Confronting cisternae complexes in Purkinje cells of a dog.
During the course of our studies on the cerebellum of a dog we found large eosinophilic inclusions in Purkinje cells. Ultrastructural studies revealed that these inclusion bodies are composed of aggregates of stacks of confronting cisternae or modified confronting cisternae. The nature and significance of these unusual inclusions is obscure.
D000818:Animals; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D008297:Male; D011689:Purkinje Cells / Q000648:ultrastructure*