The cell coat of the olfactory epithelium proper and vomeronasal neuroepithelium of the rat as revealed by means of the Ruthenium-red reaction |
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Authors: | Dr. Andrés S. Mendoza Winrich Breipohl |
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Affiliation: | (1) Institut für Anatomie, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Essen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland;(2) Institut für Anatomie, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 4300 Essen 1, Federal Republic of Germany |
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Abstract: | Summary The apical cell coat of the olfactory epithelium proper and the vomeronasal neuroepithelium of the rat was investigated electronmicroscopically by means of the Ruthenium-red reaction. In the olfactory epithelium proper, the cilia of receptor cells and microvilli of supporting cells possess a cell coat measuring approximately 10 nm in thickness. In the vomeronasal neuroepithelium, the apical cell coat is thicker than in the olfactory epithelium proper. On microvilli of vomeronasal receptor cells the cell coat varies in thickness from 15 to 20 nm, and on microvilli of supporting cells it measures approximately 75 nm. The functional implications of these findings are discussed.A portion of this study was presented at the 6th European Anatomical Congress in Hamburg. This publication is dedicated to Prof. E. KlikaSupported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Br 358/5-1). |
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Keywords: | Vomeronasal neuroepithelium Olfactory epithelium proper Cell coat Ruthenium red Rat |
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