Activity of the ovarian germinal epithelium in the freshwater catfish, Pimelodus maculatus (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Siluriformes): Germline cysts, follicle formation and oocyte development

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 272, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1290-1306

  Quagio Grassiotto, Irani ^a   Grier, Harry ^b   Mazzoni, Talita Sarah ^c   Nóbrega, Rafael Henrique ^d   De Arruda Amorim, João Paulo ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Catfish Pimelodus maculatus; Folliculogenesis; Germ cell nest; Germinal epithelium; Germline cyst; Oocyte development

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATFISH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GERM CELL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MEIOSIS; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CATFISHES; CELL PROLIFERATION; FEMALE; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; MEIOSIS; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; OOGONIA; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; OVULATION;

OSTARIOPHYSI; PIMELODUS MACULATUS; SILURIDAE; SILURIFORMES; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 80054014608     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10981     Document Type: Article

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