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Título: | Fine structure of the retinal pigment epithelium of the mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) |
Fecha de publicación: | 1990 |
Editorial: | Murcia : F. Hernández |
ISSN: | 0213-3911 |
Materias relacionadas: | CDU::6 - Ciencias aplicadas::61 - Medicina::611 - Anatomía |
Palabras clave: | Retinal pigment epithelium Choriocapillaris |
Resumen: | As part of a comparative morphological study, the fine structure of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), the choriocapillaris and Bruch's membrane (complexus basalis) has been investigated by light and electron microscopy in the mallard (Anas platyrhynchos). In this species the RPE consists of a single layer of cuboidal cells which display numerous very deep basa1 (scleral) infoldings and extensive apical (vitreal) processes which enclose photoreceptor outer segments. The RPE cells are joined laterally by prominent basally-located tight junctions. Internally smooth endoplasmic reticulum is the most abundant cell organelle with only small amounts of rough endoplasmic reticulum present. Polysomes are abundant as are basally-located mitochondria which often displayed a ring-shaped profile. The cell nucleus is large and vesicular. Melanosomes are plentiful only within the apical processes of the RPE cells in the light-adapted state. Myeloid bodies are large and numerous and very often have ribosomes on their outer surface. Bruch's membrane (complexus basalis) shows a pentalaminate structure but with only a poorly represented central elastic lamina. Profiles of the choriocapillaris are relatively small and the endothelium of these capillaries while extremely thin facing the retinal epithelium is but minimally fenestrated. |
Autor/es principal/es: | Braekevelt, Charlie R. |
Forma parte de: | Histology and histopathology |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10201/18158 |
Tipo de documento: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Número páginas / Extensión: | 6 |
Derechos: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
Aparece en las colecciones: | Vol. 5, nº 2 (1990) |
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