ISSN:
0148-7280
Keywords:
oocytes
;
cortical granule
;
pig
;
ultrastructure
;
maturation
;
Life and Medical Sciences
;
Cell & Developmental Biology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
The structure, number, and distribution of cortical granules in porcine oocytes during maturation induced by human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) are reported.The number of granules remained constant for 30 hr following HCG. Thereafter, there was an approximate doubling by 50 hr. At all times examined, a dark and light form were present. Up to 40 hr the latter predominated while at 50 hr there was a marked increase in the number of the former. Movement of cortical granules to the plasma membrane took place between 20 and 30 hr post-HCG. The changes in cortical granules are correlated with the capacity of the oocytes to undergo a block to polyspermy.
Additional Material:
9 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mrd.1120110311
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