in the tetrad stage and maintains its acentric position at the proximal pole throughout later stages of sporogenesis. The plastid migrates later in the tetrad stage from its meiotic position parallel to the distal surface to a position perpendicular to the distal surface with one tip in close proximity to the proximal MTOC. The proximal microtubule system reaches its maximum development by the end of the tetrad stage and all micrographic evidence of it is lost in the maturation stages of late sporogenesis.
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    Protoplasma 116 (1983), S. 99-114 
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    Keywords: Sphaerostilbe repens ; Ultrastructure ; Differentiation ; Coremia ; Rhizomorphs
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    Notes: Summary The differentiating stages of coremia and rhizomorphs inSphaerostilbe repens were studied by transmission electron microscopy. Vegetative mycelium is characterized by highly cytoplasmic cells rich in ribosomes and mitochondria and with few vacuoles as well as endoplasmic reticulum. Cell walls are thin attaining a maximum thickness of 0.10 μm. During the aggregating phase a prosenchymatous mass of randomly oriented cells is produced by localized elongation and branching of the filaments. The hyphae in this region have the appearance of actively metabolising cells. In the course of the differentiating phase, numerous hyphae of the median zone of the aggregate grow upward and downward to give rise to coremium and rhizomorph primordia respectively. The individual hyphal tips lay parallel to each other and cells of the growing apices retain their meristematic characteristics. At the periphery of the aggregate and to a lesser extent in the subapical rhizomorphic zone, cells reduce their cytoplasmic density as a consequence of a decrease in the number of ribosomes. These cells also increase in size and become isodiametric and vacuolated. During cellular differentiation walls increase steadily in thickness and at the elongating phase they reach 0.30 μm in the rhizomorphic cortex. Mucilaginous material is progressively deposited around hyphae and in the most differentiated zones, coalesce to fill interhyphal spaces. This extracellular matrix seems to play a role in maintaining cohesiveness of the aggregated organs. The tissue in the process of differentiation is scattered with cells highly enriched in mitochondria and with cells virtually undifferentiated. Accumulation of microfilaments takes place in the differentiating zone localized behind the immersed meristematic apex. These structures might be involved in wall synthesis. Glycogen rosettes accumulate in the vegetative mycelium surrounding the aggregating centers, suggesting the possibility of supplying energy during the differentiating processes. The vacuolar system, represented by autophagic vacuoles which are present until the differentiation phase, presumably may also participate in the biochemical changes that occur during aggregation. Coremial cells are characterized by an increase in wall thickness, a highly sinuous plasma-membrane as well as large amounts of mucilaginous compounds accumulated between hyphae, but in all other respects they resemble the cells of actively growing vegetative hyphae.
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    Protoplasma 116 (1983), S. 125-135 
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    Keywords: Ciliated protozoan ; Sorogenesis ; Extracellular matrix ; Secretion ; Extrusive organelles ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Sorogena stoianovitchae Bradbury andOlive is an unusual kinetophragminophoran ciliate characterized by the aggregation of individual trophic cells to form a multicellular sorogen that rises aerially from the medium surface to produce a sorocarp. A light and electron microscope study of sorogenesis revealed how the sorogenic cells produce the stalk. The feeding ciliates contain numerous subpellicular expansions of rough endoplasmic reticulum cisternae that are only one element of the secretory system necessary for stalk formation. Upon aggregation, the stalk secretory system develops further, initially with the proliferation of the subpellicular expansions. Then, during later aggregation and early sorogenesis, other secretory elements appear: stalk material vesicles, dense granule vesicles, and electron lucent vacuoles. These are all derived from the rough endoplasmic reticulum. Only the subpellicular expansions and stalk material vesicles appear to add to the stalk matrix. The dense granule vesicles could be precursors of the stalk material vesicles; the electron lucent vacuoles, which can be demonstrated to contain fibrillar material, are perhaps by-products of the secretory process. Sorogenesis inSorogena occurs by a mechanism unique among the stalk-producing protists that have been studied.
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    Protoplasma 116 (1983), S. 136-144 
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    Keywords: Stalk ; Ciliated protozoan ; Sorogenesis ; Extracellularmatrix ; Ultrastructure ; Secretion
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    Notes: Summary The sorogenic cells of the haptorid ciliateSorogena stoianovitchae Bradbury andOlive secrete a hydrated, fibrillar matrix that becomes organized to form a stalk. This light and electron microscope study examines the role of the secreted stalk matrix in the development of the sorocarp. The stalk material is secreted as a compact clump or clumps of material that expands as it hydrates. The expanded stalk material is initially viscous, but soon, through dehydration or cross-linking, solidifies to form a sheath. The sheath is the outside layer of the stalk, provides structural support, and controls the expansion of the newly secreted stalk material. The sorogenic cells continue to secrete stalk material that expands once it is outside of the cell. The resulting expansion force is directed upward by the sheath, thereby moving the cells further above the surface. The continued dehydration of the sheath material provides an inwardly directed force that also contributes to the upward movement of the sorogen.
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    Keywords: Cytochrome oxidase ; Cytochemistry ; Ultrastructure ; Neurospora ; Heat treatment
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    Notes: Summary Cytochrome oxidase (EC 1.9.3.1) activity of conidia of wild-typeNeurospora crassa was detected cytochemically at the ultrastructural level by 3,′-diaminobenzidine (DAB) reaction during heat treatment at 46 °C and after shift down to 25 °C. At 46 °C the decrease in the enzyme activity was shown to be time-dependent (0–10 hours) in the progressively overswelling conidia. Gradual recovery of the DAB reaction occurred in mitochondria of conidia outgrowing conidiogenous germ tubes (microcycle conidiation) when shifted down to 25 °C. Inactivation of cytochrome oxidase was efficiently prevented during heat treatment in the presence of Tween 20. Such conidia no longer overswelled but still required shift down to 25 °C to produce germ tubes with delayed conidiogenous ability.
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    Protoplasma 117 (1983), S. 7-16 
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    Keywords: Beta vulgaris ; Chloroplast ; Ultrastructure ; Ultraviolet radiation
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    Notes: Summary The effect of UV-C (254 nm) and UV-B (290–320 nm) radiation on leaves ofBeta vulgaris L. at the ultrastructural level was investigated. Although the damage caused by UV-C radiation was more striking than that resulting from UV-B radiation, several structural changes were seen in the UV-B treated material. Generally the effects of UV-B and UV-C radiation were different, suggesting different mechanisms of action, discernible even at the ultrastructural level.
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    Protoplasma 117 (1983), S. 40-44 
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    Keywords: Cereals ; Immature embryo ; Somatic embryogenesis ; Tissue culture ; Triticum aestivum L. ; Wheat
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    Notes: Summary Tissue cultures derived from the scutellum of immature embryos ofTriticum aestivum L. (wheat) gave rise to somatic embryos with a well-defined scutellum and coleoptile as well as one or more shoot primordia and a root primordium. The normal somatic embryos were formed from compact, white callus tissue which was not observed until 4 or more weeks after culture initiation. The highest frequency of white embryogenic tissue formation and the most normal embryoids were obtained in the dark on Murashige and Skoog's medium with twice the concentration of inorganic salts plus sucrose (2%), inositol (100–200 mg/l), casein hydrolysate (100–200 mg/l), glutamine (500 mg/l), and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (1–2 mg/l).
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    Protoplasma 117 (1983), S. 116-129 
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    Keywords: Pollen ; Amoeboid tapetum ; Arum italicum ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary A tapetum is found around all higher plant meiocytes and is thought to nourish them. It may, in turn, be influenced by their development. The mature tapetal membrane in amoeboid (or periplasmodial) tapeta, of whichArum italicum is an example, fits closely around the developing meiocyte. This description of tapetal ultrastructure starts from the meiotic prophase when the tapetum is still cellular and comprises two rows of cells on the inside of the tetrasporangiate anther. The radial walls of the still cellular tapetum start to dissolve during leptotene of the first meiosis. The lysis begins in the middle lamella in those areas penetrated by the most plasmodesmata. The walls in contact with the meiocytes on the other hand do not disappear until after the first meiosis. At telophase the now fused cytoplasmic tapetal mass begins to extend its joint plasmamembrane, amoeboid fashion, into the loculus. A cluster of microtubules can be seen at the apex of this intrusion apparently initiating or maintaining the shape of the invading plasmamembrane front. The tapetum now adheres closely to the microspores. The tapetal zone closest to the spores has a prominent population of microtubules and just a little ER, whereas the outer zone away from the spores contains all the other organelles. The inner zone, in a squash preparation, is not readily separated from the spores. The microtubules, at the middle microspore stage, are no longer to be seen in a circle around the microspores, but spread out with some lying orthogonal to the now-forming exine surface. In places the tapetal plasmamembrane begins to retract from the exine leaving roughly cone-shaped zones (spines) which become filled with fibrillar material. This material begins to be deposited on the exine surface. These “spines” are both PAS. and Coomassie-blue positive and susceptible to acetolysis.
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    Keywords: Histochemistry ; Sclerotia ; Sclerotial germination ; Sclerotinia ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Cytoplasmic reserves and extracellular substances were progressively broken down and utilized during carpogenic germination of sclerotia ofSclerotinia minor. Glycogen, wall polysaccharides and polyphosphate granules were removed first from regions of the sclerotium distant from developing apothecia, while protein bodies near the base of apothecial stipes were hydrolysed before those further away. The number of profiles of mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum in cortical and medullary hyphae increased at the onset of germination, indicating increased metabolism in the hyphae. In contrast to developing sclerotia, simple pores with Woronin bodies were frequent in walls and septa during germination. Hyphae that appeared to converge towards the base of apothecial initials retained their cytoplasm and organelles until late in germination and hydrolysis of their reserves was delayed; these are interpreted as translocatory hyphae, although further work is required to determine their role unequivocally. When apothecia were fully developed, hyphae throughout the sclerotium were empty and the walls and extracellular matrix of cortical and medullary hyphae had almost completely broken down.
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    Protoplasma 118 (1983), S. 56-70 
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    Keywords: Carposporophyte ; Cell division ; Mitosis ; Rhodophyta ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Mitotic ultrastructure was observed in meristematic cells of carposporophyte generations of the freshwater red algaBatrachospermum ectocarpum. Prior to nuclear division, cell elongation occurs resulting in the nucleus being located at the proximal end of the cell and separated by a large central vacuole from a distal “empty region” which the daughter nucleus eventually occupies. In late prophase, nuclear envelope-attached polar rings are situated adjacent to shallow nuclear invaginations. At prometaphase the nuclear invaginations extend deeply into the nucleus forming continuous cytoplasmic channels containing microtubules. Perinuclear ER and a typical equatorial chromosomal plate are formed by metaphase at which time the nuclear envelope lining the cytoplasmic channels has dispersed. Chromosomal and non-chromosomal microtubules converge at the poles where a single, large gap is seen in the otherwise intact nuclear envelope. Polar rings were not detected in the few mitotic cells observed beyond prometaphase but are thought to be present. During anaphase an interzonal midpiece is formed and the distal-most incipient daughter nucleus moves laterally past the central vacuole into the apical “empty region”. Features of mitosis inBatrachospermum are believed to be intermediate between those exhibited by the lower and higher orders of red algae, this being consistent with the taxonomic placement of the genus in theNemaliales, the least advanced order of the classFlorideophyceae.
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    Protoplasma 118 (1983), S. 95-103 
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    Keywords: Nuclear bodies ; Nucleolus ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Nuclear bodies are found in interphase nuclei of root apices of a number of plant species. They often show differences in structure and position relative to the nucleolus and this has led to an attempt to define two classes of body. However, in some species their separation into two classes on structural grounds alone breaks down, indicating that although they may occupy different positions within the nucleus they may in these particular cases be only different forms of the same body. The two extremes of the range of bodies examined represent what have been called “nucleolus-associated body” (karyosome) and “dense body”. The nucleolus-associated body is typically attached to, or adjacent to, the nucleolus. It is composed of fibrils 4–8 nm wide and often has an open structure showing compound threads or fibrils separated from each other by electron-lucent spaces. The dense body is more compact in structure and typically lies free in the nucleoplasm. Both types of body have an affinity for silver ions which, together with their staining reaction following treatment with EDTA, indicates that they consist of ribonucleoprotein. The characteristics of nuclear bodies found in different plant species have some relationship with the structure and DNA content of the interphase nucleus. Nucleolus-associated bodies are characteristic of species with an areticulate nuclear structure (2 C DNA content 〈6 pg), while dense bodies are common in species with a reticulate nuclear structure (2 C DNA content 〉6 pg). The possible functions of the two forms of nuclear body are discussed.
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    Keywords: Calcification ; Coccolithophorids ; Polysaccharide localization ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Emiliania huxleyi is a marine coccolithophorid which produces coccoliths,i.e., particles consisting of calcite and macromolecular organic material. The coccoliths are formed intracellulary in specialized organelles which comprise a coccolith vesicle (CV) and a reticular body (RB), together forming the CV/RB system or calcifying system. After termination of calcification, the coccolith is extruded and incorporated into the coccosphere,i.e., one or several layers of extracellular coccoliths surrounding the cell. Apart from the coccolith-producing cells (C cells) ofE. huxleyi, there are naked cells (N cells) which seem to have lost the capacity to produce coccoliths but are very similar to the C cells in other morphological respects. Biochemical studies have revealed that polysaccharides may play a regulatory role in calcification. The aim of the present study was to determine the localization of polysaccharides in both C and N cells electron microscopically. For this purpose, a cytochemical staining technique according toThiéry (1967) was applied. The CV/RB system of C cells was conspicuously stained. Due to the excellent stainability of this system, a putative succession of morphological stages during coccolithogenesis could be described. The staining pattern of the N cells closely resembled that of the C cells. It was found, however, that the “calcifying” system of N and C cells differed in both morphology and position. It is suggested that the divergent morphology of the “calcifying” system of N cells accounts for its failure to produce coccoliths.
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    European journal of plant pathology 89 (1983), S. 87-98 
    ISSN: 1573-8469
    Keywords: Wheat ; Septoria ; epidemiology ; crop loss
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    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Description / Table of Contents: Samenvatting In 1980 werden inoculaties verricht metSeptoria tritici in een veldproef met wintertarwe ‘Okapi’. De bladnecrose-voortschrijdingscurves werden bepaald. De S-vormige curves konden getransformeerd worden tot logit-lijnen. De geïnoculeerde en niet geïnoculeerde objecten verschilden aanzienlijk in de hellingen van de logit-lijnen. De halfwaardetijden varieerden al naar inoculatiedosis en vochtbehandeling na inoculatie. De verschillen in opbrengst (kg ha−1) waren significant voor geïnoculeerd tegenover niet-geïnoculeerd. De opbrengstderving van 878 kg ha−1 (gelijk aan 12% van de niet-geïnoculeerde controle 7045 kg ha−1)werd volledig verklaard door de vermindering van het korrelgewicht. De schade is aanzienlijk voor een cultivar die niet bijzonder vatbaar is. De opbrengstderving correleerde goed met de hoeveelheid necrose waargenomen bij de ontwikkelingsstadia DC=75 en DC=77. De necrose geïntegreerd over de tijd correleerde goed met de verlaging van het korrelgewicht.
    Notes: Abstract In 1980, field inoculations withSeptoria tritici were performed on winter wheat cv. Okapi. Leaf necrosis progress curves were established; they were sigmoid and could be transformed into logit lines. There was a great difference in the slope of the logit lines between inoculated plots and non-inoculated controls. The mid-time values varied according to inoculum dosage and post-inoculation humidity treatment. Yields (kg ha−1) and average grain weights (mg grain−1) differed significantly between inoculated and non-inoculated plots, but seldom among inoculation treatments. Decrease of average grain weight completely explained yield loss, which was 878 kg ha−1 or 12% of control (7045 kg ha−1). This crop loss is considerable for a cultivar which is not particularly susceptible. A good correlation was found between the amount of necrosis at development stages DC=75 and 77 and yield depression. The integral of necrosis over time gave a high correlation with loss of kernel weight.
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    Plant and soil 74 (1983), S. 295-300 
    ISSN: 1573-5036
    Keywords: Endoscope ; Potatoes ; Root density ; Root length ; Soil core ; Wheat
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    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Summary It was determined experimentally whether the amount of roots, viewed by endoscope in observation tubes (cm cm−2) is related to root density (cm cm−3) in adjacent bulk soil, determined by core sampling. For wheat plants the results can be summarized by the equation: root length (cm cm−2, endoscope)=0.29 times root density (cm cm−3, soil cores). Results for potato plants could not be interpreted as unequivocally as for wheat.
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    Plant and soil 71 (1983), S. 147-153 
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    Keywords: Cortex ; Endodermis ; Picea sitchensis ; Tilia cordata ; Transfer cells ; Ultrastructure
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    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Summary The endodermis of bothTilia cordata andPicae citchensis progressess through 3 characteristic phases of development. These developments are delayed somewhat in the xylem pole endodermis ofT. cordata, while inP. sitchensis 3–5 passage cells are found. The cortex ofT. cordata is characterised by very thick walls, while that ofP. sitchensis is characterised by a thick walled layer just outside the endodermis and by 2–3 outer layers of transfer cells.
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    Keywords: Fertilizer ; Moisture stress ; Nitrogen-15 ; Nitrogen balance ; Priming effect ; Rainfed ; Recovery ; Utilization ; Wheat
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    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Summary The fate of nitrogen fertilizer applied to wheat growing on a deep loessial soil in a semi-arid region was studied with15N as KNO3 measured by emission spectrometry. The soil N was monitored at the end of the winter growing season and again at the end of the dry summer period. Nitrogen was applied at rates equivalent to 18 and 6 g m−2. The wheat was grown in 1.25×1.25 m microplots and in 30-cm-diameter plotlets enclosed by a hard plastic pipe that was inserted 60 cm into the ground. The year was relatively dry, with only 200 mm of rainfall, most of it early in the season. Late rains fell after the crop had dried and wet the soil to below 60 cm. Plant growth was less than average and N fertilizer uptake amounted to 22–29% of amount applied. At the end of the summer, 34–65% of the applied fertilizer N was detected in the soil as available mineral N. The amount remaining in the soil organic fraction was difficult to determine but appeared to be between 5 and 19%. Accordingly, gaseous losses between 6 and 16% must have occurred during the growing season, probably during relatively short periods after heavy rains in January and March. The fertilizer application appeared to have caused a “priming effect” because mineral N in soil and plant from non-fertilizer origin, amounted to 12–17 g m−2 in plots where N was applied, compared with 9.5 g m−2 in the control plots. Nitrogen loss from plots with no plants on them was considerable (up to 30%) possibly because they were wet for longer periods.
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    Plant and soil 75 (1983), S. 405-415 
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    Keywords: Barley ; Growth analysis ; Model ; Root growth ; Wheat
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    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Summary Root development is described by a simple algebraic model which gives the numbers and lengths of root members of different orders in terms of time and a few properties of each order of root member. The model is tested against experimental results for the early growth of the roots of temperate cereals in pots or in liquid culture. The model is then used to simulate root growth and to explain the observed behaviour of four growth measures (relative multiplication rate, relative extension rate, mean extension rate, average root length) used in the growth analysis of root systems. Three principles governing root development emerge from the model and the simulations.
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    Plant and soil 70 (1983), S. 303-307 
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    Keywords: Choline ; Glycinebetaine ; Quaternary ammonium compounds ; Salinity ; Salt tolerance ; Wheat
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    Notes: Summary The periodide method for quaternary ammonium compounds (QAC) analysis was modified to permit rapid screening of numerous replicate plant samples. This procedure provides a valuable tool for assessing salt tolerance. Aqueous plant extracts were used without further purification. Total QAC were precipitated as the periodide complexes at low pH. In neutral media, only choline periodide crystallized; other major QAC (e.g. glycinebetaine) were soluble at pH 6.8–7.0 QAC concentration was then determined spectrophotometrically. The influence of oven-drying of plant material at 80°C was tested by comparing this technique to lyophilization. Since QAC values were essentially identical from both drying techniques, oven-drying was used routinely because of its economy and practicality. The optimum range of acid concentration for precipitation of total QAC was established.
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    Plant and soil 70 (1983), S. 391-402 
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    Keywords: Intercropping Lupins ; Lupinus albus ; Manganese ; Nitrogen ; Phosphorus ; Triticum aestivum ; Wheat
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    Notes: Summary Significant interactions between wheat and lupins occur below ground and wheat intercropped with lupins has access to a larger pool of available P, Mn and N than has wheat grown in monoculture. This suggests that the wheat is able to take up nutrients produced or made available by lupins grown in association with it.
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    Plant and soil 71 (1983), S. 463-467 
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    Keywords: Anion uptake ; Barley ; Hordeum vulgare ; Mycorrhiza ; Phosphorus ; pH Rhizosphere ; Triticum aestivum ; Wheat
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    Notes: Summary In two field experiments sown in 1982 to test the effect of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizas (VAM) on growth and phosphorus nutrition of (i) spring wheat and spring barley, (ii) winter wheat and winter barley, we measured the concentrations of the major cation (K+, Ca2+, Mg2+ and Na+) and anions (Cl−, SO4 2−, H2PO4 − and NO3 −) in shoot tissue. In all cases the sum of the anion concentrations (ΣA) was increased strongly by mycorrhizal infection but not by P additions, confirming earlier observations2 on spring wheat. The concentration of total cations (ΣA) was generally reduced by P additions, hence P and VAM both reduced the cation excess (ΣC−ΣA) but by different mechanisms. These results suggest that increased uptake of anions by plants with VAM may be a general phenomenom which would have important implications for the elemental composition of crops. The effect may also be manifested by other types of mycorrhizal association.
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    Plant and soil 74 (1983), S. 407-416 
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    Keywords: Calcareous soil ; Dry matter ; Grain yield ; Leaching fraction ; Root-zone salinity ; Salinity tolerance ; Sea water ; Soil salinity ; Triticum aestivum L. ; Wheat
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    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Summary Sea water dilutions having ECi=2, 12, 18 and 24 mmhos/cm, at 20°C were used for weekly irrigations of the wheat line RI 3748 (Triticum aestivum L.) on an initially non-saline calcareous loamy sand soil. The added quantities were 1.1, 1.3 and 1.5 times the weekly evapotranspiration. The vegetative growth (G), grain yield (Y), g/1000 grains and ECe were significantly affected by ECi and not by L. ECiXL affected g/1000 grains and the early G only. Soil salinity ECe (0–60 cm) increased with time. The ration between time-averaged $$EC_e (\overline {EC} _e )$$ and ECi indicated that the higher the ECi the longer the time to reach steady-state condition. These ratios were 1.54, 0.73, 0.63 and 0.56 at ECi=2,12, 18, and 24, respectively. Regression of Y on $$\overline {EC} _e $$ or ECi is a parabola. It indicates that about 27% decrement in Y occurs at ECe=12.35 or ECi=8.3 whereas the given value for wheat in standard tables of crop tolerance to salinity is 50% decrement in Y.
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    Plant and soil 74 (1983), S. 229-235 
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    Keywords: Barley ; Hordeum vulgare ; Mineral composition ; Na−K interaction ; Solonetzic soil ; Solonetz-Solod sequence ; Triticum aestivum ; Wheat
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    Notes: Summary The growth and mineral composition of barley and wheat was measured across sequences of Solonetz and Solod soils. Growth of both species, along with root penetration was reduced on the Solonetz compared to the Solod soil. Mineral composition of the foliage and roots indicated that a Na−K interaction was present for the barley across the Solonetz-Solod sequences. Such factors were considered to be characteristics of soil—plant relationships on Solonetzic soils.
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    Cell & tissue research 228 (1983), S. 205-218 
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    Keywords: Spermatozoa ; Ultrastructure ; Deep-freezing ; Sperm manipulation ; Trout
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    Notes: Summary Trout spermatozoa taken from the testis, vas deferens and ejaculate are described at the ultrastructural level. The morphology of the spermatozoa head, changes in the middle-piece structure, and the relationship between the centrioles and the flagellum were studied under consideration of their role in the reproduction of this species. Morphological changes observed after dilution of the spermatozoa in freshwater or saline and subsequent freezing deserve attention in connection with certain manipulations used in fish farms and laboratories.
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    Cell & tissue research 228 (1983), S. 231-244 
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    Keywords: Pineal gland ; Circadian rhythm ; Synaptic ribbon ; Ultrastructure ; Chinese hamster (Cricetulus griseus)
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    Notes: Summary Circadian morphological variations of pinealocytes in the superficial pineal of the Chinese hamster (Cricetulus griseus) were studied using quantitative electron-microscopic techniques. The volume of the nucleus and cytoplasm of pinealocytes exhibited similar circadian variations, with the maximum around the middle of the light period and the minimum during the first half of the dark period. Synaptic ribbons in pinealocytes were classified into three groups, type-1, −2 and −3 synaptic ribbons, which appeared as rods, round or irregular bodies and ring-shaped structures, respectively; a synaptic ribbon index was determined for the respective types. The synaptic ribbon index was expressed as the number of synaptic ribbons in the pinealocyte profile representing the cell size. The type-1 synaptic ribbon index, which was smallest during the second half of the light period, was increased during the dark period. The length of straight or slightly curved rods showed a 24-h change similar to that of the type-1 synaptic ribbon index; the length of the rods was maximal during the first half of the dark period and minimal at the end of the light period. There was no apparent circadian variation in the type-2 synaptic ribbon index. The type-3 synaptic ribbon index was higher during the light period than during the dark period; the index attained zero 3h after the onset of darkness and, thereafter, increased gradually.
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    Cell & tissue research 228 (1983), S. 265-276 
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    Keywords: Met- and leu-enkephalin ; Immunocytochemistry ; Ultrastructure ; Lateral septum ; Guinea-pig brain
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    Notes: Summary By the use of antisera to met-enkephalin and leu-enkephalin, enkephalin-containing structures were visualized in the lateral septum of the guinea-pig brain. The present results do not reveal immunoreactive perikarya in this area. The immunostaining is exclusively located in numerous nerve fibers and endings mostly encompassing neuronal perikarya, which accounts for the fact that at the light-microscopic level cellular somata appear to be immunostained. The immunoreactive terminals and fibers contain granules approximately 110nm in diameter and synaptic vesicles. The origin and the functional role of these numerous enkephalin terminals remain to be established. This work was supported by a grant from INSERM N∘ 804012
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    Cell & tissue research 228 (1983), S. 323-335 
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    Keywords: Ultrastructure ; Colonic epithelium ; Colchicine ; Vesicles ; Glycoproteins
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    Notes: Summary In murine colonic epithelial cells, cell-coat glycoproteins are transported to the cell surface in vesicles that originate at the Golgi apparatus. To determine the role of microtubules in the movement of these vesicles the antimicrotubule agent colchicine was injected into mice at several time intervals prior to sacrifice. In the mice that were treated with colchicine for 4.5 h it was observed that the polarity of the cells was disturbed. The Golgi apparatus and nucleus often appeared interchanged in their positions. The glycoprotein-containing vesicles, normally located apically, were sparse in that location, but abundant near the lateral plasma membranes of the cells at the level of the nucleus and Golgi apparatus. Staining by the periodic acid-chromic acid-silver methenamine technique for glycoproteins clearly revealed the reduction of vesicles apically and accumulation of vesicles laterally. The mechanism responsible for the movement of the vesicles to this location is unclear. It is suggested that the accumulation of vesicles in the lateral region may reflect some hindrance in the fusion of the vesicles with the lateral cell membranes.
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    Keywords: Lymph nodes ; Postnatal development ; Fibroblastic reticulum cells ; Interdigitating cells ; Deep cortex units ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary This study describes the postnatal development of the nonlymphoid cells with special reference to the fibroblastic reticulum cells (FRCs) and interdigitating cells (IDCs). The first lymphocytes of the neonatal lymph nodes are located in the developing deep cortex units (DCUs) identified by the Gomori's technique for reticulin fibres. Ultrastructural studies demonstrate that FRCs form the stroma of the DCUs. By light and electron microscopy, it is demonstrated that FRCs occupy the outer cortex in the following stages of development of the lymph nodes. Thus, FRCs form the stroma of the primary follicles and, later, are transformed in follicular dendritic cells (FDCs) of the germinal centres. Immature or pro-IDCs appear as migrating elements in the deep cortex of lymph nodes of the neonatal rats. The ultrastructure of the pro-IDCs resembles that of the mature IDCs but not that of the phagocytic cells. Pro-IDCs are transformed into mature IDCs whose cytoplasmic expansions contact lymphocytes via tight junctions. Some of these lymphocytes are likely apposed to FRCs of the DCUs. No cells containing Birbeck granules were found in the parenchyma of the lymph nodes during the postnatal development. The role of these nonlymphoid cells is discussed with respect to the immunologic function of mammalian lymph nodes.
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    Cell & tissue research 229 (1983), S. 281-297 
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    Keywords: Paraventricular nucleus ; Hypothalamus ; Development ; Golgi study ; Ultrastructure ; Chick embryo
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    Notes: Summary The developmental changes in the cytoarchitecture of the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus of the chick embryo were studied with particular emphasis on the differentiation of the magnocellular neurons. These cells can be distinguished from the parvocellular elements starting from stages 34–35 (Hamburger and Hamilton 1951) in Golgi-impregnated specimens. At the same stages, electron microscopy reveals dense-core granules, resembling the characteristic elementary granules of the neurosecretory material in the cytoplasm of the larger neurons. In addition, a few immature synapses were observed on these magnocellular perikarya. The present observations suggest that the early onset of neurosecretion in this area may be neurally regulated during early phases of development.
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    Cell & tissue research 231 (1983), S. 663-674 
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    Keywords: Ciliary tuft ; Pallil tentacles ; Patella vulgata ; Sensory ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The structure and ultrastructure of ciliary tufts on the pallil tentacles of the limpet Patella vulgata (L.) are described. The tip of each tentacle is covered by a dense crown of tufts and additional tufts can be seen scattered evenly across the surface of each tentacle. The cilia are nonmotile and nerve fibres run from the base of the ciliated cells suggesting a sensory function. Comparisons are made with ciliary tufts found in a Pacific species of limpet, Acmaea scutum, and other molluscan sensory structures.
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    Keywords: Pregnancy ; Adrenal zona glomerulosa ; Juxtaglomerular apparatus ; Ultrastructure ; Sheep
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    Notes: Summary The ultrastructural changes in the adrenal zona glomerulosa and renal juxtaglomerular apparatus have been examined during normal pregnancy in sheep. As pregnancy progressed, increasing numbers of cells in the adrenal zona glomerulosa displayed mitochondria with straight tubular “rod-like” structures replacing their normal lamelliform cristae; groups of cells showing these mitochondrial changes were predominantly located in the middle and superficial regions of the zona glomerulosa, but at all stages remained interspersed with cells with apparently normal mitochondria. In the same animals, the renal juxtaglomerular index was raised, reflecting an increase in renin storage, and juxtaglomerular myoepithelioid cells showed increased numbers of cytoplasmic granules, but no apparent increase in granular endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi profiles; there were no distinguishing morphological changes in juxtaglomerular peripolar cells. These findings provide morphologic evidence of stimulation of the adrenal zona glomerulosa in association with increased juxtaglomerular renin storage during pregnancy. The mitochondrial changes observed in an increasing proportion of cells in the zona glomerulosa closely resemble those seen in sodium-depleted animals, and may reflect the altered steroidogenic capacity of the adrenal gland in pregnant sheep. The finding of groups of cells displaying altered mitochondria lying next to cells with normal mitochondria suggests the presence of cells with different sensitivities to stimuli for aldosterone production or may indicate the presence of different cell types in the zona glomerulosa responding to different stimuli.
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    Cell & tissue research 234 (1983), S. 365-376 
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    Keywords: Oesophageal striated muscle ; Ultrastructure ; Guinea-pig, marmoset
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    Notes: Summary The ultrastructural characteristics of oesophageal striated muscle from guinea-pig and marmoset have been examined using transmission electron microscopy and compared with ultrastructural features of skeletal muscle. The findings show that, although similar to skeletal muscle, oesophageal striated muscle exhibits important differences in the arrangement of its muscle fibres and their motor innervation. It was also found impossible to classify oesophageal striated muscle according to the usual ultrastructural criteria since its motor endplates bore a greater resemblance to those of intrafusal skeletal muscle fibres. The consideration of these differences in conjunction with characteristics revealed elsewhere by other techniques confirms the unique nature of oesophageal striated muscle.
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    Cell & tissue research 229 (1983), S. 155-174 
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    Keywords: Pituitary ; Tammar wallaby ; Marsupialia ; Ultrastructure ; Immunohistochemistry ; Cell types
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    Notes: Summary An immunohistochemical, light- and electron-microscopial study was made of the pars distalis in adult tammar wallabies (Macropus eugenii). The pars distalis of this marsupial mammal was divided into three regions, based on the distribution of cell types within the gland. Somatotropic, mammotropic, luteotropic, folliculotropic, corticotropic and thyrotropic cells were identified on the basis of their immunohistochemistry, cytology and ultrastructure. Non-granulated (folliculo-stellate) cells, identified in electron micrographs, were found throughout the pars distalis. Somatotropic cells were predominant in the posterior pars distalis in all animals examined. In the single male specimen and in the non-lactating females examined, small numbers of apparently inactive mammotropic cells were scattered throughout the pars distalis; the same cell type was apparently active and present in considerable numbers in lactating females. Only one morphological type of gonadotropic cell was evident; these cells were scattered throughout the pars distalis, but in largest numbers in the median region. Small numbers of thyrotropic cells were found, most commonly in the anterior pars distalis. Corticotrops were also observed in moderate numbers, predominantly in the anterior regions of the pars distalis.
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    Cell & tissue research 228 (1983), S. 313-322 
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    Keywords: Olfactory ; Sensilla ; Ultrastructure ; Insects
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    Notes: Summary Scanning- and transmission electron-microscope studies of the sensilla of the pedicel of Nilaparvata lugens have revealed an elaborate plaque organ and three structurally different types of trichoid hairs. Each plaque organ is innervated by 120–150 neurons arranged in groups. The porous sensory cuticle is folded into finger-like projections and is surrounded by protective non-sensory denticles. Trichoid sensilla differ in number of neurons, appearance of dendrites and arrangement of pores. Type I, innervated by 2 neurons, has pores along its length and is probably olfactory in function. Types II and III are innervated by one and five neurons, respectively, and the absence of pores along the hair shaft indicates a possible gustatory role. The importance of these sensilla is discussed with reference to the behaviour of this important insect pest.
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    Cell & tissue research 228 (1983), S. 389-403 
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    Keywords: Lymph node, avian ; Ultrastructure ; Macrophages ; Phagocytic capacity
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    Notes: Summary The structure of the avian lymph node (ALN) is characterized by a thin capsule, thin lymphoreticular cords, and an absence of trabeculae. It is not possible to subdivide the ALN into cortex, paracortex and medulla, or to subdivide the system of sinuses into marginal, trabecular and medullary divisions. The lymphoreticular cords contain avian germinal centers (AGC) with B-lymphocytes and the area of T-lymphocytes. Postcapillary venules are responsible for the recirculation of lymphocytes. Sinus reticular cells do not exist in the ALN, but free macrophages are present. The phagocytic capacity of the macrophages was determined by injection of vital dyes (India ink, Berlin blue) and inoculation with Candida cells. Macrophages filled with markers migrate from the lymph sinuses into the lymphoreticular cords and further into the AGC. The mobility of the macrophages is remarkably lower after phagocytosis of Candida cells.
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    Cell & tissue research 229 (1983), S. 299-308 
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    Keywords: Adrenal chromaffin cells ; Plasticity ; Transplants ; Kidney capsule ; Ultrastructure ; Catecholamine biochemistry
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    Notes: Summary Histochemical, ultrastructural and biochemical studies (quantitative determinations of catecholamines (CA) and phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PNMT) activity) were carried out on autologous transplants of adult guinea-pig adrenal medulla under the kidney capsule, in order to investigate the specific influences of a virtually nerve-free environment in comparison to those mediated by a densely innervated one such as in the iris (cf. Unsicker et al. 1981). Three weeks after transplantation chromaffin cells survived well, most cells maintaining their morphological identity in terms of adrenaline (A) storage, although biochemically measured A and PNMT had dramatically decreased. Chromaffin cells in transplants extended neurite-like processes in an identical fashion as seen in transplants to the anterior chamber of the eye and in culture. Chromaffin cells were frequently connected by synaptoid contacts, but did not receive cholinergic synapses as observed in transplants to the iris. It may be concluded that the growth factor(s) eliciting neurite outgrowth from transplanted chromaffin cells are rather ubiquitously present, independent of whether the transplantation site is sparsely or richly innervated.
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    Keywords: Adrenal zona glomerulosa ; Ultrastructure ; Sodium depletion ; Sodium loading ; Sheep
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    Notes: Summary The effects of alterations in sodium status upon the morphology of the adrenal zona glomerulosa in sheep have been examined qualitatively and quantitatively, using lightand electron microscopy, and correlated with functionally related biochemical data. With severe sodium depletion induced by parotid-cannula drainage, there was mitotic activity throughout the zona glomerulosa, and glandular cells showed striking ultrastructural changes. These changes particularly affected mitochondria, which were enlarged, rounded and showed replacement of their normal lamelliform cristae by thin elongated cristal elements and bundles of tubular “rod-like” structures. Quantitative morphometric studies showed an increase in the volumes of zona glomerulosa cells, nuclei, mitochondria, smooth and granular endoplasmic reticulum, and Golgi profiles. In contrast, with dietary sodium loading, zona glomerulosa cells appeared shrunken and showed cytoplasmic lipid accumulation; mitochondria and other organelles were not significantly altered. The correlation of the ultrastructural cytological alterations in zona glomerulosa cells in sodium-depleted sheep with raised blood aldosterone levels suggests that such morphologic changes reflect a heightened capacity of these cells for aldosterone biosynthesis and secretion. These changes may also account for the increased sensitivity of the zona glomerulosa to aldosterone-producing stimuli during sodium deficiency.
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    Cell & tissue research 229 (1983), S. 611-625 
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    Keywords: Spermatozoa ; Ultrastructure ; Pseudomys (Muridae, Rodentia)
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    Notes: Summary Sperm morphology among the various members of the genus Pseudomys showed great interspecific variation. In P. apodemoides, P. desertor, P. fumeus, P. gracilicaudatus, P. hermannsburgensis, P. higginsi and P. nanus the sperm head was bilaterally flattened and possessed three hooks, the length of which varied somewhat between species. The top hook contained nuclear, subacrosomal and acrosomal material, whereas the two lower ventral hooks displayed largely only an extension of the subacrosomal material. Four other species of Pseudomys had no ventral hooks in their sperm head. In P. novaehollandiae there was a single long top hook, whereas in P. pilligaensis it was almost nonexistent. Neither the sperm head of P. delicatulus, nor that of P. shortridgei possessed any hooks; the former became narrower towards the tip, whereas the latter was spatulate in shape. The acrosome covered about two thirds of the nucleus and varied considerably in shape between species. Insertion of the connecting piece of the tail occurred on the lower ventral side of the sperm head in all species with a long top hook but was nearly basal in P. delicatulus and midbasal in P. shortridgei. The ultrastructure of mid and principal pieces was similar among species, but the number of gyres of mitochondria ranged from about 64 to 100.
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    Cell & tissue research 230 (1983), S. 353-366 
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    Keywords: Homoptera ; Labium ; Sensilla ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The ultrastructure of the sensory receptors located on the labium of the rice brown planthopper is described; possible functions of individual receptors are suggested on morphological grounds. Uniporous chemosensilla which may or may not possess a mechanoreceptive dendrite, domed multiporous chemosensilla, and mechanoreceptive pegs are present on the flattened labial tip. Mechanoreceptive pegs are distributed over the labium. The fine structure of a multilobed sensillum located on either side of the labium is also described.
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    Cell & tissue research 233 (1983), S. 59-67 
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    Keywords: Pineal gland ; Synaptic ribbon ; Melatonin ; Ultrastructure ; Chinese hamster (Cricetulus griseus)
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    Notes: Summary The effects of melatonin on synaptic ribbons (SR) in pinealocytes of the Chinese hamster (Cricetulus griseus) were examined. SR were classified into types 1, 2 and 3, which appear as rods, round or irregular bodies and ring-shaped structures, respectively; a synaptic ribbon index (SR index) was determined for the three types. Administration of two doses of 1.5 mg/kg melatonin at noon and 3 p.m. causes an increase in the type-1 and type-2 SR indices 3 h after the second injection in hamsters kept under alternating light and dark conditions (lights on from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.). Likewise, in animals that are exposed to extended light for 6 h and receive two doses of melatonin at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., an increase in the type-1 and type-2 SR indices occurs 3 h after the second injection. The increase in the type-2 SR index induced by melatonin administration to hamsters exposed to extended light is greater than the increase in the type-1 SR index under the same experimental conditions. Type-2 SR index, but not type-1 SR index, increases following bilateral superior cervical ganglionectomy. An increase in type-1 and type-2 SR indices occurs at 6 p.m. in ganglionectomized animals administered two doses of melatonin 6 h (noon) and 3 h (3 p.m.) before the time of sacrifice. No significant change is observed in type-3 SR index in animals subjected to any of the above treatments. The results indicate that exogenous melatonin may act directly on pinealocytes of the Chinese hamster to cause an increase in size and/or number of the type-1 and type-2 SR. Type 3-SR may have a role different from that of type-1 and type-2 SR; type-1 and type-2 SR may be functionally related.
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    Cell & tissue research 233 (1983), S. 227-231 
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    Keywords: Muscle-tendon junction ; Ultrastructure ; Myofibrillar pattern ; M. flexor digitorum longus ; Mouse
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    Notes: Summary The muscle-tendon junctions of adult mice show a special arrangement of myofibrils. Essentially, the myofibrils are oriented in an anchor-like manner in the large finger-shaped processes of the muscle fiber, which contain “mitochondrial sacks” (Demmel et al. 1979) in a subsarcolemmal position. Furthermore, the single myofibril frequently branches out into smaller fibrils. It is suggested that due to the three-dimensional arrangement, these processes gain a high rigidity during contraction, thus maintaining their shape and preserving the “mitochondrial sacks”.
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    Cell & tissue research 233 (1983), S. 265-284 
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    Keywords: Spermiogenesis ; Rainbow trout ; Ultrastructure ; Spermatids ; Chromatin
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    Notes: Summary In an ultrastructural study on the spermiogenesis of the rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri R.) four spermatogenetic stages were identified. In young round spermatids, the nuclear chromatin was first heterogeneous (euchromatin and heterochromatin). Subsequently, it became more homogeneous and started to condense in the form of coarse granules and fibers and then into fibrils associated in ribbon-like elements which eventually partly fused together. During early spermiogenesis, a juxtanuclear vacuole appeared in the area where the nuclear envelope was specialized due to condensation of material between the two envelopes and a slight accumulation of nuclear material. This area was finally located in the anterior part of spermatids and spermatozoa; it probably plays a role during fertilization. A flagellar rootlet appeared early in spermiogenesis; it may play a role in the attachment of the flagellum to the nucleus since it persisted until the centriolar complex was definitively fixed in the implantation fossa. The flagellum did not display a plasma membrane and was first located in the cytoplasm, but when it was later extruded from the cell, it acquired a membrane. The cytoplasm was rich in ribosomes (free or in small groups) but poor in membranous organelles. The few mitochondria polarized around the centriolar complex were finally organized into an annular mid-piece. The spermatids remained connected by intercellular bridges until the end of spermiogenesis. The complexity of trout spermiogenesis is intermediate between that in poecilids and that in carp and pike, which have very simple spermatozoa. The role of the material from the nucleus and the cytoplasm reaching the Sertoli cell in the control of spermatogenesis has been discussed.
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    Cell & tissue research 232 (1983), S. 445-455 
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    Keywords: Avian thymus ; Intrathymic erythropoiesis ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Although previously described in other avian species, intrathymic erythropoiesis is a remarkable feature of the thymus of Sturnus unicolor. In discrete stages of the life cycle of this species, erythroblasts and mature erythrocytes occupy large areas of the thymic cortex and cortico-medullary border. Simultaneously, degenerated thymocytes and epithelial-reticular cells occur in the same areas. The relationship between intrathymic erythropoiesis, degeneration of cortical lymphocytes and epithelial-reticular cells, and macrophage activity is discussed and related to a possible functional role of sex hormones in this phenomenon.
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  • 76
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    Keywords: Fetal macrophages ; Subepidermal mesenchyme (dermal tissue) ; Rat fetus ; Ontogeny ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary After about 12 days of gestation, fetal macrophages begin to appear in the subepidermal mesenchyme of rat fetuses. The macrophages are ultrastructurally characterized by cytoplasmic vacuoles, abundant polyribosomes and long filopodia. Immunocytologically, they possess Fc and complement (C3) receptors on the cell surface and are capable of immune phagocytosis, Latex or carbon phagocytosis, and glass adherence. From 15 days of gestation, lysosomal granules and miropinocytic vesicles gradually develop, together with an enlargement of Golgi complexes, whereas the number of polysomes and the number and size of cytoplasmic vacuoles are gradually reduced when gestation ends. Finally, the macrophages become amoeboid. Non-specific esterase and endogenous peroxidase activities are always absent in these macrophages. In culture experiments with cell suspensions prepared from the mesenchyme, fetal macrophages show a similar maturation process. Autoradiography with 3H-thymidine demonstrates a high proliferative capacity of the macrophages, particularly during the fetal stage.
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    Keywords: Ecdysteroids ; Epidermis ; In vitro differentiation ; Tenebrio ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary In order to study the pupal-adult metamorphosis of Tenebrio in vitro, pupal sternites of different ages were cultured in Landureau's medium and their development systematically observed by electron microscopy. In hormone-free medium, explants taken from young pupae do not secrete pupal postecdysial cuticle in vitro, and the epidermis spontaneously detaches from the pupal cuticle. On the contrary, explants taken from pharate adults continue to secrete adult preecdysial cuticle in vitro, and the epidermis never detaches from the cuticle. Ecdysterone in physiological concentrations (0.2 to 4 μg/ml) induces the secretion of a new cuticle in explants from young pupae but the epidermis remains undifferentiated. Ecdysone is necessary for the induction of some adult differentiation. Moreover, the quality of the cuticle secreted in vitro is increased by the addition of 2% foetal calf serum; the best results have thus far been obtained in a medium containing 0.2 μg/ml ecdysone, 1 μg/ml ecdysterone, and 2% foetal calf serum.
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    Keywords: Skin ; Operculum ; Fenestration ; Ultrastructure ; Anura ; Metamorphosis
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    Notes: Summary The process of histolysis and fenestration of the skin of the prospective opercular perforation region of Rana japonica after extirpation of the right forelimb was observed during metamorphosis by transmission and scanning electron microscopy. Epidermal cells of the belly of the tadpole, including the operculum, are extremely similar in their ultrastructure. Epidermal cells of the prospective opercular perforation region during metamorphosis become thin and vacuolated especially around the nucleus perhaps by autolysis, associated with lysosomal activity. The histolysis and formation of the perforation of the operculum occurs in the complete absence of forelimb. Macrophages containing phagosomes and lymphocytes or other blood cells are almost always found in the intercellular epidermis. Necrotic epidermal cells progressively separate by cleft formation and slough off without cornification.
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    Keywords: Marsupial ; Ultrastructure ; Corpus luteum ; Granules
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    Notes: Summary During embryonic diapause in the red-necked wallaby, M. r. banksianus, both the corpus luteum and uterine blastocyst remain dormant, and are reactivated following removal of the suckling pouch young (RPY). The morphology of dormant and reactivated corpora lutea has been studied throughout the 26.5 days of delayed gestation. Corpora lutea at 0, 2 1/2, 4, 9, 14, 21 and 25 days after RPY were fixed by perfusion. From day 4 to day 14 after RPY there was a progressive increase in the amount of smooth endoplasmic reticulum and the numbers of mitochondria. However there was a decrease in mitochondrial size from 1–2 μm in diameter (0 days after RPY) to 0.5–1 μm (14 days after RPY). Densely-staining granules (approximately 0.2 μm in diameter) were first observed in the luteal cells at 4 days after RPY. The maximum density of granules was observed at 21 days after RPY. Shortly before birth (25 days after RPY) the number of secretory granules had significantly decreased and the features of cellular regression were evident. As with the eutherian mammals, the wallaby luteal cells have all the structural organelles associated with steroid hormone production. The numbers of densely-staining granules are greatest at 21 days after RPY and may reflect the luteal progesterone content since similar granules in the sheep and cow have been shown to be associated with elevated levels of progesterone.
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    Cell & tissue research 230 (1983), S. 205-218 
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    Keywords: Kidney ; Glomerulus ; Ultrastructure ; Teleosts ; Seawater adaptation
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    Notes: Summary The epithelial ultrastructure of the glomerulus of fresh- and sea-water adapted rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri was examined by scanning and transmission electron microscopy after in vivo-perfusion fixation. Adaptation to seawater for a period of up to 9 weeks was not associated with a change in glomerular size, although after one year in seawater both glomeruli and their capsules were significantly smaller than the glomeruli of freshwater adapted fish. In freshwater adapted trout the epithelial ultrastructure conformed to the general vertebrate pattern, with rounded podocytes, well-defined primary processes and interdigitating pedicels. Adaptation to seawater was associated with a marked increase in the frequency of cytoplasmic microprojections. In many glomeruli there was a flattening of the podocytes, broadening of the primary processes, and areas of closely-packed pedicels were common. These observations are discussed in the light of previous studies on the mammalian kidney and the changes of single nephron function known to be associated with adaptation of trout to increased environmental salinities.
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    Cell & tissue research 230 (1983), S. 587-603 
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    Keywords: Pituitary ; Tammar wallaby ; Marsupial ; Neonate ; Ultrastructure ; Immunohistochemistry
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    Notes: Summary The pars distalis of pouch-young wallabies (Macropus eugenii) aged 1 to 50 days was studied by means of light-microscopic immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy. In the pars distalis of these pouch-young presumptive somatotrops, which constituted up to 70% of the gland, and nongranulated cells were the most numerous cell types. Small numbers (together representing less than 30% of the pars distalis) of immunoreactive mammotrops, thyrotrops, gonadotrops and corticotrops were also found. The presumptive mammotrops, gonadotrops and thyrotrops increased in number and apparent activity between 1 and 50 days postpartum. Presumptive corticotrop cells in 25 to 30 day-old animals were relatively most numerous, and apparently more active than at any other stage of pouch life; these cells decreased in apparent activity and relative number in older animals. The changes in number and activity of cell types in the pars distalis correlated well with major developmental events such as the onset of adrenal activity, the rapid growth phase in the first 100 days postpartum, and the generally low thyroid activity in pouch-young of less than 50 days of age.
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    Cell & tissue research 230 (1983), S. 615-630 
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    Keywords: Epidermis ; Mouth mucosa ; Connective tissue ; Cell differentiation ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Specimens of buccal mucosa and ear skin were introduced into the uteri of isologous rats and the animals maintained under estrogen stimulation for ten weeks, whereupon the uteri were removed and processed for light- and electron-microscopic examination. The majority of implants were successful with the epithelium having migrated to replace the adjacent uterine epithelium. Epidermis and oral epithelium growing on its own connective tissue in the uterus showed a normal pattern of histodifferentiation, including the formation of a thickened keratinized surface and appendages such as hair and sebaceous glands. Ultrastructurally, maturation was similar to that of normal tissue. Epidermis growing on uterine connective tissue did not form appendages but the ultrastructural pattern of cytodifferentiation was similar to control tissue. Buccal epithelium on the uterine stroma was markedly altered in its pattern of maturation, the epithelium appearing thinner than usual and showing a pattern of maturation resembling that of non-keratinization. These results suggest that normal histodifferentiation in epidermis and oral epithelium requires the presence of the appropriate connective tissue; in its absence epidermis has an intrinsic capacity for more or less normal cytodifferentiation but this is lacking in the buccal epithelium.
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    Cell & tissue research 230 (1983), S. 661-670 
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    Keywords: Preimplantation embryos ; Mouse ; Ultrastructure ; Morphometric analysis
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    Notes: Summary During cleavage, both qualitative and quantitative morphologic characters of mouse ova change. Up to the 8-cell stage, the volume density of mitochondria remains nearly the same although it increases during early and late blastocyst stages. While a rise of the volume fraction of granular endoplasmic reticulum is noticed during cleavage, the volume density of agranular endoplasmic reticulum diminishes gradually from the 1-cell stage onwards. An increase in the volume fraction of autophagic vacuoles is found, the maximum being reached in early blastocysts. The volume fraction of crystalloid inclusions slightly increases after the 4-cell stage, but this increase is statistically insignificant. The volume density of filamentous material (plaques) conspicuously decreases in all studied embryos from the beginning of cleavage. Starting with the 2-cell stage, the volume fraction of lipid droplets remains practically unchanged. No differences in volume densities of the Golgi apparatus, multivesicular and residual bodies, and large cytoplasmic vesicles with medium electron-dense content are found between the respective cleavage stages.
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    Keywords: Babesia ; Tick ; Sporogony ; Salivary gland ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Tick larvae were permitted to feed on infected hamsters and then allowed to molt. Nymphs were examined just prior to feeding on uninfected hamsters or at timed intervals thereafter. Invasion of the salivary gland by B. microti occurs before feeding of the nymph begins, and development of the parasite is further stimulated by feeding. The sporoblast forms a massive multinucleated meshwork which ramifies throughout the large host cell. No separation of the meshwork into multiple subdivisions, termed “cytomeres” by other workers, has been detected. Instead the specialized organelles characteristic of sporozoites, namely micronemes, rhoptries, and segments of double membrane appear in the meshwork itself and gradually become organized into sporozoite anlagen which protrude from its surface. At the same time the meshwork shortens and thickens giving rise to large compact undifferentiated bodies whose surface is also studded with sporozoite anlagen. Sporozoites thus originate either from the meshwork or from the undifferentiated bodies. In either case large lobate nuclei send projections into the anlagen as they protrude from the surface of the sporoblast. In a final step the mature sporozoites arise by simultaneous nuclear and cytoplasmic divisions. There is no separate stage of schizogony and the process is one of true budding.
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    Keywords: Thymus (rat) ; Cell suspensions ; Phagocytic cells ; Enzyme-and immunocytochemistry ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary Rat thymic phagocytic cells were characterized in vitro using various light and electron-microscopical techniques. Thymic cell suspensions were mechanically prepared and enriched for non-lymphoid cells, which were predominantly phagocytic and of three types. Type I showed acid phosphatase (APh) activity in small granules dispersed throughout the cytoplasm and were mostly Ia antigen-positive, although the Ia membrane label varied in intensity and distribution among individual cells. Only a few cells had endogenous peroxidase activity. The type-I cells could not be clearly distinguished morphologically from type-II or -III cells, and most likely comprise precursors of both these cell types. Type-II were large pale cells with many slender cell processes. These cells had APh activity centrally positioned, were strongly positive for Ia on the cell membrane and were negative for endogenous peroxidase. The cytoplasm frequently contained Birbeck granules, which unequivocally classifies these cells as the in vitro equivalent of the interdigitating cells present in the medullary area of the thymus in situ. Type-III cells were rounded with a smooth or ruffled cell membrane and contained vacuoles and many phagolysosomes. They were strongly positive for APh which was present throughout the cytoplasm. About 50% of these cells were positive for endogenous peroxidase in a pattern resembling resident macrophages. The cells were negative for Ia antigens. Type-III cells mostly likely represent the macrophages found in the cortical area of the thymus.
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    Cell & tissue research 232 (1983), S. 111-119 
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    Keywords: Homoptera ; Stylets ; Cibarium ; Sensilla ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The stylets of Nilapavarta lugens consist of two maxillae that interlock to form separate food and salivary ducts partially surrounded by two mandibles. The ultrastructure of the sensory innervation of the stylets is described. Each maxilla possesses five neurones which extend to the tip of the stylet. The mandibles also contain five neurones, four of which are paired. The paired neurones comprise a shorter dendrite extending part of the way along the stylet and a longer one extending to the tip. The possible functions of these neurones are discussed. Gustatory receptors are located in the small passageway leading from the food duct to the cibarium. The receptors are in two distinct groups on the epipharyngeal side and one group on the hypopharyngeal side of the food canal. Two to five neurones innervate each receptor which connects to the food canal via a small pore.
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    Cell & tissue research 228 (1983), S. 573-585 
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    Keywords: Satellite cells ; Muscle fibres ; Anura ; Metamorphosis ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The incidence and the ultrastructure of the satellite cells associated with red and white muscle fibres of the anuran (Rana japonica) tadpole tail were examined in three stages (hindlimb-bud, prometamorphic, and climax) during metamorphosis. In these three stages the satellite cells are found more frequently in the red fibres than in the white fibres. As metamorphosis proceeds, the incidence of the satellite cells decreases in both red and white fibres. The satellite cells in the hindlimb-bud stage have abundant cytoplasm rich in organells. Cisternae of rough endoplasmic reticulum are often dilated. The intercellular space between the satellite cell and the muscle fibre is narrow and relatively constant (15–25 nm). Some satellite cells appear to be in the process of fusion with the muscle fibre. Cytoplasmic volume and organellar content are gradually reduced during metamorphosis. In the prometamorphic and climax stages, the intercellular space is in general gradually extended. It often exceeds 0.5 μm, and usually contains the basal lamina and fibrous materials. Some satellite cells have cytoplasmic processes that project into the interstitial space through a gap in the basal lamina.
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    Keywords: Virus morphogenesis ; Baculoviridae ; Ultrastructure ; Cell culture
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    Notes: Summary Cultures of cell line IZD-MB 0503 from Mamestra brassicae were inoculated with nonoccluded nuclear polyhedrosis virus of Autographa californica (AcNOV). At 1 h postinoculation (p.i.) nucleocapsids were found in the cytoplasm near nuclear pores and within the nucleoplasm. Formation of virogenic stroma was observed at 7 h p.i. The first short empty capsids were seen at 10 h postinoculation (p.i.), followed by partially and completely filled nucleocapsids (11–12h p.i.) with most capsids filled at 12h and later. This suggests that nucleocapsid components, such as capsid and DNA-core, assemble in successive stages rather than simultaneously. Viral progeny, being released from the cells by budding, were observed at 13h p.i.
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    Cell & tissue research 228 (1983), S. 99-106 
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    Keywords: Kidney, teleost (Sparus auratus) ; Ultrastructure ; Renal corpuscle ; Tubular nephron
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    Notes: Summary The ultrastructure of the renal corpuscle and tubule of Sparus auratus is described. The parietal epithelium in Bowman's capsule is flattened with occasional cilia; podocytes are large with bundles of perinuclear microfilaments, a large vacuole and occasional cilia; a filtration slit membrane can sometimes be identified; mesangial cells are placed peripherally and among the walls of the capillaries. The neck segment is short and ciliated; it lacks the mucous cells which appear in some teleosts. The first proximal segment has columnar cells with a well developed brush border, and some cilia, large light vacuoles and many lysosomes appear in the apical zone; the second proximal segment has taller cells than the former, which appear with a less dense brush border, containing numerous multivesicular bodies; the third proximal segment, which has cells similar to the previous ones, possesses a less developed brush border and numerous mitochondria scattered all over the cytoplasm. No distal tubule is present. There is a collecting tubule with columnar cells with few microvilli and some apical mucin granules which empty into the collecting duct.
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    Cell & tissue research 230 (1983), S. 77-94 
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    Keywords: Ascidian larva ; Embryology ; Myogenesis ; Somatic striated (skeletal) muscle ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The larval muscle cells of Diplosoma macdonaldi contain subcortical and medullary myofibrils which are invested by fenestrated sheets of the sarcoplasmic reticulum. Cisternae of the sarcoplasmic reticulum are coupled with tubular invaginations of the sarcolemma. To appreciate better such uncommon features of cellular organization, six embryonic stages were selected for an ultrastructural study of myogenesis. The proliferative, synthetic, and elaborative phases of myogenesis were represented by embryos ranging from neurulae to prehatching larvae. The contractile apparatus originates during the synthetic phase of myogenesis, when thick and thin myofilaments appear in the cortical sarcoplasm at the epidermal and notochordal poles of the cell. The myofilaments promptly aggregate into unstriated fascicles, and the fascicles unite in series to establish the rudimentary myofibrils. All major sarcomeric bands, except the Z-lines, are evident along the myofibrils. Cisternae of the sarcoplasmic reticulum form peripheral couplings with the overlying sarcolemma, and they also form interior couplings with sarcolemmal invaginations from the ends of the cell. The interior couplings localize over the I-bands of the myofibrils. In the elaborative phase of myogenesis, mitochondria invade the cortical sarcoplasm, and the contractile apparatus passively shifts to the subcortex and medulla of the cell. Relocation of the myofibrils coincides with the disappearance of all peripheral couplings. Cisternae of the sarcoplasmic reticulum anastomose around the myofibrils, creating the fenestrated sheets that extend between sarcomeres. As Z-lines begin to bisect the I-bands, the perifibrillar cisternae become confluent with the cisternae in the precocious interior couplings.
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    Cell & tissue research 230 (1983), S. 105-111 
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    Keywords: Heart ; Purkinje fibre ; Innervation ; Ultrastructure ; Scanning electron microscopy ; Transmission electron microscopy
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    Notes: Summary An observation of intimate nerve-Purkinje fibre associations in false tendons of sheep heart is reported. Nerve bundles were observed in deep clefts of Purkinje fibres, in channels running between coupled Purkinje cells and embedded within Purkinje cells, as well as in the outer connective tissue sheath. Most nerve terminals in these areas were filled with small clear vesicles and a few large dense-cored vesicles. Only a few axons with many small dense-cored vesicles were observed. Intimate associations (separation, 60 to 90 nm) between the Purkinje cell and nerve varicosity were observed in the deep clefts. Similar close appositions were also present where nerves were embedded in Purkinje cells. In these cases the Purkinje cell enclosing the nerve bundle formed intercellular junctions with its own sarcolemma. Elaborate sarcolemmal folds with multi-vesicular bodies were also frequently observed near nerve bundles and varicosities. The identity of the transmitter is unknown although the nerves forming intimate associations with Purkinje cells have a morphology typical of cholinergic nerves.
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    Cell & tissue research 231 (1983), S. 157-172 
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    Keywords: Lung ; Turtle, Pseudemys scripta ; Intercellular junctions ; Freeze-fracture ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The air-blood barrier in the lung of the turtle Pseudemys scripta was studied by means of freeze-fracture replicas in an attempt to give a detailed account on the structural organization of the intercellular junctions. Between the pneumocytes, zonulae occludentes containing 4–19 strands in the apico-basal direction are present; they are considered to be physiologically very tight. In the endothelium, fasciae occludentes, i.e., discontinuous occluding junctions can be found, composed of up to 4 strands. These junctions are regarded to be very leaky. The findings are discussed in relation to recent physiological results, suggesting that in comparison with ‘dry’ mammalian lungs, the turtle lung is a rather wet lung based on its much larger transcapillary fluid filtration into the interstitium. In addition, small maculae communicantes are demonstrated between the pneumocytes; they possibly serve for metabolic coupling.
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  • 93
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    Keywords: Parasitoid ; Virus ; Pupa ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary The morphogenesis of virus particles associated with the calyx region of the lateral oviduct of the ichneumonid parasitoid Campoletis sonorensis is initiated during a specific phase of pupal development. The extent of body pigmentation proved to be the most reliable visual marker for correlation of induction of virus replication with particular phases of pupal development. Parasitoids removed from their pupal cases at 15 and 16 days after egg deposition were categorized into one of four developmental groups based on the degree of pigmentation. Viruses were not evident in the calyx cells of pupae representing the intial developmental stage, however, in all subsequent stages the concentration of particles gradually increased as development progressed. Observations of freeze-fractured tissue support previous suppositions that the viruses bud through the nuclear envelope following synthesis de novo within the nucleus.
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  • 94
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    Keywords: UV-irradiation ; Compound eye Rhabdomeres ; Trophospongium ; Ultrastructure ; Lepidoptera, Insecta
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    Notes: Summary Presumably, as a consequence of a 3-h exposure to light of 350-nm wavelength (1.5 × 1015 photons/cm2 sec) followed by a period of 20 h of rest in the dark, the four smaller retinula cells in each ommatidium of the eye of the butterfly Papilio xuthus contain a structure in the peripheral regions of their cytoplasm that resembles a portion of a rhabdom. Evidence for and against the view that this unusual, highly ordered arrangement of membranes represents a trophospongium is presented. In view of the fact that the structure in question only occurred at the same time when rhabdomeres were in a process of disintegration or reformation, the authors conclude that the structure in question is involved in the supply or removal of substances during a period of considerable activity of the retinula cell.
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    Cell & tissue research 230 (1983), S. 469-486 
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    Keywords: Ontogeny ; Photoreceptors ; Retina ; Ultrastructure ; Teleosts
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    Notes: Summary Ultrastructural analyses of retinal development in the guppy embryo show that at midgestation all types of photoreceptors are differntiated in the fundus, and at birth differentiation extends over the whole retina. Formation of discs of outer segments is more rapid in rods than in cones. Double cones differentiate simultaneously with long single cones and are formed by the adhesion of two primordial inner segments; short single cones develop last. Wherever cones are differentiated, they are arranged in an adult-type square mosaic. The rods in the embryo, as opposed to the adult, are likewise regularly arranged within the mosaic unit. These results are at variance with the generally held opinion that adult teleosts which possess duplex retinae have larvae with pure cone retinae, and that rods, double cones and mosaics appear in late larval life or only at metamorphosis. In the double cones of the guppy embryo subsurface cisternae develop along the adjoining primordial inner segments. Additionally, regularly distributed subsurface cisternae are formed in the regions of intimate contact of long single cones with double cones and rods. We suggest that the early development of rods and double cones, and a square-mosaic with regular distribution of rods and subsurface cisternae, provide the newly born with a fully functional optical apparatus, especially suited to perception of movements. This is necessary for its survival against predatory, especially maternal, attacks.
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  • 96
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    Keywords: Myocardium ; Ultrastructure ; Myocardial biopsy ; Morphometry ; Papillary muscle
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    Notes: Summary The papillary muscle of the cat heart's right ventricle has not been studied previously with quantitative ultrastructural techniques despite its wide use for functional studies. This tissue was perfusion-fixed, processed for electron microscopy, and morphometric techniques were used to assess the ultrastructural characteristics of the papillary muscle as well as the working myocardial cells. The results of this study were that 73.5% of the papillary muscle was composed of muscle cells, 9.7% of blood vessels, and the remainder of interstitial connective tissue. In the muscle cell the volume fraction of mitochondria was 17.3%, that of myofibrils was 49.8%, and that of the nucleus was 2.0%. The mitochondria to myofibrils ratio was 0.36 and the surface to volume ratio was 0.309. In a quantitative ultrastructural comparison of perfusion and immersion fixed tissue it was found that significant differences in the volume density of the blood vessel lumen existed between the two groups. In addition, there were significant differences in the volume fraction of mitochondria and nucleus between perfusion-fixed and immersion-fixed muscle cells. A concurrent significant decrease between the two groups was also found for the ratio of mitochondria to myofibrils. The perfusion-fixed tissue can be considered to provide only normal baseline data for the papillary muscle of the right ventricle. These data are important as they can be used in future structure-function studies on normal and pathological heart tissue.
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  • 97
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    Keywords: Corpus luteum ; Ultrastructure ; Secretory granules ; Hormones ; Quantitative study
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    Notes: Summary The granulosa luteal cells of the sheep corpus luteum secrete their hormonal products by exocytosis of granules. Electron micrographs of randomly selected granulosa cells from nine corpora lutea at day 10 of the oestrous cycle were examined to obtain the cellular density of these granules. From the area of the cell, calculated using an x -y digitiser, and the number of granules observed, the number of intracellular secretory granules per μm3 of luteal cell cytoplasm was calculated. There was a large variation in the number of granules per cell within the same corpus luteum and between corpora lutea taken at the same stage of the cycle. The number of intracellular granules in nine corpora lutea varied from 2.12±1.05 granules per μm3 (x, SD, n = 30) cells to 0.36±0.18 granules per μm3 ( x, SD, n = 26). These morphological data suggest that the variation in granule synthesis in individual cells may contribute to the variation in hormone content of corpora lutea at the same stage of the cycle, and the episodic release of hormone into the plasma.
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    Cell & tissue research 231 (1983), S. 103-115 
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    Keywords: Synapses ; Ultrastructure ; Crustacean ; Neuromuscular synapse ; Synaptic differentiation
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    Notes: Summary Synaptic terminals on branches of an excitatory motor axon in a spider crab (Hyas areneas) were examined by electron microscopy to determine whether differences in size, structure, and number of synapses could be correlated with differences in transmitter release. Terminals releasing relatively large amounts of transmitter during low frequencies of nerve impulses (“high-output” terminals) had larger synapses, more prominent presynaptic dense bodies (active zones), and fewer synapses per unit length than terminals releasing relatively small amounts of transmitter (“low-output” terminals). Neither the difference in synaptic area, nor the quantitative differences in the active zones, were sufficient in themselves to explain the difference in synaptic efficacy, and it is postulated that a non-linear relationship may exist between structural features of the synapse and release of transmitter by a nerve impulse, and that differences other than those apparent from the ultrastructure could be involved. Greater facilitation at low-output terminals with high frequencies of nerve impulses may be due to greater reserves of “immediately available” transmitter, and to recruitment or activation of more individual synaptic contacts.
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    Cell & tissue research 231 (1983), S. 143-155 
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    Keywords: Stellate cell ; Nongranulated cell ; Phagocyte ; Pars distalis ; Ultrastructure
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    Notes: Summary When the stellate cells (nongranulated cells) from dissociated-cell preparations of the anuran pars distalis were examined, they were seen to contain debris within phagocytic vacuoles (phagosomes). These phagosomes were variable; some contained granules from secretory cells while others were similar to lipid-like bodies and myelin figures. In situ partes distales from frogs were examined at the breeding season. The tissues were divided into lobules that were bounded by processes of stellate cells located between the secretory cells. Processes of stellate cells in the interior of a lobule interdigitate with processes extending inward from the stellate cells forming the border of the lobule. When these processes come together, a small cavity is formed. In many of the intact frogs the spaces between the stellate and secretory cells were greatly enlarged. At this particular time the processes of the stellate cells were attenuated and enclosed secretory granules that were also present as debris in these dilated, intercellular spaces. Within the cytoplasm of these stellate cells were not only phagosomes containing secretory granules but also organelles that appeared to be lipid bodies and lysosomes. Thus, the stellate cells of the pars distalis function in vivo, as well as in vitro, as phagocytes. In addition, macrophage-like cells moving from the blood may form another component of this system of phagocytes.
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