Cytodifferentiation in the accessory glands ofTenebrio molitor. I. Ultrastructure of the tubular gland in the post-ecdysial adult male
- 1 May 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Experimental Zoology
- Vol. 200 (2), 211-221
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jez.1402000203
Abstract
The tubular accessory reproductive glands of the male mealworm beetle consist of a secretory epithelium surrounded by a thin muscular sheath. Each columnar secretory cell is divisible into three zones: basal which is adjacent to the muscle layer and contains rough endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi, intermediate, which contains endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi zones in the immature gland and is filled with secretory vesicles in the mature gland, and apical. Maturation also involves proliferation and organization of the rough endoplasmic reticulum in the basal and intermediate zone. The process appears to be complete at four days after ecdysis. Parallels with other insect glands and with the mammalian prostate are striking.This publication has 28 references indexed in Scilit:
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