Histoarchitecture of the Ovary of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus during Pre- and Postengorgement Period

Figure 2

Histological details of day wise changes. (a) Partially fed tick oogonia interconnected among themselves. (b) Vacuole inside oocyte. (c) Polymorphic oocytes. (d) Vacuolations in the nucleolus of germ vesicle. (e) Oocyte with amorphous material. (f) Oocyte fused to form a homogenous mass with series of germ vesicle inside. Og: spindle shaped oogonia; V: vacuole. Bars: (a), (d) 100x, (b), (c), (e), (f) 20x.

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