Recent investigations show that exogenously applied small interfering RNAs (siRNA) and
long double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) precursors can be taken up and translocated in plants to …

Exogenous application of double-stranded RNAs (dsRNAs) and small-interfering RNAs (siRNAs)
to plant surfaces has emerged as a promising method for regulation of essential genes …

The ultrastructure of oogenic cells and mature oocytes has been described in a deep-sea
clam, Calyptogena pacifica, for the first time. Specimens were collected in June 2018 from the …

The soft-shell clam Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758 is a commercially important fishery resource
that occurs in boreal and temperate environments in the Northern Hemisphere. Whether …

The present study focuses on two apparent species: the giant thyasirid Conchocele bisecta (Conrad,
1849), which is the dominant species of the benthic community in a gas hydrate …

Activation of the dopamine type‐D 2 receptor in late gastrula of sea urchins is known to
decrease the growth rate of post‐oral arms of larvae, and, as a result, the phenotype of these …

Two types of cells were observed in germinative epithelium of male and female sea urchins:
germ cells and somatic accessory cells; the latter referred to as nutritive phagocytes. At the …

Somatic cells in the gonadal area of male and female deep-sea clams, Calyptogena pacifica,
were examined using light and transmission electron microscopy. Acini both at the pre-…

Successful gametogenesis in invertebrates is tightly associated with functioning of specific
nutrient-storing cells. In oysters, cells of vesicular connective tissue (VCT-cells), also referred …

Sea stars are a group of marine invertebrates suitable for studying the hormonal regulation
of reproduction and spawning. In spite of substantial progress in understanding how various …