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. 1978 Dec;127(Pt 3):505–513.

The development of the rods in the tapetal cells of the cat.

M L Lucchi, E Callegari, R Bortolami
PMCID: PMC1235736  PMID: 106038

Abstract

The development of tapetal rods in the cat was studied ultrastructurally and cytochemically (DOPA reaction). The tapetum lucidum of fetuses, newborns, 3 weeks and 1 month old kittens was considered. The DOPA reaction showed that rod formation involved similar enzymic mechanisms to those concerned in the construction of melanosomes.

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