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Aspects of cell production in mantle tissue of Ciona intestinalis L. (Tunicata, Ascidiacea)
Maria Antonietta Di BellaGiacomo De LeoMaria Carmela Carbonesubject
AscidianCell divisionCiona intestinaliPopulationComparative immunologyGeneral Physics and AstronomyEpitheliumStructural BiologymedicineAnimalsGeneral Materials ScienceCiona intestinalisMantle (mollusc)educationCell proliferationAscidiaceaeducation.field_of_studybiologyCell growthMesenchymal stem cellEpithelial CellsCell BiologyAnatomybiology.organism_classificationEpitheliumCiona intestinalisCell biologyMicroscopy Electronmedicine.anatomical_structureAscidians; Ciona intestinalis; Cell proliferation; Comparative immunologyCell Divisiondescription
Renewal of cell population is needed in the tunic of ascidians, as the tunic cells are involved in many biological functions. Tunic cells are thought to arrive by migrating across the mantle epithelium into the tunic from the blood lacunae or the mesenchymal space. Electron microscope observations show that the mantle epithelium of Ciona intestinalis shares some proliferative characteristics, releasing cells into the tunic and thus providing an increase renewal of tunical cells in restricted zones of adult animals.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-01-01 | Micron |