Electron microscope observations on the cytoplasmic granules of a freshwater teleost (Pimelodus maculatus) leucocyte.
In the present study, a hitherto undescribed granule type in the leucocytes of the freshwater teleost Pimelodus maculatus is reported. This membrane bounded elliptic granule contains straight tubules measuring from 8 to 10 nm in diameter. Almost all granules present 1 or 2 electron dense inclusions more often than not with a geometrical form. A comparison with the granules found in Prochilodus scrofa leucocytes is made.
D000818:Animals; D003594:Cytoplasmic Granules / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005260:Female; D005399:Fishes / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron