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Structure and function of the nidamental gland ofChiloscyllium griseum (Mull. and Henle)

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Abbreviations

act. cond. :

Active condition of shell tubules

al. s. :

Albumen secretions

al. s. z. :

Albumen secreting zone

al. t. :

Albumen secreting tubule

a. muc. gl. :

Anterior mucous glands forming the partition

b. c. :

Band of connective tissue between cranial and caudal halves of the nidamental organ

b. v. :

Blood vessel

c. :

Cilia

cd. b. :

Caudal band

cd. ov. :

Caudal oviduct

cd. sh. s. z. :

Caudal shell secreting zone

cl. :

Cloaca

c. n. :

Nucleus of ciliated cell

cr. b. :

Cranial band

cr. ov. :

Cranial oviduct

cr. sh. s. z. :

Cranial shell secreting zone

c. s. :

Clear space in section of shell showing pause in secretory activity

d. gr. :

Dorsal groove

d. l. :

Dichotomous lamella

fil. s. :

Filamentous secretion in the lumen of shell tubule

gl. n. :

Nucleus of gland cell

gl. o. :

Gland tubule (shell secreting) emptying into the lumen of nidamental organ between two tufts

gr. s. :

Granular shell secretion in cell cytoplasm

i. s. :

Inner surface of shell (egg capsule)

l. :

Lumen of gland tubule

l. a. :

Lamella

lu. :

Lumen or cavity of nidamental organ

m. :

Middle zone of shell

n. or. :

Nidamental organ

od. o. :

Oviducal opening

o. s. :

Outer surface of shell with protuberances

pl. c. :

Plasma cells

r. :

Ring of dense black secretions in cranial shell tubule

r. cond. :

Resting condition of shell tubules

t. :

Tuft

te. :

Twc-layered epithelium at the lumen of nidamental organ

ut. :

Uterus

vas. c. t. :

Vascular connective tissue

v. gr. :

Ventral groove

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(Communicated by Prof. R. Gopala Aiyar, F.A.Sc.)

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Nalini, M.K.P. Structure and function of the nidamental gland ofChiloscyllium griseum (Mull. and Henle). Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 12, 189–214 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03049107

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