CARBOHYDRATE HISTOCHEMISTRY OF OVARIAN FOLLICLE WITH REFERENCE TO THE FORMATION OF ZONA PELLUCIDA IN RABBIT

1 January 1980

journal article
research article
Published by Japan Society of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry in ACTA HISTOCHEMICA ET CYTOCHEMICA

Vol. 13 (4) , 377-385
https://doi.org/10.1267/ahc.13.377

Abstract

Employing certain histochemical tests on the ovarian follicle of rabbit it has been found possible to conclude that the zone pellucida composed of PAS-positive sialomucin-containing non-sulphated acid mucopolysaccharide develops from the secretion of granulosa cells constituting zona radiata around the pre-antral oocyte.