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  • Title: Nucleolus-like bodies in the pineal gland of the adult yak (Bos grunniens).
    Author: Xie ZH, Gan P.
    Journal: J S Afr Vet Assoc; 2013 May 28; 84(1):E1-3. PubMed ID: 23718144.
    Abstract:
    The pineal glands of adult yak were studied electron microscopically. Nucleolus-like bodies (NLBs) were found mostly in the pinealocytes and the interstitial cells of the pineal glands of the yak. The NLBs were electron-dense, round or ovoid bodies with a diameter of 50 nm - 500 nm. Two types of granules were identified as melanin. These may correspond to different stages of a progressive storage of melanin. Rough endoplasmic reticula with abundant ribosomes were observed. There was no correlation between the number of NLBs and the sex of the animals.
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