OOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION AND VITELLOGENESIS IN THE ROACH PERIPLANETA AMERICANA

The ovary of the roach Periplaneta americana has been studied by techniques of light and electron microscopy. Each ovariole (panoistic type) contains a linear array of oocytes in varying stages of development. Newly formed oocytes become encased by a layer of follicle cells and begin pinocytosis. A...

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Main Author: Anderson, Everett
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1964
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2106352/