扬子鳄外周血细胞的超微结构

对扬子鳄血细胞亚显微结构进行透射电镜观察。结果表明：在外周血细胞中可区分出红细胞、嗜中性粒细胞、嗜酸性粒细胞、嗜碱性粒细胞、单核细胞、淋巴细胞以及血栓细胞。电镜图像显示：与其它爬行动物相比,各类血细胞体积较小并具有不同程度的变形运动及吞噬能力。红细胞的特征是长梭形,其长短径之比值超过3.0。在外周血液中发现了多种未成熟型血细胞;进入外周血液中的红细胞普遍已分化到一定程度,但有的仍须在外周血液中完成其最后的发育;单核细胞在外周血液中经历了从幼单核细胞到成熟单核细胞的过程,并描述了从未成熟到成熟阶段细胞的超微结构的变化;嗜中性粒细胞在外周血液中经历了从早幼粒细胞、中幼粒细胞,晚幼粒细胞到成熟粒细胞的过程,描述了嗜中性粒细胞各个发育阶段细胞的超微结构及特征,并讨论了嗜天青粒细胞和嗜中性粒细胞的关系。     

北部湾棱皮树蛙外周血细胞显微结构观察

本文以人们极少关注的两栖动物北部湾棱皮树蛙(Thelodermacorticale)为研究对象,采用瑞氏-姬姆萨混合染色法与血细胞计数法观察并统计了北部湾棱皮树蛙外周血细胞的形态特征和数量比例。结果显示,北部湾棱皮树蛙的外周血由红细胞、嗜中性粒细胞、嗜碱性粒细胞、嗜酸性粒细胞、淋巴细胞(包括大、小淋巴细胞)和单核细胞、血栓细胞7种细胞组成。其中,红细胞的数量最多,平均含量为2.43×10⁵个/mm³,多呈椭圆形或卵圆形,少数呈泪滴形、梨形、逗号形、梭形,具椭圆或圆形核,核染色质密集,偶尔可观察到正在进行直接分裂或有丝分裂的红细胞。白细胞的数量比红细胞少,平均含量为1.74×10⁴个/mm³,其中,小淋巴细胞占40.02%±1.77%、大淋巴细胞占10.83%±2.53%、单核细胞占23.17%±3.16%、嗜中性粒细胞占10.08%±4.62%、嗜碱性粒细胞占9.25%±2.69%、嗜酸性粒细胞占6.72%±1.50%。血栓细胞呈纺锤形和梭形,常单独存在,或者呈圆形和不规则圆形,数个集合在一起。     

欧洲鳗鲡外周血细胞的显微和超微结构

利用光镜和透射电镜技术研究了欧洲鳗鲡（Anguilla anguilla）外周血细胞的显微和亚显微结构。结果表明：在外周血细胞中可以区分出红细胞、单核细胞、大淋巴细胞、小淋巴细胞、嗜中性粒细胞和血栓细胞;嗜中性粒细胞内的特殊颗粒包括A、B、C三型;嗜中性粒细胞分为Ⅰ型粒细胞（内含A、B、C三种特殊颗粒）、Ⅱ型粒细胞（内含A型和C型两种特殊颗粒）和Ⅲ型粒细胞（内含C型特殊颗粒）。还见到幼稚的和正在分裂的红细胞和单核细胞,提示示幼稚的红细胞能直接进入外周血流中,嗜酸性粒细胞和嗜碱性粒细胞无论在血涂片上或超薄切片上均未见到。描述了上述各种血细胞在光镜和电镜观察下的形态和细微结构。血栓细胞体积最小,嗜中性粒细胞体积最大;淋巴细胞数目最多,嗜中性粒细胞数目最少。     

牛蛙肥大细胞的组织化学与形态学

目的鉴定牛蛙组织中肥大细胞的存在。方法用于肥大细胞研究的一些常规组织化学技术与形态学方法。结果牛蛙的舌、肠、肠系膜和脾中肥大细胞数量较多,少量也见于神经、心、肾、肝和皮肤等多种组织中。肥大细胞有沿血管周和神经分布的倾向。脾脏中的肥大细胞形状比较一致,呈圆形或卵圆形,而在其它部位的肥大细胞则形态多样。Bouin氏液及Carnoy氏液是牛蛙肥大细胞优良的固定液。然而,与哺乳动物的黏膜肥大细胞相似的是,中性缓冲福尔马林(NBF)固定显著的阻断了牛蛙肠黏膜肥大细胞(MMC)的染色。有趣的是,甲苯胺蓝是牛蛙肥大细胞的最佳染料,它比阿尔新蓝能很好地显示牛蛙的肥大细胞。透射电镜下证实,牛蛙肥大细胞中含有大量特征性的胞浆颗粒。肥大细胞靠近雪旺氏细胞,并可见于神经束膜间,甚至以其突起与神经束膜相连。结论通过组织化学与形态学研究证实了牛蛙组织中肥大细胞的存在,再次证实肥大细胞与外周神经之间存在密切的解剖学关系。     

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鳖外周血细胞显微形态及细胞化学

中华鳖外周血细胞按形态分为，红细胞、嗜异性粒细胞、嗜酸性粒细胞、嗜碱性粒细胞、嗜天青粒细胞、单核细胞、淋巴细胞和血栓细胞八种，爬行类特有的嗜天青粒细胞具吞噬功能，四种细胞化学反均阳性，是一功能活跃细胞，表现了爬行类血细胞在系统演化中的特殊性。     

湘华鲮外周血细胞形态特征及嗜中性粒细胞吞噬与杀菌能力

采用血涂片、显微测量、血细胞计数及嗜中性粒细胞吞噬功能和氯化硝基四氮唑蓝还原试验方法,于光学显微镜下观察分析三种水体湘华鲮(Sinilabeo decorus tungting)外周血细胞形态结构、大小、种类及数量。结果表明,湘华鲮外周血细胞中有红细胞、血栓细胞、粒细胞、淋巴细胞和单核细胞,红细胞比例最高,达80%以上,白细胞中血栓细胞最多,占70%～74%。大水面网箱养殖的湘华鲮外周血红细胞数量显著低于水泥池和土池养殖个体(0.01

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