Abstract
Stage X is one of the formation stages in birds at which the blastoderm area is distinguished by two areas of area pellucida being responsible for formation of embryonic tissues and primordial germ cells, and area opaca forming the extra-embryonic tissues. Primordial germ cells are multi-potent stem cells giving rise to spermatogonia or oogonia. The present study was carried out to describe the characteristics of primordial germ cells in stage X of pheasants' embryo using a transmission electron microscope. The blastoderm was dissected out from embryos which were already incubated for 12 hr. Toluidine blue was used for staining semi-thin sections; lead citrate and uranyl acetate were also used to stain ultra-thin sections. Images of primordial germ cells elucidated that the nucleus was situated eccentrically and had a compact spherical structure. Moreover, the nucleolus appeared elongated and was located eccentrically. The cytoplasm was composed of yolk granules and glycogen particles. Mitochondria were observed as round structures in the cytoplasm. The most important finding was that the primordial germ cells contained yolk granules, mitochondria and small amount of glycogen at this stage.
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