Microscopic structure of the olfactory organ of the clearnose skate, Raja eglanteria.
Microscopic structure of the olfactory organ of the clearnose skate, Raja eglanteria.
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透明鼻鳐(Raja elanteria)嗅觉器官的微观结构。
DOI:
10.1007/bf00234300
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发表时间:
1994
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Graziadei,PP
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作者:
Takami,S;Luer,CA;Graziadei,PP
The olfactory organ of juvenile clearnose skates (Raja eglanteria) was studied with the light and electron microscopes. The organ is ovoid in shape, and its free surface is complicated by the presence of some 20 lamellae. Each lamella has a folded surface lined by a typical neurosensory olfactory epithelium. Bipolar olfactory receptor neurons, ciliated sustentacular cells, and basal cells are the pre-eminent cellular components of the epithelium. Two types of receptor neurons, both bearing microvilli but not cilia, were identified. The type 1 neuron is similar to that previously described in other fishes. The type 2 neuron has a characteristic morphology justifying a separate description. Its dendritic knob is larger than that of type 1, and its microvilli, which are shorter and thicker, are straight and regularly arranged. Tight bundles of filaments provide a skeleton to each microvillus, and these filament bundles reach more than 5 μm down into the dendrite. Type 2 receptor neurons have a well-developed Golgi complex and sparse rough endoplasmic reticulum (rER), whereas type 1 receptor neurons have a less well-developed Golgi complex and a conspicuous sytem of rER lamellae. The mucous layer on the epithelial surface is provided by the secretion of goblet cells that are situated mostly in the peripheral regions of each lamella. Secretory granules in the sustentacular cells and glands in the lamina propria were not observed.