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Crystal inclusions in subepithelial fibroblasts of the brood pouch of sea horses (hippocampus kuda)
Rudolf SchippA. SchäferR. Bässlersubject
MaleCytoplasmPathologymedicine.medical_specialtybiologyHexagonal crystal systemCytoplasmic inclusionTunica AdventitiaFishesConnective tissueHippocampus kudaFibroblastsbiology.organism_classificationEpitheliumCrystalMicroscopy Electronmedicine.anatomical_structuremedicineAnimalsMicroscopy Phase-ContrastAnatomyCrystallizationBrood pouchMolecular Biologydescription
In the subepithelial connective tissue of the inactive broodpouch of sea horses (Hippocampus kuda), fibroblasts with striking crystal inclusions are described light microscopically and electron microscopically in the tunica adventitia of capillaries. These very electron dense crystals turn out to be hexagonal prisms of heterogeneous structures. Results of the X-ray microanalysis and comparison with other crystalline cell inclusions so far described allow the conclusion that they contain an iron protein stored as crystals. The structure and genesis of these crystals as well as the possible importance of the iron protein for the biology of these animals are discussed.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-04-01 | Journal of Ultrastructure Research |