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Cell Degeneration and Cavity Formation in the Endocrine Pancreas of the Hagfish Myxine glutinosa
Author(s) -
Thomas Norman W.,
Östberg Yngve,
Falkmer Sture
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
acta zoologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.414
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1463-6395
pISSN - 0001-7272
DOI - 10.1111/j.1463-6395.1978.tb00119.x
Subject(s) - hagfish , biology , degeneration (medical) , pancreas , anatomy , body cavity , islet , endocrine system , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , endocrinology , vertebrate , gene , biochemistry , medicine , insulin , hormone
Cell degeneration within the islet lobules of the pancreas of Myxine glutinosa appears to be a natural feature of the gland in this species. Degenerating cells bordering a lobule cavity discharge debris directly into the cavity, while cells undergoing degeneration at sites distant from such cavities discharge debris into the surrounding intercellular space. The latter process may well act as a locus for local degeneration within the lobule and the formation of a lobule cavity.