Effects of Starvation on the Water-Clear Cell in the Golden Hamster Parathyroid Gland

Abstract

Summary:Changes of the water-clear cells of the parathyroid glands in adult and senile golden hamsters 2 and 5 days after starvation were investigated. Albright et al. (1934) first reported the waterclear cell hyperplasia of the parathyroid glands in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism, and several authors have described the ultrastructure of the water-clear cell

Ultrastructural Changes in Water-Clear Cells of the Golden Hamster Parathyroid Gland after Streptozotocin Treatment

“…Our study have shown that lipid droplets were very numerous in water-clear cells as well as in chief cells in the golden hamsters after starvation (Emura et al, 1992b).…”

Caffeine as a Neoadjuvant Therapy in Parathyroid Adenomas: A Narrative Review

“…Human beings and hamsters have parathyroid glands that develop from the third and fourth branchial pouches [ 17 ]. Hamsters have only two parathyroid glands, but humans have four glands in close proximity to the thyroid gland [ 17 ].…”

“…Human beings and hamsters have parathyroid glands that develop from the third and fourth branchial pouches [ 17 ]. Hamsters have only two parathyroid glands, but humans have four glands in close proximity to the thyroid gland [ 17 ]. Under a light microscope, the parenchyma of the parathyroid gland is made of basal cells and chief cells, which are suprabasal and oxyphil cells [ 17 ].…”

“…Hamsters have only two parathyroid glands, but humans have four glands in close proximity to the thyroid gland [ 17 ]. Under a light microscope, the parenchyma of the parathyroid gland is made of basal cells and chief cells, which are suprabasal and oxyphil cells [ 17 ]. Under an electron microscope, there might be a slight variation in the structure that is considered an artifact resulting from tissue preparation [ 17 ].…”

“…Under a light microscope, the parenchyma of the parathyroid gland is made of basal cells and chief cells, which are suprabasal and oxyphil cells [ 17 ]. Under an electron microscope, there might be a slight variation in the structure that is considered an artifact resulting from tissue preparation [ 17 ]. Accordingly, the parathyroid glands in humans and hamsters are similar in microscopic structure and function [ 17 ].…”