Ultrastructure of the liver in channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque) |
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| Authors: | David E. Hinton Charlotte R. Pool |
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| Affiliation: | Comparative and Environmental Pathobiology Program, Department of Pathology, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, 31 S. Greene St, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, U.S.A.;Department of Anatomy, Health Sciences Center, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | Livers of 38 channel catfish were studied by light and electron microscopy and the morphology of hepatocytes, endothelial cells, Kupffer cells, fat-storing cells, macrophages, exocrine pancreatic cells, and epithelium of bile pre-ductules and ducts was described, Hepatocytes contained large peri-canalicular bodies which showed acid hydrolase activity. A comparison between catfish liver and that of other teleosts was made. The applicability of the findings to pathobiological studies of teleost liver is described. |
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