The ultimobranchial body in Rana pipiens |
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Authors: | Douglas R. Robertson |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Anatomical Sciences, University of Florida, Medical College Gainesville, Florida, USA |
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Abstract: | Summary Autoplastic transplants of ultimobranchial glands of male Rana pipiens were bilaterally or unilaterally placed in a homeotopic or heterotopic site. Serum calcium levels were maintained at normal values in bilateral autotransplants, while total ultimobranchialectomy resulted in hypercalcemia. Electron microscopy verified the viability and functional state of transplanted, denervated glands. During the periods of denervation, ergastoplasm and Golgi membranes exhibited hypertrophy which was reversed when unmyelinated nerves reappeared in the pericapillary space. Autotransplants under hypercalcemic conditions indicated that the process of secretion is primarily an intrinsic cellular activity and independant of innervation. The present evidence suggests that the sympathetic axons which innervate the parenchyma probably are inhibitory in nature and may allow depression of glandular functions during periods of hypercalcemia.The technical assistance of Mrs. Lilly Weeks is gratefully acknowledged. This project was supported by N. I. H. Grant No. AM-11795; The National Institutes of Arthritic and Metabolic Diseases. |
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