Ultrastructure of the nucleolus during development of Paracentrotus lividus in the presence of actinomycin D
Botte, L.; De Vincentiis, M.; Scippa, S.
Bollettino della Societa Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale 51(11): 646-651
1975
ISSN/ISBN: 0037-8771 PMID: 1222078 Document Number: 95269
Normal and treated (actinomycin D) embryos of Paracentrotus lividus were examined electron microscopically. The results confirm observed on Arbacia punctulata. Synthesis of ribosomal RNA necessary for gastrulation and differentiation of the successive skeletal structures was blocked by the drug. The ultrastructural details leading to this conclusion are described.