Specialized Ependyma in the Posterior Mesencephalon of the Chicken: the Fine Structure of the Subtrochlear Organ

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Journal Cell Tissue Res

Specialties Anatomy & Histology
Cell Biology

Date 1988 Jan 1

PMID 3233649

Citations 1

Authors

K Uryu

K Hirunagi

T Fujioka

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Abstract

A formation of specialized ependymal cells in the posterior mesencephalon of the domestic fowl, designated as the subtrochlear organ, was examined with light-, scanning- and transmission electron microscopy. This organ possessing the form of the letter "V" is located in the ventricular wall of the posterior mesencephalon. Its apex marks the median sulcus, while the arms of the V are directed rostrolaterally. Ependymal cells lining the subtrochlear organ usually project an extremely elongated process into the subependymal region and are classified into three types according to their surface features: (1) cells with a bulb-shaped protrusion that projects into the ventricle, (2) single cilium-bearing cells, and (3) cells with a tuft of cilia. The first type of cell is restricted to the median portion of the subtrochlear organ; its bulb-shaped protrusion contains numerous ribosomes. The second type of cell predominates in the arm (rostrolateral) area; in its apical cytoplasm such ciliary structures as basal body are rarely seen. The third type of cell is usually assembled into several small islands on the arm area; it has many basal bodies and other ciliary structures in the apical cytoplasm.

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