The contractile nature of the tubular-like cells of the parietal layer of the Bowman's capsule in male mice. An immunochemical and ultrastructural study.
The tubule-like cells (TLC) of the parietal layer of the Bowman's capsule of the renal corpuscle in normal male mice are provided with bundles of thin microfilaments (50-70 A). Moreover, the ultrastructural observations demonstrated that similar thin filaments (50-70 A) are located in the flattened cells of the parietal layer of the Bowman's capsule and in the tubular cells. All the above cells bind antimyosin-like antibodies. Considering the correspondence between the immunochemical and ultrastructural findings, it is suggested that the microfilaments located in TLC contain a 'myosin-like' protein.
D000818:Animals; D002344:Carotid Body / Q000502:physiology*; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000032:analysis / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D007668:Kidney / Q000166:cytology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009218:Myosins / Q000032:analysis
D009218:Myosins