波纹唇鱼鳃丝的光镜、扫描和透射电镜观察

应用光学显微镜、扫描电镜和透射电镜对波纹唇鱼(Cheilinus undulatus)鳃的组织结构、表面形态特征及鳃小片超微结构进行了观察.结果表明,波纹唇鱼有3对全鳃,1对半鳃和1对伪鳃,鳃丝呈梳状紧密排列在鳃弓上,鳃小片紧密地镶嵌排列在鳃丝两侧,入鳃动脉、出鳃动脉和鳃小片毛细血管网组成鳃的血液系统.鳃丝非呼吸区分布...     

合浦珠母贝鳃的显微与超微结构

合浦珠母贝(Pinctada fucata)是典型的滤食性瓣鳃类动物,也是我国重要的海水珍珠养殖贝类。本研究用光学显微镜、扫描电镜和透射电镜观察了合浦珠母贝鳃的显微和超微结构。结果表明,合浦珠母贝鳃结构属于异丝鳃型,左右两侧各2个鳃瓣,每个鳃瓣由内鳃瓣和外鳃瓣组成。鳃瓣由主鳃丝和普通鳃丝构成,主鳃丝在鳃瓣中主要起支架作用,每2根主鳃丝之间的9～12根普通鳃丝由"簇内连接"(intrabunchial junction)相连成簇。普通鳃丝之间通过"丝间连接"(interfilament junction)相连,丝间连接的上皮细胞与普通鳃丝的扁平细胞结构一样,为鳃的呼吸上皮。丝间连接的存在扩大了鳃的表面积,这种结构有助于进行气体交换。主鳃丝和普通鳃丝表面有前纤毛和侧纤毛,与食物运送和气体交换有关。普通鳃丝表面的纤毛为典型的"9+2"型微管结构。     

华鲮鳃表面形态结构扫描电镜观察

应用扫描电镜对华鲮Sinilabeor rendahli鳃耙、鳃弓、鳃丝和鳃小片的形态结构进行了观察.鳃耙和鳃弓表面凹凸不平,分布着大量丘突.鳃丝和鳃耙表面有大量粘液细胞分布,鳃丝上皮细胞表面密布微嵴,氯细胞附着在鳃丝表面和鳃小片侧表面.鳃小片薄、表面凹凸不平,垂直排列在鳃丝上.鳃丝和鳃小片的表面形态结构特征有助于提高鱼鳃的气体交换效率.     

珠江口池养梭鱼鳃的光镜、扫描和透射电镜观察

应用光学显微镜、扫描电镜和透射电镜对珠江口池塘养殖梭鱼Liza haematocheila鳃的组织结构、表面形态特征及鳃小片超微结构进行了观察。结果表明梭鱼具有4对鳃,每个鳃由鳃弓、鳃丝、鳃小片和鳃耙组成。梭鱼鳃丝和鳃小片的表面结构和超微结构与其他硬骨鱼类的基本相似,鳃丝表面分布有众多规则或不规则的环形微嵴、沟、坑、孔等结构。鳃丝分为呼吸区和非呼吸区,呼吸区较为平滑,上皮细胞表面无微嵴,呈皱褶状;非呼吸区分布有沟、坑、孔等结构,上皮细胞有较规则的指纹状微嵴。鳃小片是最主要的呼吸场所,由基膜、上皮细胞、内皮细胞、柱细胞和毛细血管网组成。泌氯细胞主要分布在鳃小片基部,并有开口通往外界。本文还探讨了梭鱼鳃的结构与其功能的密切关系。     

孕育对褶纹冠蚌滤食率的影响及鳃微结构变化

对比了褶纹冠蚌(Cristaria plicata)孕育蚌、未孕雌蚌和雄蚌的滤食率,并运用组织学、扫描电镜和透射电镜对实验蚌的鳃结构进行比较观察,以此探讨鳃结构变化对滤食功能的影响。滤食实验结果表明:孕育事件显著降低了雌蚌的滤食率,而未孕雌蚌与雄蚌的滤食率无显著差异。孕育雌蚌内外鳃均由两鳃小瓣愈合而成,每一鳃小瓣由成排的鳃丝组成,在中介区鳃丝之间通过丝间隔连接,在内部侧区则通过瓣间隔相连。雌蚌内鳃的鳃间隔为外鳃的2～3倍,而雄蚌的内外鳃无差异。孕育雌蚌外鳃在初级水管、瓣间隔等出现明显的变化,并出现了二级水管结构,而内鳃未发现显著变化。扫描电镜显示:在褶纹冠蚌鳃丝表面存在3种类型的纤毛(前纤毛、前侧纤毛和侧纤毛),其形态结构和分布各具特点,长径58～85μm椭圆形的鳃小孔成排相间分布于鳃丝之间,而3组实验蚌的内外鳃丝之间无明显差异。透射电镜观察发现:孕育雌蚌鳃丝表皮细胞表面形成突起,显著增加了表面微绒毛的数量,可能有利于雌蚌在孕育期间由于初级水管转化成育儿囊后对呼吸、滤食等功能的补偿,与其他蚌科物种报道类似。综合实验表明,孕育雌蚌外鳃结构的变化,尤其是初级水管的结构改变和二级水管、鳃丝表面褶皱的出现可能是影响孕育雌蚌滤食功能的主要原因。     

黄斑篮子鱼和金钱鱼鳃的扫描电镜观察

对两种鲈形目鱼类黄斑篮子鱼(Siganus oramin)和金钱鱼(Scatophagus argus)的鳃结构进行扫描电镜观察。结果表明,黄斑篮子鱼和金钱鱼鳃的表面结构及微细结构与其他硬骨鱼类基本相似,鳃丝表面都具有规则或不规则分布的环形微嵴、沟、坑、孔等结构。黄斑篮子鱼的鳃片中部鳃丝表皮有大量凸起,而端部鳃丝表皮的凹凸程度明显较低,黄斑篮子鱼的鳃小片高度较金钱鱼鳃小片高。黄斑篮子鱼和金钱鱼鳃上皮的扁平上皮细胞、氯细胞和黏液细胞的形态结构及数量分布存在细微的差异。黄斑篮子鱼鳃片鳃丝的端部和中部表面有黏液细胞,金钱鱼鳃丝表面的黏液细胞很难观察到,与大多数淡水鱼类相似。黄斑篮子鱼鳃丝表面分布的氯细胞数量多于金钱鱼,这可能与两种鱼生活环境、生活习性的长期演变相关。     

动物体内的血管网

循环系统对于维持动物正常生理活动具有重要作用。血管是循环系统的重要组成部分。适应不同生活环境和代谢特点 ,不同种类的动物 ,血管分布具有各自的规律和特点。然而 ,在某些不同类群的动物中 ,不难发现 ,分布于不同器官、部位的血管形成了类似的排布形式——血管网 ,利用简单的逆流交换原理 ,适应着不同的功能需求 ,实现了对动物生命活动的调节。1　气体交换的血管网　　水中的软体动物的鳃丝上以及真骨鱼类鳃丝的鳃小片上毛细血管很丰富 ,而每一个鳃丝或鳃小片上血流的方向与水流方向相反。因此通过逆流交换作用 ,单位时间内与鳃毛细血…     

鲑点石斑鱼和大眼鳜鳃的扫描电镜观察

对鲈形目科、底栖生活、凶猛肉食性的鲑点石斑鱼 (Epinephelusfario)和大眼鳜 (Sinipercakneri)鳃的结构进行扫描电镜观察。结果表明 ,两种鱼鳃的表面结构和微细结构与其他硬骨鱼类基本相似 ,鳃丝表面都具有规则或不规则分布的环形微嵴、沟、坑、孔等结构 ;然而两者的鳃小片都较高 ,表面更加凹凸不平 ,是对低溶氧环境的适应。鲑点石斑鱼的鳃丝表面一部分较为平坦 ,另一部分则凹凸不平 ,其鳃小片高度也高于大眼鳜 ,因而具有更大的表面积和较高的摄氧效率。在扫描电镜下能在鲑点石斑鱼和大眼鳜的鳃上分辨出扁平上皮细胞、氯细胞和粘液细胞 3种细胞 :前者鳃上的扁平上皮细胞界限清楚 ,而后者的界限模糊且表面遍布不规则的微嵴 ;前者的鳃丝和鳃小片上氯细胞的数量明显多于后者 ,两者细胞形态也存在差异 ;而鳃丝表面的粘液细胞的数量则是后者较多。两种鱼鳃上的细胞的形态结构及数量分布存在的差异 ,可能与前者生活于海水而后者生活于淡水的不同生活环境有关。     

二倍体和三倍体太平洋牡蛎鳃扫描电镜的比较

利用扫描电子显微镜技术对二倍体和三倍体太平洋牡蛎(Crassostrea gigas)鳃的表面结构进行了观察和比较。结果显示：三倍体牡蛎鳃丝的宽度、鳃丝间的距离较二倍体大;鳃丝的微细结构比二倍体更致密;鳃丝间通过丝问连接形成的孔洞大于二倍体。这些不同表明二倍体和三倍体呼吸及摄食可能存在差异。     

斑马鱼鳃的光镜和透射电镜观察

应用光学显微镜和透射电镜对斑马鱼(Danio rerio)鳃的组织结构及鳃丝、鳃小片超微结构进行了观察。结果表明,斑马鱼有4对全鳃,鳃耙呈长锥状,鳃丝呈梳状排列在鳃弓上,鳃小片均匀排列在鳃丝两侧。鳃小片由上皮细胞、柱细胞、内皮细胞和毛细血管网组成,鳃小片基部和血管周围分布有泌氯细胞,胞内有丰富的线粒体和排泄小泡,根据线粒体形态特征和细胞质电子密度可将其分为两个亚型。黏液细胞通常与泌氯细胞对生存在,并且有通外的开口。斑马鱼鳃组织结构与其他硬骨鱼鳃结构相似,其结构和功能有密切的关系。     

Branchial innervation

Inspection of the dorsal end of fish gills reveals an impressive set of nerve trunks, connecting the gills to the brain. These trunks are branches of cranial nerves VII (the facial) and especially IX (the glossopharyngeal) and X (the vagus). The nerve trunks carry a variety of nervous pathways to and from the gills. A substantial fraction of the nerves running in the branchial trunks carry afferent (sensory) information from receptors within the gills. There are also efferent (motor) pathways, which control muscles within the gills, blood flow patterns and possibly secretory functions. Undertaking a more careful survey of the gills, it becomes evident that the arrangement of the microanatomy (particularly the blood vessels) and its innervation are strikingly complex. The complexity not only reflects the many functions of the gills but also illustrates that the control of blood flow patterns in the gills is of crucial importance in modifying the efficiency of its chief functions: gas transfer and salt balance. The "respiratory-osmoregulatory compromise" is maintained by minimizing the blood/water exchange (functional surface area of the gills) to a level where excessive water loss (marine teleosts) or gain (freshwater teleosts) is kept low while ensuring sufficient gas exchange. This review describes the arrangement and mechanisms of known nervous pathways, both afferent and efferent, of fish (notably teleosts) gills. Emphasis is placed primarily on the autonomic nervous system and mechanisms of blood flow control, together with an outline of the afferent (sensory) pathways of the gill arches.     

乌鳢的眼,鳔和肾脏血管的研究

本文用扫描电镜,研究乌鳢眼球中双脉络腺异网和动脉、静脉的分布规律;鳔红腺异网和卵圆室的血管以及肾脏肾小球的血管铸型。     

Gills of antarctic fish

We review the literature on the way the structure of icefish gills relates the physiology of these haemoglobin-less fishes. Vascular casting confirmed earlier reports that the only special feature of the gills is the large size of the blood vessels, especially the prominent and continuous marginal channels Isolated perfused gill arches were used to study the effects of changes in afferent and efferent pressure on gill resistance and tritiated water influx in Chionobathyscus dewitti. Increasing perfusion rate did not change gill resistance, but there were moderate proportional increases in water influx. Reducing efferent pressure increased gill resistance but did not affect water influx. In both C. dewitti and Cryodraco antarcticus gills perfused at constant flow rate, noradrenaline produced concentration-dependent decreases in gill resistance and, with high concentrations, increases in water influx. Fixation while perfusion continued was used to compare blood space dimensions in control, noradrenaline-treated and unperfused gills. Noradrenaline caused large increases in the thickness of the lamellar blood space and increased lamellar height, despite a greatly reduced afferent pressure. This suggests that modulation of pillar cell active tension might be involved in control of lamellar perfusion. The possible relationship between gill water fluxes and lamellar recruitment is discussed.     

The Ulrastructure of the Gill of the Lugworm Arenicola marina (L.) (Annelida,Polychaeta)

Arenicola marina gills are hollow, branched, body outgrowths with a central coelomic cavity and afferent and efferent vessels. The gill surface area per unit body weight is about 4 cm²/g wet weight. The blood vascular system anatomy differs from the tip to the base of the gill. In the distal branches of the gill the superficial afferent and efferent vessels are joined by connecting vessels. All vessels arise as spacings between the basal laminae of the thin epidermis and of the coelomic myoepithelium. The contractile part of this epithelium mainly borders the afferent and efferent vessels, whereas pedicel-like cytoplasmic processes extend from the cell bodies and mainly line the connecting vessels. In the proximal branches of the gill the afferent and efferent vessels located in the coelomic cavity are surrounded by the coelomic myoepithelium, and a peripheral blood plexus is present below the epidermis. The gill epidermis is everywhere thin and does not exhibit the characters of a transporting epithelium. The gill coelomic myoepithelium has several functions: (i) periodic contractions of the gill, propelling blood and coelomic fluid toward the central vascular and coelomic compartments; (ii) blood ultrafilration toward the coelomic cavity; (iii) probably transport, suggested by the specialized structures of the lateral membranes of the cells.     

Ultrastructural observations on the gills of polychaetes

The gills of several polychaete species belonging to 9 families were studied by scanning and transmission electron microscopy. The surface epithelium is covered by a thin cuticle which is invaded by microvilli penetrating the epicuticle in certain species. Some epithelial cells bear cilia, others are mucus-producing cells. The ciliary cells may be arranged in rows and maintain a constant flow of water over the gills. The distance between external water and blood stream differs considerably according to the species investigated. InMalacoceros the gills are characterized by closed afferent and efferent subepithelial vessels, which correspond to tubular invaginations of the coelomic wall. These vessels are lined by the basement lamina of the coelothelial cells, which are of the epitheliomuscular type. The vessels are open in the gills of other polychaetes and release the blood stream into a system of spaces immediately below the epidermis (e.g. in the branchial lamellae ofPectinaria andTerebellides). In several species the blood comes into very intimate contact with the cuticle (e.g. in the gill filaments ofDendronereides), but also in these animals both are separated by a very small epidermal layer.Supported by DFG Sto 75/3-6.     

Haemodynamic effects of adenosine on gills of the trout (Salmo gairdneri)

Summary The haemodynamic effects of adenosine on gills of the trout (Salmo gairdneri) were studied with in vitro and in vivo preparations.On the isolated head preparation, adenosine induced a decrease of the ventral aortic inflow and of the dorsal aortic outflow. Simultaneously the venous outflow increased. These effects were antagonized by theophylline. Adenosine induced a vasoconstriction in gill arches without filaments perfused by the afferent or the efferent branchial arteries. The efferent vessels were more sensitive to adenosine than afferent vessels. The whole systemic circulation of the isolated trunk did not show any response to adenosine. When adenosine was infused into the ventral aorta of living trout, the gill resistance to blood flow was greatly increased.These results suggest that adenosine is able to control the arterious and venous blood pathways in the trout gills by modulating their vascular resistance.     

Light- and electron-microscope studies on the pseudobranch of the golden orfe, Leuciscus idus L.

The structure of the pseudobranch of the golden orfe is described from light- and electron-microscopical observations. It is characterized as a covered pseudobranch overlaid by a mucous membrane. The pseudobranch of the golden orfe has no respiratory function, but the electronmicroscopical results indicate that it could function endocrinally by registering and regulating salinity or osmolarity. The epithelial cells are represented by pseudobranch-type cells. No chloride cells were seen. Rodlet cells are located near blood vessels at the base of the pseudobranch and in the covering epithelial layer, together with mucous cells and mast cells. In the endothelial intima of the arteries the so-called Weibel-Palade bodies are described.     

Vascular organization of the catfish gill filament

Summary Light and scanning electron microscopic observations were made on methyl-methacrylate corrosion casts of the blood vessels in the gills of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). The vasculature of the gill filament can be divided into three distinct pathways: 1. the well-known respiratory circulation which includes the afferent filamental artery (AF), afferent lamellar arteriole (AL), lamella (L), efferent lamellar arteriole (EL) and efferent filamental artery (EF), 2. a nutritive pathway from the EF through small nutritive capillaries (NC) and into one of several filamental veins (FV), and 3. an interlamellar circulation in which small prelamellar arterio-venous anastomoses (PAVA) connect the AL into a series of organized vascular spaces (interlamellar vessels, ILV's) that underlie the interlamellar filamental epithelium. Several sinuslike spaces associated with AF, EF and the filamental cartilagenous support were also observed. The physiological significance of these vascular pathways is discussed.Supported in part by NSF Grant No. PCM 76-16840The authors wish to acknowledge the assistance of Mr. P. Holbert, Miss K. Drajus and Mrs. J. Smith. Gratitude is expressed by Kenneth R. Olson to Dr. Janice Nowell for her helpful suggestions with corrosion casting techniques     

Cerebrovascular casting of the adult mouse for 3D imaging and morphological analysis

Vascular imaging is crucial in the clinical diagnosis and management of cerebrovascular diseases, such as brain arteriovenous malformations (BAVMs). Animal models are necessary for studying the etiopathology and potential therapies of cerebrovascular diseases. Imaging the vasculature in large animals is relatively easy. However, developing vessel imaging methods of murine brain disease models is desirable due to the cost and availability of genetically-modified mouse lines. Imaging the murine cerebral vascular tree is a challenge. In humans and larger animals, the gold standard for assessing the angioarchitecture at the macrovascular (conductance) level is x-ray catheter contrast-based angiography, a method not suited for small rodents. In this article, we present a method of cerebrovascular casting that produces a durable skeleton of the entire vascular bed, including arteries, veins, and capillaries that may be analyzed using many different modalities. Complete casting of the microvessels of the mouse cerebrovasculature can be difficult; however, these challenges are addressed in this step-by-step protocol. Through intracardial perfusion of the vascular casting material, all vessels of the body are casted. The brain can then be removed and clarified using the organic solvent methyl salicylate. Three dimensional imaging of the brain blood vessels can be visualized simply and inexpensively with any conventional brightfield microscope or dissecting microscope. The casted cerebrovasculature can also be imaged and quantified using micro-computed tomography (micro-CT)(1). In addition, after being imaged, the casted brain can be embedded in paraffin for histological analysis. The benefit of this vascular casting method as compared to other techniques is its broad adaptation to various analytic tools, including brightfield microscopic analysis, CT scanning due to the radiopaque characteristic of the material, as well as histological and immunohistochemical analysis. This efficient use of tissue can save animal usage and reduce costs. We have recently demonstrated application of this method to visualize the irregular blood vessels in a mouse model of adult BAVM at a microscopic level(2), and provide additional images of the malformed vessels imaged by micro-CT scan. Although this method has drawbacks and may not be ideal for all types of analyses, it is a simple, practical technique that can be easily learned and widely applied to vascular casting of blood vessels throughout the body.     

The morphology of the gills of the freshwater African crab Potamon niloticus (Crustacea: Brachyura: Potamonidae): A scanning and transmission electron microscopic study

The gills of the African freshwater crab Potamon niloticus -Ortmann have been investigated by scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Potamon has seven pairs of phyllobranchiate gills contained in the branchial chambers. From the central axis of the gills arise bilaterally situated thin flaps, the lamellae. The afferent branchial vessel (the epibranchial vessel) is located on the dorsal aspect of the gill arch and the efferent vessel (the hypobrancial vessel) on the ventral side. Between these two blood vessels, the blood percolates through the lamellar vascular channels where it is oxygenated. The lamellae consist of an epithelial cell layer covered by a thin cuticle which consists of tightly fused but distinct layers. The epithelial cells approach each other at regular intervals and fuse in the middle of the lamellar sinus delineating the vascular channels. Apical profuse membranous infoldings and numerous mitochondria characterize the epithelial cells, features typical of cells involved in active transport of macro- and micromolecules. In Potamon , however, there were no distinct gas exchange and osmoregulatory regions of the gills. On average, the cuticle was 0.78 μm thick while the epithelial cell was 6 μm. Cells that were morphologically similar to the renal glomerular podocytes of the vertebrates were observed in the efferent gill vessel of Potamon. These cells have been said to be phagocytic and may play an important defensive role in the crustaceans. Although basically the morphology of the gills of Potamon is similar to that of the other decapods, fine structural differences were evident as would be intuitively expected in a group of animals that has undergone such remarkable adaptive radiation.