Fibrillar ultrastructure of the glomerular basement membrane of the rat kidney as revealed by digestive treatment.

A. Ichiyasu; M. Takaoka; H. Makino; K. Takahashi; Z. Ota

Fibrillar ultrastructure of the glomerular basement membrane of the rat kidney as revealed by digestive treatment.

A. Ichiyasu, M. Takaoka, H. Makino, K. Takahashi, Z. Ota

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Abstract

Rat kidney glomerular basement membrane (GBM) was isolated and digested with alpha-amylase and elastase. Electron microscopy revealed a meshwork structure composed of fibrils 3 nm in width. They appeared to be type IV collagen fibrils. We succeeded in clarifying a significant ultrastructural aspect of the GBM which had been unclear until now. The findings are consistent with our previously proposed GBM molecular sieve theory.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	183-185
Number of pages	3
Journal	Acta medica Okayama
Volume	41
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - Aug 1987

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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)

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