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Nuclear basic protein changes during spermiogenesis in the longnose skate and the spiny dogfish. 1980

N C Bols, and S A Boliska, and J B Rainville, and H E Kasinsky

Nuclear shape and the organization of nuclei within the seminiferous follicles have been used to divide spermiogenesis in the longnose skate, Raja rhina, into eight stages and in the spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias, into seven stages. Cytochemical techniques for basic proteins reveal that as spermatid nuclei begin to elongate they have the somatic histone complement, and as they complete elongation they contain a very arginine-rich, TCA-extractable complement, or the salmon sperm histones type. After the nuclei have developed their ultimate corkscrew shape the final transition takes place to a very arginine-rich, TCA-stable complement, or the mammalian sperm histone type. These nuclei were not rich in sulfhydryl groups, but they were extractable with sodium thioglycolate. In addition, a number of variables affecting TCA extraction and subsequent alkaline fast green staining are described.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D009698	Nucleoproteins	Proteins conjugated with nucleic acids.	Nucleoprotein
D002467	Cell Nucleus	Within a eukaryotic cell, a membrane-limited body which contains chromosomes and one or more nucleoli (CELL NUCLEOLUS). The nuclear membrane consists of a double unit-type membrane which is perforated by a number of pores; the outermost membrane is continuous with the ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM. A cell may contain more than one nucleus. (From Singleton & Sainsbury, Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2d ed)	Cell Nuclei,Nuclei, Cell,Nucleus, Cell
D004284	Dogfish	Sharks of the family Squalidae, also called dogfish sharks. They comprise at least eight genera and 44 species. Their LIVER is valued for its oil and its flesh is often made into fertilizer.	Squalidae,Dogfishes
D005399	Fishes	A group of cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates having gills, fins, a cartilaginous or bony endoskeleton, and elongated bodies covered with scales.
D006651	Histocytochemistry	Study of intracellular distribution of chemicals, reaction sites, enzymes, etc., by means of staining reactions, radioactive isotope uptake, selective metal distribution in electron microscopy, or other methods.	Cytochemistry
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012754	Sharks	A group of elongate elasmobranchs. Sharks are mostly marine fish, with certain species large and voracious.	Shark
D013045	Species Specificity	The restriction of a characteristic behavior, anatomical structure or physical system, such as immune response; metabolic response, or gene or gene variant to the members of one species. It refers to that property which differentiates one species from another but it is also used for phylogenetic levels higher or lower than the species.	Species Specificities,Specificities, Species,Specificity, Species
D013091	Spermatogenesis	The process of germ cell development in the male from the primordial germ cells, through SPERMATOGONIA; SPERMATOCYTES; SPERMATIDS; to the mature haploid SPERMATOZOA.	Spermatocytogenesis,Spermiogenesis