Monodelphis domestica (grey short-tailed opossum): an accessible model for studies of early neocortical development |
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Authors: | N. R. Saunders E. Adam M. Reader K. M?llg?rd |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Anatomy, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, 44272 Rootstown, OH, USA |
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Abstract: | Summary The endocardium ultrastructure of 13 embryonic day old hamsters was examined, especially in relationship with the atrial myocytes. The endothelial morphology was described, including the junctional attachments and their relationships with subjacent atrial myocytes. Characteristic atrial myocytes organelles were identified: myofibrils, atrial granules, lipidic inclusions, and polysomes. Immunogold labeling demonstrated that atrial natriuretic factor (ANF)-containing granules were already present in the differentiating cardiomyocytes, even before the myofibrils were completely organized. At this stage of development, while the endothelium was a narrow barrier between the blood and the cardiomyocytes, it displayed fenestrations, but also epithelial discontinuities. In addition it also contains immunoreactive-ANF products. In light of the current knowledge about ANF processing it was proposed that the endocardium lining could be an obligated passageway for transport or activating proANF into ANF before its release into the blood stream. In addition the endocardial gaps could suggest that, until about 13 to 14 days of fetal development, heart atrial tissue could be more susceptible to the effects of pathogenetic compounds than in a later state of development. |
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Keywords: | Syrian hamster Heart development endocardium Atrial natriuretic factor Immunocytochemistry |
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