Increased Numbers of Annulate Lamellae in Myocardium of Chick Embryos Incubated at Abnormal Temperatures

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  • Leonard Merkow
  • Joseph Leighton
چکیده

Annulate lamellae have been observed in the myocardium of 18-day-old chick embryos maintained at the normal temperature of 100 degrees F and at 90 degrees F during the last week of incubation. An increased number of annulate lamellae was observed in heart muscle of embryos incubated at 90 degrees F. This is probably caused by a persistent production of these organelles, since annulate lamellae are present in greater frequency than in 11-day-old embryos incubated at 100 degrees F. In the hypertrophic hearts of 18-day-old embryos incubated at 90 degrees F, the annulate lamellae were associated with a net increase of protein content and an elevated concentration of myocardial glycogen. It is suggested that the increased number of annulate lamellae is a sequela of reduced environmental temperature during incubation.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of Cell Biology

دوره 28  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1966