An electron microscopic study of the kitten liver with special reference to fat-storing cells. 1981

Y Tanuma, and M Ohata, and T Ito

In a 67-day -old female kitten, the morphological differentiation of the hepatic parenchyma has been electron microscopically examined. 1)In spite of the advanced ultrastructural differentiation of the hepatocyte, the usual location of the Golgi complex to the apical cytoplasm around the bile canaliculus has not yet been established. Numerous mitochondria are mingled with round microbodies characterized by a marginal plate and a crystalloid core. Tubular cisternae of the SER occur only around the microbodies and lack within the accumulation of glycogen alpha-particles. 2)The sinusoidal lining has been fully differentiated and is composed of the "cytoplasmic processes" and the "sieve plates" whose fenestrae average 13300 A in diameter. 3) Kupffer cell shows an active phagocytosis to blood cells. The fuzzy coat is unsatisfactorily preserved. The cytoplasm occasionally shows short segments of a worm-like body. 4) The fat-storing cell (FSC) contains a small amount of lipid droplets which mostly appear within the dense accumulation of glycogen beta-particles. Also empty FSCs devoid of lipid droplets mostly possess glycogen accumulations. The glycogen accumulations enclosing lipid droplets are closely juxtaposed by cisternae of the RER and mitochondria, suggesting the possible involvement of these organelles as well as glycogen in the lipid synthesis in the FSC. In most FSCs, abundant cisternae of the RER are dilated and filled up with a finely flocculent material, suggesting an active production of collagen precursor. The FSCs possess abundant microfilaments and microtubules. A single cilium is issued into the Disse's space from one of the paired centrioles located in the Golgi area. 5) The Disse's space of the kitten contains, besides FSCs, plasma cells and macrophages. The latter agree in ultrastructure with the Kupffer cells and are assumed to be transformed into them by being incorporated in the endothelial lining of the sinusoid.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007728 Kupffer Cells Specialized phagocytic cells of the MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTE SYSTEM found on the luminal surface of the hepatic sinusoids. They filter bacteria and small foreign proteins out of the blood and dispose of worn out red blood cells. Kupffer Cell,Cell, Kupffer,Cells, Kupffer
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D008112 Liver Glycogen Glycogen stored in the liver. (Dorland, 28th ed) Hepatic Glycogen,Glycogen, Hepatic,Glycogen, Liver
D008854 Microscopy, Electron Microscopy using an electron beam, instead of light, to visualize the sample, thereby allowing much greater magnification. The interactions of ELECTRONS with specimens are used to provide information about the fine structure of that specimen. In TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY the reactions of the electrons that are transmitted through the specimen are imaged. In SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY an electron beam falls at a non-normal angle on the specimen and the image is derived from the reactions occurring above the plane of the specimen. Electron Microscopy
D002415 Cats The domestic cat, Felis catus, of the carnivore family FELIDAE, comprising over 30 different breeds. The domestic cat is descended primarily from the wild cat of Africa and extreme southwestern Asia. Though probably present in towns in Palestine as long ago as 7000 years, actual domestication occurred in Egypt about 4000 years ago. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed, p801) Felis catus,Felis domesticus,Domestic Cats,Felis domestica,Felis sylvestris catus,Cat,Cat, Domestic,Cats, Domestic,Domestic Cat
D003094 Collagen A polypeptide substance comprising about one third of the total protein in mammalian organisms. It is the main constituent of SKIN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; and the organic substance of bones (BONE AND BONES) and teeth (TOOTH). Avicon,Avitene,Collagen Felt,Collagen Fleece,Collagenfleece,Collastat,Dermodress,Microfibril Collagen Hemostat,Pangen,Zyderm,alpha-Collagen,Collagen Hemostat, Microfibril,alpha Collagen
D005260 Female Females
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D050356 Lipid Metabolism Physiological processes in biosynthesis (anabolism) and degradation (catabolism) of LIPIDS. Metabolism, Lipid

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