Cellular and ultrastructural features of the adult and the embryonic eye in the marine gastropod, Ilyanassa obsoleta.

abstract：:The allometric relations of diameter and length of humerus, ulna, femur, and tibia of 108 specimens, from 63 different breeds of dogs and 12 specimens of wolves, were calculated by means of model II of regression or major axis method. Only for the tibia were the values of wolves included in the cluster formed for dog ...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Casinos A,Bou J,Castiella MJ,Viladiu C

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spermatogenesis discontinues during both adult reproductive diapause and quiescence in the flightless males of Omorgus freyi. During both types of dormancy, spermatogenesis discontinuity is a dynamic process involving an uninterrupted supply of primary spermatocytes that undergoes partial development and lyses before ...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Friedländer M,Scholtz CH

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new morphological type of somatosensory organ is described. It is found in the glabrous skin of the dog nose (rhinarium or planum nasale) and situated in dermis papillae. The otherwise thick epidermis forms a thin window above the organ. There are only a few layers of keratinocytes in the window and the corneocytes ...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Elofsson R,Kröger RHH

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bristle positions in two rows of bristles on the basitarsus of the second leg of the fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster were analyzed in order to determine the accuracy of bristle placement within these rows. Within each row the positions of the two terminal bristles were found to be approximately equally variable, and ...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Held LI Jr,Pham TT

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The enteric nervous system consists of a number of interconnected networks of neuronal cell bodies and fibers as well as satellite cells, the enteric glia. Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) is a mitogen for a variety of mesodermal and neuroectodermal-derived cells and its presence has been described in many tissue...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Chadi G,Gomide VC,Rodrigues de Souza R,Scabello RT,Maurício da Silva C

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cloacal complex of Crocodylus porosus is composed of three chambers (proctodaeum, urodaeum, and coprodaeum) separated by tight, muscular sphincters. The proctodaeum is proximal to the cloacal vent and houses the genitalia. The urodaeum is the largest chamber, is capable of storing large quantities of urine, and is...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Kuchel LJ,Franklin CE

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The brine shrimp, Artemia (Crustacea, Anostraca), is a zooplankton that is commonly used in both basic and applied research. Unfortunately, Artemia embryos are often cultured under conditions that alter early development, and reports based on these cultures oversimplify or fail to describe morphological phenotypes. Th...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Neumeyer CH,Gerlach JL,Ruggiero KM,Covi JA

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclear and cytoplasmic volume changes as well as the elimination of residual spermatid cytoplasm were investigated in the red-ear turtle (Pseudemys scripta) and the rooster (Gallus domesticus). Nuclei of newly formed spermatids which were originally centrally located became eccentrically located within the cell in bo...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Sprando RL,Russell LD

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early spermatids of the onychophoran Peripatopsis capensis are spherical cells with a centrally located nucleus, numerous mitochondria, Golgi complexes, microtubules and two centrioles. During spermiogenesis, Golgi vesicles migrate to one side of the cell where they form a tight aggregate, which is later shed. The mat...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Camatini M,Franchi E,Saita A

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An otolith increment is composed of an incremental zone and a discontinous zone. Observation of the otoliths of Oreochromis niloticus with transmission and scanning electron microscopy reveals that organic fibers are concentrated in the discontinuous zone and are relatively scarce in the incremental zone. On the other...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Zhang Z

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scleractinian corals begin their biomineralization process shortly after larval settlement with the formation of calcium carbonate (CaCO(3)) structures at the interface between the larval tissues and the substrate. The newly settled larvae exert variable degrees of control over this skeleton formation, providing an op...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Gilis M,Meibom A,Alexander D,Grauby O,Stolarski J,Baronnet A

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postembryonic skeletal ontogeny of the pelobatid frog Scaphiopus intermontanus is described based on a developmental series of cleared-and-stained, whole-mount specimens. The focus is on laboratory-reared individuals fed a herbivorous diet as larvae. Although there is variation in the timing of ossification of individ...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Hall JA,Larsen JH Jr

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mandible development in the larval stages I-V of two palaemonid shrimp species, Palaemon elegans and Macrobrachium amazonicum, was analyzed using scanning electron microscopy, light microscopy, and confocal laser scanning microscopy. In contrast to the zoea I of P. elegans, first-stage larvae of M. amazonicum are nonf...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Batel A,Melzer RR,Anger K,Geiselbrecht H

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The theory of Kukalova-Peck ('78) is examined and rejected except for the hypothesis of the partially pleural origin of wings. Data suggest that the arthropods ancestral to insects left the water, and that movable precursors of the wings, possibly exopodites, were immobilized and fused with the tergum to form part of ...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Rasnitsyn AP

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The flagellum of the thysanopteran spermatozoon has been examined by electron microscopy and computer-aided image analysis. The flagellum consists of 27 microtubular elements that probably are formed as outgrowths from three separate basal bodies. Nine of the elements are normal microtubular doublets that carry dynein...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Dallai R,Afzelius BA,Lanzavecchia S,Bellon PL

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asymmetrical monorchy, or the complete absence of one testis coupled with the presence of its bilateral counterpart, is reported for 174 species of the carabid beetle tribes Abacetini, Harpalini, and Platynini (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae) based on a survey of over 820 species from throughout the family. This condi...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Will KW,Liebherr JK,Maddison DR,Galián J

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Caudal courtship glands (CCGs) are sexually dimorphic glands described in the skin of the dorsal tail base of some male salamanders in the genera Desmognathus, Eurycea, and Plethodon in the family Plethodontidae. These glands are believed to deliver pheromones to females during courtship, when the female rests her chi...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Sever DM,Siegel DS

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As part of a study of ulcer formation and healing, regeneration of colonic mucosa in rats was studied following placement of a surgical lesion. Alterations in mucosubstances and connective tissue were examined and their possible significance discussed. The sequence of events in healing was: 1) The mucosa adjacent to t...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Brackett KA,Townsend SF

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The differences in angulation and length observed for the fibers of anatomical muscles may reflect two distinct mechanical requirements: arrangement for pinnation, reflecting an increase in physiological cross-section and arrangement for equivalent placement of sarcomeres, possibly associated with coordination. The ob...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Gans C,de Vree F

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dorsal vessel (DV) in the abdomen of the blood-feeding insect Rhodnius prolixus was divided functionally into two regions, the heart, into which haemolymph entered the DV through four pairs of ostia located in abdominal segment VII, and the aorta, along which the haemolymph was propelled from abdominal segment VI ...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Chiang RG,Chiang JA,Davey KG

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The structure, attachment and subsequent metamorphosis of larvae of the marine bryozoan Bugula neritina were studied by light and electron microscopy. Two points of larval anatomy are of special significance to proper interpretation of the metamorphosis: 1 Two cytologically similar blastemal tissues, each laden with f...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Woollacott RM,Zimmer RL

更新日期：1971-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stauromedusae have relatively few macromorphological characters, making both their taxonomy and identification difficult. For this reason, histological characters are also employed in the taxonomy of the group. This study presents a detailed description of the histomorphology of Haliclystus antarcticus Pfeffer, 1889 (...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Miranda LS,Collins AG,Marques AC

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atretic follicles of the ovary of the Indian pied myna (Sturnus contra contra) were studied in birds collected each month throughout the year. Histological examination included histochemical techniques for 3β-hydroxy-steroid dehydrogenase (3β-HSDH) and for lipids. Atretic follicles were mainly of two types: nonburstin...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Gupta SK,Maiti BR

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The laterophysic connection (LC) is an association between bilaterally paired, anterior swim bladder extensions (horns) and medial openings in the supracleithral lateral line canals that diagnoses butterflyfishes in the genus Chaetodon. It has been hypothesized that the LC makes the lateral line system sensitive to so...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Webb JF,Smith WL,Ketten DR

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study of the arterial arches of Bipes, the only amphisbaenian with forelimbs, resolves the problem of the interpretation of the structure of the arterial arches in other forms of this group of squamate reptiles. In Bipes, as in turtles, the subclavian and common carotid arteries originate from a brachiocephalic tr...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Renous D

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All extant members of Phocoenidae (porpoises) have been characterized as pedomorphic based on skeletal characters. To investigate the ontogenetic background for pedomorphosis and assess interspecific differences in ontogeny among phocoenids, samples of the six extant species were compared in terms of development of bo...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Galatius A,Berta A,Frandsen MS,Goodall RN

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies on birds have led to the hypothesis that increased intestinal absorption between enterocytes (paracellular) evolved as a compensation for smaller intestinal size in fliers, which was perhaps selected to minimize the mass of digesta carried. This hypothesis predicts that bats will also exhibit relatively reduce...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Zhang ZQ,Brun A,Price ER,Cruz-Neto AP,Karasov WH,Caviedes-Vidal E

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurosecretory (Nsy) cells within the cerebral ganglion of Lumbricus terrestris were classified ultrastructurally. The Nsy cells within the subesophageal ganglion, nerve cord ganglion, and the peripheral nervous system were also examined. A comparative survey of Nsy cells of four other species of oligochaetes, Eisenia...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Al-Yousuf S

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rickettsiae-like structures were found in the salivary gland cells of Drosophila auraria during different larval and prepupal developmental stages, from the early 3rd instar up to 14 hr after spiracle inversion. These microorganisms are surrounded by a membrane, are constantly intracellular, and occur singly or in gro...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Thomopoulos GN,Neophytou EP,Limberi-Thomopoulos S

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fine structure of midgut cells in two species of Cladocera (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) has unique features when it is compared to that in the midguts of other arthropods. Features which suggest that food is absorbed in digested form are: the presence of the peritrophic membrane, the glycocalyx, the almost complete a...

journal_title：Journal of morphology

authors： Quaglia A,Sabelli B,Villani L

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00