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Golgi bodies, vacuome, and mitochondria in the salivary glands of the Chironomus larva
Author(s) -
Beams H. W.,
Goldsmith J. B.
Publication year - 1930
Publication title -
journal of morphology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1097-4687
pISSN - 0362-2525
DOI - 10.1002/jmor.1050500209
Subject(s) - golgi apparatus , biology , chironomus , salivary gland , larva , mitochondrion , anatomy , microbiology and biotechnology , endoplasmic reticulum , chironomidae , biochemistry , ecology
Our observations confirm the recent findings of Krjukowa ('29) on the specific character of the Golgi material in the salivary glands of the Chironomus larva and are therefore in disagreement with the findings of Parat and Painlévé ('24). The Golgi material in the salivary glands of the Chironomus larva is present as discrete bodies having the form of crescents, rings, and rods. These are evenly deposited throughout the gland and show no makred variation in number at different stages of the physiological activity of the gland. The mitochondria are present in the form of filaments frequently concentrated in the area surrounding the nucleus and at the periphery of the cell. Neutral‐red staining was never observed to color the Golgi bodies. It is suggested that the neutral‐red bodies may represent the secretory material. However, it is clear that, whatever the significance of the neutral‐red bodies, they are not Golgi material. Accordingly, this evidence supports the view that the Golgi apparatus, mitochondria, and neutral‐red bodies are morphologically distinct structures in the cells of the salivary glands of the Chironomus larva.