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Fig. 9. Structure of developing gonads in longitudinal sections. A. Longitudinal section through the undifferentiated gonad (gr, genital ridge) at NF51. B. Longitudinal section through the undifferentiated gonads at NF52; cluster of medulla cells (m) and cortex (c) located peripherally are visible. C, D. Longitudinal section of the ovary at NG59; gonad is composed of gonomeres (g) divided by internodal regions (in) containing stroma (st), in each gonomere a secondary ovarian cavity is visible (asterisk), cortex (c) is present throughout the gonad. E, F. Longitudinal section of testis at NG59; there is no division into gonomeres, cortex and medulla is present, forming testis cords (rimmed) are visible in the gonads. Scale bar 50 µm. Image published in: Piprek RP et al. (2017) Copyright © 2017. Image reproduced with permission of the Publisher, Elsevier B. V. Larger Image Printer Friendly View

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