1992
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02761992000300007
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Ultrastructure of the ovary of Dermatobia hominis (Diptera: Cuterebridae): III. Gonial cell degeneration

Abstract: We studied the ultrastructural aspects of pre-pupae and pupae ovaries of Dermatobia hominis. Physiological degeneration of gonial cells was observed: (a) after the ovarioles differentiation, in the oogonia residing in the apical region of the ovary; (b) at the beginning of vitellogenesis, in the cystoblasts close to the terminal filament. The significance of gonial cell degeneration was correlated with the physiological changes which occur in the ovary during development.

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“…They exhibit similar nuclear and cytoplasmic morphology throughout the four germarium zones presenting large and heterogeneously vacuoles with cellular fragments and/or digested materials. The detection of cellular fragments in the somatic cells in Dermatobia hominis (Linnaeus Jr.) germarium was interpreted as degenerated germ cells (Secco et al 1992). Büning (1994) reports germ cell death in ovarioles of different insect species; the author suggested that during the time of insect reproduction, the stem cells undergo a limited number of mitotic divisions and the number of prospective oocytes becomes fixed.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…They exhibit similar nuclear and cytoplasmic morphology throughout the four germarium zones presenting large and heterogeneously vacuoles with cellular fragments and/or digested materials. The detection of cellular fragments in the somatic cells in Dermatobia hominis (Linnaeus Jr.) germarium was interpreted as degenerated germ cells (Secco et al 1992). Büning (1994) reports germ cell death in ovarioles of different insect species; the author suggested that during the time of insect reproduction, the stem cells undergo a limited number of mitotic divisions and the number of prospective oocytes becomes fixed.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%