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Annual Cyclical Changes in the Histological Features and Surface Ultrastructure in Ovaries of the Freshwater Featherback Notopterus notopterus (Pallas, 1769)

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The feather back, Notopterus notopterus is an important food fish. Its ovary is an extremely dynamic organ and the oocytes present an asynchronous development. Variations in ovary weight, GSI, diameter of oocytes were studied in different months of the year in this fish. Different developmental stages of female germ cells were identified on the basis of histological and ultrastructural characteristics in the ovary of N. notopterus (Pallas). In the present investigation the oocyte development of N. notopterus was divided into five stages (oogonia, perinucleolar oocyte, cortical alveolus, yolk granules stage and mature oocyte). The cytophysiological features like vitellogenesis, chorion formation and atresia of some follicles were also studied in the present investigation. The seasonal changes in the ovary have been described according to the variations in gonadosomatic index and the cytological changes of the female germ line cells.

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The authors are grateful to the Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi for providing necessary instruments for this research work. Thanks are also due to Dr. S. Chakraborty of the USIC, The University of Burdwan for his active technical support during SEM works.

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    Padmanabha Chakrabarti & Srimoyee Hazra Chowdhury

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Chakrabarti, P., Chowdhury, S.H. Annual Cyclical Changes in the Histological Features and Surface Ultrastructure in Ovaries of the Freshwater Featherback Notopterus notopterus (Pallas, 1769). Proc Zool Soc 67, 158–166 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12595-013-0085-0

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