Contribution to the study of the subcommissural organ of the human fetus

This investigation was done concerning the functional activity as a secretory organ of the 195 mm,260 mm and 275 mm human fetus subcommissural organs. In the cytoplasm of the ependymal cells, CHP or AF positive fine granules are found, but upon the surface of the ependymal cells or among the cilia,...

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Published inOkajimas Folia Anatomica Japonica Vol. 36; no. 5; pp. 395 - 403
Main Authors Shimai, Kazuyo, Suzuki, Kinji
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Editorial Board of Okajimas Folia Anatomica Japonica 1960
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Summary:This investigation was done concerning the functional activity as a secretory organ of the 195 mm,260 mm and 275 mm human fetus subcommissural organs. In the cytoplasm of the ependymal cells, CHP or AF positive fine granules are found, but upon the surface of the ependymal cells or among the cilia, there are no such distinct granules. The cytoplasm of the ependymal cell in the subcommissural organ seems to be containing mucoprotein or polysaccharide. However, histologically, the identification of the secretory phenomenon of the ependymal cells is not so distinct in the subcommissural organ of the human fetus examined in this investigation.
ISSN:0030-154X
1881-1736
DOI:10.2535/ofaj1936.36.5_395