Morphological and histochemical examination of male and female gonads in Homarus gammarus (L. 1758)

• Published in: Open Life Sciences
• Main Authors: Erkan, MELİKE BELKIS, Ayun, YASEMİN
• Other Authors: İstanbul Üniversitesi , Fen Fakültesi , Biyoloji, 36475
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Yaşam Bilimleri; Temel Bilimler; Temel Tıp Bilimleri; Tıbbi Biyoloji; Biyokimya; Sağlık Bilimleri; Tıp; Yaşam Bilimleri (LIFE); Biyoloji ve Biyokimya; BİYOLOJİ; Vasa; Homarus gammarus
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12627/30927; https://doi.org/10.2478/s11535-013-0148-7

The reproductive organs of both male and female European lobsters (Homarus gammarus) are H-shaped gonads that lie dorsal to the gut on the large hepatopancreas. The ovary consists of a pair of tubular, parallel lobules with a connecting bridge. The germarium of the ovary containing oogonia is concen...