The fine structure of the urinary bladder epithelium in the hartebeest, Alcelaphus buselaphus cokii and the Masai giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi.
The microscopic anatomy and ultrastructure of the urinary bladder epithelium are described in the giraffe and the hartebeest. Differences between the epithelial cell layers of the urinary bladder are described. Cells belonging to different layers show variations in their cell organelles and inclusions. The surface cells contain relatively few fusiform and spherical vesicles.
D000818:Animals; D001188:Artiodactyla / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D001485:Basement Membrane / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002843:Chromatin / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D004848:Epithelium / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006003:Glycogen / Q000032:analysis; D006056:Golgi Apparatus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013045:Species Specificity; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000648:ultrastructure*
D002843:Chromatin; D006003:Glycogen