High-density aggregations of rodlet cells in the gonads of Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, a deep-water marine flatfish.
Large aggregations of rodlet cells in the gonads of male and female Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides are reported for the first time. These rodlet cells were not arranged epithelially but rather were found throughout the connective tissue between oocytes (females) or within lymphatic spaces between testicular lobules (males). The reason for large aggregations of rodlet cells in the gonads and not other tissues of this species is uncertain.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre, P. O. Box 5667, St John's, NL, A1C 5X1, Canada.
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D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005432:Flounder / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006066:Gonads / Q000166:cytology*; D008297:Male; D010053:Ovary / Q000166:cytology; D013737:Testis / Q000166:cytology
gametogenesis; immune system; inflammation; reproduction