title: Atypical cilia in the oviductal epithelium of healthy prepubertal gilts.
abstract: Specimens of the uterine tube epithelium (ampulla) were obtained from 20 healthy, prepubertal, ovariohysterectomized gilts. A 2 to 3% proportion of atypical cilia was observed. Of 6,600 transversely sectioned cilia, 122 (1.8%) had microtubular disorganization, whereas 444 of 48,080 totally examined cilia (0.9%) were compound, 104 (0.2%) were swollen, and 44 (0.09%) were intracytoplasmic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Roperto
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Galati
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Papparella
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Campofreda
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rossacco
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D002923:Cilia / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004848:Epithelium / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010057:Oviducts / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D013552:Swine