Tubules invaginating from the sarcolemma in the subneural region of muscle fibers
Authors:
Dr. Helge Korneliussen
Affiliation:
(1) Department of Anatomy and Department of Gynecology, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Hiroshima, Japan;(2) Department of Anatomy, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Kasumi 1-2-3, Hiroshima, Japan
Abstract:
Summary Numerous ovarian oocytes of primordial follicles are lost postnatally by their elimination into the peritoneal cavity during days 1–6 in young mice. It is rarely found in animals over 2 weeks old. This phenomenon has been investigated by light and EM techniques. Oocytes that become extruded from the ovary this way appear to pass between the cells of the covering epithelium. The ultrastructural changes that take place during this process are described.