Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Rete mirabile sections

Our experiment model is the rete mirabile (RM; gas glands) from Japanese eel,a RM is composed of vascular capillaries, the tissue structures are a vein capillary surrounded by six artery capillaries, vice versa. This structure is like a heat exchanger to ensure the maximal efficiency of gas secretion into the swimming-bladder. So, the RM is a good model to study the capillary angiogenesis.
Our recently results on RM sections from the eel treated by hypophyseal extracts to stimulate the development of RM (angiogenesis):


the intact eel:


the treatment group


the treatment group plus testosterone


so can you distinguish the differences among them?

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