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    Scoring mitotic activity in longitudinal sections of crypts of the small intestine.

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    Authors
    Potten, Christopher S
    Roberts, Stephen A
    Chwalinski, S
    Loeffler, M
    Paulus, U
    Affiliation
    Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, Christie Hospital & Holt Radium Institute, Manchester, U.K.
    Issue Date
    1988-07
    
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    Abstract
    Various counts have been made of the number of mitotic figures in whole crypts and sections of crypts of the small intestine of the mouse. Samples were analysed from animals killed at different times of the day and at different times after administration of vincristine. Measurements have been made of the size of mitotic and interphase nuclei and of the radial position of mitotic figures. The correction factor, f, which is required to take into account the enhancement of mitotic counts in sections as a consequence of their centripetal position has been investigated. The results indicate the following: (1) transverse sections of the crypt differ from longitudinal sections if they involve cutting the intestine before fixation which may result in a relaxation of the crypt and its widening by 25%; (2) columnar cell nuclei have a shape that resembles a sphere flattened so that the average diameter is 20% greater in crypt transverse sections; (3) mitotic nuclei tend to be about half-way between the crypt edge and the central axis of the crypt; (4) between about four and seven times more mitotic figures have their mitotic axis parallel to the long axis of the crypt; (5) about one-third of all mitotic figures in a crypt are seen in a longitudinal section of the crypt. If this is related to the number of cells in the crypt as a whole and in a section, a correction factor fD for the mitotic index of 0.59 is obtained; (6) the correction factor fT derived from the shape and position of the mitotic figures measured in 3 microns longitudinal sections is 0.53; (7) relating cell cycle and mitotic accumulation data using a computer-based model of the crypt also permits a correction factor fmod to be estimated. This gives a value of 0.66. When sectioned material is used to calculate a mitotic index the most appropriate correction factor is fD; for mouse small intestine it is 0.59.
    Citation
    Scoring mitotic activity in longitudinal sections of crypts of the small intestine. 1988, 21 (4):231-46 Cell Tissue Kinet
    Journal
    Cell and Tissue Kinetics
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10541/114435
    PubMed ID
    3233643
    Type
    Article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    0008-8730
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