ON ULTRASTRUCTURE OF FOLLICLES AND ISOLATED FOLLICULAR GRANULOSA CELLS OF PORCINE OVARY
ON ULTRASTRUCTURE OF FOLLICLES AND ISOLATED FOLLICULAR GRANULOSA CELLS OF PORCINE OVARY
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DOI:
10.1007/bf01901700
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发表时间:
1967-01-01
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BJERSING, L
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BJERSING, L
The endoplasmic reticulum in granulosa cells of primary, secondary, and small tertiary follicles of the porcine ovary is sparse and largely of the granular type.In granulosa cells of large tertiary follicles the endoplasmic reticulum shows distinct signs of proliferation. Some cells even contain whorls of endoplasmic reticulum membranes, essentially of the agranular variety.Direct continuity between endoplasmic reticulum membranes of the granular and agranular type as well as the continuous increase in agranular membranes suggest that these membranes may originate from the granular membranes.Granulosa cells isolated from large tertiary follicles by microdissection and keptin vitroshow essentially the same ultrastructure as granulosa cells of intact large tertiary follicles.Some lipid droplets appear to be localized in cavities of the endoplasmic reticulum. It is suggested that the droplets contain precursor material for steroid hormone synthesis.Finally, the development of the agranular endoplasmic reticulum including the appearance of whorls in some granulosa cells of large tertiary follicles indicates that steroid synthesis may occur in such follicular granulosa cells.