著者

豊島 邦昭 嶋村 昭辰

出版者

九州歯科学会

雑誌

九州齒科學會雜誌 : Kyushu-Shika-Gakkai-zasshi (ISSN:03686833)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.45, no.5, pp.613-618, 1991-10-25

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The fine structure of Leydig cells in the lingual epithelium of adult axolotls, Ambystoma mexicanum, was studied by electron microscopy. Leydig cells were characterized by the presence of numerous secretory granules as well as rough endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus. The exact function of these granules still remains obscure. The Langerhans' net was seen in the peripheral cytoplasm of the Leydig cell in close association with desmosomal attachments and might play as a framework supporting the cell.