Ultrastructure and ATPase activity of the rectal gland of the chondrichthyean fish Hydrolagus colliei (Holocephali).
Cell Tissue Res, 1979/5/18;198(2):287-94.
PMID: 157223
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Abstract
The anatomy, histology, ultrastructure and ATPase activity of the intramural rectal gland of the chondrichthyean Hydrolagus colliei, are described. The cells of the rectal gland of Hydrolagus demonstrate the same well developed lateral and basal cisternae, elongate mitochondria and luminal border as those of their elasmobranch counterparts. ATPase activity within the rectal gland of Hydrolagus is as intense as that in a number of elasmobranchs examined in the course of the study. Despite its primitive intramural location the rectal gland of Hydrolagus represents a homolog of the more specialized and better known elasmobranch gland and appears as well suited for cation excretion.
MeSH terms
Adenosine Triphosphatases; Animals; Epithelium; Female; Fishes; Intercellular Junctions; Intestinal Mucosa; Male; Microvilli; Salt Gland
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