Mouse oocytes do not contain a Balbiani body
L. Dhandapani, M. C. Salzer, J. M. Duran, G. Zaffagnini, C. De Guirior, M. A. Martinez-Zamora, E. Boke
The paper investigates the presence of the Balbiani body in mouse primordial oocytes and finds it absent, instead identifying a ring-shaped Golgi apparatus as a previously misinterpreted marker.
bioRxiv · Feb 1, 2021Cell Biology