不同体重瘤背石磺性腺发育规律

利用组织学方法研究了瘤背石磺体重(2—28g)与性腺发育、性腺指数与肝胰腺指数或卵黄腺指数间的关系,不同体重瘤背石磺性腺内各期生殖细胞的组成与比例以及瘤背石磺卵子和精子发生的规律。结果表明,(1)瘤背石磺的性腺指数有随体重增加而增加的特点:10g以上个体性腺指数达到最高且基本无变化;不同体重瘤背石磺性腺指数与肝胰腺指数和卵黄腺指数有明显的正相关性(P<0.05);(2)6g以下组的瘤背石磺性腺滤泡管内未发现有雌性生殖细胞,6g以上组的性腺滤泡管内雄性与雌性生殖细胞并存;(3)所有瘤背石磺个体性腺内均有精子分布,6g以下个体雄性生殖细胞组成以次级精母细胞为主,而6g以上个体则以精子为主;6g以上组的雌性生殖细胞成熟程度随体重增加有明显增加,其中6—8g以卵原细胞为主(57%),8—10g开始出现外源性卵黄合成期的卵母细胞,10—14g时的外源性卵黄合成期的卵母细胞约为69%,且开始出现成熟卵母细胞。(4)卵子发生共经历6期:分别为卵原细胞期、卵黄合成前卵母细胞期、内源性卵黄合成期、外源性卵黄合成期、近成熟期和成熟卵母细胞期,成熟卵母细胞直径约为(59.36±3.88)μm。精子发生经历精原细胞、初级精母细胞、次级精母细胞、精子细胞和精子共5个阶段,精子长约(52.44±20.65)μm。石磺体重与性腺发育程度密切相关,10g以上的个体可做为亲本使用。     

南方鲇的繁殖生物学研究：性腺发育及周年变化

依形态学特征将南方鲇性腺的发育分为６个时期,据组织学特点将雌雄性细胞的变化各分为６个时相,幼鱼的精原细胞经历时间比卵原细胞长;发育的早期和中期,精母细胞的发育速度不同步,但到晚期则趋于同步化,３时相卵母细胞仍有卵黄核,大,小核仁数随卵母细胞的发育而变化,精孔细胞和卵胶膜源于滤泡细胞,雌雄鱼成熟年龄均为３龄,繁殖期３－５月,一次产卵类型,繁殖时不能将卵完全产出。     

黄鳝性腺自然逆转过程中vasa基因的表达分析

本研究采用RNA反义探针原位杂交技术,对vasa基因在黄鳝(Monopterusalbus)性腺发育过程中的表达情况进行了分析。结果表明:vasamRNA在Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ期卵母细胞的胞质中均匀分布,在Ⅳ、Ⅴ期卵母细胞中vasamRNA有向胞质外周皮层迁移集中的趋势,但不明显;退化的卵粒也呈现vasamRNA阳性反应;在Ⅲ、Ⅳ期卵巢的被膜中检测到带有vasa阳性信号的细胞,这些细胞可能是待向精原细胞分化、迁移到卵巢被膜上的原始生殖细胞(Primordialgermcell,PGC),在性逆转过程中这些PGC可能由卵巢被膜迁移到精小叶中并发育成精子;在成熟精巢中,vasa在精原细胞和初级精母细胞中表达。进一步采用碱性磷酸酶染色法分析黄鳝卵巢及精巢后发现:在卵巢中,除了卵母细胞外,卵巢被膜中也检测到了带有碱性磷酸酶阳性信号的细胞;在成熟精巢中,只在生殖腺囊内的雄性生殖细胞中检测到碱性磷酸酶,而精巢被膜中没有检测到带有碱性磷酸酶阳性信号的细胞。本研究结果初步表明:黄鳝的雄性生殖细胞可能起源于雌性阶段卵巢被膜中的原始生殖细胞[动物学报51(3):469-475,2005]。     

斑马鱼卵母细胞的体外成熟及成熟卵的受精发育

采用体外培养的方法,研究斑马鱼卵母细胞的成熟过程。Ⅳ时相初级卵母细胞在o．5μg／m1 17a－羟基孕酮的EM－199培养液中,80％氧气,25℃的体外培养条件下,在40min内,胚泡(GV)逐渐由卵母细胞中央至动物极边缘l／2处移到动物极边缘,进八V时相卵母细胞。30min后胚泡破裂(GVBD),胚泡破裂率为59％。此种卵母细胞继续培养2h才完全成熟。成熟卵不能从滤泡膜中自然排出。冷开水中剥离其外边的滤泡膜后加入具有受精能力的精子,即能使成熟卵受精,受精膜举起,胚盘在动物极形成。其后受精卵的分裂、发育等与自然成熟受精卵相同。以发育至囊胚为受精标准,这种体外成熟卵受精率为78％。这是斑马鱼卵母细胞体外培养成熟的首例报道。鱼类卵母细胞体外成熟技术的建立,为外源基因卵母细胞胚泡内转移奠定了基础。     

西藏双须叶须鱼性腺发育的组织学观察

为丰富双须叶须鱼 (Ptychobarbus dipogon) 繁殖生物学,实验采用常规的石蜡切片及HE染色方法,对西藏双须叶须鱼的性腺发育及组织结构特征进行了研究,对双须叶须鱼人工繁殖成功具有重要的理论意义。结果表明:双须叶须鱼卵母细胞发育过程可分为5个时期,其卵巢发育可分为6个时期,在第Ⅴ期卵巢中,小卵和大卵数量比例为1.38 鲶1,存在败育现象。雌性卵母细胞在第3时相卵黄颗粒和滤泡;第4时相卵母细胞中卵黄颗粒数量迅速增多,细胞核向动物极移动;第5时相卵母细胞中卵黄颗粒融合成片,卵细胞与滤泡膜分离并游离于卵巢腔中。双须叶须鱼精巢为小叶型,其生殖细胞可分为精原细胞、初级精母细胞、次级精母细胞、精子细胞和精子,其精巢发育也分为6个时期。双须叶须鱼属于分批同步产卵鱼类。     

嫁(虫戚)属2种的齿舌形态差异分析

在光镜和电镜下对嫁(虫戚)(Cellana toreuma)和斗嫁(虫戚)(C.grata)的齿舌形态进行观察比较。2种嫁(虫戚)的齿式都为1.1.0.1.1,即具有1枚侧齿和1枚缘齿,缺乏中央齿。齿舌前端都有1小段弯曲,齿片排列松散且存在明显的磨损现象。嫁(虫戚)和斗嫁(虫戚)的侧齿形状很相似,侧齿呈镰刀型且具1个齿尖,基部近似三角形且具突起,尖齿部分细长。两种嫁(虫戚)的缘齿存在一定的差异,嫁(虫戚)缘齿具3个齿尖,第2尖齿靠近第3尖齿。斗嫁(虫戚)缘齿具2个齿尖且比较细长,第2尖齿靠近缘齿基部。本文用17个参数对这两种嫁(虫戚)的齿舌带及其前中后3段上的齿片进行了测量比较,发现斗嫁(虫戚)齿舌带的长宽比明显大于嫁(虫戚)齿舌带的长宽比,即斗嫁(虫戚)的齿舌带显得更加细长。齿舌带前、中、后3段各比例参数的值存在一定的关系,即中段大于前段、中段大于后段。据此认为用齿舌作为2种嫁(虫戚)的分类依据是可行的。     

西藏双须叶须鱼性腺发育的组织学观察（英文）

为丰富双须叶须鱼(Ptychobarbus dipogon)繁殖生物学,实验采用常规的石蜡切片及HE染色方法,对西藏双须叶须鱼的性腺发育及组织结构特征进行了研究,对双须叶须鱼人工繁殖成功具有重要的理论意义。结果表明:双须叶须鱼卵母细胞发育过程可分为5个时期,其卵巢发育可分为6个时期,在第Ⅴ期卵巢中,小卵和大卵数量比例为1.38鲶1,存在败育现象。雌性卵母细胞在第3时相卵黄颗粒和滤泡;第4时相卵母细胞中卵黄颗粒数量迅速增多,细胞核向动物极移动;第5时相卵母细胞中卵黄颗粒融合成片,卵细胞与滤泡膜分离并游离于卵巢腔中。双须叶须鱼精巢为小叶型,其生殖细胞可分为精原细胞、初级精母细胞、次级精母细胞、精子细胞和精子,其精巢发育也分为6个时期。双须叶须鱼属于分批同步产卵鱼类。     

黄胫小车蝗卵子发生及卵母细胞凋亡的显微观察

对黄胫小车蝗(Oedaleus infernalis)卵子发生过程和卵母细胞凋亡进行显微观察。结果表明,黄胫小车蝗卵子发生可明显分为3个时期10个阶段,即卵黄发生前期、卵黄发生期和卵壳形成期。第1阶段,卵母细胞位于卵原区,经历减数第一次分裂;第2阶段,卵母细胞核内染色体解体成网状,滤泡细胞稀疏地排列在卵母细胞周围;第3阶段,滤泡细胞扁平状,在卵母细胞周围排成一层;第4阶段,滤泡细胞呈立方形排在卵母细胞周围;第5阶段,滤泡细胞呈长柱形排在卵母细胞周围,滤泡细胞之间、滤泡细胞与卵母细胞之间出现空隙;第6阶段,卵母细胞边缘开始出现卵黄颗粒;第7阶段,卵母细胞中沉积大量卵黄,胚泡破裂;第8阶段,滤泡细胞分泌卵黄膜包围卵黄物质;第9阶段,滤泡细胞分泌卵壳;第10阶段,卵壳分泌结束,卵子发育成熟。卵母细胞发育过程中的凋亡发生在卵黄发生前期,主要表现为滤泡细胞向卵母细胞内折叠,胞质呈团块状等特征。     

中华鳖boule基因在生殖细胞中的表达分析

boule基因为DAZ基因家族成员之一,是动物生殖细胞特异表达基因。在哺乳动物中,boule基因的缺失会引起精子生成障碍而导致雄性不育。在无脊椎动物秀丽线虫(Caenorhabditis elegans)中,boule基因同源物的缺失会引起其卵子发生障碍而导致雌性不育。龟鳖动物是最古老的爬行类,是从无羊膜卵到羊膜卵动物飞跃的过渡物种。相比于哺乳类及一些无脊椎动物,目前关于龟鳖动物生殖细胞发育模式的研究还非常有限。因此,本文以中华鳖(Pelodiscus sinensis)为研究对象,以期揭示boule基因对龟鳖动物生殖细胞发育分化的调控作用。首先,利用特异引物克隆获得中华鳖boule基因的cDNA序列,共1 005 bp,其中,3′端非编码区57 bp,开放阅读框948 bp,共编码315个氨基酸。氨基酸序列多重比对分析显示,中华鳖与绿海龟(Chelonia mydas)同源性最高,达92%,与小鼠(Mus musculus)的同源性达83%,与果蝇(Drosophila melanogaster)的同源性达53%,与青鳉(Oryzias latipes)的同源性达42%。反转录实时定量PCR(RT-qPCR)分析结果显示,中华鳖boulem RNA主要在性腺组织精巢和卵巢中表达,而在其他体细胞组织中几乎检测不到表达。原位杂交结果显示,中华鳖boule m RNA在两性生殖细胞中特异表达,且在不同分化时期的生殖细胞中呈动态表达。在精巢中,boule m RNA在初级精母细胞中表达最强,在精原细胞和次级精母细胞中表达较弱,在精子细胞和精子中难以检测到表达信号;在卵巢中,boule mRNA在初级卵母细胞中表达信号最强且信号在初级卵母细胞胞质中均匀分布,生殖细胞发育进入卵母细胞生长期后,信号开始聚集在核周胞质,随着卵母细胞的成熟,信号逐渐变弱。本研究结果表明,boule基因可能在中华鳖两性生殖细胞的减数分裂过程中均具有重要的调控作用。     

南方鲶卵巢滤泡细胞和卵膜生成的组织学研究

南方鲶的卵巢滤泡细胞源于卵巢基质细胞,从发生到退化分为零散卵泡膜细胞期、单层扁平泡膜细胞期、多层扁平卵泡膜细胞期、立方形颗粒细胞期柱状颗粒细胞期、颗粒细胞分泌期和颗粒细胞退化期。精孔细胞中发育中滤泡细胞分化形成。初级卵精源于卵母细胞,次级卵膜由晚期滤泡细胞分泌形成。本文还对滤泡细胞和卵膜的作用进行了阐述。     

MYP基因在中间球海胆及杂交海胆生殖腺不同发育时期的转录表达差异

摘要: 应用实时荧光定量PCR技术对主要卵黄蛋白(Major yolk protein, MYP)基因在中间球海胆和杂交海胆(中间球海胆♀×光棘球海胆♂)的生殖腺不同发育时期的转录表达差异进行了分析。结果表明, MYP基因在海胆雌雄个体生殖腺中转录水平上的表达差异不明显; MYP基因在中间球海胆生殖腺发育的4个时期的表达呈快速下降的趋势, 而在杂交海胆呈缓慢下降的趋势。在分析的生殖腺4个发育期中, 中间球海胆雌雄个体 MYP 基因的表达量(以18S rRNA为参照)分别从44.55%和41.17%下降到9.59%和1.83%; 杂交海胆的雌雄个体分别从37.66%和36.66%下降到19.22%和12.55%。MYP基因的转录表达量差异与杂交后生殖腺产生的变异密切相关。     

Occurrence of novel nonmethylene-interrupted C24 polyenoic fatty acids in female gonad lipids of the limpet Cellana grata

The occurrence of positional isomers of minor C(24) unsaturated fatty acids in female gonad lipids of the limpet Cellana grata was clarified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry of the combination of their 4,4-dimethyloxazoline and picolinyl ester derivatives. In this study, in addition to 5,9-24:2, 9,15-24:2, 5,9,15-24:3, and 5,9,17-24:3, previously identified, 24:4n-6, 24:5n-3, and four novel nonmethylene-interrupted fatty acids, 9,17-24:2, 9,15,18-24:3, 5,9,15,18-24:4, and 5,9,15,18,21-24:5, were newly recognized. All C(24) unsaturated fatty acids detected were present only in triacylglycerols.     

Reproductive disturbance in a roach (Rutilus rutilus) population affected by cooling water discharge

To analyse a recruitment failure in a roach ( Rutilus rutilus ) population exposed to cooling water from a Swedish nuclear power plant, histopathological examinations were made on female gonads. Several disorders were documented, corresponding to effects previously seen in Lithuanian, Moldavian and Russian heated waters, The relative gonad size (GSI) was generally lower in the exposed population. Oocyte degeneration was observed in about 50% of the females, potentially seriously reducing their reproductive capacity. The gameto- and gonadogeneses also were clearly affected and generally occurred at a faster rate. Sexual maturity was earlier and was accompanied by an increased occurrence of asynchionic gonad and oocyte growth. A normal gonad development should pass through different stages, coupled to the seasons, and the difference between individuals in a population should be small. However, in some exposed fish, the sequence of seasonal development was disturbed and a simultaneous, intensive, growth of sex cells in different stages of development could be seen. An increase of variation in gonad development both within, as well as between, fish thus was documented. Conclusively, the histopathological analysis provided evidence that the observed recruitment deficit could be related to gonad failure.     

Pattern and rate of ovary differentiation with reference to somatic development in anuran amphibians

The rate of somatic development of anuran amphibians is only roughly correlated with the rate of gonad differentiation and varies among species. The somatic stage of a tadpole often does not reflect its age, which seems to be crucial for gonad differentiation rate. We compared the morphology and differentiation of developing ovaries at the light and electron microscopy level, with reference to somatic growth and age of a female. Our observations were performed on 12 species of six families (Rana lessonae, R. ridibunda, R. temporaria, R. arvalis, R. pipiens, R. catesbeiana, Bombina bombina, Hyla arborea, Bufo bufo. B. viridis, Xenopus laevis, Pelobates fuscus) and compared with the results obtained by other authors. This allowed us to describe the unified pattern of anuran female gonad differentiation. Ovary differentiation was divided into 10 stages: I-III, undifferentiated gonad; IV, sexual differentiation; V, first nests of meiocytes; VI, first diplotene oocytes; VII-IX, increasing number of diplotene oocytes and decreasing number of oogonia and nests; X, fully developed ovary composed of diplotene oocytes with rudimental patches of oogonia. We distinguished three types of ovary differentiation rate: basic (most species), retarded (genus Bufo), and accelerated (green frogs of the subgenus Pelophylax genus Rana).     

Wnt4 is required for proper male as well as female sexual development

Genes previously implicated in mammalian sexual development have either a male- or female-specific role. The signaling molecule WNT4 has been shown to be important in female sexual development. Lack of Wnt4 gives rise to masculinization of the XX gonad and we showed previously that the role of WNT4 was to inhibit endothelial and steroidogenic cell migration into the developing ovary. Here we show that Wnt4 also has a function in the male gonad. We find that Sertoli cell differentiation is compromised in Wnt4 mutant testes and that this defect occurs downstream of the testis-determining gene Sry but upstream of Sox9 and Dhh, two early Sertoli cell markers. Genetic analysis shows that this phenotype is primarily due to the action of WNT4 within the early genital ridge. Analysis of different markers identifies the most striking difference in the genital ridge at early stages of its development between wild-type and Wnt4 mutant embryos to be a significant increase of steroidogenic cells in the Wnt4 -/- gonad. These results identify WNT4 as a new factor involved in the mammalian testis determination pathway and show that genes can have a specific but distinct role in both male and female gonad development.     

Maturity and gonad changes of Oreochromis (Nyasalapia) karongae raised in fish ponds in Malawi

The reproductive biology of pond-raised Oreochromis (Nyasalapia) karongae was investigated. Gonad histology and gonadosomatic indices (GSIs) indicated a potential for multiple spawning in a season. Several peaks of oocyte-size distribution and several maturation stages occurred in the same gonad. GSIs of 2.5% and 1.4% were recorded in female and male fish, respectively. Three stages of oocyte maturation (primary growth, formation of yolk vesicles, vitellogenesis) and three stages of sperm development (spermatogonia, spermatid, spermatozoa) were observed. With the exception of the final maturation stage, all development phases seemed to proceed satisfactorily. The final stage of maturation was attained at oocyte size of 2.70 ± 0.54 mm and was selectively impaired in some female fish by a lack of deposition of vitellogenin. This abnormal condition led to atrophic oocytes lacking yolk granules and vesicles. Sexual maturation was attained at a relatively large size of 16.0 cm (114 g) compared with other tilapia of the mossambicoid group (i.e. Oreochromis mossambicus and Oreochromis shiranus ). A combination of gravimetric and histological techniques was successful in charting gonad changes and calibrating external against internal gonad features.     

Real-time PCR analysis of ovary- and brain-type aromatase gene expression during Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) development

Two forms of cytochrome P450 aromatase, acting in both the brain and the ovary, have been implicated in controlling ovarian development in fish. To better understand the expression of these two enzymes during sexual differentiation in Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus), real-time PCR was used to quantify the mRNA levels of ovary- (cyp19a) and brain-type cytochrome P450 aromatase (cyp19b) genes in the gonad and brain during gonadal development. Both enzymes showed high levels of expression in both tissues in developmental stages prior to histologically detectable ovarian differentiation (38 mm fork length), with increased expression occurring slightly earlier in the brain than the gonad. Cyp19a showed a second peak of expression in later stages (> 48 mm) in the gonad, but not the brain. Cyp19b expression was generally higher in the brain than the gonad. These results suggest that sexual differentiation may begin in the brain prior to gonadal differentiation, supporting the idea that steroid hormone expression in the brain is a key determinant of phenotypic sex in fish. In an examination of sexually immature adults, cyp19a was highly expressed in female gonad while cyp19b was very highly expressed in the pituitary of both sexes. The ratio of cyp19a to cyp19b expression was much higher in ovaries than in testes in the adult fish, so this ratio was analyzed in the developing gonads of juvenile halibut in an attempt to infer their sex. This was only partially successful, with about half the fish in later developmental stages showing apparently sex-specific differences in aromatase expression.     

The silvering process of Anguilla anguilla: a new classification from the yellow resident to the silver migrating stage

The identification of five stages for female and two stages for male eels Anguilla anguilla using multivariate analysis was carried out on a large sample of individuals collected at six different locations in France. Stages corresponded to a growth phase (stages I and II), a pre‐migrant phase (III) and two migrating phases (IV and V). It is likely that an important period of growth triggered silvering through the production of growth hormone (GH) in stage III eels. In migrating eels gonad development, gonadotropin hormone (GTH‐II) production and increase of eye surface were similar at all sites. Differences among locations were found in gut regression and pectoral fin length. As variability for these increased with the size of the watershed and values were highest for the most downstream locations, fin length and gut regression may indicate the time since an eel started its migration.     

Growth of the genital primordium as a marker to describe a time course for the heterogonic larval development in Strongyloides stercoralis

A time course for the heterogonic development of Strongyloides stercoralis is described and a method for distinguishing the early larval stages of this nematode is proposed. The number of cells in the developing gonad were counted at various time intervals of incubation, along with the percentage of larvae in molt at each interval. The time course of growth of the gonad follows a pattern comparable to that reported for body length in an idealized general nematode. A model for the heterogonic development of S. stercoralis is proposed, which, although similar to other nematode developmental models, is stage specific for S. stercoralis, allowing the otherwise morphologically similar rhabditiform stages (L1, L2) to be distinguished.