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Cytodifferentiation in the Rana pipiens oocyte. I. Association between mitochondria and nucleolus-like bodies in young ootes.

Richard G. Kessel
- 01 Jul 1969 - 
- Vol. 28, Iss: 1, pp 61-77
TLDR
Small oocytes in adult Rana pipiens contain a number of cytoplasmic bodies which resemble nucleoli in size, shape, and staining reactions, but these nucleolus-like bodies are, however, more finely granular than nucleoli.
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This article is published in Journal of Ultrastructure Research.The article was published on 1969-07-01. It has received 80 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Nucleolus.

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Germ plasm and the differentiation of the germ cell line.

TL;DR: This chapter discusses germ plasm and the differentiation of the germ cell line and the histochemical evidence for the presence of RNA in polar granules of insects and germinal plasm of amphibians indicates that RNA is present only in eggs and early embryos, while a protein component is present throughout the germ cycle.
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The problem of germ cell determinants.

TL;DR: Molecular aspects of chromatin elimination in Ascaris lumbricoides have recently been investigated specifically with respect to a comparison of the informational content of AsCaris cells before and after chromatin eliminated, and studies indicate that chromatin removal leads to a quantitative difference in information content of the somatic cell line versus the germ cell line.
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Annulate Lamellae: A Last Frontier in Cellular Organelles

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors highlight annulate lamellae (AL) that are porous and often stacked parallel membranes that are largely confined to the cytoplasm of cells possessing them, but in a few cell types they may also be located inside the nucleus.
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Outet mitochondrial membrane continuous with endoplasmic reticulum

TL;DR: Continuity of outer mitochondrial membrane with tubular profiles of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) character is found in rat liver hepatocytes and in the ciliate Tetrahymena pyriformis, and it is hypothesized that this cisternal continuity provides a route for transfer of special proteins from the rough ER into the mitochondria.
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An ultrastructural study of primordial germ cells, oogonia and early oocytes in Xenopus laevis.

TL;DR: Electron-microscope observations on the differentiation of germ cells in Xenopus laevis have revealed that the Balbiani body, cytoplasmic nucleolus-like bodies and groups of mitochondria associated with granular material previously reported only in older amphibian oocytes, are also present in the primordial germ cells, oogonia and early meiotic (prediplotene) oocytes of this species.
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