Journal of Electron Microscopy 46(1): 93-95 (1997)
© 1997 Oxford University Press
Scanning electron microscopic study of the cytoplasmic tubules in lamprey chloride cells
Department of Anatomy, Kagawa Medical University 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki, Kagawa 761-07, Japan
The three-dimensional architecture of the cytoplasmic tubules (CT) of chloride cells in the lamprey (Lampetra japonica) type CT may be involved in ion excretion, whereas the bundle type may serve as a membrane reservoir.
Keywords lamprey,, chloride cells,, cytoplasmic tubules,, scanning electron microscopy,, ion excretion
Received 4 June 1996, accepted 18 September 1996