The development of the rods in the tapetal cells of the cat.
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.
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
D014442:Monophenol Monooxygenase