ULTRAMICROSCOPIC FILAMENTS IN ASCIDIAN BOTRYLLUS SCHLOSSERI (PALLAS) AND THEIR POSSIBLE ROLE IN AMPULLAR CONTRACTIONS

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DESANTO, RS
DUDLEY, PL
机构
[1] Department of Zoology, Connecticut College, New London
[2] Department of Biological Sciences, Barnard College, Columbia University, New York
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JOURNAL OF ULTRASTRUCTURE RESEARCH | 1969年 / 28卷 / 3-4期
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10.1016/S0022-5320(69)90084-7
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The autonomous contractility of ampullae which serve as accessory hearts in the compound ascidian Botryllus schlosseri is described. Fine structural details are presented for the single layer of endothelial cells comprising an ampulla. Ultramicroscopic filaments of 40 Å to 90 Å diameter, oriented circularly around the ampulla in basal zones of these cells, are implicated in the generation of the peristalses of the ampullae. © 1969 Academic Press, Inc.
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