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Die Ultrastruktur der Kapillaren in der Area postrema der Katze

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The ultrastructure of the capillaries in the area postrema of cats is described. — The capillaries are found to be lying in large channels which are surrounded by a basement membrane and by the processes of glial cells. The endothelium is very thin. It is characterized by the presence of numerous pores and some larger fenestrations. In some regions the basement membrane is enlarged and has a lamellar or reticular fine structure. In the pericapillary space outside the endothelium thin cells are concentrically arranged around the capillary (“hypendothelial cells”). There are some points of contact between the plasma membranes of these cells and those of the endothelial cells. In the tissue of the area postrema there are small neurones and some nerve fibres which are mostly unmyelinated. Complicated extensions of the perivascular spaces are found to be projecting into the nervous tissue.

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Die Ultrastruktur der Kapillaren in der Area postrema der Katze wird beschrieben.

Die Kapillaren liegen locker in weiten Kanälen, die von einer Basalmembran und Gliazellfortsätzen ausgekleidet sind. Das Endothel ist sehr dünn und weist zahlreiche Poren und einige größere Fensterungen auf. Die Basalmembran zeigt an manchen Stellen Erweiterungen mit einer lamellären oder reticulären Innenstruktur. Außerhalb der Endotheltapete liegen im perikapillären Spalt konzentrisch angeordnete Zellen („Hypendothelzellen“), die durch Kontaktflächen mit den Endothelzellen in Verbindung stehen. Im zentralnervösen Gewebe finden sich kleine Neurone und größtenteils marklose Nervenfasern. Der perivaskuläre Raum dringt mit komplizierten Fortsätzen in das nervöse Gewebe vor.

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Rivera-Pomar, J.M. Die Ultrastruktur der Kapillaren in der Area postrema der Katze. Zeitschrift für Zellforschung 75, 542–554 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00341512

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