Histochemistry of the pancreatic islets in golden hamsterMesocricetus auratus waterhouse 1839

Electron Microscopic Investigations on the Langerhans Islets of the Golden Hamster

“…Zinc was detected after the method of MULLER and GEYER (1968) are inserted between the A and B cells (PETKOV et al, 1968) (Fig. 1).…”

“…The reaction is The structure of the alpha granules in the golden hamster is similar to the alpha granules described in other mammals (LACY, 1957;BENCOSME and PEASE, 1958;CARA-MIA et al, 1965;YOKOH et al, 1965;GALLI and GUIDOTTI-LOLLI, 1966;FUJITA and MATSUNO, 1967;FALLER, 1969 The presence of rather more numerous and larger mitochondria in the B cells, the richness of the ergastoplasmic reticulum and the well developed Golgi complex imply that the B cells are in higher metabolitic activities in comparison with the A cells. These findings could be related to the fact that the B cells are richer in enzymes in comparison with the A cells PETKOV, 1965, 1966;WEGMANN et al, 1967;PETKOV et al, 1968). The polymorphism of the beta granules in all probability is an expression of various phases in the process of the synthesis and secretion of insulin.…”

“…The light microscopy and the histochemistry of the Langerhans islets of the golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus Waterhouse, 1839) were studied by a few authors (MULLER and GUTHERT, 1960;PETKOV et al, 1968) without concerning, however, their ultrastructure. The purpose of this work was to study the ultrastructure of the endocrine pancreas of the golden hamster and the localization of heavy metals in it.…”