Morphological study of the spermatogenesis in the teleost Piaractus mesopotamicus

The spermatogenesis of Piaractus mesopotamicus was investigated under light and transmission electron microscopy. The specimens were captured from their natural environment (Rio Miranda and Rio Aquidauana, Pantanal Matogrossense, Brazil) during April and September. The results were compared with the...

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Autores: Cruz-Landim, Carminda [UNESP], Abdalla, Fábio Camargo [UNESP], Cruz-Hofling, M. A. da
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2003
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/19453
Acceso en línea:http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?pid=S0327-95452003000300003&script=sci_arttext
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/19453
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Piaractus mesopotamicus
spermatogenesis
spermatogonia
spermiogenesis
Teleostei
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Sumario:The spermatogenesis of Piaractus mesopotamicus was investigated under light and transmission electron microscopy. The specimens were captured from their natural environment (Rio Miranda and Rio Aquidauana, Pantanal Matogrossense, Brazil) during April and September. The results were compared with the spermatogenic data of specimens under captivity condition. In both conditions, P mesopotamicus presented the typical spermatogenesis pattern of the teleost fishes, showing no significative differences. The spermatozoon was classified as type 1, which has a globular head without acrosome, a short middle piece and a long tail constituted only by the flagellum. This type of spermatozoon is considered the basic type in fishes.