Electron microscopic evidence for the existence of an intercellular substance in rat cerebral cortex |
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Authors: | Bondareff William |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Anatomy, Northwestern University Medical School Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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Abstract: | Summary The intercellular spaces of rat cerebral cortex are filled with a dense material, demonstrable by electron microscopy. This intercellular substance is in part preserved by chemical fixation with formaldehyde and osmium tetroxide but is solubilized and largely lost during subsequent dehydration with ethyl alcohol. Dehydration with acetone or Durcupan favors the preservation of the intercellular substance, which is preserved also by freezing and drying. Whether the intercellular substance demonstrated here is part of the outer leaflets of apposing plasma membranes (glycocalyx) or truly an intercellular substance similar to connective tissue ground substance is not known. The probability of the latter is discussed with regard to proposed physiological mechanisms.This work was supported by USPHS Research Grants NB 05175 and AM 06998. |
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