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OBSERVATION OF KOLMER'S CRYSTALLOID OUTSIDE THE RETINA
Author(s) -
JENSEN O. A.,
HOGAN M. J.,
WOOD IRMGARD
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1975.tb01154.x
Subject(s) - endoplasmic reticulum , retina , organelle , cytoplasm , cornea , dystrophy , microbiology and biotechnology , ophthalmology , biology , chemistry , anatomy , medicine , pathology , neuroscience
A structure similar to Kolmer's crystalloid, an organelle found in the horizontal cells of the retina, was observed in endothelial cells of the cornea from four patients (one case of hyperparathyroidism and three cases of corneal dystrophy). Based on a morphological analysis it is concluded that the structures in the present cases are identical with the cytoplasmic structure of the horizontal cell, and that the membranous tubes probably constitute a special form of rough surfaced endoplasmic reticulum, eventually involved in transport and/or a specialized protein synthesis.