Perichromatin granule-like granular structures in the nuclei of antral-follicular oocytes of the Chinese hamster.
In the nuclei of antral-follicular oocytes of the Chinese hamster (Cricetulus griseus), numerous granular structures ranging from 60 nm to 250 nm in diameter were present in the nucleolar area, and a few were observed on the surface of heterochromatin materials and within the interchromatin space. When treated with bismuth staining en bloc after glutaraldehyde fixation (GA-Bi staining), these granular structures were shown to be composed of fine fibrils intensely contrasted with bismuth, indicating that these may be regarded as one type of perichromatin granule.
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Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Prefectural Colony, Japan.
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D000818:Animals; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002843:Chromatin / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006224:Cricetinae; D003412:Cricetulus; D005260:Female; D005976:Glutaral; D008854:Microscopy, Electron / Q000379:methods; D009865:Oocytes / Q000648:ultrastructure*
D002843:Chromatin; D005976:Glutaral