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Ultrastructure of Endocrine Cells and Tissues

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  • © 1984

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Editors:
  1. P. M. Motta

    1. Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rome, Italy

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Part of the book series: Electron Microscopy in Biology and Medicine (EMBM, volume 1)

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Table of contents (28 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. Mechanism of secretion in endocrine glands

    • Kazumasa Kurosumi
    Pages 1-11

  3. Fine structure of the pituitary pars distalis

    • Christian Girod
    Pages 12-28

  4. Fine structure and development of the pars tuberalis in mammals

    • Marie-Elisabeth Stoeckel, Aimé Porte
    Pages 29-38

  5. Ultrastructure of the pars intermedia: Development in vivo and in organ culture

    • Prasad Chattarjee
    Pages 39-56

  6. Ultrastructure of Rathke’s pituitary cleft

    • Fabrizio Barberini, Silvia Correr
    Pages 57-63

  7. The problem of the folliculo-stellate cells in the pituitary gland

    • Evelyne Vila-Porcile, Léon Olivier
    Pages 64-76

  8. Ultrastructure of the human neurohypophysis

    • Yoshio Takey, Gary S. Pearl
    Pages 77-88

  9. The fine structure of pituitary tumors

    • Kalman Kovacs, Eva Horvath, Donna J. McComb
    Pages 89-113

  10. The ventricular system in neuroendocrine mechanisms

    • David E. Scott, Willis K. Paull
    Pages 114-126

  11. Gut paraneurons and Segi’s cap

    • Shigeru Kobayashi, Mitsuo Segi
    Pages 127-135

  12. Cell types of endocrine pancreas by immunoelectron microscopy

    • Georges Pelletier
    Pages 136-140

  13. Pancreatic polypeptide cells

    • Lars-Inge Larsson
    Pages 141-147

  14. Neuro-endocrine (APUD-type) cells of the lung

    • Ernest Cutz
    Pages 148-158

  15. Recent advances in the ultrastructure of the carotid body

    • Sten Hellström, Johan Kjaergaard
    Pages 159-167

  16. Ultrastructural features of the mammalian adrenal medulla

    • Rex E. Coupland
    Pages 168-179

  17. Extraadrenal chromaffin organs (abdominal paraganglia): Distribution, histology and fine structure

    • Joe A. Mascorro, Antti Hervonen, Robert D. Yates
    Pages 180-188

  18. Fine structure of the adrenal cortex

    • Gastone G. Nussdorfer, Virgilio Meneghelli, Giuseppina Mazzocchi
    Pages 189-200

  19. Ultrastructural features of adrenocortical and hypophyseal cells in culture

    • György Rappay
    Pages 201-215

  20. Scanning Electron Microscopy of adrenal gland in mammals

    • Pietro M. Motta
    Pages 216-224
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About this book

Innovative microscopic techniques, introduced during the last two decades, have contributed much to creating a new picture of the dynamic architecture of the cell, which can now be more exactly correlated with specific biochemical and physiopathological events. These developments have led to significant advances in our understanding of the physiomorphological and pathological aspects of the secretory mechanism, as well as the pharmacologic methods used to control, experimentally, the function of exocrine and endocrine glands. The integration of new ultrastructural methods such as freeze-fracture/etching, immunocytochemistry, scanning and high-voltage electron microscopy, cytoautoradiography, etc. , has proven to be of great value when applied to the study of endocrine cells and tissues. Because information on this topic has appeared in a variety of scientific and medical journals, this book: (1) reviews the results of an integrative approach presenting a comprehensive ultrastructural account of the main aspects of the field; (2) points out gaps or controversial topics in our knowledge; and (3) outlines pertinent directions for future research. The chapters, prepared by recognized authorities in the field, present traditional information on the topic in a concise manner and, with a valuable selection of original illustrations, show what the integration of new microscopic methods can contribute to the subject in terms of new concepts. This volume will be useful to cell biologists, anatomists, embryologists, histologists, pharmacologists, pathologists, and, of course, endocrinologists. It will also be of interest to students, practitioners of medicine, and to all others dealing with clinical research and diagnosis.

Reviews

`...reviewer recommends this volume as one of the most useful reference sources for those who are interested in the cellular and morphological aspects of endocrinology.'
Arch. Histol. Jap., 48:3 (1985)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rome, Italy

    P. M. Motta

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Ultrastructure of Endocrine Cells and Tissues

  • Editors: P. M. Motta

  • Series Title: Electron Microscopy in Biology and Medicine

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3861-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Boston 1984

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-3863-5Published: 21 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-3861-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 352

  • Topics: Anatomy

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