Primordial germ cells and oocytes of Branchiostoma virginiae (Cephalochordata, Acrania) are flagellated epithelial cells: Relationship between epithelial and primary egg polarity

Zygote

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 139-151

  Frick, Jennifer E ^a   Ruppert, Edward E ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphioxus; Animal vegetal axis; Apical basal polarity; Egg axis; Egg polarity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BRANCHIOSTOMA LANCEOLATUM; BRANCHIOSTOMA VIRGINIAE; CEPHALOCHORDATA; ECHINODERMATA; VIRGINIAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL POLARITY; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FLAGELLUM; GERM CELL; GONAD; INVERTEBRATE CHORDATA; OOCYTE; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL POLARITY; CHORDATA, NONVERTEBRATE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FLAGELLA; GERM CELLS; GONADS; OOCYTES; OVARY; OVUM;

EID: 0031134652     PISSN: 09671994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967199400003816     Document Type: Article

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