Electron Microscopy in Biology and Medicine, Current Topics in Ultrastructural Research, 1.
1. Mechanism of secretion in endocrine glands --;2. Fine structure of the pituitary pars distalis --;3. Fine structure and development of the pars tuberalis in mammals --;4. Ultrastructure of the pars intermedia: Development in vivo and in organ culture --;5. Ultrastructure of Rathke's pituitary cleft --;6. The problem of the folliculo-stellate cells in the pituitary gland --;7. Ultrastructure of the human neurohypophysis --;8. The fine structure of pituitary tumors --;9. The ventricular system in neuroendocrine mechanisms --;10. Gut paraneurons and Segi's cap --;11. Cell types of endocrine pancreas by immunoelectron microscopy --;12. Pancreatic polypeptide cells --;13. Neuro-endocrine (APUD-type) cells of the lung --;14. Recent advances in the ultrastructure of the carotid body --;15. Ultrastructure features of the mammalian adrenal medulla --;16. Extraadrenal chromaffin organs (abdominal paraganglia): Distribution, histology and fine structure --;17. Fine structure of the adrenal cortex --;18. Ultrastructural features of adrenocortical and hypophyseal cells in culture --;19. Scanning Electron Microscopy of adrenal gland in mammals --;20. Ultrastructure and stereological analysis of Leydig cells --;21. Fine structure of the luteal tissue --;22. Localization of gonadotropin receptors in the gonads --;23. Fine structure of the thyroid follicle --;24. Thyroid parafollicular cells: Ultrastructural and functional correlations --;25. Ultrastructural pathology of the thyroid gland --;26. Fine structure of normal human parathyroid gland as revealed by thin section and freeze-fracture with regard to some pathological conditions --;27. Microvascularization of endocrine glands as studied by injection-replica SEM method --;28. Innervation of endocrine tissues.
The chapters, prepared by recognized authorities in the field, present traditional information on the topic in a concise manner and, with a valuable selection of original illustrations, show what the integration of new microscopic methods can contribute to the subject in terms of new concepts.