Abstract
With the electron microscopic and the negative staining method, the glomerular basement membrane of human and bovine kidneys was shown to have a definite fine meshwork structure. The pores of the meshwork of bovine glomerular basement membrane appeared to be pentagonal or hexagonal in shape. Strands of the meshwork branched three-dimensionally and made up the whole basement membrane. The portion of the strand between two neighbouring branches was presumed to be a structural unit of the basement membrane. Glomerular basement membrane in man showed a structure similar to that seen in cattle, although the pore size of the meshwork was smaller in man than in cattle.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 339-342 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Acta Medica Okayama |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 1 1977 |
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Electron microscopic demonstration of meshwork structure in human and bovine glomerular basement membranes. / Ota, Z.; Makino, H.; Miyoshi, A.; Hiramatsu, M.; Takahashi, K.; Ofuji, T.
In: Acta Medica Okayama, Vol. 31, No. 5, 01.12.1977, p. 339-342.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Electron microscopic demonstration of meshwork structure in human and bovine glomerular basement membranes
AU - Ota, Z.
AU - Makino, H.
AU - Miyoshi, A.
AU - Hiramatsu, M.
AU - Takahashi, K.
AU - Ofuji, T.
PY - 1977/12/1
Y1 - 1977/12/1
N2 - With the electron microscopic and the negative staining method, the glomerular basement membrane of human and bovine kidneys was shown to have a definite fine meshwork structure. The pores of the meshwork of bovine glomerular basement membrane appeared to be pentagonal or hexagonal in shape. Strands of the meshwork branched three-dimensionally and made up the whole basement membrane. The portion of the strand between two neighbouring branches was presumed to be a structural unit of the basement membrane. Glomerular basement membrane in man showed a structure similar to that seen in cattle, although the pore size of the meshwork was smaller in man than in cattle.
AB - With the electron microscopic and the negative staining method, the glomerular basement membrane of human and bovine kidneys was shown to have a definite fine meshwork structure. The pores of the meshwork of bovine glomerular basement membrane appeared to be pentagonal or hexagonal in shape. Strands of the meshwork branched three-dimensionally and made up the whole basement membrane. The portion of the strand between two neighbouring branches was presumed to be a structural unit of the basement membrane. Glomerular basement membrane in man showed a structure similar to that seen in cattle, although the pore size of the meshwork was smaller in man than in cattle.
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