Article
Electron microscopy of the seminiferous epithelium in the triploid (ZZZ and ZZW) fowl, Gallus domesticus.
Journal of anatomy - 1 Jun 1995
Lin M, Thorne M H, Martin I C, Sheldon B L, Jones R C
Abstract excerpt
The ultrastructure of cells of the seminiferous epithelium is described in both triploid ZZZ and ZZW fowls, especially cytological aberrations influencing the development of morphologically abnormal spermatids and spermatozoa. Mitotic divisions in triploid fowls are similar to those in diploid fowls, but meiosis in both the ZZZ and ZZW triploid fowl is abnormal and many defective gametes are produced. The...
Topics
- Animals
- Chickens
- Genotype
- Male
- Microscopy, Electron
- Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
- Ploidies
- Seminiferous Epithelium
- Spermatocytes
- Spermatogenesis
- Spermatogonia
