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Photomicrographs of histological sections of sexually differentiating female striped mullet iMugil cephalus L.). (A) Early 

 differentiation of germ cell nests in a 239-mm specimen at lOOx, scale bar=100 um: (Bl early differentiation of germ 

 cell nests in a 205-mm female at 400x, scale bar=20 ,«m; (C) mid-differentiation in a 225-mm female at lOOx, scale 

 bar=100 jim; (D) advanced sexual differentiation with developing lamellae and ovarian wall in a 279-mm female at lOOx, 

 scale bars = 100 f<m; (E) advanced sexual differentiation in a 267-mm female at lOOx, scale bar=100 j<m; <F) full differ- 

 entiation of a 284-mm female, scale bar = 100 ,«m. Labels: GCN = germ cell nests; OW = ovary wall; ST = suspensory 

 tissue; OWS = ovary wall stalks; S = stroma; OG = oogonia; LA = lamellae; DW = ducts: OL = ovarian lumen. 



