scholarly journals Ultrastructure of spermatogenesis in Spix's yellow-toothed cavy (Galea spixii)

Reproduction ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 147 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
P R S Santos ◽  
M F Oliveira ◽  
M A M Arroyo ◽  
A R Silva ◽  
R E G Rici ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Germ Cells ◽  
Chromatin Condensation ◽  
Sperm Head ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Nuclear Chromatin ◽  
Homologous Chromosomes ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
Central Shaft

This was a pioneer study of the spermatogenic process from the onset of puberty in Spix's yellow-toothed cavies (SYC,Galea spixii) bred in captivity. The study aimed to characterize fine structure of spermatogenesis. Twelve testes from pubertal and post-pubertal SYC males were studied using transmission electron microscopy. Spermatogenesis can be divided into three phases: proliferation, meiosis, and spermiogenesis. In proliferation phase, three types of spermatogonia were identified and characterized as Adark, Apale, and B. In the second phase, spermatocytes (2n) undergo meiotic divisions that generate spermatids (n); the process begins in spermatocytes in the preleptotene stage when they increase their nuclear size, differentiating into spermatocytes in the leptotene stage when cell division is initiated. In addition, we found chromatin condensation, and formation of a structure composed of proteins that formed a central shaft and two lateral bars associated with pairing of homologous chromosomes. During spermiogenesis, the following main events occurred: condensation of nuclear chromatin, formation of acrosome with perfuratorium, elimination of residual cytoplasm, and development of the flagellum. The sperm head is different from that of other rodents. The endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi complex are the two main organelles demonstrated during this process. These organelles collaborate through synthesis of proteins and hormones for the development of germ cells during spermatogenesis in SYC.

scholarly journals Ultrastructure of the adrenal gland of paca (Cuniculus paca, Linnaeus, 1766) in captivity

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-208
Author(s):  
Sérgio Pinter Garcia Filho ◽  
Leandro Luis Martins ◽  
Paulo Fernandes Marcusso ◽  
Tais Harumi de Castro Sasahara ◽  
Márcia Rita Fernandes Machado
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Adrenal Gland ◽  
Adrenal Glands ◽  
Comparative Anatomy ◽  
The Body ◽  
Cortical Region ◽  
Lateral Incision ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
Microscopy Techniques

Lowland paca (Cuniculus paca, Linnaeus, 1766) is a medium-sized rodent that belongs to the Brazilian fauna. Yet little information on its morphology is found in the specialized literature. Thus, the objective of the work was to study the morphology of the adrenal gland of paca by means of microscopic ultrastructure analysis. The adrenal gland secretes specialized substances in the body which promote biological functions of great importance and will provide valuable information to studies in comparative anatomy. Two (2) adult lowland pacas were used, male and female. Soon after death, the animals were positioned in the supine position; their abdominal cavities were opened by pre-retro umbilical and lateral incision followed by folding of the abdominal walls to expose the glands. The adrenal glands were removed; fragments were collected, fixed and prepared for ultrastructure observations using scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy techniques. It was observed that the adrenal glands of the paca have divisions as well as the limits of the cortical and medullary region, as well as the subdivisions of the glomerulosa, fasciculated and reticulated areas of the cortical region as in other rodents. An ultrastructure of cells and their components also showed a lot of similarity to that already demonstrated in different rodents.

Comparative morpho-anatomical studies of the female gonoduct within the Pratylenchidae (Nematoda: Tylenchina)

Nematology ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaëtan Borgonie ◽  
Wim Bert ◽  
Ruben Van Gansbeke ◽  
Etienne Geraert ◽  
Myriam Claeys
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Germ Cells ◽  
The Other ◽  
Radopholus Similis ◽  
Cell Extension ◽  
Anatomical Studies ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Wall Cell ◽  
Ovarian Wall ◽  
Nacobbus Aberrans

AbstractThe cellular morphology of the gonoduct of six Pratylenchus species, three Pratylenchoides species, Radopholus similis, Zygotylenchus guevarai, Hirschmanniella loofi and Nacobbus aberrans was revealed by dissection and light microscopy. Except for Nacobbus aberrans, all studied species show an overall similarity in gonoduct construction, i.e., an ovary often ending with a ring of cells, an oviduct formed from two rows of four cells and a 12-celled spermatheca followed by a tricolumella containing 16-24 cells. Pratylenchoides magnicauda and Z. guevarai did not diverge from the other Pratylenchidae in this respect, although their gonoduct differs from that of Amplimerlinius and Meloidogyne, both formerly postulated as related genera. The spermatheca structure observed in N. aberrans has not been reported elsewhere in the Nematoda, although the uterus is similar to that reported within the Heteroderinae and Meloidogyninae and the uterus comprises more than 300 cells, enlarging from a tricolumella to a polycolumella. Transmission electron microscopy of Z. guevarai revealed details of the cytoplasmatic contact between epithelial cells and the germ cells; a finger-like ovarian wall cell extension was found penetrating the oocyte. The oviduct lacks a preformed lumen and comprises eight cells with highly plicated cell membranes. The spermatheca is constructed from flattened wall cells and is followed by columnar uterus cells where evidence of eggshell formation was demonstrated.

Cellular analyses of sea urchin metamorphosis

Zygote ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 8 (S1) ◽  
pp. S77-S78
Author(s):  
Yukiko Sato ◽  
Ikuko Yazaki
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Squamous Epithelium ◽  
Marine Invertebrates ◽  
Sea Urchins ◽  
Chromatin Condensation ◽  
Environmental Cues ◽  
Nuclear Chromatin ◽  
Intracellular Changes ◽  
Hemicentrotus Pulcherrimus

Larvae of marine invertebrates undergo metamorphosis in response to environmental cues (Chia & Burke, 1978). In sea urchins, free fatty acids (Kitamura et al., 1993), dibromomethane (Taniguchi et al., 1994), pheromonal peptides (Burke, 1984) and L-glutamine (Yazaki & Harashima, 1994; Yazaki, 1995) have been known as metamorphosis-inducing substances. The mechanisms by which cells respond to these cues and how the larval tissues are absorbed have not been clear, however. In the present study, we used L-glutamine (Gln) and a natural cue, green algae (Ulvella sp.), to induce metamorphosis of Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus and Anthocidaris crassispina, and investigated the intracellular changes during metamorphosis.After being subjected to 10−5–10−3 M Gln for 10–24 h, larvae cease swimming, settle, begin to retract their larval arms, extrude the primary podia and finally evert their echinus rudiment (ER). In H. pulcherrimus, larvae retracted their arms from 6 h to 24 h after the start of Gln treatment and then everted the ER. A. crassispina larvae underwent similar processes to those of H. pulcherrimus. The larval surface is composed of squamous epithelium and columnar epithelium. The epithelium of the ciliary bands or epaulets is columnar.In the squamous epithelium, the nuclear chromatin in the larval arms and body, and in the oesophagus, markedly condensed after treatment with Gln for 24 h. Electron microscopy revealed swelling of both nuclei and mitochondria, while their membranes seemed to be intact. In the cytoplasm, lipid-like structures and electron-dense substances appeared. A further 24 h after Gln treatment, the chromatin condensation had progressed. Most nuclei in which chromatin had condensed were positive to the TUNEL assay, which detects DNA fragmentation. These results suggest that cell death in the squamous epithelium is apoptotic rather than necrotic.

Research on the Second Phase of Spray Forming Al-8.5Fe-1.3V-1.7Si Aluminum Alloy

2014 ◽  
Vol 886 ◽  
pp. 36-40
Author(s):  
Rong Hua Zhang ◽  
Bao Hong Zhu ◽  
Xiao Ping Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Phase Transition ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Aluminum Alloy ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Spray Forming ◽  
Heating Process ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Second Phases

Heat-resistant Al-8.5Fe-1.3V-1.7Si aluminum alloys were prepared by spray forming technique. The phase transition of deposited alloys from room temperature to 500°C was measured by Differential Scanning Calorimeter. The organization and the second phases of the alloys were observed and studied by transmission electron microscopy. The research results show that No endothermic peak appears in the deposited alloys during heating process, there is no phase transition occur in the alloy during the heating process from room temperature to 500°C. The deposited alloys mainly include α-Al and α-Al12(Fe,V)3Si phase. Under the transmission electron microscopy, there are also a small amount of slug, fan-shaped, needle-like, block, strip second phases, these phases are Al12Fe3Si, Al8Fe2Si, θ-Al13Fe4, Al9FeSi3, Al6Fe.

Comparative spermatology of 11 species of Polyplacophora (Mollusca) from the suborders Lepidopleurina, Chitonina and Acanthochitonina

1988 ◽  
Vol 235 (1279) ◽  
pp. 161-177 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Morphological Changes ◽  
Chromatin Condensation ◽  
Nuclear Material ◽  
Taxonomic Character ◽  
Anterior Portion ◽  
Preliminary Examination ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Species Specific ◽  
Egg Coat

Transmission electron microscopy of the spermatozoa and spermatogenesis of 11 species (in three suborders Chitonina, Acanthochitonina, Lepidopleurina) of chiton has shown that each species has a sperm with a unique morphology indicating that spermatozoa can be used as a taxonomic character. Although structure is species-specific, similarities between species within suborders and subfamilies can be recognized. The spermatozoa of species from the suborders Chitonina and Acanthochitonina have a head comprising nuclear material only, the anterior portion of which is in the form of a long thin (approximately 80 nm diameter) filament. In many species the centrioles and mitochondria of the mid-piece are lateral in position, the mitochondria often being sited anteriorly alongside the nucleus. By contrast, Leptochiton asellus , a member of the more ancient suborder Lepidopleurina, has a sperm with a head comprising a nucleus and an acrosome. The mid-piece is also more conven­tional in structure with a ring of five or six spherical mitochondria (sited behind the nucleus) that surround the centrioles. The presence of the acrosome in L. asellus suggests that in the more recent chitons the acro­some has been secondarily lost. It is proposed that loss of the acrosome is correlated to a modification in egg-coat thickness. A preliminary examination of the structure of the eggs of three species has shown that those of L. asellus are surrounded by a very thick chorion (14-30 μm) whereas in Acanthochitona crinitus and Dinoplax gigas there are regions of the chorion that are less than 2 μm thick. The morphological changes that occur during spermatogenesis are very similar in the Chitonina and Acanthochitonina. During spermiogenesis the nucleus elongates to develop a long anterior filament. Chro­matin condensation within the nucleus involves the formation of fibrils that become orientated along its long axis. Closely associated with the elongating nucleus is a manchette. In L . asellus a spherical proacrosomal vesicle appears in the spermatocytes. This vesicle becomes compressed as it matures and simultaneously it migrates to the presumptive anterior end of the spermatid where it invaginates and elongates. Although the pattern of chromatin condensation in the nucleus is similar to that described above, a manchette has not been observed.

Transmission electron microscopy observation of second-phase particles in β–Si3N4 grains

1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 2959-2965 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoto Hirosaki ◽  
Tomohiro Saito ◽  
Fumio Munakata ◽  
Yoshio Akimune ◽  
Yuichi Ikuhara
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Silicon Nitride ◽  
Heat Treating ◽  
High Resolution Electron Microscopy ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Resolution Electron ◽  
Second Phase Particles ◽  
Coarse Grains ◽  
Sintered Silicon

Silicon nitride was fabricated by adding Y2O3 and Nd2O3 as sintering additives, sintering for 8 h at 1900 °C, and heat treating for 4 h at 2200 °C to enhance grain growth. The microstructure was investigated by scanning electron microscopy, high-resolution electron microscopy, energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and electron microdiffraction. This material had a duplex microstructure composed of many fine grains and a few coarse grains. In β–Si3N4 grains, second-phase particles with the composition of liquid phase, Y–Nd–Si–O or Y–Nd–Si–O–N, in the size of 10–30 nm were observed. EDS spectra and microdiffraction patterns revealed that those were amorphous or crystalline particles of Y–Nd–apatite, (Y,Nd)10Si6O24N2. These particles were presumably formed during cooling by the precipitation of Y–Nd–Si–O–N, which was trapped in the β–Si3N4 grains as solid solution or trapped liquid. The results suggest that attention should be paid to the trace amounts of trapped elements in β–Si3N4 grains in trying to improve the thermal conductivity of sintered silicon nitride.

scholarly journals Caracteres estructurales y ultraestructurales de la gametogénesis de Chara hydropitys (Charophyceae)

2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 1507
Author(s):  
Edgar Javier Rincón Barón ◽  
Yenny Magaly Castrillón Bolaños ◽  
Gerardo Andrés Torres ◽  
Fernando Alzate Guarin ◽  
Silvia Espinosa Matías
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Chromatin Condensation ◽  
Side Wall ◽  
Flagellar Apparatus ◽  
Cytoplasmic Inclusions ◽  
Thin Sections ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Structural Details ◽  
Entire Cell ◽  
Ultrathin Sections

In Charophyceae, the oosporangia and antheridia are the respective female and male structures of sexual reproduction. These organs are characterized by their morphological complexity and usefulness in taxonomy and systematics. Here we described the structural and ultraestructural details of Chara hydropitys gametogenesis. The fertile material from the algae was collected in a tributary stream of the Río Meléndez in Cali, Colombia (3º21´23´´N - 76º32´5.2´´W) in March 2011. The specimens were fixed and processed following the standard protocols for inclusion in resin. Thin sections (0.3-0.5 μm) were stained with toluidine O, and were observed by photonic microscopy, and additional ultrathin sections (60-90 nm) were observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM); other samples were processed and observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). We found that the oosporangia are covered with spiral cells, forming 10-12 convolutions and ends in five coronula cells. The immature oosporangia wall is formed by two layers that correspond to the wall of the spiral cells and to the oosphere. In mature stages, the oosporangia wall is composed by six additional layers, three of them are provided by the oosphere and the other three are provided by the spiral cells. Oosphere size increases progressively while the spiral cells grow and divide. The cytoplasm of the immature oosphere does not exhibit conspicuous cytoplasmic inclusions, nevertheless, with the maturation, the number of starch granules increases, occupying most of the cell volume. In the spiral cells of the mature oosporangia we observed large number of chloroplast with starch accumulations, between thylakoid lamellae and a vacuole that occupies almost the entire cell. By using SEM it was possible to appreciate, that the external wall of the oospore, more accurately, on the fossa area, shows verrucose micro-ornamentations with verrucae elevations. In mature antheridia, shield cells are strongly pigmented orange due to the presence of a large number of plastoglobules between thylakoid lamellae. The spermatogenous filaments are developed from cells of the secondary capitulum; those, by unidirectional and sincronic mitotic divisions develop the spermatocytes. The biflagellate antherozoids are developed from the haploid cells by spermiogenesis. The subcellular events related with these division and differentiation processes, include first, chromatin condensation, loss of nucleoli and more activity in dictyosomes. Subsequently, retracts the cytoplasm and the organelles are aligned along the condensed nucleus and flagellar apparatus. Mature antherozoids emerge through a side wall pore of the spermatocytes. All the described events showed that the gametogenesis processes and the gametes structural details in general, are widely conserved in this algae group.

scholarly journals Spermatogenesis and spermiogenisis in the testes of local Iraqi breed cat (Felis catus)

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (0E) ◽  
pp. 248-253
Author(s):  
AL-Samarrae N. S.
Keyword(s):  
Germ Cells ◽  
Sertoli Cells ◽  
Chromatin Condensation ◽  
Primary Spermatocyte ◽  
Type I ◽  
Nuclear Chromatin ◽  
Spermatogenic Cells ◽  
Type B ◽  
Secondary Spermatocyte ◽  
Spherical Nuclei

The seminiferous epithelium of the testes of cat consists of two groups of cells; Spermatogenic cells and Sertoli cells. The interstitial areas are filled with Leydic cells, blood and lymph vessels, and connective tissue. Germ cells in the Spermatogenic process of the testis of cat can be classified into ten steps, based on the pattern degree of nuclear chromatin condensation. Primary spermatogonia contain large spherical nuclei with mostly euchromatin. Spermatogonia proliferate to give rise to spermatogonia type –A; Intermediate or type-I spermatogonia, and spermatogonia type-B. Type–B spermatogonia yield primary spermatocyte at the end of mitosis. The primary spermatocyte is transformed into secondary spermatocyte during meiosis I. These cells are converted into spermatid during meiosis II. Metamorphosis of spermatids shows: Golgi step, Cap step, Acrosomal step, Maturation step.

scholarly journals Unravelling the characteristics of Al-alloy corrosion at the atomic to nanometre scale by transmission electron microscopy

2020 ◽  
Vol 326 ◽  
pp. 01007
Author(s):  
Shravan K. Kairy ◽  
Nick Birbilis
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Al Alloy ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Second Phase Particles ◽  
Al Matrix

The localised corrosion associated with Mg2Si in the Al-matrix of an Al-Mg-Si alloy was studied in 0.1 M NaCl at pH 6 by quasi in-situ transmission electron microscopy. Herein, physical imaging of corrosion at the atomic to nanometre scale was performed. Phase transformation and subsequent chemical composition variations associated with the localised corrosion of Mg2Si were studied. It was observed that corrosion initiated upon Mg2Si, often preferentially at the interface with the Al-matrix, and propagated until Mg2Si was completely dealloyed by Mg-dissolution, resulting in an amorphous SiO-rich phase remnant. The SiO-rich remnant became electrochemically inert and did not initiate corrosion in the Al-matrix. This study provides a clear understanding on the localised corrosion of Al-alloys associated with Mg2Si. In addition, the methodology followed in this study can also be applied to understand the role of precipitates and second phase particles in the localised corrosion of Al-alloy systems.

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