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Cytochemistry of yolk elements in the egg of the tunicate Molgula

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Cytochemical techniques demonstrate two types of yolk elements (compound yolk and lipid yolk) in the egg of the tunicate (Molgula manhattensis). The compound yolk elements consisting of proteins, carbohydrates, lipoproteins and triglycerides arise under the influence of cell organelles. A few lipid yolk elements staining moderately for phospholipids are also formed. The distribution and cytochemistry of cell organelles have also been described briefly in growing oocytes, test cells and follicular epithelial cells.

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  1. Department of Zoology, University of Udaipur, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

    Sardul S. Guraya

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Guraya, S.S. Cytochemistry of yolk elements in the egg of the tunicate Molgula . Z. Zellforsch. 86, 505–510 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00324862

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