Morphology of the avian yolk sac.
Journal
Journal of morphology
ISSN: 1097-4687
Titre abrégé: J Morphol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0406125
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2021
07 2021
Historique:
revised:
25
08
2020
received:
23
07
2020
accepted:
30
08
2020
pubmed:
16
9
2020
medline:
26
11
2021
entrez:
15
9
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The avian yolk sac is a multifunctional extraembryonic organ that serves not only as a site of nutrient (yolk) absorption, but also for early hemopoiesis, and formation of blood vessels. Although the yolk sac membrane being specialized to function as an extraembryonic absorptive organ, it is neither morphologically nor functionally part of the embryonic gut. Yolk absorption is by the phagocytic activity of the extraembryonic endoderm. I used cryohistology and resin embedding histology of complete developmental series of Japanese quail to document the development of the avian yolk sac and changes of the microscopic anatomy throughout development. This material is complemented by complete series of MRT-scans of live ostrich embryos from beginning of incubation through hatching. Considerable changes of size and shape of the yolk mass are documented and discussed as resulting from water flux from albumen to yolk associated with the biochemical activation of yolk sac proteins. During embryogenesis, the yolk sac endoderm forms villi that increase the absorptive surface and reach into the yolk ball. The histology of the absorptive epithelium is specialized for phagocytic absorption of yolk. During early developmental stages, the extraembryonic endoderm is single layered, but it eventually becomes several layers thick during later stages. The extraembryonic mesoderm forms an extensive layer of hematopoietic tissue; deep in this tissue lie the yolk sac vessels. During late stages of development, the erythropoietic tissue disappears, blood vessels are obliterated, and the yolk sac epithelium becomes apoptotic. Results are discussed in the light of the evolutionary history and phylogeny of the amniote egg.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
959-972Informations de copyright
© 2020 The Author. Journal of Morphology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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