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Ultrastructural studies of oogenesis in Bolinus brandaris(Gastropoda: Muricidae).
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Ultrastructural studies of oogenesis in Bolinus brandaris are described. Although the initial phase of oogenesis is common to most animal species, vitellogenesis can be considered a species-specific characteristic. In the vitellogenesis of B.brandaris, mitochondria and endoplasmic reticula play a relevant role in the formation of myelinised membranous systems. Nuclear envelope, Golgi body and the oocyte plasma membrane invaginations are three possible origins for annulate lamellae. The latter can be considered membranous reservoirs. There are two sources for the vitellum: exogenous (from follicular cells) and endogenous (from the endoplasmic reticulum of the same oocyte).
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AMOR PÉREZ, Ma. José (María José), RAMÓN HERRERO, Montserrat and DURFORT I COLL, Mercè. Ultrastructural studies of oogenesis in Bolinus brandaris(Gastropoda: Muricidae). Scientia Marina. 2004. Vol. 68, num. 3, pags. 343-353. ISSN 0214-8358. [consulted: 12 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/32403