Ultrastructure of the proximal convoluted tubule in the hibernating garden dormouse ( Eliomys quercinus L.)

We have carried out an ultrastructural study of the proximal convoluted kidney tubule in hibernating and nonhibernating garden dormice. Deep hibernation produced the following changes: the nuclei had an irregular shape; saccular cavities appeared near the nucleus and there was an increase in the com...

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Published inCryobiology Vol. 23; no. 6; pp. 537 - 542
Main Authors Soria-Milla, M.A., Coca-Garcia, M.C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published San Diego, CA Elsevier Inc 01.12.1986
Elsevier
Subjects
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Cell Nucleus - ultrastructure
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Hibernation
Kidney - physiology
Kidney Tubules, Proximal - ultrastructure
Lysosomes - ultrastructure
Microscopy, Electron
Mitochondria - ultrastructure
Rodentia - physiology
Vertebrates: urinary system
Vertebrata
Renal tubule
Mammalia
Transmission electron microscopy
Urinary system
Ultrastructure
Rodentia
Kidney
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Summary:We have carried out an ultrastructural study of the proximal convoluted kidney tubule in hibernating and nonhibernating garden dormice. Deep hibernation produced the following changes: the nuclei had an irregular shape; saccular cavities appeared near the nucleus and there was an increase in the components of the lysosomal system; hibernation seems to have no influence on the number of mitochondria; hypertrophic mitochondria occur in controls, whereas none were ever seen in hibernating dormice.
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ISSN:0011-2240
1090-2392
DOI:10.1016/0011-2240(86)90064-7