Cell junctions in the renal tubule of a fresh-water teleost,Salmo gairdneri Rich. |
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Authors: | Dr. M. Elger H. Hentschel |
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Affiliation: | (1) Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, School of Medicine, Hannover, Federal Republic of Germany;(2) Abteilung Zellbiologie und Elektronenmikroskopie, Medizinische Hochschule, Konstanty-Gutschow-Straße 8, 3000 Hannover 61, Germany |
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Abstract: | Summary Cell junctions in the renal tubule of the fresh-water rainbow trout were studied with thin-section and freeze-fracture techniques. Gap junctions were restricted to the proximal tubule, which is consistent with other vertebrate classes. Segments I and II of the proximal tubule and the collecting tubule/collecting duct system exhibited a well-developed zonula occludens with anastomosing strands. The distal segment showed a narrow zonula occludens composed of few parallel strands. The structure of the occluding junctions along the renal tubule of this teleost displays several similarities with the pattern of the zonulae occludentes in the amphibian and the mammalian nephron. From these observations, in conjunction with available data from other vertebrate classes, it can be concluded that in the proximal tubule the development of a deep and complex zonula occludens is a general feature of cold-blooded vertebrates. |
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Keywords: | Kidney Nephron segmentation Zonulae occludentes Gap junctions Freeze fracture Teleosts (Salmo gairdneri Rich.) |
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