Cytological identification of cell types in the testis of Esox lucius and E. niger
Grier, H.J.; van den Hurk, R.; Billard, R. (1989). Cytological identification of cell types in the testis of Esox lucius and E. niger. Cell Tissue Res. 257: 491-196
In: Cell and Tissue Research. Springer: Berlin; Heidelberg. ISSN 0302-766x; e-ISSN 1432-0878, more
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Cells > Sertoli cells
Esox lucius Linnaeus, 1758 [WoRMS]; Esox niger; Teleostei [WoRMS]
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- Grier, H.J.
- van den Hurk, R.
- Billard, R.
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Testes of Esox lucius and Esox niger were investigated histologically, cytochemically, and ultrastructurally in reproductive fish. Intralobular Sertoli cells possessed numerous lipid droplets in Esox lucius, but not in Esox niger. In both species, interlobular cell types included myoid cells and lipid-negative Leydig cells within the extravascular space. Evidence is presented for a contractile network of myoid cells within the testes of these teleosts. The presence of Leydig cells and myoid boundary cells in the testis of Esox lucius refutes the reported homology between lobule boundary cells and Leydig cells in this species. |
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