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Abstract
The micropylar apparatus in Drosophila melanogaster contains a 0,8 micron wide canal through which sperm entry occurs. During oogenesis the canal is formed by deposition of extracellular material (chorion) around long cellular processes filled with microtubules.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6428757 DOI: 10.1016/0309-1651(84)90158-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Biol Int Rep ISSN: 0309-1651