ISSN:
0003-276X
Keywords:
Life and Medical Sciences
;
Cell & Developmental Biology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Vascularization of subcutaneous (ear) and mesenteric adrenal autografts, homografts, and x-irradiated autografts was studied microscopically through visualization of small blood vessels by intravascular precipitation of lead chromate. Vascularization of autografts in both sites begins on the third day after transplantation with a surface network of small vessels. Vascular buds penetrate the graft on the fourth day. On the seventh vascularization is complete. Vessels penetrate along regenerated adrenocortical fasciculi. Later, large vessels supplying the network around the graft are prominent and venous sinuses exist near the surface. Vascularization of subcutaneous homotransplants follows the same qualitative course but is chronologically irregular, delayed one or more days in most cases. On the second day an inflammatory vascular reaction occurs around the wound in the ear. Generally, vessels are finer, less well injected than in autografts. Mesenteric homografts, however, are vascularized like mesenteric autografts. X-irradiation of adrenals in vitro with 2,000 r prior to autografting also produces chronological irregularity and retardation of vascularization, up to 28 days after subcutaneous transplantation, but only during the first 12 days in mesenteric transplants. Except for reduction in size, from the thirteenth day on, x-irradiated mesenteric transplants are like non-irradiated controls.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ar.1091470408
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