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Molecular Reproduction & Development Volume 81, Issue 10, October 2014 cover image
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
molecular reproduction and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.745
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1098-2795
pISSN - 1040-452X
DOI - 10.1002/mrd.22251
Subject(s) - biology , somatic cell , gonad , reproduction , h&e stain , meiosis , germline , anatomy , microbiology and biotechnology , bioinformatics , genetics , gene , staining
In the absence of germ cells, the zebrafish gonad develops as an empty somatic testis. Hartung et. al. (this issue) demonstrate that Vasa is essential for progression beyond the pachytene stage of meiosis by a tumor protein 53 (tp53)‐independent mechanism. This image shows a hematoxylin‐and‐eosin‐stained, transverse section through the trunk of day‐42 vasa;tp53 double‐mutant fish. The somatic cells of the gonads, which lack germ cells at this stage, are seen above the intestine .