Intranuclear branched cylindrical structures in human osteosarcoma cells.
A peculiar branched cylindrical structure within the nuclei of human osteosarcoma cells is reported. Although the described structures may be postulated to represent either "vermicellar bodies" or a response to cellular injury by chemotherapeutic agents, their origin and function are unknown to us.
D000328:Adult; D002081:Buttocks / Q000473:pathology; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000648:ultrastructure*