Bidder’s organ – structure, development and function
| Autor: | Rafal P. Piprek, Malgorzata Kloc, Jacek Z. Kubiak |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Department of Comparative Anatomy, Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie = Jagiellonian University (UJ)-Institute of Zoology, Institut de Génétique et Développement de Rennes (IGDR), Université de Rennes 1 (UR1), Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Structure Fédérative de Recherche en Biologie et Santé de Rennes ( Biosit : Biologie - Santé - Innovation Technologique ), Université de Rennes (UR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Structure Fédérative de Recherche en Biologie et Santé de Rennes ( Biosit : Biologie - Santé - Innovation Technologique ) |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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0106 biological sciences Embryology medicine.medical_specialty De facto [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] Organ function testis Biology sex hormones 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences bidder's organ 03 medical and health sciences Internal medicine Testis medicine Animals oocytes Gonads 030304 developmental biology Bidder's organ 0303 health sciences Gonadal ridge Ovary Bufonidae Endocrinology Evolutionary biology Oocytes Female ovary Function (biology) Developmental Biology |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Developmental Biology International Journal of Developmental Biology, University of the Basque Country Press, 2015, 58 (10-12), pp.819-27. ⟨10.1387/ijdb.140147rp⟩ International Journal of Developmental Biology, 2015, 58 (10-12), pp.819-27. ⟨10.1387/ijdb.140147rp⟩ |
| ISSN: | 0214-6282 |
| Popis: | International audience; Bidder's organ is an ovary-like structure, which develops from the anterior part of the gonadal ridge in anuran amphibians belonging to the Bufonidae family. Bidder's organs form in both males and females. Because Bidder's organ contains female germ cells (oocytes), the bufonid males are de facto hermaphrodites. Due to similarity with the undeveloped ovary, Bidder's organ was, in early literature, described, inaccurately, as a structure present only in males. Due to the fact that Bidder's organ is a unique structure present only in Bufonidae, it is not well studied and its function still remains a mystery. Here we describe the development and structure of Bidder's organs, summarize the knowledge on gene expression and steroidogenic activity in these organs, and present hypotheses regarding Bidder's organ function. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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