title: Scanning electron microscopy of the choroid plexus of the lateral ventricle of the horse.
abstract: The present study examined the ultrastructure of the choroid plexus of the lateral ventricle of the horse. The material was fixed in 2.5% glutaraldehyde in 0.1 m sodium phosphate buffer, pH 7.3, processed and analysed by scanning electron microscopy. The choroid plexus was characterized by regions with a predominance of villi, which resembled finger-like projections or bunches of grapes, and others where straight and uniform folds predominated. Epithelial cells projected into the ventricle and large amounts of cilia and microvilli were observed on their surface. The choroid glomus corresponded to a dilatation of the choroid plexus and was characterized by blood vessels of different calibres surrounded by connective tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Domestic Animals Anatomy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Bahia Federal University (UFBA), Bahia, Brazil. madami@ufba.br
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Adami
authors.forename: M M M D
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Faria
authors.forename: A E F S
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: M G F
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: I L S
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Prada
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002831:Choroid Plexus / Q000098:blood supply / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002923:Cilia / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004848:Epithelium / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006736:Horses / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D020547:Lateral Ventricles / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008871:Microvilli / Q000648:ultrastructure