Surface morphology of hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) decidual cells in vitro

✍ Scribed by Rajiv Shukla; Shalini Pande; P. K. Mehrotra; S. C. Maitra; V. P. Kamboj

• Book ID: 102903544
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1995
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 842 KB
• Volume: 223
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0362-2525
• DOI: 10.1002/jmor.1052230205

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Cell surface morphology of hamster decidual cells isolated from day 8 implantation swellings was studied, using both phase‐contrast and scanning electron microscopy. Two kinds of cells, fibroblastic and epithelioid, were identified in cultures examined by phase‐contrast microscopy. Fibroblastic cells were spindle‐shaped, having pointed or blunt terminals on one end and bifid or webbed projections at the other end. Epithelioid cells, on the other hand, were flat and discoid, having a distinctively ruffled plasma membrane. Further, the plasma membrane of epithelioid cells formed rope‐like or flange‐like processes. The significance of such adaptations is discussed. © 1995 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.