Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8476027 | Mechanisms of Development | 2015 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
Ultrastructural analyses as well as computer tomography scans were performed to monitor the successive post hatching transformation in the mantle epithelium from hatching gland degradation to the formation of the adhesive organ. According to our investigations the hatching gland cells degrade within about 1 day after hatching by a type of programmed cell death and leave behind a temporary cellular gap in this area. First glandular cells of the adhesive gland arise 7 days after hatching and proceed evenly over the posterior mantle epithelium. In contrast, the accompanying reduction of a part of the dorsal mantle musculature is already established before hatching. The results demonstrate a distinct independence between the two gland systems and illustrate the early development of the adhesive organ as well as the corresponding modifications within the mantle.
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Authors
Norbert Cyran, Waltraud Klepal, Yannick Städler, Jürg Schönenberger, Janek von Byern,