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An unusual feature of yolk sac placentation in Necromys lasiurus (Rodentia, Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae)

2012; Elsevier BV; Volume: 33; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.placenta.2012.02.011

1532-3102

Phelipe Oliveira Favaron, Anthony Michael Carter, Andrea Mess, Moacir Franco de Oliveira, MA Miglino,

Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting

We studied the development of the inverted yolk sac in a New World rodent, Necromys lasiurus during early placentation. Ten implantation sites were investigated by means of histology, immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy. The yolk sac was villous near its attachment to the placenta. Elsewhere it was non-villous and closely attached to the uterus. The uterine glands were shallow and wide mouthed. They were associated with vessels and filled with secretion, suggesting the release of histotroph. This feature was absent at later stages. The intimate association of the yolk sac with specialized glandular regions of the uterus may represent a derived character condition of Necromys and/or sigmodont rodents.