Thymus-derived striated muscle clones. An ultrastructural analysis of cell differentiation.
Myogenic clones can be induced in thymus reticulum cultures from adult mice. We investigated the differentiation and maturation of myogenic cells by combined ultrathin section and freeze etching analyses. New insights into the development of cell membranes and cytoplasmic organelles will be discussed in the light of previous investigations of embryonic muscle cell cultures.
D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002459:Cell Fusion; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000502:physiology; D046508:Culture Techniques; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D024510:Muscle Development; D009132:Muscles / Q000648:ultrastructure; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000166:cytology*