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Ethyl methanesulphonate (EMS) is a mutagenic alkylating agent that induces marked elevations of sperm abnormalities in mice. In this paper, we report the ultrastructural findings on the morphology of the seminiferous epithelium of mice resulting from EMS administration. Eight- to twelve-weeks-old male mice were injected intraperitoneally with EMS at 200 mg kg(-1) body weight daily for five consecutive days. Analysis of smears of epididymis and semi-thin sections of testes revealed that the more suitable specimens for the ultrastructural analysis were tissues of mice killed at the third week, following EMS administration. At this time, the spermatid was the damaged cell type. Abnormalities were mainly observed in the morphology of the nucleus, the acrosome, chromatin distribution and in the arrangement of the cytoplasmic microtubules, and binucleated spermatids were also observed. EMS has the capacity to penetrate the blood-testis barrier, and thus it can damage post-meiotic spermatogenic cells. However, morphological abnormalities could be the consequence of damage exerted on the differentiated spermatogonia stage, the most sensitive spermatogenic cell to the action of chemical agents or drugs. Our findings contribute to elucidate the action mechanism of the damage exerted by EMS administration on the germinal male cells.
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Metanossulfonato de Etila/toxicidade , Mutagênicos/toxicidade , Epitélio Seminífero/efeitos dos fármacos , Epitélio Seminífero/ultraestrutura , Animais , Masculino , Camundongos , Espermátides/efeitos dos fármacos , Espermátides/ultraestruturaRESUMO
The developmental cycle of a new species of Sarcocystis (S. neotomafelis) was investigated. Cysts obtained from the muscle fibers of the woodrats were given orally to 19 laboratory newborn kittens, 5 pups and 5 crotalids. Infection developed only in newborn kittens. Macrogametes, microgamonts and immature oocysts were observed principally in the jejunum. Immature oocysts were detected at 6-21 post infection days. Based on morphological observations made by light and electron microscopy, and repeating transmission experiments, S. neotomafelis is described as a new species. Also the prevalence of cysts and the statistical frequency of sarcocystosis according to location and hosts's sex are given. This is the first species described in Mexico, and also the first report for Neotoma.
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Apicomplexa/isolamento & purificação , Apicomplexa/ultraestrutura , Sigmodontinae/parasitologia , Animais , Feminino , Masculino , México , Microscopia EletrônicaRESUMO
El curso de la division nuclear, asi como el tiempo en el que ocurren las divisiones nucleares durante la diferenciacion de Entamoeba invadens IP-1 fueron estudiados a traves de microscopia optica y microscopia electronica. Las divisiones nucleares ocurrieron entre las 28 y 32 h de iniciado el enquistamiento, alcanzando una maxima proporcion de aproximadamente 50 por ciento a las 30 horas.Durante la division nuclear es carecteristica la presencia de una estructura central densa que desaparecee antes de la metafase y alrededor de la cual se inicia la condensacion de cromatina. Los cromosomas, atipicos en relacion a los de eucariotes superiores, son evidentes particularmente durante la anafase. Condensaciones de cromatina asociadas a la membrana nuclear no participan en la formacion de cromosomas y la membrana nuclear permanece intacta durante todo el proceso de division nuclear. Existe la formacion de un huso intranuclear formado por microtubulos de aproximadamente 240 A de diametro. No fueron detectados centriolos