title: Centrioles and cilia in the mesothelial cells of the pericanalicular region.
abstract: An evaluation of 70 trabecular meshwork biopsies obtained at the time of therapeutic surgery in glaucomatous and cataractous eyes revealed that the mesothelial cells in the iridocorneal angle had a marked abundance of cilia and centrioles. The distribution of cells showing cilia and/or centrioles is positively correlated with the apparent aqueous humor outflow pathway. The morphology and arrangement of the cilia-centriole complexes in the angle are highly variable and show many forms not previously reported in a single tissue. There were no obvious correlations between organelle abundance and the identifiable factors affecting the patients involved in this study.
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002386:Cataract / Q000473:pathology; D002923:Cilia / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D003239:Connective Tissue Cells; D003315:Cornea / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005123:Eye / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009940:Organoids / Q000648:ultrastructure*