Abstract
Intercellular junctions between the ovarian follicle cells of the teleost, Plecoglossus altivelis , were studied by electron microscopy. After tannic acid fixation, the outer leaflets of the unit membranes of adjacent follicle cells appeared closely apposed, or even fused with each other at some places. Lanthanum tracer did not penetrate beyond the follicle cells. Freeze-fracture replicas of the follicle cells displayed five to seven strands constituting ridges and grooves, respectively, on the A- and B-fracture faces. The arrangement was of a loosely anastomosing type with considerable depth and width between adjacent strands. This is the first report and description of tight junctions between adjacent ovarian follicle cells.
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