Membranes, Mitochondria, and Connective Tissues

Submicroscopic Cytochemistry, Volume II: Membranes, Mitochondria, and Connective Tissues presents laboratory findings and theoretical aspects of the cytochemistry of cellular membranes, mitochondria, and connective tissues. Emphasis is on the molecular and macromolecular organization of cellular membranes, along with the origin and distribution of the major macromolecular aggregates of connective tissue.
This volume consists of 11 chapters and begins by discussing the results of cytochemical studies on lipid and protein components of membranes in acinar and hepatic cells of the murine pancreas. The following chapters focus on densitometric studies of lipid membranes in pancreatic acinar cells of the mouse; the distribution of lipids and proteins in mitochondria of hepatic and exocrine pancreatic cells of adult mice, and of nucleic acids in mitochondria of embryonic cells; and possible precursor granules in fibroblasts, chondrocytes, and osteoblasts. The distribution of DNA and of soluble and insoluble RNAs in chondrocytes of the epiphyseal plate of the rat tibia is also examined, along with vascularity in tendons of young rats.
This monograph will be of interest to cytochemists, biochemists, and molecular biologists.

Contenu

List of Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents of Volume II

1. Cytochemical Studies on Lipid and Protein Components of Membranes in Pancreatic Acinar and Hepatic Cells of the Mouse
   Methods
   Results
   Discussion
   Summary
   References
2. Densitometric Studies of Lipid Membranes in Pancreatic Acinar Cells of the Mouse
   Methods
   Results and Discussion
   Summary
3. Cytochemical Study of Lipid, Protein, and Nucleic Acids of Mitochondria in Exocrine Pancreatic and Hepatic Cells of the Young Adult Mouse
   Methods
   Observations
   Discussion
   Summary
   References
4. Possible Precursor Granules in Fibroblasts
   Materials and Methods
   Observations
   Discussion
   Summary
   References
5. Nucleic Acids in Chondrocytes of Epiphyseal Plate of the Rat Tibia
   Part I - Submicroscopic Distribution of Nucleic Acids
   Part II - Microscopic Distribution of Nucleic Acids
   Discussion
   Summary
   References
6. Possible Precursor Granules in Chondrocytes and Osteoblasts
   Part I - Possible Precursor Granules in Chondrocytes
   Part II - Bone Cells
   Discussion
   Summary
   References
7. Morphochemical Study of the Matrix of Epiphyseal Plate and Joint Cartilage and the Origin of Protein-Polysaccharide Complex
   Methods
   Observations
   Discussion
   Summary
   References
8. The Movement of Ferrocyanide in Cartilage Matrix
   Methods
   Observations
   Discussion
   Summary
   References
9. Relation of the Walls of Large Matrix Compartments of Epiphyseal Cartilage to the Formation of Calcium Crystals
   Method
   Observations
   Discussion
   Summary
   References
10. Vascularity and Protein-Polysaccharide Complex in Tendons of Young Rats
    Methods
    Observations and Discussion
    Summary
    References
11. Summary, Synthesis, and Speculations
    State of the Genetic Material
    Changes in the State of the Genetic Material
    Association of RNA with DNA
    Arrangement of Protein in the Nucleus as Pseudovacuoles
    Protein and the Organization of DNA
    Cytoplasm
    Connective Tissues
    Coda
    References
    Author Index
    Subject Index