Summary
The posterior part of the median eminence of the albino mouse (CF # 1-JCL) contains a cluster of myelinated axons beneath the tanycyte layer. Among them, small Herring bodies surrounded by myelin sheaths are revealed by electron microscopy. These structures contain electron-dense bodies, lamellar bodies, autophagic bodies, autophagic vacuoles, and neurofilaments. A few neurosecretory granules and mitochondria are also present. Some myelinated axons contain mostly accumulated neurosecretory granules.
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Yamazaki, Y., Shimizu, K., Keino, H. et al. Myelinated Herring bodies in the posterior part of the median eminence of the mouse. Cell Tissue Res. 219, 209–211 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00210029
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