A STUDY OF THE JELLY ENVELOPES SURROUNDING THE EGG OF THE AMPHIBIAN, XENOPUS LAEVIS
A STUDY OF THE JELLY ENVELOPES SURROUNDING THE EGG OF THE AMPHIBIAN, XENOPUS LAEVIS
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两栖动物非洲爪蟾卵周围果冻膜的研究
DOI:
10.2307/1539712
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发表时间:
1968
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S. Freeman
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S. Freeman
1. The deposition, structure, and composition of the jelly surrounding the egg of Xenopus laevis were studied cytochemically and biochemically. During its passage through the oviduct, the egg is invested with three layers of jelly designated J1, J2, and J3, from innermost to outermost. Particular emphasis was placed on analyzing the layers separately.2. All layers gave positive histochemical tests for neutral polysaccharides. J2 and J3 stained the most intensely. The sugars present in the polysaccharides of each layer were identified chromatographically. J1, J2, and J3 all contain fucose, glucosamine, and galactosamine. Galactose is present in J1 and J2 and possibly in J3. J3 may also contain mannose or mannosamine.3. On the basis of the histochemical tests it is suggested that J1 contains sulfate. The weak positive reactions for acid polysaccharides in J2 and J3 indicate the presence of carboxyl groups only. Since no uronic acid was found in the jelly it is proposed that the carboxyl groups are part of a...