| Autor: |
Yarom, R., More, R., Havivi, Y., Lijovetzky, G., Meyer, S. |
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The Histochemical Journal; January 1982, Vol. 14 Issue: 1 p73-86, 14p |
| Abstrakt: |
Vaious methods of heavy metal impregnations were performed on human platelets. The optimal technique consisted of glutaraldehyde fixation, incubation in warm uranyl acetate at a pH of 3.5, followed by a double solution of lead and copper, and finally overnight immersion in cold osmium tetroxide. Semi-thin sections, viewed at 90 kV, revealed three types of platelets: (1) ‘reticular’ cells, with a prominent tubular network and very dark granules in a pale cytoplasm; (2) ‘dark’ cells, with an electron-dense cytoplasm; and (3) ‘pale’ cells, with microvesicles and non-staining granules. Pre-treatments with EGTA, aspirin and various platelet activators altered the appearances and proportions of the three cell types. A cell-partitioning two-phase polymer system showed that the sub-grouping is related to surface membrane properties, the cells retained in the top phase being exclusively type 2 ‘dark’ cells. The changes in cell type distribution produced by activation show that metal impregnation may be a useful method for studying structure-function correlations in platelets. |
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