bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The relationship between cytoplasmic organization and the epithelio‐mesodermal interaction in the embryonic chick thyroid
Authors: Hilfer S. Robert , Hilfer Eva K. , Iszard Lawrence B. 
Published: February 2005

AbstractEpithelio‐mesodermal interaction in mature thyroids of older chick embryos was tested by dissociation, monolayer culture to disrupt cytoplasmic organization, and reaggregation with heterologous and homologous mesoderm. Each combination formed a different histological pattern: with mesentery — islands of epithelial cells in a loose connective tissue; with heart — follicles at the ends of cords in a rich vascular bed, with perichondrium — a ring of follicles surrounding masses of cartilage; with thyroid capsule — normal thyroid organization. Electron‐microscopic examination of cells incorporated into follicles revealed reorganization of canaliculate endoplasmic reticulum in only the homotypic combination. Therefore, interactions occur in mature organs as well as primordia.
The fine structure of limb tissues of the adult newt, Diemictylus viridescens
Authors: Norman Wesley P. , Schmidt Anthony J. 
Published: February 2005

AbstractThe limb tissues of the adult newt investigated for their fine structure include epidermis, subcutaneous glands, dermis, striated muscle, peripheral nerves and blood vessels. This survey complements and extends previous observations, emphasizing intercellular junctions, and the ubiquitous “glycocalyx” (= polysaccharide‐protein lamella, around cells and adjacent to epithelia).Our survey touches on the characteristic tonofilaments, intercellular desmosomes and basal hemidesmosomes of the epidermis. The subcutaneous glands consist of secretory cells with a granular product, and myoepithelial cells; intercellular desmosomes are present. The adepidermal reticulum of collagen fibrils reveals periodic regions of intersecting fibrils ( = nodules), and fibril continuity with the underlying dermis: a striking feature is the adipose tissue closely applied to the adepidermal reticulum. The limb striated muscle displays typical banded myofibrils, and a triad system with centrotubules in the I‐band close to the Z‐band: terminal sacs of sarcoplasmic reticulum complete the triad system. A particularly prominent glycocalyx is applied to the surface of the sarcolemma. The peripheral nerves of the limb possess connective tissue sheaths with prominent vesiculation of the cell membranes, and an occasional intercellular desmosomal junction. Blood vessels typically have endothelial cells with prominently vesiculated plasma membranes.This investigation serves as the basis for recognizing the fine structure of tissue responses to trauma, their repair, and regeneration.
The atrioventricular branches of the human coronary arteries
Authors: Didio Liberato J. A. 
Published: February 2005

AbstractBranches of the coronary arteries of normal human hearts, supplying both atria and ventricles, were found by fine dissection and have been named rami atrioventriculares. They comprise atrial branches from ventricular arteries and ventricular branches from atrial arteries. Their incidence was 74% in the 50 adult individuals studied. The subjects had committed suicide with a poison which did not damage the coronary arteries. The atrioventricular branches constitute communications across the coronary sulcus, thus establishing a continuity between the atrial and the ventricular arterial supply. Therefore, there is not invariably a sharp demarcation of blood supply between atria and ventricles, as has been commonly taught. Neither atrial nor ventricular branches consist exclusively of ascending and descending branches of the coronary arteries, as has been assumed. Atrioventricular branches can play a role in collateral circulation and may, in individuals who are born with them, provide an explanation for some of the variability in signs and symptoms incidental to heart attacks.
Fine structure of the bone marrow of the chicken and pigeon
Authors: Campbell Ferrell 
Published: February 2005

AbstractThe structure of bone marrow from chickens and pigeons was studied with light and electron microscopy. Erythropoiesis occurs in the lumen of the medullary sinuses. Immature erythroid cells appear to adhere to the sinus wall and may thus be prevented from entering the peripheral circulation.The wall of the medullary sinuses is formed by elongated lining cells, lacking a basement membrane, which are continous except at sites where blood cells are passing through them.When viewed with the electron microscope, developing heterophil myelocytes, which occur only in the extravascular spaces, possess two populations of granules; one type is globular in content, the other is fibrillar in content. The globular type predominates during all stages of development and appears to be the specific granule. Specific granules originate from material which is formed in the Golgi complex, pinches off, and accumulates in expanded vesicles. The origin of the material in the fibrillar granules was not determined. Like the globular granules of heterophil leucocytes, granules of eosinophil leucocytes arise from material which is formed in the Golgi complex.
Fine structure of the functional mesonephros in the eight‐day chick embryo
Authors: Gibley Charles W. , Chang Jeffrey P. 
Published: February 2005

AbstractAn electron microscopic study of the functional mesonephros in the 8‐day chick embryo revealed the following features of the nephron:Proximal tubule cells. Nuclei are spherical and basally oriented. Mitochondri are round or elongate with clear‐cut cristae. Intramitochondrial granules occur sporadically. The Golgi complex, lying adjacent to the nucleus in apical cytoplasm, consists of flattened lamellae and associated secretion droplets. The cytoplasm is filled with ribosomes which occasionally are spiral in arrangement. Characteristic microvilli project from the apical end of cells. Basal regions of the cells are bounded by a homogeneous basement membrane. Adjacent epithelial cells are separated at their base by wide intercellular spaces. Interdigitating processes between cells are common in this area. At their apices, cells are joined by junctional complexes.Distal tubule cells. Nuclei are round and centrally located. Microvilli are sparse and usually absent. When present, they are short and blunt. Cells are closely allied at their base and joined tightly at their apices. Interdigitating processes are not as prevalent as in proximal tubules. Infoldings of the plasma membrane are prominent and compartmentalize mitochondria.Glomerulus. Endothelial cells are elongate, bordering the capillary lumen, and their membranes contain definite slit‐pores. Epithelial pedicels extend from the cell body, intergiditate with each other and rest on the capillary basement membrane. The latter consists of three layers resembling those in adults.The similarity in the fine structural characteristics between chick mesonephros and adult metanepros corroborates the holonephric theory of vertebrate kidney evolution.
Lymphomyeloid organs of amphibia. II. Vasculature in larval and adult Rana catesbeiana
Authors: Baculi Buena S. , Cooper Edwin L. 
Published: February 2005

AbstractThere were no lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes demonstrable in adult and larval Rana catesbeiana by a method that adequately demonstrated the same in mammals. Although the parenchymal arrangement in the lymphomyeloid organs is not exactly the same as in mammalian hemal nodes, nonetheless the vascular patterns of the lymph glands and jugular bodies are prima facie evidence that they function as blood‐filtering organs among other probable functions. The vascular pattern of the lymph gland is that of a rete mirabile, particularly a venous portal system, inasmuch as the afferent and efferent vessels are venous in character and interposed between them is a labyrinth of sinusoids. This is not the case, though, in the adult organs. The vascular pattern of the jugular bodies is very much like the spleen, viz., artery‐capillary‐sinusoid‐vein sequence. It is doubtful, however, if the propericardial and procoracoid bodies ever filter blood, because the smallest blood vessels in them are capillary in type Because of the absence of a well‐defined capsule in some parts of the propericardial body, similarly to lymphoid follicles, especially in the mammalian gastrointestinal tract, it is probable that it filters tissue fluid. The last two organs are apparently mainly blood cell‐forming organs. It is inferred from the vascular connections of the larval and the adult lymphomyeloid organs that they are not genetically related. This aspect was analyzed from earlier developmental data, but actual follow‐up of the larval organs to the adult stage is still in progress.
Mean weights of chick embryos correlated with the stages of Hamburger and Hamilton
Authors: Davis J. E. , Garrison Norman E. 
Published: February 2005

AbstractA total of 1125 normal chick embryos, representing 25 each of the 45 stages of Hamburger and Hamilton, were removed, fixed in Bouin's solution, stored in 70% ethanol and weighed with a semi‐micro analytical balance. Entire blastoderms of stages 1–8 were weighed, whereas only embryos‐proper were weighed in stages 9–45. As a consequence, results constituted two groups, each of which showed a geometric rate of growth marked only by minor deviations which were related to specific events of normal growth and development.
Quantitative studies of superior cervical sympathetic ganglia in a variety of primates including man. I. The ratio of preganglionic fibers to ganglionic neurons
Authors: Ebbesson Sven O. E. 
Published: February 2005

AbstractEstimates of the number of ganglionic neurons of superior cervical sympathetic ganglia and the number of preganglionic axons in the trunks just caudal to these ganglia were obtained from a sample of primates that included: man, chimpanzee, baboon, stump‐tailed macaque, rhesus monkey, and squirrel monkey. The number of ganglionic neurons ranged from 63,625 in a squirrel monkey ganglion to 1,041,652 neurons in a human ganglion. Estimates of the number of preganglionic fibers varied between 2,285 in a cervical sympathetic trunk of a squirrel monkey and 12,008 in a human specimen. The resulting ratios of preganglionic fibers to ganglionic neurons ranged from 1:28 in a squirrel monkey ganglion to 1:196 in a human ganglion.The data reported in this study reveal considerable variation in the ratio of pre‐ to post‐ganglionic neurons, and as was noted in regard to the number of cells in the ganglion, the ratios of ganglionic to preganglionic neurons appear to increase as a function of body size. In contrast, the number of preganglionic fibers does not increase as strikingly with body size, but varies greatly in the same species. The resulting ratio between the two orders of neurons is, therefore, less predictable than the number of ganglionic neurons in any given ganglion.
Further studies on the development of the eye of Drosophila melanogaster. I. The ommatidia
Authors: Perry Margaret M. 
Published: February 2005

AbstractElectron microscope observations on the differentiating Drosophila eye show an extensive proliferation of parallel arrays of microtubules at periods preceding, or coinciding with, alterations in cellular morphology. In the retinular cells they are aligned in the direction of elongation and close to the developing rhabdomeres, forming a cylinder around the central ommatidial axis. At a later stage, in the cone cells, they are aligned in the direction of cellular contraction. Thus as in other developing systems microtubules appear to be directly involved in the morphogenesis of the Drosophila eye. In the retinular cells they gradually disappear during elongation, whereas they persist in the cone cells. The pigment cells contain few of these structures. The distribution of two types of specialised cell attachments, adhering zones and septate desmosomes is discussed in relation to intercellular morphogenesis and communication. The rhabdomeres originate from infoldings of the plasma membrane which later grow out into typical microvilli. Unusul cytoplasmic granules are described in the pigment cells of early pupae.
Studies of a primitive mammalian spleen, the opossum (Didelphis virginiana)
Authors: Hayes Thomas G. 
Published: February 2005

AbstractLight microscopic sections of the adult opossum (Didelphis virginiana) spleen were observed to lack venous sinuses; this primitive mammalian spleen may be classified as non‐sinusal in nature. In the spleen of the opossum, the capillary segments of the penicillar arteries lacked ellipsoid sheaths characteristic of certain mammalian spleens.Separating the lymphoid nodules from the surrounding red pulp was a distinct band of vascular tissue, the marginal zone. Arising from the central artery within the lymphoid nodule, vessels of capillary dimension were observed to terminate within the marginal zone and the area between lymphoid nodule and marginal zone. In addition to the vascular channels established by the terminal arterial vessels within the red pulp, the system of vessels within the marginal zone has been implicated as an important intermediate vascular channel within the spleen.
A light and electron microscopic investigation of the digestive system of the Ophiuroid ophiuroiderma panamensis (Brittle Star)
Authors: Schechter Joel , Lucero Juan 
Published: February 2005

AbstractThe Brittle Star digestive system is composed of buccal, pharyngeal, esophageal and stomach cavities. The buccal and pharyngeal cavities are lined by columnar cells covered by a cuticle, and are apparently concerned with mucous production. Coelomocytes and tall columnar cells are described in the esophagus and stomach epithelia. The columnar cells are adapted for nutrient absorption, enzyme synthesis, and lipid storage. Nerves are found beneath the epithelia within a connective tissue layer. Smooth muscle and coelomic layers lie external to the connective tissue layer. The coelomic layer lines a perivisceral space and has diverse modifications of its perivisceral surface; a pedicle‐cuticle modification perhaps having general significance in echinoderms.
Formation of septa in the bulbus cordis of a turtle and a lizard
Authors: Hart Nathan H. 
Published: February 2005

AbstractA total of 54 embryos of Chrysemys (Chelonia) and 29 embryos of Aristelliger (Lacertilia) were used in examining septation of the embryonic bulbus cordis. Division of this region of the heart includes a period of cushion or septal primordia formation and a period of physical partitioning. In both reptilian genera, the physical configuration of the early bulbus, the temporal sequence of appearance of the endocardial cushions, the number of major endocardial cushions, the primordia composing the two primary bulbar septa, and the mode of descent of the bulbar septa are strikingly similar. The two genera differ primarily in the pattern of the endocardial cushions and consequently the rotation of the two bulbar septa. In both the turtle and the lizard the aortico‐pulmonary septum passes through an angle of about 120° in its descent toward the ventricle. In Aristelliger the aortic septum rotates through an angle of approximately 120°. By contrast, the same partition in Chrysemys spirals through an angle of about 90°. The lesser spiral of this septum in the turtle is interpreted as the result of a decrease in the rotation of distal endocardial ridge 4. The pattern of the two bulbar septa in the turtle appears to represent an advanced phylogenetic feature in terms of the evolution of the reptilian bulbus cordis.
Anatomical changes in the neuromuscular complex of the proleg of Galleria mellonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidiadae) during metamorphosis
Authors: Randall Winnifred C. 
Published: February 2005

AbstractThe lateral and ventral external surfaces of the third and fourth abdominal segments were described and muscle attachments were correlated with surface indentations of the larva. The proleg of this species has a symmetrical planta with a complete circle of crochets. Furthermore, it differs externally from the grasping type of proleg in having a largely membranous coxal region confluent with the body wall, and a relatively large subcoxal lobe.The body wall musculature and innervation of the third and fourth abdominal segments are similar in many respects to those described for other lepidopteran larvae to which they are here compared, but differ from most because of the simpler structure of the prolegs which lack highly developed adductor muscles. Like most muscles innervated by the ventral nerve, the principal plantar retractors of these two segments cease to function in the first day of the pupal stage and have completely degenerated by the forty‐fifth hour of pupal life. The ventral nerve retains its four primary branches in the adult, in which many smaller rami can be traced to the cuticle and to the neoblastic body wall muscles.
Epidermal keratinization in the salamander and a comparison with other amphibia
Authors: Spearman R. I. C. 
Published: February 2005

AbstractIn a variety of amphibians examined the stratum corneum was one cell in depth, although in Xenopus it was up to three cells deep. The flattened horny cells were closely fused together along their lateral membranes to form a continuous sheet. Disulphide bonds of keratin were most concentrated in the peripheral cytoplasm, but the interiors of the cornified cells were sufficiently well keratinized to prevent more than slight enzymatic cytolysis of the normal cell components. Characteristically large, weakly stainable, non‐shrunken nuclear remnants were found in the salamander and frog horny layers, but the clawed toad had small pyknotic (parakeratotic) nuclei. The mature amphibian keratinocytes contained free fats, bound phospholipids, calcium and sulphydryl groups, together with acid phosphatase and non‐specific esterase. Cornification appears to begin by a process of separate individual cell keratinization and lateral membranes of neighbouring cells only later become fused together. This differs from the process in higher vertebrates in which the cells undergoing keratinization form a uniform transitional layer in the epidermis. In the amphibian epidermis neighbouring cells occur in different stages of keratinization.
Fine structure of the down feather during its early development
Authors: Kischer C. Ward 
Published: February 2005

AbstractThe down feather of the chick embryo has been examined by electron microscopy during three distinct stages of its early development; the presumptive stage, represented by dorsal skin of an area from which the feather organ will arise; the thickening stage, during which areas of the basal epidermis form spurs projecting into the mesenchyme, and the latter condenses under a thickened area of the epidermis; the elevation stage, at which time the basal epidermis flattens, the entire epidermis increases in thickness, and the underlying mesenchyme becomes more compact.As development proceeds the rough endoplasmic reticulum of the epidermal cells dilates, but during the elevation stage begins to flatten, and Golgi is observed with increasing frequency. The mitochondria do not appear to differ except for those in the periderm during the presumptive stage, in which case they reveal a vacant matrix and irregular cristae.Evidence is presented for actual contact between basal epidermal spurs and filopodia of cells within the mesenchyme, some of which contain numerous vesicles. The basal epidermal spurs are also seen in intimate association with collagen and anchor filaments and a network of reticulin.Evidence is also presented for the presence of neuronal elements within the mesenchyme during the thickening stage. Cross sections of cell processes within the condensations of the mesenchyme resemble unmyelinated nerve fibers, and cross sections of filopodia similar to arborizing axons abound at and within the basal lamina of both the thickening and elevation stages. Further support for the presence of nerve fibers within the mesenchyme comes from positive staining results with Bodian's and Ungewitter's methods.This comparative study of three stages of early development of the feather organ serves as a basis for more detailed investigations of each stage.
The structure of the antennae of the Florida Queen butterfly, Danaus gilippus berenice (Cramer)
Authors: Myers Judith 
Published: February 2005

AbstractInterest in the structure of the antennae of the Florida Queen butterfly arises from the finding that a pheromone is active in their courtship. Light and electron microscopic techniques were used to study the sensilla on the antennae and three types of sensilla with perforated walls were identified. The most common of these are short, thin‐walled pegs which are distributed over most of the antennal surface. Long, curved, thin‐walled pegs occur in patches on the inner medial antennal surface. Multiple coeloconic sensilla are present having up to 50 pegs in one sensillum. On the outer 28 flagellar subsegments there are two such sensilla per subsegment. In addition there are on the antennae long, thick‐walled hairs which are mechanoreceptors and probably also contact chemoreceptors. Sunken pegs, the function of which is not known, occur on the antennae. Grooved sensilla were found with the electron microscope but could not be identified with the light microscope. There was no indication of sexual dimorphism in sensilla types or numbers on the antennae.
Embryonic development of the heart. I. A light and electron microscopic study of myocardial development in the early chick embryo
Authors: Manasek Francis J. 
Published: February 2005

AbstractEmbryonic chick myocardium (stages 8+ to 12−) was studied by light and electron microscopy. The myocardium, which is initially comprised of radially oriented cells with large intercellular spaces gradually becomes more tightly packed. Intercellular spaces decrease and the cells assume a circumferential orientation. Myocardial cells remain epithelial throughout formation of the functional tubular heart and specialized epithelial junctions (apical junctional complex or terminal bars) undergo modification to form intercalated discs. Embryonic myocardial cells contain large amounts of free ribosomes and particulate glycogen, the latter often associated with portions of granular reticulum. Unlike developing skeletal muscle. The amount of granular reticulum contained in the myocardial cell cytoplasm is large and, along with a hypertrophied Golgi apparatus, suggests that these cells may have a secretory function. These organelles persist during the initial period of fibril formation. Myofibrils apparently form from non filamentous precursor material and not by alignment of sequentially synthesized components.