Preliminary observations on the effect of fertilization on the Golgi bodies in the eggs of Acentrogobius neilli (Gobius neilli, day)

Abstract

1. The Golgi elements lying below the zona enlarge on fertilization. 2. The rims of the fatty yolk droplets break up into irregular granules, the majority of which also form a concentration below the zona radiata. 3. Concurrent with these changes the inner portions of the zona become converted into a mucilaginous envelope with an outer definite membrane. 4. When the mucous envelope is completely formed, the majority of the Golgi are extruded. 5. The function of the Golgi in Oogenesis is only secretory, the nature of the secretion being only secondary in importance.