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Structure of Oocyte Surface in Two Korean Minnow Species, Rhynchocypris kumgangensis and R. oxycephalus (Pisces: Cyprinidae)  

Gwak, Jin-Young (PurunKum High School)
Park, Jong-Young (Faculty of Biological Sciences, Chonbuk National University and Institute for Biodiversity Research, Chonbuk National University)
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Korean Journal of Ichthyology / v.19, no.1, 2007 , pp. 16-23 More about this Journal
Abstract
Oocyte surface in two Korean minnows, Rhynchocypris oxycephalus and R. kumgangensis was examined by light and electron microscope. In two species, the development of the oocyte was similar, but the follicular layer surrounding full-grown oocyte showed an evident difference. In R. oxycephalus, the follicular layer at the yolk vesicle stage became bilaminar with the retention of its outer squamous cell layer and the acquisition of an inner cuboidal or round cell layer just over the zona radiata. As the oocyte grows, the cuboidal cells of the inner follicular layer began to be replaced by columnar cells. At the yolk granule stage, the columnar cells secreted mucin to their cytoplasm (adhesive materials) and then surround the entire oocyte, as bundles of fence-shaped structures. Whereas, although the follicular layer of R. kumgangensis had an outer squamous layer and an inner cuboidal or round cell layer at the yolk vesicles as in R. oxycephalus, no inner cells were more changed with the retention of its cuboidal or round cells. Finally, in R. kumgangensis, the adhesive materials did not occur. In Korean two minnows, the structural difference in the oocyte surface seems to be related to their habitats and spawning characteristics as well as taxonomic characters.
Keywords
Oocyte structure; Rhynchocypris; adhesive material; zona radiata;
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