FINE STRUCTURE OF THE CILIA OF ROTIFERS

The fine structure of the coronal cilia of the rotifer Philodina citrina has been studied in detail. Specimens were fixed with OsO(4) and embedded in butyl—methyl methacrylate, Epon 812, or Vestopal and sectioned with a Porter-Blum microtome. The details of structure of the rootlets, basal bodies, b...

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Autores principales: Lansing, Albert I., Lamy, Francois
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 1961
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2225045/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/13758938
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Sumario:The fine structure of the coronal cilia of the rotifer Philodina citrina has been studied in detail. Specimens were fixed with OsO(4) and embedded in butyl—methyl methacrylate, Epon 812, or Vestopal and sectioned with a Porter-Blum microtome. The details of structure of the rootlets, basal bodies, basal plates, and free cilia are described. The general structure of the rotifer ciliary apparatus conforms well to that established for other species. One of the main observations is the difference in structure of the peripheral filaments in the opposing halves of a cross-section of the free cilium. Also, in longitudinal sections evidence is offered for the existence of a helical structure in the peripheral filaments.

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