The authors report the first case of abnormal length of respiratory cilia in a domestic animal (18 mu m versus normal length about 5 mu m). These cilia lie on the carpet of cilia of normal length. The width of some of these cilia is also abnormal, measuring 0.5-0.6 mu m. Other cilia have hook-shaped tips that could be responsible for an effective beat. We suggest that the ineffective ciliary beat could also be due to the undulating movements of abnormally long cilia, and stress the need for further morphological and biochemical studies of respiratory cilia in pigs. Respiratory pathology is a very common finding in pigs and is responsible for remarkable economical losses.
Abnormal Length of Respiratory Cilia In A Pig - An Ultrastructural-study / Roperto, FRANCO PEPPINO; P., Rossacco; A., Tartaro; P., Galati. - In: JOURNAL OF SUBMICROSCOPIC CYTOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY. - ISSN 1122-9497. - ELETTRONICO. - 26:(1994), pp. 75-78.
Abnormal Length of Respiratory Cilia In A Pig - An Ultrastructural-study
ROPERTO, FRANCO PEPPINO;
1994
Abstract
The authors report the first case of abnormal length of respiratory cilia in a domestic animal (18 mu m versus normal length about 5 mu m). These cilia lie on the carpet of cilia of normal length. The width of some of these cilia is also abnormal, measuring 0.5-0.6 mu m. Other cilia have hook-shaped tips that could be responsible for an effective beat. We suggest that the ineffective ciliary beat could also be due to the undulating movements of abnormally long cilia, and stress the need for further morphological and biochemical studies of respiratory cilia in pigs. Respiratory pathology is a very common finding in pigs and is responsible for remarkable economical losses.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.