title: Penetration of melanocytes from embryonic japanese quail peritoneum into associated embryonic avian gonads, grown on chicken chorioallantoic membrane.
abstract: After association on chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) of an embryonic bird testis with pigmented peritoneum from a Japanese quail embryo, numerous melanocytes penetrate in its interstitial tissue. If, instead of a testis, an ovary is transplanted under similar conditions, then the melanocytes may be found in the medulla or between the secondary sex cords at the rim of the ovary.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002642:Chick Embryo; D003370:Coturnix; D005321:Extraembryonic Membranes; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008544:Melanocytes; D009924:Organ Culture Techniques; D010053:Ovary / Q000166:cytology / Q000196:embryology* / Q000637:transplantation; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000166:cytology / Q000196:embryology*; D013737:Testis / Q000166:cytology / Q000196:embryology* / Q000637:transplantation; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous