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http://dx.doi.org/10.9729/AM.2016.46.3.150

Ultrastructure of the Fertilized Egg Envelope from Pseudobagrus fulvidraco, Bagridae, Teleostei  

Sohn, Joon Hyung (Institute of Lifestyle Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine)
Kwon, Ohyun (Department of Visual Optics, Division of Health Science, Baekseok University)
Kim, Dong Heui (Department of Environmental Medical Biology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine)
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Applied Microscopy / v.46, no.3, 2016 , pp. 150-154 More about this Journal
Abstract
The ultrastructure of fertilized egg envelope from Pseudobagrus fulvidraco belongs to Bagridae was investigated using light and electron microscopes. The fertilized egg was compressed spherical, light-yellowish, demersal, and adhesive. The size of fertilized egg is about $1.85{\pm}0.13mm$, perivitelline space is not well developed, and there were no appendicular structures on the outer surface of egg envelope and oil droplets in vitelline membrane under light microscope. The micropyle was located in the animal pole of fertilized egg. Adhesive reticular fiber was covered fertilized egg envelope. The thickness of egg envelope was about $3.7{\sim}4.2{\mu}m$, and the egg envelope consisted of two layers: an outer, electron-dense adhesive fibers layer and an simple inner layer with pore. Therefore, the ultrastructure of cross section of the fertilized egg envelope showed species specificity, but studies on the other species belongs to Bagridae were need to get correct information about common traits in family.
Keywords
Fertilized egg; Egg envelope; Korean bullhead; Pseudobagrus fulvidraco; Ultrastructure;
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