title: Ultrastructural change of the Müller cell in the culture of sensory retina.
abstract: This study was performed to investigate the sequential changes of the retinal tissue in tissue culture condition. The human sensory retinal tissues were cultured for up to 2 weeks and 4 weeks, respectively. The initial changes showed the separation of the intercellular space and the consequent widening of the intercellular space with prolapse of cytoplasmic processes into the widened intercellular space. The internal limiting membrane was also separated from the inner retina, which led to the prolapse of the cytoplasm of the Müller cell. The growth of the Müller cell was most prominent during the 4-weeks' tissue culture period. These findings suggest that the Müller cell might contribute to the formation of cellular membrane in case of the defect of the internal limiting membrane in several pathologic conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Hanil General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Choe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D012160:Retina / Q000648:ultrastructure*