bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Structures on the antennal flagellum of a caddisfly, frenesia missa (Trichoptera, Limnephilidae)
Authors: Slifer Eleanor H. , Sekhon Sant S. 
Published: February 2005

AbstractNon‐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

AbstractThe 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

AbstractThe 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

AbstractThe 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

AbstractAnterior 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

AbstractCortical 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

AbstractThe 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

AbstractThe 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

AbstractIn 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

AbstractThe 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

AbstractA 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

AbstractTadpoles 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

AbstractThe 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

AbstractThe 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

AbstractThe 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

AbstractA 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

AbstractThe 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.