• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.266-269
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• 2005

An intratesticular simple cyst is a rare lesion. The pathogenesis of such lesions is uncertain. Clinically, an intratesticular simple cyst may be difficult to differentiate from a cystic neoplasm. However, preoperative diagnosis is possible using ultrasonography (US). Testis-sparing surgery with simple enucleation of the cyst has a favorable outcome. We report an intratesticular simple cyst in a 48-year-old male who had a non-tender cystic mass in the right testis for 2 years. The diagnosis was made by preoperative US. The patient underwent a testis-sparing surgery. After simple excision of the cyst, histological examination revealed a simple cyst lined by ciliated cuboidal and columnar epithelium.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.137-148
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• 1983

This study was made for the better information of the male reproductive system on the meat-type drake, Cherry Belly X White Golden. The epithelium of ductules of epididymal region and deferent duct were observed histologically and histochemically with the progress of their development. India-ink absorbability on the luminal epithelium was also investigated after the administration of India-ink. The results are as follows; 1. Rete testis and various round ductules in immature form appeared in epididymis within 6 weeks after hatching, and simple cuboidal and simple columnar epithelium were found in the epithelia of the ductules within 8 weeks after hatching. Larger ductules were found on epididymal surface which was in the developing stage near to the immature efferent ductule. From 10th to 20th week, various ductules appeared in epididymis, and developing form of efferent ductules were much more increased on epididymal surface. The luminal epithelium of the ductules were composed of ciliated simple columnar and pseudostratified ciliated columnar cells. At the same time, deferent duct appeared. From the 21th week, various ductules in epididymis became abruptly matured. Lumen of rete testis was lined by simple squamous or simple cuboidal epithelium, and that of efferent ductules, having many folds and being larger than any others were lined by pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium in which ciliated columnar cells, non-ciliated cells(clear cells) and basal cells were noted. Connecting tubules of star shaped lumen were composed of pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium in which ciliated columnar cells, nonciliated cells, and basal cells were observed. The luminal surface of epididymal ducts was smooth and has thick pseudostratified columnar epithelium which was composed of high columnar cells and basal cells. From 26th week after hatching, sperm pooling was started in various ductules. 2. From 4th to 10th week, simple cuboidal epithelium of deferent duct transformed to simple columnar epithelium with the progress of aging. At the basement of epithelium, clear round cells were noted. From 12th to 20th week, high columnar cells with enlongated nucleus were noted on the luminal border of deferent ducts, forming folds of pseuclostratified columnar epithelium. From 20th week, the deferent duct started to have septa in it's lumen and composed mainly of pseudostratified columnar epithelium, and round cells disappeared. From 20th week, the lumen diameter of deferent duct became wider with the progress of aging, but there was no difference among the values of lumen diameter in upper, middle, and lower part of deferent ducts. At 26th week, the pooling period of sperms in deferent ducts, the lumen diameter became rapidly widen, especially in the lower part of deferent ducts. Thickness of muscular layer of ductus deferens showed gradual growth within 24 weeks but did abrupt thickening from 26th week. 3. Saliva resistant PAS granules were dotted on the top of nucleus in efferent ductules epithelium but the amount of the granules were little in the connecting ductules's epithelium. The granules reactive to acid phosphatase were abundant in the some epithelial cells of efferent ductules and connecting ductules, especially above the nucleus of cells. The granules reactive to alkaline phosphatase were noted on the luminal border of efferent ductules. Parts of free border of efferent ductules and middle portion of deferent ducts were stained slightly by alcian blue technique. India ink granules were found mainly in the epithelium of efferent ductules but were few in that of connecting ductules.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.403-407
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• 2000

징거미새우의 정소는 간췌장의 배면 측상부에서 심장사이에 위치하며, 한 쌍의 소엽으로 이루어져 있고 각 소엽의 선단은 서로 연결되어 있다. 그리고 각 소엽은 수많은 세정관이 결합조직으로 연결되어 있다. 각 세정관은 생식세포와 지주세포가 밀착되어 있는 생식세포대를 제외한 부분은 낮은 입방상피에 의해 내강이 형성되어 있고, 세정관의 제일 바깥은 단층편평상피로 둘러싸여 있다. 세정관 사이에는 결합조직 외에 Leydig cell-like cell도 관찰된다. 단층편평상피세포는 얇은 측면으로 연결되어 있고 종종 이웃한 세포와 포개져 있다. 지주세포는 생식세포에 비해 그 수가 현저히 적고, 대부분 생식세포대의 가장자리에 위치하고 있다. 지주세포의 세포질은 기저판과 접해 있어 기저면과 생식세포 사이는 지주세포의 원형질에 의해 분리되어 있다. 지주세포의 핵은 대부분 각져 있고, 크고 현저한 인이 핵의 중심부에 위치하고 있다. 낮은 입방상피세포는 세정관의 기저판과 접하고 있는 기저면과 일부는 생식세포대와 내강 사이에 위치하고 있다. 입방상피세포의 세포질에서는 횡 방향의 크리스테가 발달된 미토콘드리아, 층상구조의 조면소포체 그리고 Golgi 복합체들이 매우 발달되어 있다. 그리고 조면소포체와 Golgi 복합체의 볼록한 형성면 사이에는 전이소낭이, Golgi 복합체의 성숙면에서는 분비소낭이 관찰되며, 상피세포의 선단에 수많은 홈들이 존재하는 점으로 보아 exocytosis에 의해 내강으로의 물질 분비가 이루어지는 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.424-430
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• 2002

징거미새우의 수정관은 정소의 중앙 후반부에서 기원되어 제 5보각의 기부에 위치한 생식공까지 연결되어 있고 그 형태에 따라 짧고 가느다란 기부, 나선부, 직선상의 말단부 그리고 사정관 4부분으로 구분할 수 있다. 수정관 기부의 내강은 높이가 $12{\~}28{\mu}m$의 SCE가 랴은 기저막으로 둘러싸여 있다. 그리고 일부에 높은 HCE도 관찰된다. 나선부와 말단부의 내강은 배면으로는 $40\~120{\mu}m$ 높이의 높은 HCE가 그리고 복면과 측면에는 $12\~28{\mu}m$ 범위의 SCE로 구성되어 있다. 수정관의 사정관에는 종주근과 환상근으로 이루어진 근세포들로 둘러싸여 있고 2종류의 상피세포는 거의 비슷한 비율로 이루어져 있다. 한편, 기부의 내강에는 성숙정자와 호염기성 기질만 관찰되는 반면, 나선부부터는 SCE주변으로 호 산성 기질이 함께 나타난다. 사정관내에 저장되어 있던 정자덩어리와 정자를 싸고있는 물질이 양쪽의 생식공으로부터 한 쌍의 관형태의 정포로 되어 교미 직후의 암컷의 $2\~4 $또는 5번째 보각의 복판에 부착된다. 정포는 그 길이가 $2.7\~4.0mm$, 폭이 $1.5\~2.7mrn$ 정도의 크기였다.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.131-160
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• 1987

Anatomical features of the renal papilla and pelvis and ultrastructures of the epithelium covering these areas in four species of mammals were studied by means of light, scanning and transmission electron microscopy. In terms of the morphology of mammalian kidney types distinguished by Sperber(1944), Pfeiffer(1968) and Schmidt-Nielsen(1977), the kidneys of animal species used in this experiment were; 1) the mouse kidney with the fornix between a long conical papilla and the funnel-shaped pelvis, 2) the guinea pig kidney with the peripelvic column and pelvic pouch between a short conical papilla and the funnel-shaped pelvis, 3) the dog kidney with the peripelvic column and pelvic pouch between the crest-shaped papilla and the funnel-shaped pelvis, and 4) the cattle kidney which is divided into multiple renculi with minor and major calyces and pelvis. The renal papilla was lined with the simple or pseudostratified columnar epithelium which covered the inner zone of the renal medulla. The epithelial cells with numerous short microvilli on the surface contained a few organelles. In the mouse, the fornix was lined with one to two cell-layered cuboidal epithelium which covered the outer zone of the renal medulla and a part of the cortex. The epithelial cells of the fornix with numerous short microvilli or microridges on the surface had well-developed organelles. In the guinea pig, the peripelvic column was lined with the simple cuboidal or low columnar epithelium which covered the outer zone of the renal medulla. The epithelial cells with numerous short microvilli on the surface contained well-developed organelles. The pelvic pouch was lined with the pseudostratified columnar epithelium which was composed of four kinds of cells; the secretory cell with small electron-dense granules (310 nm), the secretory cell with large granules (720 nm) showing various electron densities, the mitochondria-rich cell with a single cilium, and the basal cell. Pelves of the mouse and guinea pig, peripelvic column, pelvic pouch and pelvis of the dog, and minor and major calyces and pelvis of the cattle were lined with the transitional epithelium. The fusiform vesicles in the superficial cells of the epithelium were highly developed in the dog, relatively well developed in the mouse and guinea pig, and poorly developed in the cattle. From the above findings, it is suggested that the transport of solutes and water of the urine in the pelvic cavity can take place through the epithelia covering the renal papilla and fornix of the mouse, papilla and peripelvic column of the guinea pig, and papillae of the dog and the cattle. And specialized cell types in the epithelium of the guinea pig pelvic pouch, two kinds of secretory cells and mitochondria-rich cell with a single cilium, could have peculiar functions in the renal pelvis, respectively.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.171-177
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• 1999

This study was conducted for the histological observation of the infundibulum of the oviduct of the laying Korean native pheasants. The results are as follows : 1. The infundibular wall is composed of the epithelium, lamina propria, muscle layer(inner circular and outer longitudinal muscle), and serosa. The funnel lip is divided into the inner, and outer lip of the epithelium and muscle layer. 2. The epithelium of the funnel lip and most region of the cranial part of the funnel are composed of ciliated columnar cells. In the surface and lateral part of the folds, ciliated cells and non-ciliated secretory cells tend to alternate in the epithelium of the caudal funnel and the necks, but are also found in groups of the simple cuboidal epithelium at the bases of the grooves between the ridges and tubular glands found in the subepithelium. 3. The secretory material of the non-ciliated secretory cills contains PAS-positive and alcian blue-positive granules, and these materials show purple colour in the basic fuchsin-methylene blue stain. 4. The cells of the glandular groove and tubular gland of the neck portion of the oviduct mostly show weak PAS-positive, and alcian blue stain negative reaction. The tubular gland cells of the infndibulum contain pink of purple colour granules, and without reaction in the anterior neck portion of the infundibulum in basic fuchsin and methylene blue stain.

• Anatomy and Cell Biology
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.299-301
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• 2018

Killian-Jamieson diverticulum is a permanent protrusion of anterolateral proximal esophagus through anatomically weak muscular gap, known as Killian-Jamieson area, into adjacent area. During a routine educational dissection, we found a well-defined lateral diverticulum just inferior to the transverse fibers of the cricopharyngeus muscle in a Korean male cadaver. It had a dimension of $1.8{\times}1.4{\times}1.0cm$ with two types of epithelial cells, stratified squamous and simple cuboidal to low-columnar epithelium, and attenuated and haphazardly arranged muscle fibers. No epithelial dysplasia or malignant transformation was identified except ulcerative changes. Although Killian-Jamieson diverticulum is a very rare disease, clinicopathological aspects should be considered.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.17-25
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 에스트로겐 수용체 알파 효능제인 propyl pyrazole triol (PPT)을 수컷 생쥐에 투여하였을 때 부속 생식샘의 조직학적 변화가 유발되는지를 조사하였다. 광학현미경으로 조사하기 위해 수컷 생식기관을 고정, 탈수, 포매, 절편 과정을 거쳐 프레파라트를 완성하였다. PPT에 의해 복부쪽 전립샘, 정낭, 포피샘의 각 무게는 실험기간에 따라 감소되었다. 투여군의 경우, 복부쪽 전립샘의 샘 조직 내강은 위축되었다. 전립샘 상피조직의 형태가 단층 원주상피에서 중층 입방 상피 혹은 편평상피로 변화되었다. 투여군 전립샘과 정낭의 상피조직 아래에 있는 결합조직은 증가되었다. 특히, 투여군 정낭의 내강이 대조군에 비해 위축되었다. 포피샘의 투여군 8주에서 상피세포 높이가 감소되었다. 수컷 내에서 에스트로겐 수용체 효능제의 이런 영향을 파악함으로서 생식기관 내 에스트로겐의 생리학적 기능을 이해하는데에 도움을 줄 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.67-70
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• 2012

We report a rare case of a spinal intramedullary ependymal cyst in a 46-year-old female and review the 17 pathologically proven cases in the literature. The patient presented with a two-week history of gradually increasing tingling in her left posterior thigh and calf. A preoperative magnetic resonance image revealed a well-defined intramedullary cystic lesion on the ventral side of the spinal cord at the T11 to T12 levels. The lesion was hyper intense in T2-weighted images and hypointense in T1-weighted. The patient underwent a right-side hemilaminectomy at the T11 to T12 levels and fenestration of the cyst wall. After having the cyst wall partially removed and communication established between the cyst and the subarachnoid space, the patient improved neurologically. A histological study of the surgical specimens revealed that the cyst wall consisted of glial cells lined by a simple cuboidal to columnar epithelium. An immunohistochemical examination of the cells lining the cyst wall was positive for S-100 protein, glial fibrillary acidic protein, epithelial membrane antigen, and cytokeratin. We suggest that the optimal treatment of intramedullary ependymal cysts creates adequate communication between the cyst and the subarachnoid space.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.291-301
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• 1999

초기발생중인 태령 9주부터 20주의 사람 태아의 허파 7예에서 과립허파꽈리세포의 분화과정과 미세구조의 특징을 밝히고자 투과전자현미경으로 관찰한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 발생 9주와 12주에서 기관지 나무의 상피의 형태로는 과립허파꽈리세포의 분화를 확인할 수 없었지만 발생이 진행되면서 15주 후부터 허파꽈리를 형성할 부위의 상피는 점차 거짓중층상피에서 단순입방상피로 분화하였다. 2. 발생 9주에서 처음으로 뭇층판소체가 관찰되어 과립허파꽈리세포의 분화를 확인할 수 있었다. 이외에도 발생 $9\sim15$주 동안에 이 세포에 특징적인 세포질포함체, 과립상포함체, 뭇소포포함체 그리고 진한포함체 등의 세포내 포함물을 관찰할 수 있었다. 3. 발생 19, 20주에서 뭇층판소체는 수와 크기가 급격하게 증가하였지만 다른 세포내 포함물은 감소되어 있었다. 요약하면 사람 태아의 허파에서 발생 초기단계에 뭇층판소체를 가진 허파꽈리세포(또는 전구세포)가 관찰되었으며, 이외에도 특징적인 다양한 세포내 포함물을 가진 세포들이 관찰되었다. 그러므로 과립허파꽈리세포는 발생 9주 또는 그 이전부터 분화한다고 할 수 있다.