Filosa S, Taddei C
Cell Differ. 1976 Oct;5(3):199-206. doi: 10.1016/0045-6039(76)90021-x.
Study of the germinal epithelium in the adult lizard shows that the germ cells constitute clusters of synchronized cells interconnected by intercellular bridges. Such bridges interconnect oogonia as well as early meiotic prophase oocytes (zygo-pachitene). Besides true intercellular bridges in oocytes, there are plasma membrane interruptions forming large zones that ensure cytoplasmic continuity between adjacent cells. In early diplotene, germ cells are isolated. Later, during auxocytosis, when the polymorphic follicular epithelium around the oocyte starts differentiating, intercellular bridges appear between the follicle cells and oocyte. No relationship is observed between the intercellular bridges found in the germinal epithelium and those found between the follicle cells and oocyte.
对成年蜥蜴生发泡上皮的研究表明，生殖细胞构成了由细胞间桥相互连接的同步化细胞簇。这些桥连接卵原细胞以及减数分裂前期早期的卵母细胞（合线期 - 粗线期）。除了卵母细胞中的真正细胞间桥外，还有质膜中断形成的大区域，确保相邻细胞之间的细胞质连续性。在双线期早期，生殖细胞相互分离。后来，在辅助胞吞作用期间，当卵母细胞周围的多形性卵泡上皮开始分化时，卵泡细胞和卵母细胞之间出现细胞间桥。在生发泡上皮中发现的细胞间桥与卵泡细胞和卵母细胞之间发现的细胞间桥之间未观察到关联。
