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Intussusceptive microvascular growth in the lung of larval Xenopus laevis Daudin: a light microscope, transmission electron microscope and SEM study of microvascular corrosion casts
Authors:Bartel H  Lametschwandtner A
Affiliation:(1) University of Salzburg, Department of Experimental Zoology, Hellbrunnerstrasse 34, 5020 Salzburg, Austria e-mail: Alois.Lametschwandtner@sbg.ac.at Tel.: (++43) 662–8044–5602, Fax: (++43) 662–8044–5698, AT
Abstract:The remodeling of the uniform wide, plexus-like capillary bed of the lung of metamorphosing tadpoles of the South African clawed toad Xenopus laevis (Daudin) is studied from developmental stages 54 to 65 by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of microvascular corrosion casts (VCCs), light microscopy (LM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). VCCs reveal that the remodeling of the existing uniform, plexus-like lung capillary bed into well-defined alveolar capillary meshworks starts in the caudal lung and then gradually proceeds cranially. Vascular remodeling is entirely by intussusceptive microvascular growth through insertion and enlargement of new and fusion of pre-existing capillary meshes. Analyses of lung tissue serial sections at the LM and TEM level confirm the presence of intracapillary cushions and tissue posts and correlate these structures in respect of size and location to the round to slit-like imprints and tiny ”holes” found in VCCs. Additionally, SEM of VCCs give clear evidence that intussusceptive microvascular growth is also involved in the remodeling and maturation of alveolar arterioles and venules. Accepted: 8 March 2000
Keywords:  Tadpole  Lung  Alveoli  Capillary bed  Differentiation  Corrosion casting
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