The Seminal Vesicles of the Goby, with Preliminary Chemical and Physiological Studies of the Vesicular Fluid
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- 1 August 1937
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 23 (8) , 461-467
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.23.8.461
Abstract
Seminal vesicles in the goby, Gillichthys mirabilis, discovered by Rathke in 1824, but since then overlooked by most writers, are structures sui generis and not homologous to those of other vertebrates. Their function is uncertain, but it is probably primarily secretory and only secondarily, if at all, for storage of sperm. They contain a yellow, viscous fluid, which, when precipitated by alcohol, reveals a large content of secondary proteoses with traces of primary proteoses.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: