Rod-shaped tubulated bodies in the endothelia of mesenteric arteries of hypertensive rats.
Weibel-Palade bodies were found in the endothelial cells of the mesenteric arteries of hypertensive rats. They were spherical or rod-shaped and bounded by a single membrane. They measured approximately 0.1 to 0.2 mu in diameter and up to 0.4 mu in length. The majority of them showed microtubular subunits, measuring about 200 A in width. These bodies are thought to originate from Golgi apparatus.
D000818:Animals; D004727:Endothelium / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006973:Hypertension / Q000473:pathology*; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000473:pathology*; D051381:Rats