bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The ultrastructure of the spermatheca in the red spotted newt
Authors: Dent James Norman
Published: February 2005

Sperm from the male spermatophore in the red spotted newt are held indefinitely in convoluted, tubular outpocketings of the female cloaca called, collectively, a spermatheca. Each outpocketing, or tubule, when studied in thin section with the electron microscope showed a wall consisting of two components, a continuous inner or lining layer of epithelial cells and an outer covering layer of myoepithelial cells.

The myoepithelial layer is penetrated by occasional openings or intercellular spaces through which the epithelial cells make contact with a basal lamina that bounds the tubule. The myoepithelial cells resemble smooth muscle cells displaying filaments (mean diameter = 75 Å ± 1 S.E.) that are probably constituted of actin, dense bodies and prominent caveolae. They are sparsely supplied with mitochondria, ribosomes, Golgi complexes and, sometimes, particles of glycogen. Typically the epithelial cells contain secretion granules, numerous mitochondria and ribosomes. They contain some fibers similar to those of the myoepithelial cells but with mean diameters that are significantly larger (90 Å ± 2 S.E.). Occasional profiles of Golgi complexes are evident and glycogen particles are abundant throughout the cytosomes of spermathecal tubules from adult animals bearing sperm. Secretory granules and glycogen are extremely rare or lacking in the spermathecae of efts that have not attained sexual maturity and in animals with ablated or involuted ovaries. In such animals large electron‐lucid vesicles appear at or near luminal borders. Glycogen is absent and secretory granules show signs of dissolution in the spermathecal cells of gravid females induced to ovulate by the injection of chorionic gonadotropin. It is indicated that the epithelial cells provide nourishment for the sperm while they are retained within the spermathecal tubules, that the discharge of sperm from the spermatheca is facilitated by the contraction of the myoepithelial cells and that gonadal hormones act in the regulation of spermathecal function.
The structure of the pineal organ of the bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus
Authors: Murphy Richard C.
Published: February 2005

The pineal organ of the bluefin tuna was studied using light and electron microscopy. The pineal, an evagination in the diencephalic pallium, consists of a distal expanded end‐organ and a stalk. A pineal nerve connects this end‐organ to the habenular area of the diencephalon. The tissues above the pineal are modified for light transmission. Supporting cells are the most numerous type seen in the pineal tissue. The cytoplasm often contains glycogen, while the golgi apparatus is seldom seen. The plasma membrane is a complex of folded membranes interdigitating with adjacent cells. The sensory cells are characterized by a basal nucleus, a constricted neck region, and an ellipsoid region that is capped distally by lamellae. Sensory cells have the basic appearance of retinal photoreceptors. The lamellae are more disorganized than those of retinal rods, and some lamellae appear to be discharged from the cell.

This study indicates that the pineal may function to deliver photoperiodic stimuli to the central nervous system, through the transmission of nerve impulses.
Tolerance, limb regeneration and collagen fibrogenesis under high oxygen concentrations by the adult newt, Diemictylus viridescens
Authors: Schmidt Anthony J. , Jasch Laura G.
Published: February 2005

Adult newts placed in an atmospheric environment of 85% oxygen, saturated humidity, and at a temperature of 20 ± 1°C survived particularly well a 44‐day test period. They did not succumb to “oxygen toxicity” as has been frequently reported for other vertebrate species.

Having established the newt's tolerance of high oxygen atmosphere, the effect of oxygen on growth and development in the regenerating newt limb was investigated. Under the atmospheric conditions described above, and under 92% oxygen, the regeneration of adult newt limbs appeared to be retarded during the first 25 days after amputation when compared with regenerating limbs of control animals kept under a normal atmosphere of 21% oxygen (air). Thereafter, little or no difference could be discerned between the regeneration of experimental and control limbs.

It is known that molecular oxygen participates directly in the hydroxylation of proline to hydroxyproline in the synthesis of collagen. Sectioned regenerates stained specifically for collagen were examined to determine if collagen synthesis was induced in experimental animals. Two regeneration‐inhibited limbs of oxygenated newts showed cicatrical repair of the apical limb stump 25 days after amputation. However, the majority of the experimental animals revealed no obvious increase in collagen fibers.

These results contraindicate any marked “oxygen toxicity” affecting the life of the newts, or regeneration of their limbs. It is suggested that a change in collagen fiber type might have been induced by the high‐oxygen atmosphere. Investigations to test this hypothesis are currently underway.
The morphology of the Weberian ossicles of two species of the genus Astyanax (Ostariophysi: Characidae)
Authors: Popper Arthur N.
Published: February 2005

The morphology of the Weberian ossicles of Astyanax mexicanus, an eyed river fish, and A. jordani, the Mexican blind cave fish, was investigated and the results were correlated with behavioral data on the auditory capacities of the two species. Several characteristics of the ossicles of the two species were inter‐specifically significantly different while other characteristics varied as much intra‐specifically as inter‐specifically. The ascending arm of the scaphium was shorter in the blind fish than in the river fish and the ascending arm of the intercalarium was further from the distal end of the base of the bones in the blind fish than in the river fish.

A previously unreported ligament between the scaphium and the sinus atrium impar was found in Astyanax. It was hypothesized that this connective tissue retained perilymphatic fluid within the inner ear, helped the ossicles return to an anterior position after moving posteriorly, and might protect the inner ear during intense acoustical stimulation.
Ontogeny of cranial ossification in the small‐mouthed salamander, Ambystoma texanum (Matthes)
Authors: Bonebrake John E. , Brandon Ronald A.
Published: February 2005

The ontogenetic sequence of cranial bony structure from initial ossifications through metamorphosis in Ambystoma texanum is described on the basis of 128 cleared and stained specimens. For convenience of discussion nine stages are recognized on the basis of conspicuous events. Cranial bones ossify and are modified in a definite sequence, and comparisons of complete sequences among groups of salamanders may prove useful in classification and in better understanding of relationships.
A histochemical study of twitch and tonus fibers
Authors: Lee Sue Y.
Published: February 2005

The distribution of glycogen, lipids and succinic dehydrogenase (SDH) in twitch and tonus fibers of several amphibians and birds is described, and the correlation of histochemical properties with fiber structure and function is discussed. Twitch and tonus fibers were identified histologically by the presence of Fibrillenstruktur and Felderstruktur respectively. The rectus abdominis, sartorius and semitendinosus were studied in Rana pipiens, Xenopus laevis and Necturus maculosus; the pectoralis major, pectoralis minor, anterior latissimus dorsi and posterior latissimus dorsi were investigated in Gallus gallus and Passer domesticus. Periodic acid‐Schiff was used to stain for glycogen, Sudan Black B for lipids and Nitro BT for localization of SDH activity.

In amphibian muscles, fibers with Fibrillenstruktur and Felderstruktur constitute the rectus abdominis. Except in one case, only Fibrillenstruktur fibers were seen in the sartorius and semitendinosus. In the avian muscles, fibers with Fibrillenstruktur comprise the pectoralis major, pectoralis minor and posterior latissimus dorsi, while fibers with Felderstruktur constitute the anterior latissimus dorsi. These types of muscle fibers showed no consistent pattern in the distribution of glycogen, lipids and SDH. The evidence precludes the use of such data alone for distinguishing twitch (Fibrillenstruktur) and tonus (Felderstruktur) fibers.
Fine structure of the developing gastric epithelium of the chick
Authors: Overton Jane
Published: February 2005

The fine structure of the developing gizzard of the chick embryo has been studied to define the sequence of events in cytodifferentiation of the epithelium and to look for morphological evidence of epithelio‐mesenchymal interaction. During the fourth day of incubation epithelial cells begin to form mucous secretory granules, later massive glycogen deposits appear, and finally by day 8 numerous cell processes have formed. Tissue was prepared by a number of methods to stain material associated with cell surfaces. At the time induction is presumbably occurring such stainable material is abundant. Epithelial and mesenchymal tissue components when cultured transfilter show no inductive effects and stainable cell surface material is greatly reduced near the epithelium.
Mechanism of repair of lenticular wounds in Rana pipiens. I. Role of cell migration
Authors: Rafferty Nancy S.
Published: February 2005

The earliest visible changes that occur in the normal organization of the lens epithelium after a penetrating wound in the lens suggest that passage of an injury stimulus outward from the wound occurs within the first half day after injury: changes in normal tissue architecture appear near the wound at six hours and move outward to involve the proliferative zone by 12 hours. This is followed by migration of cells toward the wound. There is a slight increase in cell number in the proliferative zone within the first day, followed at later intervals by a decrease there and a concomitant increase in cell number adjacent to the wound. After a pre‐injury injection of H3‐TdR (or I125‐UdR), labeled cells that had incorporated the precursor in the normal proliferative zone were found progressively closer to the wound with increasing time. Only the cells which incorporated the radioactive tracer could be followed, but it is likely that cells in the central areas also migrated toward the wound since they showed spindling and superimposition. Migration of cells into the wound margins is an important phase of wound closure which begins long before the major productions of new cells by mitosis.
Comparative morphology of nucleolar DNA in Drosophila. II. Drosophila fulvimaculoides and drosophila tumiditarsus
Authors: Barr H. J.
Published: February 2005

This paper reports the demonstration, using fluorescence microscopy, of nucleolar DNA in two species of Drosophila. In Drosophila fulvimaculoides, the nucleolar DNA presents a variable morphology, suggestive of puffing activity. This material, which sometimes shows a banded structure like that of the polytene chromosomes, is shown not to be coextensive with the Y chromosome. Nucleolar DNA is demonstrated in Drosophila tumiditarsus also, and previous reports of an association of the dot chromosome with the nucleolus in this species are confirmed. The special usefulness of these two species for various sorts of investigation in pointed out.
Structure and sensory apparatus of oral remnants of the nasopalatine canals in the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus L.)
Authors: Quay W. B. , Mitchell Edward D.
Published: February 2005

Light microscopy of serially sectioned nasopalatine duct remnants in ventral rostral integument of four adult (2 ♂, 2 ♀) fin whales reveals: (1) a common structure in all, (2) blindly ending nasopalatine pits 4 to 9 mm deep, (3) solid epithelial duct remnants 12 to 15 mm long, (4) lack of chemoreceptor endings, and (5) an abundance of presumed mechanoreceptors, mostly of the Pacinian category on the adoral sides, but also including some thinly encapsulated and perivascular ones that extend into the abundant connective tissue papillae of the duct remnants. Comparative and evolutionary relations of these structures are discussed.
Light microscopic studies on the pineal organ in teleost fishes with special regard to its function
Authors: Hafeez Mohammad A.
Published: February 2005

A morphohistological study was carried out on the pineal organ in 15 species of teleosts belonging to 12 different families. In spite of a general similarity in pineal structure in different species, there is evident a systematic diversity. The majority of species possess saccular pineal organs containing photoreceptors as prominent parenchymal components. The close anatomical relationship of the pineal organs with the relatively thin cranial roof further supports the photosensory nature of this organ in most species. However, in certain species, particularly Corydoras aneus, apparent paucity of sensory cell outer segments, parenchymal proliferation, epithelial compactness and rich vascularization suggest specializations for a predominantly nonsensory and possibly secretory function. On the other hand, the preponderance of sensory cells in the pineal organ of Symphysodon aequifasciatus and Gyrinocheilus aymoneri indicates exceptional adaptitions for a predominantly photosensory role. The results are discussed in the light of existing electron microscopic and biochemical investigations which support a secretory function of fish pineal. The need for proper selection of species for future research on pineal function is emphasized.

There is also evident a close anatomical relationship between the pineal organ, the dorsal sac and the third ventricle in various species. The possibility of intramural functional relationship of the pineal with these structures and the brain is suggested.

The presence of intrapineal neurones and an afferent (pinealofugal) innervation in majority of species is described. The tractus pinealis enters the posterior commissure area. In rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri, some branches, right and left, leave the posterior commissure and could be seen to move toward the habenular ganglia. Their destination remains unclear. In jack smelt, Atherinopsis californiensis, a major bundle of tract fibres follows the ventral aspect of the posterior commissure reaching what may be nuclei dorsomedialis‐dorsolateralis. The possibility of direct connections with the fasciculus retroflexus is suggested. No evidence could be provided supporting existence of an efferent (pinealopetal) innervation of parenchymal cells in the pineal of species studied. It is pointed out that clarification of this aspect in future is important for a proper understanding of metabolic aspects of pineal organs in fishes.
Fine structure at the basal surface of intestinal epithelium in the midgut region of the balanidae, with special reference to “Neural‐like” processes
Authors: Koulish Sasha
Published: February 2005

Observations on fine structure at the basal end of the intestinal epithelium in the midgut region of Balanus balanoides and Balanus improvisus reveal complex interrelationships among several tissues. Numerous elongate cell processes extend towards the intestinal epithelium penetrating between layers of intestinal muscle through blood spaces and into the basal lamina underlying the epithelium.

Two types of morphological relationships occur between cell processes and the basal end of the intestinal epithelial cell: 1. The cell process may penetrate the basal lamina and lie closely apposed to the epithelium. 2. The cell process may give rise to narrow, medially‐directed, finger‐like extensions (projections). The narrow projections penetrate the basal lamina and, in addition, terminate as dilated bulbs within inpocketings of the epithelium. In some respects the cell processes are suggestive of neural tissue.
Polarized cylindrical body in the epididymis of the flying squirrel
Authors: Hruban Zdenek , Martan Jan , Aschenbrenner Iva
Published: February 2005

Spermatozoa in the head of the epididymis of the flying squirrel have large cup‐shaped acrosomal heads with two ventral ridges. The cytoplasmic droplet contains an ovoid body and a group of large granules. These structures may be related to the chromatoid body of spermatids. The spermatozoa form polarized cylindrical bodies with centrally placed tails and peripheral heads. The tips of acrosomes protrude into concavities of acrosomal cups of neighboring spermatozoa. Peripheral portions of acrosomes are in contact with microvilli (stereocilia) of epididymal cells. Polarized cylindrical bodies are present in five species of Sciuridae.
Fine structure of the carp torus longitudinalis
Authors: Ito Hironobu
Published: February 2005

Fine structure of the carp torus longitudinalis was studied by electron and light microscopy and compared with the granular layer of the carp cerebellum. There are three types of cells in the torus longitudinalis, that is, small, medium‐sized and large cells. From the small cells to the medium‐sized cells, there is gradual transition in size and in the amounts of cell organelles. These cell profiles and the closely packed cell pattern in a part of the torus longitudinalis are quite similar to those in the granular layer of the cerebellum. Moreover, peculiar synaptic configurations of so‐called “synaptic glomeruli” are found both in the torus longitudinalis and in the granular layer of the cerebellum. In the torus longitudinalis, unmyelinated nerve fibers are seen to have bulbous swellings along their course, most of which contain a mitochondrion, as do they in the carp tectum opticum.

It is speculated that the torus longitudinalis may be partly related to the granular layer of the cerebellum and partly to the tectum opticum.
The body wall of cheilostome bryozoa IV. The frontal wall of schizoporella unicornis (Johnston)
Authors: Banta William C.
Published: February 2005

The frontal wall of Schizoporella unicornis (Johnston) develops as a partition of the coelom just before ascus formation. The ascus develops proximally from the proximal border of the aperture. S. unicornis, therefore, belongs to the monothetic Order Cryptocystidea. The outer part of the opercular cuticle is lost during development.
The golgi complex in the esophageal mucous glands of the newly hatched chick
Authors: Allenspach Allan L. , Berlin Jerry D.
Published: February 2005

The general morphology of the mucous gland cell and the nature of the secretory granule in esophageal glands of the newly hatched chick have been described. Lightly basophilic supporting cells, attached to secretory cells by desmosomes and containing tonofilaments, are located on the basal lamina. Electron microscopic studies showed a morphological polarity of the Golgi complex which suggests that mucous precursors are transported from other sites within the cell to the Golgi complex for further packaging into secretory granules. Finally, acid mucopolysaccharides (AMPS) were specifically stained using the Thorotrast technique and not detected in the rough endoplasmic reticulum, the transitional elements, or in the lamellae at the forming face of the Golgi complex. Conversely, AMPS are found in the vicinity of the mature face of the Golgi complex, and in the secretory granules. The acquisition of cytochemical reactivity for AMPS within the Golgi complex is discussed.
Fine structure of the antenna and its sensory cone in larvae of Aedes aegypti (L.)
Authors: Zacharuk R. Y. , Yin Lucy Ru‐Siu , Blue Sharon G.
Published: February 2005

The fine structure of the antenna and of the antennal sensory cone, the largest of the eight antennal sensilla, of fourth instar larvae of the mosquito Aedes aegypti are described and discussed. The antennal integument supports and encloses only sensillar elements. The antennal sensory cone seems to be a chemoreceptor of a modified composite basiconic type. It is innervated by about 12 neurons grouped into six units. Each neuronal unit has a trichogen and tormogen cell, but no neurilemma or other accessory cells, associated with it. Stimulating molecules may diffuse directly through the non‐perforate conical cuticular covering to the dendritic branches, and through six vacuoles between the dendrites and the epicuticle at the base of the cone. Peripheral vesicles in the cone, their probable formation from secretions produced in the junction body region, and their possible function in the stimulating mechanism of the sense organ are described and discussed. Dendritic neurotubules originate from ciliary tubules in the junction body region, in the dendritic plasma, or by branching. Tight junctions provide possible electrotonic coupling between all the dendritic branches of the sensillum, and between dendrites in each unit. The neuronal perikaryons and portions of the axons and proximal dendrites are not ensheathed, but extend naked in close proximity through the antennal hemo‐sinus into an ensheathed nerve at the base of the antenna.
The fine structure of the hepatopancreas of the woodlouse, Oniscus ascellus
Authors: Clifford Brendan , Witkus E. R.
Published: February 2005

The present ultrastructural study of the hepatopancreas of Oniscus ascellus would seem to indicate that the entire gland functions as a true midgut and is involved in absorption and secretion. Two differentiated cell types, the S and B, are present throughout the gland except for a small area of the posterior or regenerative zone.

Ultrastructural features that have been associated with absorption include the presence of a surface enteric coat, regularity of microvillar core filaments, an organelle free region under the microvilli and the uniform distribution of mitochondria below this area. These features are present in both the S and B cell types. Features that are typical of secretory cells include the presence of extensive arrays of parallel rough endoplasmic reticulum, the very active dictyosomes with dilated cisternae and large secretory bodies. These features are present in the B cell. Although occasional arrays of parallel endoplasmic reticulum were noted in the S cell, active dictyosomes with dilated cisternae were not evident.

From this ultrastructural study it would appear that the B cell functions in absorption and secretion, while the S cell functions primarily in absorption. A cytochemical study is now in progress.
Structural and physiological changes associated with the growth of avian fast and slow muscle
Authors: Shear Charles R. , Goldspink Geoffrey
Published: February 2005

Electron microscope examination of the myofibrillar material in the avian latissimus dorsi anterior (tonic) and posterior (phasic) muscles revealed that the characteristic felderstruktur arrangement of the tonic muscle fibers develops during growth. Fibers of embryonic and young latissimus dorsi anterior muscles up to 87 days after hatching exhibited a fibrillenstruktur arrangement. Unlike the phasic muscle fibers in which the myofibril mass splits into discrete and regularly shaped myofibrils, the myofibrils in the tonic muscle become felderstruktur in appearance because of incomplete splitting of the myofibrils. The incomplete splitting of the myofibrils and the less extensive sarcoplasmic reticulum in the tonic muscle were related to its slower rate of tension development. The isometric contractile tension of the muscles was measured and it was found to increase considerably during growth. The tension increase was directly related to the increase in the fiber size, and the myofibril content. The rate of contraction of both the latissimus dorsi anterior and posterior muscles was found to increase very rapidly just prior to hatching. After hatching, the rate of contraction of the anterior muscle decreases differentiating into a tonic muscle at one month. The latissimus dorsi posterior muscle remains fast throughout development.
Structures on the antennal flagellum of a caddisfly, frenesia missa (Trichoptera, Limnephilidae)
Authors: Slifer Eleanor H. , Sekhon Sant S.
Published: February 2005

Non‐innervated macrotrichia and microtrichia, thick‐walled chemoreceptors and three kinds of thin‐walled chemoreceptors are present on the antennal flagellum of Frenesia missa. One of the thin‐walled receptors, the plate organ, is of a type not previously recorded for any insect. About four times as many plate organs are present on the flagellum of the male as on that of the female. They occur also on the maxillary and labial palps.
The fine structure of the pigment epithelium and photoreceptor cells of the newt, Triturus viridescens dorsalis (Rafinesque)
Authors: Dickson D. H. , Hollenberg M. J.
Published: February 2005

The morphology of the retinal pigment epithelium and photoreceptor cells has been studied in the common newt Triturus viridescens dorsalis by light, conventional transmission and scanning electron microscopy.

The pigment epithelium is formed by a single layer of low rectangular cells, separated by a multilayered membrane (Bruch's membrane) from the vessels of the choriocapillaris. The scleral border of the pigment epithelium is highly infolded and each epithelial cell contains smooth endoplasmic reticulum, myeloid bodies, mitochondria, lysosomes, phagosomes and an oval nucleus. Inner, pigment laden, epithelial processes surround the photoreceptor outer and inner segments.

The three retinal photoreceptor types, rods, single cones and double cones, differ in both external and internal appearance. The newt, rod, outer segments appear denser than the cones in both light and electron micrographs, due to a greater number of rod lamellae per unit distance of outer segment and to the presence of electron dense intralamellar bands. The rod outer segments possess deep incisures in the lamellae while the cone lamellae lack incisures. Both rod and cone outer segments are supported by a peripheral array of dendritic processes containing longitudinal filaments which originate in the inner segment. The inner segment mitochondria, forming the rod ellipsoid, arelong and narrow while those in the cone are spherical to oval in shape. The inner segments of all three receptor cell types also contain a glycogen‐filled paraboloid and a myoid region, just outside the nucleus, rich in both rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum. The elongate, cylindrical nuclei differ in density. The rod nuclei are denser than those of the cones, contain clumped chromatin and usually extend further vitreally. Similarly, the cytoplasm of the rod synaptic terminal is denser than its cone counterpart and contains synaptic vesicles almost twice as large as those of the cones. Photoreceptor synapses in rods and cones are established by both superficial and invaginated contacts with bipolar or horizontal cells.
The innervation of the salivary gland in the american cockroach: Light and electron microscopic observations
Authors: Whitehead Armand T.
Published: February 2005

The salivary gland of Periplaneta americana (L.) is innervated from both the stomatogastric nervous system (SNS) and subesophageal ganglion (SEG). Methylene‐blue preparations, histological sections and electron microscopy revealed a pair of nerves from the SEG, each of which contains two axons 5–7 μ in diameter, and these are accompanied by several smaller ones. The nerves going to the salivary glands from the SNS contain a dozen or more axons, each less than 2 μ thick. Axons from two sources innervate the efferent salivary ducts, the acini, the anterior ends of the salivary reservoirs, and the reservoir suspensory muscles. A nerve which has reached an acinus forms a plexus upon its surface. Electron micrographs disclose penetration of axons with or without glial wrappings, into the intercellular spaces between gland cells. Axons without glial wrappings have been observed in intimate contact with gland‐cell membranes, and several areas which resemble synaptic junctions have been seen.
The ultrastructure of developing wings in the giant silkmoth, Hyalophora cecropia. I. Generalized epidermal cells
Authors: Greenstein Masha Etkin
Published: February 2005

The ultrastructure of wing epidermis of the giant silkmoth, Hyalophora cecropia, was studied during pupal diapause and the first half of development to the adult. In diapause, the generalized epidermal cells are characterized by many free ribosomes, some vesicles and small lamellae of rough endoplasmic reticulum, some scattered short mitochondria and a few small Golgi complexes. During the early states of post‐diapause development, before and after the time of apolysis (separation of the epidermis from the overlying cuticle), there is a marked increase in structures often associated with synthetic functions, such as polyribosomes, lamellate rough endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi complexes. On day five of post‐apolysis development, just after the appearance of scale‐forming and socket‐forming cells, the generalized epidermal cells lay down the cuticulin layer of the adult cuticle. At this stage and later, the polyribosomes and lamellate rough endoplasmic reticulum decrease in abundance. Cell nuclei show three phases of temporary transition from predominantly lobed to predominantly round profile, which correspond to periods of reported DNA synthesis. Throughout this developmental process, therefore, there is good correlation of fine structure with changes in macromolecular synthesis recorded elsewhere.
Ultrastructural changes in the pars distalis of the maturing male rat
Authors: Behrens Ursula , Martin Constance
Published: February 2005

Anterior pituitary glands of male rats (2, 3, 5, 8, 12, 25, 36, 52, 56, and 62 days of age) were processed for electron microscopy. During early postnatal stages secretory cells are found in various stages of differentiation and comparatively few secretory granules are seen. Nuclei are mostly irregular, and the nucleo‐cytoplasmic ratio is large. Many free ribosomes are present; the endoplasmic reticulum is generally sparse and the Golgi complex small or invisible. Cells are of variable shape, and numerous cytoplasmic processes project into large intercellular spaces. Many electron‐dense cells which often contain myelinlike figures are seen. Lysosomes and lysosomal precursors are frequently found in secretory cells, predominantly in somatotrophs, of all immature glands. Mitotic figures are numerous in early stages after brith and decrease in number as the gland grows in size. A gradual increase in cytoplasmic volume with concomitant differentiation of cytoplasmic components as well as accumulation of secretory granules, accompanied by loss of myelin‐like figures and decrease in the number of electron‐dense cells, is observed as the animal reaches the prepuberal stage. Few lysosomes are seen in cells of mature glands. At 36 days of age all secretory cells seem to have differentiated, and morphological features as well as granule content show little change until puberty is reached. Gonadotrophs attain their characteristic morphology later than other cells. Cilia are observed in all developmental stages but are relatively infrequent in the mature gland. The described ultrastructural characteristics reflect the degree of maturation as well as the functional capacities of secretory cells at particular stages of development.
Injection studies of cortical and medullary organization in the avian kidney
Authors: Johnson Oscar W. , Phipps Gary L. , Mugaas John N.
Published: February 2005

Cortical lobules of the avian kidney are branched structures in which the efferent venous system forms an intralobular axis. The latter receives portal blood through an intertubular capillary plexus. Capillary distribution is regionalized thus delimiting the boundaries of individual cortical lobules.

The size of cortical lobules (combined length of individual branches) varies intraspecifically from less than 1 mm to more than 18 mm. The largest units are peripherally located in the dorsal and lateral aspects of the kidney, while smaller lobules are deeper within the renal mass. A system of naming the branches of the efferent venous drainage is described. Cortical lobules take origin at varied levels along this venous network.

A typical cortical lobule provides collecting ducts and loops of Henle to several medullary lobules. The latter contact the cortical unit at intervals along its length, and each may be associated with more than one cortical lobule. Although boundaries are indefinite, a renal lobe can be regarded as a group of medullary lobules usually draining into a secondary ureteral branch plus their associated cortex.
Fine structure of the stellate cell in the pars distalis of the lizard, Anolis carolinensis
Authors: Forbes M. S.
Published: February 2005

The stellate cell in the pars distalis of Anolis carolinensis has been studied with the electron microscope. This cell type is characterized by the lack of secretory granules, and it possesses elongate processes that insert between secretory cells. Few cytoplasmic filaments are present in these processes, and desmosomes linking them to adjacent stellate cells or to secretory cells are seen infrequently in control animals. Stellate cells are often encountered in the caudal half of the pars distalis, but they are less commonly found in the rostral half. In animals undergoing thyroidal depression, thyroidectomy cells arise in the caudal pars distalis. Concurrently, stellate cells of that region hypertrophy and exhibit increased numbers of desmosomes, complex intercellular junctions, and micropinocytotic vesicles. Injected horseradish peroxidase penetrates the intercellular spaces, enters the micropinocytotic vesicles, and is transported to the interior of the stellate cell. It is suggested that stellate cells in Anolis under certain conditions may transport materials between the bloodstream and secretory cells.
Comparative observations on the morphology of the mammalian periovarial sac
Authors: Beck Lee R.
Published: February 2005

The interspecific variation in the positional and mesenteric relationship of the mammalian oviduct to the ovary observed among 41 species is summarized by distinguishing eight morphological types of relationship. The recognition of types is based on wide species differences in: the position of the oviduct with reference to the mesosalpinxal fold and ovary; the extent to which oviducal mesenteries enclose the ovary in a periovarial sac; the degree of closure and method of formation of the peritoneal opening to the periovarial sac; and the morphology of the oviduct.
The mucigenous glandular mucosa in the complex stomach of two new‐world camelids, the llama and guanaco
Authors: Cummings J. F. , Munnell J. F. , Vallenas A.
Published: February 2005

In contrast to the so‐called true ruminants, the compartmentalized stomach of these camelids contained an extensive mucigenous glandular mucosa. This mucosal epithelium was studied with the light and electron microscope. Surface, foveolar, isthmic, and end‐piece regions were identified. Undifferentiated cells with many free ribosomes and few mucigen granules were found in the gland isthmus. More fully differentiated mucigenous cells with fewer free ribosomes, an extensive Golgi complex and a large heterogeneous population of secretory granules were observed in the subjacent end‐piece. These cells were compared with cardiac and other gastric glandular epithelia. The cells in the foveola contained a more extensive granular reticulum, a prominent Golgi complex, and large numbers of mucigen granules and mitochondria. In the upper foveolar cells, large supranuclear and narrow apical accumulations of mucigen granules were separated by an intervening mitochondrial mass. In the tall surface cells there was a diminution in the number of mucigen granules and a concomitant supranuclear massing of mitochondria. Basally, these cells were often separated by prominent intercellular spaces. Effete surface cells were also noted. These lacked desmosomal attachments and sometimes appeared partially extruded. These findings suggested that cells derived from the undifferentiated isthmic cells moved up the foveola and onto the luminal surface. During this migration, these cells appeared to undergo sequential cytologic differentiation. The possible functional significance of these differentiations was considered.
A light microscopic study of the mononuclear cells infiltrating skin homografts in the garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis (Reptilia: Colubridae)
Authors: Terebey Nicholas
Published: February 2005

The rejection of skin homografts in the snake, Thamnophis sirtalis is preceded by an infiltration of mononuclear cells into the graft bed. The initial arrangement of infiltrating cells in perivascular halos suggests that these cells emigrate from the blood stream of the host. A cytological study showed that the vast majority of the cells can be classified as small and mediumsized lymphocytes, monocytes and macrophages. Early stages of infiltration were associated with large proportions of lymphocytes while later stages were characterized by a predominance of macrophages. It was concluded that the mononuclear cells associated with graft rejection include large proportions of lymphocytes and macrophages and not just one kind of lymphoid cell.
Granular secretion in the kidney sexual segments of female lizards, Cnemidophorus I. lemniscatus (Sauria, Teiidae)
Authors: Del Conte Estanislao
Published: February 2005

A differentiated segment, analogous in location and structure to the first portion of the sexual segment of the males, but much smaller, is observed in the renal collecting ducts of female C. lemniscatus. In addition to this first portion, with cells full of granules strongly positive to periodic acidleucofuchsin, males have a consecutive second portion, with granules localized only in the apical part of the cells, moderately positive to the reaction mentioned and with a marked affinity for orange G. The two portions of the male sexual segment are considered to correspond to the middle and final parts of the collecting ducts; the initial part in both sexes and the final one in the female are mucigenous.
The mechanism of ultraplanktonic entrapment in anuran larvae
Authors: Wassersug Richard
Published: February 2005

Tadpoles of several different genera were fed graded suspensions of uniform polystyrene particles to determine the lower size limit of particles that could be ingested. Certain tadpoles can extract suspended particles as small as 0.126 μ in diameter from the water. In terms of particle size, this is an efficiency comparable to the best mechanical sieves that can currently be produced by man. A mechanism for ultrasplanktonic entrapment is proposed on the basis of scanning electron micrographs of the secretory ridges in the branchial food traps of Rana catesbeiana before and after feeding.

Xenopus tadpoles in yeast suspensions modify their clearance and buccal pumping rates in response to varying food concentrations. This may be an adaptation for maintaining a constant input of food mass to the tissues that extract the food from the water.

Variability in the lower size limit of filterable particles among tadpoles of different genera correlates with the availability of suspended matter in the microhabitat where these tadpoles may be found.
The development of the chondrocranium of the lacertid lizard, Acanthodactylus boskiana
Authors: Kamal A. M. , Abdeen A. M.
Published: February 2005

The trabeculae cranii are at first quite separate from each other, after few days their anterior two fifths are connected by a trabecular plate which is obliterated throughout development. The paired origin of the parachordal plate is not observed. The fused posterior orbital cartilages chondrify in the form of a wide short plate, traversed by the oculomotor and trochlear nerves. The basicranial fenestra and fenestra ovalis are formed by the degeneration of pre‐existing cartilage. The cochlear portion is completely fused with the parachordal plate from the very beginning. The elements of the pterygoquadrate are fused together. The quadrate and Meckel's cartilage are in close contact from the very beginning. While the lower part of the interorbital septum is derived from the trabecula communis, its upper part is derived from the anterior orbital cartilages. The lateral parts of the fused posterior orbital cartilages give rise to most of the taeniae and pilae of the orbitotemporal region. There is only one commissure between the auditory capsule and parachordal plate. A cartilaginous connection between the distal portion of the columella auris and ceratohyal persists for some time. The parietotectal and paranasal cartilages are fused together from the very beginning. The processus paroticus originates from the columella auris.

In the fully formed stage the notochord is completely embedded in the occipital condyle. The union between the condyle and odontoid process persists. The auditory capsules and occipital arches contribute to the formation of the tectum synoticum plus posterius. The prefacial commissure and facial foramen lie in front of the cochlear portion. The columella auris possesses a processus internus (connected with the quadrate), but the processes a dorsalis has completely disappeared. The orbitotemporal region is quite complete. A medial fenestra is formed in the planum supraseptale. A fenestra is observed in each of the interorbital and nasal septa. The lamina transversalis anterior is fused with the parietotectal cartilage. A complete zona annularis is present. The outer wall of the paranasal cartilage is perforated by a large fenestra lateralis. The parietotectal and paranasal cartilages and the posterior process of the lamina transversalis anterior contribute to the formation of the concha nasalis. There is a contact between the planum antorbitale and nasal septum. The pterygoid process has disappeared. The common characters of the lacertid chondrocranuium are deduced.
Digit flexor muscles in the cat: Their action and motor units
Authors: Goslow George E. , Stauffer E. K. , Nemeth W. C. , Stuart D. G.
Published: February 2005

The relation between muscle action and the mechanical properties of motor units has been explored in the main digit flexors of the cat hind limb: plantaris (PL); flexor digitorum brevis (FDB); flexor hallucis longus (FHL); and, flexor digitorum longus (FDL). General observations on muscle action revealed that PL is an ankle extensor as well as a digit flexor. PL and FHL were shown to be the major force contributors to digit flexion with FDL playing a lesser but still significant role.

The mechanical properties of PL, FHL and FDB motor units were studied by noting twitch and tetanic tensions produced by electrical stimulation of single alpha axons, functionally isolated from the ventral root filaments. These data were compared to similar data reported by Olson and Swett (1966) for flexor digitorum longus (FDL). Our sample (114 PL, 60 FDB and 124 FHL units) disclosed that PL, FDB and FHL have units of uniformly fast contraction times (means 22, 27 and 27 msec respectively). PL units developed the most tetanic tension (3 to 160, mean 62 gm‐wt) followed by FHL (2 to 87, mean 31 gm‐wt) with FDB units producing very little tension (1 to 20, mean 6 gm‐wt). Swett and Olson's FDL sample (108 units) showed tensions ranging from 0.3 to 100 gm‐wt (mean 10 gm‐wt).

A division of labor among the four muscles is proposed. The large PL units are advantageous for forceful phasic inputs to the digits during the locomotion and in keeping with PL's additional role as an ankle exstensor. The low output forces of FDB units are optimal for discrete input to the digits during subtle adjustments of posture. We propose that the larger fast contracting units of FHL are used primarily for forceful digit flexions required in locomotion and for phasic protrusion of the claws while the predominately small and slow contracting units of FDL are used for sustained claw protrusion.
Ultrastructure of the venom gland of the scorpion, Centruroides sculpturatus (Ewing)
Authors: Mazurkiewicz Joseph E. , Bertke Eldridge M.
Published: February 2005

The venom apparatus of the scorpion, C. sculpturatus (Ewing) was studied with light and electron microscopy. Each of the paired glands is lined by secretory epithelium made up of a single layer of columnar cells. Extensive folding in the epithelial layer creates a primitive acinar gland. The secretory products are either membrane‐bound or unbound vesicles with discrete morphologies and are observed in the extruded venom, within the lumen of the gland, and within single secretory cells.

The venom apparatus, including connective tissues, nerve cells, and muscle tunic is described and correlations are made with observations in other Athropods.
Effects of hypophysectomies and thyroxine replacement upon the initiation of tail regeneration in the lizard, Anolis carolinensis
Authors: Turner James E.
Published: February 2005

A histological evaluation of the effects of hypophysectomy and throxine therapy in young tail regenerates was carried out in the small iguanid lizard, Anolis c. carolinensis. Hypophysectomy caused a delay but did not inhibit blastema formation. The growth of the ependyma into the wound region was delayed in hypophysioprivic regenerates by about a week.

Growth and differentiation of hypophysioprivic regenerates after blastema formation was variable, ranging from virtually no growth to the formation of a differentiated but very small protuberance. However, actual tail elongation was inhibited by hypophysectomy. In those hypophysioprivic regenerates that did show signs of differentiation, muscle groups were poorly defined, scanty in appearance and not as well differentiated as the cartilage tube.

Thyroxine treatment in the young hypophysioprivic regenerates stimulated normal growth and normal appearance and differentiation of promuscle and procartilage aggregates as well as the growth of the ependymal tube into the blastema.
Ultrastructure of the parathyroid gland of fresh‐water turtles
Authors: Clark Nancy B. , Khairallah Lamia H.
Published: February 2005

The parathyroid glands of fresh‐water turtles (Pseudemys scripta and Chrysemys picta) are composed of cords of cells in which dark and light variants of chief cells and occasional oxyphil cells can be distinguished. Cytoplasmic granules measuring about 0.3–0.4 μm and all the cellular organelles associated with protein and carbohydrate synthesis can be seen in both dark and light chief cells; the cytoplasm of oxyphils is packed with mitochondria which obscure other organelles. An unusual feature of the dark chief cells is the presence of crystalline‐like material within parallel arrays of cisternae of rough endoplasmic reticulum. A similar crystalline‐like structure is seen occasionally within some cytoplasmic granules.
Fine structure of the triturating devices in the food pump of Notonecta (Heteroptera: Notonectidae)
Authors: Parsons Margaret C.
Published: February 2005

The cibarial food pump of heteropteran insects conveys fluid food from the piercing stylets to the pharynx. In aquatic Heteroptera the pump also grinds and filters particulate matter in the food stream. The pump's sclerotized triturating devices differ from one family to the next and are often quite elaborate: because of their small size they are best studied by means of the scanning electron microscope. In Notonecta the main triturating devices occur on the transverse plates of the epipharyngeal roof of the pump. They consist of a complex anterior zone with raised nodes and bifurcating longitudinal ridges, and a simpler posterior zone with small nodules. Additional triturating surfaces occur on the hypopharyngeal floor of the pump. The oblique folds of the epipharynx, which lie anterior to the transverse plates, play only an accessory role. The fine structure of the grinding surfaces on the transverse plates of Gelastocoris (Gelastocoridae), Ambrysus (Naucoridae), and Aphelocheirus (Aphelocheiridae) is here briefly described and compared with that of Notonecta.