Cytodiffrentiation in the accessory glands of Tenebrio molitor. VI. A congruent map of cells and their secretions in the layered elastic product of the male bean-shaped gland

Journal of Morphology
Patrick J DaileyGeorge M Happ

Abstract

The morphology of the bean-shaped accessory glands (BAGs) of males of Tenebrio molitor is described. All cells in the secretory epithelium are long and narrow (300-400 mμ × 5 mμ). The seven types of secretory cells are distinguished from one another by the morphology of their secretory granules. Granule substructure varies from simple spheres with homogeneous electrondense contents to complex forms with thickened exterior walls or with crystalline and membranous contents. Individual cell types were mapped by staining whole glands with Oil Red O, and the cell distributions were confirmed by wax histology and ultramicroscopy. The secretions of all seven cell types form a secretory plug composed of seven layers. During mating, the secretory plug from each BAG is forced into the ejaculatory duct by contractions of a sheath of circular muscle. The mirror image plugs from symmetrical BAGs fuse and are transformed into the wall of the spermatophore.

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Apr 24, 2008·Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society·Tatyana Y Fedina, Sara M Lewis
Mar 1, 1982·Journal of Morphology·Patrick J Dailey, George M Happ
Jan 1, 1988·Journal of Comparative Physiology. B, Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology·T Yaginuma, G M Happ
Feb 1, 1985·Developmental Biology·T M SzopaG M Happ

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