Ultrastructural alterations of the pancreatic D cell in the domestic fowl following vagotomy |
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Authors: | Dr Tohru Watanabe Toshitake Fujioka |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Nagoya University, 464 Nagoya, Japan |
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Abstract: | Summary In an attempt to determine the neural control of pancreatic D cells, the pancreatic islets of the domestic fowl were examined electron microscopically from 1 to 28 days after abdominal vagotomy. Exocytotic release of many secretory granules from D cells occurred one day after vagotomy. Rough endoplasmic reticulum developed and formed an arrangement of concentric whorls in the cytoplasm of D cells after axotomy. The altered D cells were also characterized by the occurrence of many peculiar dense bodies in the apical cytoplasm at all time periods studied. These bodies varied in shape and size, containing several round vesicles. The D cells were extensively depleted of granules after the longer time periods following vagotomy. The present results provide new morphological evidence for the vagus-nerve control of D cells, which may regulate the activity of islet cells. |
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Keywords: | Pancreatic D cell Neural control Vagotomy Electron microscopy Fowl |
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