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Electron microscopy of lamellated osmiophilic bodies in granular pneumocytes of the toad (Bufo icterus icterus) in an advanced stage of dehydration and after rehydration. 1978

A Berezin, and W S Sasso, and O A Mora

The effects of body dehydration on the ultrastructural pattern of lamellated osmiophilic bodies of granular pneumocytes of toads were investigated until almost complete absence of these bodies after 40 per cent body weight loss. The presence of lamellated osmiophilic bodies after rehydration would strongly indicate that water has a great influence upon the secretion of these structures.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008168	Lung	Either of the pair of organs occupying the cavity of the thorax that effect the aeration of the blood.	Lungs
D008297	Male		Males
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
D009940	Organoids	An organization of cells into an organ-like structure. Organoids can be generated in culture, e.g., self-organized three-dimensional tissue structures derived from STEM CELLS (see MICROPHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS). They are also found in certain NEOPLASMS.	Organoid
D009992	Osmium	A very hard, gray, toxic, and nearly infusible metal element, atomic number 76, atomic weight 190.2, symbol Os.
D001835	Body Weight	The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms.	Body Weights,Weight, Body,Weights, Body
D002025	Bufonidae	The family of true toads belonging to the order Anura. The genera include Bufo, Ansonia, Nectophrynoides, and Atelopus.	Bufo,Toads, True,Bufos,Toad, True,True Toad,True Toads
D003890	Desiccation	Removal of moisture from a substance (chemical, food, tissue, etc.).	Dessication
D006097	Granulation Tissue	A vascular connective tissue formed on the surface of a healing wound, ulcer, or inflamed tissue. It consists of new capillaries and an infiltrate containing lymphoid cells, macrophages, and plasma cells.	Granulation Tissues,Tissue, Granulation,Tissues, Granulation
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