一氧化氮释放体硝普钠对水稻根系的影响

实验材料为粳稻（Oryza sativa ssp．japonica）品种‘秀水ll号’、籼稻（O．sativa．ssp．indica）品种‘湘晚籼11号’。     

青藏高原青稞品质评价体系构建及生态区划分析

为探究青藏高原地区青稞(Hordeum vulgare L.var.nudum Hook.f.)品种品质间的差异,建立青稞品质评价指标体系,对青稞品质生态适应性进行区划。该研究以15个青藏高原主栽青稞品种为试验材料,连续两年种植于青藏高原具有代表性的8个生态区,测定了籽粒总淀粉、粗蛋白、粗脂肪、β-葡聚糖等13个品质指标,并利用单因素方差分析、相关性分析、主成分分析和聚类分析方法对被测指标进行分析排序。结果表明:(1)13个品质指标中有11个指标在15个参试品种间存在显著差异,有12个指标在8个种植区间存在显著差异;品质指标总黄酮含量与总多酚含量具有显著正相关关系,与β-葡聚糖含量存在极显著正相关关系;结合不同品种在不同生态区的表现,确定支链淀粉、直链淀粉、总黄酮、β-葡聚糖和总多酚含量为对青稞综合品质影响最大的指标。(2)聚类分析将15个参试品种分成4类,将8个种植地区聚类成3个生态区,各生态区品质表现较好的品种为‘昆仑18号’、‘昆仑19号’、‘昆仑15号’、‘甘青8号’和‘甘青4号’。(3)对所测品质指标在品种水平和地区水平上进行主成分分析发现,将13个品质指标均划分为5个主成分,累计方差贡献率分别为85.16%和94.40%;籽粒品质综合评价得分最高的品种为‘昆仑18号’,品质最优生态地区为青海省贵南县。     

阴雨寡照地区高产水稻的生物学特征研究

以水稻(Oryza sativa Linn.)的常规稻品种‘黄华占’、‘湘早籼45’和‘湘晚籼13’,一般杂交稻品种‘金优402’和‘Ⅱ优838’,超级杂交稻品种‘株两优819’、‘丰源优299’、‘陆两优966’和‘Y两优1号’为实验材料,在2008年和2009年不同产季,对种植于多阴雨的湖南桃源县的不同品种水稻的产量构成因子、群体性状和叶片净光合速率(Pn)差异进行了研究.结果显示:在产量构成因子方面,不同品种水稻的有效穗数、每穗粒数、结实率、千粒质量和产量均有一定差异,超级杂交稻品种的产量高于一般杂交稻及常规稻品种;其中,产量分别与有效穗数和结实率呈显著正相关(P＜0.05),与每穗粒数呈极显著正相关(P＜0.O1),与千粒质量无显著相关性.在群体性状方面,不同品种水稻的株高、最大茎蘖数、最大叶面积指数(LAI)、生物量及收获指数均有一定差异,但产量分别与株高、最大LAI和生物量呈极显著正相关,与收获指数呈显著正相关,与最大茎蘖数无显著相关性;其中,产量与最大LAI的相关系数最大(0.889).在拔节期和抽穗期,各品种水稻单叶的Pn日变化曲线呈“双峰型”,Pn第1个峰值差异均较小,“午休”阶段以及第2个峰值Pn差异增大,总体上看“午休”阶段常规稻品种的Pn降幅明显大于杂交稻;各品种的Pn日平均值也有明显差异,常规稻品种的Pn日平均值总体上低于杂交稻.研究结果表明:在阴雨寡照的生态条件下超级杂交稻品种的产量高于其他类型水稻品种,其高产机制与叶面积指数的增加有关.     

不同品种亚麻籽粒中主要脂肪酸含量的变化

不同亚麻品种‘陇亚7号’、‘82（50）’、‘匈牙利3号’和‘范昵’籽粒中亚麻酸含量最高,其次是油酸、亚油酸和硬脂酸,棕榈酸含量最低。棕榈酸和亚油酸在籽粒发育成熟的初期增长速度较快,含量较高,但随着籽粒逐渐发育成熟而下降,硬脂酸也如此,后者下降幅度较小。油酸和亚麻酸含量随着籽粒发育成熟进程而渐增,油酸含量增加幅度较小。不同品种的籽粒完全成熟时,棕榈酸、硬脂酸、亚油酸和亚麻酸含量有异,同一基因型的亚麻籽粒完全成熟时,开花晚的油酸含量较低,而亚麻酸含量较高。     

小麦蛋白质和淀粉含量与籽粒发育过程中内源激素含量的关系

研究粒重差异较小、蛋白质和淀粉含量差异大的小麦品种‘川麦107’和‘川麦36’籽粒发育过程中激素含量变化与籽粒蛋白质和淀粉积累之间关系的结果表明,‘川麦36’蛋白质含量一直高于‘川麦107’的,而其淀粉含量一直低于‘川麦107’;‘川麦36’籽粒中ZR初始含量和IAA峰值高些,开花后5~20d籽粒中ZR含量与蛋白质含量呈显著正相关,IAA峰值与此期的蛋白质积累速率跃变相对应。两品种籽粒中GA峰值与蛋白质含量的低谷相对应,开花后5~30d的籽粒中GA含量与淀粉含量呈极显著正相关,而‘川麦107’籽粒中GA含量较高。     

不同油橄榄品种对低温胁迫的生理响应及抗寒性综合评价

为了明确油橄榄的抗寒机理,对甘肃陇南地区主栽的6个油橄榄品种离体叶片进行低温胁迫(5℃、0℃、-5℃、-10℃)处理,并以18℃常温培养为对照,测定与抗寒性相关的生理生化指标,并采用隶属函数法对不同品种抗寒性进行综合评价。结果显示:(1)各油橄榄品种离体叶片相对电导率随处理温度的降低而呈"S"型曲线变化,结合Logistic方程得出不同品种油橄榄半致死温度介于-6.687℃~-3.706℃之间,且各品种的半致死温度顺序为‘皮肖利’<‘配多灵’<‘莱星’<‘阿斯’<‘鄂植8号’<‘佛奥’,其抗寒性大小依次为‘皮肖利’>‘配多灵’>‘莱星’>‘阿斯’>‘鄂植8号’>‘佛奥’。(2)随着胁迫温度降低,各油橄榄品种离体叶片叶绿素含量逐渐降低,可溶性糖含量基本呈逐渐增加趋势,而可溶性蛋白质含量、脯氨酸含量、丙二醛含量、SOD活性、POD活性和CAT活性则呈先升后降的趋势。(3)在-10℃低温胁迫下,油橄榄品种‘皮肖利’和‘配多灵’的叶片叶绿素含量比常温对照降幅较小,渗透调节物质含量和保护酶活性相对增幅较大,丙二醛含量增幅较小,而此时品种‘佛奥’和‘鄂植8号’各指标的变化趋势与之相反。(4)根据不同油橄榄品种的平均隶属度(抗寒性综合评价值)确定的品种抗寒能力大小顺序(‘皮肖利’>‘配多灵’>‘莱星’>‘阿斯’>‘鄂植8号’>‘佛奥’)与品种半致死温度的抗寒性表现顺序完全一致。研究表明,在低温胁迫条件下,‘皮肖利’和‘配多灵’等油橄榄品种能通过提高渗透调节物质含量和增强保护酶活性来缓解胁迫造成的过氧化伤害,从而表现出较强的抗寒能力;基于相对电导率的半致死温度和隶属函数法的综合评价均能准确鉴定油橄榄的抗寒性。     

不同核桃品种的耐寒性及其渗透调节机制

以‘香玲’、‘鲁W06-1’、‘西洛3号’3个核桃品种（优系）为材料,对低温胁迫各材料的耐受情况及相应渗透调节物质含量和总蛋白质表达的变化情况进行分析,以揭示低温胁迫下不同核桃品种（优系）的渗透调节机制和蛋白质组分差异。结果显示:（1）3个核桃品种（优系）休眠枝条解剖结构分析表明,‘鲁W06-1’一年生休眠枝条的木质部比率最大,‘西洛3号’的韧皮部厚度显著大于其他两个品种（优系）。（2）随胁迫温度降低和胁迫时间的延长,枝条相对电导率（REC）逐渐升高,且‘西洛3号’的相对电导率均大于‘鲁W06-1’和‘香玲’。（3）核桃枝条可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白和游离脯氨酸含量均随温度降低先增加后减小,但各品种(优系)增至最大值的温度不同,其中‘鲁W06-1’枝条积累可溶性蛋白的速度和幅度较大,且各低温胁迫处理后的枝条可溶性糖和游离脯氨酸的含量也更高;3种渗透调节物质含量之间均呈极显著正相关关系,可溶性糖与游离脯氨酸含量的相关系数达0.844,表明二者对低温胁迫的应答反应密切相关。（4）在不同胁迫温度和胁迫时间处理后,核桃枝条的蛋白质表达谱带总体相似,但检测出6条表达量明显增加的差异条带,它们的分子量范围为38.9～87.9 kD。研究表明,3个核桃品种（优系）的耐寒性强弱为‘鲁W06-1’>‘香玲’>‘西洛3号’;低温胁迫下,核桃枝条迅速积累可溶性蛋白,然后积累可溶性糖和游离脯氨酸,并以耐寒性较强品种（优系）积累速度更快、积累量更大,且耐寒性较强的品种（优系）枝条蛋白谱带出现较多表达量增加的条带。     

‘LD-1''砧米良一号猕猴桃的耐涝性

猕猴桃是一类不耐涝的植物,为了解决猕猴桃的涝害问题,吉首大学近年来尝试用‘LD-1’作为猕猴桃的耐涝性砧木。该研究以米良一号实生苗砧米良一号猕猴桃和‘LD-1’砧米良一号猕猴桃为材料,观测根系淹水后叶片可溶性糖含量、丙二醛含量、叶绿素含量、可溶性蛋白质含量、SOD 活性和形态的变化规律,探讨了‘LD-1’砧米良一号猕猴桃的耐涝性。结果表明：(1)米良一号实生苗砧米良一号猕猴桃根系淹水后,可溶性糖含量6 d 后极显著(P<0.01)升高;丙二醛含量8 d 后显著(P<0.05)升高;叶绿素含量和可溶性蛋白质含量没有显著变化;SOD 活性6 d 后显著(P<0.05)升高,8 d 后不再有显著变化;叶片2 d 后出现轻度萎蔫,10 d后全部枯死。(2)‘LD-1’砧米良一号猕猴桃根系淹水后,可溶性糖的含量4 d 后显著(P<0.05)升高;丙二醛含量、叶绿素含量、可溶性蛋白质含量和 SOD 活性无显著变化;叶片10 d 后未出现显著的萎蔫和枯死现象,30 d 后仍正常。这说明米良一号实生苗砧米良一号猕猴桃耐涝性较弱,‘LD-1’砧米良一号猕猴桃耐涝性较强,‘LD-1’作砧木显著增强了米良一号猕猴桃的耐涝性。该研究结果为‘LD-1’在米良一号猕猴桃栽培上的应用提供了依据。     

不同生育期花生叶片蛋白质含量及氮代谢相关酶活性分析

以5个珍珠豆型花生(Arachis hypogaea Linn.)品种(系)‘汕E’(‘Shan E’)、‘汕G’(‘Shan G’)、‘TH’、‘TJ’和‘泉花7号’(‘Quanhua No.7’)为研究对象,分析了花针期、结荚期和饱果期花生叶片中可溶性蛋白质含量及硝酸还原酶(NR)、谷氨酰胺合成酶(GS)和谷氨酸脱氢酶(GDH)活性的变化趋势,并比较了5个品种(系)荚果和秆产量的差异。结果表明:在3个生育期内,5个花生品种(系)叶片可溶性蛋白质含量和GDH活性的变化趋势基本一致,而NR和GS活性的变化趋势则有差异。其中,可溶性蛋白质含量均呈"低—高—低"的变化趋势,在结荚期最高;GDH活性均逐渐升高,至饱果期达最高;‘泉花7号’叶片NR活性呈"高—低—高"的变化趋势,而其他4个品种(系)叶片NR活性均逐渐降低;‘汕E’、‘TJ’和‘泉花7号’叶片GS活性呈逐渐降低趋势,而‘汕G’和‘TH’叶片GS活性呈"低—高—低"的变化趋势。总体上看,5个品种(系)中,‘汕G’和‘泉花7号’叶片的可溶性蛋白质含量及NR和GDH活性、‘汕E’叶片的NR和GS活性以及‘TH’叶片的GDH活性均较高。5个品种(系)的2个产量指标(单株荚果鲜质量和单株秆鲜质量)均有明显差异,总体上看,‘汕G’、‘泉花7号’和‘TH’的2个产量指标均较高,而‘汕E’和‘TJ’的2个产量指标均较低。综合分析结果显示:‘汕G’和‘泉花7号’叶片可溶性蛋白质含量及NR和GDH活性均相对较高,其荚果和秆产量也均较高,表明花生荚果和秆产量与不同生育期叶片氮代谢水平有一定关系。     

不同类型春玉米灌浆期间籽粒中内源激素IAA、GA、ZR、ABA含量的变化

田间种植的高淀粉（‘郑单19’）、高油（‘通油1号’）和普通型（‘吉单209’）春玉米在籽粒灌浆过程中,‘郑单19’的IAA在授粉后28d达到峰值,‘吉单209’和‘通油1号’的峰值出现在35d;在3个杂交种中,‘郑单19’的IAA峰值最大,‘吉单209’次之,‘通油1号’最低;整个籽粒灌浆期间,‘通油1号’和‘吉单209’的GA含量高于‘郑单19’,在灌浆后期,‘通油1号’仍保持较高的GA含量;‘通油1号’ZR含量的峰值最高,直到后期仍保持较高的水平;‘郑单19’在籽粒灌浆前期的ABA含量较低,但在后期的含量较高。     

Isotopic studies of the diet of the people of the coast of British Columbia

In 1982, Chisholm et al. used δ¹³C data for human burials from shell midden sites widely distributed on the coast of British Columbia (BC) to show the extreme dependence of these individuals on high trophic level marine consumers, principally salmon and marine mammals. Here, we present previously unpublished analyses of δ¹⁵N for some of the same individuals as well as δ¹³C data for additional individuals. Nitrogen isotope data show that the diet was dominated by high trophic level marine fauna including carnivorous fish and marine mammals. Although most burials were found in shell middens, marine mollusks made up of only a minor component of diet. The data for δ¹³C demonstrate that terrestrial faunal foods are undetectable in the diet of the majority of individuals, and seldom constitute more than 10% of the dietary protein of individuals living on the coast although terrestrial fauna were widely available as a potential source of protein. This dietary pattern of exclusion of land‐based animals from their diet persisted for almost 6,000 years along a wide expanse of coastline. In contrast, people from the BC interior (100 km or more from the coast) consumed a mixed diet of terrestrial and marine foods including spawning salmon. Am J Phys Anthropol 155:460–468, 2014. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Characterization of the composition of the aqueous humor and the vitreous body of the eye of the frog Rana temporaria L

This study aimed to analyze the aqueous humor (AH) and the vitreous body (VB) of the eye of the adult frog Rana temporaria L. as a representative species of amphibians, which lead a semi-terrestrial life. The presence of collagen, albumin, uric acid and electron donors was shown in both media; however, there are slight differences in their concentrations. To determine collagen, a spectral-fluorescent probe, cyanine dye, was used. The presence of collagen in AH of the frog was found at the first time. The total content of electron donors (ascorbic and uric acids, tryptophan, and tyrosine) in VB and HA was roughly estimated at ~ 1.5 × 10^− 4 mol/L. Both VB and AH absorb light in similar UV regions. The total protein and albumin contents in AH were found to be somewhat higher than those in VB. The uric acid content was at an equally low level in both intraocular media. It is supposed that the similarity of VB and AH compositions shown in this work is due to some exchange between VB and AH contents in the course of accommodation. The role of intraocular fluids in physiological functions of the eye and in protecting the retina against UV light is discussed.     

Diversity of the Carbohydrate Composition of the Antigenic Polysaccharides of Proteobacteria of the Genera Pseudoalteromonasand Marinomonas

The sugar analysis of the glycans of the type strains of marine proteobacteria of the genera Pseudoalteromonasand Marinomonas—Pseudoalteromonas atlanticaIAM12927^T, P. aurantiaNCIMB 2033^T, P. citreaATCC 29719^T, P. elyakoviiKMM 162^T, P. espejianaATCC 29659^T, P. piscicidaNCIMB 645^T, P. tetraodonisIAM 14160^T, Marinomonas communisATCC 27118^T, and M. vagaATCC 27119^T—showed that they contain glucose, galactose, galactosamine, glucosamine, fucose, rhamnose, mannose, heptose, 2-keto-3-deoxyoctonate (KDO), uronic acids, colitose (3,6-dideoxy-L-xylo-hexose), and 6-deoxy-L-talose. The carbohydrate composition of the antigenic polysaccharides (PSs) of P. elyakoviiKMM 162^Tand P. espejianaATCC 29659^Tdepended on the type and the concentration of carbohydrate substrates in the nutrient media. The molar proportion between rhamnose, glucose, and galactose (ca. 1 : 0.3 : 2) in the PS of P. elyakoviiKMM 162^Twas almost the same in the media lacking carbohydrates or containing glucose or galactose at a concentration of 1 g/l. At the same time, the molar proportion between fucose, glucose, galactose, galactosamine, and glucosamine (ca. 1 : 1 : 1 : 2 : 0.5) in the PS of P. espejianaATCC 29659^Tdepended on the presence and the concentration of carbohydrate substrates in the medium. A high concentration of glucose in the medium (30 g/l) brought about a rise in the content of glucose in PSs (9-fold for the PS of P. elyakoviiKMM 162^Tand 4.6-fold for the PS of P. espejianaATCC 29659^T) and led to a decrease in the content of other carbohydrates. The cultivation of these two strains at a lactose concentration of 30 g/l resulted in their PSs containing glucose and galactose in about equal proportions (ca. 1 : 1 in the case of P. espejianaATCC 29659^Tand ca. 2.1 : 1.7 in the case of P. elyakoviiKMM 162^T).     

Molecular analysis of the D-genome of the Triticeae

Summary The chromosome of three tetraploid Aegilops L. species containing the D-genome were analyzed by in situ hybridization with a repeated DNA sequence clone pAS1 isolated from Aegilops squarrosa and observed to be D-genome specific. This sequence is found on all seven D-genome chromosome pairs of A. squarrosa and hexaploid wheat. Two distinct D-genome patterns were observed in the tetraploid species. The D-genome of A. cylindrica was similar to hexaploid wheat. Seven pairs of chromosomes having large amounts and numerous sites of the sequence were observed. Five chromosome pairs with fewer and smaller sites of the repetitive sequence were observed in the D-genomes of A. crassa and A. ventricosa. In addition to these major repeated sequence differences, chromosomal modifications appear to have occurred between T. aestivum and A. cylindrica and between A. crassa and A. ventricosa resulting in changes with respect to location of the sequence between the respective species. D-genome divergence with respect to pAS1 sequence appears to have occurred at least in two forms, one characterized by the changes in amount of repetitive sequence and the second by changes in location of the sequence.     

A review of the systematic position of the North American species of the genusGlyptotendipes

The systematic position of the North American species of the genusGlyptotendipes is reviewed using morphological characters from all life history stages. The cladistic analysis revealed adult characters which support the monophyly of the three species groups (A, B and C) of PINDER and REISS (1983, 1986) for pupae and larvae. These species groups are given formal subgeneric status, with Group A becomingGlytotendipes, s.s., placingPhytotendipes Goetghebuer, 1937 in synonymy, Group B is namedCaulochironomus (type-species,Tendipes caulicola Kieffer, 1913) and Group C is namedTrichotendipes (type-species,Tendipes signatus Kieffer, 1911).     

Microscopical determination of the filtration permeability of the mucosal surface of the goldfish intestinal epithelium

Summary The rate of shrinkage of the mucosal folds of goldfish intestine in response to mucosal hypertonicity was measured by microscopic means. Because of the geometry of the intestinal folds the rate of shrinkage could be directly related to the loss of volume from the fold through the brush border membranes and tight junctions. Experimentally a wide range of velocities was observed, reflecting the difficulty of rapidly estabilishing a uniform osmotic gradient at the preparation's mucosal surface. The initial velocity of volume loss provided a measure of the filtration permeability (P _f ) of the mucosal surface. From the highest velocities observed the filtration permeability was estimated to be approximately 14×10^–3 cm/sec related to the folded mucosal surface and 65×10^–3 cm/sec related to the straight serosal surface. Consideration of the experimental errors and unstirred layer effects make it probable that the latter value is still an underestimate of the trueP _f . The series barriers of the epithelium cause the total tissueP _f to be less than theP _f of the mucosal surface alone. In addition theP _f measured in the presence of an osmotic gradient may differ substantially from the tissue filtration permeability which exists in the absence of a change in osmolarity.     

Changes since the turn of the century in the fish fauna and the fisheries of the Oslofjord

Summary 1. The material for this study is drawn from two sources, (a) investigations of the fish fauna in the inner Oslofjord between 1897 and 1967, (b) fish landing statistics available since 1872 at the Oslo fish market.2. The investigations of the fish fauna reveal that 4 species of fish — 2 sharks and 2 arctic bullheads — have disappeared from the deep waters of the Oslofjord where they were known to exist in 1897. We assume that unfavourable conditions, great changes in temperature or lack of oxygen in the stagnant deep water to which these species belonged have been injurious to their propagation and survival.3. The annual fluctuations in the landed quantities of fish are great, but nevertheless there exists a marked decreasing trend since about 1930; total landings in recent years are less than 1/10 of what they were 30 or 40 years ago.4. The fluctuations in the landings of cod, herring and mackerel are studied in some detail. Three periods (of 20 to 22 years' duration) from 1872 to 1932 show increasing average landings of cod: 44, 57, and 74 tons respectively; in the period 1933 to 1955 landings decreased to an average of 16 tons per year. The effect of fluctuating year classes is discussed.5. The landings of herring and mackerel were very good between 1911 and 1919 or 1920 with a maximum of 1500 tons of herring and 800 tons of mackerel. In the following years there was a trend of decrease with a few years of moderately good landings. Mature mackerels are immigrating into the fjord for feeding and spawning, while mature herrings, to a major extent, are supposed to belong to a local stock. The highest landings of both species are due to extremely great catches of young fish, and the success of the fishery in any one year, therefore, dependent of a successful spawning and hatching one ort two years before.6. In conclusion, the attention is drawn to the fact that there are reasons to believe that the profuse growth of bacteria in the polluted waters seems to be injurious to the hatching of fish eggs and to the survival of fish larvae (Dannevig 1945,Oppenheimer 1955).

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Veränderungen der Fischfauna und der Fischerei des Oslofjords seit der Jahrhundertwende

Kurzfassung Das Material zu dieser Untersuchung stammt aus zwei Quellen: (a) vier Untersuchungen über die Fischfauna des Oslofjords im Zeitraum zwischen 1897 und 1967, und (b) Statistiken für den Zeitraum von 1872 bis 1964 über die Fischmengen, die im inneren Oslofjord gefangen und an die Fischhalle in Oslo geliefert worden sind. Ein Vergleich der Resultate mit den vier Untersuchungen über die Fischfauna zeigt, daß vier Arten von Tiefwasserfischen aus dem inneren Oslofjord völlig verschwunden sind, nämlichEtmopterus spinax, Somniosus microcephalus, Artediellus uncinatus undIcelus bicornis, die beiden zuletzt genannten wahrscheinlich schon vor 1930. Eine Anzahl anderer Arten, die früher häufig waren, sind jetzt selten. Statistische Erhebungen über die im Oslofjord gefangenen Fische lassen erkennen, daß die Erträge seit den zwanziger und dreißiger Jahren stark zurückgegangen sind. Gleichzeitig hat die Zahl der Fischer abgenommen. Es wird die Schlußfolgerung gezogen, daß die Veränderungen des Oslofjords sich besonders in den letzten 30 Jahren für mehrere Fischarten als schädigend erwiesen haben. Diese Auffassung wird unterstützt durch die Untersuchungen vonDannevig (1945) undOppenheimer (1955), die gezeigt haben, daß die reiche Bakterienflora des Oslofjords für die Entwicklung der pelagischen Fischeier schädlich ist.

     

Effects of steroid hormones on the differentiation of the catecholamine storing cells of the paracervical ganglion of the rat uterus

Zusammenfassung In der Lamina propria menschlicher Hodenkanälchen wurden spezialisierte Fibroblasten beobachtet. Die Zellen sind durch Bündel parallel geordneter Plasmafilamente gekennzeichnet, deren Durchmesser rund 80 Å beträgt. Die Filamentbündel verlaufen parallel zur Oberfläche der lamellär ausgebreiteten Zellen und inserieren in elektronendichtem, granulärem Material, das der Innenseite der Zellmembran anliegt. Es wird angenommen, daß dieses Fibrillensystem kontraktil ist; die dichtere oder lockerere Vernetzung der Filamente innerhalb der Bündel würde dem kontrahierten oder erschlafften Zustand der Zellen entsprechen. Die beschriebenen spezialisierten Fibroblasten sollten der Gruppe der Myofibroblasten zugeordnet werden (Gabbiani, Ryan und Majno, 1971).

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Contractile fibroblasts (myofibroblasts) in the lamina propria of human seminiferous tubules

Summary A special type of fibroblast is observed in the connective tissue of seminiferous tubules in human testes. These cells are characterized by a fibrillar system consisting of parallel arranged cytoplasmic filaments. The filaments have a mean diameter of 80 Å. Bundles of filaments run parallel to the surface of the flattened cells. The filaments insert in a dense, granular material which is connected with the cell membrane. This fibrillar system is thought to be contractile; the dense or more loose texture of the filaments within the bundles may correspond to the contracted or relaxed state of the cell. The specialized fibroblasts described are supposed to belong to the group of myofibroblasts (Gabbiani, Ryan and Majno, 1971).