The embryonic yolk sac and the adult dorsal vessel of the stick insect Carausius morosus (Br.) (Phasmatodea : Heteronemiidae) were shown to release a number of cells that appear morphologically similar to circulating adult hemocytes. Like adult hemocytes, these cells reacted positively when tested for both phenoloxidase activity and a monoclonal antibody specifically raised against a vitellin polypeptide. Based on this evidence, it is suggested that yolk sac-released cells behave as potential embryonic hemocytes. A model is thus proposed whereby the yolk sac might host a number of hemopoietic stem cells on their way to the dorsal vessel, and in so doing, it may temporally act as an embryonic hemopoietic organ.
Cells released in vitro from the embryonic yolk sac of the stick insect Carausius morosus (BR.) (PHASMATODEA : HETERONEMIIDAE) may include embryonic hemocytes
CECCHETTINI, ANTONELLA;
1998-01-01
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The embryonic yolk sac and the adult dorsal vessel of the stick insect Carausius morosus (Br.) (Phasmatodea : Heteronemiidae) were shown to release a number of cells that appear morphologically similar to circulating adult hemocytes. Like adult hemocytes, these cells reacted positively when tested for both phenoloxidase activity and a monoclonal antibody specifically raised against a vitellin polypeptide. Based on this evidence, it is suggested that yolk sac-released cells behave as potential embryonic hemocytes. A model is thus proposed whereby the yolk sac might host a number of hemopoietic stem cells on their way to the dorsal vessel, and in so doing, it may temporally act as an embryonic hemopoietic organ.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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