Cytochemical investigations of the megasporocyte and embryo sac in Lilium regale at various stages of development

C. Marciniak

Abstract


During megasporocyte and embryo sac development in Lilium regale, characteristic changes were noted within the cytoplasm. In the course of prophase I there appear parallel systems of endoplasmic reticulum cisternae which further transform to cytoplasmic bodies built of protein and different-sized lipid inclusions. During maturation of the embryo sac the cytoplasmic bodies and lipid inclusions synthesized during prophase I undergo hydrolysis and constitute storage material utilized during maturation of the embryo sac.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5586/asbp.1975.030

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  • 2083-9480 (online)
  • 0001-6977 (print; ceased since 2016)
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