title: The development of the rods in the tapetal cells of the cat.
abstract: The development of tapetal rods in the cat was studied ultrastructurally and cytochemically (DOPA reaction). The tapetum lucidum of fetuses, newborns, 3 weeks and 1 month old kittens was considered. The DOPA reaction showed that rod formation involved similar enzymic mechanisms to those concerned in the construction of melanosomes.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development*; D006056:Golgi Apparatus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D014442:Monophenol Monooxygenase / Q000378:metabolism; D010786:Photoreceptor Cells / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D012160:Retina / Q000201:enzymology / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D014442:Monophenol Monooxygenase