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1 April 2004 Developmental Process of Genital Ducts in the Medaka, Oryzias latipes
Aya Suzuki, Naoki Shibata
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Abstract

The morphological development of genital ducts both intra-gonadal (ovarian cavity and efferent duct) and extra-gonadal (oviduct and sperm duct) was investigated in a model teleost, medaka Oryzias latipes. The results showed that the extra-gonadal genital ducts contained two structural units, the anterior and posterior parts, in both sexes. Of special interest is a newly discovered process for the development of a posterior part of the oviduct. The anterior part of oviduct extended continuously from the ovarian cavity at the posterior end of the ovary. Then the posterior part of oviduct, which termed genital pore lip (GPL) in this study, was formed. This part results from invagination and cavitation of the cortex of urinogenital papillae (UGP) and forms the wall of the oviduct opening. We also suggest that the ventral region of urethra mesenchyme has an important role in extra-genital ducts formation.

Aya Suzuki and Naoki Shibata "Developmental Process of Genital Ducts in the Medaka, Oryzias latipes," Zoological Science 21(4), 397-406, (1 April 2004). https://doi.org/10.2108/zsj.21.397
Received: 6 November 2003; Accepted: 1 December 2003; Published: 1 April 2004
KEYWORDS
efferent duct
genital pore lip (GPL)
ovarian cavity
oviduct
sperm duct
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