Die Entwicklung der Magendrüsen der Katze 1 (Felis silvestris catus)

The development of the gastric glands of the cat (Felis silvestris catus) There are five stages in the development of the cat's gastric glands: 1. During the stage of the indifferent epithelium from day 19 to day 24, the anlage of the stomach develops with all layers; 2. The stage of gland formation from day 24 to day 41 is the beginning of the gland buds. They develop in connection with endocrine cells on day 34 into primitive oxyntic and primative mucous cells. The latter form the basis for all other cells, including the surface mucous cells; 3. During the stage of gland evagination from day 42 to 55, the anlagen are separated into primitive pits and tubules, while the cells continue to differentiate and the first intermediate cells are seen; 4. The stage of gland branching from day 56 to birth is characterized by the formation of additional glands at the bottom of the pits which change the ordinary anlagen into branched glands. During this stage, the cardiac glands are formed; 5. In the stage of gland maturation from birth to the 9th week, the peptic cells are formed and the glands start functioning. The oxyntic cells show carbonic-anhydrase activity and signs of acid secretion, and, between the weeks 4 and 8, the peptic cells contain pepsinogen, producing a negative reaction to PAS and a positive reaction to HID. Mucous cells and mucous neck cells produce PAS- and AB-positive mucin.     

Vorubergehende Thrombozytopenie während der frühen Trächtigkeit bei zur Superovulation stimulierten und unbehandelten Kühen*

Inhalt: An 52 Kuhen aus verschiedenen ET-Programmen (n=39) sowie aus dem normalen Besamungsbetrieb (n=13) wurde geprüft, ob es auch bei dieser Spezies in der frühen Trachtigkeit im Blut zu einer vorübergehenden Thrombozytopenie kommt, wie es von O'Neill (1985) bei Mausen beobachtet wurde. Die Blutproben (Sepzialrohrchen, 5 ml mit EDTA als Antikoagulans) wurden am Tag der Besamung und an den 4 folgenden Tagen aus der V. jugularis und V. subcutanea abdominis entnommen. Die Zahl der Thrombozyten wurde aus dem Volblut im Coulter Counter, Modell S-Plus bestimmt. Nach Gruppierung der Kühe in solche mit transfertauglichen und solche rnit unbefruchteten Eizellen ergab sich bei den ersteren ein Abfall der Thrombozytenzahl bis zur 4. Probe, bei den letzteren dagegen ein vorübergehender Anstieg der Thrombozytenzaht. Dieser Unterschied erwies sich für den gesamten Untersuchungszeitraum als hochsignifikant (p ≤ 0,001). Bei den Kühen aus dem normalen Besamungsbetrieb tendier-ten die Ergebnisse nach Gruppierung der Tiere hinsichtlich ihres Trächtigkeitsstatus in die gleiche Richtung. Contents: Transitory thrombozytopenie during early pregnancy in superovulated and non-treated cows 52 cows from different ET-programs (n=39) and from the normal AI-service (n=13) were checked to see wether there is during early pregnancy a similar transitory thrombozytopenie as O'Neill has detected it in mice. Venous blood samples (5 ml EDTA as anticoagulant) were taken for 5 days, beginning from the day of AI. The number of thrombocytes was counted from whole blood in a Coulter counter, modell S plus. After grouping the tested cows in such with suitable embryos and such with unfertilized ova in the first group a drop of the thrombocytes up to the fourth sample was seen, in the second group however a transitory increase of the number of thrombocytes. This difference was highly significant (p ≤ 0,001) for the whole test periode but not from day to day. In the cows of the normal AI-service the results tended in the same direction after grouping them according their pregnancy-status.