PMID- 11447936
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20010830
LR  - 20061115
IS  - 0340-2096 (Print)
IS  - 0340-2096 (Linking)
VI  - 30
IP  - 3
DP  - 2001 Jun
TI  - Mucous cells in micropogonias furnieri gills: histochemistry and ultrastructure.
PG  - 135-9
AB  - The characteristics of the mucous cells located in the gills of the fish 
      Micropogonias furnieri were investigated. Using histochemical procedures that 
      included methods for localization and characterization of glycoproteins (GPs), no 
      differences were detected between the mucous cell contents of the primary and 
      secondary lamellae. The GPs were identified with (a) oxidizable vecinal diols; 
      (b) sialic acids and some of their chain variants, C7 or C9; (c) carboxyl groups 
      and (d) sulphate groups. The electron microscope showed large mucous globules of 
      different electro densities from mucous cells located deep in the epithelium 
      between the other epithelial cells; the release of mucus by exocytosis was 
      observed. GPs secreted on the surface of the mucous cells was suggested to be 
      important for the lubrication, protection and inhibition of microorganisms. It is 
      possibility that GPs could have similar roles in Micropogonias furnieri gills.
FAU - Diaz, A O
AU  - Diaz AO
AD  - Departamento de Biologia, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad 
      Nacional de Mar del Plata. Funes 3250, 3o Piso. (7600) Mar del Plata. Argentina. 
      adiaz@mdp.edu.ar
FAU - Garcia, A M
AU  - Garcia AM
FAU - Devincenti, C V
AU  - Devincenti CV
FAU - Goldemberg, A L
AU  - Goldemberg AL
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - Germany
TA  - Anat Histol Embryol
JT  - Anatomia, histologia, embryologia
JID - 7704218
RN  - 0 (Glycoproteins)
SB  - IM
MH  - Animals
MH  - Fishes/*anatomy & histology
MH  - Gills/*anatomy & histology/cytology/ultrastructure
MH  - Glycoproteins/chemistry
MH  - Respiratory Mucosa/anatomy & histology/cytology/ultrastructure
EDAT- 2001/07/13 10:00
MHDA- 2001/08/31 10:01
CRDT- 2001/07/13 10:00
PHST- 2001/07/13 10:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2001/08/31 10:01 [medline]
PHST- 2001/07/13 10:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Anat Histol Embryol. 2001 Jun;30(3):135-9.