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Ultrastructure of the mammalian pinealocyte under natural and experimental conditions: Quantitative aspects
Author(s) -
Karasek Michal
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
microscopy research and technique
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.536
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1097-0029
pISSN - 1059-910X
DOI - 10.1002/jemt.1070210204
Subject(s) - ultrastructure , pinealocyte , organelle , cytoplasm , biology , electron microscope , vesicle , microbiology and biotechnology , biophysics , anatomy , neuroscience , biochemistry , pineal gland , physics , melatonin , membrane , optics
This review briefly summarizes data accumulated on the quantitative aspects of the ultrastructure of the mammalian pinealocyte. Quantitative changes have been demonstrated under natural and experimental conditions in pinealocyte cell organelles in various species. Special attention is paid to two cytoplasmic components most frequently studied by means of quantitative electron microscopy, namely, dense‐core vesicles and “synaptic” ribbons.