title: Polygonal networks, "geodomes", of adult rat hepatocytes in primary culture.
abstract: Polygonal networks, "geodomes", in cultured hepatocytes of adult rats were examined by both light and electron microscopy. On light microscopical examinations of specimens stained with Coomassie blue after the treatment with Triton X-100, the networks were detected 5 days after culture, which consisted of triangles arranged mainly in hexagonal patterns. They surrounded main cell body, looking like a headband, or were occasionally situated over nuclei, looking like a geodesic dome. Scanning electron microscopical observations after Triton treatment revealed that these structures were located underneath surface membrane. Transmission electron microscopical investigations revealed that the connecting fibers of networks consisted of microfilaments which radiated in a compact bundle from electron-dense vertices.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Sapporo Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mochizuki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mitaka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yokoi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kodama
mesh_terms: D008841:Actin Cytoskeleton / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344