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Electron microscopical studies of gonads in primary and secondary males of protogynous hermaphroditic fishCoris julis L. (Labridae, Teleostei)

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Electron microscopical examinations ofCoris julis (L.) showed that Leydig cells are definitely present in the gonads of primary, as well as of secondary males. During sex change the Leydig cells develop from the remnants of the overy in the newly organized testes.

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  1. Department of Genetics, University Children's Hospital, Postfach, CH-4005, Basel, Switzerland

    B. J. Duchac, A. M. Nemella & E. M. Bühler

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This study was supported in part by grant 3.751.80 from Schweizerischer Nationalfonds.

Acknowledgment. The authors are indebted to Mr Naseem Malik for helping with the preparation of the manuscript.

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Duchac, B.J., Nemella, A.M. & Bühler, E.M. Electron microscopical studies of gonads in primary and secondary males of protogynous hermaphroditic fishCoris julis L. (Labridae, Teleostei). Experientia 39, 1376–1380 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01990112

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