Ultrastructure of the jugular body of Rana pipiens |
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Authors: | Dr A Zapata A Villena E L Cooper |
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Institution: | (1) Departamento de Citología e Histología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain;(2) Departamento de Histología e Histopatología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Pais Vasco, Bilbao, Spain;(3) Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, USA;(4) Departamento de Citología e Histología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain |
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Abstract: | Summary The jugular bodies in adult Rana pipiens, are surrounded by a capsule of mesothelium and connective tissue, and their parenchyma consists of cell cords arranged in a sinusoidal network. The cell cords are formed by irregular reticular cells, showing numerous filaments and joined together by zonulae adhaerents. The intercellular spaces are filled by reticular fibres and free cells. These latter are small and medium lymphocytes, lymphoblasts, and developing and mature plasma cells. Additionally, free macrophages, neutrophils and acidophils also occur. Sinusoidal blood vessels show thin walls with numerous filaments and pinocytotic vesicles. They exhibit a discontinuous basement membrane, and tight junctions frequently occur between endothelial cells. Occasionally, lymphatic vessels are found and the innervation is principally vasomotor, although nerve endings appear remarkably near reticular cells and lymphocytes. The jugular bodies of adult R. pipiens are plasma cell and antibody-forming organs, whose functional significance is discussed in relation to their ultrastructural organization. |
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Keywords: | Jugular bodies Lymphoid organs Amphibians Ultrastructure |
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