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Cytological observations on the so‐called neoblasts in the serpulid Spirorbis
Authors: Potswald Herbert E.
Published: February 2005

The purported “neoblasts” of the serpulid Spirorbis have been studied in Spirorbis (Paradexiospira) vitreus and Spirorbis (Laeospira) borealis at both the light and electron microscopic levels. These perivasal cells occur in greatest abundance around the ventral blood vessel of the achaetous region. In light microscope preparations, the perivasal cells are intensely basophilic, containing basally situated nuclei, and relatively large nucleoli. The fine structure of the perivasal cells reveals that they contain an abundance of rough endoplasmic reticulum, well‐developed Golgi complex, heterogeneous dense bodies, and cytolysomes. The respiratory pigment chlorocruorin, which has a diameter of about 230 Å and is believed to be composed of two superimposed hexagonal components, has been localized within: cisternae of the rough endoplasmic reticulum, elements of the Golgi complex, and membrane‐bounded vesicles at the base of the perivasal cells. Evidence is advanced which strongly suggests that molecules of chlorocruorin are transported from the perivasal cells into the lumen of the vessel by reverse pinocytosis. It is concluded that whatever other functional role(s) the perivasal cells of Spirorbis may have, a major function is the synthesis and secretion of chlorocruorin. Whether the perivasal cells can be considered to be pluripotent is discussed.
The cytology of the vitellogenic stages of oogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster. I. General staging characteristics
Authors: Cummings M. R. , King R. C.
Published: February 2005

The cytology of the vitellogenic stages in the development of the oocyte of Drosophila melanogaster has been studied using whole mounts and sections of plastic‐embedded ovaries and single egg chambers for light microscopy and cytochemistry. The migrations, changes in morphology, and synthetic products of the follicle cells are described as a function of developmental stage. The follicle cells synthesize the egg coverings, the vitelline and chorionic membranes, and elaborate the micropyle and dorsal chorionic appendages. The changing structure of the nurse cell nucleus and changes in organelle composition of its cytoplasm are described. The nurse cells synthesize ribosomes, lipid droplets, and mitochondria. These components pass through the ring canal system into the oocyte, which increases in volume some 200,000 times during its 78 hours of development.
The food pump of Aphelocheirus aestivalis F. as compared with that of typical Naucoridae (Heteroptera)
Authors: Parsons Margaret C.
Published: February 2005

The heteropteran cibarium forms a sucking pump which conveys fluid foods into the pharynx. The food pumps of Hydrocorisae have the additional function of grinding or filtering particulate matter; they contain ridges, hairs, and sclerotized processes which have probably evolved at least twice among the hydrocorisine families. Aphelocheirus, like the Naucoridae, possesses a modified anteclypeus and a tripartite type of food pump. The main sucking action occurs in the pump's anterior and posterior regions, while the middle region is specialized for grinding and filtering. The anteclypeus has broadened and fused with other parts of the cranium, and is thus braced against the pull of the powerful cibarial dilator muscles. In the Naucoridae the three regions of the pump have the same functions as those of Aphelocheirus. The pumps of the five naucorid genera here studied are structurally very similar to each other but differ considerably from that of Aphelocheirus. Cibarial morphology, as well as respiratory differences, thus supports the contention that Aphelocheirus is not a member of the Naucoridae but should be placed in a separate family.
Musculature, nervous system and glands of metasomal abdominal segments of the male of Nomia melanderi Ckll. (Hymenoptera, Apoidea)
Authors: Youssef Nabil N.
Published: February 2005

Each muscle of the third metasomal segment of the male of Nomia melanderi Ckll. is described in detail. The points of attachment of each muscle are compared with their homologs in other pregenital segments and with their homologs in the female. The function desgnated for each muscle describes its action alone or in conjunction with other muscle(s). New names are given to genital muscles by referring in the name to their points of attachment. Each intratergal muscle has homologous points of attachment in the pregenital segments of both sexes. The median tergo‐dorsoplical muscle of the seventh segment and the oblique tergo‐dorsoplical muscle of the eighth segment have changed their points of attachment. The intrasternal muscles are modified to suit the needs of courtship and mating, thus they are different from their homologs in the female. The spiracular muscles are well developed in all segments except the eighth, where the sterno‐spiracular muscle is absent. The extrinsic genital muscles are derived from the intrasternal muscles of the eighth and ninth segments. The parameral and volsellar muscles are reduced in number. The aedeagal muscles, except the aedeago‐phallic, have retained similar points of attachment to those found in primitive Hymenoptera. The topography of the metasomal nervous system is reported in detail by following each nerve and nervule to its termination. The study shows that (at least in Nomia) the criterion of nerve‐concentration should not be used alone to indicate evolutionary levels. To accommodate the morphological changes in the terminal segments the Anterior and Posterior Lateral Nerves have migrated to new locations. The pattern of nerve topography (even at the nervule level) is homologous both in the different pregenital segments and between the sexes. The fact that homology does not exist between the external genitalia of the male and the modified ovipositor of the female supports the thesis that the male genital capsule is of phallic rather than prephallic origin. A pair of intersegmental membrane glands located between the seventh and eighth sterna is described. These glands may be the source of a pheromon responsible for gregariousness among “sleeping” males.
The ontogeny of interstitial cells in Pennaria tiarella
Authors: Summers Robert G. , Haynes Julian F.
Published: February 2005

The interstitial cells of Pennaria tiarella differentiate exclusively from the central endoderm of the planula. Shortly after their appearance, most of the interstitial cells become cnidoblasts. Subsequently, as the larva transforms into a polyp, both cnidoblasts and interstitial cells migrate from the endoderm, through endoblast and mesoglea, into the ectoderm. It is suggested that some interstitial cells remain in the endoderm and differentiate into the gland and mucous cells of the polyp gastroderm.
The body wall of cheilostome Bryozoa. II. Interzoidal communication organs
Authors: Banta William C.
Published: February 2005

Communication organs (septulae) of cheilostome Bryozoa are more complex than perviously believed. Annuli, present only in lateral septulae, are thickenings of the intercalary cuticle. Each communication pore is filled with a ring‐like “pore cincture,” through which project a pair of “special cells.” Septulae of all species examined (10 species from 6 families) can be considered modifications of the same structure, varying only in degree of calcification and number of communication pores.

External walls, including basal and lateral walls, are best defined as reinforcements of the ectocyst, which is derived by intussusception from the primary cuticle of the ancestrula. The lateral ectocyst must be considered a double layer formed by invagination of the distal ectocyst. Internal walls are developed by apposition from inner parts of the ectocyst; they include pore plates and transverse walls.

External walls are laid down first. Lenticular masses develop unilaterally on the uncalcified lateral ectocyst; the pore plate develops by apposition from the interior part of the ectocyst. Depending on the species, the pore plate may or may not be calcified at the time of its formation. Communication pores are formed when the developing pore plate abuts against embryonic special cells. The septular ectocyst never calcifies; it breaks down when the pore plate is complete.

Some ascophorans undergo “reparative budding,” in which new zoids are formed within dead zoecia. Hollow, ectocyst‐covered buds lined with blastemic epithelia are produced from septulae of live zoids; adjacent buds may fuse.

These findings are consistent with the view that lateral septulae are aborted zoids and that pore plates represent transverse walls.
Studies on the nature and localization of acid phosphatase in normal and lens‐regenerating urodele eyes. I. Histochemical localization
Authors: Miller Neil R. , Rafferty Nancy S.
Published: February 2005

Histochemical procedures for acid phosphatase in normal and lens‐regenerating eyes of the urodele Diemictylus viridescens demonstrate activity in a variety of structures. In the normal urodele eye, acid phosphatase is present in conjunctival and corneal epithelial cells and associated glands, in blood vessel endothelium and posterior epithelial cells of the iris, in the anterior lens epithelium, and in the cytoplasm of the optic nerve. Acid phosphatase in the lens‐regenerating eye is localized in the same structures as in the normal eye as well as in increased amounts in the corneal epithelial cells and stromal macrophages at the lentectomy wound site and in the posterior portion of the developing lens during completion of differentiation of primary into mature lens fibers characterized by loss of many intracellular organelles. On the basis of these histochemical findings, it is proposed that hydrolytic lysosomal enzymes play an important role in the processes of cellular and intracellular destruction and synthesis which occur during Wolffian lens regeneration in the urodele.
The bulbus cordis and its septa in Sphenodon punctatus
Authors: Hart Nathan H.
Published: February 2005

Two embryos of Sphenodon punctatus, measuring 17.4 mm and 25.2 mm in length, were used in examining the arrangement of the septa and associated vessel pattern in the bulbus cordis. As in other reptiles, two septa subdivide most of the bulbus into three arterial vessels. The aortico‐pulmonary septum passes through an angle of about 160° in its descent toward the ventricle. The aortic septum describes an angle of about 150°. Both partitions terminate anterior to the level of the ventricle, leaving an undivided remnant of the bulbus cordis from which the arterial vessels spring. When compared to other reptilian embryos whose bulbi have been studied in detail (i.e., Chrysemys and Aristelliger), Sphenodon shows similarities in the proximaldistal arrangement of the arterial apertures, the mode of descent of the bulbar septa, and the endocardial cushions, which comprise the bulbar septa. The rotation of the septa, however, is substantially different from that observed in the turtle and the lizard so far studied. The aortico‐pulmonary and aortic septa in Sphenodon spiral through angles greater than those in Chrysemys and Aristelliger. This pattern in Sphenodon appears to represent a primitive phylogenetic feature in terms of the evolution of the bulbus in reptiles.
Sequence of ossification in the skeleton of growing and metamorphosing tadpoles of Rana pipiens
Authors: Kemp Norman E. , Hoyt Judith A.
Published: February 2005

The order of ossification of bones in the skeleton of Rana pipiens during larval growth and metamorphosis has been determined from observations on specimens fixed in 70% alcohol and stained with alizarin red S. The axial skeleton ossifies in a generally cephalo‐caudal sequence, beginning with the parasphenoid bone at Taylor‐Kollros stages IV‐IX, followed by vertebrae (V‐IX) and then the urostyle (IX‐XIV). Exoccipitals (VII‐IX), frontoparietals (XI‐XII) and prootics (XIII‐XVII) are additional cranial bones which successively ossify before metamorphosis. With the onset of metamorphosis at stage XVIII jawbones and rostral bones of the skull ossify in the following succession: premaxilla, maxilla, septomaxilla, nasal, dentary, angular, squamosal, pterygoid, prevomer, mentomeckelian, quadratojugal, palatine, columella, posteromedial process of “hyoid.” The sphenethmoid does not ossify until after metamorphosis.

Ossification of limbbones begins with the femur or humerus at stages X‐XII and progresses proximo‐distally to the phalanges by stages XIII‐XV. Carpals, however, do not ossify until stage XXV or after metamorphosis. The ilium of the pelvic girdle begins to ossify at stages X‐XII, but the ischium is delayed until stages XX‐XXIII. Scapula and coracoid of the pectoral girdle undergo initial ossification at stages XII‐XIV, suprascapula and clavicle at stages XIII‐XV. The sternum does not begin to ossify until stage XXIV. The possible role of thyroid hormones in stimulating osteogenesis is discussed.
The fine structure of the tegument of Tylocephalum metacestodes: With emphasis on a new type of microvilli
Authors: Rifkin Erik , Cheng Thomas C. , Hohl Hans R.
Published: February 2005

Electron microscope studies on Tylocephalum metacestodes embedded in the tissues of the oyster, Crassostrea virginica, have revealed that the tegument of the larval tapeworm is comprised of an external and an internal level which are partially separated by a basal lamina and two layers of muscles. The outer tegumentary level is comprised of an anucleate, cytoplasmic syncytium in which are embedded large and small vesicles and mitochondria. Surfacial hooks are also embedded therein. The internal level is comprised of relatively large discrete cells including mitochondria, rough endoplasmic reticulum, and large and small vesicles. These cells are intermittently connected with the external level by cytoplasmic bridges.

Arising from the external level are unusual microvilli each of which terminates as a spherical vesicle. The stem of each microvillus is covered by a unit membrane which is continuous with that overlaying the body surface. In addition, each microvillus includes an external layer of medium electron density, a medial layer of intense electron density, and a core of heterogenous, medium electron density. These structures may be intertwined and bundles can be observed at the light microscope level as fibril‐like projections from the parasite's body surface. One of their possible functions may be to prevent intimate contact between the encapsulating fibers of host origin and the parasite's body surface. In addition, the contraction and distention of the circular muscles result in microvillar movement which may keep the surrounding host fluids, including those of nutritional importance to the parasite, in a state of flux thus hypothetically permitting more uniform uptake.

The abundance of vesicles in the syncytial external level of the tegument appears to be characteristic of the more primitive marine cestodes belonging to the orders Trypanorhyncha and Lecanicephala.
The lizard ear: Cordylus, platysaurus and Gerrhosaurus
Authors: Wever Ernest Glen
Published: February 2005

In further consideration of the lizard ear, the fine structure of the cochlea has been investigated and related to auditory sensitivity in members of the family Cordylidae. The ear of this group of lizards is unusual in that a tectorial membrane is present only in a modified and seemingly vestigial form, and this membrane makes no connections with the auditory hair cells. These cells are provided instead with a series of sallets, small bodies extending in a single row through the dorsal and middle regions of the cochlea, where they rest upon the tips of the ciliary tufts and evidently bring about a stimulation of the hair cells because of their inertia. At the ventral end of the cochlea this line of sallets ends, and here is a single, relatively enormous structure, the culmen papillae, that serves a similar purpose for a large group of hair cells. Consideration is given to the manner of stimulation of the auditory sense cells in these species in relation to others with the usual arrangements involving connections between the ciliary tufts and a tectorial membrane.

Included also is a study of a species of Gerrhosaurus, which some have included in the cordylid family and others have placed in a family of its own. The cochlear structure in this species is similar to that of the cordylids in many respects but differs in the ventral region, where instead of the culmen there is a heavy tectorial plate, similarly covering a large number of hair cells but connected to a tectorial membrane.

The functioning of these ears is assessed in terms of the cochlear potentials, and is found to vary with species from better than average to excellent in comparison with other lizards investigated. The structural differentiation also is of fairly high degree, and hence it appears that ears without tectorial connections, or with such connections only in a limited region of the cochlea, can perform in a highly serviceable manner.
Reproduction, reproductive organs, and meiosis in the bisexual non‐parthenogenetic mite Caloglyphus mycophagus, with reference to oocyte degeneration in virgins (Sarcoptiformes: Acaridae)
Authors: Heinemann Richard L. , Hughes Roscoe D.
Published: February 2005

Meiosis is described in virgin females, inseminated females and males of the acarid mite Caloglyphus mycophagus (Megnin). The observed sex determining mechanism is an XO‐type with the male having a diploid chromosome number of 15. Oogenesis in mated females is regular. Pachytene is the earliest meiotic stage which is readily identifiable. At metaphase I eight bivalents are observed. Both products of the first maturation division divide at the second maturation division. After the fusion of the pronuclei either 15 or 16 chromosomes are observed in cleaving eggs.

Nurse cells are not observed during the growth period of the oocyte. Such oocytes are attached to a central structure of the ovary by a cone‐shaped organelle. At this stage the nucleus appears as a germinal vesicle; a nucleolus is present and the diffuse chromatin appears to extend from the nucleolus to the nuclear membrane. Nuclear extrusion bodies can be seen adjacent to the nuclear membrane both within and outside of the nucleus.

Virgin females do not oviposit. The aberrant morphology and behavior of bivalents in post diakinetic oocytes which have not been penetrated by a sperm are described. Neither chromatin nor a chorion could be demonstrated in aberrant oocytes situated in the oviduct. It is suggested that oocyte degeneration in virgins is an adaptive feature in an animal order in which parthenogenesis is the more common mode of reproduction.
Histogenesis of the cuticle of the adult flies, Sarcophaga bullata and S. argyrostoma
Authors: Fogal W. , Fraenkel G.
Published: February 2005

Sequential patterns of cuticle deposition and “melanization” in the imaginal cuticle of Sarcophaga argyrostoma in parts of the body darkening before or after emergence are examined on a histological basis. The patterns in the cuticles examined range from a simple absence of “melanization” to a complex of histological changes involving “melanization” and deposition. Ultrastructural changes in the post‐emergent cuticle of Sarcophaga bullata during the hardening and darkening process and cuticle deposition are described.
Inter‐strain differences in the development of the pattern of periplasm distribution during cleavage of honeybee eggs
Authors: Maul Volprecht
Published: February 2005

During cleavage of honeybee eggs two peaks arise in the longitudinal distribution pattern of the periplasm which coincide with the site of the differentiation center and the site of a mesodermal center. A very similar pattern is exhibited by the dorsal plasmstrip, a narrow band of thicker periplasm which is formed during cleavage along the dorsal midline of the egg. The present paper describes the development of the dorsal plasmstrips of two inbred strains of honeybees during early cleavage stages. Differences between the two strains reside in the total size of their dorsal plasmstrips and in the timing of the formation of the anterior peak which coincides with the site of the differentiation center. The bearing of these findings upon embryological studies is discussed.
The interphalangeal area of Rana pipiens: A light and electron microscopic study of the development of a fibrocartilaginous joint (symphysis)
Authors: Joyce Stephen J. , Cohen Alan S.
Published: February 2005

The development of the distal interphalangeal joint in Rana pipiens hind limb was studied by light and electron microscopy. The joint was found to be a symphysis since the two articular surfaces originally capped by hyaline cartilage were separated by a joint area filled with fibrous connective tissue which ultimately was replaced by fibrocartilage. Ultrastructural studies demonstrated that the joint area development was divided into three phases. Phase I was concerned with the undifferentiated mesenchymal cells, phase II with fibroblastic and chondroblastic development, and phase III with the appearance of fibrocartilage. Changes in the cytoplasmic organelles of fibroblasts and chondroblasts, surrounding extracellular matrix, and factors related to extracellular matrix formation were described and discussed.
The effect of aging on the rat submandibular gland: An ultrastructural, cytochemical and biochemical study
Authors: Bogart Bruce I.
Published: February 2005

The effect of aging on the rat submandibular gland was studied by using ultrastructural, ultrastructural cytochemical and biochemical techniques. There was an age‐related clumping of the nucleolar‐associated and peripheral chromatin in many of the acinar cells and a decrease in the number of cisternae of rough endoplasmic reticulum. Many aged acinar cells were binucleated. There was also an age‐related increase in pigment granules throughout the gland. These membrane bound granules consisted of a lipid droplet and an associated dense cap which had a granular matrix and pigment droplets. The lead capture method for acid phosphatase activity demonstrated that activity was associated with the granular matrix of the dense cap. These results were correlated with the age‐related increase in acid phosphatase activity as determined by colorimetric procedures.

There was an age‐related increase in the number of cells characterized by small secretory granules. These cells were found as part of the intercalated ducts or at the junction of the duct with the acini. Oncocytes were also found as part of the parenchyma of the aged submandibular gland. These cells were characterized by the pleomorphic mitochondria that fill their cytoplasm. Occasionally, cells that possessed extraordinary numbers of mitochondria and small secretory granules were also observed.

The determinations of total DNA and RNA revealed and age‐related decrease in RNA while there was no significant change in the concentration of DNA.
Postnatal development of the oviduct of intact and ovariectomized rabbits
Authors: Hafez E. S. E. , Kodituwakku G. E.
Published: February 2005

The length of the oviduct, the thickness of its wall, and the height of its mucosal epithelium and cilia were measured in (a) 0‐, 2‐, 4‐ and six‐month‐old rabbits, (b) rabbits ovariectomized at birth and (c) ovariectomized, estrogen‐treated rabbits. The length and external diameter of the oviduct increased progressively until four months of age, after which their rates of increase declined. The thickness of the oviductal wall at the uterotubal junction was twice as large as that of the isthmus at two months of age and six times as large at four and six months of age. The height of the mucosal epithelium in the fimbriae was less than that in other oviductal segments at birth, but exceeded that in other segments at six months of age. Ciliated cells and motile cilia were absent 24 hours after birth; they were first observed two months after birth. The cilia of fimbriae were shorter than cilia elsewhere in the oviduct. Neonatal ovariectomy retarded the development of the oviduct and the mesotubarium and caused pyknosis of ciliated and non‐ciliated cells of the oviductal mucosa. Cells with scarcely motile cilia were present five and one‐half months after neonatal ovariectomy.
Morphogenetic studies of the rabbit. XL. Growth gradient interaction and function in morphology
Authors: Sawin P. B. , Hamlet Martha
Published: February 2005

In continuing study of gene and genome interaction as a possible etiological mechanism in normal and abnormal growth and malformation, the ventral spinous processes (VSPs, crural insertions of the diaphragm) were used as additional epigenetic variants to portray differences in the basic gradient growth pattern. Over 700 comparisons of mean differences in number (range or magnitude) and peak (position) of the VSP gradient, in the same populations of strains III, DA, and IIIDa (into which the Da gene had been introduced from strain DA), provided populations of +/+, Da/+ and Da/Da on two different genome backgrounds. They reveal the individual effects on the VSPs of underlying growth processes associated with the Da gene dosage, vertebral border shifts and stillbirths. Both Da and stillbirths demonstrate growth influences which interact additively to reduce the range and shift the peak anteriorly in opposition to those of the border shifts. The growth effects induced by border shifts are in some cases significantly so much greater as to seemingly inhibit or even reverse either the specific gene Da or stillbirth effects. The way that interaction of such growth influences can enhance, suppress or cancel each other and the relation to specific growth gradients and functions is of particular importance to understanding the etiology and growth mechanisms of spontaneous and unexpected exogenously or endogenously induced malformations in non‐isogenic stocks.
Histology of the neurosecretory system and the retrocerebral endocrine glands of the adult migratory grasshopper, Melanoplus sanguinipes (Fab.) (Orthoptera: Acrididae)
Authors: Dogra C. S. , Ewen Al B.
Published: February 2005

Neurosecretory cells of only one type (A, sub type A2) are seen in adult Melanoplus. Two groups of about 400 cells each are located dorsally in the pars intercerebralis medialis; four cells are located deep within the protocerebrum. We found no neurosecretory cells in other parts of the central or sympathetic nervous systems. In about 10% of the specimens, there was marked asymmetry in the location of the dorsal cell groups, with both of these groups and their axons located in one lobe of the protocerebrum.

The nervi corporis cardiaci 1 cross‐over in the corpus cardiacum, with the result that material produced by neurosecretory cells on one side of the brain is transported along axons that undergo two chiasmata to the corpus cardiacum of the same side.

Stainable secretory material could be traced clearly from the cerebral cells to the corpus cardiacum, and even into the oesophageal nerves from the hypocerebral ganglion. However, stainable neurosecretory material is never present in the corpus allatum or along any of the nerves to this gland.
The cytology of the vitellogenic stages of oogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster. II. Ultrastructural investigations on the origin of protein yolk spheres
Authors: Cummings M. R. , King R. C.
Published: February 2005

The cytology of the vitellogenic stages in the development of the oocyte of Drosophila melanogaster is described following an electron microscopic study of sections of plastic‐embedded ovaries and single egg chambers. One of the first morphological manifestations of yolk deposition is an infolding of the plasma membrane of the oocyte and the abscission of membranous tubules and vesicles. The protein (alpha) yolk spheres originate along the oocyte periphery from membranous sacs to which are attached membranous tubules. It is assumed that the majority of the protein within the alpha sphere is synthesized by neighboring tubular, rough surfaced endoplasmic reticulum. The other organelles in the ooplasm are described, and their origin and possible roles in vitellogenesis are examined. The relative importance of intra‐ and extra‐ovarian synthesis of yolk protein in different insect species is discussed.
Evidence for the fusion of myoblasts in amphibian embryos. II. Xenoplastic transplantations of somitic cells from anuran to urodele embryos
Authors: Loeffler Clarence A.
Published: February 2005

In order to further support the thesis that myoblast fusions lead to the formation of multinucleate myotubes during early amphibian development, prospective myoblasts from frog embryos (Rana pipiens; Xenopus laevis) were orthotopically and heterotopically transplanted into embryonic salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum; A. tigrinum). The stages employed ranged from gastrula to early tail bud. After the hosts had developed to more advanced stages, they were fixed, sectioned in the frontal plane, and prepared for histological observation. Of special interest in these xenoplastic combinations are the nuclear and cytoplasmic differences between anuran and urodele embryonic cells.

In most cases, transplanted cells tended to form a tissue complex distinct from the host tissues. This naturally decreased the opportunity for cell intermingling and consequently reduced the chances for fusions between graft and host myoblasts. Thus, there was a correlation between the extent of dispersion of the transplanted cells and the frequency of chimeric myotubes. Nevertheless, in each experimental series, a number of multinucleate myotubes emerged consisting of nuclear and cytoplasmic components of both graft and host cells. These chimeric myotubes, which must have originated by multiple cell fusions of anuran and urodele cells, (1) retained their distinct nuclear differences, (2) displayed resorption of both anuran and urodele yolk platelets, and (3) contained cross‐striated myofibrils. The function of these chimeric cells, their synthesis of myofibrils, and the apparent lack of free intermingling at the cellular level, are discussed.
Tooth replacement patterns in young Caiman sclerops
Authors: Miller William A. , Radnor Carolyn J. P.
Published: February 2005

Although there are many reports of tooth replacement patterns in lower vertebrates, few show the range of pattern to be found in a number of similar aged specimens of one species. Fifteen specimens of Caiman sclerops, head length 4–5 cms, were examined by a radiographic technique and their tooth replacement patterns analysed. Whole head radiography and dissected head radiographs were compared and the resulting tooth replacement waves were found to be comparable. Wave replacement (sensu Edmund, '60) in odd and even tooth positions in the tooth row was observed in all the specimens examined. Whereas most waves passed in a cephalad direction, wave reversal (caudad) was also observed, particularly in the anterior parts of the jaws. In some specimens simple alternation in tooth replacement was observed, particularly in the mid‐portion of each quadrant. The smooth, age‐related change‐over from cephalad to caudad demonstrated by Edmund ('62) in captive Alligator mississippiensis was not observed in wild specimens of Caiman sclerops.
Neurosecretion in the scorpion Heterometrus swammerdami
Authors: Habibulla Mohammad
Published: February 2005

Gross morphology, staining characteristics and mapping of the diversity of the neurosecretory cell types in the brain and subesophageal ganglion of the scorpion Heterometrus swammerdami are reported. Special neurosecretory cell groups whose product is stainable with orange‐G, acid fuchsin and Heidenhain's hematoxylin are present in the brain.

In many of the living isolated neurosecretory cells, the secretory material appears luminous when viewed with dark ground illumination and granular when observed with phase contrast microscope.

In the subesophageal ganglion the metameric arrangement of neurosecretory cells is distinct. Neurosecretory product accumulating in specific regions of subesophageal ganglion, and its axonal transport into the dorsal nerves and their termination in cephalic blood vessels apparently representing a storage and release organ of neurosecretion is reported.
A light and electron microscopic study of the heart of a crayfish, Procambarus clarkii (giraud). I. histology and histochemistry
Authors: Howse Harold D. , Ferrans Victor J. , Hibbs Richard G.
Published: February 2005

The adventitia of the crayfish heart consists of about five layers of uninucleated cells that often contain large amounts of glycogen. The outer and inner boundaries of the adventitia are represented by amorphous, homogeneous layers that are rich in neutral and acidic carbohydrates.

The myocardium has a trabeculated appearance, due to the branching and anastomosing of the muscle cells. Studies on the localization of various oxidative enzymes show that the mitochondria are contained principally in the cell periphery and the myofibrils in the cell core. Intercalated discs appear as dark, irregular lines that traverse the muscle cell at a level that corresponds to that of a Z band. The myocardial cells branch and radiate from loci that are formed either by a single stellate cell or by the common end‐to‐end junctions (intercalated discs) of several cells. The function of these loci is discussed.

The local cardiac nervous system consists of a Y‐shaped ganglionic trunk that contains eight large anterior and eight small posterior nerve cells.
Ultrastructural aspects of cat submandibular glands
Authors: Shackleford John M. , Wilborn Walter H.
Published: February 2005

Submandibular glands of five adult female cats were examined by conventional electron microscopic techniques. All gland acini are mucous secreting and each acinus is capped with mucous secreting demilunar cells. Secretory product of demilunar cells is more electron lucent than that of acinar cells. The demilunes show intercellular tissue spaces and intercellular canaliculi whereas similar specializations are absent between acinar cells. Mitochondria and arrays of granular endoplasmic reticulum are more numerous in demilunar cells than in acinar cells. In acinar and demilunar cells secretory droplets first appear as enlarged Golgi saccules which subsequently become closely related to cisternae of the granular endoplasmic reticulum. Filamentous structures, interpreted as mucin molecules, are present in secretory droplets of acinar cells. Intercalated ducts are short, consisting of several junctional cells between acini and striated ducts. Striated ducts are long and tortuous and contain light cells, dark cells and basal cells. Light cells contain numerous membrane bound granules in their distal ends whereas dark cells show electron lucent vesicles in the same position. Basal cells contain a paucity of organelles and membrane plications but exhibit hemidesmosomes along their basal plasma membranes. Myoepithelial cells are abundant in relation to acinar and demilunar cells. Nerve terminals are present in some instances between acinar cells or between acinar and myoepithelial cells.
Genesis of the reproductive system of mosquitoes II. Male of Aedes stimulans (walker)
Authors: Horsfall William R. , Ronquillo Maria C.
Published: February 2005

The imaginal male of mosquitoes bears a combination of organs and appendages that make it morphologically distinctive. Its reproductive organs produce sperm cells, convey and extrude them, provide accessory fluids, and insure copulation and insemination. In Aedes stimulans (Walker) these organs are derived from one of the two sets of primordia provided by the embryo. The second set of primordia is capable of producing the feminine reproductive system under unusual circumstances.

Testes are derived from two compact ovoid masses of cells suspended in the hemocoel of abdominal segment 6. Each enlarges slowly throughout larval instars 1–3 and elongates very rapidly late in instar 4. Specialization of the cellular mass into sperm cells proceeds forward from the caudal end early in pupal life. From the beginning, a sheath of nutritive cells or fatbody encases each gonad, and no tracheation of the mass is evident although one small trachea sends branches to the encasing fatbody late in larval life.

The efferent canal from each testis is derived from a tenuous filament extending caudally from each gonad to the venter of segment 9 and a small cluster of cells in the wall of the hemocoel on the ental surface of imaginal disc 9. Early in pupal life the filaments become the tubular vasa efferentia. The caudal clusters are primordial terminal parts of the lateral tract that become vasa deferentia, seminal vesicles and associated accessory glands. The ejaculatory canal comes from a short pouch derived from the median genital plate of disc 9.

All external parts except the paraprocts are products of disc 9. The bilateral buds begin to proliferate in larval instar 4 and become the basistyles, dististyles and claspettes of the gonapophyses during pupal life. The phallosome is derived from the median genital plate.

Primordia of a possible feminine reproductive system and cerci remain undifferentiated and disappear early in pupal life in the normal course of events. Primordia that were recognizable include those of ovaries, parts of lateral oviducts, median genital tract and cerci.
Oögenesis of the freshwater turbellarian Hydrolimax grisea (Platyhelminthes; Plagiostomidae) with special reference to the history of the supernumerary asters and central bodies
Authors: Donald W. Donald
Published: February 2005

The oöcyte of H. grisea is surrounded early in its growth by the accessory cell. A yolk halo, secreted by accessory parenchymal cells, subsequently envelops the oöcyte and its accessory cell. Of particular interest are the supernumerary asters, and their central bodies, which surround the oöcyte nucleus. The asters are exceptional because they appear in unfertilized oöcytes with (apparently) intact germinal vesicle membranes. Coincident with sperm penetration the supernumerary asters grow. Their rays elongate and thicken. The nuclear membrane disappears. The supernumerary asters aggregate and disappear prior to the maturation (meiotic) divisions. The maturation asters from with distinct centrioles and centropheres while the egg is still within the parenchyma of the worm. Their formation is independent of sperm penetration. The polar bodies are given off within the cocoon.
Morphogenesis of albino rat lung: An autoradiographic analysis of the embryological origin of the type I and II pulmonary epithelial cells
Authors: O'Hare Karen Hitchcock , Townes Philip L.
Published: February 2005

A correlation of autoradiographic and histochemical data indicates that the type I and II pulmonary epithelial cells are endodermally‐derived; and, that the interstitial pulmonary cells are mesodermally‐derived. Tritiated thymidine (T‐H3) was found to be an excellent cell marker for in vivo developmental studies of mammalian (rat) lung. At a dose of 3 μc per gm (specific activity, 15.6–16.9 c per mM) maternal body weight, T‐H3 crosses the placenta in amounts sufficient to effect heavy labeling of dividing cells. A partial placental barrier to T‐H3 was found in late stages of development. Following an injection of T‐H3 on day 16 of gestation, a higher rate of endodermal cell division was reflected by higher labeling indices and a steeper slope of the endodermal dilution curve as opposed to the mesoderm. This differential in labeling was maintained through the third postnatal day. Neonatal labeling patterns of the definitive cell types (type I and II pulmonary epithelial cells, interstitial pulmonary cells) reflected those of their germ layer precursors.

Histochemical analysis of the developing rat lung demonstrated large accumulations of cytoplasmic glycogen in areas of rapid cell division (endodermal cells). As the mitotic rate decreased and cellular differentiation progressed, glycogen decreased; postnatally it is not a feature of mature pulmonary cell types.
Ultrastructural studies on the corpora cardiaca‐allata complex of the adult alfalfa weevil, Hypera postica
Authors: Tombes Averett S. , Smith David S.
Published: February 2005

The organization of the corpora cardiaca and corpora allata of the female alfalfa weevil, Hypera postica, generally parallels that reported for other insects with extrinsic neurosecretory axons, intrinsic neurosecretory cells, and interstitial or glial cells appearing in both glands.

Connecting the brain with the cardiacum are the extrinsic neurosecretory axons containing granules between 600 and 2200 Å. Granules with a diameter of up to 4000 Å are found in the intrinsic secretory cells of the corpus cardiacum.

From the lobed corpus cardiacum, axons extend along a short nerve trunk into the ovoid corpus allatum. A characteristic of this gland is the presence of a layer of axons, ensheathing most of the corpus allatum and situated beneath an external basement membrane. These axons are believed to have their origin in the protocerebral neurosecretory cells. Although the c. allatum is known to be engaged in the release of hormonally active material, the cytoplasmic organization does not strongly reflect such activity.

The glands of the diapausing weevil appear similar to those of the active weevil with a reduction in cytoplasm and a consequent folding of the plasma membrane.
External prostate of the hedgehog
Authors: Hruban Z. , Martan J. , Mochizuki Y.
Published: February 2005

The external prostate of male hedgehogs (Erinaceus europeus, Hemiechinus sp.) was studied at the beginning and at the end of the breeding seasons. Its tubular secretory units contain two types of epithelia, columnar and stratified. The columnar epithelium has abundant rough endoplasmic reticulum and forms secretory granules. The stratified epithelium undergoes cellular changes culminating in appearance of nuclear and cytoplasmic inclusions, nuclear pyknosis and desquamation of cells and nuclei into lumen. The nuclear inclusions contain protein and abundant silver‐reducing substances. These inclusions may be derived from the residual protein of the nucleus.
Structure of the ellipsoid sheath in the spleen of the armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus). A light and electron microscopic study
Authors: Hayes Thomas G.
Published: February 2005

The spleen of the armadillo is invested by a capsule composed predominantly of smooth muscle. Inward extensions from the capsule contribute to an extensive system of trabeculae of the non‐vascular type. The white pulp presents a typical follicular arrangement and the red pulp is permeated by an anastomosing series of venous sinsuses. The capillary segment of the penicillar artery is invested by an ellipsoid sheath. The spleen of the armadillo may be included in the class of mammalian spleens characterized as sinusal in nature and possessing ellipsoid sheaths. Electron micrographs of thin sections of the sheathed capillaries demonstrate a high‐type of endothelium. A characteristic feature of this endothelium is the presence of a distinct intracytoplasmic fibrous component.

The reticular cells comprising the sheath proper exhibit various sized vacuoles and inclusion bodies suggestive of their potentially phagocytic nature. In both light and electron microscopy, venous sinuses lie in close proximity to the peripheral cells of the ellipsoid sheaths. Within the wall of the venous sinuses, patent openings are appearent between the lining cells. If such an arrangement exists in the functional state of the organ, it could provide for an additional means of exposure of both plasma and cellular elements to the adjacent phagocytic cells of the sheath proper.
The finestructure of nerve branches and neuromuscular junctions in the coxal adductor of the cockroach, Gromphadorhina portentosa
Authors: Faeder Isabelle R. , Salpeter Miriam M.
Published: February 2005

The neuromuscular junctions of a fast coxal adductor of Gromphadorhina portentosa show great variability in both axon terminal diameter and extent of post‐junctional sarcoplasmic specializaton. Finestructural equivalents of both cone and brush type nerve endings are present. The large motor axons innervating this muscle are surrounded by a pervasive lemnoblast sheath, leaving the axon surface exposed only in the area of synaptic contact. Connective tissue covers the nerve and fills the spaces between sheath cell processes in the nerve trunk, but is lost after it enters the muscle. The role of sheath cells in nerve function is discussed in the light of these findings.
Extirpation experiments on embryonic rudiments of the carapace of Chelydra serpentina
Authors: Yntema C. L.
Published: February 2005

Somites, along with adjacent neural tube and overlying ectoderm, were extirpated unilaterally from embryos of Chelydra serpentina. Mesoderm of three somites was removed from various levels. The operations included the last formed somite and were done on embryos with 12 to 22 pairs of somites. In practice it was found that ventromedial portions of the somites were not included in the extirpation. The animals were preserved before pigmentation became heavy. The cartilaginous skeleton was stained selectively.

The extirpations resulted in depletions of ribs consonant with relating the second rib to the fourteenth somite. The somites behaved as mosaics; they did not reconstitute each other nor did they regenerate after partial extirpation. The rudiments for the ribs were separable from the rudiments of the vertebrae, the sclerotomes, and were found to arise from a more lateral portion of the somite.

The scutes are ectodermal derivatives, which are held to be dependent upon underlying somitic mesoderm for their differentiation. The extirpations resulted in abnormalities and depletions of scutes.
Studies on aggregation of embryonic cells: Initial cell adhesions and the formation of intercellular junctions
Authors: Sheffield Joel B.
Published: February 2005

The aggregation in vitro of embryonic neural retina cells was studied by electron microscopy with special emphasis on the reformation of intercellular junctions. The results show that (1) embryonic neural retina cells dissociated with trypsin retain morphological characteristics and polarity after dispersion into a suspension; (2) initial adhesions between the aggregating cells are nonspecific with respect to cell type and to the site of cell surface involved; (3) histogenetic associations in clusters of reaggregated cells appear within two hours after the start of aggregation. A hypothesis is presented that coated vesicles play a role in the formation of intercellular junctions.
The segmentation of the gnathobdellid leeches with special reference to the indian leech Hirudinaria and medicinal leech Hirudo
Authors: Bhatia M. L.
Published: February 2005

Large number of annuli in Hirudinea are not true segments, and in the absence of spacious bodycavity and septa in adult no decision was taken regarding limit of a somite, until Gratiolet 1862 recognised a segment by colour marking, repetition of nephridial openings, and especially by the presence of segmental receptors, distinguishing first annulus of a segment. Whitman 1884 gave precision to these determinations and analyzed morphology of leeches to logical completeness. He recognised that though Hirudinaria and Hirudo have 102 body annuli and posterior sucker, true segments are only 26 plus 7.

Castle ('00) and Moore ('00) proposed a new scheme of segmentation, with segmental receptor bearing annulus, as central annulus of a complete somite, with nerve ganglion, like that of other annelids, in center of a segment. They orientated everything roundabout the ganglion without noticing distorted fate of organ system.

In this paper both the views are compared. Morphological and embryological studies reveal that the annulus bearing the segmental receptors in uniformly first annulus of all segments, including incomplete segments at the two extremities, with nerve ganglion in first annulus of the segment.

Clitellum occupies three natural segments, IX, X, XI; crop caeca, nephridia, testis sacs, haemocoelomic channels and “rhomboidal figures” formed by ventrolaterals, all make a complete unit, well integrated in such segment. Conclusive evidence comes from the presence of septa at the level of each nerve ganglion in embryos of Hirudinaria. These observations corroborate Gratiolet and Whitman's view.