Histological Studies on the Spleen of Mud Turtle (Amyda sinensis)

韓國産 자라(Amyda sinensis)의 脾臟組織에 關하여

Histological studies on the spleen of mud turtle(Amyda sinensis) in Korea were made and the results obtained were as follows: 1. Smooth muscle cells are absent in the capsule of the spleen, although reticular, elastic and collagenous fibers are presnet as in the spleen of other mammals. 2. The trabeculs of the spleen tissue are more highly developed than those of frog and do not extend as deeply into the splenic pulp as the trabecula of mammals. 3. The structure of blood system in the spleen is found to be similar to that of mammals. Particularly, the central arteries of spleen are more highly developed, but the splenic sinus appears to be less developed than that of mammals. 4. The ratio of red pulp and white pulp in the splenic pulp appears to be 1. 5. More hemopoietic cells are seen in the spleen of turtle than in the spleen of mammals.

1) 자라의 비장을 싸고있는 皮膜은 筋內細胞가 없으며 哺乳類의 그것과 마찬가지로 망상섬유와 탄력섬유 및 교원섬유를 함유하고 있다. 2) 자라의 비장의 脾株는 개구리 비장보다 발달되고 짧은 脾株가 잘 발달되어 있다. 3) 자라 비장의 血管系는 哺乳類와 거의 비슷하나 특히 中心動脈이 잘 발달되고 脾洞의 발달은 포유류의 脾洞構造나 數量面에서 下等性을 보인다. 4) 자라 비장의 造血細胞의 출현빈도가 포유류와 양서류등 다른 脊椎動物보다 훨씬 많이 出現된다.