Desmosomes: their occurrence between adjacent primary oocytes in polyovular follicles in the rabbit.
In polyovular, primordial follicles in the rabbit, desmosomes are found between apposing oocyte surfaces. Morphologically these desmosomes correspond closely to those described in epithelia of vertebrates. The desmosomes alternate with other junctions which are probably gap junctions.
D000818:Animals; D003896:Desmosomes / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005260:Female; D007365:Intercellular Junctions / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009865:Oocytes / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006080:Ovarian Follicle / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D010063:Ovum / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D011817:Rabbits