title: Surface morphology of immunocompetent cells isolated from spleen of Bufo himalayanus (Günther).
abstract: Immunocompetent cells were isolated from spleen of B. himalayanus and studied surface morphology of the three different cell types--(i) plastic adherent; (ii) nylon wool adherent; and (iii) nylon wool non-adherent cells. As revealed by scanning electron microscopy, they resembled the macrophages, B and T cells, respectively. Presence of such cell types indicated that Bufo himalayanus possessed a well-organized immune system. Further work is needed to characterize the functional efficacy of these immunocompetent cells found in B. himalayanus.
authors.affiliation: Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Post Graduate Department of Zoology, Maulana Azad College, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Koutilya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bhattacharjee
authors.forename: Sanjib K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002025:Bufonidae / Q000276:immunology*; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000276:immunology; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000648:ultrastructure*