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Characterization of macrophages in the tail of the anuran tadpole

✍ Scribed by Nishikawa, Akio ;Yoshizato, Katsutoshi

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1986
Tongue: English
Weight: 418 KB
Volume: 239
Category: Article
ISSN: 0022-104X
DOI: 10.1002/jez.1402390116

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✦ Synopsis

Macrophage-like cells in the tail mesenchyme of bullfrog tadpoles were isolated and characterized. These cells actively ingested latex beads into their perinuclear cytoplasm and thyroid hormone was essential for their survival in vitro. The requirement for this hormone is a unique property of these cells since other types of tail cells, such as epidermal cells and mesenchy-ma1 fibroblasts, are unable to survive in the presence of the hormone. The unusual characteristics of the cells suggest that they are indeed phagocytic macrophages and that they play a crucial role in the thyroid hormone-dependent breakdown of the tail.

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