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13438926

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1957-12-1
pubmed:abstractText
The sensory portion of the ommatidium of the compound eye of Limulus has been studied with the electron microscope. In axial longitudinal section the rhabdom appears to be made up of small polygons, and in transverse section the rhabdom appears as a banded structure of dark lines. Thus in three dimensions the rhabdom resembles a honeycomb composed of tubular units, the long axes of which lie in transverse planes and are oriented perpendicular to the retinula cell's contours. The tubular units, which are about 140 mmicro in diameter in Limulus (70 mmicro in diameter in the spider and Scutigera), are microvilli of the borders of the retinula cells. The walls of these microvilli are continuous with fine linear structures (membranes) in the cytoplasm of the retinula cells. In transverse sections of the ommatidium oval bodies interpreted as mitochondria are observed in an annular zone at the tips of the rhabdom's rays. These mitochondria, which are 2 to 10 micro in diameter, are crowded with irregular closed outlines about 100 mmicro in diameter. Possible functions of components of the ommatidium are discussed.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:keyword
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
OM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0095-9901
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
25
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
421-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-6-22
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1957
pubmed:articleTitle
Morphology of the ommatidia of the compound eye of Limulus.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article