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The cells of the Bidder's organ, observed with the electron microscope, reveal in their cytoplasm granular structures unknown in Amphibian oocytes. These structures are formed of granules concentrically organized around lengthened vesicles of smooth reticulum. The granules, each about 140 Å, are linked to each other by fibrils in circular and superposed planes constituting cylindrical or spindle-shaped networks. These networks may be rassembled and directed in a way to constitute fasciculi. They may lose the reticulum which support their structure and blend into one another, while the granules closely associate each other and take the appearance of fibers. They may be connected with a dense and amorph material, which looks like intermitochondrial cement. The hypothesis about an organisation of ribosomes is discussed.
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Les cellules de l'organe de Bidder, observées à l'aide du microscope électronique, contiennent dans leur cytoplasme des structures granulaires qui sont inconnues dans les ovocytes des ovaires d'Amphibiens. Ces structures sont formées de grains disposés concentriquement autour de vésicules allongées du réticulum lisse. Les grains, chacun de 140 Å, sont reliés entre eux par des fibrilles dans des plans circulaires et superposés, formant ainsi des ≪réseaux≫ cylindriques ou fusiformes. Ces réseaux peuvent être rassemblés et orientés pour constituer des faisceaux. Ils peuvent perdre le reticulum qui axe leur structure et fusionner, tandis que les grains s'associent étroitement et prennent l'aspect de fibres. Ils peuvent aussi être associés avec un matériel dense et amorphe, qui ressemble au ciment intermitochondrial. L'hypothèse d'une organisation de ribosomes est discutée.
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Sentein, P., Temple, D. Réseaux de grains cytoplasmiques dans les cellules de l'organe de Bidder chez Bufo bufo L.. Z. Zellforsch. 109, 101–111 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00364934
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