Abstract
The osmium tetroxide-potassium pyroantimonate technique was used to localize Ca 2+-containing sites in the protozoan Tritrichomonas foetus. Reaction product was seen in association with the plasma membrane and with a membrane-bound organelle, the hydrogenosome. Reaction product was also seen in some cytoplasmic vesicles and in lysosomes. Treatment of the ultrathin sections with EGTA resulted in removal of the pyroantimonate precipitate. These results suggest that the hydrogenosome may be involved in the control of the intracellular concentration of Ca 2+ in T. foetus.
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