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Morphological and histochemical obervations on the ovarian balls of Centrorhynchus corvi (Acanthocephala)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

V. R. Parshad  and
S. S. Guraya
V. R. Parshad
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, India
S. S. Guraya
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, India
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Unlike in other acanthocephalans, the overian balls of Centrorhynchus corvi are complex and are composed of 24–30 ovarian ball units. Each ovarian ball unit consists of three structural and functional units – the oogonial syncytium, developing oogenetic cells and the supporting syncytium – complementary to the ovarian balls of other acanthocephalans. Three metamorphic stages of the nuclei in the oogonial syncytium are described, depending on the nuclear morphology, chromatin structure and appearance of the nucleolus. Third-stage nuclei bulge out at the periphery of the oogonial syncytium and are surrounded by its cytoplasm and a thin membrane. Ultimately these are separated from the oogonial syncytium to from oogonia containing small amounts of cytoplasmic components derived from the oogonial syncytium. Nuclei of the young oogonia, oognia at the budding stage, and 3rd-stage nuclei of the oogonial syncytium all possess nucleoli and are similar also in their nuclear dimensions and cytochemical affinities. Nuclear resemblances, and cytoplasmic similarities of the oogonia and oogonial syncytium with regard to the presence of lipids, RNA and proteins support the concept of the origin of oogonia from the oogonial syncytium.

The free oogonia divide mitotically in the cellular zone where they undergo a single mitotic division and the resulting oocytes enter the prophase of meiosis. I. The meiotic primary oocytes in contrast to the permeiotic primary oocytes of other acanthoscephalans enter the growth phase which is closely accompanied by the accumulation of various ooplasmic components such as basophilic yolk nucleus which is composed of RNA, proteins, lipoproteins and phospholipids. Histochemical features of the oogonial and supporting syncytium are described.

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Parasitology , Volume 74 , Issue 3 , June 1977 , pp. 243 - 253
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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