ISSN:
1573-5117
Schlagwort(e):
Littorina littorea
;
prostate gland
;
histology
;
intersex
;
female stage 3
Quelle:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Thema:
Biologie
Notizen:
Abstract In the prosobranch snail Littorina littorea (L., 1758) the ultrastructure of the prostate gland cells (pgc) in males and the altered glandular epithelium of the pallial oviduct of females in intersex stage 3 is compared. Regarding form, structure, organelles and secretory products the pgc in males are identical with the corresponding gland cells of the females. Consequently these results demonstrate that in females of intersex stage 3 the epithelium of the pallial oviduct, which originally consists of several (3) glandular parts, is transformed into a male prostate gland.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1003222629596
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