title: Surface morphology of hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) decidual cells in vitro.
abstract: Cell surface morphology of hamster decidual cells isolated from day 8 implantation swellings was studied, using both phase-contrast and scanning electron microscopy. Two kinds of cells, fibroblastic and epithelioid, were identified in cultures examined by phase-contrast microscopy. Fibroblastic cells were spindle-shaped, having pointed or blunt terminals on one end and bifid or webbed projections at the other end. Epithelioid cells, on the other hand, were flat and discoid, having a distinctively ruffled plasma membrane. Further, the plasma membrane of epithelioid cells formed rope-like or flange-like processes. The significance of such adaptations is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pande
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Mehrotra
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Maitra
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Kamboj
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006224:Cricetinae; D003656:Decidua / Q000166:cytology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D004848:Epithelium / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008647:Mesocricetus; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008858:Microscopy, Phase-Contrast