Deutoplasm
The deutoplasm comprises the food particles stored in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from protoplasm, the yolk substance. Generally, the deutoplasm accumulates about the nucleus and is heavier than the surrounding cytoplasm. In chicken eggs, the cytoplasm and deutoplasm are separate.[1]
The primary function of the deutoplasm is to provide the developing embryo with additional nutrients, such as vitamins, minerals, proteins and lipids.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Bailey, Frederick (1911). Text-book of Embryology. W.Wood and Company. p. 12.
deutoplasm is the food in cytoplasm.
- ^ https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/_/m4RlDwAAQBAJ, p.205
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