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The Fine Structure of the Fundic Stomach Epithelium of the Western Newt
Author(s) -
Leeson T. S.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
anatomia, histologia, embryologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.34
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1439-0264
pISSN - 0340-2096
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0264.1975.tb00630.x
Subject(s) - epithelium , chemistry , anatomy , foveolar cell , histamine , stomach , biology , gastric mucosa , endocrinology , biochemistry , genetics
Summary The effects of varying intensities of histamine stimulation on cells of the western newt fundic stomach epithelium have been studied. Oxyntic, mucous neck and surface mucous cells all secrete. In the oxyntic cell, the main effects are a movement of zymogen granules toward the apex, the discharge of their contents into the lumen and, eventually, their disappearance from the cytoplasm. Additionally, the tubular membrane elements (tubulo‐ vesicles) fuse with the apical plasma membrane with a corresponding reduction in their numbers and an increase in microvilli, which eventually are so numerous as to virtually occlude the lumina of gastric glands. Total histamine stimulation results in apparent damage to the oxyntic cells. Mucous neck and surface mucous cells release their mucigen droplets by exocytosis and are grossly changed in appearance also.