Enigmatic bodies in human corticotroph cells
作者:
E. Horvath,
G. Ilse,
K. Kovacs,
期刊:
Cells Tissues Organs
(Karger Available online 1977)
卷期:
Volume 98,
issue 4
页码: 427-433
ISSN:1422-6405
年代: 1977
DOI:10.1159/000144822
出版商: S. Karger AG
关键词: Acid phosphatase;Corticotroph cell;Electron microscopy;Lysosomes;Pituitary gland
数据来源: Karger
摘要:
Fine-structural study of large, vacuole-like structures of the human corticotroph cell (‘enigmatic body’; EB) revealed that these bodies have a preferential juxtanuclear position in the vicinity of the Golgi complex. EBs have rugged outlines, frequently a narrow electron-dense rim and numerous membrane-bound compartments in an almost homogeneous matrix of low electron density. Fusion between EBs and secretory granules and other cytoplasmic components was noted. The peripheral rim and the matrix exhibited moderate to strong acid phosphatase activity. The inner compartments were consistently negative. It is proposed that EBs represent special lysosomes and serve as centers for recycling secretory material, as well as for storage and release of degraded produ
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