Animations of synaptic bodies

Animations of pineal synaptic bodies (SBs)

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animation 1 (32.3 MB!!) animation 2 (1.0 MB) animation 3 (5.0 MB!)

mixed group of SBs consisting of
plate-like, spherical and irregular SBs
(pinealocyte of a guinea-pig kept
under normal light conditions, i.e. 12 h
light - 12 h darkness, light on at 6.00 am) "paired ribbon field" = group of SBs opposite
to each other on the cell membranes of 2
adjacent pinealocytes. Note the shield-like
stucture of the SBs (guinea-pig kept under
constant illumination for 4 months) greater, lump-like, bizarre SBs
facing each other and being attached
to the plasmalemma of 2 neighbouring
pinealocytes (guinea-pig kept under
constant illumination for 4 months)

This is supplemental material for
JASTROW, H., SCHMANKE, D. and WEINERT, J.:
Bizarre alterations of the morphology of pineal synaptic bodies under constant light and an evaluation of suitable 3D-reconstruction software.
Micron Volume 35, Issue 8: 655-670 (Sept. 2004). Abstract

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animation 1 (32.3 MB!!)	animation 2 (1.0 MB)	animation 3 (5.0 MB!)

mixed group of SBs consisting of plate-like, spherical and irregular SBs (pinealocyte of a guinea-pig kept under normal light conditions, i.e. 12 h light - 12 h darkness, light on at 6.00 am)	"paired ribbon field" = group of SBs opposite to each other on the cell membranes of 2 adjacent pinealocytes. Note the shield-like stucture of the SBs (guinea-pig kept under constant illumination for 4 months)	greater, lump-like, bizarre SBs facing each other and being attached to the plasmalemma of 2 neighbouring pinealocytes (guinea-pig kept under constant illumination for 4 months)