Tubulated bodies in teleost (Pimelodus maculatus) endothelial cells.
In the present report tubulated granules are described for the first time in a freshwater teleost (Pimelodus maculatus) endothelial cells. Some ultrastructural characteristics as well as the localization and distribution suggest that tubulated bodies represent the teleost counterpart of the Weibel-Palade bodies described in other animal classes.
D000818:Animals; D003594:Cytoplasmic Granules / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D004727:Endothelium / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005399:Fishes / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008870:Microtubules / Q000648:ultrastructure*